Author: Busisiwe Hoho

Most people – when faced with two armed attackers in their own home would find it very hard to keep their cool. Add this to the fact that Dick Bladen was 73 years old when he was attacked yet miraculously managed to make an escape brings added meaning to the description: one tough old man.

IN 2008 the Dean of Students Division commissioned a work by the Drama Department to address controversial issues on campus. This work has since become an annual feature of Orientation Week. Andrew Buckland and Alex Sutherland

Many newcomers to Grahamstown – parents with children at Rhodes or boarding at one of the schools, as well as recently appointed lecturers or support staff are faced with the decision to rent or buy property. Each option has its pros and cons, but when looking at the buy-or-rent decision as an investment, timing is everything.

At the end of World War Two, notable mayor Dorothy Bayes proposed that instead of another cenotaph in Grahamstown, a living memorial should be built in the form of a series of cottages to house ageing ex-service men, widows and others connected to the war effort.

Yesterday evening, with the weather finally clearing and the sun blinking along the horizon, another enjoyable evening of the annual lawn bowls competition commenced. The general atmosphere was one of friendly and spirited competition and the air was filled with the occasional whoop of joy or groan of disappointment as the woods curved their way across the green.

An elderly woman was seriously injured after she was attacked by five dogs in her neighbourhood while walking home from church. Dideka Njovane (60) was viciously attacked by her neighbour’s dogs as she walked along L Street in Tantyi township on the evening of 13 January.

The SPCA won a case in December against a man who attacked a dog with a panga, leaving it to die an angonising death. Sibongile Papu of Extension 6 tied a piece of rope around the dog’s neck, beat it with a golf club and then proceeded to hack at it with a large panga knife. The dog fought to get away but was overcome.

Every primary school child in the Makana area will have a soccer ball of their own by the end of May, says local businessman Campbell Westcott. At least, this is the sincere hope of the owner of Albany Sports, who is set to launch the Adopt a Ball project this month.

On Monday this week the light drizzle of Sunday evening turned into the first proper downpour that the drought-stricken region has felt for a while. Yet along with wet weather comes the danger of slippery roads and this Monday was no exception with no less than six accidents occurring on our roads.

CYCLING The Bruintjieshoogte Cycle Fest took place in Somerset East over the past weekend, with a number of mountain and road bike events being organised.