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VIOLENCE among Lusikisiki andFlagstaff taxi drivers has promptedthe provincial government to inter-vene as the safety of innocent pas-sengers is in danger.

Transport MEC Weziwe Tikana met taxi own-

ers in Flagstaff on Thursday last week in an ef-fort to put an end to the problem on Ingquza Hillroads.

One taxi owner, who asked for anonymity forhis safety, said Lusikisiki taxi drivers had goneagainst an agreement reached by the ProvincialTaxi Council that they should use the St Eliza-beth route to Qaukeni Great Place to reach Buhl-anyanga and Holy Cross.

“It isnotFlagstaff taxidriverswhoaredanger-ous and problematic, but seemingly Lusikisikiis the problem because the taxis who get dam-aged and burnt are the ones from Flagstaff,” thedriver said. Tikana said the problem was be-tween the two towns, and so they had decidedto meet both parties to come to a solution.

“We decided to form a committee of represent-atives from the municipality, the transport in-

dustry, the Lusikisiki and Flagstaff taxi ownersassociations and from the Border Alliance atprovincial level to come to an agreement thatwill make sure we never find ourselves in thissituation again,” Tikana said.

Lusikisiki police spokesman Captain Mdudu-ziGodlwanasaidnoonehasbeenarrestedinanyof the incidents, but the police were workinghard to maintain peace between the two parties.

IngquzaHill still plaguedby taxi violence

One of the taxis that was burnt in Lusikisiki andFlagstaff. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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A CONVICTED murderer asked the com-munity for forgiveness at a victim offenderdialogue hosted by the Department of Cor-rectional Services in Mbizana last Thurs-day.

Siphelele Mabhude is serving a 30-yearsentence for crimes committed in Nomlacu,including murder and attempted murder.He was sentenced in 1995.Last Thursday he had the chance to ask

for forgiveness from the victims and fami-lies of the dead.Mabhude said he was very sorry for the

crimes he had committed and was now achanged man.“I am so sorry for all the pain I have

caused to the families of the deceased andthe (attempted murder) victim and I prom-ise to never go back to my old ways, butwork on fighting crime in my community,”he said.He added that he hoped that all the local

young boys who saw him as a role modelwould stop their criminal acts because be-ing in jail was not good.Mabhude was sentenced for the murder

of Zukile Mavukwana and attempted mur-der of Mfuneko Mti, both from Nomlacu lo-cation, and anger was evident from bothfamilies during his plea and explanation of

his motives.Mavukwana’s mother, Zoleka Mavukwa-

na, said she had gone through a lot of heart-ache when she lost her son.“What is worse is that Mabhude never

showed any remorse back then and duringthe court proceedings I was the laughingstock of his family and friends,” she said.She said she had forgivenMabhude for all

his wrongdoings and she hoped he meantwhat he said about being a changed man.Mfuneko Mti seemed to have many unan-

swered questions for Mabhude and angerwas still evident in his voice.Regional commissioner Nkosinathi

Breakfast said the session had been aimedat giving the offender a chance to talk withthe victims and community at large tomakesure that the community was alerted abouthis release and to allow him to show re-morse.“This was to give victims an opportunity

to talk to the perpetrator where he has achance to tell the truth and ask for forgive-ness, while also giving them a platform toexpress their views on his release,” Break-fast said.Mabhude underwent several pro-

grammes in the Wellington Prison inMthatha where he is being kept, includingAggressive Behaviour Management,Changing Lanes, Drug Abuse and LifeSkills.

Murdererasks communityfor forgiveness

Siphelele Mabhude shakes hands with Zukile Mavukwana’s mother, Zoleka Mavukwana, during thevictim offender dialogue held at Nomlacu location in Mbizana last Thursday.

BABALWA NDLANYA

STUDENTS at the King Sabatha Dal-indyebo TVET College in Mthatha arecontinuing with their trial exams fol-lowing a protest which lasted almostthree weeks.

The students were complaining thatthey had not received their NationalStudent Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)allowances.Everything went back to normal after

parents andmanagement met to discussthe issue.Provincial Sasco executive commit-

tee member Oscar Sifuba said a taskteam had been selected to ensure thatthere was a solution to the problem.“At the moment I can say everything

is back to normal because of this taskteam that was selected, but we will seewhat happens when they give us feed-back,” he said.Although the Cicira campus students

were writing their trial exams, those atthe Ntabozuko campus in Elliotdale andat the Ngcobo campus were continuingwith their protest and not writing ex-ams.Sifuba said most of the students were

from poor backgrounds and that waswhy they had applied for NSFAS bursa-ries.They stayed far from the institution,

could not afford to pay for transport ev-ery day and ended up walking long dis-tances. This also made them the targetsof thugs.“This year the NSFAS granted stu-

dents R36-million for tuition and allow-ances, but our students did not get thoseallowances,” college spokesman Sigqi-bo Kahla said.“The Ntabozuko campus has closed

down and the management will negoti-ate with students this week.“I can confirm that students at the

Ngcobo campus are writing their ex-ams.”

