By GEOFF EMBLING, Democratic Alliance councillor, Ward 4 1. Restore Law and Order To restore Makana, there needs to be law and order. If squatters move into an abandoned building, for example, and cut the water piping and electrical cables, they should be removed instantly by the Municipality, in conjunction with the police. If a club plays loud music at night, or if people in private houses do likewise, the elected “peace officers” in the Municipality should go there immediately and clamp down on the noise. If cars are heard racing around town at night, the traffic department should have…
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By MARION WHITEHEAD Thicket plants are very friendly in how they all grow together, sharing light and water. And maybe that is why the people in this area are so friendly too, said Dr Rina Grant-Biggs, chairperson of Friends of Waters Meeting Nature Reserve, as she welcomed people to the first ever Thicket Festival in Bathurst at the weekend of 24-25 September. “It’s a privilege to live among it; thicket is very special when you get to know it,” she commented. The venue for the informative talks on Saturday at Pike’s Post, alongside the Ploughman Pub on the grounds of…
By MHLELI KHOMO, Candidate legal practitioner Rhodes University Law Clinic Over-indebtedness refers to the situation when the available information indicates that the consumer cannot pay the amounts due in terms of all their credit agreements. Over-indebtedness is determined by evaluating whether the consumer can meet their obligations, considering their financial means, prospects and overall commitments, and their history of meeting their obligations timeously. Determining whether a consumer is over-indebted The National Credit Act grants a credit provider the option of choosing an evaluation to be utilised during affordability assessments, provided it produces objectively fair assessments. The two options (one still…
Nolubabalo Ciki, 21, was last seen at Kingswood Mews around 1 pm on Sunday, 25 September. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing jeans, a black jacket and white Nike Airforce 1 sneakers. She is short in stature and light-skinned with acne. Police reported that she had been suicidal in the past, having attempted suicide a few times. She is originally from Gqeberha and came to Makhanda to visit her cousin, Onela Tena. She does not know anyone in Makhanda besides her cousin. If you have information, please urgently call the following numbers: Captain Jurgens Gouws at Grahamstown…
A 35-year-old man was arrested and charged on the weekend for dealing in illicit drugs during an intelligence-driven operation by SAPS members from Joza and Grahamstown police stations. The operation formed part of the Provincial Commissioner’s Operation Sikhona. On Saturday evening, 24 September, police from both police stations acted on information about the dealer but broadened their crackdown to other local crime hotspots. Liquor outlets were visited to ensure compliance with liquor trade regulations. During the operation, police in possession of a search warrant searched a house in Joza Street, where they arrested a man and also seized the following…
By GILLIAN RENNIE Here is a list of things that happened at the Symphony Concert at Guy Butler Theatre on Sunday afternoon. You will have to decide for yourself what order the list should be in because, TBH, I have no idea how to organise a hierarchy of excitement from an afternoon this uplifting. If you were there, please add to the list. Hearing student musicians play alongside more experienced musicians and observing the respect all musicians on stage had for each other.Experiencing the fruits of artistic collaboration across universities and schools and cities and, from that collaboration inhaling the…
By CHESLEY DANIELS Willows Cricket Club opened their Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) 2022/2023 1st League season with an impressive and comprehensive 10-wicket bonus point win over Rhodes on Saturday at Great Field.Sidbury, in turn, also registered its first season win against Rhodes on Sunday at Great Field. Rhodes have lost all three of their matches and find themselves under pressure early on in the season. Rhodes vs Willows, Saturday 17 September In overcast conditions at Great Field, Rhodes surprisingly opted to bat on a somewhat damp pitch – weather conditions suitable for bowlers earlier. This decision, however, haunted them as…
Jim Cambray recorded 31,2mm in Park Road for 15-21 September. “It shows in the garden, especially with the growth of the weeds,” he quipped. Paul Maylam measured 24.4mm in Cathcart Street. “More was forecast – but can’t complain. We tend to miss out on the often heavy coastal rains,” he said. Temperatures went from a cool 9C to a warm 30C, with the latter aiding the growth spurt in the plants.
A big shout-out to M Events Weekly for these listings. REPEAT EVENTS/ FESTIVALS The Carinus Art Centre Annual Art Exhibition(Wednesday 21 – Thursday 29 September)@ The Carinus Art Centre, 84 Beaufort Street08:00 – 15:00Free entry SùnnùkùnA solo exhibition of potteryBy Oluwasegun QuadriHosted by Rhodes University, National Research Foundation, & Arts of Africa and Global SouthsCurated by Ruth SimbaoFriday 16 – Friday 30 September@ RAW Spot Gallery, Rhodes University, 5 Rhodes AvenueMon – Fri: 09:00 – 16:00Sat 09:00 – 13:00Free entry FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER Live Music with LeroyNeo Soul, Afro Jazz, and PopDrinks specials@ The Pothole and Donkey19:00 – 21:00(very popular…
By NWABISA MOYO Many stories were buried with the deaths of struggle heroes who fought for our freedom. In collaboration with the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), Rhodes University Cory library has found a way to dig up our past, dust it off and place it back into the public realm by digitising the Cradock Four inquest documentation. In 2020, the HRF reopened the Cradock Four case. The Cradock Four was a collective name for four anti-apartheid activists, Fort Calata, Mathew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli, and Sparrow Mkhonto. They were assaulted and murdered at a roadblock set by the Security Branch on…