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THE Provincial Women Develop-ment Resource Centre had beenlaunched in Lusikisiki last Mon-day at Palmerton mission.

The centre was officially launched by theMEC for Social Development Nancy Sihlwayiand African Union Commission chairpersonNkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and many otherprovincial and national government officials.

MEC Sihlwayi said that the centre has beenestablished to address challenges facing wom-en such as poverty, unemployment and ine-quality and that it has a responsibility to em-power women to redress imbalances of thepast.

“This centre will serve as a centre for socio-economic empowerment of women focusingmainly on skills development programmes,”said Sihlwayi.

She said that the centre will also serve asthe provincial hub for marketing products

produced by women cooperatives funded bythe department from all the different dis-tricts.

“The centre will provide linkages for micro-finance to women who need financial assist-ance and to also give support to small enter-prise, individual or family ventures,” sheadded.

AU’s Nkosazana Zuma said the centre is astep forward to the resolution by the AU todeclare 2015 as a year to empower women, es-pecially those in rural areas.

“The AU has declared this year as the Wom-en Empowerment year so launching this cen-tre here in the deep Pondoland area is in linewith such resolution,” said Zuma.

She added that the centre will be critical inwomen empowerment through training pro-grammes that will assist them to improvetheir economic wellbeing.

“In the AU, we are promoting women em-powerment, especially through agriculture,where they will be skilled to improve theirproductivity and have access to funding and

I hope this centre will address just that,” add-ed Zuma.

One of the members of the women coopera-tives that will be trained in this centre is No-buntu Soka from Abasoki Primary Coop inPort St Johns.

“I have been in the business of sewing forthe past ten years and I have been anticipat-ing a centre of this nature that will help usto train the youth in sewing and to encouragethem to use their hands and minds to makea living and not depend on being employed,”said Soka.

Some of the skills that will be offered in thecentre are computer literacy, brick making,pottery, learner driver’s license, sewing,knitting, beading, animal and crop farmingand psycho social support.

MTN and Standard Bank also pledged theirsupport to the centre through an IT centrewith an internet café.

The first group to start training will be forpoultry farming and it is due to start in Octo-ber this year.

Centre toempower Lusikisikiwomen

Dr Nkosazana Zuma, African Union CommissionChairperson, addressing guests at the launch ofthe Women Empowerment Centre in Lusikisikion Monday. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

OR TamboMayor Nomak­hosazana Methand SocialDevelopmentMEC NancySihlwayi duringthe opening ofthe WomenEmpowermentCentre inPalmerton,Lusikisiki onMonday. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISAMADIKIZELA

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THE R30-million Makgatho LewanikaMandela Primary School in Mvezo was of-ficially opened by President Jacob Zumalast week.

With him at the event were Basic Edu-cation Minister Angie Mosekga, EasternCape Premier Pumullo Masualle, Educa-tion MEC Mandla Makupula and formerpresident Nelson Mandela’s grandson,Mandla Mandela.

Among the dignitaries at the officialopening was Miss World Rolene Strauss.

Addressing a fully packed marquee atthe school, Zuma said: “The ground onwhich we stand today was once walked onby a great statesman and stalwart, uTataPresident Nelson Mandela.

“Today, we return to Mvezo to honourthis giant whose umbilical cord is burieddeep in the bowels of this village. Morethan anything, Madiba loved childrenand valued education.”

He said the appropriately namedschool was now officially open to ensurethat the children of Mvezo never again be-came hewers of wood and drawers of wa-ter.

He expressed his gratitude to the royalfamily of Mvezo Komkhulu for puttingpeople first and ensuring that the peopleof the area benefited from the freedomMandela had fought for.

“We expect the next generation of Mve-zo children to take up their rightful placesin commerce, academia, leadership andthe advancement of human rights anddignity,” he said.

Maqadi Mrhebelele, a longstandingresident of Mvezo, said it was now up tothe children of the area to grab this rareopportunity with both hands.

“We have a state-of-the-art facility andnow it depends on our children to committhemselves to education as the govern-ment is trying to improve education evenin remote areas like Mvezo,” she said.

The school is named after Nelson Man-dela’s eldest son, Makgatho LewanikaMandela, the father of present Mvezochief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela.

Speaking at the opening, Mandla Man-dela said the Mandela family was thank-ful that his late father was being hon-oured by having the school named afterhim.

The names of the school are an embodi-ment of three ANC leaders: Sefako Mak-gatho, the second ANC president, KingLubosi Lewanika of Barotseland in Zam-bia who was in Mangaung in 1912 as oneof the honorary presidents of the ANC,and Nelson Mandela, the 10th presidentof the ANC and the first president of thedemocratic South Africa. Mandela’s sonwas named after Sefako Makgatho.

The school is a merger of two primaryschools, Inkwenkwezi and Mvezo JuniorSecondary.

The merger was the result of the lownumbers of registered pupils, and waspart of the government’s rationalisationprogramme.

Since the merger, the school has en-rolled 403 pupils and has a new computercentre, library, science lab, new adminis-tration block and nutrition kitchen.

Zumaopens R30 mil. schoolinMvezo

From left, Chief Mandla Mandela, Premier Pumullo Masualle, President Jacob Zuma, BasicEducation Minister Angie Mosekga, Mandla’s mother Nolusapho Mandela and Dr Chungfrom China. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

UMONGAMELI weli loMzantsi Afrika,uMnu Jacob Zuma udize ukuba bengurhulu-mente bakwiphulo elinzulu lokuphucula im-fundo yeli, yilonto betyala imali eninzi ku-qeqesho lweetitshala.

Uveze ukuba amaziko oqeqesho zititshalaathi avalwa azakuphinde avule kwakhonaukujongana ngqo nomngeni wokufumanekakootitshala okuthanda ukuba yingxaki kwe-li lizwe.

UZuma ukuthethe oku ngelixa ekutyelelokwilali uMvezo cebukuhle nedolophu ya-seMthatha kutsha nje nekulapho wazalelwakhona ongasekhoyo ubawo Nelson Rholih-lahla Mandela.