Students put protest on hold

Students at the Cicira campus have put their protests on hold and are continuing with theirtrial exams. PHOTO:BABALWA NDLANYA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

ANATURE reserve has been launched at Tsi-sa Falls in Qumbu in the Mhlontlo Local Mu-nicipality.

The municipality is work-ing on the initiativewith theprovincial Department ofEconomic Development, En-vironmental Affairs andTourism, which has pledgedR26.7-million forwork in thenature reserve.The idea of the reserve at

Tsitsa Falls emerged in 2007after Mhlontlo was identi-fied as a tourist destination,with its main focus on thepreservation of nature andthe heritage of the area.Fencingof the reservewas

recently completed, with 118members of the communitybeing employed.During the official open-

ing, Mayor Mandisa Giyosesaid Mhlontlo was one of theleading tourism destinationsin the Eastern Cape as it boasted tourism at-tractions like the Tina Falls and the cliffswhere the Khoi-khoi were staying.She appealed to the people of Mhlontlo to

stand up and restore their heritage to attractmore tourists to the area.“This nature reserve should generate mon-

ey for the benefit of the community of Tsitsa,as the tourists who visit the area must pay at

the gate.“It isabout timetodevel-

op the areas where peoplelive so they can generatemoney on their own,” Giy-ose said.The chief of the area,

Mncedi Veco, welcomedthe reserve, saying therewouldbeaneedof commu-nity involvement to sup-port and accept theproject.“Peoplemustprotect the

project and no one mustdestroy the fencing whichsurrounds the nature re-serve. Hunters must stophunting and people muststop digging up herbshere. Anyone who needsto get something from in-side the reserve must li-aise with the chief.”

He said the municipality must ensure thatevery cent of themoney donated to the projectmust be accounted for and the leaders of theproject must be accountable.

Nature reserve forMhlontlo

This is the natural beauty of oneof the falls at Tina Falls.

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THE small nation of AmaBhala is mourningthe death of its prince, BulumkoNonkanyana(32), the sonofChiefMweloNonkonyana,whois an advocate, former vice-president of theSouth African Football Association and alsochief of AmaBhala in Flagstaff.

Bulumko, who was a prominent lawyer inMthatha, was found dead with stab woundsin the back of the head near the railway sta-tion in Mthatha on Monday, September 21.His funeralwill be held at his home location

of Marashu in Flagstaff this Saturday (Octo-ber 03).Bulumko was the oldest son of the second

wife of nkosi Mwelo Zanemvula Nonkonya-na, Bulelwa Makhesa Nonkonyana fromMount Fletcher, and a grandson of formerUnitedDemocraticFront (UDF) presidentOs-car Mpetha.His death is the second tragedy to hit his

family, following the death of his sister, Prin-cess Ncumisa Nonkonyana, in 1994 whiletheAmaBhala nationwas in the process of in-stalling nkosi Zanemvula.Princess Ncumisa was buried a week be-

fore the installation of her father.ChiefNonkonyana said at his homestead in

Fortgale that the tragic incident and loss ofsuch a son of the soil had torn the hearts ofthe Bhalas apart.“We invested a lot in Bulumko in terms of

education. Fromprimary school levelwe senthim to private schools. Vela was one of themand also Dale College in King William’sTown,” he said.After his matriculation, Bulumko went to

Rhodes University, where he obtained hisLLB degree.During his studies at Rhodes, he was an ac-

tivemember of theCongress of SouthAfricanStudents (Cosas).At the time of his death, Bulumko was a di-

rector of Keightley, Sigadla and NonkonyanaIncorporated in Mthatha and he was very ac-tive inContralesa as a son of the royal family.The Nonkonyanas had a very rare honour

as Bulumko practised as an attorney and hisfather is an advocate.“We both had a dream that one day he

would be an advocate and I would be a judge.But because of this tragedy all our dreamshave been shattered,” Nonkonyana said.“But I want to tell the nation to calm down

and give the prince the dignified funeral hedeserves. My son has left two men who willfollow in their father’s footsteps.”Bulumko, who was born on October 14,

1983, leaves his wife Nelisa and sons Mbon-govuyo (8) and Ntando (1).The police have confirmed that they are

investigating the murder.

