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press UVO LWETHU 20 000 COPIES WEEKLY Port St Johns | Mbizana | Flagstaff | Lusikisiki | Mt Ayliff | Ntabankulu | Mount Frere THURSDAY August 27, 2015 | 0 039 251 0834 | www.uvoexpress | Facebook: Mthatha Express | Twitter: @MthathaExpress | [email protected] or [email protected] EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE “UNCEDO NGAMATYALA” YENZA AMATYALA AKHO AFIKELELEKE Thoba imbuyekezo yamatyala akho Phuma ematyaleni E-MAIL – [email protected] SIYAFUMANEKA KULE NOMBOLO ILANDELAYO KUZOZONKE I BRANCHES UNGATHUMELA NO “PLEASE CALL ME” 087 230 9804 047 532 3356 / Mthatha WhatsApp – KULENOMBOLO 082 378 3743 X1QFVEGH-270815-TE-ebnnon-debt T HE OR Tambo District Municipality has managed to recover about R2- million of R9-million stolen from it by a former employee. This follows thorough investiga- tions which started last year after the municipal- ity reported the fraud and corruption cases to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The investigations led to the arrest of the former employee and her sister in Queenstown last Wednesday (August 19) by corruption task team members in the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (the Hawks). It was also revealed that their two companies, which were fraudulently receiving huge amounts of money from the municipality, also face prosecution. The sisters were formally charged with fraud, alternatively theft, of R9 154 307. During the arrests, the Hawks were accompa- nied by members of the Asset Forfeiture Unit in the NPA, who executed a restraining order granted by the Grahamstown High Court on Au- gust 11 against the remaining assets of the ac- cused, which include a house in Rowallan Park, Port Elizabeth, and various motor vehicles. Continued on page 2 Municipality recovers R2-million stolen by employee SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE JOE Gqabi District Municipality has warned residents that a suspected hazard- ous substance has been poured in the Wilde- beest and Inxu River. They have advised communities along these rivers to not use this water for drink- ing and their animals until advised other- wise The stream joins both the Tsitsa and Um- zimvubu Rivers towards Port St Johns. It is not known when it was poured and how far it spread. The incident was discovered by water process controllers who found a petrol like smell. According to a statement issued by Gov- ernment Communications (GCIS), on behalf of the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, envi- ronmental health practitioners are investi- gating the problem. Meanwhile the sources have been closed to prevent people from consuming the water. The environmental health practitioners are holding meetings with the communities informing them about the problem. “Water samples have been taken and pre- liminary results indicate that oil wastage from one of the garages at Ugie is the source of the problem. “Posters have been distributed through- out the Ugie area notifying the community about hazardous water in and around Ugie,” the statement read. Suspected hazardous substance found in river Poverty beaten – one tree at a time Poverty beaten – one tree at a time The OR Tambo Distrcit Municipality, Sappi and the Food and Agriculture Organisation handed over 700 fruit trees and 50 indigenous trees to the Gwebinkumbi Junior Secondary School in Flagstaff. This is part of the “One Tree, One Child” campaign aimed at poverty alleviation by giving each child a fruit tree to plant at their homes. Pictured are Nomakhosazana Meth, OR Tambo District Municipality mayor handing over a tree to a pupil from Gwebinkumbi Junior Secondary School. Read the full story on page 6. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA •Browns Super Store Bizana 30main street, Bizana 4800. Tell 039 251 0336/7 •Browns Cash and Carry Lusikisiki, NO 1 Jacaranda road, Lusikisiki 4820. Tele:039 253 1195 •Lusikisiki Cash and carry main street across St Elizabeth's Hospital, Lusikisiki 4820 tele:039 253 1551/2 SPECIALS VALID FROM 28 TO 2 SEPTEMBER 2015 AUGUST R44,99 R13,99 R7,99 Starbake Yeast 48x10g C&B Maoyonnaise 750g Ricoffy Coffee 750g Glen Teabags Pouch Uncles Spice Bowls 400g All Gold Tomato Sauce 700ml Allsome Rice 10kg Helios Cooking Oil 12x750ml Econo Cooking Oil 12x375ml Delicious Juice 1lt Itau Malt Coo-ee Cooldrink 1.25lt R19,99 R16,99 R67,99 R72,99 R149,99 R6,99 R69,99 R69,99 R6,59 X1QDV2Q1-270815-UE-bhnnon-brown

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20 000 COPIES WEEKLY Port St Johns | Mbizana | Flagstaff | Lusikisiki | Mt Ayliff | Ntabankulu | Mount Frere

THURSDAY August 27, 2015 | 0 039 251 0834 | www.uvoexpress | Facebook: Mthatha Express | Twitter: @MthathaExpress | [email protected] or [email protected] EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE

“UNCEDO NGAMATYALA”

YENZA AMATYALA AKHO AFIKELELEKE

Thoba imbuyekezo yamatyala akho

Phuma ematyaleni

E-MAIL – [email protected]

SIYAFUMANEKA KULE NOMBOLO ILANDELAYO

KUZOZONKE I BRANCHES

UNGATHUMELA NO “PLEASE CALL ME”

087 230 9804 047 532 3356/ Mthatha

WhatsApp – KULENOMBOLO

082 378 3743

X1QFVEGH-270815-TE-ebnnon-debt

THE OR Tambo District Municipalityhas managed to recover about R2-millionofR9-millionstolenfromitbya former employee.

This follows thorough investiga-tionswhichstartedlastyearafter themunicipal-ity reported the fraud and corruption cases tothe National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

The investigations led to the arrest of theformer employee and her sister in Queenstownlast Wednesday (August 19) by corruption taskteam members in the Directorate for PriorityCrime Investigations (the Hawks).

It was also revealed that their two companies,

which were fraudulently receiving hugeamounts of money from the municipality, alsoface prosecution.

The sisters were formally charged with fraud,alternatively theft, of R9 154 307.

During the arrests, the Hawks were accompa-nied by members of the Asset Forfeiture Unit inthe NPA, who executed a restraining ordergranted by the Grahamstown High Court on Au-gust 11 against the remaining assets of the ac-cused, which include a house in Rowallan Park,Port Elizabeth, and various motor vehicles.

