By: MATTHEW JENNINGS Lubabalo Papu, nicknamed “Neymar” for his incredible talent, is a student at Samuel Ntsiko Primary School. Born in 2005, Papu plays for Grahamstown United FC and is the Captain of his U13 side. Recently, the side took part in a 4 team tournament in Alicedale where Papu scored six goals. Three of these goals came in a single game, meaning a hat-trick for the youngster. This stellar performance meant that Papu was named player of the tournament and has achieved extraordinary success at such a young age. “He is extremely focused and plays with much focus at all…
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By: MATTHEW JENNINGS Having recently been selected to represent the Eastern Province as part of the EP U18 rugby team, Cole Kirkwood has received the support of the community, with donations coming from all over to help him raise the money he needed in order to travel with the team to the annual Craven Week. The Grade 11 Mary Waters pupil approached St Marks Sports Club in Alicedale, seeking assistance for what he required financially for the national week in July. Needing R4500, St Marks Sports Club and Chesley Daniels worked together to gain sufficient funds for Kirkwood prior to the…
By: CHRIS TOTOBELA The perfect Sunday weather made it easy for the football fans to come in numbers and witness the conclusion of the end of season tournament organised by Eleven Attackers FC on 24 July. Ten teams participated with each team contributing R500 through registration. The teams were divided into two groups consisting of five teams each, with the top two teams from each group proceeding to the semi-finals. In the first semi-final, Sakhulutsha beat Snqawunqawu FC 1-0, while Maru beat hosts Attackers 4-2 on penalties after both teams were locked at 1-1. In the battle for third place, Snqawunqawu…
By: CHANEEZ SIAS & MATTHEW JENNINGS Kingswood College played host to 13 other sides as the 35th Independent Schools Rugby Festival kicked off on Saturday 23 June. The Festival would take place over five days, with three matchdays on 23, 25 and 27 June. Kingswood’s first match kicked off on Saturday 23 June, when they took on Bishops, who went ahead 12-0 with two tries early in the match. Anele Makongolo scored a penalty for Kingswood just before the break. After a tight affair in the second half, as well as a Bishops try in the latter part of the…
By CHANEEZ SIAS On Friday, 15 June, the annual K-Day festivities continued, with Diocesan School for Girls and Kingswood College girls from all age groups coming together to do battle on the netball courts. From early the morning until late afternoon, the day promised to be a very cold one but the various warm coffee and food stalls around the netball courts seemed to help withstand the icy weather conditions. Spectators gathered at DSG Court 1 to watch the two main events of the day which were the Second and First team match-ups. Throughout the day, both schools were supported by parents,…
By JESSICA FELDTMAN The K-Day festivities continued on Saturday 16 June at Webster Astro as the numerous DSG and Kingswood College girls’ hockey teams battled for ultimate bragging rights. The cold Saturday morning did not stop both schools from displaying great team effort. DSG dominated the day, winning the majority of their matches against Kingswood. The U14 A DSG team started the day off with an incredible 7-0 win against Kingswood, while all the U16 DSG teams won their matches. The atmosphere built up toward the day’s peak and the excitement was evident through both U16A teams’ spirit. The match…
By MATTHEW JENNINGS The 2018 K-Day festivities got going with the boys hockey on Thursday afternoon where games were mainly played at St Andrews’ Webster AstroTurf as well as City Lords and Rhodes University. As the proceedings got underway, the atmosphere only built up more and more over the course of the afternoon as students from all schools and parents, old boys and girls and various spectators were brought together for the grand occasion. The U14 A teams got underway at Webster, which saw a very one sided clash. St Andrews ran out 5-0 victors over a Kingswood side who…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA It was a very good weekend for local football fans who arrived in numbers at the Six South African Infantry military base to watch the SAB league provincial play-offs. All Eastern Cape SAB Regional winners were in town fighting for the top two spots to gain promotion to the ABC Motsepe league. Manchester from Alexandria represented the Sarah Bartmaan region and came up against very tough opposition throughout the weekend. On Saturday 16 June, they came up against Amavarara from Queenstown in a highly anticipated clash. Amavarara started like a house on fire, taking the game to…
NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Ibiyimpelaveki emnandi kakhulu kubalandeli bebhola nanjengoko imibombo ibijongiswe kumabala ezomkhosi wokhuselo lweli. IManchester yaseMnyameni ibimele lengingqi yethu yeSarah Bartmaan kukhuphiswano oludibanise zonke iintshatsheli zeengingqi zeleague yeSAB eziphuma kulo lonke eliphondo lweMpuma Koloni. NgoMgqibelo umhla we-16 kweyeSilimela, IManchester idlale neAmavarara yaseQonce kumdlalo ubunzima kakhulu. Amavarara ahlasele zisuka nje awafuna tu uqhelisela logama yona iManchester ibinqanda amanzi engena endlini yade yohlwaywa ngenqaku ekutshintshwe amacala ililo lodwa. IManchester ibuye sele ivutha bhe kwisiqingatha sesibini yankqunkqa ibuyelela ezipalini yade yafumana inqaku sekusele nje imizuzu elishumi elinesihlanu uphele umdlalo. Emva koko iye yacinezela ngamandla kodwa kwanzima ukufaka inqaku. Umdlalo uphele lamaqela entanganye ngenqaku.…
By YAMKELA KOTI Rhodes Vice-Chancellor, Dr Sizwe Mabizela, last week reiterated his request for anyone with information about an alleged rape on the University campus on Sunday 9 June to come forward to assist the investigation. Mabizela met with students on Monday 12 June 2018 to hear students’ concerns and brief them on action to be taken by the university following an incident outside the Amina Cachalia residence and referred to on student social media. The meeting was to inform students about heightened security measures at the University. “We take any allegation of sexual and gender-based violence seriously,” Mabizela told the…