By NONHLANHLA GUMEDE and KIM KRIGER The 21st annual Graeme Rugby day on Saturday 16 March was met with sheer excitement as the First Team games played were as heated as the temperature on the day. Graeme day takes place around the same date every year and marks the beginning of the schoolboy rugby season in Makhanda. The game between Selborne’s First Team and Marlow’s First Team kicked off in the scorching midday sun, with excited chatter among supporters and vibrant energy from players and spectators alike. Selborne’s forwards and backline combined well and managed to puncture Marlow’s defence multiple times,…
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Following his letter published in Grocott’s Mail (‘The show will go on’ – GM 8 March 2019) as well as regional and national media, Grocott’s Mail asked National Arts Festival CEO Tony Lankester to tell us more about the Festival’s plans to help with the provision of water at Makhanda’s public schools, Fingo Festival 2019 – and what keeps the Festival committed to our town. The Gift of the Givers two weeks ago drilled a water-producing borehole at the Monument. Will this be for providing drinkable water, or just for flushing toilets? We’re waiting for the test results to come…
NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Ibiyimincili yodwa kubalandeli bebhola balapha ekhaya kulempela veki esisuka kuyo, nanjengoko bekuvulwa i-league yeMakana LFA. Iqhubile kakuhle imidlalo nangona bekubonakala mhlophe ukuba amanye amaqela ebengekakulungeli ukuqala kwalemidlalo. Iqela elidala lalapha ekhaya ebelifudula lidlala kukhuphiswano lwengingqi yeSarah Baartmaan elaziwa nge-SAB League nelithotyelwe ngezantsi kwi-league yalapha ekhaya, liqale kakuhle kakhulu. NgoMgqibelo iAttackers ibhulele oogqirha nezicaka iSophia Stars, ngamanqaku amahlanu kwelinye. NgeCawa iYoung Killers ibethe iLove and Peace ngenqaku elinye eqandeni, logama iMakana Pillars inqunqele egoqweni iCameroon ngamanqaku amahlanu kwelinye. INewseekers izibethele iFuture Stars ngamanqaku amathathu kwamabini, logama iJacaranda Aces ibingahleki nanye ehlekisayo inikele kwiJoza Callies umgalelo wamanqaku amane eqandeni. Kumdlalo…
By: CHESLEY DANIELS and EVAN WILLIAMS The hosts of the annual Cricket South Africa (CSA) Rural week, Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) will be proud of the successful event that was held in Makhanda (Grahamstown). The last time the town had hosted this great tournament was in 2006, and this year has been seen as a much better tournament, despite the ongoing water crisis in the area. The cricket was of high quality and very competitive, with most of the provinces on another level of professionalism. The competition came down to the wire on the last day, as the tournament closed…
By AMEY MEYER Round Two of the SEDRU Mayoral Cup took place in Makhanda on Saturday 23 February. The competition heated up as various teams took to the field, including the Brumbies, Wanderers, Easterns and Swallows. Ndlamble was proudly represented by Kowie United and Klipfontein. The field became an ocean of blue shirts as the Easterns First Team took on the Swallows Firsts. Cars, picnic chairs and chatting fans surrounded the two teams as they went head on head for the victory. The Easterns showed brilliant interplay between the forwards and backs, while the entire match held a quick pace. Despite a…
NguCHRIS TOTOBELA ICity Pirates eliqela lalapha ekhaya elidlala kukhuphiswano lweSAB kulengingqi yeSarah Baartmaan, iwafumene onke amanqaku amathathu emva kokuba iqela bekumele badlale nalo iFriendly City yaseQorha ingangenanga ebaleni. Lomdlalo ngumadlalo ebekumele udlalwe ngoMgqibelo okwangumhla ebekubanjwe ngawo imidlalo yokulwa neziyobisi, ebiququzelelwa ngabakwantsasana. Lo mdlalo uye walibaziseka nje ithutyana nanjengoko bekusalindwe ooSompempe abasaphethe umdlalo obukwibala leYunivesithi yaseRhodes. Ekufikeni kwabo baye babizela amaqela ebaleni kuzokuqala umdlalo kodwa ke ibeliqela lalapha ekhaya elithathe ibala logama elaseQorha lingangenanga ebaleni. USompempe uye wavuthela impempe yakhe echitha umdlalo emva kwethutyana elingephi. Komnye umdlalo obubanjelwe eRhodes kwangalemini inye, iMaru iyibethelele indawo yayo encochoyini emva kokuba ibambene ngenqaku elinye…
By: CHRIS TOTOBELA The SAPS hosted a Sport against crime tournament for both soccer and netball over the weekend of 21-24 February. Teams from Makhanda (Grahamstown), Seven Fountains, Alicedale, Riebeck East and Peddie took each other on. People came in numbers to support their respective teams and were entertained through out the day with some great skills.Netball matches took place at the Indoor sports centre while football took place at JD Dlepu stadium. Teams knocked each other out throughout the day, with the end of the day coming down to the last four. In the first semi-final, Alicedale defeated Seven…
NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Imozulu ebintle izole nasebukhweni bezinja yangoMgqibelo walempela veki esisuka kuyo, ivumele abathandi bebhola bagaleleke ngobuninzi babo kumabala ase JD Dlepu eJoza. IMakana LFA ibigqibezela itumente yayo yokuqala konyaka nalapho amaqela ayo ebeziva amandla elungiselela ukuqala kwemidlalo yabo yeLeague. Kumaqela amane ebedibene kwimidlalo eyandulela owamanqamu iSakhulutsha, ibhaxabule iNewtown City ngamanqaku amane eqandeni kumdlalo obuthande ukukekelela calanye. Komnye umdlalo, iYoung Killers ibethe iLove and Peace ngenqaku elinye eqandeni kumdlalo obunzima kakhulu kubonakala ukuba kudibene ooxholovane bekudala bezondana. Lonto ithetha ukuba iMakhanda iyakumelwa yiSakhulutsha neYoung Killers kwitumente yabakwantsasana ezokudlalwa kulempela veki esiya kuyo, nalapho bazakugilana bebilelana namaqela aphuma eHoloholo, eNgqushwa, eQhorha…
The Kingswood College girls’ first team water polo travelled to Port Elizabeth for the Alexander Road water polo festival over the weekend of 9-10 February. It was a busy two days with the team playing 11 matches in total. The strength of the opposition varied, but it was an ideal opportunity to work on patterns of play and combinations for St Peter’s tournament later in February in Johannesburg. Kingswood won nine of their 11 matches, drew one and lost one. The team worked well together nicely and there were some excellent attacks where they were able to use their awareness…
By: CHRIS TOTOBELA It was a good weekend for football fans in Makhanda (Grahamstown), as they enjoyed local football after a long break. Makana LFA organised a pre-season tournament over the weekend of 9-10 February, to allow the teams to test their squads and to give players a chance to stake their claim in the starting line ups. All the local teams took part except for the SAB league teams. This tournament was played on a knockout basis and there was no extra time as the games that finished in a draw went straight to penalties. Teams displayed some good…