Prominent lawyer stabbed todeath

= Slain Mthatha lawyerBulumko Nonkonyana inhappier times with his wifeNelisa and sons Mbongov-uyo (8) and Ntando (1).PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Nkosi Mwelo Nonkonyana mourns the deathof his son, Bulumko. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

; Bulumko during hisgraduation at RhodesUniversity with his parents,Chief Mwelo and MakhesaNonkonyana.

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

PEOPLEwithknowledgeof traditionalherbsshould share itwith thegovernment, thegen-eralmanager of theDepartment of EconomicDevelopment, Environmental Affairs andTourism, Albert Mfenyana, has said.

Addressing hundreds of people in Qumbulast Tuesday (September 22), he said it wasimportant to preserve such knowledge sothat it could benefit the next generation.He said some of these herbs helped in heal-

ing when used by experts with knowledge oftraditional medicine and its use.He saidmost black people died with valua-

ble information about herbs. It was never re-corded and just vanished.“We need to record their knowledge and

pass it on to the next generation.”Traditional herbs expert Masikhathele

Ntuli expressed gratitude for the idea.“We have been isolated as traditionalists

and our government paid more attention tothewesternmedicines, whereas ours does thesame.“We grew up, even you (referring to Mfeya-

na), using traditional herbs. Pregnant womandrink amedicinemixedwith traditional rootsand herbs called isihlambezo (used previouslywhen there were no clinics to prepare the un-born child for the time of birth),” she said.She called on the government to fast-track

the idea.

Traditional herb experts sought

The general manager of the Department ofEconomic Development, Environmental Affairsand Tourism, Albert Mfenyana, in Qumbu lastweek. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

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THREE PhDs were conferred uponacademics in theWalter SisuluUni-versity’s health sciences faculty atthe Mthatha campus on Tuesdaylastweek, bringing to eight the totalnumberofPhDsobtainedby the fac-ulty this year.

The trio of accolades closely fol-lows the five PhDs awarded to thefaculty during the May graduationceremony at the same campus.A majority of 412 women were

capped at the NMDGreat Hall, with314 men receiving this honour, and31 of the total graduating cum lau-de.Crossing the stage for his own

PhD on graduation day was no less-er personage than the health scien-

ces faculty dean himself, Dr WezileChitha.“It’s important to lead by example

by walking the talk and leadingfrom the front. One of the best waysof influencing and changing behav-iour is to inspire people – it’s betterto let people emulate than to preach.I hope my departmental heads willfollow suit in obtaining their PhDs,”Chitha said.A qualified medical doctor and

health economist, his researchaligns itself with the roll-out of thecountry’s ambitious NationalHealth Insurance (NHI) scheme.The research interrogates how

the health systems can be strength-ened, their quality improved, andthe instilling of appropriate healthpolicies - findings relevant to thecurrent preparations for imple-

menting the NHI.“The challenge at the moment is

that our health system is not clini-cian-led, hence the poor health out-comes and increasing litigations.We focus onbeingpolitically correctrather than dealing with the corebusiness of health,” Chitha said.“We will be launching our cam-

paign soon, ‘One Academic. OneIdea. One Grant’, to rally our staff,students and partners in pursuit ofincreased participation in researchso we can produce new knowledgeand mould a new brand of futureleaders occupiedwith producing ev-idence and scientific- and knowl-edge-based solutions,” he said.A total of ninePhDswereawarded

during the ceremony, with six ofthese awarded to academics in theeducational sciences faculty.

Health sciencesdeanwalks the talk

WSU health sciences faculty dean Dr Wezile Chitha. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

REPORTER

HARVARD University graduateand SA Express airline CEO InatiNtshanga shared sombre wordswith graduates at the Walter Sisu-lu University last week about thebleak times facing the country.

With the economy fledgling, cur-rency weakening, crime on the in-crease, and high unemployment,Ntshanga called on the graduatesto challenge this status quo by be-coming the new breed of genera-tional, transformational leaders.“There are simply not enough

jobs for black people. With this inmind, we need you now, to help us,in terms of thought, and in comingup with solutions for such prob-lems. Nomore poverty, unemploy-ment and inequality. Fight thisbattle for the betterment of thiscountry,” Ntshanga pleaded.Preceding this, WSU interim

vice-chancellor and principal Pro-fessor Khaya Mfenyana an-nounced that the institutionwould be offering PhDs in natural

sciences – this in addition to thehealth sciences and education fac-ulties, which already offer doctor-al degrees.A total of nine PhDs were

awarded during the ceremony –six in the educational sciences fac-ulty, and three in the health scien-ces faculty. This brings to 18 thePhDs conferred at the universitythis year, including nine awardedduring the May graduation.Mfenyana said a submission to

theSouthAfricanQualificationAu-thority had been made and all thatwas left now was for the universityto identify programmes in whichthe degrees could be pursued.“This is a fantastic step in our

endeavours to not only cultivate,but increase the trajectory of ourresearch culture andoutput for anincreased research ethos. And sowith this I expect to see at least 30PhDs next year,” Mfenyana said.A total of 738 degrees, diplomas

and certificates were awardedduring the ceremony at a packedvenue at the University’s Zama-kulungisa site in Mthatha.