Continued on page 2

MunicipalityrecoversR2­million stolenbyemployee

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

JOE Gqabi District Municipality haswarned residents that a suspected hazard-ous substance has been poured in the Wilde-beest and Inxu River.

They have advised communities alongthese rivers to not use this water for drink-ing and their animals until advised other-wise

The stream joins both the Tsitsa and Um-zimvubu Rivers towards Port St Johns. It isnot known when it was poured and how farit spread.

The incident was discovered by waterprocess controllers who found a petrol likesmell.

According to a statement issued by Gov-ernment Communications (GCIS), on behalfof the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, envi-ronmental health practitioners are investi-gating the problem.

Meanwhile the sources have been closedtopreventpeople fromconsumingthewater.

The environmental health practitionersare holding meetings with the communitiesinforming them about the problem.

“Water samples have been taken and pre-liminary results indicate that oil wastagefrom one of the garages at Ugie is the sourceof the problem.

“Posters have been distributed through-out the Ugie area notifying the communityabout hazardous water in and around Ugie,”the statement read.

Suspected hazardoussubstance found in river

Poverty beaten – one tree at a timePoverty beaten – one tree at a time

The OR Tambo Distrcit Municipality, Sappi and the Food and Agriculture Organisation handedover 700 fruit trees and 50 indigenous trees to the Gwebinkumbi Junior Secondary School inFlagstaff. This is part of the “One Tree, One Child” campaign aimed at poverty alleviationby giving each child a fruit tree to plant at their homes. Pictured are Nomakhosazana Meth,OR Tambo District Municipality mayor handing over a tree to a pupil from GwebinkumbiJunior Secondary School. Read the full story on page 6. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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•Lusikisiki Cash and carry main street acrossSt Elizabeth's Hospital,

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2 NEWS UVOLWETHU EXPRESS | THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 2015

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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

THE SAPS’s Women’s Network in the PortSt Johns cluster held a Woman’s Day cele-bration at the Mthontsasa police stationin Flagstaff last Wednesday.

The Port St Johns’ cluster includes Flag-staff, Lusikisiki and Port St Johns. Wom-en’s Network forums from all these townsattended the celebrations.Captain Mbuyi Madolo, Women’s Net-

work champion in Port St Johns cluster,said the day had been devoted mostly toremembering women who had beenabused and died as victims of crime.“We go around all our police stations to

interact with the communities to showthem that even within the police sectorthere are women who are willing to listenand help them with their domestic prob-lems before things get out of hand.”Throughout the year, Women’s Net-

work, alongside the Men For Change fo-rum, went around the communities andgave a hand to the needy by donating gro-

ceries, blankets and clothes and offeringcounselling to crime victims, Madolo said.Cluster commissioner Colonel David

Kanuka said they were commemoratingWomen’s Month, August, by acknowledg-ing the vital role played by women in thepolice service.“The Mthontsasa area was chosen to

host the event because of a series of crimi-nal incidents there in which women andchildren were victims of rape and mur-der,” Kanuka said.The Department of Safety and Liaison in

the province also offered its support atthis event.Fikile Hintsa, district manager for safe-

ty and liaison in OR Tambo, said he washappy to be part of celebrations where therole of women was recognised.“They are the real mothers protecting

society and their role in intervening in so-cietal matters helps to fight crime andlook after the victims,” Hintsa said.The forum is conducting road blocks

and awareness campaigns throughout Au-gust.

PoliceWomen’sNetworkcelebratesWomen’sDay

SAPS Women’s Network members from Port St Johns during their celebrations at the Mthontsasapolice station in Flagstaff last Wednesday. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE town of Libode came to a standstilllast Tuesday (August 18) when Maqhin-geni location residents marched to de-mand that the municipality take actionover the condition of a road used by bus-es and taxis carrying schoolchildren.

More than 1 000 residents marched tothe Nyandeni municipal offices carryingplacards calling for the municipality tosave the lives of their children, who trav-el on the road to the Xhentse Senior Sec-ondary School in Libode.Protest convener Fezile Manina said

the government always took action onlyafter incidents occurred, but “we as par-ents need to act before accidents takeplace on this road”.“We need the municipality to attend to

it as soon as possible, especially as thesummer season is around the corner.Once the rain comes, no one can driveon that road unless you take risks.“This road was last graded or recon-

structed in 2005 and it is now so bad thatit could endanger the lives of our chil-dren who use it every day when they goto school,” Manina said.The memorandum was received by

municipal manager Nomalungelo No-mandela, who promised to look intotheir concerns.The community also urged the Depart-

ment of Education to rebuild XhentseSenior Secondary because it had onlyone block with four classrooms, whichhad been built by the community withtheir own funds.They said the school was overcrowded

and there was a shortage of school furni-ture.The school was established in 1997 and

it has never had a pass rate lower than90%.Department of EducationMECMandla

Makupula recently announced that hisdepartment had allocated R1,8-billion tobuild schools throughout the province,but it is not clear if Xhentse will benefitfrom that.

Residents protest about stateof road to school

REPORTER

A MAN was found beaten to death andsexually mutilated in Dubana locationin Lusikisiki last Friday.

Police said the man (46) had also hada stab wound in his thigh.His body was found dumped along the

road. A murder case has been opened,but there have not yet been any arrests.Anyone with information regarding

the incident is urged to call 079 8950 889and talk to Captain Mduduzi Godlwana.

. The police’s Women’s Network inthe Port St Johns cluster conductedroadblocks in Lusikisiki and Port St

Johns last Thursday to mark Women’sMonth.Women’s forums from other depart-

ments, including Social Development,Health, Traffic and Correctional Servi-ces, were also part of these roadblocks.At Cwele junction, a 34-year-old wom-

an and two other people were arrestedfor possession of dagga.In Lusikisiki, three people, including

a foreigner, were arrested for possessionof Mandrax.A total of 396 vehicles were searched

in Port St Johns, with traffic fines add-ing up to R1 900, while in Lusikisiki, 69vehicles were searched and nine driversfined.

