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Born into the royal Swazi family in 1954, Meshack spent his early years in the royal house as his mother was a cousin to the previous Swazi King, King Sobhuza III. And while this may sound prestigious, Meshack is quick to point out that it merely meant be-

ing an outsider raised in the royal court

which his mother’s love for alcohol soon brought to an end, and saw

the family drifting

away and seeking work on farms in order to survive.

The lifestyle meant that Meshack’s school late and it ended early as when Meshack met the love of his life, who was betrothed to another, he chose love over education and left school at the end of Standard Two in order to secure work – and a wife.

He worked in construction and packed shelves but more often than not the jobs he was qualified for was working as a “garden boy” he says. And it was during such a stint when he worked for a woman whose hus-band had a ceramic studio and who required her to craft small oxen as tourist curios that Meshack stum-bled across his calling.

“I offered to help the lady, since her oxen weren’t up to scratch

explaining to her that crafting clay oxen was what a Swazi boy did and did well. And so from that day on I secretly crafted the oxen for her – af-ter I did the gardening – until one day when Joe Faragher, a well-known ceramist came

to visit and caught me in the act. He said that day that if I ever

needed work I should contact him,” Meshack said.

Initially Meshack did odd-jobs in Joe’s studio but after familiarizing

himself with all the processes he began experimenting with clay. At the time Meschack didn’t speak or read English very well and wanted to learn so Joe’s wife, Lynette, gave him two books and an educational approach which was to change his life.

“Lynette gave me these books and told me to read them over and over and over again and that is how I learnt and I built on that and came to respect books and having an educa-tion,” Meshack added.

Meshack’s mastery soon led to him working as a freelance potter, exchanging his excellent skills at throwing on the wheel for studio time to fashion his own creations.

In 1993 as an artist in residence at the then Standard Back national Arts Festival in Grahamstown, Meshack found recognition - not only from an appreciative public audience but from Port Elizabeth Technikon (now NMMU) academics who offered him the opportunity to obtain formal training and ultimately led to him be-coming a lecturer at the institution. He obtained a national Diploma (Ce-ramic Design) in 1994 and a B.Tech (Ceramic Design) 1999.

“I was married and I had a family to provide for while studying full time. So I taught at a studio in exchange for

After thirty years, many are familiar with the fine ceramic work of Meshack Masuku, now based just outside Kenton-on-Sea, but what few may realise is that he became a potter by sheer fluke. Maya Lloyd spoke to Meshack about his extraordinary journey.

Meshack Masuku – master potter at work

studio time, this meant I would be in class from 08:00 to 16:00 and then go to the studio after that where I would work until 02:00. So during every lecture I slept and relied on my friends for notes. But it was not only the lack of sleep that made me rely on others for notes, because of my lack of schooling, I had no idea how to take notes, fortu-nately one of my professor’s found out and took the time dur-ing the daily lunch break to bring me up to speed and help me on my way,” Meshack added.

Bathurst Potter, richard Pul-len, speaks highly of Meshack as his lecturer, and Meshack’s influence is evident in the work richard produces. “Every time I make a pot, I think of Me-shack, you are always attached to the people who give you the skills. For teachers that’s their immortality – the person who

taught you, goes on living inside of you, the person who taught them lives on inside me too even though I may not even have known them,” richard said.

Meshack is a natural teacher and interns regularly frequent his studio to learn at his feet. Just like he worked for Joe, the newest recruit will begin by sim-ply cleaning the studio but over time they are taught the skills and offered the opportunity to earn 25% for the sales of work they finish off which Meshack begins and 65% for works of their own.

The number of exhibitions, collaborations and projects all over South Africa Meshack has participated in over the years are vast and he is currently in-volved with the Makana Munici-pality on a consultancy basis in the revival of ceramic industry in the area.

Meshack with his 13th child born on 28/10/2013, little Prince Kwezi Zanem-vula - the one who brings big rains.

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rECEnTLy I posted this image on my Facebook page which I considered quite boring and I wrote Put the glass down - don't let life weigh you down and then put in the link to an article written in The Idealist about a psychologist who during a stress manage-ment seminar held up a glass just half full with water and then posed not the expected half empty or half full ques-tion instead she asked “How heavy is the glass?”

