Bekuxhelw’ exhukwane kubathandi nabalandeli bebhola ekhatywayo yabafana abaselula kule mpelaveki sisuka kuyo. Sele inethuba elingaphezulu nje kweeveki ezimbini iqalile imidlalo yamakhwenkwana aneminyaka engaphantsi kweshumi elinesithathu kwakunye nalawo angaphantsi kweminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu. Nangona kuye kugqube ubuqhetseba kule midlalo yokudlaliswa kwamakhwenkwana sele ethande ukubangqathuvana kancinci nangafanelanga ukuba kanti ayadlala kwesi sigaba, kodwa ke akukavakali ziganeko zokufakwa kwamakhwenkwana amadala. Iqhube kakuhle kakhulu imidlalo kule mpelaveki sisuka kuyo. Komnye umdlalo obubanjelwe kumabala ase JD Dlepu ngoMgqibelo, iSophia Stars ibhaxabule iJoza Callies ngamanqaku amahlanu kwelinye. Lo mdlalo ubuthande ukukekelela calanye nanjengoko iSophia binkqunkqa ibuyelela kwiimpondo zeJoza Callies ixele izulu laseMthatha. Into enkomeke ngayo iJoza callies…
Author: Luvuyo Mjekula
By Luvuyo Mjekula Democratic Alliance (DA) National Council of Provinces member and deputy Eastern Cape leader, Mlindi Nhanha, cast his special vote at the St Aiden’s Voting Station in Makhanda on Monday morning. Nhanha, a resident of Makhanda, was emotional after making his mark at 9am. “For me at a personal level, this is quite an emotional vote, on two fronts – it’s the first time that I’ve come to vote without my family, because of work commitments and related stuff. My wife and kids could not be with me to come and vote as we normally do as a…
By Chris Totobela The Hollywood Bets Regional League concluded its fixtures a couple of weeks ago while the local premier league ended a week ago with XI Attackers promoted to the regional league. Two other two local sides have been relegated back to the Makana LFA. This regional league recess has given the local football people an opportunity to look at why local teams are struggling in the regional league and they have come up with some interesting findings. Rhodes University’s sport administrator Siya Dumiso shared his views with Grocott’s Mail. “We have a lot of talent in Makhanda, however,…
By Luvuyo Mjekula Chaos reigned at the Ncame Street upgrade site on Thursday as angry project workers blockaded the Joza intersection demanding immediate payment. A group of about 20 workers demonstrated, blocking the unfinished road paving site with burning tyres and other rubble, forcing visibly frustrated motorists to change routes. For two months, the workers have not been paid their wages, says CLO Sinazo Ncube. The project covers various wards in Joza and involves four contractors who employ a number of unemployed Makhanda residents. “We have families to feed, some of us are breadwinners. Two months is a long time,”…
By Luvuyo Mjekula With more than 44 000 registered voters in Makana, the local ANC is hoping to win 80% or 35 000 of their votes, sub-region chairperson Mabhuti Matyumza declared during a pre-election rally in Raglan Road on Thursday. “We need to pull more than 35 000 to vote for the ANC because we want to defend the democracy you fought for,” he told the party’s supporters in Raglan Road on Thursday. They had come out in their numbers to welcome provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi to Makhanda. Alliance partners Cosatu, the SACP and Sanco as well as the party’s…
By Luvuyo Mjekula Makhanda is one of 32 small towns in 11 Eastern Cape municipalities the Democratic Alliance has flagged as facing total collapse due to alleged poor governance and corruption. “Constant water and electricity outages, crumbling roads, overflowing sewage, sky-high unemployment, a total lack of basic services, and rampant corruption due to cadre deployment have broken the Eastern Cape’s once thriving small towns,” said Vicky Knoetze MPL, the DA’s Eastern Cape shadow MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) in a statement recently. The state of the “utter collapse” became clear after the DA recently concluded a tour…
By Chesley Daniels Lily White put in a highly impressive performance to beat a spirited and determined African Bombers 20-18 in a hard fought titanic battle in their Epru Grand Challenge bottom 12 clash played at a packed Lavender Valley Sports Ground in Makhanda on Saturday afternoon. The Blues took a narrow 12-8 lead into the break. Lily White kept the Sedru flag flying high with another intense win after Brumbies and Trying Stars both lost their respective encounters in the Grand Challenge. The win saw the Blues move up to fourth place in the overall log standings, with three…
By Chesley Daniels The 2023 Sedru champs, Swallows, registered their first win of the Epru Adams Cup competition with an emphatic 43-3 bonus-point win over Malmaison United at the Albany Sports Club on Saturday . Swallows led 21-3 at halftime. Having lost their first two league matches, it was a must win for the Makhanda side, to put points on the overall log standings and to get back to winning ways. The home side put in a dominant performance from the outset and made their intentions very clear by taking full control of affairs throughout the game. The bonus point…
By Steven Lang This weekend both the ANC and the DA will be holding their final election rallies in Gauteng while the EFF will hold their rally in Polokwane. All the major parties appear to be focussing most of their attention on KwaZulu Natal, so Steven Lang says that it is not surprising if the people of Makana feel that the election is happening somewhere else. Citizens of Makana can’t be blamed if they are feeling left out in the cold ahead of next week’s voting. Yes, the national and provincial elections are being held this coming Wednesday, and at…
WHAT’S ON IN MAKHANDA THIS WEEK THURSDAY, 23 MAY U3A Come and hear @Grahamstown Bowling Club 10:00-11:00 R5 entry fee All welcome Grahamstown Bridge Club @ Grahamstown Bowling Club, African Street 13:15 for 13:30 Contact Sheila Hicks: 083 442 3322 R15 non-members | R10 members Thursday Pool Competition @ SSS Top Bar, 19b New Street 18:30 – 19:00 Contact: Mike Theron on 082 477 3689 Free entry __ SATURDAY, 25 MAY Parkrun 5km run or walk Family-friendly Dogs on leads are welcome @ The Bot Gardens, Lucas Avenue 07:45 for 08:00 Register online: https://www.parkrun.co.za/register/ Free entry Christ Church Stoep Sale…