RawsewagethreatensKariega’slasttenniscourt
SHANTI JAFTA
AS Kariega's community recreational facilities continue to face mounting challenges, the Drostdy Park Tennis Club (DPTC) in Magennis Park stands as a particularly concerning case study of municipal neglect and its devastating impact on local sports culture
Located in what was once a popular venue for community events and photography, this facility represents the last remaining public tennis court in Kariega - the other two having succumbed to vandalism and neglect
However, the DPTC now faces an even more serious threat: raw sewage flowing from the park area directly onto the court surface, creating significant health hazards for users and residents, particularly given its proximity to Park Centre Clinic, also located in Magennis Park
Despite thousands of rands allegedly invested in facility repairs by club management, months of ongoing sewerage issues have rendered these efforts pointless, leaving tennis enthusiasts in Kariega without access to their sport and raising urgent questions about the municipalitys commitment to preserving the town's recreational infrastructure
Speaking to UD Express, the chairperson of the Drostdy Park Tennis Club, Charles Crause said, "We have a passion for tennis and this is the last court in Kariega We moved in here 15 years ago and renovated the courts from our own pockets, with no
support from the municipality, even though this is a municipal property
“Our efforts to fix this park have been affected by vandalism too, with our fences and our lights being stolen We have built a flat for a caretaker to live in, which somewhat helps deter thieves from breaking in We have had support from our Ward Councillor, who comes with municipal officials to pump out the water and clean up, but within half an hour, the issue resurfaces, so it is a recurring issue "
Crause added, "I don't know what the cause of this is, because we often have raw faeces which is a health hazard This means that our community cannot play due to the health risks The stench is horrible as well, so even if they come to the further court, which is not entirely affected, they will be chased away by the foul smell from the sewage, which is not healthy to breathe
“Just spraying the courts clean cost us R18 000, which we paid for, only for the issue to arise again I don't know what else to do, because we are struggling The money that we had we spent, and the little we have is spent on our garden and clubhouse, making sure it doesn't suffer as well We don't want to give up; we need all the support we can get We are not asking for much, we just want the root cause fixed and hopefully clean the courts back to how they were before the damage "
A Kariega tennis enthusiast, Vernon Niland said, "I am raising two boys who are tennis fanatics This is the only facility they have to play
tennis in Kariega It's disheartening to tell my sons that we cannot play owing to the condition of the courts We don't have a place to socialise, maintain and create new friendships now, because that is what tennis gave us It shouldn't be too difficult for our municipality to remedy this situation and save a place where so many families come together to unite our town "
Another resident and tennis player, Sham-Oon Poovan, said, "I played tennis as a child after my father got me into the sport as he loves it too; having played at a national level This court used to be the court we played on The condition of the court has forced my father to now play in Gqe-
berha because our courts are bad and it is so sad, since it's the only one we have now He added, "Tennis used to be so prominent, but I feel like everyone is slowly giving up hope, especially seeing the deterioration of Magennis Park next to us It is no longer a pleasant experience playing at the courts anymore, with the condition they are in and the danger of the park, but we would love to preserve it, so that our future generations can enjoy what we did " NMBM spokesperson Sithembiso Soyaya said that a team was on-site attending to a sewer line blockage reporter earlier “According to
Communityhelpsrebuildfirevictims’homeonMandelaDay
SHANTI JAFTA
IN a powerful demonstration of ubuntu (humanity) and community solidarity, Sinako NPO joined hands with the Volkswagen Community Trust, Eastern Cape Community Chest, Shoprite KwaNobuhle, Build-It, Uitenhage and District Taxi Association (UDTA), South African Funeral Practitioners Association, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, as well as other community members to officially hand over a newly rebuilt home to a pensioner couple on National Mandela Day, July 18
The KwaNobuhle-based NPO, which serves the broader Kariega and Nelson Mandela Municipality communities, took it upon itself to restore hope for the elderly couple whose home was destroyed by a sudden fire in 2014 and who had been unable to rebuild until this remarkable collaborative effort brought their dreams back to life under the banner, "We Can - bringing back human dignity "
Speaking to the recipient, Roy Ntshanyana: "I met Mzukisi Toba (Sinako - We Can) in 2017 at a meeting I didn't know him at the time At the meeting, I shared my situation, not knowing that there was someone who was listening Toba came over, and I explained to him how the situation happened In the morning, my wife and I were awakened by smoke and quickly
evacuated the house After the fire, I did not foresee this house ever surviving and being liveable again as everything, even our wardrobes, had burnt Luckily, we had slept in our children's room - they were not at home - which was not as badly affected as our room I am just thankful that we did not die that day; otherwise, I don't know what could have happened "
He added, "For about five to six months, we had been staying with family until we got a call to come to the house, and to our surprise, there were heaps of rubbish lying in our yard thrown by our neighbours, but there was an excavator ready to clear up and erect a temporary structure for us In 2021, Toba came back again to inform me that I should pray because something good was coming He came back again in 2024 and said that it was almost time for us to be helped We waited In early 2025, building supplies came and I was really hopeful again Shortly after, they started building "