The punch line of the story is that the weight of the glass doesn’t matter but how long you hold on to it does. If you are holding the glass briefly, then there is no problem but if you had to hold it for an hour or more, your arm would start to ache not be-cause of the weight of the glass had changed but be-cause the longer you hold it the heavier it feels. The psy-chologist compared the daily stresses and worries in life to the glass of water, if we think about them briefly nothing happens but if we think about them all day long, they become the foremost thought in our lives, consuming us and often paralyzing us in our lives.

By putting the glass down you are not being irresponsible, by all means face your concerns and challenges, acknowl-edge them if you can do something about them, put a plan of action into place, if

not then once you’ve acknowl-edge your worries, you need to let go and focus instead on the things you are grateful for in your life (the glass half full part of the analogy). Current neuro-science studies show that ex-pressing our gratitude has pro-found and positive effects on our health, our moods and the lifespan of our relationships. Quite literally gratitude makes you healthier and happier as studies show physical and psycho-social benefits. From a better night’s sleep through to longer happier marriages as a result of weather storms to-gether in a positive manner.

So I need not had worried about the bland picture the ar-

ticle offered sound advice that’s why I’d posted it but what I hadn’t anticipated was the entertaining banter it solicited among my friends, offering exactly what the article suggested a chance to put the glass down. To let go of the worries and laugh.

MATrIC Exams started on Monday and finish on Friday 29 november.

PAHS 2014: Monitors - Chad Ehrke; Chad Jacobs; Dayne Jacobs; Josh Linforth; Zenande Mthimkulu; Domi-nic Shone; Michaela Mar-don; Lyn Baaitjies; nicolien Botha; Alissa Davis naathira Hilpert; and Gemma Knott. Enrolment is at maximum capacity.

Teachers nicknames: Sporty Spice - Mrs M Gib-son; Friends - Mrs Prinsloo; da Vee - Mr Viedge; Albert-stein - Mr Alberts; ta rob - Mr robertson; Ms Chee - Ms Chitsiga; Xabsi -Mrs Price

Wordworks need vol-unteers. Mrs van Zyl has launched the Wordworks programme at the school and it is proving to be successful. It is an inter-active language-rich curriculum where the child learns through play and it focuses on encouragement which results in a confidence boost and prepares them for the next step. Children who benefit the most are second language speakers and those who need a step up in their home language. Each lesson is structured.

1. A new book is intro-duced.

2. The child and volunteer chat about the new book.

3. The child then reads the book, writes his/her own story and draws a picture.

4. The last part of the les-son is a game involving letter sounds and words.

Basically the children do not realise that they are learning as they have fun.

Volunteers are ordinary people with no special quali-fications other than a love of

kids. It equips parents to teach their own kids too. If you’d like to volunteer, please

contact Cherie Goulding at 0711742449 or 046 624 5058 or at

goulding@imaginet.co.za.CricketPAHS 1sts played Stirling

in almost gale force winds. We scored freely from the outsetand totalled 253 in 43 overs, Shilo Funde klap-ping 70 runs not out. Stirling battledfrom the start and achieved 125 runs in their innings. Daniel nel took 4 wickets in 7overs and Shilo Funde 3 wickets in 9 balls! Boooiiyaaahh for both of you!

our U13 cricketers played Graeme U13 C and bowled Graeme out for 90. We

passed the score with 3 wickets down. The U11’s had an equally successful outing against their U11 C’s. In that match, we took 13 overs to bowl Graeme out for 37.

reece Linforth took 3 catch-es, Tiaan Labuschagne, reece naude and Jarryd Haryy took 8 wickets between them and Mihlali Marasi and Meekal de Sousa one wicket each. We passed their score in 8 overs and with one wicket down. reece naude scored a careful 18 runs. The U9’s were less successful. In a match with twists and turns of fortune, Graeme U9 C’s held it togeth-er under pressure and took that match.

TennisThe High School Girls’ A

and B teams played DSG B and C’s. our A squad snucked home in a tight fixture, by 4 games but the B squad went down quite heavily.

GolfWian van Aswegen will

be taking part in the IPT national Competition, held over 6 days in Belville, Cape-Town during the December holidays. He was third in the Swartenbosch open in Hu-mansdorp over the weekend, shooting a 77 and an 80.

