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MIXED feelingsmarked a stake-holders’ meeting called by theIngquza Hill Local Municipal-ity Speaker, DumisaniMjoko-vana, to discuss the proposed

dissolving of the Ingquza Hill Municipality.

This follows a proposal by CooperativeGovernance MEC Pravin Godhan to dissolvethe Ingquza Hill Municipality.According to the Minister’s proposal, Lus-

ikisiki would be incorporated with the PortSt Johns Municipality and Flagstaff with theMbizana Local Municipality.Most people – especially those from Flag-

staff – were happy with the proposal, sincethey blamed their current municipality for alack of service delivery.After reading the redetermination of mu-

nicipal boundaries as proposed by MinisterGodhan, the speaker of themunicipality gavestakeholders a chance to voice their views.Members of the Flagstaff Community Fo-

rum and members of the Flagstaff Taxi Asso-ciation supported the idea of having the Ing-quza Hill Local Municipality dissolved.Daluvuyo Mazi Zikwana of the Flagstaff

Taxi Association said he supported the pro-posal for Flagstaff to be incorporatedwith theMbizana Local Municipality.“In Flagstaff, as the Taxi Association, we

had applied to the municipality to have a ga-rage built for the association. Our letter wassupposed to have been signed by the munici-pal manager, but until now this letter has notbeen signed. We also don’t have a taxi rankin Flagstaff and the municipality is not help-ing us to achieve our goals,” he said.“Wewant to be incorporatedwithMbizana,

since we don’t have a municipality in Flag-

staff. Both the mayor and the municipal man-ager of the Ingquza Hill Local Municipalityare from Lusikisiki. I believe this is why de-velopment is concentrated in Lusikisiki.They are not worried about us,” said MondeZoko, also from Flagstaff.Luxolo Fica, secretary of the Flagstaff Com-

munityForum, confirmed that theyhadmadesubmissions to the Minister to dissolve theIngquza Hill Municipality, since they be-lieved this municipality was doing nothingfor the community of Flagstaff.He said they didn’t care about the history

and the name since it was only benefitting thepeople of Lusikisiki.“Wewere not supposed to have been invited

to thismeeting – it is not ourmeeting.Wedon’thave a municipality in Flagstaff. We are notbenefitting from this municipality, only thepeople from Lusikisiki are.“We are tired of complaining, which is why

we formed the forumin2003 in thehopeof solv-ing the problems we are faced with,” said FicaTheMayor of the IngquzaHill LocalMunic-

ipality, Councillor Pat Mdingi, said he wasworried that people wanted the municipalityto be incorporatdwith theMbizana LocalMu-nicipality instead of trying to resolve theproblems at hand.“It might happen that only 8 wards may be

affected and when the ANC wins in Mbizana,those wards won’t have an impact and theywon’t be able to elect their own mayor. I amnot aware of the forum’s grievances, sincemost of the things they are complaining abouthappened before I came to office as themayorof the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality,” saidMdingi.TheMayor said the political leadershipwill

need to intevene and speak with all the stake-holders that will be affected by MinisterGordhan’s proposal.

Mixed feelingsovermunicipal incorporation

‘‘Wewere not supposed to be invitedto thismeeting, it is not ourmeeting.We don’t have amunicipalityin Flagstaff.

LUXOLO FICA

‘‘I am not aware of the forum’sgrievances, sincemost of the thingsthey are complaining about happened before I came to office . . .

MAYORPATMDINGI

‘‘Wealso don’t have a taxi rank inFlagstaff and themunicipality isnot helping us to achieve ourgoals.

DALUVUYOMAZI ZIKWANA

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FOLLOWING a request by a suspected “conartist” who was trying to place an advertise-ment in Express with suspicious looking joboffers and false street addresses, an investiga-tion was launched in order to protect Expressreaders from being conned.

The name and the address provided in theadvertising booking form by the person whowanted to place the advert in the classifiedssection were suspicious.Alarmwas also raised by the fact that in or-

der for people to respond to the employmentposts advertised, people had to send an sms toa number given for interviews at R10 per sms.The person’s name was given as Mrs Price.

