The Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) has decided against a march in Makhanda on Thursday 12 September in support of the dissolution of the Makana Council. However, UPM members alongside other residents are expected to stage a peaceful picket outside the High Court in Grahamstown ahead of tomorrow’s hearing. Lawyers for the UPM in February 2019 filed papers in the High Court in Makhanda calling for the dissolution of the Council and the appointment of an administrator in terms of Section 139(1)(c). The case is set down in the High Court for Thursday 12 September. The UPM has taken Makana Municipality…
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Funds raised at the St Cyprians Country Fair have made a contribution to the highly successful expansion of the Holy Cross School at the Monastery on the Highlands Road as it expands from foundation phase teaching. The addition of a Grade 4 class this year adds to the Pre-school and Grade 1-3 classes that have provided outstanding educational opportunities for early-learner children over the past number of years. In a ceremony in which R30 000 was handed to the school by St Cyprians church warden Rob Wilmot the principal, Kerrie McConnachie, said that the funds enabled the sourcing of crucial…
In August the Grahamstown Feeding Association reached the milestone of 20 years service to the community. On 3 August 1999, the first meals of soup and bread were served to the hungry people who came to queue up at the soup kitchen. The Association was started by Professor Brian Gaybba in response to the need of people who didn’t have enough to eat. Thanks to the generous support received from Rhodes University staff members, individuals in the community, local businesses, schools, churches, and organisations, the soup kitchen has been able to continue in spite of rising costs. The Community of the Resurrection has been involved in…
The Diocesan School for Girls has announced the appointment of Jannie de Villiers as the next Head, starting in January 2020. De VIlliers is currently the Executive Head of Oakhill School in Knysna De Villiers completed his undergraduate studies and BA Honours degree through the Northwest University, followed by a Higher Diploma in Education through Stellenbosch University. After two years in his first teaching post at Swellendam High School, he proceeded to Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town where he enjoyed an accomplished nineteen-year career, initially as Afrikaans and Geography teacher and rugby, athletics, rowing and rock-climbing coach, and eventual as…
Eastern Province Cricket is well placed to grow both the game and the company in the years ahead, according to president Donovan May. In his president’s report to the board and members May says “our financial position has improved dramatically since 2014. We posted good results again the last financial year (2017/2018), and are a going concern, with a good unqualified audit report. “This paints a good picture for Eastern Province Cricket going forward”., he says. On the field, “our shared franchise, the Warriors, had a great season on and off the field. “The team ended up third in the…
Makana Municipality this week announced that it would implement Phase One water rationing with immediate effect, as dams west of the city have all dropped to an unuseable level.. “The severity of the ongoing drought conditions mean that the dam levels on the western side of Makana: Settlers, Jameson, Milner and Howieson’s Poort Dams have dropped below abstraction point,” Makana’s communications office said in a public statement this week. “Supply to the Makana system is now wholly dependent on the small amount of water provided by the newly connected boreholes and what is produced at the James Kleynhans Water Treatment…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA All roads led to JD Dlepu stadium last Sunday as the Build It under-13 soccer tournament got under way. Different schools around Makana Municipality participated in this event which proved to be a great family day. Football lovers and the parents braved the chilly and windy weather to support the young boys. There were very closely contested clashes and all the teams gave very good account of themselves. The teams were divided into two groups with the top team from each group proceeding straight to the final. However, the great football display was overshadowed by both group…
The School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, will host the 14th annual RUTV Documentary Film Festival, the evening of Friday 6 September, celebrating #RUMzansiFlava with uniquely South African stories and perspectives. The event, taking place at the Rhodes Theatre premieres five 24-minute documentaries titled Clone made cars, Dear friend, eCwecweni, I am Thandiwe and Inkciyo, all produced by the 2019 fourth-year television students as the culmination of their course. The documentaries are year-long projects which the fourth-year television students, film and edit themselves. Under the title “Mzansi Flava” the documentaries showcase what it means to be a young South…
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) Creative Arts Choir, conducted by Sibusiso Njeza, a Rhodes University Graduate, will be staging a concert at the Cathedral of St Michael and St George in Makhanda (Grahamstown) hosted by the Rhodes University Chamber Choir. Joining the concert will be the Mandela Chamber Choir from Nelson Mandela University. The concert will take place on 9 September at 6.30pm. Tickets are available at the door. This is a significant concert for UWC Creative Arts Choir as it forms part of the 30th Anniversary celebrations of the choir. In addition, this is their first tour…
The South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR) will be hosting a testing and recruitment drive in Eden Grove at Rhodes University on Tuesday 3 September. The event offers members of the public the opportunity to be listed on the SA Bone Marrow Registry as a potential bone marrow donor for people suffering from leukemia. Starting at 9am in the Eden Grove foyer, there will be a lunchtime Guest Lecture during which SABMR Medical Director, Dr Charlotte Ingram, and Associate Professor Adrienne Edkins (Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology at Rhodes University) will be presenting on the SABMR and research into cancer…