By Staff Reporter The St Andrew’s Preparatory School U11Bs and U13Cs recently faced off against Grahamstown Primary School’s U11As and U13As in keenly contested midweek fixtures. Despite a valiant effort, our U13Cs tired towards the end and lost 43-5. The U11Bs had a slow start but showed great determination in the second half, scoring a lovely team try, although they ultimately went down 19-7. Saturday, 13 July, saw the Prep Rugby Club taking on local rivals St Mary’s Primary. St Andrew’s teams played fantastic running rugby, scoring well-worked team tries. The highlight of the morning was the fiercely contested U13A…
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By Staff Reporter Kingswood College had a hectic sporting weekend, from rugby and netball to soccer and hockey. Senior school sports reports: Rugby: Kingswood 1st XV overcame a spirited Nico Malan team on Saturday at City Lords. Kingswood took an early 10- lead thanks to a penalty and converted try. The game shifted towards the visitors’ favour with some excellent lineout mauls and aggressive breakdown, scoring a try to bring the score to 10-5. Nico Malan followed up with a penalty to narrow the score to 10-8. Kingswood scored a try before half time to enter the break 15-8 up.vThe…
By Ross Marriner Many retirees complain: "Now that I have retired, I am so busy that – I don’t know how I found time to work before I retired!" Most of us are incredibly busy during all the various phases of our lives, be it starting our careers, bringing up and educating our children, ending our careers and embarking on the retirement journey. For most of us, our busy lives tend to get in the way of our good intentions. We know we should spend more time on our financial plans, but then life happens! The key to investing for…
By Geoff Embling The balance of power in Makana Municipality is lopsided because the incumbent Makana Citizens Front (MCF) councillors tend to vote with the ANC. For example, when the DA proposed motions of no confidence against the Speaker and against the previous municipal manager, the MCF voted with the ANC. More recently, the DA voted against the proposed IDP and budget because Makana did not budget enough money for infrastructure repairs, and because of the high increase in rates and service charges. The MCF councillors, however, voted with the ANC to adopt the budget. The original MCF councillors have…
By Staff Reporter Makana Local Municipality would like to express its disappointment and also condemn, in the strongest terms, the actions of the people who damaged the road that has recently been completed in Ncame Street, the municipality said in a statement this week. According to the statement, angry employees who were employed by one of the local SMMEs started to remove paving blocks and burn tyres in front of the Department of Social Department in Joza, complaining of non-payment. “The municipality understands their frustration, but damaging property that benefits the community is not the answer.” The municipality says although…
By Cebokazi Duze Rhodes University recently hosted the inaugural Young Leaders Bootcamp, a transformative engagement that sought to empower the next generation of leaders. This two-day programme brought together Makhanda High School student leaders and the Rhodes University Student Representative Council (SRC) to participate in a programme designed to reflect on ethical leadership and community engagement. The Bootcamp was organised by the Allan Gray Centre for Leadership Ethics (AGCLE) in collaboration with the Makhanda Circle of Unity (MCoU). The programme aimed to provide a platform for young leaders to reflect on the role of youth leadership in their communities and…
By Chris Totobela Makhanda’s top women football side and seven times regional league champions, African Connection, received a much needed boost ahead of Women’s Month. Amakonokono, as they are affectionately known in football circles, received warm-up T-shirts from one of the top local security companies Smhart Security. They are the hosts of the popular Diski Queens 7s tournament, which is aimed at celebrating the achievements of women and is also an awareness campaign for GBV, women and children abuse. The tournament will be held on Women’s Day as part of the national Women’s Day celebrations. Last year’s inaugural edition attracted…
By Chesley Daniels In a thrilling and closely contested match, Old Collegians (OC) 1st XV edged out Swallows 1st XV with a hard-fought 25-20 win at the Lavender Valley Sports Ground on Saturday. This victory propelled OC to the top of the Adams Cup log table, dethroning Middelburg Eagles. The win also earned OC bragging rights for the season, having beaten the 2023 Sedru champions, Swallows, twice in the league. Swallows dropped to fourth position on the log. The match was played in a spirited and competitive atmosphere, with a large crowd witnessing some exceptional rugby from both teams. Swallows’…
By Chesley Daniels Kowie United 1st XV delivered a resounding 52-0 bonus-point win over arch-rivals Ndlambe Tigers in their SUNSED Regional League derby at Station Hill Sports Ground on Saturday. The convincing victory earned Kowie United 22 points, propelling them to third position on the log. In front of a packed crowd, Kowie United showcased their expertise with an impressive display of running rugby, leaving Tigers struggling to score. The forwards laid the groundwork, creating possession and scoring opportunities for the speedy backline players, who capitalized with scintillating tries. The United side entertained the crowd with eight unanswered tries, demonstrating…
By Zindzi Nkunzi As part of celebrating its bidecacentennial anniversary year of academic excellence, Rhodes University hosted the international Higher Education Close-Up 11 (HECU11) conference from 3 to 5 July last week. The HECU conference is a peer-reviewed biennial conference focused on in-depth, close-up research into higher education. Attended by individuals from across the world, the conference aimed to foster collaborative engagement and debate around the conference theme: TRUST in higher education. The three keynote speakers, Professor Sarah Eaton (University of Calgary), Professor Siphokazi Magadla (Rhodes University) and Professor Mikateko Mathebula (University of the Free State) produced provoking ‘think pieces’…