WSU to offer PhDs in natural science

WSU interim vice-chancellor and principal Prof Khaya Mfenyana with some of the PhD recipients after graduationlast Tuesday at Mthatha’s Zamukulungisa campus. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

AYANDA MILLLISA MADIKIZELA

MBIZANA Local Municipality hosted a com-munication strategy planning workshop inMargate last Wednesday to enhance its com-munication strategy with stakeholders.

The workshop was attended bymunicipal-ity councilors and management, Alfred NzoDistrict Municipality Communications offi-cers, GCIS, government departments andrepresentatives from the local media.Mbizana Local Municipality Municipal

Manager Luvuyo Mahlaka said the work-shop is aimed at looking at the progress re-port on the existing action plan of the com-munication strategy and to review the planwithin the context of implementation.“Our communication tools include a web-

site, newsletter, social sites, local radio sta-tion interviews and pamphlets reflecting onmunicipal developments, programmes andopportunities within,” said Mahlaka.He added that even though there are some

challenges including limited frequency forlocal radio stations, incompetent websiteand inadequate communication resources atlocal level, they are headed for success.“For the successful and effective imple-

mentation of the communication strategy,themunicipalitymust have a fully function-al communicationsunitwithhumanandcap-ital resources,” said Mahlaka.Mayor Makhaya Twabu encouraged con-

crete intergovernmental relations (IGR) tomake sure that the municipality does not op-

erate on its own while being another level ofthe government sphere.“We need to strengthen the IGR so that

when we go to the communities to reportabout service delivery progress, we repre-

sent governmentwith answers to all the chal-lenges faced by our communities and to alsomake sure that we go to the people even ifthere are no service rendered to them,” saidTwabu.

Communication strategy to improve servicedelivery

Mbizana Local Municipality communicators together with officials from Alfred Nzo District Munici-pality at the Communication Strategy review gathering in Margate last week.

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FORMER University of Transkei vice-chan-cellor and Africa’s first black chartered ac-countant, Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, hascalled on black students to take up charteredaccounting as the country needs more blackCAs.

Nkuhluwas addressingWalter SisuluUni-versity students and academics on the re-cently published biography A life of purposeby Luvuyo Wotshela last Monday (Septem-ber 21).Nkuhlu expressed concern over the atti-

tude of black Africans who always regardedthemselves as inferiors and chose low-pro-file professions because of their backgroundof oppression.He said they must be guided to see the im-

portance of choosing professions that wereneeded in this country and must grab suchopportunities with both hands.“They canmake it if they have a good foun-

dation from primary school. Accountingneeds discipline and hard work.“We cannot run away fromthe fact that the

oppression is not yet over in the minds ofblack South Africans.“Even though I come from the rural areas,

I toldmyself that I would take this professionand I would make it.“I haveno regrets and I’mproudof this pro-

fession I chose.Noone canbelieve that before

I became a CA I was a clerk on the mines, butI challenged accounting head-on and I be-came the first black CA, so why do you thinkyou cannot make it?” he said.Nkuhlu raised concerns over what he de-

scribed as lack of working progress in SouthAfrica.“We served the country during the difficult

timebecause of the apartheid regimeandnowSouth Africa is free, but there are so manythings that worry me.

“South Africa belongs to us, so we need tobuild aunitednation, but our people continueto destroy the property that belong to them,”he said.Nkuhlu was referring to the widespread

protests which leave government propertydamaged.“South Africa comes first and all the lead-

ers or civil servants of this country must bedriven by the passion of serving the peopleand not putting their interests first,” he said.

Moreblackaccountantsneeded -Prof.Nkuhlu

Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

WSU students and academics listen attentively to Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

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THEDeputyMinister of Cooperative Govern-ance and Traditional Affairs, Obed Bapela,has warned illegal iingcibi (surgeons) whocontinue to conduct illegal initiation schoolsto expect a toughandmerciless response fromthe government.