Lo kaZuma ebekutyelelo lwaseburhulu-menteni ngelixa kuvulwa isikolo sezigidizamarand ekuthiwa yi-Makgatho LewanikaMandela Primary School.

Uthe benguMzantsi Afrika imfundo bay-

ithatha nje ngento engundoqo yilonto begqibeekubeni aphinde avulwekwakhona lamaziko.

Phantse onke amaziko oqeqesho zititshalaathi avalwa ngelixa loMphathiswa ongase-khoyo uGqirha Kadar Asmal nekungoku njeamanye athi ajikwa kwangamaziko ophuhlisonekulapho ii-projects ezininzi ziqhuba khona.

UZuma uthi ikhona imfuneko yokuba ku-buyiswe la maziko ngelinge lokuphuhlisa im-fundo. Uthe ukuzama ukunwenwisa imfundoneyakuthi iqukewonkeumntu iSouthAfricanSign Language Curriculum ngabula makhum-sha kungoku nje iyenziwa kwezinye izikolo.

“Siphinde salenyusakwakhona inani laban-tu abadala abafundileyo ngokuthi sivelise ink-qubo ebizwa ngokuba yiKha Ri Gude ukusukaku 2,2 wezigidi ngomnyaka ka2008 ukuyakwizigidi ezithathu zabantu,” ugwagwisengelitshoyo lo kaZuma.

Uhambise wathi bakwafuna ukuziphelisaizikolo zodaka kuMzantsi Afrika jikelele. “Si-yaqhuba! Siyasebenza!” ulebele ngelitshoyouMongameli.

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THE Road Accident Fund (RAF) and the Pro-vincial Government in the Eastern Cape haspromised to assist in the funeral arrangementsof 36 victims who died in a bus accident whichhappened at Nkelekethe location, in Willow-vale over the past weekend.

Road Accident Fund Chief Executive Officer(CEO), Dr Eugene Watson expressed words ofcondolences to the families of the victims. “Weare going to try our best to assist the familieswith the funeral arrangements,” he said.

Familymembersof thevictims identified thebodies in Butterworth Mortuary on Monday.

There were also social workers on handwhoassisted in counselling the family members.

TheEasternCapePremierPhumuloMasual-le also promised that Government will do ev-erything to ensure that they also assist thesefamilies in burying their loved ones.

He led a group of dignitaries who visited thescene of the bus crash.

Accompanying Masualle were DepartmentofTransportMECWeziweTikana,Departmentof Health MEC Pumza Dyantyi, Local Govern-ment and Traditional Affairs MEC Fikile Xasa,provincial police commissioner Celiwe Binta

and AmaXhosa King Zwelonke Sigcau.It is suspected that thebuswent off a cliff after

its brakes failed.The bus is owned by AB350, which has a con-

tract with the provincial government to servicerural routes.

On the day of the accident it was taking villag-ers to Willowvale.

The villages included Ngwane, Nqabarha,Mhlanga, kuBhadi, Nquma, Xonyeni and Nkele-kethe. One of the passengers, Phumlani Mdiya,said they had boarded the bus at KwaNongwevuvillage and had also been going to town.

“The bus was approaching curves on the roadin Nkelekethe when it started to speed up.

“People started to scream for help and otherswere praying. After that I don’t know what hap-pened,” he said.

The chief executive officer of AB350, WongaThutha, expressed his condolences to the fami-lies, saying it was the most tragic accident hiscompany had experienced since it started toserve people.

“We are still shocked about what happened.Our company had never lost even one soul sincewe started this business. We also feel the pain ofwhat happened and it is not easy for us to acceptthis situation,” Thutha said.

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The wreckage of the bus in which 36 passengers and the driverdied when it left the road near Willowvale. PHOTO: YANGA SOJI

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Okukusemvakokubakwathikwabulawaab-emibasePakistanababininababenevenkileku-lelali yaseLudeke ngoJanuary nangoMeyi wal-onyaka.Kwathi kwabanjwa amadoda amahlanu

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waseLudeke uthe beva kabuhlungu ngokubu-lawa kwesisibini kuba ibingabantu abalungi-leyo nabakwaziyo ukubanceda beluluntu lwal-andawo.“Imbi kakhulu lento yenziwa ngababafana

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EASTERN Capemusicians have been nomi-nated in several categories to receive awardsat the ECMAwhichwill be held in East Lon-don on September 26.

The event is an initiative of gospel singerKholeka Dubula and artist developer KokoGodlo to support and motivate artists in theprovince.

Fans can now vote for their favourite art-ists. “The ECMA voting line has beenopened. To vote for your favourite artist,SMS ECMAS, the name of the category andthe name of the artist to 33459 and you willget an automatic reply,” Godlo said.

Hesaid that 4 300peoplehadalreadyvotedafter only three-and-a-half days.

Themost contested categorywasBestArt-ist of the Year, featuring powerful artistssuch as Berita, Zahara, Bethusile Mcinga,Ntando, Siphokazi, Busiswa, Ifani, LusandaMcinga, Butho Vuthela, MalibongweGcwabe, Yves, Dumi Mkokstad, Mavie M,Ruth Mafu, Lusizo Kango, ThandiswaMzwai and Andile Seskhona.

Godlo said this category was followed bytheGospel Artist of the Year category, beingcontested by Butho Vuthela, MalibongweGcwabe, Endumisweni Gospel Group, Yol-andaVuthela, Lusizo Kango, PatMsengana,Ruth Mafu, Andiswa Mbantsa, PerfectPraise, Monica Gadudu, Mdantsane GospelChoir, Noluntu Gantana, Bonga Vakele, Sa-

jini Lusindiso, AmalindaMethodist Churchof Southern Africa Choir and SimphiweMasayimani and at the presentmoment En-dumisweni Gospel Group is leading thepack.

One of those nominated for Best Artist Ofthe Year, Malibongwe Gcwabe, said theywere happy about what Godlo and his teamwere doing for them and the fact that theydidnot forget about thepeopleof theEasternCape.