Manbeaten todeathandmutilated

Continued from page 1

NPA spokesperson Tsepo Ndwalaza saidthey had managed to recover the R2-millionbecause they had frozen all the suspects’bank accounts and the suspects had not hadaccess to theiraccountsduring the investiga-tions.Heexpressedhis gratitude for the coopera-

tion theyhadreceived fromthemunicipalityduring the investigations.It isallegedthat theaccusedwereusingthe

money to acquire items like furniture, carsand properties in East London and Port Eliz-abeth.

The fraud allegedly started in 2007 and theaccused, who was working in OR Tambo asan assistant project accountant, allegedlyused double remittances for services provid-ed to the municipality.Each time, the second payment would be

endorsed as that of the service provider,while theactual remittancewouldbepaid in-to the personal bank account of the formermunicipality employee or those of two com-panies of which she was a director.Assetswould thenbeacquired for self-ben-

efit and the balance used to purchase grocer-ies, airtime and other personal items as wellas to settle debit orders.

“In this way, the stolen funds were laun-dered,” Ndwalaza said.Deputy mayor Thandekile Sabisa said the

municipality was committed to fightingfraud and corruption.“Fraud represents a significant potential

risk to the municipality’s assets, service de-liveryefficiencyandreputation.Thismunic-ipality does not tolerate corrupt or fraudu-lent activities, whether internal or exter-nal,” Sabisa said.The two sisters are expected to appear be-

fore court soon, after the conclusion of theremaining investigations. More arrests areexpected

Municipality recovers R2-million stolen by employee

In accordance with the editorial policy of the Express, we invite readers to comment on mistakes in the newspaper and shall correct significanterrors as soon as possible. Send info to the Ombudsman of Media24’s Local Press, George Claassen, at [email protected] or call him at021 851 3232. Readers can also contact the SA Press Ombudsman at 011 484 3612 or e-mail [email protected].

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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

FOLLOWING allegations of mis-management of the Mzomtsha Spe-cial School inMbizana, the founderhas said it is now running properly.

Zolile Mhlaba, the founder of theschool, which was based in Nomla-cu before the pupils were moved tothe Mhlanga area, said the pupilswere now more secure.“I was not happy with the way

things were going, which led to usmoving to Mhlanga. I am satisfiedwith the better conditions we havehere,” Mhlaba said.Earlier lastmonth, someof thevol-

unteers at the school as well as Zwel-enkosi Ngidi of the Mbizana-basedFighting Rights of People with Disa-bility (FRPD) organisation com-plained about the way they weretreated by Mhlaba.Ngidi said the rights of the disa-

bled at the school were being violat-ed.“The way the management is run-

ning that place shows that they arethere for money rather than lookingafter the disabled children,” Ngidisaid.He said some people used other

people’s misfortune to make a busi-ness of and that the FRPD wouldmake sure the place was run proper-ly even if it meant it being closeddown.In response to allegations that he

was using the pupils’ disability tomakemoney,Mhlaba said he had es-tablished the centre to accommodatedisabled pupils who had not been ac-cepted at the local special schools be-cause of their severe conditions.“I registered the centre with the

Department of Social Developmentand the Department of Educationand I got my first intake from theSt Patrick’s Hospital physio sec-

tion.The community of Nomlacu

were excited about this idea,”Mhlaba said.After a series ofmeetings involv-

ing the municipality, DisabledPeople of South Africa (DPSA),parents of the pupils and the com-munity at large, the pupils weremoved to a homestead in theMhlanga area.The DPSA chairperson in Mbi-

zana, Nompikiso Mazeyana, wassatisfiedwith the current site of theschool and said Mhlaba was ontrack.“We have no problem with the

school andwe support its establish-ment because the DPSA is all aboutaccessible education for our disa-bled learners,” Mazeyana said.The Mzomtsha Centre recently

received a donation of R10 000, 30chairs and a gas stove from theMbi-zana municipality.

Mbizanadisabledpupils inbetter residenceZolile Mhlaba,founder of theMzomtsha Home forthe Disabled ishappy with the areawhere the pupils arenow residing.PHOTO: AYANDAMILLISA MADIKIZELA

REPORTER

THE implementation of empowerment pro-grammes targeted atwomen in the agriculture,forestry and fisheries sectors, as part of the gov-ernment’s call to ensure equal participation ofwomen in all spheres of life, is forging ahead.

Thisyear, theAgriculture,ForestryandFish-eries Department’s Female EntrepreneurAwards will be celebrated under the theme ofempowering women to achieve economic free-dom through agriculture, forestry and fisher-ies.The national awards ceremony will be held

today (Thursday) at Durban’s Botanical Gar-dens.The department’s Female Entrepreneur

Awards programme has since its inception in1999beenanempowerment initiative tohonourandrewardtheeffortsandcontributionofwom-en in general, youngwomen andwomen livingwith disabilities for their role in maintainingfood security, job creation, economic growthand poverty alleviation in these sectors.The programme is the result of collaboration

bythedepartment, theprovincesandkeystake-holders.Theawardsceremonyisheldannually inAu-

gust as part of the commemoration of the big-gest march to freedom by South African wom-en, which took place on August 9, 1956.Since its inception, Total South Africa has

partnered with the department as the mainsponsor of the event, and over the years manyother sponsors have come on board.Adjudication for the awards commences at

provincial level and culminates at national lev-el.The department has the official mandate to

coordinate, facilitate and manage the event atnational level.At the national award ceremony, the overall

winner and the nine category winners, best fe-maleworker, best subsistenceproducer, top en-trepreneur: smallholder, top entrepreneur:processing, top entrepreneur: commercial, topentrepreneur: exportmarkets and twoministe-rial awards for young and disabled female en-trepreneurs in the sectors are announced.The winners receive prize money, with the

stipulationthat theentireprizebesolelyandex-clusively used to fund project activities that en-hance the productivity of their businesses.Theoverallwinnerisfurthersupportedbyre-

ceiving extensive exposure in the sectorthrough links with other farmers, interviews,coverage in publications and assistance to at-tend national and international food, beverage,forestry and fisheries expos.This is meant to motivate and expose the en-

trepreneur to local and international trade andmarkets.All winners receive continuous support,

which includes training, excursions, exchangeprogrammes (local, national and internationalexposure) by the national and provincial de-partments and other key stakeholders.The programme has helped many women to

graduate from one level of production to thenext. Some have even moved from being farmworkers to being farm owners, from subsist-ence producers to smallholder producers. Oth-ers are now in commercial farming and exportmarkets.One of themain objectives of the programme

is to help open export market opportunities forpractising entrepreneurs in the sector. A totalof five femaleentrepreneurwinnerscontinuetohave access to export markets.