Salaries were offered in line with remunera-tion for people with experience, but in the ad-vert clearly stated that no experience wasneeded. The information supplied for the ad-

vert was sent from a gmail account.The business’s name was supplied as

M.G.C Factory Department which was, ac-cording to the prospective sdvertiser, situat-ed at 8OwenStreet, cornerDykor andAgricu-ra Streets, Mthatha, 5100, South Africa.The Express team’s investigation revealed

that the business situated at the above men-tioned address is a plumbers and hardwarepremises, and that there was no businesscalledM.G.CFactory in the premises nor nextdoor. Nasiphe Ndindwa who has been work-ing next to the shop said there has never beensuch a business there. She said she startedworking there 3 years ago.Besides the business being ‘fake’ even the

street names given, namely Dykor and Agri-cura, don’t exist in Mthatha.The Express team tried contacting the two

cell numbers that were listed as contact num-bers in the advertisingbooking form, but bothwent straight to voice mail.

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE lifeless body of an infant which wasfound without a head at Ndayini location inthe Thaleni Administrative Area, Lusikisikiis still being kept in the Lusikisiki mortuaryas Inkosi and community members were al-legedly refusing the family to bury it in thearea until the missing body part had been re-covered.

Community members and Inkosi allegedlybelieve that if the body is to be buried in thearea it would bringmisfortune to their locali-ty.The gruesome discovery of the headless

body of a baby girl was made on October 7,2014.According to reports, apart from the miss-

ing head, a part of the baby’s shoulder was al-so missing.This baby girl was believed to have been

one-day old andwas found in a secluded placein the locality.After an investigation by the elderly women

of the locality – who started milking each andevery woman in the area and inspected theirprivate parts – an 18-year-old woman believedto be the mother of the baby was arrested.This was after milk came from her breasts

and she failed to explain where the baby was.The report also stated that she was found

with the signs of a woman who had recentlygave birth. In an endeavour to get the babygirl buried, the Lusikisiki Community Polic-ing Forum (CPF) took a stand last week tomake sure that the baby gets buried.The chairperson of the CPF in Lusikisiki,

Alfred Vungaye confirmed their intervention

in the matter.“On Tuesday we held a meeting with the

family of thedeceasedand themother inamu-nicipal boardroomatLusikisiki andour focusafter this meeting was to call a mass meetingwith the community of Ndayini and their Ink-osi to make sure that the baby gets a decentfuneral in her locality of birth,” said Vun-gaye. Healso revealed that theywould engagepoliticians from the area, including theformer Ingquza Hill Municipality MayorWilliam Ngozi. He said they have not yet de-cided on a date for the mass meeting, as theywere still consulting with community mem-bers from the location. Attempts to get a holdof Mr Ngozi were fruitless as his phone wasringing unanswered.Police spokesperson Captain Mduduzi

Godlwana confirmed that the bodyhasnot yetbeen buried, since the community refused thefamily permission to do so in the locality.He said a woman was arrested and was fac-

ing a charge of concealment of birth and wasgranted bail when she appeared at the Lusik-isiki Magistrates’ Court.

Headlessbodystill inmortuary

In an endeavour to getthe baby girl buried, theLusikisiki CommunityPolicing Forum (CPF) tooka stand last week . . .

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WHERE has all the millions gone that thegovernmenthaspumped into theMagwaandMajola Tea estates where no harvesting istaking place andworkers are not being paid?