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PorT ALFrED – Sew Smart, owned and managed by Lo-raine Goslett has been supply-ing Port Alfred and surrounding areas with sewing machines, fabric, wool and haberdashery for 18 years this month. They also service and repair sewing machines and repair and alter clothing and curtaining, as well supplying a personalised em-broidery service. Currently lo-cated at the Duck Pond Centre, Sew Smart opened its doors on the 1st of november 1995.

The idea of opening a sew-ing shop came about when Lorraine, who had been teach-ing sewing from home, ap-proached the Singer Sewing Machine company to enquire about the availability of Singer sewing machines in Port Al-fred. Loraine subsequently opened a very small shop, selling haberdashery, fabric, a few machines and spares. The variety of stock has increased substantially over the course of the past 18 years, including industrial and embroidery ma-chines and the brand Brother

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lection of buttons, ribbons and cotton and more. If you can-not find what you need at Sew Smart, they will order it for you.

The Sew Smart Sewing Club meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 10:00 to dis-cuss anything and everything to do with sewing. When asked about future plans, Loraine said “There are some very ex-citing and new developments taking place next year for Sew Smart, so watch this space!”

Loraine Goslett owner of Sew Smart, shared some amusing moments on Wednesday with Terry Kukard, discussing their grandchildren.

THAnDI the rhino of Kariega Game reserve underwent a follow up treatment on Wednesday the 23rd of october after the pioneer-ing skin grafts she received three months ago in July. The purpose of the procedure was to evalu-ate if the skin grafts had worked, and which methods in particular had been successful. Although Thandi’s behaviour and general health appear strong, the proce-dure revealed that the skin grafts were mostly unsuccessful.

“The surgical team assessed her face after a good clean up we were very disappointed to find that she has removed most of the grafted tissues that were transplanted on the previous two occasions. only 2 small islands of tissue remain over her front horn area and the exposed bed of granulation tissue is not as blood rich as we would have hoped. The back horn area is doing well but probably isn't subjected to as much pressure as what is clearly happening in the front,” Veterinary Doctor, William Fowlds commented.

Thandi has undergone many surgeries and treatments since her horn was hacked off by poach-ers in March last year. nineteen months after she was poached, the Kariega team, Dr Fowlds, and surgical Doctors Johan Marais and Alistair Lamont gathered at Kar-

iega in the hope that this would be her last procedure after a very long recovery period.

reports leading up to the pro-cedure indicated that the skin had been traumatised by the rigours of rhino life. It is not clear whether this is due to interaction with a bull, or whether it is simply a re-sult of rubbing and rolling in the mud.

“nature carries far more force than possible human interven-tion – no matter what we are trying to do for her. It should be remembered that she is in her position due to poaching and that the procedures we have tried were the first of their kind.” Kariega co-owner, Graeme rushmere said.

“After cleaning her face and ad-ministering vitamins and support-ive treatments we woke her up

she stood up, walked in our direc-tion, gave a few snorts and calmly turned and walked slowly over the rise and out of site in the direction of her companions,” Fowlds said.

As to future treatment, the dif-ficult decision was made to take a step back and allow Thandi to show the way forward without in-terference for the next while. “na-ture may provide a solution and it also may well be that she may has to live with disability and on-going consequences,” rushmere com-mented.

Thandi’s keeper, Jason Loest commented on her general health and behaviour: “Due to the extent of the wound she still has a long way to go but we are seeing prog-ress. She is still relaxed and looks comfortable in her surroundings and daily routines so as far as we can see from a distance she is do-ing well.”

Blood samples from the recent procedures will be analysed by Idexx in Cape Town in order to ensure that her vital organs are not suffering in any way from the amount of procedures she has had. We also hold our breath for news of whether she is pregnant. read more in Dr Fowlds blog entry here:http://www.kariega.co.za/blog/sad-results-from-thandis-pioneering-skin-graft

RIGHT: Thandi shortly before the procedure she received.

TOP: Thandi and the team of Doc-tors after the scab and dirt were re-moved from her wound.

