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UD NEWS | THURSDAY 14 JANUARY 2016
Riebeek donates R20 600 to SPCA T
he girls from Riebeek College donated an astonishing R20 600 to the Uitenhage SPCA. Through this project, as with their other charity related programmes, they again showed that Riebeek girls have a sense of community responsibility, compassion, empathy and a huge love of furry friends. “This is such a special event and we have doubled what we normally give,” said Marilyn Woods, principal of Riebeek College Girls’ High School. “Riebeek does not just give a once off donation, we have been giving consistently for many, many years,” said Marilyn Woods, principal of Riebeek College Girls’ High School. In fact Riebeek’s relationship with the local SPCA dates back to the late sixties, when Betty Lynch started teaching at Riebeek College and made the SPCA a vital part of the school’s curriculum. Natheera Sirkhotte and Lenaé Naidoo (head and deputy head of the Riebeek SPCA committee) handed over a cheque to the SPCA Uitenhage and district branch at a special assembly. The annual cheque amounted to an amazing R20 600 collected through raffles, colour-
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=Riebeek College Girls’ High School donated an astonishing R20 600 towards the Uitenhage SPCA. Seen here are (back from left) Marilyn Woods (principal of Riebeek College), Attie Erasmus (Uitenhage SPCA managing board), Janet Skeates (educator at Riebeek College) and Kevin Brown (Uitenhage SPCA). In front are Lenaé Naidoo and Natheera Sirkhotte (deputy head and head of the SPCA committee of the school). PHOTO:SUPPLIED ing-in competitions, cake sales and civvies days which were well supported by the enthusiastic learners of Riebeek. The Grade 4 young ladies at Riebeek, under the wonderful guidance of educator Janet
Skeates, an ex-Riebeek girl herself, are particularly adept at ensuring that the school looks after animals who cannot speak for themselves. (-Reporter)
Frequent power outages crippling industry HEILIE COMBRINCK “All supply from Market Substation has been lost affecting a large area of Uitenhage. Staff are attending. No time frame.” This power outage message on Monday, left many in Despatch and Uitenhage with frustration, starting their business trade for the year without electricity. Athol Trollip, DA Mayoral Candidate: Nelson Mandela Bay said, “With the entire Uitenhage and Despatch area once again without power, industry is at a standstill and jobs are being lost, because the NMB government does not care enough to build and maintain sustainable infrastructure.” Trollip condemned the electricity infrastructure crisis that continues to paralyse industry.
“Without an adequate maintenance infrastructure budget, municipal electrical equipment cannot be serviced regularly, which leads to persistent and avoidable power outages. “We have consistently called for the formation of sub-councils to improve service delivery and technician response time to a forgotten part of the Metro. The Metro’s industrial sector, most of which exists in Uitenhage, is the economic industrial hub of Nelson Mandela Bay and as such needs to be protected from shutdown.” Trollip said he had written to the Mayoral Committee Member for Infrastructure and Engineering, Andile Mfunda, asking for an immediate intervention plan to prevent future blackouts. Power supply had been restored on Monday by 13:15.
Volunteers invited to help better lives The YMCO Uitenhage office will commence with its activities on January 18th. Community members are invited to get involved as volunteers in the organisation’s home-based care and HIV/Aids pro-
grammes. Retired persons whose skills can be of benefit to the community are requested to contact the YMCO Uitenhage office. Enquiries: Charles Anthony 073 242 4133 or charlesanthony234@gmail.com
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