This is what the Democratic Alliance inthe Eastern Cape is asking after its provin-cial leader Athol Trollip took the advice ofRural Development and Agrarian ReformMEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane and went in “pur-suit of a cup of tea” at theMagwa andMajolaTea estates last week, as part of a DA over-sight tour, visiting former parastatal pro-jects of the former Transkei and Ciskei thathave been and are being revitalized by theANC government.The plantations, which Trollip describes

as national assetswhich are strategically sit-uated to provide work to desperately poorand remote communities, have received inexcess of R200 million in bailouts from thestate to date, “yet the state of productivityand viability is worse than ever”.“An offer by Rural Development and

so an empty offer by MEC Qoboshiyane,” saidTrollip.“What is also hardly believable is the fact

that the MEC who boastfully offered me a cupofMagwa tea has not even visited these planta-tions to see what’s actually going on there.There are none so blind as those who don’twant to see!” said Trollip.According to Trollip they found at “Majola

a very sad scene where the tea bushes, thoughsome having been pruned, were all over grownand unfertilized. There has been no pluckingof tea at all this season which should havestarted in September!“The plucking season ends in March and

there is absolutely no sign that any harvestingwill take place this season,” said Trollip.According to Trollip the same situation pre-

vailed at Magwa but on a much “grander”scale. The tea plantation here was in what canonly be described as a “parlous state”.On both the estates the workforce and man-

agementhaveallegedlynotbeenpaid formonths(Majola, 9months andMagwa up to 13 months).According to Trollip, this and the fact that thereis no money for electricity and coal to run the

antiquated factories is thereasonwhyabsolute-ly nothing is happeninghere andwhy the bene-ficiaries and workers are starving.“At Magwa we met and spoke to desperate

workers who had just been to the plantation tocollectmeagre food parcels donated to thembya local grocery chain store. These people saidthat despite being consumed by hunger theirstatus of no work no pay or more pertinentlyno pay/money no work they could not sendtheir children to school either,” said Trollip.“It seems that the last time they were paid

for actual work done was just before the elec-tions in May 2014, which seems like a wagesfor votes scam.They said that theywere givena months’ wages in December, which thoughmight sound generous, is in fact a slap in thefaces of peoplewhowant towork for a living.”“The question which kept cropping up, was

where has all the money gone? These planta-tions have received in excess of R200 millionin bailouts from the state to date, yet the stateof productivity and viability is worse than ev-er. “The currentmanagers are also constantlyunder pressure froma belligerent and desper-ate unionised workforce and they say that

their lives are sometimes threatened.“Itmust also be said however that their via-

bility is bedevilled by low workforce produc-tivity and high minimum wages that makethe plantations and their tea production un-competitive. These factors are however onlycompounded by very poor or non-existentmanagement andproper professional supportby the government.Trollip said the fact that they have been al-

lowed to deteriorate to the state that they arein is a “crying shame and the ANC govern-ment must bear the blame for this travesty”.“The DA team’s week long oversight tour

in the Eastern part of the province was to goand see for ourselves what is happening onthe ground, so to speak. These unannouncedoversight visits gaveusan important perspec-tive of how little is actually happening despitethe budget and transfers of millions and mil-lions of rands to these projects”.Attempts to get comment from the Depart-

ment of Rural Development and Agrarian Re-form were fruitless at time of going to print

. Visit www.mthathaexpress.co.za for vid-eo comment in isiXhosabya tea estateworker

No tea - just starvingworkersat EasternCape teaestates saysDA

Workers at the Magwa Tea estates speaking to a DA-delegation. The head-high tea bushes on the right should be pruned to be as high as a grown person’s waist.PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY THE DA

Agrarian ReformMEC Mlibo Qobo-shiyane that Ishould ‘drink teaand relax’ is noth-ing more than anempty cuppa,” saidTrollip in a state-ment.Trollip said het

took Qoboshiyane’sadvice and went in“pursuit of a cup oftea” at the Magwaand Majola Tea es-tates with a DA-team consisting ofAnnette Steyn MP(Shadow Ministerfor Agriculture,Forestry and Fish-eries), Ross PurdonMPL (Shadow MECfor Economic De-velopment Envi-ronmental Affairsand Tourism) andcllr Rory Gailey(from Sarah Baart-man District Mu-nicipality and DAdeputy provincialchairperson).“This turned out

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TOaddress theunacceptablyhighmortalityrate of pregnant women, Pregnancy Weekis held annually in South Africa, to createawareness.