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BucoBuco, a member of the Iliad Africa trading group, is to be commended for their un-tiring efforts to support charity. The Port Alfred branch, under the management of Vanessa Gerber, donates prizes for a never ending stream of requests as well as par-ticipating in all the charity drives. Thank you Buco, your efforts are noticed!

Their staff is always cheerful and does their utmost to ensure that you leave the store a satisfied customer. With a vast va-riety of building, hardware, camping, fish-ing, paint, gardening and household prod-ucts in store, you are bound to find what you need.

EASTErn cApE MoTorSEastern Cape Motors Port Alfred opened early in 2007, having taken over from Avis Auto. They also have outlets in Port Eliza-beth, East London, King William-stown, Uitenhage and Boksburg. They are suppliers of Ford and Mazda products and guarantee excellent service. An apprentice motor mechanic is taking up the Movember challenge on behalf of Eastern Cape Motors. “With his

dark growth, he has the best chance of winning that keg of beer for us,” rob Avis, general manager and salesman for the Port Alfred branch said.

HAyES ElEcTricAlMichael Hayes, owner of Hayes electrical has been in business since 2005. The company has re-cently conveniently re-located to Campbell Street and has changed direction, concentrating on the retail side of the business, with the future emphasis being on solar heating and solar powered pumps and LED lighting.

Hayes will supply all your electrical requirements, order-ing to your specification if they

don’t have what you need in stock. “We believe that we should all go “GrEEn” as far as is possible and with that

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FranK’srobin Hyde did us all a HUGE favour when he opened Frank’s on the river at the beginning of this year. The venue in the piazza is perfectly tranquil, reminiscent of Italy. The flowers are a delight

to the eye, the murals create an ambience that would be difficult to replicate and the Italian inspired menu is delicious. Frank’s has extended their serving area to an indoors section for those days when the weather in in-clement and they are also taking dinner bookings from the 1st november.

lEAcH pHArMAcyLeach Pharmacy, like Buco is re-nowned for their remarkable generosity to charities. They can always be relied upon for a do-nation towards the endless fund raisers that take place in town. At Leach pharmacy you have an incredible variety of stock, from pharmaceuticals to cosmetics and shoes. Their competent staff is always friendly and polite, mak-ing shopping there a pleasurable experience. Part of Leach’s service

to the community is free delivery and they will open up after hours for emergency medication. The revamp of the front of the store makes for more efficient queuing and a more user friendly entrance and exit.

Let’s Go toursowned and operated by Wayne Reilly, Let’s Go Tours offers a fan-tastic shuttle service. Monday to Friday, they travel to Grahamstown dropping off school children, peo-ple working there and parcels, saving the Port Alfred residents a fortune in fuel and time. They also operate a shuttle from Port Alfred to Port Elizabeth seven days a week, dropping people off and fetching them from the airport. For a small fee, you can ask Let’s Go Tours to pick up or deliver a parcel,

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They stock Defy, Alpine, Hisense, Swiss, Electrolux, Telefunken, rest Assured, Cloud nine, Samsung and many more top brands.

MonSTEr MuncHowned by Charl Horseman and Chrissie Green, the Monster Munch caravan can be found at the open space across the road from First national Bank during the week and at Kelly’s Beach on the weekends and in season. They use only the freshest prod-ucts, bought daily from local sup-pliers. Treat yourself to a juicy hamburger, delicious hot dog or one of the many items on their menu.

MulTi SEcuriTy SErvicESone of the leading security company’s in the ndlambe Mu-nicipal district, Multi Security Services focuses on Port Alfred, Kleinemonde, riet river and Ka-souga. They provide both home and business security with Monitored alarms and armed response. Their cash in transit service ensures safe collection and delivery of large amounts of cash. The guarding facility pro-vides on-site physical presence

where required. They were instrumental in the estab-

lishment of the rapid rural response project and they provide a large part of the infrastructure that ensures its on-going success.

QcArD TElEviSion QcArd Television is owned by Darryl Kukard, a television di-rector and producer with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. The company of-fers a variety of services, in-cluding Television Production, Live Video Streaming, QTV (as seen in Pick n’ Pay and Spar) and Video Production for pri-vate function such as weddings etc. Kukard has the ability and experience, to produce work of an internationally accepted

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WHArf ST BrEW puBBram Coetzee owner and man-ager of Wharf St Brew Pub also opened his doors two years ago. The epitome of ‘Mein Host’, Bram welcomes his diners into his establishment with a warm smile. The staff are attentive without being intrusive and the ambience of a by-gone era per-meates the historical building which houses the restaurant. Bram is a chef and restaurateur with many years of experience

and the food he serves reflects that, it’s outstanding!