Roy said that hope had been restored since he met Toba His wife, Nowandile Ntshanyana, shared that she is ecstatic after receiving this gift
"My heart is content Our church members came to visit us shortly before they started building and that is when I felt reassured The support we got made us feel important Toba and his team at Sinako NPO did for us
what no one else had done; they gave us hope and fulfilled their promise to us "
She added, "My husband was sick for some time, going to the clinic for check-ups, treatments, etc and all I could think of was, 'If he were to leave me, how would I cope? I would have had the funeral in this temporary structure, but luckily that did not happen '"
According to Volkswagen Community Trust Stakeholder Relations Manager, Nkosinathi Clay, the Community Trust works with any registered non-profit organisations to make something like this happen "Sinako NPO is one of the organisations we work with, providing financial relief to families like the Ntshanyana family for something like this to be done Each organisation, when approaching us for help, writes to us and shares what their organisation has been doing in the past year, their success rate, what project they are currently working on, and the amount of money they will need to fulfil its needs From there, it goes through various stages, through our committee and board of trustees to see if the money can be allocated for it We as the trust then take the initiative in front of the board to advocate for its approval " He added that the focus of the VW Community Trust is education, youth development, environmental, and community health and well-being
South African Funeral Practitioners Association's Regional Executive Member, Vero Vinqi, said the NPO reached out to them to help, and they did so by getting a quotation from Build It of how much the paint would cost and covered the costs on behalf of the family "We saw a lot of key figures helping, like VW and Community Chest, so it felt fitting to help as well Our customers are our community, so that made it easier to help where we could "
Shoprite KwaNobuhle Branch Manager, Khanya Luvuno, said that as Shoprite KwaNobuhle is commonly active in its community, they donated food parcels for the month to the family, as they are a grocery store "In ev-
ery home, there must be food," he said "Normally we have NPOs that we work with, and since we have worked well with Sinako before,
the superintendent overseeing the operation, preliminary work has revealed the presence of debris such as stones and sticks within the pipeline This is contributing to the obstruction and requires urgent clearing before a full assessment can be made ” Soyaya said that the team was in the process of removing the debris in order to determine the root cause and source of the obstruction “We appeal to residents to refrain from illegal dumping or disposing of foreign objects into our sewer and stormwater system These actions cause obstructions, inconvenience to residents, and disruptions to municipal services,” Soyaya concluded
this initiative felt right, because we would also be helping a community member who most probably buys their groceries from us "
The main court that has been redone currently flooded by sewerage water PHOTO: SHANTI JAFTA
Nowandile Ntshanyana couldn’t hold back her tears of joy as her new home was presented to her
PHOTO: SHANTI JAFTA
SolomonMahlanguSSgivesbacktocommunity
The Solomon Mahlangu Secondary School Interact Club came together on Mandela Day to help their local community with a pop-up soup kitchen in KwaNobuhle
The Interact Club members enthusiastically arrived at school during the holidays and prepared huge pots of soup and hundreds of sandwiches for the event, supported by the school’s staff and with sponsorship from Afri-Save PHOTO: SUPPLIED
67MinutesofkindnessatOosterlandCYCC
In a tribute to the life and legacy of former President Nelson Mandela, five companies; namely Letsatsi Finance and Loan, Cuyler Netcare and Ampath, Schnellecke, Trident Steel and Forvia, came together on Mandela Day to dedicate 67 minutes of their time to community upliftment at Oosterland Child and Youth Care Centre in Despatch Oosterland’s jungle gyms were painted, the pre-school area was painted and decorated, worktables were installed, and new bedding and pillows were received for the teenagers, as well as a toiletry donation The children enjoyed face painting and the girls had their nails polished, whilst also receiving sweets and lunch One of the standout events was the Daleview band that entertained the children
September 3 to September 6 They will compete against the winners prom other provinces. Should they win, they wil then be competing at Sun City for the international
LibrariesspreadkindnessatKabahClinic
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro libraries believe in Nelson Mandela's quote "It's still in our hands to combat poverty and inequality." In celebration of the 67 Minutes initiative on Mandela Day, the Uitenhage and Allanridge Libraries donated scarves, beanies, soup and bread to the patients at Kabah Clinic in Kariega. It was a gesture that was well received on a cold day The library staff are grateful for every donation that made the day possible, particularly to Saeed Rashid from Osman's Home, whose donation played a huge role for the success of their programme
From left are Nompumelelo Ngcoko (senior librarian, Uitenhage Library), Bongiwe Mavaleliso (librarian in charge, Allanridge Library), Esmeralda Phillips (desk clerk, Uitenhage Library) and Maria Matthews (senior library assistant, Allanridge Library), with Buyiswa Msizi-Serame (manager, Libraries NMBM) in front
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RIGHT: Trident Steel team and their bedding donation PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
Phumza Douse (senior library assistant, Uitenhage Library) proudly showing off some of the beanies and a scarf that was knitted by the library staff.