Bapela was speaking at a two-daymanhoodsummit at Dan’s Lodge last weekend.The purpose of the summit was to seek a re-

sponse to the continuing outcry of parentsand the community at large about injuries toand deaths of young boys during and after un-dergoing the initiation process, as well as tofurther reinforce and acknowledge the imple-mentation of the current relevant strategiesand legislation.Bapela agreed the initiation customwasout

of hand, but said the government wanted tostrengthen the law so that people who com-mercialised the custom received tough pun-ishment.“In this forthcoming circumcision season,

we will watch with an eagle eye. Traditionalsurgeons and nurses who do wrong and endup killing an initiate will get a minimum of10 years imprisonment. Themaximumwill befrom 15 to 20 years.

We cannot allow the killing of our children,who are the future of this country, by peoplewho want to generate money for their ownsake,” Bapela said.He said they wanted to abolish illegal

schools throughout the country and theyneeded this custom to be respected and notregarded as a fashion. He urged initiates toensure that they went to schools authorisedby iinkosi if they were in the rural areas andby the municipality in the urban areas.He also stressed that this custommust also

adapt to medical male circumcision to alignwithmodernpractice. Professional circumci-sion doctors known to the area must bebrought in to lead this custom.Eastern CapeHouse of Traditional Leaders

chairperson Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzi-ma called on parents to elect trusted, knowl-edgeable ingcibi and ikhankatha (traditionalsurgeons and nurses).“I am talking about a person who is going

to handle these children and protect themfrom the criminals who forcefully give themalcohol,” Matanzima said.The summit was attended by iinkosi, gov-

ernment officials, women from various royalhouses, youngboys ready to undergo the ritu-al and young men who have already under-gone it.

Deputyministerat summit toaddress initiationdeaths

Some of the guests who attended the manhood summit in Mthatha las weekend.

NOMASAKHE NONXUBA

THE Department of Social Development inthe OR Tambo District celebrated HeritageDay by displaying different kinds ofmouth-watering traditional food on Sep-tember 23.

The event was held in Mthatha’s BothaSigcawu Building.Nolitha Kupa described Heritage Month

as themonthwhenwe celebrated our roots,where we came from, and most of all howwe learnt to respect other’s backgrounds.The programme for the day started with

each member introducing himself or her-self by clan name (azibonge ngeziduko zak-

he, azithuthe).Traditional songs were part of the cele-

brations and dancing.Nombini Ngcikiza told an educational

story (intsomi) which used to be told by ourgrandmothers a long time ago, that of agrandmother and jackal.The story was about trusting people,

thinking they are honest, while they havecruel agendas against you.The OR Tambo District staff came with

different Xhosa dishes to celebrate the day,like sophi (beans and maize cooked withwater only and added salt), mphokoqo(cooked mealie meal), amasi (sour milk),ulusu (sheep tripe), dodorhoyi (steambread) and rostile (braai bread).They wore different Xhosa attire, as well

as Venda, Swazi and others.Olga Hlazo said: “It is a good thing to

know our roots and to basically knowwhere we come from.”

Traditional food celebrated

Social Development staff in the OR TamboDistrict with different kinds of dishesdisplayed during Heritage Day celebrationsin Mthatha. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

ISIKOLO ssamabanga aphantsi iZinini eM-bizana sithe sabhiyozela usuku lokugubhaamasiko nelibizwa ngokuba yiHeritageDay.

Lemibhiyozo ithe yabanjelwa pha esikol-weni ngolweSibini weveki ephelileyo nala-pho abafundi kunye nabafundisintsapho be-bevathe ezakwantu bekwabonisa nendlelaekwakuphilwa ngayo mandulo.OnguNqununu wesikolo uNkskz Thembi

Msindwana uthe olu lusuku olubalulekekakhulu kumntwana waseMaMpondweninalapho bezama ukubafundisa kwaye baba-

bonisa izinto ezabaphosayo nanjengoko iz-into ezininzi zingasenziwa.“Sifuna abantwana bethu babone ukuba

kwakuphilwa njani na kudala kwaye kutyi-wa ntoni ngoba bona bavela ngoku sele ku-philwa ngohlobo lwaseNtshona sekuphelenoBuntu ebantwini,” utshilo uNqununu.Abantwana bathe babonisa iindlela ezin-

inzi ekwakusionwatywa ngazo kudala izin-to ezifana nokudlalwa kweentonga, ukux-hentsa, iintsizwa kunye neendlavini bazebaphinda babonisa namasiko anje ngenton-jane.Ibilusuku elikhulu eli nanjengoko bekuk-

ho nabazali bezozibonela xa bekhunjuzwangabantwana ngempilo yamandulo nalapho

abantwana bebebaphekele ukutya kwesin-tu okuquka umqa, isophu, umqhavunyeko,iinkobe kunye nesigwaqana.Ongomnyeweenkondekazi zelali yaseZin-

