In my fairly new cycling career I have competed in what I thought were some challenging events. That was, until recently, when I took part in the Trans-Baviaans 24 hour mountain bike marathon over 230km.
This was a daunting task, not because of the length.

On arriving at City Lords, it was quite obvious to see that this is no ordinary derby day. I had witnessed a glimpse of what was to come while I watching the netball at the Kirkby Courts on Friday. The quiet on the Kingswood side of the stand before and during the netball game was disconcerting and seemed like a precursor of things to come.

In 1973 the sociologist, Stanley Cohen, published an influential book, Folk Devils and Moral Panics. The latter involves triggering acute public anxiety through the exaggerated and distorted claims about some event, individuals or groups who are referred to as folk devils.
 

In many respects Grahamstown enjoys a much higher profile than its size and economic fire-power would warrant. After all, it is only just a teeny city, sort of halfway between two medium sized cities.