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Gino Fabbri 2.0 hits the Heritage trail to share the love

Eastern Cape performer Gino Fabbri will be at Rosehill Superspar in Port Alfred Thursday September 10, 2026 from 9am to 12 noon. The Kowie appearance is one of Fabbri’s stops in a Heritage Month tour to promote unity and confirm his…

SPAR gives Palcare a big helping hand

The Rosehill SUPERSPAR in Port Alfred joined forces with Palcare during the month of October for breast cancer awareness through cupcake sales and a raffle. The Cupcakes for Cancer drive along with the raffle drew donations amounting to…

COMING IN BLIND: Alan Robb, left, and Mike Momberg endured wig hair flapping in their faces as well as the extra sweating and itching – all in the name of fun for the informal ‘drag’ race at the Port Alfred Country Club last Saturday Picture: JON HOUZET

Men dress up for Kowie Striders fun run

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Giving back on Mandela Day

ROB KNOWLES, TK MTIKI and JON HOUZET Nelson Mandela Day was on Sunday July 18, where businesses, organisations and individuals contributed 67 minutes more in service to their community. Locally, Mandela Day activities seemed fewer than in…

Spar(e) the animals

This was not the first time Lesley and Craig Theunissen – the owners of Rosehill SuperSpar and the Nemato Spar in Port Alfred, together with the Sunshine Coast Spar in Kenton-on-Sea – have donated dog and cat food to the Port Alfred SPCA.…

STUNNING PRIZE: Two winners of the Breast Cancer Awareness raffle in aid of Sunshine Coast Hospice received hampers, supplied by SuperSPAR and packed with goodies to the value of R1,400 each

A helping hand for Sunshine Coast Hospice

The year 2020 will be remembered for many things but for some positive news you have only to look at Sunshine Coast Hospice and Rosehill Superspar who, through combined efforts, raised R52,000. During the month of October, Breast Cancer…

BACK SOON: A Newton Park SUPERSPAR worker stands in the parking lot advising shoppers that the store has been temporarily closed as a result of a staff member testing positive for Covid-19 Image: EUGENE COETZEE

Eastern Cape shop records Covid-19 case

The Newton Park SUPERSPAR temporarily closed its doors on Monday after an employee tested positive for Covid-19. According to the shop’s Facebook page, the shop would reopen on Tuesday after a deep clean. “Thank you to all our loyal…

A Johannesburg sales rep has apologised for claiming that his local supermarkets were hiking prices during the Covid-19 lockdown. Image: 123RF/ GUI YONGNIAN

Pay R3m or retract! Scare for Joburg dad who accused Spar of hiking prices

Facebook post about excessive pricing has shop owner demanding R3m in financial losses A Robertsham man who claimed in a Facebook post that supermarkets in his area of Johannesburg were hiking their prices during lockdown received a…

PE Women’s Challenge race next to hit the skids

The first Spar Women’s Challenge race scheduled for Port Elizabeth on Saturday has become the latest high-profile sporting event to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Port Elizabeth was supposed to be the stop of the Grand Prix…

The Kingswood College squad which will defend their title in the PE North tournament of the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge in Graaff-Reinet on Friday is (from left) Naledi Mabusela, Qayiya Noguduka, Amy Mills, Zoe Fraser, Taya Trivella, Olivia Walker, Megan du Preez, Zinathi Mbenyana, Robyn Koch, Ciana Daniels, Bridget Mildenhall, Carina Kemp, Lukho Mbenyana, Basadi Sithole. Absent: Lushana van Heerden. Photo: Supplied

Kingswood face tough title defence

Kingswood College are geared up for their title defence but know they face a stiff examination when the opening leg of the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge gets under way on Friday. The Port Elizabeth North tournament will…

AWFUL STENCH: Sewage blockages and spills are an ongoing problem in Biscay Road, this one a few weeks ago rising up behind the Nemato Spar building

Sewage spill in Biscay road a health hazard

Several complaints were recently made by concerned residents to the municipality about ongoing sewage spills in Biscay road, fearing that if nothing is done soon to fix the problem then they might end up faced with a health problem. In an…