ini nobezimase lomsitho nguGogo uMaxabaFeni noba wonwaba kakhulu ngokukhun-juzwa ubuntombi bakhe.“Intle lento ndiyibona apha kwaye zeziz-

into kanye sazizenza sisakhula kwaye in-gase abazukulwana bethu babuyele kuzokhonukuze bazophila ubomi obude,” uham-bise watsho uGogo Maxaba.Uthe zoke ezizinto zazikhokhelisa pham-

bili intlonipho nokuziphatha kakuhle es-ongeza esithi zizitno ezo ezingasekho kwel-ithuba siphila kulo.

Imibhiyozoyosuku lwenkcubekoeZinini

Abafundisintsapho besikolo iZinini eMbizana ngethuba kugujwa usuku lwamaGugu kwesisikolo kwiveki ephelileyo. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZ-ELA

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< Embracing theirPondo culture areNkosi NzululwaziSigcau and PondoCulture and HeritageFestival coordinatorPrincess Stella Sigcau.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Shame of this generationSometimes we ask ourselves about the future

of this country in thehandsofdrunkardsamongour young people.Ja, alcohol is not new, but these young people

are swimming deep in a pool of alcohol andsometimes they tend to forget the importantthings and instead they put utywala first.We were watching a guy who was grandly

drunk at the launch of an important projectaimed at developing the local youth and to gen-eratemoney for thearea, butkukhonaabazaku-lo mcimbi onjalo bephelile kukunxila. I wonderwhere we are going to. He was forcing his wayto the stage ukuba uyokwenza ntoni nobodyknows.Dear young people, let us limit our speed in

alcohol abuse because we are ruining ourselves

and the future of our beautiful country whichootata Mandela nabanye they fought for to befree. This honey that the blood spills before weget it seems as if sidlala ngayo ngoku.Abanye abasalali nasemakhaya leli jiki ba-

vumelaintoewrongethikozekuse.Phezaningo-ku kwanele. Tell them gossip.

Okwenzileyo okubi kukulandela njalonawe

Uyabona ke okubi okwenzileyo nakuwe ku-yenzeka and kukhawulezile konke oku. I won-der xa bedibana phaya eZulwini uza kuthi wa-yembulale ntoni usisi okanye ubhuti wakhe xabembuza? If bekundim Gesh bendakucela ba-yinike mna ifolokhwe yokumfaka esihogweniumntu obulele omnye kuba akumele ukuba si-bulale.

Dark cloud over MzansiJa, we are not fortune tellers, but the way

things are going we can see a huge hell we aregoing to?We can see some young people of today don’t

want to work hard andwant to get things in theeasiest way. They don’t believe in sweating inorder to attainhappiness in life. They can spendthe whole week in taverns if not shebeens.Even those who are lucky enough to get a job

just choose boozing rather than their preciousjobs and end up quitting the job because no em-ployer can allow a drunkard in his or her work-place. I wonder iingqondo zabo zisibenza nininormally xa zahlala zigqunywe lijiki.So if ouryoungpeoplebecomeheavydrinkers

but jobless,wherewill theyget themoney tobuy

more booze?Obviously they have to steal and rob those

who try to make a living.So as a gossip team we see the country being

overwhelmed by crime because it produced ageneration which hates to make living doingthings on its own, but depending on committingcrime to get what it needs.Mara kwangoku sekuqalile because ooma-

gogo xa bamkele i-“pay” abasalali emakhayenikubaezintwanazibazingelaokwenyamazani zi-funa le mali.Nakhona ke le mali aziyi kuthenga kutya be-

sides ukuyofuna iziyobisi notywala.Mawwuuu!! Yatsho ikati. Kunzima honestly

ezweni sokhile.Masike sithi sheleleuntilnext timewithmore

gossip.

< Nkosi Nzulul-wazi Sigcau, headof the Lwandlolu-bomvu TraditionalCouncil in Ntaban-kulu, at the PondoCulture andHeritage Festivalheld recently inNtabankulu.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

; The Kanvuthu FolkJazz Band at the PondoCulture and HeritageFestival in Ntabankulu,where they received theKing Jongisizwe SigcauAward. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Reed dancers at the Madzikane kaZulu Cultural Festival in Mount Ayliff. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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RESIDENTS of Mthatha and surrounds areurgedtopresenttheirdogsandcats forvaccina-tion against rabies as an alarming number ofcases have already been reported this year.