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Dr Malibongwe Gcwabe is nominated forthe award of Best Artist of the Year.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE R30-million Makgatho Lewanika Man-dela Primary School in Mvezo was officiallyopened by President Jacob Zuma last week.

With him at the event were Basic EducationMinister Angie Mosekga, Eastern Cape Pre-mier Pumullo Masualle, Education MECMandla Makupula and former president Nel-son Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela.

Among the dignitaries at the official open-ing was Miss World Rolene Strauss.

Addressing a fully packed marquee at theschool, Zuma said: “The ground on which westand today was once walked on by a greatstatesman and stalwart, uTata President Nel-son Mandela.

“Today, we return to Mvezo to honour thisgiant whose umbilical cord is buried deep inthe bowels of this village.More than anything,Madiba loved children and valued education.”

He said the appropriately named schoolwasnow officially open to ensure that the childrenof Mvezo never again became hewers of woodand drawers of water.

He expressed his gratitude to the royal fami-ly of Mvezo Komkhulu for putting people firstand ensuring that the people of the area bene-fited from the freedom Mandela had foughtfor.

“We expect the next generation of Mve-zo children to take up their rightful placesin commerce, academia, leadership andthe advancement of human rights and dig-nity,” he said.

MaqadiMrhebelele, a longstanding resi-dent of Mvezo, said it was now up to thechildren of the area to grab this rare op-portunity with both hands.

“We have a state-of-the-art facility andnow it depends on our children to committhemselves to education as the govern-ment is trying to improve education evenin remote areas like Mvezo,” she said.

The school is named after Nelson Man-dela’s eldest son, Makgatho LewanikaMandela, the father of present Mvezochief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela.

Speaking at the opening, Mandla Man-dela said the Mandela family was thank-ful that his late father was being hon-oured by having the school named afterhim.

The names of the school are an embodi-ment of three ANC leaders: Sefako Mak-gatho, the second ANC president, KingLubosi Lewanika of Barotseland in Zam-bia who was in Mangaung in 1912 as oneof the honorary presidents of the ANC,andNelsonMandela, the 10th president ofthe ANC and the first president of the

ZumaopensR30mil. school inMvezo

From left, Chief Mandla Mandela, Premier Pumullo Masualle, President Jacob Zuma, Basic Educa­tion Minister Angie Mosekga, Mandla’s mother Nolusapho Mandela and Dr Chung from China.PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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UMONGAMELI weli loMzantsi Afrika,uMnu Jacob Zuma udize ukuba bengu-rhulumente bakwiphulo elinzulu loku-phucula imfundo yeli, yilonto betyalaimali eninzi kuqeqesho lweetitshala.

Uveze ukuba amaziko oqeqesho zitit-shala athi avalwa azakuphinde avulekwakhona ukujongana ngqo nomngeniwokufumaneka kootitshala okuthandaukuba yingxaki kweli lizwe.

UZuma ukuthethe oku ngelixa ekutye-lelo kwilali uMvezo cebukuhle nedolo-phu yaseMthatha kutsha nje nekulaphowazalelwa khona ongasekhoyo ubawoNelson Rholihlahla Mandela.

Lo kaZuma ebekutyelelo lwaseburhu-lumenteni ngelixa kuvulwa isikolo sezi-gidi zamarand ekuthiwa yi-MakgathoLewanika Mandela Primary School.

Uthe benguMzantsi Afrika imfundobayithatha nje ngento engundoqo yilon-to begqibe ekubeni aphinde avulwekwakhona la maziko.

Phantse onke amaziko oqeqesho zitit-shala athi avalwa ngelixa loMphathiswaongasekhoyo uGqirha Kadar Asmal nek-ungoku nje amanye athi ajikwa kwanga-maziko ophuhliso nekulapho ii-projectsezininzi ziqhuba khona.

UZuma uthi ikhona imfuneko yokubakubuyiswe la maziko ngelinge loku-phuhlisa imfundo. Uthe ukuzama ukun-wenwisa imfundo neyakuthi iqukewonke umntu iSouth African Sign Lan-

guage Curriculum ngabula makhumshakungoku nje iyenziwa kwezinye izikolo.

“Siphinde salenyusa kwakhona inanilabantu abadala abafundileyo ngokuthisivelise inkqubo ebizwa ngokuba yiKhaRi Gude ukusuka ku 2,2 wezigidi ngomny-aka ka2008 ukuya kwizigidi ezithathuzabantu,” ugwagwise ngelitshoyo lo ka-Zuma.

Uhambise wathi bakwafuna ukuziphel-isa izikolo zodaka kuMzantsi Afrika jike-lele. “Siyaqhuba! Siyasebenza!” ulebelengelitshoyo uMongameli.

Azakubuya amaziko oqeqesho zitshala

Umongameli Jacob Zuma ngelixa ethethakuMvezo ethembisa ngokobuya kwamazikooqeqesho zititshala. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

democratic South Africa. Mandela’s son wasnamed after Sefako Makgatho.

The school is a merger of two primaryschools, Inkwenkwezi and Mvezo JuniorSecondary.

The merger was the result of the low num-

bers of registered pupils, and was part of thegovernment’s rationalisation programme.

Since the merger, the school has enrolled403 pupils and has a new computer centre,library, science lab, new administrationblock and nutrition kitchen.

NGUMBHALI

AMATHEMBA esizwe samaMpondo onkealele kuLusanda Baai intombi yaseMbizanakwilali yaseLudeke. Lentombi ithe yawong-wa njengenkosazana yamaMpondo kukhu-phiswano ebelubanjelwe kwelamaXhosa eG-cuwakobubusika bomnyakaka-2015, injongozokhuphiswano olo ikukukhetha lowo oya-kumela isizwe samaMpondokwi-IndoniMissCultural South Africa 2015.

