Nge OVAYO MILISA NOVUKELA UCeba weDemocratic Alliance uGeoff Embling kunye noSomlomo woMasipala waseMakana uMthuthuzeli Matyumza baye baxabana malunga nenkqubo yeBhungaU-Embling kutsha nje unike ingxelo kwiqela lakhe likaWadi 4 kaWhatsApp ukuba “akanathemba kwiofisi yeSithethi saseMakana, njengoko sithanda ukungayiphenduli imibuzo. USomlomo akazibandakanyi iziphakamiso esizingenisayo kwi-ajenda yebhunga”. Ephendula, uSomlomo kaMakana uMthuzeli Matyumza uthe ukuba uEmbling akayithembi iofisi yakhe, “makanike izizathu ezibambekayo”. Geoff Embling, Democratic Alliance, Ward 4. U-Embling wakhalaza ukuba isindululo sokungamthembi uMphathi kaMasipala asizange sibandakanywe kwi-ajenda yentlanganiso yeBhunga kwinyanga ephelileyo. “Ibhunga alikwazanga ukuvota ukuba anqunyanyiswe na uMphathi kaMasipala. Ubophelelekile ngokusemthethweni ukuba [abeke isiphakamiso kwi-ajenda].” UMatyumza uthe isindululo sokungathenjwa kukaManejala kaMasipala “siphambi kwexesha…
Author: Rod Amner
By CHRIS TOTOBELA Old rivals and legendary clubs XI Attackers and City Pirates will square off in the most crucial game of the season. Attackers won stream B by three points ahead of first division champions Lalibela Lions who had a great debut season. This past weekend, attackers collected maximum points as they beat Newseekers and 6Sai Army 3-1 and 4-1, respectively. Pirates, on the other hand, edged Young Eagles by a single point to top stream A, and this comes after last weekend’s hard-fought draw against Young Eagles in a stream A decider. These results have set up a…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA Makana LFA Premier league fixtures will not occur this weekend as they make way for the U18 tournament. This tournament has in the past attracted big crowds as football fans come and watch the cream of Makhanda football development. It has also produced a lot of fireworks as all the teams fight hard to lay their hands on the ultimate prize. Defending champions Sophia Young Stars will pull all stops to make sure that they defend their title. Sophia’s chairman Lindisipho ‘Teko’ Swaartbooi, looked very relaxed ahead of the draw. “I think we have a good team…
By SYLVIA MUWAGWA, LLB student For the second consecutive year, over 50 Gadra Matric School (GMS) alumni graduated from Rhodes University in a single graduation ceremony – a significant milestone in the journey to transform education in Makhanda. GMS is a second-chance school for learners who seek to improve their marks in selected National Senior Certificate subjects to accumulate the required points to gain access to universities. Gadra Education (the holding organisation of GMS) partnered with Rhodes University in 2015 to assist with the vision of Pathways to the Future, which was spearheaded by Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor Dr Sizwe Mabizela…
By DENZEL NYATHI After a journey of near-impossible challenges, Siya Sibindi recently graduated with his Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Rhodes University. Sibindi struggled to raise the fees for his MBA, which he funded himself. “I was supposed to pay the fees on my own and had a very unstable job in Johannesburg. During my studies, I lost my job, which was my only source of income, and I relied heavily on faith to complete the degree. “I resorted to being a mini-truck van driver for a grass-cutting company, which slowed me down because I would have to work…
By STAFF REPORTER The Bathurst Book Fair is back with a bang after two years of Covid cancellations. Sunday 1 May of the long weekend from 9 am to 5 pm will see book lovers flock to the quaint village hunting down bargains and rare specials from local and visiting book dealers, and enjoying a lively speaker programme with local authors and poets. Several Makhanda authors and poets feature on the speaker programme, providing inspiration and food for thought: Dan Wylie, author, poet and English professor, and fellow Eastern Cape authors, unpacks why local stories are so lekker in “Written…
Dear Editor Astonishment and disbelief barely cover my reaction to the news that legitimately elected councillors can be so easily ousted with no legal process. Social media hardly qualifies as a ‘legal process’. For decades I have faithfully paid my rates and taxes to the Makana Municipality on the understanding that our representatives were OUR representatives, legally elected to a public body constituted in law. This is apparently no longer the case. Rather than pay to support an illegal organisation, I feel obliged to withhold payment of my rates and redirect them into a holding account until the legally elected…
By STAFF REPORTER Makana Tourism, together with the Belmont Golf Club and its caddies, will treat 25 Riebeek East children to a golf outing during the two-day Golf Classic Tournament at the club on May 7 and 8. The initiative follows last year’s inaugural event, which raised funds for life-changing caddie opportunities for the Belmont Golf Club and the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club’s respective Caddie Academies. Makana Tourism acting director, Prudence Mini, said the Riebeeck East Combined School children also participate in an afternoon programme called the Hands on Project, coordinated by a local, Yolande Delport, a mosaic artist…
By SALLY PRICE-SMITH, chairperson, Makana Residents’ Association This week’s papers have reported some chillingly disturbing events at Makana Municipality, demonstrating that it has been completely captured and the rule book ripped up. Firstly, the statement issued by the Speaker regarding several motions raised by the DA but not put to Council. With apologies for stating the obvious, but the primary role of councillors is oversight of the administration. In this context, the definition of a “motion” is a request made by a councillor for an issue to be discussed at a council meeting and for a decision to be made.…
By STAFF REPORTER A wide range of live entertainment will add to the festivities at the Karoo Food Festival in Cradock on the weekend. Lisa Ker, part of the organising committee, said they were excited to include variety in the three-day programme, which starts on April 30. The objective of the occasion is to give festivalgoers a chance to taste traditional Karoo fare, but Ker said it extended beyond that as they used all the resources of the local community to provide a weekend to remember. Besides sampling Karoo delicacies, there will be a trail run, cooking demonstrations, potjiekos competition…