Author: Stephen Kisbey-Green

The New Indoor Sports Centre will play host to the third annual Makana Aerobics Marathon on Saturday 16 June. The event, which is hosted by the Makana Aerobics and Fitness Club, will welcome people from all walks of life into the Joza Township from 8am until 5pm. There are several categories for people to take part in during the day, including Hilo, Cater Box, Step Aerobics, and Functional and Team Challenges. These various categories will provide a sufficient challenge to all comers from all ages and genders to compete in, and to help promote fitness in the community. there are…

Rhodes University Community Engagement (RUCE) recently hosted participants in the Inkululeko programme at Eden Grove for a day of leadership and entrepreneurship training. The Inkululeko learners gathered at Eden Grove’s Seminar Room 1 to attend a series of lectures from various leaders in fields such as radio, sport, business and academia. The aim of the day was to promote the idea of self-leadership and the sense that the learners are able to achieve whatever it is they put their minds to, said RUCE representative, Sanele Nguni. “This is a continuation of our [Rhodes Community Engagement] theme for the year, which…

Cole Kirkwood is an outstanding and dedicated rugby player for Mary Waters who just recently been named in the in the Eastern Province (EP) U19 trials team to face the Griquas in Kimberley. The captain of the Mary Waters (Mawas) U19 rugby team, Kirkwood is a strong leader who puts his all into what he does on the sports field. He has represented Eastern Province Rugby from the U15 level, and is part of the EP Sevens team. Kirkwood was part of the 2017 South African Rugby Union (SARU) Elite Training Camp in the Western Cape, and has been the…

Grahamstown’s Jason Meaton took home first place in the Zambian Mine2Mine Road Race on Sunday 20 May. Meaton defended his title over the daunting 140km race from Kansanshi Mine to Kalumbila Mine. Meaton won the shorter version of the race last year when it was 120km in length. He managed to finish the new, extended route in a time of 3:34:03, beating Michael Olokani and Ray Keane in a sprint to the finish. There was more competition this year for Meaton, as his opponents looked more prepared than they did the previous year. “I was a bit nervous. I had…

Comments and opinions have flooded South African and international media in the wake of the SuperSport walkout incident on Saturday 19 May. With little information besides what was broadcast live, fans and politicians alike immediately took sides – either in support for or in opposition to Ashwin Willemse’s on-air actions. But Grahamstown rugby administrators and players have avoided any bandwagon. After Willemse walked off of a live post-match analysis and discussion, for as yet unknown reasons, the Minister of Sport and Recreation, Tokozile Xasa, called for the suspension of Naas Botha and Nick Mallett. The Minister said: “This behaviour of entitlement…

The SuperSport walkout incident on Saturday 19 May, involving former Springbok legends and current SuperSport analysts Ashwin Willemse, Naas Botha and Nick Mallett, is yet to be resolved. On Monday 21 May, an investigation was begun by SuperSport, with the purpose of resolving the grievances brought up on air by Willemse as part of his walkout. A number of talks as part of the internal SuperSport investigation has failed resolve the incident, and so, in an announcement on Friday 25 May, SuperSport has tasked an independent Senior Counsel, Advocate Vincent Maleka SC, to chair a review of the incident which occurred…

Comments and opinions have flooded South African and international media in the wake of the SuperSport walkout incident on Saturday 19 May. With little information besides what was broadcast live, fans and politicians alike immediately took sides – either in support for or in opposition to Ashwin Willemse’s on-air actions. While national media continued to argue over the little information available, Grahamstown’s local rugby administrators and players have avoided any bandwagon. Willemse, a former Springbok and Lions wing and current SuperSport analyst, walked out of the SuperSport studio during a live discussion with Nick Mallett and Naas Botha, both former…

Grahamstown’s local karateka, Lutho Singata, is looking for sponsors to help him get to Scotland for the 2018 World Union of Karate Federations (WUKF) World Championship, where would be part of the South African Shotokan Karate Academy (SASKA) National Team. Singata, who was selected for the team earlier this year, is looking to get enough funds to travel with the team, which comprises several other Grahamstown-based karate students. The championships will held in Dundee, Scotland, from 14 to 17 July. The SA team members include Singata (Rhodes University Shotokan Karate Club), Kayle Olivier (Victoria Girls High School), Thembi Kuhlane (Victoria…

The Makana Bodybuilding Goldrush Classic will take place on Sunday 27 May, at Recreation Hall in Grahamstown. The event will for the third time, be hosted by the The Makana Natural Bodybuilding Fitness Club. The 2017 edition due to a lack of funds for prize money and awards. However, with the addition of Goldrush  as a sponsor, the competition is secure for this year. Goldrush will supply medals, trophies and supplements for each of the divisions on the day, as well as advertising. The day will consist of five different competitive events–junior (between fifteen and twenty-one years old), senior (between…