Women who have seen and done the impossible, and who have discovered the youthful joy of surfing, are joining the local movement to have their inspirational wave, Nahoon Corner, declared a global surfing reserve. Fridays in the Corner parking lot at 9am have become a vibrant, not-to-be-missed calendar date for many of the 100 over-50 bodyboarders who pour their passion, power and experience into a newfound ecstasy, known by oceanators as ocean “stoke”.
David Macgregor, 55, of Port Alfred has surfed for 50 years and his sons Kye and Cuan are fourth-generation surfers. Dad and sons have amassed six SA longboard victories. The earliest Macgregor surfer, Ronald Roderick, got onto a board in 1927.A former journalist with East Cape News and Daily Dispatch, David founded Port Alfred’s Shaka Surf School and Forest Lodge Surf Camp.
Kevin Harris is well known for his 13-year-old Save Nahoon online publication and his key role in saving the Wild Coast from seismic blasting on the Wild Coast. This week his Sell Sure property specialists agency sponsored a recycling pilot project for 50 homes in Nahoon titled: “Don't trash it, recycle it!” The agency, working under the spirit of the Tidy Towns initiative, is urging residents to contact it to join the project with a bakkie to help cart full recycled bags to buy-back centre.
Every cyclist and supporter on the mammoth 1,500km pedal home for the Eyabantwana for the Children Trust ride has a story to tell except for the elder statesman in the group. Professor Colin Lazarus stops on his red bike near the Daily Dispatch offices on Wednesday on the last Grandad’s Army team training session for the second Eyabantwana Heritage Ride.
SA’s worker-driven climate justice movement formalised with the official launch of the Climate Justice Charter Movement (CJCM) last Wednesday will decide soon if it will contest next year’s general election.In its first statement, the new secretariat said it would make up its mind on December 10.