WharF st Fruit & VeGMarius and Terri Goosen opened Wharf St Fruit & Veg two years ago. They stock as much local produce as possible, including homemade jams and preserves. The shop is light and bright and cheery and clean with an unusu-ally large variety of very fresh produce. They offer a free deliv-ery service to their larger clients and next year sometime will in-troduce their “river” delivery. So for those restaurants that are on

the banks of the Kowie (there are quite a few!), your pro-duce will be delivered by boat!

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Energy for Lifeholistic health practice.

Yoga therapy sessions, Energymassages, Ecopsychology and

Take Time Out Retreats.Lunch hour yoga classes

now available in Kenton on SeaMonday and Wednesday.

(13:00-14:00)Contact Maya Lloyd on 082 393 9250

energyforlifemaya@gmail.com

Wharf street

Little Breweryon the River

Book your brewery tourson 046 624 8692.

Wharf St Brew PubBook your table early toavoid disappointment

046 624 4947

SPARG’S FURNITURES046 624 1722

For all your furniturerequirements antiques and

collectibles.

TUITION

Extra Math or other subjectsupport sessions available for

Grade 7-9 learners.Consolidate primary school skills inpreparation or during the transition

to secondary school in relaxedenvironment provided.

Contact Maya Lloyd on082 393 9250 or

energyforlifemaya@gmail.com

I am looking for areliable small car for

under R15 000Please Call:

076 902 4040

wanted

FLATS TO LETFully furnished Flat,

Single R1700, Double R2400 permonth, including W&L

Contact Tel: 046 624 4537 orCell: 083 584 1759

COMPUTER SERVICES

COMPUCAREComputers(Pty)Ltd70 Southwell Road

Port AlfredTel: 046 624 8295

office@compucarecomputers.co.za

FOR SALE

GESTURES OF LOVEMERYL HOWES

Can be purchased from:Com Office / Decadent / Root 72

& Natures Way @ R50-00 eaCell: 076 379 2151Tel: 046 604 0463

For Sale1982 BMW R100 RSR18 000.00 ONCO

Good ConditionPhone 082 4284558

For Sale21ft Cabin Boat withJohnson 115 motor

With trailer R50,000 ONCOContact 082 428 4558

Boknes Plot For SaleLovely Setting

R250 000Contact 079 594 2267

Woody’s Swop Shop046 624 1776 or 079 567 6714

We Buy and SellFurniture & Fittings

Antiques & collectiblesLinen & Curtaining

FURNITURE FOR SALE3 Drawer Stinkwood Server / 3 SeaterCouch / Leather Lazy Boy (Electric) /

Ladies Oak Desk / 2 x Single Beds withMatresses and Headboards

Phone: 046 624 5445

HAIR STUDIO

h a i r s t u d i o3067 Timms Lane

Bathurst 076 291 2144

Phone Russelon 082 833 0245

Kenton-On-Sea “Your china in themoving business”

• Local and National Furniture Removals • Secure Storage • Antiques, Collectibles, Vintage & Tools

Tel: (046) 648 2977

SECOND TO NONE

WATER HARVESTING

RAIN-CATCHERS Install, Clean & Serviceof Water Tanks, Pumps

& Gutters

076-315-6246

Email: rain.catchers@yahoo.com

Sunshineon

terryk@telkomsa.netTel: 046 624 4591Cell: 082 676 1742

Do you have jobs, cars for sale, services, pets, property, community notices, or other things to advertise? Blast your advert in your community newspaper! It pays to advertise! To book your

advert space call 082 676 1742

7Sunshine Escape :: 1 November 2013

On the diary1 November: Race 4 Hearing lunch time stop-over in Alexandria. Meet the team or cycle with them for part of the way. For more information contact Crezane at 074 424 2116 or crezane@redtiemarketing.co.za and visit the Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/Raceforbetterhearing.