This year Preganancy Week will be fromFebruary 12 - 18.

The Department of Health uses Pregnan-cy Awareness Week to strengthen pregnan-cy education and stress important issuesthat promote healthy pregnancy and safemotherhood.

Pregnant women should start attendingantenatal care as soon as they suspect thatthey are pregnant and certainly withintheir first trimester.

When is the right time to have a baby?

Having a baby is a wonderful yet life-changing event and it is important that youhave thought carefully about whether youare ready for it. You and your partnershould discuss this together and find out ifyou are both prepared for the changes thatpregnancy and your new baby will bring.

What should I do if I want to have a ba-by?

When planning your pregnancy youshould visit your gynaecologist with yourpartner at least two to three menstrual cy-cles in advance. In thisway youwill be ableto askall thequestions that youhavebeforetrying to conceive,which can set youon thepath to good planning right from the verybeginning.

Should I have an HIV test before be-coming pregnant?

It is vital that both you and your partnerundergoHIV tests before trying to conceiveyour baby. You should do this even if youhave been in a long-term relationship to-gether. This will help you to prevent thetransmissionofHIVbetween the twoof youand to the baby. Your doctor can do thesetests for you in the planning stages and talkyou through the various options availableto you.

Are thereanyother tests Ineedbeforeconceiving?

Yes, you need to be screened for rubella,or German measles. This is in order to en-sure that you do not contract the illnessduring pregnancy as it has a high risk ofcausing congenital abnormalities in thefoetus. If you have not had rubella beforethen youwill need to be vaccinated againstit. In this case you should not conceive inthe six months following the vaccination,as your immune system may not yet bestrong enough.

You will also need to undergo a full gy-

naecological examination including a pap-smear in order to ensure that you will notrequire any cervical treatments duringpregnancy, as these may impact on the out-

come of the pregnancy. You and your part-ner must have prenatal blood group tests aswell.

In addition to this, the father-to-be willhave to undergo a thorough examination bya general practitioner in order to ascertainthat he is in good health and fit for havinga baby.

Do I need to take any nutritional sup-plements before pregnancy?

Folic acid is particularly important dur-ing the time leading up to pregnancy aswellas in the early stages of pregnancy itself asit helps the baby’s brain and spine to formproperly.

Every woman trying to conceive needs atleast 5mg of folic acid every day. Other vita-mins andminerals are also important alongwith a balanced diet, as this will prepareyou in providing a healthy environment forthe foetus to grow in.

You must consult with your doctor onwhich nutritional supplements you shouldbe taking and how much.

DoIneed to signup forantenatal class-es once I am pregnant?

Antenatal classes are vital when it comestopreparing forbirth.These classesprovideyouwithpractical information that youwill

Best for you, best for your babyneed throughout your pregnancy and whenit comes to the birth of your baby.

This is also an opportunity to ask the ex-perts any questions that you may haveabout your pregnancy and the upcomingbirth.

Furthermore, you will meet other par-ents-to-be at these classes with whom youcan share your joys and concerns. Manypeople find this to be an important supportsystem during the learning process.

What should I eat during pregnancyand how much?

It is important to remember that everybody is different and needs different foods.However, the rule of thumb is to eat nutri-tious food such as fruit, vegetables, andgood quality protein and to take whateversupplements your doctor suggests.

This will help to ensure that your baby ishealthy during the development process,which sets him or her on the path to goodhealth in the future. It is also important thatyou eat the right amount during pregnancy,depending on your weight prior to conceiv-ing.

A woman of average weight can safelygainbetween11kgand15kgduringherpreg-nancy.

There are certain foods that must beavoided during pregnancy including rawand smoked fish, rare and cured meat, softcheeses and raw or soft egg yolk. Thesefoods can contain dangerous bacteria andparasites that can be dangerous to your ba-by.

Remember that you may suddenly dis-like or crave certain foods during pregnan-cy. This is quite normal and your preferen-ceswillmost probably return to normal aft-er the birth of your child.

Can I smoke or drink during pregnan-cy?

