By Sibabalwe Tame Khazini Sneaker is a small and upcoming sneaker cleaning and colour restoration business owned by Aphelele Percy Ngemntu. He started his business in March 2022 and it has been running ever since. When he was asked by Grocott’s Mail why he started a business, he responded “it is because of NSFAS”. As an N6 Management student at East Cape Midlands, he was not getting financial aid from NSFAS. So, Ngemntu asked himself, “What can I do to make a living?” leading him to create a business plan. In the early days, Ngemntu charged customers R25 for cleaning…
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By Sibabalwe Tame An Action for Accountability project meeting was held at Duna Library on 21 April, hosted by Andile Nayika, a community facilitator from the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), and Lindokuhle Vellem, a PSAM research and advocacy analyst. The regular meetings focus on how the municipality is delivering on development and services. “We also focus on the concepts of social accountability,” said Nayika. The project seeks to advocate around a wide range of issues present in the community, which they have identified by going door to door and taking surveys from residents on (such as the water crisis).…
By Sibabalwe Tame My name is Sibabalwe Tame. I was born in Qonce (formerly King William’s Town) and attended Brownlee Primary School and then Charles Morgan High School. In 2017, I moved to Makhanda, where I continued with my high school academics. When I got here, I attended Nombulelo Secondary School and that is where I obtained my Bachelor’s Pass Matric. I crossed paths with the Assumption Development Centre in Joza in 2022 and that is when I completed short courses such as Thabiso Life Skills, Socionext, and Professional Communication. Thereafter, I was selected to be part of journalism training.…
by Sibabalwa Tame George Goliath of Fitchat Street is a Makhanda resident and a campus officer at Rhodes University who lives with a very large water leak outside his house. For the past six weeks, water has been leaking and has now formed a large pool on the busy street, that many Tantyi children use to walk to and from school. Goliath was told that the leak is the result of damaged underground water pipes. The pipes are made of asbestos and “they can only serve you for many years before they eventually get damaged” he said. The water leak…