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Sunrisers Eastern Cape stars give Pineapple inside track on SA 20 success

Sunrisers Eastern Cape cricketers Jordan Hermann, 23, and Beyers Swanepoel, 25, brightened up the day after rain and Duckworth-Lewis ruled day three of the Pineapple Cricket tournament on Monday March 4. The two members of the high-riding…

Pineapple Cricket’s opening day a sweet success say organisers

Day One of the 120th edition of Ndlambe’s Pineapple Cricket Tournament was declared a huge success with all preparations going according to plan for the big hit off on Saturday March 2 2024. For Pineapple Cricket’s committee president,…

Preparations in full swing for Pineapple Cricket Tournament

Pineapple Cricket Tournament organisers are ensuring that all fields to be utilised for the upcoming 120th edition to be played from Saturday March 2 to Saturday March 9 will be in tip-top shape by the time the first ball is bowled. With…

Warming up for a night to remember

Talk of the Town dropped by on rehearsals for Sha-Loui Dance School’s first show of the year this week. On Thursday May 18, dancers were putting in the final touches to their performances. The dance school’s show will be focused on…

The Kowie Wool Warriors collection of baby beanies, booties, jerseys, bed socks, fingerless mittens, gloves, and blankets for toddlers, older children and adults was displayed at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club for counting before being distributed to various charity organisations. Displaying the items were Octavie Naude, Gill Uys, Ilsse Gerling, Linda Wepener, Annamarie Lotz, Sandra Poll and Wilma Jurgensen. Picture: FAITH QINGA

Kowie Wool Warriors surpass donation goal

The Royal Port Alfred Golf Club room was decorated with a huge, colourful collection of knitted and crocheted beanies, booties, jerseys, bed socks, fingerless mittens, gloves, baby toys, jerseys and blankets from the Kowie Wool Warriors…

Koos van Rensburg was inducted as the new chairperson of the South African Air Force Association at Settlers Park recently. Picture: FAITH QINGA

Air Force veterans induct new head

Koos van Rensburg was inducted as the new chairman of Port Alfred’s branch of the South African Air Force Association (SAAFA) at the Hibiscus Room Restaurant in Settler’s Park Village on Monday, May 8. The organisation is a democratic,…

Fast food outlet robbed at gunpoint

Port Alfred’s KFC branch was robbed at gunpoint on Sunday night, May 14. South African Police Service spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said no one was injured during the robbery and the suspects had fled on foot. “It is alleged that…

Port Alfred Post Office remains operational says spokesperson

SASSA grant recipients can still collect their grants at the Port Alfred post office. That’s according to South African Post Office (SAPO) spokesperson Suzie Khumalo. She was responding to a query from Talk of The Town following a tipoff…

GOOD SAMARITANS: Port Alfred residents spent a day of their long weekend helping clean up an abandoned property that could soon be utilised as a safe house for women and single moms, as well as a baby drop-off and cluster foster home for children. From left, Warren Venter, Iviwe Mlumiso, Xolisile Ngangatho, John Tweedie, Rose Bartlett, Mngaliso Stengile, Pierre le Roux, and Joseph Maziyaziya. Picture: SUPPLIED

Bid to turn abandoned building into safe space for women and children

Action SA’s Ndlambe branch, together with 16 residents, spent Friday, April 28 cleaning up an abandoned Department of Public Works property. iHire generously sponsored power tools for the cleanup campaign, which was launched by ActionSA…

HUGELY GRATEFUL: Hairstylist Laurette Fourie, who wasinvolved in a horrific head-on collision on the R72 when drivingdown the hill on April 3, is back home and recovering afterhaving spent three weeks in hospital. Picture: SUPPLIED

‘Thank you Port Alfred!’ – accident survivor’s ‘second chance’

In the April 13 edition, TOTT reported on the caring Port Alfred community coming together to rally behind a crowd funding initiative for Laurette Fourie who was involved in a horrific head-on collision on the R72 driving down the hill on…

TOURISM TRENDSETTER: MyPond Hotel’s general manager, Pearl Motaung received Africa Meeting’s Empowerment Award from the Chief Bureau Officer of South African Tourism, Zinhle Nzama and the Board Chair of Kenya Tourism, Joanne Mwangi-Yelbert. Picture: SUPPLIED

No shortcuts in hospitality, says MyPond’s award-magnet GM

MyPond Hotel’s general manager, Pearl Motaung has won Meetings Africa’s Inspiration Empowerment Award. The luxurious event took place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from February 28 Feb to March 2. Before joining MyPond…

The Seventh-day Adventist church children’s ministry conducted their annual community outreach programme at kwa Bhayso in Nemato to donate clothes and give the residents a hearty meal last weekend. Picture: SUPPLIED

SDA children’s ministry community outreach still going strong

Around 50 Kwa Bhayso residents in Nemato were delighted to be visited by the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church children’s ministry on Saturday, March 18. This visit was in line with SDA’s annual community outreach programme where they…

LIVING LEGEND: Heather Howard, left, received an honorary life membership certificate from the Lower Albany Historical Society chairman, Gwynn Crothall, for her service. Picture: FAITH QINGA

Stalwarts and survivors set the tone for historical society AGM

The 161-member strong Lower Albany Historical Society (LAHS) held its 64th AGM at the Don Powis Hall in Settlers Park on Thursday, March 16. Heather Howard was presented with an honorary life membership certificate for her contribution to…

GLOBAL ADVENTURE: The excited group of the One Team, Two Continents Ambassador Program participants; Peter Du Plessis, Sinesipho Nikita Pondo, Litha Qokose, Axole Tokota, Phelokazi Fani, Asemahle Nobebe, Loyiso Lubelwana, Yandisiwe Richards, Zanele Poyoyo and Onwabe Dili are jetting off to a week-long robotics adventure where they will compete in a global design contest in Chicago, US. Picture: FAITH QINGA

GLLI robotics team flying off to Chicago

The Global Leading Light Initiatives (GLLI) organisation hosted a send-off event for the Ndlambe teens who are part of the One Team, Two Continents (1T2C) Ambassador Program at the Titi Jonas complex in Port Alfred on Saturday, March 4.…

University of the Third Age (U3A) chairman, Trevor Langley, has been chairman of U3A Port Alfred for the past seven years. Picture: SUPPLIED

U3A committee’s charitable decision

Excess funds to be donated to NPOs Long-standing University of the Third Age (U3A) chairman, Trevor Langley was given a standing round of applause by club members for his stewardship when the club held their 2023 AGM at the Don Powis Hall…