It is strongly advised that you do notsmoke or drink alcohol when pregnant asthis can severely damage your baby’shealth and often results in underweightand learning disabilities. Certain drugsand painkillers can also affect the foetusand it therefore advisable to avoid the useof these unless absolutely necessary and inconsultation with your doctor.

How can I stay fit while I’m pregnant?

Unless you have a particular conditionpreventing you from exercising duringpregnancy there are may options availableto you. Mild exercise can be highly benefi-cial for you and your baby. Your doctormay recommend walking, swimming, gen-tle cycling or yoga and water aerobics.

Sources:www.gems.gov.za, www.webmd.com, www.mayo-clinic.com, www.marchofdimes.com

FOCUSON: PregnancyAwarenessWeek, 12 18 February

PHOTO: HEALTH24

It is important toremember that everybody is different andneeds different foods.However, the rule ofthumb is to eatnutritious food such asfruit, vegetables, andgood quality proteinand to takewhateversupplements yourdoctor suggests.

REPORTER

MORE than 220 licensed tavern owners fromthe Eastern Cape, signed a pledge to abide bya Code of Practice drafted by the Industry As-sociation for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA)on Tuesday, January 27.

The Code aims to promote the responsiblesale of alcoholic beverages by encouragingtaverners to refuse the sale of alcohol to un-derage minors, pregnant women, and thosepatrons who are already visibly intoxicated.

The pledgeswere signed at a Taverners’ Im-bizo initiated and hosted by the ARA, in part-nership with the South African Leisure Tour-ism and Hospitality Association (SALTHA),at the Southern Sun Hemingways Hotel inEast London.

This was the fourth of a series of nine na-tionwide Imbizos that will run until April2015 – one in every province.

“Through these Imbizoswe are tackling theissue of alcohol abuse at a grassroots level bychallenging tavern owners to work alongsideus in the fight against alcohol-related abuse,”saidARACEO,DrOsbornMahanjana. “As al-cohol traders, they have the power to choosewho to serve – or not to serve. At the EasternCape Imbizo we encouraged the tavern own-ers to take apledge to refuse the sale of alcoholto pregnant woman, which leads to Foetal Al-cohol Syndrome (FAS), those who are under18, as well as to customers who are alreadyobviously too drunk and could potentiallycause harm to themselves or others.”

Monga Phaladi, SALTHA Secretary Gener-al, urged the tavern owners at the Eastern

Cape Imbizo to “take ownership of your sell-ing of alcohol. The responsibility behind sell-ing and consuming alcohol is so important tothis nation, and as such we request that youabide by the laws and look after your own cus-tomers.”

TheEasternCape tavernownershad theop-portunity to ask questions regarding liquorlaws and regulations and discuss issuesaround the prevention of alcohol abuse withthe panel of speakers, which included, amongothers,MgwebiMsiya,Manager ofMarketingand Communications at the Eastern Cape Li-quor Board, Eastern Cape NAFCOC Chair-person, Phumzile Ndendela, the Foundationfor Alcohol Related Research (FARR) CEO,LeanaOlivier, aswell as representatives fromSARS and the SAPS.

“The response by the taverners has been

positive,” says FARR CEO Leana Olivier.“These Imbizos are a significant platform thatbring together government, industry players,Non-ProfitOrganisations and the tavernown-ers all under the same roof - it is only bywork-ing together and all of us taking responsibili-ty that we will be able to see a marked changein our communities regarding thenegative ef-fects of alcohol abuse.”

In keeping with the message of co-regula-tion, Dr. Mahanjana says that “apart from in-terventions such as the Imbizos, the ARA isdeveloping a strict marketing Code of Com-munication that will be released to the publicto inform themonwhat the alcoholmarketingregulations are, and accordingly we will givethe public a reporting platform so that theycan also play a part in co-regulating and giveactive feedback.”

Tavernerspledge to sell alcohol responsibly


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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

SIPHELELE Tyopo (30) from Qokolweni in Mthathahas been making a living from farming and is now en-couraging others to make use of available land to im-prove their living standards.