Womenempowered toachieveeconomic freedomthroughagriculture

THE Department of Social Development, OldMutual and other government departments vi-sited residents of Ntlabeni village in MountFrere to commemorate and honour Women’sMonth.“The purpose of our visit is to reach out and

ensure that the government capacitates com-munities, especiallywomen, inorder for themto contribute towards socio-economic empow-erment in the Alfred Nzo District so as to re-duce the negative impact of challenges theyface,” saidNtombohlanga Zembe, communitydevelopment manager of the Social Develop-ment district office in Mount Ayliff.She said that empowering women meant

that the entire society would be empoweredsince women played a big role in communi-ties.Women should know that they had rights

like any other person in this country as en-shrined in the constitution.Women were encouraged always to speak

out about all forms of abuse that they cameacross in their homes, such as mistreatment

of older persons, harassment, domestic vio-lence and so on.Mount Ayliff magistrate and chairperson

of the Siyakhana Children’s Home in MountFrere, Thozama Diko Mbanjwa, said, “Youshould remember that magistrates have theright to evict an abuser from a house even ifhe is the breadwinner and compel him to sup-port or pay maintenance for the family.Therefore you should stop claiming that youtolerate or stay in an abusive relationship be-causeofyourchildren.That isunacceptable.”Councillor Thembuyise Ndawo said he

wished that programmes of this nature couldbe extended to other villages as well, sincetheir area had about 15 villages.“I am very happy and believe I will sleep

peacefully knowing that government depart-ments and Old Mutual are here speaking di-rectly to our community about assistance andservices that they can offer, because we havehad some programmes of this nature before,but residents sometimesdon’t takeus serious-ly as we are known in the area.” – REPORTER

‘Empowerwomen and society will be empowered’ZukiswaMngcwangu,convener, and asocial workerfrom Mount Frere(in pink) duringgroup discussions.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

4 ENTERTAINMENT UVOLWETHU EXPRESS | THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 2015

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AS you know, we are in Express land to tellwhat is happening ezweni sokhile.

Recently we conducted our own researchabout the grizaz (oldwomen) andBen 10s andwe found that the area where this Ben 10tendency is in practice is none other thanNorthcrest in UTA.

Bafethu every boy there has his own grizaand they are driving the cars of these oldwomen. Even our buddy whom we used tostay with in KZN uzibambele elakhe and um-fethu is staying in this woman’s home.

I wonder iintanga zabo zinabani balibalangoomagriza nje. Mara what we saw in oneof the guys who was driving a Polo Vivo ofthis woman.

Wafika umagogo wa-shouter le ntwanaphambi kwethu de kwacaca ukuba uzaku-yiqhwabakubaumfana bekufanele ngexeshaelithile uthunywe e-Spar for collection ofsome grocery ngoku walibala ziziphuzo eG-webilanga.

Bafana bam there is no future in these go-gos because you are going nowhere with theold woman who is the same age as you moth-ers.

Mmm, safa nkosi yam ngamagriza but at

the end it is a fact. “Nicinga sizobathathaphiabantu xa nisithi masiyeke aba bantwanakuba aba silingana nabo sebabethwa ziswek-ile andbane families zabokunzimaukubaba-fumaneke,” nabo sibeva bebuza.

But even if you try to protect your actionit does not necessarymean that youmust usethe young boys because of such lame excuses.

Nanihlalele ntoni nina ningakhethi abenuoondofa ngamaxesha enu obutsha.MnaGeshangayibeka apha icholwe ziinkukh umakhu-lu ongalinge nje asondele kowam uSam Pammy eldest son.

Wow!!! What an astonishmentDear readers, things are amazing in this

Express land and sometimes is too difficultto believe them.

I wonder what these gossip boys are goingto tell us? Okay recently, uGesh was askedby the guy whom I think he trusted becauseit was not a long time they hadmet and kneweach other to be among his representativesekhweni lakhe to pay ilobola for his fiancee.

Okay it was not a problem to do so becauseuGesh is well experienced kule zizinto. Mfet-hu usigayile u-cash and we drove Gesh’s Tu-ru-turu to the fiancee’s home in Small Pot(Mbizana).

And ke usisi lo uGesh ebengakaze ambonemara amajita la be sihamba nawo ebesithiayamazi because she stays in UTAwhere theguy is also working.

We were warmly welcomed ekhweni sayi-tsho nesize ngayo kwabizwa umakoti ukubauyabazi na aba bantu. OWW!! Nkosi yamamehlo kaGesh abona ntoni ngoku. Lo sisingulo iGossip yake yabhala ngaye isithi ufu-maneka kuzo zonke ii-clubs and kuze kusesimshiye khona but the following day youwill find her there again with the sameclothes.

Mmm, wanentloni usisi xa ebona uGesh.But ke any way love is blind and ke besinga-zanga ngezasemajiki apho besolobola qha.Vele some of the women bathathwa kwezindawo balungiswa. Hoping that nomfethuuzakuzihlambela ixolo lakhe lide libe right.Kuba ke enyanisweni there are good womenthere but some situations put them there ko-na bengasibabo abantu sicinga ukuba baba-bo. Sizibethile futhi strong iinkomo kwan-conywa. Sisi change the style now. I hope wewill never see andmeet you in the clubs now,hoyana nomyeni wakho okukhuphe entlung-wini yasetywaleni. Uvile moss.

Club owners daai ding inganifaka engxa­

kiniAsyouknowukuthiwe are all overExpress

land trying to gather information for youdear readers.

Last weekend we visited Flag (Flagstaff).We had a good time there as we visited clubslike Bizana and FNB trying to check the styleof Flag and how the patrons behave.

Ja, they behave like any drunkard but wewere worried a little bit with the ages of thegirls that danced all night long in the Bizanaclub.

You need to check and look at the faces ofthewomenwhomyou allow to enter your pla-ces.

