By: MATTHEW JENNINGS Saturday 5 May brought forth a mouth watering clash between two of Grahamstown’s oldest schoolboy rivals. St Andrew’s Lower Field played host to the FNB Classic Clash between two sides who have faired well in their first few games of the early season. The mid afternoon match saw St Andrew’s kick off proceedings, as the two first XV teams seemed set to battle it out for local pride and a strong start to the season. The first 10 minutes was thrilling end to end rugby, with Graeme having the majority of possession and chances to burst forward. After…
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By: CHRIS TOTOBELA The great weather matched the standard of football that was on display on the Makana LFA league over the past weekend. Saturday 5 May saw a full day of fixtures, including two drawn matches, while Sunday 6 May saw a cancelled fixture and a surprising main event mired in controversy. On Saturday, Santos came from behind to level the score 3-3 against Newseekers, while the perennial whipping boys of the league Grahamstown United received another heavy hiding by 7-3 to Young killers. Joza Callies and Love and Peace played a 1-1 draw while Newtown City lost to City Pirates…
I hope everyone had a good Freedom Day this Friday. I bet you are now gearing for Worker’s Day. Some of the luckier ones of you even get a cheeky extra day off on Monday. During this important time, maybe you have asked yourself; “Why do I get all these days off?” I am pretty sure none of you have actually asked this but, let’s just pretend.
By MATTHEW JENNINGS Coordinator Chesley Daniels and Club Vice President Xanephen May hosted organised the Willows cricket club on Thursday 26 April at Gold Rush Bingo, the first prize giving event since 2012. Knights Cricket club bowler and ex-Willows player, Mbulelo ‘Asi’ Budaza Guest Speaker, and said it was “great to be there, on the night, being able to motivate the youngsters and help keep them motivated through their cricket.” Budaza, who began at the club under the guidance of people like Daniels, felt ‘humbled’ to look back to where his career began. May spoke about the evening and about the season at the…
By: CHRIS TOTOBELA It was a sad weekend for Grahamstown football fans as they witnessed two of the local sides being relegated. Neither the XI Attackers nor Sakhulutsha managed to pull off the victory, resulting in both teams dropping to the Makana LFA competition for next season. In the first game of the double header of the SAB regional league, Sakhulutsha suffered a 2-1 loss against Leeds from Alexandria and got relegated in the process. Sakhulutsha’s coach Siyabonga Masinda saw the positives in the defeat, instead of focusing on the negative. “We lost the game and got relegated but I think…
Update #14 After an intense last round of play the Cheetahs walk away with a 9 point win over a Kings side that played with renewed energy and a hunger to win. Unfortunately things did not pan out that way. The final score sees the kings finishing with 20 points to the Cheetahs 29. Bobby de Wee having a very productive afternoon at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium was names the Man of the Match. Update #13 After quick thinking from cheetahs fullback Clayton Blommetjies who took a quick tap and ofloaded to Captain Francois Venter who burst over to…
Two men facing charges in connection with the drug-linked alleged kidnapping of Rhodes University students appeared in the Grahamstown Magistrate’s Court briefly this morning. The men, who are charged with robbery with aggravating circumstances, appeared for a bail hearing. Both abandoned their bail applications and remain in custody until their next appearance, postponed to 22 May for further investigation. Police last week revealed alarming details of the modus operandi of the drug-related alleged kidnappings. “Since February 2018 three incidents have been reported to SAPS Grahamstown. One in February and two now In April,” spokesperson Captain Mali Govender told Grocott’s Mail.…
You’re looking in the mirror. Your hands reach for your stomach and find two handfuls of fat. You may decide that you look beautiful just the way you are (and you do boo), but maybe you want to change things up a bit. Start exercising, eat healthily, drink less… hell, you probably know some healthy tips that you picked up over the years. Be careful though, in the world of health misconceptions and fabrications fly around like vultures. What are some of these common misconceptions that have infested your muscle memory?
Drugs are easily accessible and readily available but this is not necessarily because more drugs are being produced or that there are more dealers but because people can create their own drugs.
By JESSICA EVANS The past few months have been difficult for local libraries, as 22 public libraries in the Sarah Baartman district, Eastern Cape have been without internet access since November last year. These include all seven in Makana Municipality. Vox Telecom is the national service provider for public libraries and withdrew its services after the 22 libraries amassed a debt of over R1 million on their Vox accounts, according to Janie Maritz, accounts spokesperson of Vox Telecom, Eastern Cape. All 22 public library accounts were suspended for months before finally being cancelled in November. The Department of Sports, Recreation,…