By ASIVE NGXOWENI AND SIBABALWE TAME As initiation season is about to kick off, the Sarah Baartman District Department held one of the various training workshops for iingcibi namakhankatha (traditional surgeons and nurses) in October, at the Graham Hotel. Among the stakeholders present were representatives from the Sarah Baartman District Department of Health, Makana Municipality, and the Isiko Loluntu organisation for traditional surgeons and nurses. Initiation coordinator for the Sarah Baartman District Mr Makhi Mka, said that the workshop was a refresher course for iingcibi namakhankatha in preparation for initiation season. The workshop served to fix any challenges that traditional…
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Ngu CHRIS TOTOBELA ISophia Young Stars izintshatsheli ezintsha zeMakana LFA kwisigaba sokuqala. Oku kwenzeka emva kokuba iswantsulise i-Eagles kumlenze wokuqala womdlalo wobuntshatsheli. Ngomgibelo iSophia Young Stars ibhaxabule iEagles ngamanqaku amane eqandeni yaze ngokwenza njalo yazibeka ethubeni elihle lokuphumelela. Kumlenze wesibini odlalwe ngeCawe i-Eagles iye yaphumelela ngamanqaku amathathu kwamabini kodwa ke yakhala ngaphantsi xa kudityaniswa onke amanqaku nanjengoko iSophia ibisele izilungiselele ngoMgqibelo. ISophia Young Stars iphumelele ngamanqaku amathandathu kwamathathu kulomdlalo emva kwemilenze emibini. Nangona iphumelele kodwa ayisayi kunyukela kwisigaba esingentla soompondo zihlanjiwe nanjengoko sele benalo iqela elipha. Umphathi weqela iSophia Young Stars uLindisipho Swaartbooi uthi lempumelelo ayibothusanga nanjengoko bedlale ngokuzimisela usukela…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA It was a feast of football for Makhanda fans this past weekend. On Saturday, struggling Jacaranda Aces hosted newly promoted City Pirates in the local derby of the South African Breweries (SAB) Regional League. Both teams started the game nervously, giving away possession of the ball. Maru in lime against Friendly city in white. Photo: Chris Totobela Aces got the first real chance of the game when the referee pointed to the spot after a Pirates defender misjudged his tackle and fouled the player, but Sinethemba Magi made a superb diving save to deny Aces the lead…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA All the Makana LFA games scheduled for last weekend were postponed due to heavy rain. According to Makana LFA official Akhona Heshu, who doubles up as secretary and head of competitions, the games were postponed due to a waterlogged field as it would be hazardous for players. Sarah Baartman’s South African Breweries regional league clashes scheduled for Saturday were moved to Sunday. According to one of the Jacaranda Aces officials, all the teams received a message that all games scheduled for Sunday had been postponed. Unfortunately, some of the teams only found this out at the venue,…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA Local representatives in Sarah Baartman’s South African Breweries (SAB) Regional League will all be in action on Saturday, 15 October 2022. Jacaranda Aces will look to redeem themselves when they welcome Alexandria-based Golden Chiefs on Saturday in a midday kick-off at Dlepu Stadium. City Pirates will travel to Port Alfred to lock horns with Mighty Forest in a 15h00 kick-off, while Maru hosts Alicedale-based Friendly City in another 15h00 kick-off. The hosts are expected to use the home advantage and bag all points on offer. Iligi yengingqi yeSAB iyaqhubeka NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Imidlalo yamaqela odidi oluphezulu yokhuphiswano lwesithili…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA On Saturday, fans braved the heat and headed to JD Dlepu stadium to witness the South African Breweries (SAB) Regional League clashes. In the lunchtime kick-off, Jacaranda Aces hosted local rivals and title contenders Maru. This was the second meeting between the two sides in just two weeks, as they recently met in the Nedbank preliminary round clash. The game started with both teams trying to play a quick attacking game, but they were clearly struggling a bit with the heat. Maru in white against Aces in green in their SAB regional league clash. Photo: Vusumzi Fraser…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA Makhanda is once again the home of a boxing title. Mzoxolo ‘Black tiger’ Ndwayana, well-known to his fans as Bokoloshe, overcame East London-based Odwa Gaxa in the Welterweight Championship bout on the weekend. Eastern Cape champion Odwa Gaxa came to this fight with a record of nine contests, five wins and four losses, while the experienced Ndwayana came with 28 fights, 20 wins, six losses and two draws. Gaxa, after being caught with a solid body shot. Gaxa struggled to make the required weight limit at the weigh-in and had to run to make the needed weight.…
By LIKHAPHA THAATHAA Sùnnùkùn is a Yoruba word that means ‘criticality’. The same word is the title of a solo pottery exhibition held at Rhodes University’s Raw Spot Gallery from 16 to 30 September. Dr Quadri Oluwasegun Olawale said the 22 works in his pottery exhibition attend to critical issues “with critical attention”. Quadri’s artwork is a metaphoric representation of traditional Yoruba culture and values. Quadri’s skilful attention to detail demonstrates how studio theory meets practice in his production of conceptual ceramics. The exhibition creates a platform for engagement with semiotics (interpreted signs and symbols). His artworks exemplify contemporary artistic…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA It was a busy Saturday afternoon for local and Ndlambe municipality boxers. They exchanged leather at a tournament held at Joza indoor sports centre. The tournament is held every second month to keep local boxers sharp and active. There were very exciting bouts, such as the one between L. Mbiza, who beat L. Nunu by a TKO. Another exciting bout in the girls’ section was that of Port Alfred-based Owethu Mxuma, who defeated Anathi Baba on points. The bout of the day was between very young boys Rapule Kessler of Masibambane Boxing club and Sipho Klaas of…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA All roads led to JD Dlepu Stadium on Saturday. The South African Breweries Regional League Nedbank Cup clash between Jacaranda Aces and Maru was on show. The game was halted for ten to fifteen minutes when Maru officials complained about the referee’s early decisions and suggested that he be substituted as he seemed half drunk. Still, Aces’ officials argued that as much as he looks half drunk, they hadn’t seen anything that might result in him being substituted. The two teams did not disappoint the huge crowd who witnessed this excellent encounter. Maru in white against Aces…