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Rip Curl Surfers Earn Podiums

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Rip Curl surfers made it onto the podiums at various contests and age divisions in a flurry of junior surfing events in the Eastern Cape. 

East London’s Gemma Hanafey was the U18 surfer making three finals out of three events. She placed fourth in the Rip Curl GromSearch Seal Point; in the Sea Harvest SA Champs, she came in second, and at the Seal Point Pro Junior, she also came in second place. 

 

Gemma Hanafey © Matt Anderson

Kai Stubbs from Scarborough placed second at SA Champs U14 Boys division, while Ben Esterhuyse (Camps Bay) took the U14 Boys title, his third national crown in a row at SA Champs.

“Words can not explain how I felt after the win here at Lower Point Jeffreys Bay,” said Ben, who suffered a nasty burst eardrum injury at the Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred earlier this year. The SA Champs was only his second contest since the injury. 

Ben Esterhuyse © Matt Anderson

“It has been my biggest goal from the beginning of the year,” he continued. “Lots of hours and hard work went in for this result, and I would like to thank Sea Harvest and Surfing South Africa for putting up such an event. Thank you to my parents, family and coaches for the support and my sponsors. Well done to my teammates for ripping hard this contest.”

Rip Curl GromSearch Seal Point Video Highlights

Local St Francis filmer Makai Kabot covered the tournament and released a 6-minute video highlights clip. The clip stars the Rip Curl surfers who entered the event, like Gemma Hanafey (EL), Ben Esterhuyse (CT), Kai Stubbs (CT), Rylan Jarvis and Jack Erlank (St Francis), as well as surfers like Rory Dace, Levi Epenetos, Josh Malherbe, and a host of others.  If you ever wanted to know what happens at these events, this video will explain a lot. Watch it > Rip Curl GromSearch Final Event Highlights

The Rip Curl GromSearch Seal Point was presented by the Cape St Francis Resort and supported by TCS Wi-Fi. It was a Surfing South Africa event.

Ben Esterhuyse. Photo: Matt Anderson

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Museum Africa: Art Collection

The museum’s collection is staggering, housing approximately 850,000 objects that range from the prehistoric to the contemporary. It is one of the few institutions that attempts to tell the story of Southern Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age. The “Johannesburg Transformations” exhibition is the museum’s centerpiece, dragging the visitor through the chaotic evolution of the city. It doesn’t shy away from the grime; it features detailed reconstructions of “shack life,” the illegal “shebeens” (speakeasies) of the 1950s, and the vibrant but overcrowded “backyard rooms” that defined the black urban experience during Apartheid. One of its most sobering permanent displays is the “Tried for Treason” exhibit, which meticulously documents the 1956 Treason Trial. Visitors can see the portraits of all 156 accused—including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Albertina Sisulu—and read the “little red books” placed beneath each photo, where the public is invited to write their own reflections and facts about these liberation icons.

Deep within the museum’s labyrinthine halls, you’ll find specialized branches that are world-class in their own right. The Bensusan Museum of Photography sits on the top floor, acting as a shrine to the visual history of the continent. It contains everything from rare 19th-century daguerreotypes to the legendary photojournalism of the Drum magazine era. Meanwhile, the Geology Museum houses over 17,000 specimens, including a definitive collection of the rocks and minerals that made Johannesburg possible. It is a place where you can see the actual gold-bearing conglomerate reefs of the Witwatersrand up close, stripped of their commercial value and presented as scientific wonders.