There were five young girls whose facialappearance told that they were young.

Mara ke once yahamba iiclubs surely inda-la. But it can hit back to the owner of the clubif something happens kuthiwe ngumntwanaebefuna ntoni lowo eclubini ebusuku. Re-member the story of Cape Town tavern. Butke kwabanye abafethu bezi-clubs if uzisaimali the issue of age does not count.

Before sidike umntu ngale mbudane yethuyokuthanda iindaba zabantu masike sit-hathe amasiba wethu siyozingela kwakhonaumgosi for our next edition.Watch this spacemhlawumbe soba sivela neyakho idolophu.

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

MTHATHA-BORN gospel sensation Yonga-ma Mrwetyana will do the first live DVDshooting for all three of his albums at theMthatha Town Hall on Saturday. (August29).

Mrwetyana’s breakthrough in the musicindustry came in 2011 when he released hisfirst album, Ebenezer. The following yearhe released his second album, Undithandi-le. This album featured well-known East-ern Cape gospel artist Mxolisi Mbethe.

This year he came out with a red-hot al-bum, Kuzohlatyelelwa, featuring Bulela M.

“This album includes worship songs aswell as praise songs and it accommodateseverybody,” he said.

Mrwetyana started his music career inSunday school and continued with it whilehe was at the Khwezi Community School.

During morning assemblies he excelledin leading the singing and his teacherasked him to join the choir as she saw hispotential.

“That teacher built up my confidenceand I saw my potential. I focused on gospelmusic,” he said.

He became a backing vocalist for EasternCape gospel singers like ThembalethiMack until he released his first album.

Mrwatyana’s DVD shoot will featureMxolosi Mbeth, Youth Vision from PortElizabeth, Khaya Noranga and many morelocal artists. The event starts at 3pm andwill finish late.

Risinggospel star toshoot firstDVD

Yongama Mrwetyana.

BABALWA NDLANYA

KUBE yimpumelelo ukuphehlelelwakwecwecwe kunye neDVD yeemvumi ezi-mbini nezizalwakunyekwi lali yaseLowerGwadu kwidolophu yakuGatyana.

UBunonoMxokwana kunye noMfowabou-Anathi Mxokwana bathe benza izintozamehlo kwiholo yesikolo iKing HintsaFETCollegekwidolophuyaseDutywakuleveki igqithileyo.

Echaza uBunono uthe okokuqala babulela kakhuluinkxaso abathe bayi fumanakubahlali kunye nezi phalu-ka zaseDutywa. Kwaye bap-hinde babamba ngazo zozibi-ni kuSodolophu waseMbhashe, UCeba NoncebaMfecane naye othe wazi ma-sa lo msitho.

“Into esiyenzileyo sithathe

iingoma kwicwecwe lethu lokuqala elithi,Masibambisane Makholwa. Ingoma esizikhethuleyo kuzo zithi,Umntu omtsha enyeithi Ndiyazi,” kubeka uBunono.

Woleke ngelithi, kwakhona baphindebacaphula kwicwecwe labo elitsha elithiKhangelani. Ukanti uveze ukuba kungekudala iDVD iza kuba sele iphumile kulenyanga izayo. Ulebele ngelithi abahlalimaba qhubeke nokuba nika inkxaso kulomsebenzi wabo bawenzayo.

Kube yimpumelelo ukuphehlelelwakwecwecwe neDVD

UBunono kunye nomfawobou-Anathi Mxokwana benzeinto zamehlo eDutywa.IFOTO:BABALWA NDLANYA

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THEEastern Cape government’s plans to estab-lish Mega Agri Parks in the province are at anadvanced stage.

President Jacob Zuma announced the launchof the Agri Parks during his 2015 state of the na-tion address.The government has set key milestones for

each province as part of establishing the AgriParks.These are, selecting sites for the parks, devel-

oping business and production plans, consulta-tion with all stakeholders, farm assessments,market analysis, implementing plans to in-crease production, identifying gateways andfeeder sites, decidingonenterprises or commod-ities for each Agri Park and indicating the typeof support required for each park.Business plans for Agri Parks in the Alfred

Nzo, OR Tambo, Chris Hani, Sarah Baartman,Amathole and Joe Gqabi districtmunicipalities

havebeen finalisedandsubmitted to theDepart-ment of Rural Development and Land Reformfor consideration.At this stage, the Chris Hani Agri Park busi-

ness plan had been processed and approved byRural Development and Land Reform, which isprocessing all business plans.The process will see the transfer of multimil-

lion-rand funding for identified, approved AgriPark sites.“We have engaged various commodity

groups, farmers and communities in decidingthesitesofallAgriParks,developingproductionplans,gatewaysandfeedersites linkedto theAg-ri Parks,”EasternCapeRuralDevelopment andAgrarianReformMECMliboQoboshiyanesaid.“We can confirm that we have agreed on the

sites of the parks. We are certain now that eveninareaswhere therewere concerns,wehavead-dressed all issues and all of us are moving to-wards the establishment of the parks in unison.“Wewill now focusourenergies onapproving

theother five remainingbusinessplansandper-

fecting implementation.”Agri Parks in the province will be inMatatie-

le, Butterworth, the Sundays River valley,Queenstown, Aliwal North and Mthatha, sup-ported by feeders in Ingquza Hill, Ngqushwa,Nkonkobe,GreatKei,BCMMandMbashe,Mak-ana and Blue Crane Route, Emalahleni and Int-sika Yethu, Elundini and Mthatha.Matatiele, Butterworth, the Sundays River

valley, Queenstown,Maletswai and King Sabat-haDalindyebowill begateways forall theparks.The province has also resolved the types of

commodities and enterprises each of the Agriparks will focus on.The Alfred Nzo district will focus on beef,

sheep, maize, vegetables, poultry, fishing, fruitand goats.Amathole will focus on beef, sheep (wool),

goats, horticulture, pineapple, chicory, citrus,pomegranates, tomatoes, poultry, piggeries,dairy, high value crops and vegetables.SarahaBaartman’senterprise focuswillbeon

maize, citrus, chicory, fodder and deciduous,

withChrisHani focusing onmaize, soya, beans,dairy and vegetables.Joe Gqabi will invest in maize, lucerne, beef,

poultry,peachesandvegetables,withORTambofocusing on sheep (wool), beef, milk, high-valuecrops, fruit, vegetables and maize.Thedecision on enterprises for eachparkwas

influenced by the production plans and com-modity potential of each district municipalityand having done environmental analysis of thesuitability of each commodity.“Some of our departmental infrastructure

programmes, which are in our strategic plans,annual performance plans currently being im-plemented will play a major role in supportingprimary production of these parks.”“I am satisfied with the status report and we

will continue to work with the national govern-ment,ministers leading these departments,mu-nicipalities andvarious agencies of governmentto realise these Agri parks for the benefit of ourpeople and the economyof this province,”Qobo-shiyane said.