Ivy Tee and Lizzie Seekoei are happy to show off their new beanie and scarf.
K. Buchner and S. Human from the Uitenhage Golf Club recently advanced to the Standard Bank International Pairs nationals which will take place at Selborne Golf Club in KwaZulu-Natal from
title. Pictured with them, in the middle, is Unathi Maqalekana (Provincial Executive Head from Standard Bank) PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Traneoor‘Bittersoet’SAtitel–enDaniena21jaarkampioen!
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OM as ’n Suid-Afrikaanse stoeikampioen gekroon te word en dan te huil van teleurstelling klink vreemd, maar dís die emosie wat Danielle Jordan van Despatch by die nasionale kampioenskap in Pretoria oorweldig het
Jordan was een van ses Despatchers in die OP-span wat met agt medaljes teruggekeer het huis toe Sy en haar pa, Danie, het albei goue medaljes by bestek gewen
“Danie sê sy hart bloei vir sy dogter, wat in die senior vroue-afdeling ingeskryf was “Sy het maande lank deeglik voorberei om die kampioen te word Dit was ure se werk en sweet, en talle oefensessies om haar droom te verwesenlik Sy was só gereed vir ’n skittervertoning “En toe daag haar teenstander nie op nie Die teleurstelling op haar gesig het seer gemaak “Danielle wou net stoei Bitter graag Sy huil toe
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CMR Uitenhage AGM: CMR Utenhage’s annual meetng wl be held on Juy 29 at 14:30 at the CMR Uitenhage office at 41
ondanks haar goue medalje omdat sy nie die kans gehad het om haarself te bewys nie Dit het vir haar gevoel asof al die oefening en voorbereiding verniet was “Ek het haar so jammer gekry, maar is trots op my champ ”
En omdat Danielle deur haar ma Mariette Els en Haydri Strydom afgerig word, is daar tans geen trotser familie as die Else op Despatch nie Danielle sal intussen konsentreer op klub- en provinsiale toernooi
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HANNES SCHOEMAN
DIE Hoërskool Brandwag in Kariega bars van trots nadat twee van sy kragoptellers silwermedaljes by die wêreldkampioenskap in Japan gewen het
Masjidul Qudama AGM: The annual general meeting wl take place at Masjidul Qudama on thecornerofCuylerandCaledon Streets Kariega on August 3 at 10:00
CPF Meeting: The annua general meeting of the Uitenhage Community Police Forum and Sector 1 2 3A and 3B wl take placeattheClockTowerBuilding in Kariega on Thursday August 7 at 17:00 Al are welcome to attend Theforumwillbrongabout a channel of communication with SAPS where problems concernngcrmeandtheprevention thereofcanbedscussed
Orchid Show: The Eastern Provnce Orchid Society wil have theirannualOrchidShowat“The Venue atWalmerParkShopping Centre on Friday August 29 from 13 00 to 18:00 Saturday August 30 from 09:00 to 17:00 and Sunday August 31 from 09:00 to 14:00 There wil be a tak and repotting demonstration on Saturday at 11 00 Entry is R10 on Friday and R20 on Saturday and Sunday Enter the raffle for R10 ContactChristoat0837030458 orAnnemarieat0748527877
Gospelfees: Die VEK Emmanuel Penford Gemeente sa op 30 Augustus 'n gospelfees met Barneace Slabbert en Kobie
Botha en span hou Verversings sal vanaf 17:00 beskikbaar wees Diefeesbeginom18:30 Family Spring Festival: Caling all stallholders nterested in participating in Father's House Kariega's Family Spring Festiva on September 27 from 09:00 to 16:00 at 81 John Street Central