Tyopo has a green gardenwith all kinds of vegetablesand he is also running a piggery at his parent’s home.“I passed Grade 12, but due to my poor results I was

unable to go to university. I didn’t want that to be theend of my life,” said Tyopo.He said hehad refused to fall victim to drugs or crimi-

nal activities, and that his farming had kept him awayfrom such influences.“I encourage the youth not to give up and to stop ex-

pecting to be spoonfed. They should wake up and dothings for themselves.”Tyopo is supplying local shops with his produce and

from the incomehe receives, he helps around the houseand assists his father with looking after his youngersiblings.“My mother passed away last year, so my father is

the only one with a stable income from his old-agegrant. The profit I make really makes a big difference,”he said.During pruning andharvest time, Tyopo hires unem-

ployed youth from his area to help him.

Successfulfarmer setsshiningexample

Young farmer Siphelele Tyopo (30) from Qokolweni working in his vegetable garden. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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Ingxelo zidizaukuba ababini kwa-bo bantu basweleke-le esibhedlela,ukanti omnye kwa-baswelekileyo ebe-ngunogada wamah-lathi eSigcau.Inkosikazi enga-

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Kusenjalo indoda ethe iyilungu losa-pho egama linguZanemveloKhango nek-uyiyo ehlabe inkomo ithe ebunyaniswe-ni inkomo le ibitofiwe kodwa iintsukuebezibaliwe besele zidlulile.“Inkomo le ibigula ngumbendeni say-

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ndoda ithe inyama lebaqale ngokuyibilisabachitha amanzi em-va koko bayiphekayatyiwa.“Akukho mntu an-

yanzelisiweyo ukubamakayitye le nyamawonke umntu uyewayirhalela kuba ib-ityebile.” OkaKhan-gouphethengelithi le

yezisu ezisebantwini akayazi ukubaidalwa yintoni kuba bakhule zityiwaiinkomo ebezigula ngumbendeni. Ku-senjalo omnye wamaxhoba enyama oga-ma linguNtombekhaya Mangena nayeojike esibhedlela uthe yona inyama ibi-mnandi. “Yhoo bhuti..! nawe ubungekeuyiyeke inyama, amanqathe nje ebeye-lo.” Kusenjalo isithethi sesebe leZempilokwiphondo leMpumaKoloni, uSizweKu-pelo uthe ngenene bakho abantu abatyeinyama nekufumaniseke ukuba inetyhe-fu. Uqukumbele ngelithi uluntumaluna-kekele impilo yalomaluyeke ukutya iny-ama yesilwanyana xa singaqondakaliokanye sizifele

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REPORTER

A SHEPHERD (35) has been convicted andsentenced to 18 years imprisonment by theWillowvale Magistrates’ Court for rapingan 11-year-old girl at Gongotha location inWillowvale.

The victim’s name cannot be mentioned

in order to protect her identity. It is allegedthat the accused, Siyanda Ndongeni, wasemployed as a shepherd by the family of thevictim. Police Spokesperson Captain Jack-son Manatha said Ndongeni allegedlydragged the victim to a rondavel where heraped her. “He threatened the victim tokeep quiet, but she later told her motherwhat had happened,” said Manatha.

Shepherd sentenced for rape

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WE fail to understand why people are still vic-tims of these fake herbalists who alwaysclaimed that they are going to make them richwhereas they are poor even themselves.

We were reading a story about East Londonresident who lost R90 000 of his pension aftera fake herbalist claimed to multiply it if hetook it out from the bank.

Wawuke wayiva phi lo nto nje kwalapha ek-ukhuleni kwakho?

You know, now we fed up with these peoplebecause as a gossip team we have exhaustedall our energy trying to make them aware ofthe danger but it seems as if we convey a mes-sage to deaf ears because they keep on goingto these herbalists and being robbed.

Bafethu, why do you believe a person whodrives an old model Toyota Corolla that hecan make you a millionaire and ubona naweukuba soze abenayo himself?

