The Big Pineapple proved once again the perfect backdrop for the hundreds of runners who took to the starting line when the annual Buco Smash the Pineapple race set off from Bathurst on Saturday. The race, organised by Kowie Striders…
Three Ndlambe youngsters were the pride of their community when they were selected for provincial rugby teams. Latania Randall was selected for the EP U16 side that took part in the FNB U16 Girls Week at Queens High School in Johannesburg…
Members of Port Alfred Rock & Surf hooked up to net important silverware at the club’s annual prize-giving awards dinner at Port Alfred Golf Club on Friday night. Anglers came out in great number to enjoy one of the highlights on the…
Sixty boxers will fight 30 bouts in an amateur boxing tournament at the Port Alfred Civic Centre on Women’s Day, August 9, 2025. Five of those bouts will be between girls. The tournament is organised by Mpucuko Sports Development to cater…
The cream of the crop of young boxing talent in the Sarah Baartman district slugged it out in a Mpucuko Sports Development regional boxing tournament at Port Alfred’s Civic Centre on Saturday. More than 50 boxers – boys and girls – from…
Klipfontein United kept their charge to an Adams Cup playoff spot on track when they trounced a hapless Glen Roses outfit 43-17 at Harmony Park on Saturday. Klipfontein, after the first round of matches, are at the summit of the combined…
Port Alfred Bowling & Croquet Club hosted another successful edition of the annual Brian Waddington Memorial Bowls Tournament on Monday to honour the memory of the late bowls legend. The late Waddington, a past member of the club, and a…
Pirates Academy started off the second round of the Ndlambe Local Football Association (NLFA) league competition in convincing fashion by thumping Tokyo City 4-1 at Mamityi Gidana stadium on Sunday. The Pirates team, though made up of…
Tristan du Preez put in a brilliant display of surfing manoeuvres to win the men’s Open final at the final 2024 King of the Kowie event at Port Alfred’s East Beach on Saturday. Contest director Richard Heny made the call to delay the…
Brace yourselves – excitement is building as Port Alfred prepares itself for the launch of two new padel courts which developers say will be a sure-fire hit in the town. The courts, currently under construction at the Royal Port Alfred…
East London surfer, Jean-Paul “JP” Veaudry, is coming home to the Eastern Cape with a gold medal around his neck after winning the Men’s Stand 2 division at The ISA World Para Surfing Championships at Huntington Beach in California at the…
Bhongweni Primary School of Alexandria brought their A-Game to the annual U13 BuildIt Football Festival to beat Klipfontein Primary 2-1 on penalties at the PAHS School fields on Saturday to successfully defend their title. It was as much…
Fans were treated to a day of spectacular junior boxing match-ups to celebrate the third anniversary of Masibambisane Boxing Academy at Nemato’s Jauka Hall on Saturday. The boxing academy run by well-known personality of the sport,…
A unique tennis development project spearheaded by Port Alfred tennis coach, Handri Westman, with support from Royal St Andrews Hotel (RSAH), Pick n Pay and PA Tennis Club, is reaping benefits. The project that attracts young tennis…
The recent SA body boarding championships staged in Port Alfred delivered a coup when top international competition judge Reunion Island-born, Thomas Cahour, flew in from the UK to help with the judging. “I am back in South Africa for the…