EasternCapeMegaAgri Parkson track

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EASTERN Cape Rural Development andAgrarian Reform MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyaneand Land Bank CEO TP Nchocho have met todiscuss partnerships between the departmentandthebankinabidtohelpblackfarmersgainaccess to finance.

Qoboshiyane said his department had iden-tified the Land Bank as a strategic partner inits efforts to revive agriculture to create abun-dant jobs and business opportunities.“Weare trying to revive all agriculture com-

modities such as sugar, pineapple and chicory

and we are connecting farmers with the mar-kets. We are optimistic that this meeting willhelpus reviveagricultureandgive farmersac-cess to finance andmarkets so that they createand sustain jobs and business opportunitiesfor the people of the province.”Qoboshiyane said in the main the govern-

mentwanted tohelp farmers relate betterwiththe Land Bank and understand its processesfor them to tap into what it offered.“Ifweplough theavailablearable land in the

province,we canmake it the food basket of thecountry. Our goal is to support these farmersfor them to have bankable businesses that im-prove our economy.

“The partnership with the Land Bank willhelp us accomplish that goal. The countryneeds such result- and development-orientedcollaborations,” Qoboshiyane said.Nchocho said the bank was committed to

workingcloselywithall itspartners, includingprovincial government departments, toachieve the government’s development goals.“We are clear onwhatwewant to do andwe

know thatwewill never accomplish our devel-opmental goals without relevant partners, in-cluding the Rural Development and AgrarianReform Department as well as the farmers,hence we are engaging in these strategic con-versations to understand each other’s priori-

ties, plans and challenges,” Nchocho said.TheLandBankwantedtohaveinstitutional-

ised agreements with partners and stakehold-ers that had follow-through mechanisms andsystems to ensure success. Nchocho said theLand Bank’s focus was to be more accessibleto farmers and improve service offering to allfarmers, particularly to black farmers, to helpthem graduate from emerging to commercialfarming.Themeetingagreed thatEasternCapeRural

Development Agency chief executive ThoziGwanya,NchochoandRuralDevelopmentandAgrarian Reform officials must meet soon toconcretise the partnership.

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THE OR Tambo Distrcit Municipality, Sappiand the Food and Agriculture Organisationhavehandedover 700 fruit trees and 50 indige-nous trees to the Gwebinkumbi Junior Sec-ondary School in Flagstaff.

The trees were handed over to the schoollast Friday, with the stakeholders and gov-ernment department dealing with poverty al-leviation in attendance.

Dr Henry Ssekibuule, “One Tree, OneChild” project coordinator in the OR Tambodistrict, said the project had started last yearandhadbeenpiloted at theTabata JuniorSec-ondary School in Lusikisiki.

“We started the project in Lusikisiki andwe selected 10 schools, two from each localmunicipality. Gwebinkumbi is the secondschool here in the Ingquza local municipali-ty.”

He said this was the second phase of theproject and they hoped that by giving eachchild a fruit tree to plant at their homes, pov-erty would be a thing of the past in the area.

“Wewill also leave the school with 50 indig-

enous trees to conserve the environment andprotect the land,” he said.

Mcobothi Mhatu of Sappi said their role inthe project was to provide the trees and starta forest in the area. Land had already beenidentified for the Nzondeni area.

“With the help of the community and tradi-tional leadership, about 800ha have beenidentified where the forest will be estab-lished, creating jobs for the communitywhilewe look after the environment,” Mhatu said.

Ntabezwe Junior Secondary School pupilsperformed a drama about the ecosystem anddanger of veld fires to the land and the schoolwill perform it at the opening of the Interna-tional Forest Congress in Durban nextmonth.

OR Tambo mayor Nomakhosazana Methpledged the municipality’s support for thefour pupils fromNtabezwe in the formof newschool uniforms in preparation for the con-gress.

“It is very encouraging to see children edu-cating us as adults about the ecosystem andhow it works and I believe the One Tree, OneChild project will have a long-term positiveimpact for generations to come,” Meth said.

One tree, one child for Flagstaff pupils

Gwebinkumbi pupils receive their fruit trees from OR Tambo District Municipality mayor Nomakho-sazana Meth and Department of Education officials. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

UKUZAMA ukunqanda ukumitha kwabant-wana kwakunye nokusetyenziswa kweziyo-bisi ngabantwana ezikolweni, isikolo sama-banga aphantsi iMadwaleni Senior PrimarySchool eLibode sithe sasingatha iphulo lokul-wa nalo mkhwa ngoLwesithathu odlulileyo.

Into yokusetyenziswa kweziyobisi nom-itho lwabantwana ezikolweni yinto ebheb-hetheka okomlilo weendiza nekuyinto eh-labe lophukela kumatshantliziyo alwisananoku.

Omnye wabaququzeli kwidabi lokulwakokusetyenziswa kweziyobiso nomitho lwa-bantwana ezikolweni, uMadodomzi Maninauthi babonekunyanzelekile ukuba lamaphu-lo bawa-qhube kwezi kolo zamabangaaphantsi ukuze babagobe besebatsha abant-wana ukuze ba-khule besazi ukuba kunxam-nye nobomi bomntwana ukusetyenziswakweziyobisi nokumitha.