Noko guys musani ukuzifaka emgibeni ni-wujongile, sinixelela nangawo. Wofika kesenigijima kuthi nifuna nincedwe kanti be-ningeva kunqandwa ngokuya benikhupha ezimali nizisa kwabantu.

Kona how do you investigate a case where-by someone withdrew his or her money andgives it to the robber?

No, kungadlalwa ngamapolisa in this case

because even nawo they usually held aware-ness campaigns trying to instill in people’sminds but our people are still the victims ofsuch scams.

Come on good people, nitheni kanti?

Bafethu luyabhidisa olu daka lufakwaebusweni boosisi

Hayi uyabona le nto ifakwa ngoosisi ebus-weni izakulinga amadoda amaninzi. Indodaicinge ukuba umntu mhle kanti usithwe luda-ka ingakumbi la ahamba encwasa ungaziukuba abantu bawo bayaphi.

Okay, here is a story.We attended a party in Qumbu and bekum-

nandi sihleli emzini wenkintsela sisidla ooninooni ekwakusisiphuzo singangolwandle.Ukhona wethu lo sisi ebenomtsalane ngenxayenkangeleko yakhe etsho ngobuso obu-fineand bu-brown strong.

Hayi ke kwaqhutywa kwahamba ubusukukwade kwasa ngoku wonke umntu kufaneleehlambile.

Kugqitywe ukuhlamba, nosisi lo wabuyaekuhlambeni and kucaca ukuba ebengakazi-faki izinto zakhe.

Besesimbona ngezinxibo mara ubuso bu-yamphikisa and kuvele kwayinkobongela njeyosisi eyoyikekayo.

Siyabuzana ingabe nguye uNose lo ube-thetha kakhulu ebonakala ukuba mhle futhi?Hayi wonke umntu avume ukuba nguye.Hayi, shame ziyabufihla ububi ezi nto zase-busweni.

Kaloku uvele elubala ukuba mbi usis’ wa-kho. I wonder ke kwezi bekucaca ukuba zi-dumbe iintloko ngoku ebesafake olu daka lo-buso kubenjani kuzo xa zimbona setsho ngo-buso ngathi bobukagogo.

Thumbs up Vovorence

After a long time not writing about a well-known socialite and the diva “herself” in thegay society uVovo phela,

we heard that during “her” birthday “she”recently hosted, “she” shared with the poordonating some clothing and ooncamncee kub-antwana base-Maiden Farm abazalwa nge-date azalwa ngayo.

That is wonderful Mavovo hoping that atthe next birthday you will invite Umgosi teamphela-the party without the Gossip team is nota party.

And remember we miss you in the mnandiplaces. Perhaps you are no longer visitingthem?

Hey, perhaps umntu washada who knows.Usixelele phela.

Select people whom you can drink with,once you buy an expensive whisky

Hey, guys last weekend we visited kwaMa-lume in Flag (Flagstaff) daai pleg is mnca andwe need to visit again.

It is very decent and it has decent patronsbeside the one who disappointed us.

I think that guy it was his first time to visitand ngaba bantu baphila ngokusarha.

Daai outie was asking for a stiff from theguy who was drinking expensive whiskyalone.

So the guy had no problem and handed overthe glass and the whisky.

Do you know daai term yasetywaleni ka5-finger.

Esi gxadu sive senza njalo sayishaya i-whis-ky yakhe yahlala kwi-half kwanentloni obe-bukele.

Uyabona ke ukubahamba uselisa zonke im-bakabha ezi.

Okay, masithule singena phi thina utywalabekungobobethu vele.

Watch this space next week we will tell youwhat we found during our visits in the tav-erns and shebeen if not ezimokolweni aroundthe Express land.

We will tell you everything. Sharp untilnext time.

Whenareyougoing to stopbeingblindedby these fakeherbalists?

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ANELE RAZIYA

BUTTERWORTH Cluster Visible policing Co-ordinatorCaptain Jongile Mrululu has urged the youth to stayaway from criminal activities and drugs that could leadthem to end up in jail.