ULusanda unebhongo neqhayiya ngobun-tu bakhe kwaye uyathembisa into yokokubanjengoko kwakhethwa yena njengomnyewa-balishumi elinambini kukhuphiswano e-ICCeThekwini ngomhlaweshumi (10) kuOctoberuzozisa lendebe kweli laseMpuma-Koloni.

Kaloku INDONI ngumntu owathandayoamasiko esizwe sakhe kwaye oyaziyo imve-laphi yakhe. Lentombi yamaMpondo inazo

zonke ke ezo mpawu, iyakwaz ukuzithuthaokanye ukuzibongela kwaye nokusinanjengoko lisitsho isiko lakwantu.

“Ndiyanicela bantu bakuthi ukuba nindi-votele ngobuninzi benu khonukuze lendebeiwelele kweli lamaMpondo eMpumakolo-ni,ndiyanithembisa ndinyanisekile ukubasoze ndinidanise okanye ndihlazise isizweSam,” yatsho lentokazi.Lentombi yenzaibanga leshumi kwisikolo iA.D.Tshayingca.

Ootitshala, abafundi kunye nabanye ab-antu abakufutshane naye babonakaliseukuzingca ngaye koko bemvotela.

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OW!! That black JettaIf you are a resident in Northcrest

you will know the Jetta that we aretalking about because it is familiar inthe area.I wonder, is there any work besides

visiting the shebeens there? It has adent on the bonnet and it’s all over theshebeensifnotshisanyamasofthatar-ea.When you peep in, it smells of alco-

hol even if there is no liquor inside thecar, never mind about the smell of to-baccongathi kulele inkungukubalele.The tall white guy is always at thesteering wheel with the guys only infront and at the back.Pho yindaba kabani xa ndichitha

iintsukuzonkeamajoyintini.Mara in-gathi bangake basiboleke yona sinqa-tyelwe kakhulu ziikari kwi-gossipteam senze nje umsebenzi siphindesibanike baye ejoyintini ke bonakubakuyacaca baqeshwe khona.

Mmm, yingozi le

Uyazi bafethuenye intoukheuyibo-ne ukuba yintlungu njengokuba bec-inga ukuba yinto yokudlala.We were driving in the middle of

night in UTA trying to establish i-gos-sipwhenwemet four young girlswhonever shied away from comingstraight to our Turu-turu.Bahle oosisi batsho ngemilomo eb-

omvu. Yep, sisters yintoni inkinga ye-nu? “Uxolo bhuti besicela nisithathesiya eSo What Lounge.”Cinga nje kusebusuku ilizwe lon-

akele kodwa kukho nje izimvu ezivelezizo-kuzithela koodyakalashe.Dear ladies, zithandeni kuba nine-

gold ekungafanelekangaukuba ibe ex-posed at night kubazingeli bayo. Sibebuhlungu kuba bancinane naba ban-tu. Ude uzibuze ukuba kuthiwa baphiemakhayeni abo? Maramasithule na-thi kuba akubuzwana kule democra-cy. But nizakulimala nyhani ke tanaasidlali le nto si-yithethayo. It’s worselo uvele wangena ngenkani sabangathi asiyi ngapha uthi uya-khona

wathiuzakuyaaphosiyakhona.Ngen-tlahla ke shame udibene ne-team ka-Gesh e-harmless. Qoqani izimile ni-zokwenzakala.

Kazi iphi i-wholesale yala man-tombazana akheBafethu besicingela ukuba kule

group yethu ye-gossip zikhona izibe-thi, Mara kuthe kanti sikhe phantsiisitya sizele kuba akho amajita ant-swempu apha phandle. I wonder ink-qubo yabo ithini kule monster ilaphaphandle inguHIV/AIDS? Kukho i-ou-tieehambangePoloebomvuphayaeU-TA. Hayi shame iyalenza ixesha aphakoosisi and each and every night clubefika kuyo ifika nomntu om-tsha andkuyacacaukubaisandlaesiayisi-bam-bi iyamnkalela lowoitheyanayengolosuku. Siyibukele Friday eSo WhatLoungeiphetheenyeintoneyinkalelekwaze

kwasa sancama nathi kwaphela iisen-ti s’olala. Sa-turday uphethe omnyei-pace yokunkala iseyi-one and Sun-

day it was a new girl with same paceof buyingbooze.Marakemfanaulum-keuBawouyakunika imalingelixaas-akunikileyo yisebenzise ngesizothelakubakuyakwixesha lokubaayithatheeyonika omnye oyifunayo nje ngoku-ba wena ulibele kukudlala nje. Ise isi-soliseukubakhazi ingcwelena lemaliisetyenziswa ngala ndlela. Kuba kobasathiwani amajimbos ayaphanta.

Beware of sugar daddies young ladiesWe know ukuthi most people think

that umgosi uyagrama whereas it istelling the truth as it is. Listen careful-ly.There is toomuchat stakewithHIV

in South Africa to ignore any part ofit. But as soon as we focus on one as-pect and try to improve it, it seems an-other part of the problem gets worse.At an international aids conference,

research showed that a large percent-ageofHIVinfectionamongyoungpeo-ple was caused by older partners – theinfamous “sugar daddy” problem.

This is valid research ke bantrwa-bam hlukanani nala makhehle kubanithi anemalimaraanishiyanento ey-akuningcungcuthekisa ubomi benubonke.Lingafane lisizondele nje ikhehle

thina asinandaba kuba asazi ukubabafunani ebantwanini oontanga yabobekhona nje.Nawe wena mkhulu onguMrev

omane undwendwela la sisi ucawanaye uthi uyofaka umthandazo siku-jongile.Ngumthandazo otheni lo wasoloko

wafakwa nge-late hours kuphinde fu-thi kungavakali kuthandazwa wa-kungena kuse kuthuleke cwaka. Ma-kube abaphimiseli bathandazela nga-phakathi.Hayi masihambe singade sijongwe

kakubi ngabantu. Mara ke warheid isawarheidthereisnowaysingaphumaecaleni.Okay let us take our bag and go to

dig out more gossip for our next edi-tion. Moja!!!

