Detectives from Seafield SAPS in Kleinemonde have asked the community to assist in tracking down the killer of 79-year-old Pieter De Coning. De Coning was shot at his home around 11.30pm on Monday night 21 January. Police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said De Coning was getting out of bed to challenge someone at the window of his bedroom, when the intruder stuck his body through the window and shot him and ran away. “During the preliminary investigation, forensic experts collected an item of clothing, possibly belonging to the suspect,” Govender said. Port Alfred’s Cluster Commander Brigadier Morgan Govender expressed his…
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Members of the South African Police Service visited schools at the start of the school year last week. They spoke to learners about safety, discipline and the importance of education. Photos supplied by SAPS. The Seven Fountains Police, the CPF, parents and the management of Lalibela and Pumba game reserves addressed children at the local Community Hall. The children were informed of the importance of education in their lives. Parents were encouraged to support the school and be involved in the education of their children. The children’s safety was also…
A 43 year old man was arrested with more than 570kg of dagga near Colchester last night, according to Provincial Police Spokesperson Colonel Sibongile Soci. The arrest came after Kinkelbos police spotted a white GWM bakkie with a canopy driving at high speed towards Nelson Mandela Bay on the N2 at around 8.50pm. “A short vehicle chase ensued, which ended when the driver left the road and crashed into road signs,” Soci said. The driver tried to flee from the police but was arrested after a chase of about 100 metres. Twenty large bags of dagga with a total weight…
Grahamstown Police arrested eight suspects following an armed robbery in King William’s Town on Wednesday 16 January. South African Police Service spokesperson Colonel Sobingile Soci said Grahamstown Crime Intelligence, Grahamstown Highway Patrol, K9 and Joza Vispol were key to a joint operation with police from King William’s Town, Alice, East London and Port Alfred following the robbery at a retail outlet in King William’s Town yesterday afternoon. More than 50 cellphones and an undisclosed amount of cash were taken in the robbery. No shots were fired asnd there were no injuries reported in the robbery, which took place shortly before 4pm…
By ASHLEY WESTAWAY The public school Class of 2018 has produced the best set of matric results in the history of Makhanda (Grahamstown). The pass rate, the number of successful candidates, the Bachelor rate and the number of Bachelor passes have all hit record highs. The overall local pass rate was 78% (436 out of the 558 candidates entered) and the city’s public schools produced over 200 Bachelor passes for the first time ever. In fact, as many as 238 candidates (43% of the total cohort) reached this significant milestone. Most encouragingly, these significant improvements were driven by two no-fee…
But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine… Daniel 1v8 In the year 605 BC the city of Jerusalem fell to the might of the Babylonian empire. Many of the inhabitants of Judah were subsequently deported, and found themselves living as exiles in Babylon. Among these were four young men: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. In the first chapter of Daniel we learn of how these four, along with others showing aptitude and potential, were put through a program of assimilation and indoctrination: they were trained in the Babylonian language and literature, and were even re-named after Babylonian gods.…
STAFF REPORTER Makhanda’s (Grahamstown’s) Ntombizethu ‘Zethu Mpahla and Achumile Sintwa (18) were among the top 1% nationwide for top marks in isiXhosa in the recent IEB examinations. Achumile and Zethu both schooled at Diocesan School (DSG) and are among the select few gifted scholars, whose high school education was covered by the non-profit organisation, Student Sponsorship Programme. Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP), a non-profit trust, has provided educational opportunities since 2000, to 1 500 talented South African students from low-income families to attend the best high schools countrywide. Chosen out of more than a thousand children nationwide for their top marks…
STAFF REPORTER IkamvaYouth in Joza achieved an 82% pass rate, far surpassing the provincial average of 71%. Anesipho Pama, who attended Ntsika Secondary School, has been a part of the IkamvaYouth programme since she was in Grade 10. Anesipho earned a Bachelor pass, achieving two distinctions – in IsiXhosa Home Language and Life Orientation. Anesipho said the distance between her school and the IkamvaYouth branch location at times made it difficult. However, she said with hard work and commitment, she was able to make it through. Anesipho has been accepted to study towards a BComm Accounting degree at Rhodes University.…
Independent schools in Makhanda (Grahamstown) were successful in the IEB Matric examinations for 2018, with all three enjoying a 100% pass rate. Some highlights are that Kingswood College achieved 138 distinctions; the Diocesan School for Girls’ Nicola Ralston was the top Matric in the Eastern Cape and St Andrew’s College’s Daniel Erasmus was placed in the top 1% of all the IEB candidates who wrote Accounting, Mathematics and Physical Science. Grocott’s Mail congratulates all the IEB matriculants who wrote their exams at these three schools. Please click on each link below to read the reports from the respective schools. The IEB is an independent assessment…
Diocesan School for Girls Dux scholar, Nicola Ralston (Port Elizabeth), has been placed on the IEB Merit list for Outstanding Achievement. This means she is placed in the top 5% nationally across six subjects and attained a Level 7 for Life Orientation. Nicola was also the top IEB matriculant in the Eastern Cape. Caroline Shuter (Johannesburg) was placed in the top 1% nationally in three subjects: Geography, Life Sciences and Mathematics. The following girls achieved a full house of Seven Distinctions: Emma Brockwell (Bedford); Caroline Cotton (Grahamstown); Nicola Ralston (Port Elizabeth); Avia Repapis (Grahamstown) and Caroline Shuter (Johannesburg). …