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Surfing, music, markets, sport and community events come together over Easter weekend
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (396+ words) Surfing, music, markets, sport and community events come together over Easter weekend'talkofthetown.co.za Port Alfred moves into focus this Easter as the Easter Festival returns from 36 April 2026, delivering a full coastal programme of sport, music, lifestyle and community events…...
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1+ week, 1+ day ago (38+ words) Test post title'talkofthetown.co.za Talk of the Town is the weekly newspaper of record for the community of Ndlambe and serves readers in and around Port Alfred, Kenton on Sea, Bushman's River Mouth, Alexandria, Kleinemond, and Makhanda....
Survival Swimming site established at Graeme College
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (402+ words) The National Sea Rescue Institute's Survival Swimming programme has established Graeme College in Makhanda as its latest Survival Swimming site. The first training session for the school's staff took place at the school's newly refurbished swimming pool on Monday January…...
Praise all around for hosting of national croquet tournament
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (470+ words) Praise all around for hosting of national croquet tournament'talkofthetown.co.za Normal operations have resumed at the Port Alfred Bowling & Croquet Club after its hosting of a highly successful national croquet tournament featuring the best players from SA, the Ndlambe…...
Boogie time for Granny Grommets
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (374+ words) The'Kowie'Granny Grommets (KGG) were all'ripples of delight'when they got together for their year-end bash'at Guido's on Friday.'To say the atmosphere was electric on the upper floor, would be'an understatement.'Not quite like'being bashed around'by an unpredictable ocean while boogie…...
All set for 'oarsome' SA schools rowing splash
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (919+ words) The red carpet has been'unfurled'as Port Alfred welcomes the'cream of the crop school rowers'who will'converge'on the'Kowie'River for the'25th'edition of the'Standard Bank South African Schools" Boat Race that starts tomorrow,' Friday'December 05.' Twenty-eight school and club crews from across the country…...
Job well done as players score big
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (525+ words) Klipfontein'United'RFC'drew a line under their breakthrough 2025 season when they hosted a'vibrant'awards ceremony at Kenton Town Hall on Friday evening where players were acknowledged for their contribution to a successful season.' Among'the'invited guests were'1995'Springbok World Cup winning'prop,'Garry'Pagel'and former EP…...
Golfers tee off for charity
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (251+ words) The annual'Buco'Golf Day at Royal Port Alfred Golf Club on Friday drew 120 golfers to one of the biggest'RPAGC events of the year. Golfers'participating'in the 4-Ball Alliance competition, with proceeds going to'Palcare,'had to endure some strong gusts'of wind'during play,'but…...
Rebels prove doubters wrong
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (511+ words) Local fans packed in the Station Hill fields to'witness'an'action-packed'Kowie'United'Tens Rugby tournament on Saturday." In the end it was The Rebels" from Station Hill "who thanks to a scintillating try by'Melligan'Frantz,"won'a rousing final'5-0 against'the'Kwaggas. The match was a tightly'contested affair…...
Bathurst track breaks, wins hearts
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (540+ words) It's going to be a totally different track by the end of the day," Quentin Lessing'observed'as a lowering sky fulfilled its promise and rain came bucketing down at the pits behind Summer Pine Ranch in Bathurst last Saturday. This was…...