AWorldRabiesDayeventwasheld inMthat-ha on Monday to raise awareness about thisdisease which can be transmitted to humans.In the 2014/15 financial year, a total of four

human rabies cases were reported in the East-ern Cape alone by the National Institute ofCommunicable Diseases.According to the SA Rabies statistics, rural

areas are at particularly high risk. More thantwo-thirdsof thepeoplewhodie fromrabiesarechildren below the age of 15.In nearly all human rabies cases, infection

was acquired throughabite or scratch fromaninfected dog.Rabies prevention starts with the animal

owner. All dogs and cats should be vaccinatedagainst rabies as per national regulations.

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UMASIPALA waseMnquma ububambe um-dyarho weeembaleki iFun Run obusukakwindawo yokugcinwa kweembali (iMonu-ment) eGcuwa edolophini, uyokutsho kwiba-la lezemidlalo eMsobomvu ngolwesithathukwiveki ephelileyo.

Lo mdyarho ubuyinxalenye yomsitho wo-kuxhobisa uluntu lwaseMnquma malunganokubaluleka kweezokhenketho (Tourism)kwakunye nokubhiyozela inyanga yamafanamagugu esizwe.

Kule fun run bekungenela wonke umntuonqwenela ukungenela nanjengoko iinjongozayo ibukukhuthaza uluntu ukuba luziqhe-lanise nokubaleka, nokuba ngumgama om-futshane ukwazi luzokuhlala lusempilweni.

Ixesha elininzi uluntu alukuthandi uku-hamba imigama emide ngenyawo okanye lu-ziqeqeshe xa lunethuba kanti loo nto ibalu-lekile, kuba yenza kungabi lula ukusulelekazizifo ezithile kuba umzimba uhleli usempil-weni.

Ezi ntetha zezinye zeengcebiso acebise nga-zoumasipalawaseMnqumakwiimbaleki ebe-zingenele kule fun run ibiyeyokubhiyozelainyanga yamafanamagugu esizwekwakunyenezokhenketho kulo mmandla.

Ophume kwindawo yokuqala kulo mdya-rho ibengu Velile Ngcebetsha, kwindawo

y-esibini yanguSabelo Bonani, kwindawo ye-sithathu yanguMsimelele Best, kwindawoyesine yanguLutho Ntsoto.

Ukanti kumanenekazi ibenguXoliswa Biciophume kwindawo yokuqala walandelwanguNontsantsa, kwindawo yesithathu yan-guNosisa logama kweyesine indawo ku-phume Nozukile.

Zonke ezi mbaleki eziqhube kakuhle kule-fun run uSodolophu woMasipala waseMnqu-ma uBhabha Ganjana uzinike iimbasa zego-lide, emva koko wazibulela nangokuthathainxaxheba kulo mdyarho ubuqala noku-

banjwa kulo nyaka.“Ndibulela wonke umntu othe wangenela

kolu khuphiswano lokubaleka kwaye ndi-yathemba beniwonwabele umdyarho wenu,”utshilo uGanjana encumile xeshikweni ebe-senza intetha ethe qabavu kulo msitho ubu-zinyaswe ngabahlali, abafundi bezikolo eza-hlukeneyo kwakunye namaSebe aseburhulu-menteni.

Umemelele uluntu ukuba luyigcine in-kcubeko yalo kwaye luthathele ingqaleloezokhenketho zaseMnquma ukwazi kuzo-kukhula uqoqosho ngazo.

UMasipalawaseMnqumauvale inyangayamafanamaguguesizwengefun run

; ImbalekikwiMnquma funrun inikwa imedalnguSodolophuBhabha Ganjana.IFOTO: ANELERAZIYA

AYIKAPHUMELELI nomnye umdlaloiMthatha Bucks kwiligi yeNFD emvakwemidlalo emihlanu. Idlale ntanganekwemibini yabethwa kwemithathu.Ngempela-veki edlulileyo eli qela li-danise abalandeli balo ngelixa libethwa2-0 yiBaroka FC.

Amathol’amnyama asedanise abalan-deli bawo amathuba amaninzi enkun-dleniyaseMthathanakubabesukebezal-ise ibala beze kulinika inkxaso, uMthat-ha Bucks waqala ngokudlalangokulingana kwade kwakabini de wa-bethwaekhayaemidlalweniemibini,ko-mnye babethwa ekuhambeni.

Eli qela lakubona ukuba ukuba ali-phumeleli midlalo oko isizini iqalile lig-xothe obe ngumqeqeshi kwabamba om-nye ukanti oko akwenzanga mahlukokuba kude kube ngoku alikazi liwinenomnye umdlalo nakuba ucoach wag-xothwa.