Emvakokuswelekelwangabazali bak-he ngenxa yentsholongowane kaga-wulayo, uPhumla Gqojana (31) uye-wathatha isigqibo sokuba azifundisenge HIV.

Uthi wakhe weva ngale ntsholong-wane kodwa engazi ukuba ingaphaka-thiendlwini. “BendisaziukubaikhoiHIV,kodwandingazi ukuba usapho lwam lo-sulelekile, zange lundazise” utshilo.

Uqhube wathi “emva kokuba utatawam eswelekile ngo 2008, umamawamwaye wagula kakhulu, waye wahlolaamatyeli amaninzi, azange andixeleleukuba ingxaki iphi, ndimleqisa kwizib-hedlela ngezibhedlela wade wadlulaemhlabenikwalaphosifumanisekakho-na ukuba ubephila ne HIV”

Emva koko uyewazama ngazo zonkeiindlela ukuzifundisa ngentsholong-wane kagawulayo, ukuze afundise usa-pho lwakhekunyenabahlalikwilaliyak-he. Ngendlela awayefuna ukufundangayo,wayewayofunaulwazikwisibhe-dlele esikufuphi naye wenza izifundozethutyana khona.

Njengangoku uyahlola aphinde alu-leke abantu ngeHIV, ebanika neengcebi-so zokuba bangaphila njani ubomi obu-debephilanetsholongwanekagawulayo

kunye nabangaphili nayo.“kungokunjendifundisandicebisaab-

antu ukuba bangazikhusela njani. Nda-funda isifundo ngokulahlekelwa ngaba-zali bamngoku andifuni kubekho umn-tu ongabakulento ndadlula kuyo”utshilo uGqojana

IHIV/AIDSsisifo esibulalayo, futhi es-inganyangekiyo. Iqumrhu elijongenenogawulokumazweamanyeneyoiUnit-edNationsAIDSAgency (UNIADS) lithiunobangela we AIDS yi HIV engalawul-wayo.

I HIV ithi ubulale amajoni abizwangokuba zii CD4+T cells, ezibalulekekakhulu emzimbeni womntu. Izifundoziveze ukuba ngamawaka abantu abos-uleleke yi HIV, kodwa baphile ixeshaelide phambi kokuba ikhulele kwinqan-aba leAIDS, apho izobulala amajoni om-zimbakudekufike ixesha lokuba ingala-wuleki.

Kwizifundo zakhe uPhumla uye wa-fumana ukwazi ukuba intsholongwanele IHIVisulelakanjaniukusukakomnyeumntu ukuya komnye. Uthi wothukakakhula ukufumaniseka ukuba kululakanjani ukuba umntu osuleleke.

“Abantu abazikhathalelanga, abayise-benzisi ikhondom xabesabelana nges-ondo”. Utshilo Ugqojana

Uqhube wathi ubantu bayosulelekangokwabelana ngesondo xabengase-benzisanga sikhuseli beleli nomntu os-ulelekileyo;umamaangamosulelaumn-twana wakhe ngexesha ekhulelwe xaetheakamkhusela(PMTCT)kusengeth-uba, ngokutshintshelana ngenalitinomtu uphila ne HIV, kunye neengoziapho kubakhona utshintsha-tshintshwano ngegazi.

IHIVayisuleli ngokuxhawulaumntuophila nayo. Kwaye ngeke uyifumanengokutyelakwisityaesinyeokanyexan-isebenzisa isixhoboesinye.Ngekeuyifu-mane i HIV ngokwanga umntu ophilane HIV. Uyifumana xa kudibene igazi,kunyenencindiephumangaphantsiku-mama okanye kutata.

Ungazikhusela kwi HIV ngokuba u:•Ungazibandakanyi kwezesondo•Ukwazi istatus sakho neseqabane

lakho•Ukusebenzisa iKhondom xa uzok-

wabelana ngesondo•Ukwehlisela inani labantu olala na-

bo•Ungalali nabantu ujonge inzuzo•Ungaseli ngokweqileyo futhi un-

gasebenzisi iziyobisi•Ukoluka ukukhuselekiyo uphinde

usebenzise iKhondom

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“I-HIV iluqgibileusapho lwam”UPhumla wafundaisifundo emvenikokuswelekelwaabazali bakhe.PHOTO:UTHUNYELWE

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BABALWA NDLANYA

TRIBUTE was paid to Lilitha Nursing Col-lege lecturer Nombuyekezo Ngcaba duringher farewell function at theMthathaGeneralHospital last week.

Her colleagues described her as an adviserand someone who was always willing toshare her knowledge with others.

Ngcaba was a lecturer in post basic ortho-paedic nursing science at the nursing col-lege’s Mthatha campus.

College principal Nombuyiselo Ngqelesaid the department had been lucky to haveNgcaba as one of its officials.

“I am very proud of her and her personali-ty because shewas a blessing to us.We learnta lot from her because she was a good per-son,” Ngqele said.

One of her family members, Noxolo Qan-

gule from Khambi location, said the familywas happy that Ngcaba was retiring.

“Now she is starting a new life, but evenat home there is a lot of work she will be do-ing.”

She said they felt sorry for her colleaguesand students, but on the other hand it wasa blessing for the family because they wouldbe able to spend more time with her.

Ngcaba said she had started in 1978 as anurse andhad been a lecturer since 1990. Shesaid it had not been easy because she hadwanted her students to pass, so she had triedwith all her might to do her best.

“I don’t know yet what I will be doing athome, but I am sure I will try somethingnew.

“To the lecturers I want to say they mustcontinue with the job we were doing so thatthe student nurses can learn more fromthem,” she said.

Farewell to retirednursing lecturer

Lecturer Nombuyekezo Ngcaba with familymembers after receiving presents from herformer colleagues and friends.PHOTO: BABALWA NDLANYA

The principal of Lilitha College, NomboniseloNgqele, described her former lecturer as aperson who always wanted to share herknowledge. PHOTO: BABALWA NDLANYA

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

THE Ingquza Hill local municipality joinedthe rest of the country in celebrating Wom-en’s Day at an event in Flagstaff last Wednes-day.

