By Luvuyo Mjekula Three people were killed in separate incidents in two days in Makhanda last week. In one incident, a 75-year-old man died in a fire in L Street on Friday, 27 June. Police spokesperson, Captain Marius McCarthy, said at about 10:40am, the family of the deceased saw smoke coming from her house. The local fire department was summoned and firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze. However, upon searching the remains of the house, the body of the 75-year-old male was discovered and declared dead on the scene by EMS, McCarthy said. An inquest docket was opened and the…
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By Chris Totobela Makhanda football fans are over the moon following the historic promotion of local side, Maru FC, to the ABC Motsepe League this past weekend. The promotion, the first of its kind for Makhanda, came after provincial play-offs at Rhodes University’s Great and Kings fields on Saturday and Sunday. Teams were divided into three groups of three and Maru FC was pitted against Fast Eleven FC from the OR Tambo District and Musketeers FC from the Chris Hani District. On Saturday, Maru came up against Fast Eleven in the first game of the mini-tournament and had to dig…
By Chris Totobela The Safa Eastern Cape ABC Motsepe League championship was decided on Sunday at the Rhodes University’s Great Field. Amavarara from Komani took on Ravens from Bhizana in a title decider as both teams came to this game as log leaders of their respective streams. Ravens survived an early scare from Amavarara but came back to take the lead in the early stages of the first half. It did not take long for them to double their lead as Amavarara’s defence was all over the place. Ravens took their two-goal lead into the break. Amavarara made a few…
By Chesley Daniels Klipfontein United continued their good form in the Epru Adams Cup Group A competition with a commanding 43-17 win over Glen Roses from Gqeberha at the Harmony Park Sports Ground last weekend. Kowie United also registered a comprehensive 42-12 bonus-point win over archrivals Ndlambe Tigers in their Sunsed Regional League derby at the Nonzamo Sports Field in Port Alfred. Klipfontein was again in sublime form at their fortress home ground on Saturday and moved to the top of the overall log standings. Klipfontein scored seven tries on their way to a remarkable victory as they ran riot…
By Chesley Daniels Grahamstown Brumbies ran riot and delivered a convincing 39-12 bonus-point win over the struggling and bottom-of-the-log Despatch Oostelikes in their Score Epru Grand Challenge Top 12 encounter played at the Daleview Sports Ground in Despatch recently. The win put Brumbies up into sixth position on the overall log and was crucial as they had suffered three consecutive defeats. Oostelikes are currently struggling in the competition and still need to register a win, facing relegation to the Middle 12 competition. A determined and highly-motivated Makhanda side, Brumbies, delivered a clinical all-round performance on Saturday, scoring four first half…
By Chris Totobela Sharpshooting Makhanda netballer Sinovuyo Nonkonyane is the go-to player for goals, says her proud coach. Nonkonyane, a 17-year-old, grade 11 pupil at Khutliso Daniels Secondary School, is making waves in school and club netball in Makhanda. Grocott’s Mail sat down with the soft-spoken teen as part of theYouth Month special feature that profiles young people making their names in sport. Nonkonyane told this reporter she was introduced to netball by one of her school teachers, Vuyiswa Mthetho, who also happened to be a coach. She remembered how it all started. “I was very young and nervous when…
By Chris Totobela One of Makhanda’s young and promising football stars says passion for the sport inspires him to play at the highest level and hopes to represent his country one day. Anga “Makhanda’s finest” Shwempe says he developed the love for the game at the age of seven, playing with his childhood friends Luphawu and Oyama Gubevu, in the dusty streets of Joza Location. As part of Grocott’s Mail’s special Youth Month feature, we look back at the football journey of the now 18-year-old grade 12 Mary Waters Secondary School pupil. Shwempe says he tried out other sporting codes…
By Chris Totobela The weather was kind to Makhanda football fans this past weekend as throngs turned out to support their respective clubs in the June 16 Women Soccer Tournament at JD Dlepu Stadium in Joza. Makhanda’s African Connection Women’s Football Club emerged as champions after a 1-0 win over debutants African Killers from Alexandria. The Youth Day event kicked off with a round-robin system on Saturday and Sunday before the semi-finals and final on Monday. In the bronze medal game, Addo-based Gora Pioneers defeated defending champions Bathurst City Tigers 4-3. Meanwhile, in the main game of the tournament, local…
By Chesley Daniels St Marks Alicedale 1st XV clinched a narrow hard-fought 16-12 win over Windvogel United in their Score Epru Grand Challenge Bottom 12 fixture at the Alicedale Sports Ground on Saturday, while Swallows and Klipfontein also registered close wins. EPRU GRAND CHALLENGE BOTTOM 12 St Marks Alicedale vs Windvogel United In a heated encounter on Saturday, the home side, St Marks Alicedale, secured a crucial 16-12 win over the visitors after trailing 7-12 at halftime. The win was crucial for the home side as they suffered a few defeats in the competition and are sitting on the bottom…
NguChris Totobela Icandelo lamapolisa okhuseleko loluntu kwisikhululo saseJoza sizobe sisingathe umnyhadala iJjoza Youth Cup noquka iitumente ezintathu ukubhiyozela umhla wolutsha. Ngokutsho kukasomlomo walo mnyhadala uKapteni Khaya Tonjeni, lo mcimbi uzakuquka ibhola ekhatywayo, eyomnyazi kwakunye nomdlalo wamanqindi nozakubandakanya namagqiyazana. Lo kaTonjeni uqhube wathi ngeCawe le izayo ngentsimni yesibhozo kusasa pha eIndoor Sports Centre kuzakube kuvulwa lo mnyadala ngemithambo, ze kulandele umboniso wabadlali bekarate phambi kokuba kuyiwe kwibala iLubumbashi kwilokishi yaseThembeni apho kuyakudlalelwa khona ibhola ekhatywayo neyomnyazi. Uqukumbele wenjenje uTonjeni: “Siqondile singamapolisa alapha eMakhanda ukuba siguqule indlela esilwa ngayo ulwaphulo mthetho, nanjengoko besifudula sibamba abasolwa sibavalele kube kanti kuphelele apho. Ngoku sithi…