“Sifuna bakhule besazi ukuxabisekakwemizimbayabokwakunyenobungozi bok-

usebenzisa iziyobi,” uthethe watsho. Utheabantwana kufanele bazi ukuba oko kuthikubeke iimpilo zabo esichengeni nakwizifisoezosulelayo kwezesondo yaye bazi kananjaloukuba ikamva labo balenza mfiliba ngokuz-ibandakanye kwezi nto sezikhankanyiwe.Ubesithethe sembeko ngolu suku uNkosaza-na Lumka Matyabazi ubhenele kubantwanaukuba baluphephe ngako konke abanako in-to yomitho ngelixa besafunda kwakunyenokusebenzisa iziyobisi.

“Oku kuthi kukubeke apho ubungafanel-anga kubakhona uphelelwe nabu buwena.Ngalo lonke ixesha uphakathi kwamasangoesikolo yazi into oyithunyelelwe ngabazalibakho,” ubeke ngelitshoyo.

Ubagxibhe kabukhali ootitshala abathibathandane nabantwana besikolo esitshoukuba babulala ikamva labantwana ngelixabona sebenalo elabo.

Lo msitho ubuhanjelwe ngabazali, ootit-shala kwakunye noluntu ngobubanzi. Kub-ekhona nemidlalwana ibibonisa ubungozibokuzibandakanya nesondo kwakunye nezi-yobisi ngelixa usakhula.

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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

SCHOOLS in the Mbizana area gathered atthe Roman hall in Mbizana last Thursday tocompete against each other in showcasingtheir skills in arts and culture activities.

Nkosiphendule Finca, deputy chief educa-tion specialist in the senior phase, said thecompetition had been a build-up programmefor the provincial competition, but mostly to

test the pupils on their life skills and creativearts.

“In the subjects, life skills and creativearts, there are study areas that focus mainlyondance, drama,music andvisual art, there-fore these competitions are aplatform for thepupils to showcase skills, knowledge and un-derstanding of these learning areas,” Fincasaid.

He said pupils were always excited aboutthese activities because they were doing

something they liked.Schools that took part included the

Magqwethane Senior Secondary Schooland the Mfundambini, Mdeni, Ndunge,Mbobheni and Bukuveni junior secondaryschools.

Mbizana schools showcase art, culture skills

; Adjudicators for the day were OkoUsanda Lutango, Vuyiswa Msali and AyandaCele. PHOTOS: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

Pupils from Mbhobheni Junior SecondarySchool showcase their skills on stage. Pupils from Magqwethane Senior School School doing what they do best.

There was ecxitement at the hall as pupilsdisplayed their skills in arts and culture inMbizana last Thursday.

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MTHATHA was very busy at the weekend,hosting the provincial winter games of theEasternCapeSchoolsAssociation for the Intel-lectually Impaired at the Rotary Stadium.

Schools for people with disabilities from allthe districts in the Eastern Cape participatedin the games on Friday and Saturday.

All school sporting codes were included in

the games, which were aimed at establishinga team to represent the province in the nation-algamesinSeptember inSecunda,Mpumalan-ga.

Theplayerswere selected fromall sevendis-tricts which participated in this tournament.

Association spokesman Mnikelo Nxitywaexpressed his gratitude to the people of Mthat-ha for showing support throughout the games.He said it showed that there were people whosupported those with disabilities.

Hesaid thestandardof thisyear’sgameshadbeenhigh and the association could assure thepeople of this province that the players wouldbring medals back from the national games.

OR Tambo netball team coach NomnikeloZilimbola said she had a plan for the nationalgames and had no fear about her girls.

“We have a strong team which is preparedto play and lift up the flag of this province andshow South Africa as whole what we are capa-ble of,” she said. – SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

Mthata buzzeswithwinter games excitement

The OR Tambo netball team (in blue kit) inaction against the Chris Hani team at theRotary Stadium at the weekend. The OR Tambo team before the start of the games last weekend. PHOTOS: SIM MDLEDLE

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ABOUT 150 employees from the Departmentof Social Development were out in numbersto participate in a Wellness Day on August13.

There were no prizes to be won, as it wasall about fun and the event began with a 5kmfun-walk from Sigidini Village to Mount Ay-liff sports ground.

The main focus of the event was to promotecohesion among the employees of the depart-ment and also to bring about healthy lifes-tyles for the employees, as healthy employeesare productive employees. During the pro-

ceedings of the day, all district offices testedthe strength of one another in soccer and net-ball.

“Although the distance was not challeng-ing enough, we enjoyed the walk and it wasfun.Wereally appreciate the opportunity giv-en to us by our department to have time outand wish this could be allowed to happen ev-ery quarter and be budgeted for as well,” saidSiyasangaMpithi, TransportOfficer fromtheDistrict Office in Mount Ayliff.

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Employees walking from Sgidini to Mount Ayliff sport field. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

< The veterans netball match between MountAyliff District Office and Ntabankulu ServiceOffice. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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NEWLY promoted soccer outfit Mthatha Bucksshowed no respect for the seasoned Cape Townside,VascoDaGama, in aNationalFirstDivisionmatch at a packed Mthatha Stadium on Sunday.

The newcomers showed their intention to wininthe first fiveminutes,butascoringopportunitywaswastedby theBucks right-winger,who failedto beat the Vasco goalie.

Bucks continuedwithanicedisplaywhen theywere in position, but Vasco’s strong defence gavethem no chance.

It it isclearthatsoccerfanaticsinMthathahavebeen hungry for the game for a long time.

The stadium was full to capacity and some fanshad to be turned away at the gates because theyhad not bought tickets in time.

Some used other gates to enter the stadium be-causetheywereeagertoseeMthathaBucksagain

afterithadvanishedforatimefromtop-flightfoot-ball. They cheered until the game ended.

“As you know, Mthatha used to be a home ofsoccer. The promotion of the Bucks will bringback memories of those days and we are fully be-hind the team. Look at the crowd. It shows thatMthathapeople lovesoccer,” saidSkaraMoyana,whodroveallthewayfromPortStJohnstoattendthe firstgameofAmatholamnyama,asBucksareaffectionately known.

The game was graced by the presence of PSLgeneral manager Derek Blanckensee, who wasimpressed by what he saw in Mthatha.

“It is very rare in National First Divisiongamestohavesuchahugecrowd. It showsthereis potential for soccer in this area.”

He said they were on a mission to ensure thatfacilities lacking at the stadium were put inplace.

