Magic market fun at Jabulani

Jabulani Home for the Aged hosted a delightful market day, with its elderly residents selling crafts, food and desserts.

September 12, 2025

Nikhil Gopichand 1 minute read

Photos of elderly residents at a market day. — Jabulani held a warm, inviting market day. Photos: Nikhil Gopichand

RESIDENTS of Jabulani Home for the Aged put together a marvelous market day on September 6.

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From juicy wors rolls braaied to perfection, creative crafts, delicious desserts and options galore at the home’s charity thrift store, the market day had it all.

Two women and a man. — Stephanie Batholomew, of the internal executive committee, John Phillips, the oldest resident at Jabulani, and Karen Duyvestein, vice chairperson.

An elderly man barbequing meat. — Braai master, Kevin Reid.

Two elderly women manning a pancake stand. — The pancake pair, Louise Kirby and Diane Ribi.

Two woman, one holding up a pot lid, the other packing a paper bag with a cake. — The vetkoek ladies, Charmaine Smith and Colleen Devenier.

Two money handler woman and a third woman smiling. — The money takers, Maureen Steenkamp, Sharon van Eck and behind them, Lorraine Reid.

Four women, three seated, one standing. — Jabulani ladies filled a table with their wares and got to selling.

While some of the residents watched intently as the Springboks took on the All Blacks, others manned the makeshift market stalls.

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September 12, 2025

Nikhil Gopichand 1 minute read

Nikhil Gopichand

With just over three years in community journalism, he is relatively new to the scene. He has a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English Literature and Psychology. With the South Coast Sun, he focuses on a wide berth of beats, covering human-interest, sports and hard news stories. He has a particular affinity for photography, and a deep love for learning about people and the community.