The day was aimed at celebrating the roleof women in their societies and atmotivatingthe unemployed to get together and do some-thing as cooperatives.

Special programmes unit portfolio head Si-bongileVatshasaid themunicipalitywasput-ting vulnerable people first and women anddisabled people fell within that category.

“In celebrating this important day, we en-couragewomen inrural areas to standupanddo something to end poverty and then call onthe government for assistance going for-ward,” Vatsha said.

She said cooperatives and private institu-tions had been invited to come and motivate

women on how to get assistance to start localprojects and cooperatives.

Madoda Socikwa of the special programmesunit in the OR Tambo district municipalitytook the opportunity to hand over sewing ma-chines worth R45 000 to Flagstaff’s Masiman-yane Co-op project.

“We have donated 12 sewing machines thatare suitable fordisabledpeople toMasimanya-ne. We have been assisting it with a stipendsince its establishment,” Socikwa said.

He added that after consultations, the mu-nicipality had decided to give them somethingthat would sustain them and positively affecttheir production.

Ndileka Ludidi of theMasimanyane projectwas very excited about the donation from ORTambo.

“We are so happy with the new advancedmachines we received today. We promise totake good care of them and we will definitelyproducemore thanwe normally do,” she said.

IngquzaHill celebrates women

The Masimanyane Co­op project receives new sewing machines from the OR Tambo districtmunicipality. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

THE Ingquza Hill local municipality hosted anevent in Ndimakude location in Flagstaff lastweek to highlight the importance of literacy.

The event onThursday focused on adult edu-cation centres in Flagstaff, including Mthont-sasa, Holy Cross, Balasi and Gqwabeni.

WezoNqalo, themunicipal librarymanager,said the day had been aimed at encouraginga culture of reading and urging people to readfor fun by making use of community libraries.

“We are focusing on assisting adult educa-tion learners by giving them the platform toshowcase their reading skills in competitionson story-telling, reading, poetry and spelling.All these activities are done both in Englishand IsiXhosa,” Nqalo said.

This year’s theme for Literacy Week was

“Going places to buy a book”.The learners also participated in indigenous

games such as eliminator, dibeke/dushe and“drie stokkie”.

Nozuko Ndziba, adult education and train-ing coordinator in Lusikisiki, said the pro-grammewas assisting the Department of Edu-cation to address the problem of illiteracy.

“We are faced with a problem of young andold people who cannot read or write and thesecompetitions assist in motivating them tospend more of their time to improve in read-ing,” Ndziba said.

Communitymemberswere also encouragedto make use of the Ndimakude library to readbooks and for any other information theymight need.

Thewinners fromtheseactivitieswill repre-sent the Ingquza Hill local municipality at thedistrict competition to be held next month.

Literacyeventmotivatespeople to read

Learners fromvarious centresattended theliteracy day eventheld in theNdimakude halllast Thursday.PHOTO:AYANDAMILLISA MADIKIZELA

REPORTER

THE Walter Sisulu University’s arts depart-ment has started planting seeds to cultivateand grow research within its walls with theaspiration of one day seeing it blossom intomore than just a culture - but the supremeethos.

The ongoing research paper “Swazi OralLiterature, Ecoculture and EnvironmentalApocalypse” delivered by the University ofSwaziland’s Dr Enongene Sone on August 4served to launch the department’s SeminarsSeries at the Mthatha Campus.

The paper examines oral literature as theepicentre of Swazis’ indigenous conceptuali-sation of their social existence and focuses onhow this oral literature as a system of knowl-edge and cultural practice is engaged by Swa-zis with regard to environmental sustainabil-ity.

Sone argues that the indigenous environ-mental expertise among the Swazi people, en-

capsulated in their oral literature, can serveas a critical resource base for the process ofdeveloping a healthy environment.

Furthermore, the paper contends that eco-criticism, which is essentially aWestern con-cept, can benefit by drawing inspiration fromthe indigenous knowledge contained in Swaziculture and expressed in their oral literature.

Series coordinator andEnglish studies sen-ior lecturer Dr Thabisani Ndlovu said: “Ouraim is to develop and encourage a true aca-demic spirit of engaging and sharing ideas.This should be the function of any vibrantarts department - to generate meaningful de-bate on issues that affect society at large.”

It was through such engagement, he point-ed out, that society could review, recommendand implement strategies with the commonpurpose of contributing towards creating arobust, all-inclusive and humane society.

Ndlovu said the seminars were also gearedtowards creating an appropriate space andplatform to encourage WSU staff and post-graduate students to share and assist each

other in collaborative efforts towrite andpub-lish more research papers.

The series is set to run until October 13 andwill constitute seven seminars with a pletho-ra of broad-based themes looking at socio-po-litical subthemes.

Seminarsaim to cultivate research culture

Dr Thabisani Ndlovu, WSU’s Series coordinatorand English studies senior lecturer.

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THE Department of Rural Developmentand Agrarian Reform in Nyandeni LocalMunicipality hosted an agricultural showlast week to motivate farmers to producehigh-quality products.

Farmers from all wards of the local mu-nicipality were invited to the event, whichwas held at Nyandeni Great Place in Ngqel-eni.

They were given the opportunity to bringtheir produce, such as livestock, citrusfruit and new commodities like seafood.

Show organiser and agricultural devel-opment technician Sabelo Ngqeleni saidthere was a need for people to go back totheir roots in order to produce quality prod-ucts.

“And there is no other way to make themdo that than by hosting agricultural showslike this one to make them aware that there

is competition out there and that they needto produce quality products that will matchthe market standards in order to addressfood security and reduce unemployment.”

He called on the young people of Nyande-ni to participate in agriculture because thesoil in the area was very rich, and suitableespecially for citrus fruit and livestock andthe area was also blessed as it bordered thesea.