Kanti kwimidlalo ye ABC MotsepeLeague kuqhubeke kakuhle ngempelaveki esiyisingelayo njengoba iziphumozazimi ngoluhlobo; SUB 1 vs Matta Mi-lan, Highbury 0 vs Young Ideas 0, Kok-stad Li-verpool 0 vs FC Buffalo 1 kunyene FC Elliot 8 vs Morning Stars 1.– GREG NOTA

Azihambi kakuhleizinto kwiqelalaseMthatha

FOR this week’s Express on Wheels I hadthe pleasure of spending a week with abright yellow Sport version of the new OpelCorsa, and if it wasn’t the fun ride thatcaught my imagination, it sure was the col-our.

While I never thought a yellow car wouldever be my cup of tea, I certainly warmedup to it very quickly, and it certainly is ahead-turner.

The Sport, which was launched in Au-gust, is the top of the range model of Opel’sbrand-new 5th generation Corsa which waslaunched in SA in February. There are 5models in this range.

This 5-door 110 kW hatchback is aimedat the enthusiastic driver and equippedwith the latest engine from Opel’s ecoTECfamily of small petrol engines.

RideThe Sport is equipped with a 1.4 turbo-

charged ecoTEC engine which propels theCorsa from 0 to 100 km/h in 9.6 seconds,with a top speed of 204 km/h. The 1.4TSport’s tested fuel consumption is 5.9 litresper 100 km on the combined cycle.

The Corsa Sport comes with a six-speedmanual transmission with synchronisedgears, including reverse, with short shifttravel. It is a great car to take through thegears with easy gear selection and an eager-ness to get to sixth gear.

The new Corsa’s ride and handling havebeen improved with a new chassis andsteering systems. According to the peopleat Opel, a lower centre of gravity andchanges to the suspension have been madeto improve vehicle roll behaviour, steeringresponse and understeer behaviour.

The Sport’s combination of a good and ea-ger turbo-charge engine combined with ex-

cellent road behaviour and great comfortfeatures as standard spec is sure to createa lot of interest – not only among fans ofsporty vehicles but also those who see driv-ing as fun rather that just getting from Ato B.

From putting your foot on the pedal, itis a pleasure to drive. Its roadholding isvery good and where Sport models are usu-ally associated with a “sporty” bumpy ride,this was not the case with the Corsa, de-spite my pothole-ridden everyday route.

The car is swift-footed, yet driving it onealways felt safe and in control – both on theopen road and in city traffic. Even on steepinclines the engine performed well anddidn’t force you to gear down all the time.

Exterior

Those who do not like yellow have 14 oth-er colours to choose from. The Corsa Sporthas a few subtle differences from the othermodels in the range to add to its sporty look– front and rear bumper extensions, siderocker mouldings, sporty exhaust tip, andcarbon look outside rear view mirror cov-ers. The big 17 inch “ Dark Titanium” alloywheels add to the sporty look and I likedthe two-tone wheel rims of the test vehiclethat reminds me of flower petals.

Interior

The flowing lines of the dashboard givethe Corsa a quality feel. Its sporty naturewas emphasized by a leather-covered flatbottom sport steering wheel with silvertrim, metal sports pedals and a big, nice-to-grip leather gear shift knob.

Opel’s Intellilink infotainment systemcomes standard in the Sport, offering an

easy to operate 7-inch touchscreen and con-nection to smartphones. Sound is operatedvia Bluetooth and a USB port.

Standard specsThe Opel Corsa Sport has a 5-Star NCAP

safety rating.The comprehensive list of safety features

found standard in the Corsa Sport includessix airbags, Electronic Stability Control(ESC) system. Traction Control (TC) isstandard in the Electronic Stability Con-trol (ESC). The primary goal of TractionControl is to prevent wheel slip from spin-ning during acceleration. Straight line Sta-bility (SLS) and Brake Assist System(BAS), is a braking technology that increas-es braking pressure in an emergency situa-

tion.The Corsa Sport boasts an impressive list

of high-spec features as standard, such asauto lights and wipers, auto-dimming rearview mirror, bi-Xenon lights with corner-ing light control, electric windows and mir-rors, the 7-inch touchscreen infotainmentsystem with smartphone navigation andapp integration, air-conditioning, reversecamera with rear park assist and cruisecontrol.

Model Line-up and Pricing:Corsa 1.0T Essentia R185 500Corsa 1.0T Enjoy R216 200Corsa 1.4 Enjoy AT R216 500Corsa 1.0T Cosmo R236 300Corsa 1.4 T Sport R255 200

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Corsa Sport brings ray of sunshine on road

The Corsa Sport has a few subtle differences from the other models in the Corsa range to add toits sporty look. PHOTO:SUPPLIED