He was speaking during a Sport Against Crime eventthat was held at the Walter Sisulu University Sportgrounds Bika Campus near Butterworth this past week-end.The event was organised by the Butterworth Police,

made-up ofMsobomvu location, Butterworth Town, Nqa-makhwe, Idutywa, Kei Bridge and Gatyane for the pur-pose of fighting crime and promoting sport.“We believe that sport is a great tool that we could use

to eliminate criminal activities in our areas. This is whywe have decided as the Butterworth Police cluster to holdthese games in different sport codes such as soccer, rugby

and netball,” said Captain Mrululu.He added that by means of the games they were imple-

menting the vision of the Amatole District Cluster. Allclusters held a meeting last year to find out what theycoulddo toprevent crime in their areas and tokeepyoungpeople away from drugs.“Sowearedoingwhatwehaveplanned, namely to fight

crime. The teams that will win their matches will havea chance of representing the Butterworth Police ClusteratAlice in the gameswhere all Clusters under theAmato-le District will compete,” he said.The team that won the final in soccer this weekendwas

Idutywa, beatingMsobomvu by four goals to zero. In net-ball Msobomvu defeated Butterworth by 41 to 5; while inRugby Msobomvu was given a walk over after Butter-worthwasunable toproduce identitydocuments for play-ers. The gameswere played by playerswhobrought theiridentity documents since the tournament was aimed forplayers between the ages of 15 and 25.

Police fight crimethroughsport

Dutywa Netball team went up against Msobomvu Netball team at WSU iBika Campus in Butterworth. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA

A tough match was played between Dutywa and Butterworth Soccer teams at WSU in Butterworth. PHOTO:ANELE RAZIYA

NCEBA DLADLA

THE Eastern Cape Departmentof Sport and Recreation had avery successful conference atthe Boardwalk ICC fromWednesday 28 toFriday 30 Janu-ary.

According to the depart-ment’s provincial General Man-ager, Deidre Sedras, the confer-ence put sport and recreationstakeholders – including allsport federations, the EC SportsConfederation, the EC SportAcademy, school sport repre-sentatives, government depart-ments, public entities andNGOs – under one roof.The aim was to come up with

a blue print that would identifykey priorities and give a three-year strategy to sport and recre-ation in the province.“The conference was a re-

sounding success,” an upbeatSedras said, adding that therewas enough delegate represen-tation. They also concluded res-olutions in the eight key areas.The fact that all municipali-

ties were represented throughtheir municipal managers, aswell asSouthAfricanLocalGov-ernment Associations (SAL-GA), not only helped the confer-ence reach its main objectives,but also ensured that the prov-ince whichwas part of the inter-national community worked asa united entity, Sedras believed.MEC PemmyMajodina called

on the delegates to consolidatewhat is already there and to find

a critical pathway for the ath-letes to ensure that they suc-ceeded in competitions againstathletes from other cities of theworld.Deputy Minister Henrietta

Bogopane-Zulu advised the del-egates to always ensure thatpeople with disabilities were al-so included in their planning.A Memorandum of Under-

standing between the Depart-ment of Sport and Recreationand the Department of Educa-tion was thrashed out to the sat-isfaction of Khithika Lakhithi-ka, the OR Tambo District Mu-nicipality Sports andRecreation Officer.“We sometimes struggle to get

school children in sport, be-cause the schools don’t see theneed. We now hope with thispartnership, things will be dif-ferent in the rural and vast are-as of Mount Ayliff,” said Lakhi-thika, adding that she hopedparents would also be encour-aged to allow children to play.A Resolution Committee

chaired by Sedras was appoint-ed and given a task of complet-ing, validating and ensuring theimplementation of the resolu-tions on issues like school sport,community sport, academies ofsport, infrastructure and theeconomic value of sport.To ensure that these were im-

plemented, Sedras said Sub-committees would be taskedwith assessing the work inprogress on an annual basis,and to give a report at anotherconference in three years’ time.

Conference a huge success

uvo lwethu express 04 02 2015

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