“That is why we have fish farming, which

we want to take to another level.”Xolile Sigaji from Mankosi location in

Ngqeleni expressed his gratitude to the de-partment for hosting such shows becausethey motivated them as emerging farmers,particularly in the areas bordering the seabecause the sea was bread and butter forthe people there.

The best producers received awards fortheir dedication and production of highquality products.

Agricultural show highlights farmers’ produce

REPORTER

TWO Eastern Cape women scooped top na-tional farming honours during the annual Na-tional Female Entrepreneur of the Yearawards in Durban last Thursday (August 27).

The OR Tambo District’s NabelemntwiniSawmill Cooperative took home the Minis-ter’s Special Award for Female EntrepreneurLiving with Disabilities category, while theSarah Baartman-based Sundays River Farm-ing Trust won in the Top Entrepreneur ExportMarkets category.

“To tell you the truth, I wasn’t expectingthis award,” said Elizabeth Cox, who won theMinister’s Special Award.

“I am very happy to have been given thisaward by the minister. I will invest this prizemoney back into my business so that we cando more.”

Cox urged other women in agriculture andpeople with disabilities never to give up andto do their best in whatever they did.

She won R100 000 in prize money and a tab-let computer loaded with Agri suit online soft-ware.

“We are happy that we won in this categoryand we attribute our success to the support wecontinue to receive from the government andthe team work of all members of the trust onthe farm,” said Buyiswa Dyenga of SundaysRiver Farming Trust which won the Top En-trepreneur Export Markets category.

She said women could succeed when theymade a commitment to their work.

Ndyengwa will use the money to build acreche for all the children of their workers sothat they can be taken care of while their par-ents are on duty.

The cooperative, which employs 17 people,three of whom are women, gets its timber sup-ply from various government-owned forests,such as the Saponampolo, Ncengane and Etwaforests.

The orange- and lemon-producing SundaysRiver Farming Trust, which won the top pro-vincial award, produces 2 052 tons of orangesand 1 032 tons of lemons a year for both theexport and local markets.

The trust was started in 2007 by 20 beneficia-ries (seven women, four men and nine youngwomen).

They started out as farmworkers but nowown the farm after the Rural Developmentand Land Reform Department gave it to themfor citrus production.

Rural Development and Agrarian ReformMEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane congratulated thewinners, saying they were the epitome of fe-male success in the male-dominated field ofagriculture.

“On behalf of the provincial government, Icongratulate the two women and their busi-nesses for winning in the categories of the na-tional Female Entrepreneur of the Yearawards.”

“They defeated serious challenges and oddsto be where they are with their businesses.Their success shows that government sup-port for previously disadvantaged individu-als within this sector is yielding positive re-sults.”

The national awards follow provincialchapters held in each province where femalefarmers compete for provincial prizes, withthe winner being sent to the national contestto vie for the coveted female entrepreneur ofthe year silverware.

In the national awards, the Eastern Capewas represented by Xoliswa Binda in the Fe-male Farm Worker of the Year category, Si-yalakha Backyard Garden in the SubsistenceProducer category, Laphum’ikhwezi Cooper-ative in the Entrepreneur Small Holder cate-gory, Nozamo Cleaning Supplies in the Entre-preneur Processing category, Nabelemn-twini Sawmills in the EntrepreneurCommercial category and the Sundays RiverFarming Trust contesting in the Top Entre-preneur Export Markets category.

Qoboshiyane added that the success of thepair in the national awards was a reward fortheir hard work in the previous season de-spite sectoral and climatic conditions.

“Some of the challenges faced by these fe-male farmers included a national industry-wide black spot-induced citrus ban by the Eu-ropean Union and challenges peculiar to theforestry sector.

“This success proves that our female farm-ers have what it takes to succeed in the farm-ing business and they proved to be among thebest farmers in the country, continent and theglobe,” Qoboshiyane said. The governmentwould do everything possible to help femalefarmers succeed in line with existing policiesand development programmes, he said.

The success of these women and their busi-nesses inspired the government to commer-cialise and professionalise agriculture, andsupport all those in the sector, and women inparticular, with access to finance and mar-kets for their growth and success.

ECwomenscoop topnational farmingawards

From left are, Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni­Abrahams, Eastern Cape RuralDevelopment and Agrarian Reform MEC, Mlibo Qoboshiyane, Buyiswa Dyenga of the SundaysRiver Farming Trust who won in the Top Entrepreneur Export Market category, Minister SenzeniZokwaana, previous overall winner Nokwanele Mzamo of Luthando Farm and Total SA generalmanager Pansy Mekwa. PHOTOS: MBUYISELO SPECTACULAR NDLOVU

Old Mutual’s Simphiwe Somdyala, Minister Senzeni Zokwana congratulating Elizabeth Cox (winnerof Minister’s Special Award) with Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform MEC,Mlibo Qoboshiyane and Deputy Minister General Bheki Cele.

First Lady Mrs Sizakele Zuma, Minister Senzeni Zokwana and Deputy Minister General Bheki Celeseen with all category winners and the overall winners.

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Adult education teachers at the literacy day event in Ndimakude location lastThursday. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

Among the Ingquza Hill local municipality officials who attended the Women’s Day event held in Flagstafflast Wednesday are, from left, Bongiwe Samka, Tabisa Godlwana, Xolelwa Njisane, Zethu Khala, ZinziMankonkwana and Andisiwe Hloma. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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SIMBONGILE MDELEDLE

MTHATHABucks showed theymeant businesswhen they were promoted to the National FirstDivision and they are keen to be promoted toplay in the Premier Soccer League next season.

This followsbigsigningsfortheseason.Bucksended their first game on a high note in a fullypackedMthatha stadiumwhen they held VascoDa Gama to a 0 - 0 draw last Sunday.Someof their new signings started thematch,

while the experienced former BloemfonteinCeltic strikerMosses Spandeel started from thebench.He came on in the second half and quickly

made an impact with a penalty that gave Bucksthe equaliser.Bucks havemanaged to secure the services of

experienced former Sundowns goalkeeper Post-netOmony,whowasbetween thepoles lastSun-day.Newlyelectedcoach LeslyNotsi saidhewant-

ed to take the team to the play-offs despite thembeing the newcomers in theNational First Divi-sion.“The boys are in good shape. The first match

was a confidence-booster and my boys showedhunger.

