NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Abathandi nabaxhasi bebhola balapha eMakhanda badele ingqele ebiqhaqhazelisa amazinyo ngoMgqibelo beyokuxhasa amaqela abo ohlukeneyo. Oompondo zihlanjiwe balapha ekhaya bebehlangene bejijisana kwitumente yokuvula eququzelelwa yiMakana LFA engumbutho olawula ibhola apha eMakhanda. Lemidlalo yokuzivavanya ibibanjelwe kwibala elilikhaya lebhola ekhatywayo iJD Dlepu emva kwethuba elide bengasadlali oompondo zihlanjiwe. Lemidlalo itshayelelwe yimidlalo yabo bangaphantsi kweminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu eye yasusa umbethe phambi kokuba kungene ooxholovane. Kweminye yalemidlalo, iSophia Stars ethande ukungabi nalusini mvanje ibethe iEluxolweni ngamanqaku angamashumi anesihlanu eqandeni, logama yona iGolden Brothers ibethe iJoza Callies ngamane eqandeni. IGrahamstown United ibhaxabule abatshakazi iBlack Stars ngamathathu eqandeni. Kumdlalo wokuqala wetumente yamaqela amakhulu, iAttackers idlulele…
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Mzwamadoda Makalima, better known as Azlan Makalima, is a Grocotts Mail Online Producer, Journalist, Graphic and Layout Designer. He is a Head-Director at Multimedia Makenik, a Small Medium Micro Enterprise on Event Management, Graphic, Audio and Visual Design.
On Wednesday 5 December, Raphael Centre held an Asset Based Community driven Development (ABCD) mini festival at Noluthando Hall. The purpose of the event was to uplift the skills of Makhanda residents and it was directed by Nomaxabiso Fani. ABCD is a project that the centre runs throughout the year, helping with training for certain skills. Among the speakers was Bernie Dolly from Ikhala Trust, an organisation from Nelson Mandela Bay, supporting community led initiatives in the Eastern Cape by building relationships, enhancing capacity and facilitating access to funds. Photo: Azlan Makalima
The annual DSG vs Kingswood derby took place in Grahamstown this past week, with squash, debating, netball and hockey teams from both schools taking part in competitive contests. It wasn’t all competition however and a shared music concert between the two schools and St Andrew’s College was also on the cards and it was definitely one of the many highlights of the week. Kingswood are also celebrating their 125 anniversary and they pulled out all the stops, putting on an absolutely brilliant week of celebration, which will be remembered for a while to come. In the sporting fixtures DSG got…
Compiled by Tim Bull Makana landscape due to change The latest round of Wind Farm consultation is underway – and this heralds a major change for the landscape to the East of Joza. 66 huge turbines are proposed to be built either side of the N2 covering a distance of nearly 5km starting from the edge of Joza and extending along the ridge in the direction of Peddie. If you want to comment on the plans for Albany Wind Power (Pty) Ltd. to develop, construct and operate a Wind Energy Facility (WEF) the consultation period started on 14th June and…
As we heard that the South African President is coming to Makhanda. Mabandla isithuba sokubhala sincinane kodwa babesinaso ngesicele okuninzi kuMongameli. Qal’ aph’ ekhaya sikulinde ngamehlw’ abomvu Qala phaya-a-a sikulinde ngamaziny’ amhlophe Sesilungisile konke okukufaneleyo Njenge sihandiba esine sithozela Umdoko namasi asinge zilibali Ukukwamkela mhla wafika Mongameli! Mongameli! Mongameliiiii! Nyhaninyhani ngaba useza na eMakhanda? Kuba sikulindile ngamehlo abomvu Amhlophe amehlo kuba athemb’ ukuginya Ingqondo iyathingaza, inkqunkqa ibuyelela Ithutha ibeka ixelisa ikhwantam kanotekisi Mongameli bangalibali Ukubonisa amahlwempu endlu yakowenu Iimveku zixwebile imilomo Kalok’intlama idliwe yinja Inkomo ihlabe ngophondo Idonki idla inkcenkce Bafundile abafundi baneziqu Bazinkcakuba kwizakhono ezahlukileyo Bavunyiwe yinkqubo yemfundo bazii…
Voters will be faced with their biggest choice yet in a national election after a record number of 48 political parties met the legal requirements to contest this year’s elections, the Electoral Commission (IEC) said in a media release. This is 19 more parties than contested the 2014 national elections. The parties which will contest the national elections (in alphabetical order) are: AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY AFRICAN CONGRESS OF DEMOCRATS AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT AFRICAN COVENANT AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CONVENTION AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS…
On Friday 15 March, a service provider and event organiser Siyabulela Madyo and DSRAC led by Senior Manager Vuyiseka Nokhenke, donated 51 shoes to underprivileged children of Klipfontein in Ndlambe Municipality. In an event that was held in Klipfontein Primary School by DSRAC, where MEC of Arts and Culture Bulelwa Tunyiswa was also a part of, saw children who come from single headed homes, or living below the breadline having their basic right to decent shoes fulfilled. Pupils from Klipfontein Primary School, Shenston Primary Farm School and Wilson Party Farm School were left thrilled as they will now go to…
South Africa has put its signature on the international treaty establishing the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) as an intergovernmental organisation tasked with building and operating the world’s most powerful radio astronomy telescope. The Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, signed the Convention Establishing the Square Kilometre Array Observatory on behalf of the South African government in Rome, Italy this week. The signing ceremony was presided over by Italy’s Minister of Education, Marco Bussetti, and witnessed by ministers, ambassadors and other high-level representatives of countries participating in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Seven countries – South Africa, Australia,…
Better attendance, better concentration and better health all round are some of the differences Fikizolo Primary School Principal Zoleka Kate has noticed among her pupils since the national school nutrition programme was rolled out in 2011. Fikizolo entered the School Nutrition Programme best school awards in 2018. In this competition, the Department of Education recognises excellence and best practices in schools that implement the School Nutrition Programme in line with the minimum guidelines. Fikizolo won the provincial round and, proudly representing the Eastern Cape against the other eight provinces at a ceremony in Benoni, Gauteng on 1 March 2019, were…
Ngu: Dudu Saki As we celebrate Black History during the month of February, local imbongi Dudu Saki offers this eulogy about the late Zimbabwean music legend Oliver Mtukudzi who passed on last month. Mawethu nanku omnye unyana wenu uDudu enimaziyo abaninzi. Ngowa lapha eMakhanda. Iwuuu! Madoda nisivile eso sithonga Sokuwa komthi omkhulu siwubuka Suke neengcambu wasiphuka Sakhamnqisek’ isizwe kukothuka Abafazi bathwal’ izandla benesijwili Amadoda abamb’ ongezants’ enesingqala Awu! Madoda, kufa kambe awunalusini Thungandini olude olunomdintsi Imnkile ingqanga kazi amathole odlani? Umnkile umqhagi omfusa kazi kokhonya bani? Linabile iciko, uqaqaqa uzakwenela esifubeni limxhwile isela okaMtukudzi kwasala iinkumbulo Ndiyalichila eli shwangusha ndingesosanusi! Ndiyawubhebhetha…