STAFF REPORTER Amathole District Municipality has appointed a professional service provider to upgrade Fort Beaufort’s water Bulk Supply Scheme. The project entails upgrading the capacity of the treatment plant, bulk pipelines and building storage and command reservoirs. It’s estimated the work will take 18-24 months and is expected to start in May 2021. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Fort Beaufort on 7 April for a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of human rights campaigner Charlotte Maxeke’s birth. While he was there, residents complained about water challenges at Gqudezi. Illegal connections to the main pipeline to Gqudezi in Fort Beaufort have cause…
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A couple were left traumatised and an American tourist managed to escape after five men robbed a farm in Alicedale last night Wednesday 14 April shortly after 7pm. South African Police Service spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said the couple, in their late 40s, were having supper with the US visitor when the men entered their home. They tied up the husband’s hands with a dog leash and took the woman to open the safe, Govender said. “They took two shotguns, one x 9mm pistol, one x. 38 revolver as well as approximately a thousand US dollars in cash, in 1,…
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande, has welcomed the establishment of a new School of Climate Studies at Stellenbosch University, which will be officially launched in June. Nzimande said this would boost the capacity of the country’s academics to build a well-rounded body of scientific knowledge and skills for a better understanding of the problems and to develop sustainable responses to new challenges. “Global humanity is currently faced with the fourfold crises of Covid-19; deepening economic crises; the crisis of families, household and communities to make ends meet, and climate change,” Nzimande said in a statement. The…
On Sunday 11 April two residents of eNkanini received indigenous trees for their gardens. The recipients, Manezi Mcuba and Likhaya Willie, met two donors, Helen Collett and Richard Davis from Cape Town, and together they prepared the holes and planted a tree in each recipient’s garden. Up to 10 trees would be planted in each garden during the next week, and 3-5 more recipients will be presented with 10 trees each in the following weeks, said environmental activist Willem Coetzer. Collett and Davis have made a contribution to the establishment of a small-scale tree nursery initiated by Mcuba and Coetzer.…
Amathole District Municipality has appointed a professional service provider to upgrade Fort Beaufort’s water Bulk Supply Scheme. The project entails upgrading the capacity of the treatment plant, bulk pipelines and building storage and command reservoirs. It’s estimated the work will take 18-24 months and is expected to start in May 2021. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Fort Beaufort on 7 April for a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of human rights campaigner Charlotte Maxeke’s birth. While he was there, residents complained about water challenges at Gqudezi. Illegal connections to the main pipeline to Gqudezi in Fort Beaufort have cause water outages…
Makhanda’s Shakespeare Society usually meets about eight times a year to enjoy Shakespeare’s plays in a variety of ways. “We read them together, watch video productions, hear lectures, and teach them in schools,” explains co-ordinator Lynette Paterson. The Covid-19 lockdown put a damper on the organisation’s live meetings in 2020, but they’ve decided to bring the tradition of the Birthday Lecture alive and end Shakespeare’s ‘self isolation’. “We hope to do so in a manner that accommodates those who do not feel ready to venture out, and those who are keen to resume social and cultural life — with due caution of…
The police have activated their 72-hour activation plan following a robbery on a farm in Alicedale last night Wednesday 14 April shortly after 7pm. South African Police Service spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said the farm’s owners, a couple, in their late 40s, were having supper with an American tourist when five men entered their home. The men tied up the husband’s hands with a dog leash and took the woman to open the safe, Govender said. They took two shotguns, one x 9mm pistol, one x. 38 revolver as well as approximately a thousand US dollars in cash, in 1,…
Alcohol and substance abuse contribute to gender based violence (GBV) and so a three-day anti-GBV blitz in Makhanda and Port Alfred focused not only on education and awareness, but also targeted liquor outlets. The South African Police Service operation was held this weekend, 9-11 April 2021, targeting GBV, drug peddling and alcohol abuse. The crackdown also focused on the enforcement of the Disaster Management Act and Liquor Trade Act. Police spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni said officers were out in force in Makhanda. “The members began in the CBD, where pubs and alcohol trading outlets were visited and checked for compliance.” In various parts…
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) flagship CSI programme, the Investment Challenge, is offering unemployed graduates an opportunity to learn to become mentors or catalyst teachers as part of their personal development, while giving back to their communities. Ralph Speirs, JSE’s CSI official, said while this was not an offer for full-time employment, the catalyst teachers assist learners to master investing on the JSE’s Investment Challenge for the duration of the annual competition. “This opportunity gives graduates who are interested to be catalyst teachers or mentors an opportunity to add to their skills set that may very well prepare them for employment…
Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has announced that the second phase of the country’s vaccination rollout will begin on 17 May. This, he announced in Gauteng on Thursday, was because millions of vaccine doses are expected to land in South Africa in the next coming weeks. He said the country has secured a combined 51 million jabs in the agreements that have been signed with various drug makers, aimed at 42 million people. According to Mkhize, 31 million are from Johnson & Johnson (J&J), while 20 million will come from Pfizer. Also, the country is expecting about 1.2 million vaccines…