“Theyshowedthatweareheretocompetenotjust to addnumbers. I’m sure thehalfwaymarkof the league will be a very decent one and itwill give me a clue about where to go with myteam,” the former Lesotho national coach said.

The new signings for Bucks are PhilisoMngadi, Thabiso Mokoena, Moses Spandeel,Postnet Omony, Phakathi Ndudinga, SakhileHlongwa,LuckyGoba,MlungisiMdwebu,SihleMaso, Thomas Nyathi, Phelelani Gcaba, Sam-keloNdletyana, TebohMakhunga, TsirisoKad-imeg, Rantabale Mashale and Lucky Mshum-pela.The players that were released by theMthat-

haclubincludeMnoneleliZitho,MlungisiMazi-buko, SibonisoNgcobo andAvelaMxaba.Notsisaid with the players he had he could go a longway.He expressed his gratitude to theBucksman-

agement for their support and for buying quali-ty players.In his technical team, Notsi has the likes of

Bucks legend Mzunani Mara Mgwigwi andformer Moroka Swallows midfielder SamuelNgobeni.“It is a great honour to work with these leg-

ends, particularly Mgwigwi, because he knowsthe culture of the team since he was with it fora long time as a player and as coach.”

Bucksmeanbusiness in theNational FirstDivision

The Bucks management team are, back from left, Doc Tukute, Simthembile Ntlantsana, coach LesslyNotsi and Philiso Mnqandi. In front are the team’s new signings. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

ANELE RAZIYA

IMTHATHA Bucks ibethwe okokuqalakwiNFD ngamanqaku amabini eqandeniyiMilano United kumdlalo ububanjelwekwibala iBlue Downs eKapa ngempelaveki.

Oku kuthetha ukuba ayikaphumelelikwimidlalo emibini kweli zinga emvakokudlala ngokulingana kowokuqala.Ukungaphumeleli kwaMathole aMny-

ama kwenze ukuba abe nenqaku elinyeemva kwale midlalo emibini, ngeli lixaiMilano izithathele amanqaku amathat-hu ngokuphumelela kwayo kulo mdlalo.IBucks ibijonge ukufumana amanqaku

IBucks ibethwe okokuqalaamathathu ekuhambeni emvakokohlule-ka ukwenza oko emdlalweni wayo wase-khaya wokuvula isizini neVasco Da Ga-ma nowa-phela ngenqaku elinye macala.Kungokunje eli qela kuzakufuneka li-

wu-bhinqe umbhinqo ubemfutshane xalizokube lijongene neqela leBlack Lea-pards ngomhla weshumi elinesibini kulenyanga kumabala aseMthatha Stadiumnokulapho lizakudlala phambi kwabal-andeli balo nabaza kulinika inkxaso.Iziphumo ze-NFD League ngempela

veki: IRoyal Eagles 0-1 Cape Town AllStars, Thanda Royal Zulu 0-0 Amazulu,Moroka Swallows 1-0 FC Cape Town ku-nye noMthatha Buck 0-2 Milano United.

ANELE RAZIYA

IQALILE kwimpela-veki esisuka kuyo itu-mente yebhola ekhatywayo eququzelelwayiLu-thando Zibeko Foundation, nenjongozayo ikuphuhlisa ezemidlalo emaphandle-ni ikwanika nethuba abadlali ukuba ba-chongwe ngamaqela aziwayo kweli loM-zantsi Afrika.

Le tumente isekelwe ukuba idlalwe ngab-adlali abaneminyaka engaphantsi kwe-shumi elinesixhenxe kuphela ngenjongozokuba kuveliswe ochwephesha bebholaekhatywayo bangomso kweli.ICofimvaba, iTsomo kwakunye neNcora,

zontathu ezondawo zisingathe lemidlaloyeLuthando Zibeko Sports and RecreationFestival nalapho ndawo nganye isingatheimidlalo yayo.Usihlalo wale Foundation uLuthando

Zibeko uthe le midlalo yale tumente idlal-wa kwezi ndawo zintathu kuphela, kwayeamaqela aqhube kakuhle kwisigaba soku-qala azakudityaniswa kwimidlalo eyandu-lela eyamanqam nezaku-banjelwa kwibalalaseTsomo ngomhla weshumi kwinyangaka-October.

“Amaqela atshotshe entla kwezi ndawosizakuwathatha siye nawo eTsomo Stadi-um nalapho sizakuwathelekisela khonaukuba ahluzane kuphume lawo azakudla-la kumdlalo wamanqam kolu khuphis-wano luqala kulo nyaka,” utshilo uZib-eko.Kwakule tumente kuvakala ukuba kuza

kuchongwa iqela elomeleleyo nelizakuthilidlale neqela le-University Of Pretoria(AmaTuks) labaneminyaka engaphantsikweshumi elinesi-xhenxe kunyaka ozayo.“Ngokuya le midlalo iqhuba sizaku-

chonga abafana esizakubathatha siyoku-badlalisa nentanga zabo kwi-Tuks ku-nyaka ozayo, ngokwenza njalo sizamaukuphuhlisa abantwana kwibhola ekhat-ywayo,” uqhube watsho uZibeko.Ukwathe sele benayo intsebenziswano

neli-qela lidlala kwi-ABSA Premier Soc-cer League i-University Of Pretoria, kubabanomdlali wabo wasetyhini obesukakwi-Luthando Zibeko Foundation kodwangoku udlalela abasetyhini kweli qela.Uzibeko uthi bameme nabachongi uku-

ba bazokukhangela abadlali kule tumenteizakuqhuba kude ibengumhla weshumikwinyanga ezayo.

Iqalise ngempumelelo itumente ephuhlisaezemidlalo emaphandleni