The match ended in a 0-0 draw, which was aconfidence-booster for the newcomers.

MthathaBucks showcharacter in first game

Mthatha Bucks players tussle with their Vasco counterparts in the match at the Mthatha Stadium.PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

MEMBERS from the Flagstaff and Mqan-duli police stations battled it out in a soccerfinal hosted by Old Mutual at the Sigcaugrounds in Flagstaff last Wednesday.

Old Mutual area manager MpucukoDweba said the games were the company’sway of showing its commitment to keepingits clients healthy.

“This sponsorship fulfils our intent topromote healthy living and wellness ingovernment departments for positive out-

comes and productivity,” Dweba said.Constable Bafundi Gwaji, organiser of

the sport activities in Flagstaff, said thegames helped the police officials to stay ac-tive physically and mentally.

“The games help us build good relationswith other police stations and lead an ac-tive lifestyle so we can fight crime moreeasily in our communities,” Gwaji said.

Flagstaff won the final 4-2 and wereawarded a cup, medals and new soccer kit.

The Mqanduli team said they were disap-pointed that they had not won, but werehappy for their rivals.

“A game is a win-and-lose situation, soanything is possible and we wish Flagstaffall the best on their victory, no hard feel-ings at all,” said Constable Sibongiseni Di-di from Mqanduli.

Didi said it was a good thing that therewere such games sponsored by Old Mutual.

“The games are not just about winning,but to help us in terms of wellness andmaintaining fitness.”

He said they also brought the police clos-er to the communities they served as theresidents had come out in numbers towatch them play.

Police battle it out on the soccer field

The Flagstaff police soccer team show off the trophy they won in the soccer final at the Sigcaugrounds. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Excited about their Cup are constablesLulama Sotshantshi (holding the cup),Bafundi Gwaji, Khangelani Mveku andMfundo Nqunqa from the Flagstaff policestation. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

THE boxing fraternity in the OR Tamboregion ismourning thedeathofa formerboxer who died recently in a tragic caraccident on the R61 near Fortgale,Mthatha.

Thabo Madikizela, who was born inNgqeleni, was a well-known boxer andafter his retirement from boxing he gotinvolvedindevelopingtheyoungboxersthroughout the region.

Thabo started his boxing careerwhilst he was still a student in Mthatha.He particpated at regional and nationallevel. He turned professional but he didnot have fights and retired after that.

After his retirement he establishedhis own club called Vukani Develop-ment which catered for all sportingcodes but his main focus was boxing. Heassembled the youth around Mthatha totrain them in his club. His club also pro-duced well-known boxers in Mthathalike Siphamandla Baleni.

His friend and homeboy who used towork with him in boxing, Mnikelo Nxi-tywa, said he recently told him that hewants to produce a national championbefore he turns 40. But sadly he did notfulfil that dream.

General manager of the DepartmentofSport,Recreation,ArtsandCulture inthe OR Tambo region, Mike Sodo de-scribed Thabo as an outstanding boxerand a great thinker. During his boxingdays Thabo trained in the stable of MikeSodo which was called Ikhwezi BoxingClub(IBC). Itwaswell-knownforhavingstrong boxers and Thabo was amongstthose boxers.

Sodo said Thabo drafted a constitu-tion for the club. “Thabo knew how tobuild a boxer. As a result – after his re-tirement – we went to Coffee Bay wherehe established a boxing club and hebroughthomegoldmedals in thenation-al champs

“As OR Tambo region and EasternCape as whole we have lost a very com-mitted administrator who was dream-ing of taking boxing to another level,”said Sodo.

Tbos – as he was affectionately known– is expected to be buried in his homelocality of Malungeni in Ngqeleni thiscoming Saturday. – SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

Boxingfraternitymourns thedeathof legend

ANELE RAZIYA

UMPHATHISWA wezeMidlalo kwiPhondo leMpuma Kapa uPemmy Majodina uvakaliseuchulumanco ngabathandi bebhola ekha-ty-wayo ebebephume mbambo zone beyokuxhasaiqela labouMthathaBucks,xeshikweniuqubis-ana ne Vasco Da Gama kumdlalo wokuvulaisizini kwi-nqanaba le National First DivisionLeague kwibala i-Mthatha Stadium ngempelaveki.

UMajodina uthi kube luvuyo ukubona ulun-tu luphume ngobuninzi ukuyakuxhasa iBuckskumdlalo wangeCawa kwakunye ne Vasco DaGama nalapho uphele zintanganye ngenqaku

elinye macala.Oku ukuthethe ngexesha kuhla-tywe ikhefu

kulo mdlalo ubutakisa iintlantsi nalapho i Vas-co Da Gama yaseNtshona Kapa ibinkqenkqezaphambili ngenqaku elinye eqandeni.

UMajodina uqhube wathi aba-thandi be-bhola ekhatywayo kwisixeko saseMthatha ma-bathi gqolo bexhasa iqela labo kuba lilo lodwaelidlala kulo mgangatho we NFD League kweli-phondo.

Ukwathi uluntu maluthobe izi-bilini malun-ga nemeko yebala elibonakala lingekagqitywaukwakhiwa, kuba uMasipala weKing SabathaDalindyebo uphantsi phezulu usenza iinzamezokuba kufakelwe izitulo kwiindawo ezingena-zo.

“Singurhulumente wephondo siyinikeingqwalasela imeko yelibala, kwaye ngoku sin-cedisana noMasipala walapha e KSD ukuba li-gqityezelweelibalakwezondawo liseneziphenekuzo,” utshilo uMajodina.

Uthi ngezinzame zabo bazenzayo bathintelaukuba iqela le Mthatha Bucks lingaziboni selelifuduka lisiyakudlalela kwezinye iidolophulishiya abathandi balo ngabasemva.

Ukanti uyigxininisile eyokuba AmatholeAmnyama awayi ndawo ayakuhlala edlalelaeMthatha imidlalo yawo yonke yasekhayeni.

La mazwi ebewabhekisa kuba-landeli boM-thatha Bucks ebebonwabele umdlalo weliqelawokuqala wokuvula i sizini ka 2015/2016 kwiNational First Division League.

UMphathiswauMajodinawonwabileyinkxasoefunyenweyiMthathaBucks