1 November: Kenton Primary School Food Fiesta 17:00 onwards.

1 November: NSRI Cheese & Wine - purchase your tickets for R250.00 per couple from Sonai - 071 596 1570 or from Candice Norden Pretorius at Port Alfred’s Curves or at the NSRI Base on Wednesdays between 17:00 - 19:00.

2 November: Teenage disco at the Town Hall, Kenton-On-Sea hosted by the I Go Student Travel volunteers! Open to youth between ages of 10 and 16 years, entrance fee of R20, from 19:00-23:00.

3 November: Huiz Diaz Bazaar from 10:00 contact Tanya Kahst on 046 653 0133 for more information.

6 November: MOTH meeting 16:30 for

17:00 at Eddie Grant Hall (next to Ski Boat Club). Contact Old Bill C. McFarlane on 046-624-2100.

10 November: Remembrance Day Parade at Eddie Grant Hall (next to the Ski Boat Club). Public to be seated by 14:45.

10 November: Sunday Soiree - 15:00 at Presbyterian Church, Southwell Road Port Alfred features well-known entertainer, Bruce Gardiner, from East London. Booking for this event opens on Monday, 21 October – tickets at R40 available from K.N.A.DUCKPOND CENTRE. Total net proceeds to Church Funds.

13 November: The Hiking Group Outing @ Robby’s 07h00. The outing will be at Mosslands. Bring R30.00 to cover any entrance fee that may be charged + R20.00 for petrol contribution. For more information contact Cathy Abbott on aloes.ec@gail.com or 083 399 2926

14 November: Memory Book Scrapbook Club, meets twice a month on a Thursday afternoon 14:00-17:00. All welcome, contact Cheryl 046 624 2733 or 0835567562, at Presbyterian

16 November: FUN Up-cycling workshops (R30 p.p. for 1h30) - take a break and send the kids to the workshop while you shop or meet up with friends in one of Kenton’s fine coffee shops. 10 places per session, book in advance – 09:00-10:30 or 11:00-12:30. Bring along a bag of toilet roll inners to recycle and get a R10 discount. bookings@greenyeti.co.za

21 November: Lower Albany Historical Society. Indoor meeting at Don Powis, Settler’s Park

26 November: The Hiking Group Outing @ Robby’s 07h00. The outing will be The Christmas Breakfast at the Fish River Sun – All partners welcome. Bring R30.00 to cover any entrance fee that may be charged + R20.00 for petrol contribution. For more information contact Cathy Abbott on aloes.ec@gail.com or 083 399 2926

28 November: Memory Book Scrapbook Club, meets twice a month on a Thursday afternoon 14:00-17:00. All welcome, contact Cheryl 046 624 2733 or 0835567562, at Presbyterian

30 November: Green Yeti free talk introducing new monthly theme - Chemical free skin and body care - followed by workshop at R30 p.p. Limited spaces available - bookings@greenyeti.co.za

30 November: Kowie Craft market – library lawns

DECEMBER

9th - 30th: KENTON JUNIOR BEACH CLUB - fun activities on Kariega Beach.

11th: The Melody Makers entertain the residents of Damant Lodge.

16th: Kowie Craft market – library lawns

16th - 31st (& 1st Jan 2014) ‘WINKIES’ @ Middle Beach WILL BE HERE AGAIN - Winkies “The Real Peels” @ Kenton-on-Sea.

18th: Hospice Tree of Lights – 19:30-20:30; Lovey carol service held annually at the Hospital Grounds in Port Alfred. R10 per adult, R5 per child. Bring your own picnic and sing along. 20 participating choirs will perform back up. A must do family event.

Email your events, at no cost to publish, before 2pm on Tuesdays, to terryk@telkomsa.net or drop the info off at our offices at 22 Wharf Street, Port Alfred.

Tickets: (Adults) R25, (Kids under 13) R20. Tuesday Specials - R12.50ppFor further info visit www.rosehillmall.co.za or Facebook: rosehill malltel / Fax: 046 624 1436

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IT has been in South Africa for just over 5 years, and there have been various improvements in that time, so today’s Suzuki Swift is a very fine sports compact.

