{"id":297298,"date":"2026-04-09T12:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=297298"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:04:28","slug":"photo-ii-easter-weekend-sporting-action-in-khayamandi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photo-ii-easter-weekend-sporting-action-in-khayamandi\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo II Easter weekend sporting action in Khayamandi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" data-attachment-id=\"297299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photo-ii-easter-weekend-sporting-action-in-khayamandi\/img_5303_05151\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5303_05151.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,755\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5303_05151\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;It was an action-packed Easter weekend in Khayamandi as the annual Easter Tournament was held at the local sports ground. The games started on Good Friday (3 April), followed by a 5 km fun run which saw locals taking to the trails at Papegaaiberg. On Monday (6 April) the finals were played with teams on the soccer pitch and netball court. On the netball court the Thunder Birds took on Makupala A with the Thunder Birds beating their opponents by five points. The finals saw the Thunder Birds taking on Khayamandi Netball Club and the action packed match ended with Khayamandi Netball Club being crowned the tournament champions for the second year in a row. Photo: Ya\u00ebl Malgas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It was an action-packed Easter weekend in Khayamandi as the annual Easter Tournament was held at the local sports ground. The games started on Good Friday (3 April), followed by a 5 km fun run which saw locals taking to the trails at Papegaaiberg. On Monday (6 April) the finals were played with teams on the soccer pitch and netball court. On the netball court the Thunder Birds took on Makupala A with the Thunder Birds beating their opponents by five points. The finals saw the Thunder Birds taking on Khayamandi Netball Club and the action packed match ended with Khayamandi Netball Club being crowned the tournament champions for the second year in a row. Photo: Ya\u00ebl Malgas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5303_05151-1024x644.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5303_05151-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"Kayamandi Netball Club\" class=\"wp-image-297299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5303_05151-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5303_05151-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5303_05151-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5303_05151.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It was an action-packed Easter weekend in Khayamandi as the annual Easter Tournament was held at the local sports ground. The games started on Good Friday (3 April), followed by a 5 km fun run which saw locals taking to the trails at Papegaaiberg. On Monday (6 April) the finals were played with teams on the soccer pitch and netball court. On the netball court the Thunder Birds took on Makupala A with the Thunder Birds beating their opponents by five points. The finals saw the Thunder Birds taking on Khayamandi Netball Club and the action packed match ended with Khayamandi Netball Club being crowned the tournament champions for the second year in a row. 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