Site size s 3m x 3m No electricity Email Pastor Elmien Wood at elmien@fathershousesaorg for anappicationform
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Gemeente: Sondagdenste word 09:00 (erediens) en 17:00 (aanddiens) gehou Kontak Susanby0823788155
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Kobie Mellet en Stephené Loubser het Brandwag se vlag hoog laat wapper, terwyl Wilhelm Bruwer van die Hoërskool Pearson in die Baai ook met silwer teruggekeer het
Ilze-Mari Maritz, ’n onderwyseres by Brandwag, was die hoofafrigter van die SA span Sy sê die span het as ’n geheel baie goed gevaar
“Die ondervinding wat hulle in Japan opgedoen het, kan goud werd wees vir die pad vorentoe omdat dit vir die meerderheid spanlede hulle eerste internasionale kompetisie was Die drie sub-juniors van Oos-Kaap het ses van Suid-Af-
rika se tien silwermedaljes en een brons medalje huis toe gebring Mellet het in die Classic o 76kg-afdeling met 90kg in die hurksit 47 5kg in die borsopdruk en 90kg in die dooiegewigoptel geslaag vir ’n total van 227 5kg Sy was elke keer tweede Dit het aan haar vier silwermedaljes besorg Loubser het in die o 63kg-af-
deling die tweede plek in die borsopdruk behaal met ’n poging van 62,5kg, terwyl Bruwer ’n silwer en brons in die o 105kg-afdeling gewen het Sy poging van 137 5kg in die borsopdruk was die tweede beste uitslag, terwyl hy derde geëindig het met 250kh in die dooiegewigoptel Sy totaal van 600kg het hom in die vierde plek laat eindig
met die hooffokus volgende jaar se SA strand- en nasionale kampioenskappe
Pa Danie het op dieselfde wyse goud gewen sonder ’n teenstander in die veterane-afdeling “Ja, dis nie
lekker só nie, maar ek vat die goud,” sê hy Een van die hoogtepunte van die SA kampioenskap uit ’n OP-oogpunt was die 63-jarige Danie Fourie van Despatch, wat na ’n afwesigheid van 21 jaar na die mat teruggekeer het om met die goue medalje weg te stap Hy het duidelik min van sy vernuf verloor
Fourie het Bertie Loubser van die WP met ’n val in die eerste ronde geklop
Fourie sê dit was ’n “ongelooflike gevoel” om op sy ouderdom weer SA kampioen te word Hy sê hy was goed voorbereid en geestelik baie sterk “Nou moet ek maar net aanhou oefen en kyk wat die res van die jaar oplewer En ek hoop om volgende jaar weer die OP-span te haal,” sê hy Despatch se ander medaljewenners was Hanko Stander (senior silwer en brons), Nicoleen Verwey (o 17 en o 20-vroue, silwer en brons) en Akhazimla Peta (o 20, brons)
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THISweeksIPScompetitionwassponsored byConcordeBakery Infirstplacewasvisitor
Condon on 21 points followed by Bob McAuley in second place on 20 points Nearest the pins on short holes went to
Hennie du Toit on the 4th hole and Daneel Muller on the 7th hole No 2 clubs were recorded Tim Emmerson received the Teddy Bear award, while Mike Liddiard walked away with the whisky draw
Kobie Mellet was uitstaande met vier silwermedaljes.
Stephené Loubser was self op haar stukke. FOTO’S: VERSKAF
Bowling Club’s 5th and 6th league teams were the winners, as announced at the recent EP prize-giving Pictured are, at the front, Owen Minnie, Jacques Erasmus, Duane Nel, (back) Anton Schamrel, Maxwell Kume, Justin Peach, Mario Prinsloo, and Gary Riddin
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Danie Fourie wen die SA titel in die eerste ronde FOTO’S: VERSKAF
Despatch se trots. Ma Mariette, dogter Danielle Jordan en pa Danie Els.