By name and by nature, the Swift is sporty and stylish in both looks and performance. But it is about comfort just as much as it is about looks - the latest mod-els are spacious indeed. And all that space is necessary in order to accommodate the features that are “standard” in the Suzuki Swift 1.4 GLS - air conditioning, electric windows and mirrors, remote central locking, factory-fitted alarm/immobilizer, a full trip computer, MP3/CD player with USB slot, leather-covered steering wheel with audio con-trols, automatic climate control and a keyless start system.

Considered to be one of the safest cars on the road, this

little baby comes with front air-bags, side airbags incorporated into the front seats, and front and rear curtain airbags. It has child seat anchorage points, and tethers on the rear seats, along with child-proof rear door locks. This, and some solid engineer-ing, helped it achieve a five-star rating in the Euro nCAP crash test - they don’t get any better than that!

The 1372cc petrol engine with variable intake valve timing pro-vides a 0-100 k.p.h. sprint in 10,9 seconds, and a top speed of 170 k.p.h. For combined town and freeway driving, expect to use 5,5 litres per 100 Kms.

Prices range from r164,000 for the 1.4 GL model, through to r222,000 for the 1.6 Sport, but well worth it for this combina-tion of style, speed, safety, and luxury.

Motoring MattersThe Oh So Sophisticated Suzuki Swift

ian Cook

This column is sponsored by The Little Brewery. Please drink and drive responsibly.

croQueT cornerSnoRKeLS, flippers and water wings were the order of the day last Saturday! Unfor-tunately, as the East London Croqueteers were coming across to Port Alfred to play a couple of games of Croquet and not wa-terpolo, we had to abort the whole affair! Hopefully we'll be able to rearrange the social and fun meeting early next year.

Many thanks to Peter, Colin and Johan for setting up C Green and getting our

lawns looking so good. Thank you, too, to the Bowlers for the loan of C Green, in anticipation of the Croquet Day with East London.

Welcome back to our various travellers. Hoping that Anne P and Veronica v C had happy and fun times away and kept well and that Alan and Barbs got a good medi-cal report for Alan and enjoyed seeing their family whilst in Johannesburg.

DATE: Wednesday 16/10/2013SPonSor: Pick `n PayCoMPETITIon: 4 Ball Allianceno oF PLAyErS: 76results:1st: James Weisters, Andy Altson, nick oosthuizen, robin Gobey - 972nd: Leon nell, rob Hoar, Arjan Sap, rob Turner - 963rd: Norman Smith, Mick Rushmere, Geoff Bladen, nick Fox - 95Two clubs:6th: G Handley8th: T Wagner, C Howard11th: T Wagner, T Taylor, r TurnerBest Gross: 72 – Tom Wagner Best nett: 66 – Andy Altsonnearest the pins:Debonairs Pizza – 6th: Moses BavumaKowie river Cruises – 8th: Colin HowardThe Wharf Street Brew Pub – 11th: rob TurnerPA river & Ski Boat Club - 18th: Moses BavumaWimpy Longest Drive - #4th: Eben Groenewald VW Market Square - nearest the Pin for 2 on 1st: nor-man SmithJackpot: L nell, S DorringtonDate: saturday 19/10/2013SPonSor: r & M Dairy/Feathers FarmCoMPETITIon: Better Ball Stablefordno oF PLAyErS: 76VISITorS: Leonard Dabner – Knysna golf club; Derek Braans – Grahamstown golf club; Syd Fitzhenry – Gra-hamstown golf clubresults:1st: Kit Keey, ross Wright - 472nd: Andrew Meyer, nick Fox - 453rd: James Weisters, reynier v.d. Watt - 454th: Trevor Taylor, Andy Altson - 45Two clubs:6th: D Braans, M Legg8th: r Acton11th: D Braans13th: T Wagner, r Coates, H Czepluch, Z MgudwaBest Gross: 73 – Leon EvansBest nett: 67 – Leon Evans nearest the pins:

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Derek BraansPA river & Ski Boat Club – 8th: nick FoxPA Brick Works – 11th: rhodes TremeerThe Wharf Street Brew & Pub - 13th:

Alan HartyWimpy Longest Drive – 5th: Colin Howard Douglas Green – nearest the Pin for 2 on 1st: Corrie van ZylJackpot: Carry over1820’sDATE: Monday 14/10/2013no of Players: 30 in a gusty windWinners on 40: Dave Beatt, Don Howarth, nic v.d. Merwe, Tony VersfeldMoosehead on 46: Albert Whitfield, Ian Colclough, Guy Hilton-Barber, Dave PageGood Scores:49: Andy Simpson48: Dave Page, Juan Southey, Louis v.d. Walt, Dave Beatt2 Clubs:none DATE: Thursday 17/10/2013no of Players: 31 in cool but good conditionsWinners on 39: Andy Simpson, Windsor Bagley, ram Piers, Kevin reidMoosehead on 45: Ian Colclough, Dennis McElwee, Louis v.d. Walt, Don HowarthGood Scores:49: Eric Lindsay, Paul Hunt, Louis v.d. Walt, Andy Simpson48: Dave Page, ram Piers46: Peter Phillips, Kevin reid 2 Clubs:6th: Eric Lindsay, Guy Hilton-Barber11th: Juan SoutheyForthcoming events: Wednesday 23rd: Inso Aluminium – Better Ball Bonus Bogey Friday 25th: 7 Fountains golf day (Elephants Cup)Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th: Kelly FoursomesWednesday 30th: Lalibela/Famous Grouse – Indi-vidual Stableford

Weekly results: Royal Port Alfred Golf Club

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THE life of a professional musician is a no-madic one but every travellin’ man needs a base and we are fortunate as such that Ce-dric Vandenschrik has chosen Canon rocks as his home ‘town’. What? Is there a mistake, what is a story about a musician doing on the back page, the Sport Page?

Well, let me tell you a story about a boy born in Somalia, to a Belgian father and an Italian mother, who at the age of 13 moved to Port Elizabeth with his parents, after a sojourn in Belgium, and discovered a spe-cial place, called Canon rocks. Initially it was wave skiing that caught this passionate man’s attention but while working abroad he started feeling desperate to have a physi-cal outlet as unlike the stereotypical ‘muso’, Cedric lives a clean and healthy life.

“I was a hyperactive kid, the only time I stood still was when I was behind a musi-cal instrument, now I no longer even do that, when I perform I have to move. As a teen-ager I rebelled against music and my gift and opted for the more physical outlet of wave skiing but years later while travelling and working as a musician 1999 I saw the first kites and immediately knew this is what I wanted to do and it suited my lifestyle, by night I would perform as a musician and by day I would kite surf.

“As a broke musician I had to scramble together second hand equipment but ulti-mately this served me well as I learnt a lot about handling kites in that way. My first traction kite, was a Peter Lynn Peel 5m. It

was love at first sight, or rather first flight. The feeling of the wind in your hands in this two line traction monster (then) was an im-mediate adrenaline rush.

Cedric had by now also come to realise that having Canon rocks as his home base was fortuitous as it is considered one of the kite surfing hot spots and it seemed that his involvement with the sport was destined to be.

“one day I was out watching the Peter Lynn team while they were doing a photographic shoot and I chatted to one of the team mem-bers who mentioned that they were com-ing down to Canon rocks for a photo shoot. When they got down here though, this guy was injured and as the team had seen by now what I could do I was asked to fill in for him in the shoot and that is ultimately how I became part of the team,” Cedric said.

While competitive kite surfing is a younger man’s game, Cedric exudes a vibrant energy that explains why the job of testing out kites

and featuring in Peter Lynn photo shoots is perfect for him. And while the six months spent in South Africa is meant to be down time, anyone who has come across Cedric will know that this concept does not exist in his vocabulary, so he started the Canon rocks Kiteboarding Classic and in January 2014 from the 3rd to the 6th the fourth clas-sic will be hosted there.

“It is more of a festival in celebration of the sport really than a competition. It is an op-portunity to expose the public to the sport and offers riders of all skill levels the oppor-tunity to participate and rub shoulders with some of the best out there,” Cedric added.

While it is common place to see groups of guys head out together, Cedric enjoys flying solo. “I go out on my own and get my kicks out of surfing with the dolphins,” he con-cluded.

Visit http://www.cannonrocksclassic.com/ for more information on this fun event.

Ced flies solo and thrives on feeling the wind in his hands