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PROTESTS inLusikisiki inIngquza Hill local munici-pality has left a councillorfighting for his life in hos-pitalwithothers suffering

damage to their properties.

Cllr Phazamile Ngxamile fromward 20 sustained head injuries andis in a critical condition in hospitalafter he was attacked by an angrycrowdfollowinghisreinstatementasthe councillor of this ward.The protests, bringing the small

Pondoland town to a standstill fordays, started last weekMondaywithcommunitymembers fromwards 16,

20 and 21 disputing the elected candi-dates for the upcoming local govern-ment elections.They blocked the R61 road passing

through from Port St Johns to Dur-banand threwstones at passingvehi-cles.Ingquza Mayor Pat Mdingi said

that they were very shocked and dis-appointed about what the communi-ty members have done and that theywill try tomake sure that the affectedcouncillors get all the security theyneed to prevent further attacks.“The matter is currently being ad-

dressed as there is about 60 public or-derpolicebeingdispersed into thear-ea and roadshave been cleared,” saidMdingi.

He said that councillorNgxamile isin hospital. Nontyatyambo Danisoand Thuliswa Njotina’s property, inthe form of a vehicle and a house,were damaged.Fikile Hintsa, Safety and Liaison

district manager in OR Tambo, saidthat the protests were politically mo-tivated and added that the situationis under control with the help of thepolice and municipality.“We will be meeting with the com-

munity members and the politicalleadership in the areawhilewemakesure that the affected councillors arekept in a safe place for their protec-tion,” said Hintsa.Two people were arrested during

the protest for damage to property.

Lusikisiki protest landscouncillor inhospital

A house belonging to one of the councillors from Ingquza Hill Local municipali­ty in Lusikisiki was set alight by angry protestors last week. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

TODAY is another proud momentin the history of Media 24, with thefirst publication of their brand-new free local newspaper, theQueenstown Express. sister publi-cation of UvoLwethu Express.Making this an evenmore signif-

icant milestone is the fact that themedia house is investing in a printedition at a time when print mediaare increasingly under pressureglobally.“This is testimony to the popu-

larity and success of the Expressbrand of local newspapers, whichhave been a favourite read in peo-ple’s homes since the first editionof Port Elizabeth Express was pub-lished in November 1983 – morethan 32 years ago,” said Bettie Gil-iomee, regional editor of EPMediaand editor of Queenstown Express.Queenstown Express will be dis-

tributed to 20 000 homes inQueens-town every Thursday.“The content of the newspaper is

hyperlocal and gives the people ofthe Queenstown community avoice and platform. The focus willbe on school, sport, municipalmat-ters, entertainment and motoringnews, as well as any other newsthatmay affect or interest the localcommunity,” said Giliomee.Thenewspaperhasastaff of four,

two reporters and two advertisingrepresentatives, who are based atthe newspaper’s offices in the Sam-pau Building in Robinson Street.EPMedia is part of Media 24 and

publishes seven local newspapersthroughout the Eastern Cape.More than 300 000 free copies of Ex-press newspapers, i.e. Port Eliza-beth Express, Express Indaba, Kou-ga Express, UD News, Mthatha Ex-press, Isolomzi Express andUvoLwethu Express, are distribut-ed every week, door to door.– REPORTER

Queenstown Express newspaper launched

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BUNTU GOTYWA

SOUTH African National Civic Organisation(Sanco) provincial chairperson Dr Zukile Lu-yenge says it is not pleasant to see the Thembunation in such a disconsolate situation, afterthe jailing of King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo.

Luyenge and other Eastern Cape Sancoleaders visited Dalindyebo while he was inthe Life St Dominic’s Hospital.

Luyenge said the leadership of Sanco hadreceived the blessings of the convicted kingin their efforts to try to unite the Thembu fam-ily and the families who had suffered at thehands of Dalindyebo.

He said the king had told Sanco they wereplaying an important role in bringing peaceto the Thembu nation.

“After meeting the king, the plan is now tovisit the rest of the family.

“We want to consult with each other and see

how we can manage to bring peace and stabili-ty to this nation,” Luyenge said.

He also said that Sanco that believed theking should be given a presidential pardon.

He said no one was above the law and itshould be applied to everybody, “but it mustnot undermine the traditional authority”.

“It’s not a very pleasant situation to witnesswhat this nation is going through.

“Abathembu fought in the struggle of thiscountry more than anyone, and it’s just unfor-tunate to see the royal family divided in thesetimes.

“Nelson Mandela and the king’s father,Jonguhlanga (Sabatha Dalindyebo), are justtwo of the people who played a great role inthe struggle of this country.”

Luyenge said all they wanted was to redeemthe dignity of the nation.

“Many people look up to the Thembu nationand what we want to do is bring unity to thisnation,” he said.

‘Lawmustbe respected,butpardonDalindyebo’

BUNTU GOTYWA

THREE Bizana women charged with fraudafter allegedly stealing a corpse from astate mortuary have been released onR3 000 bail each by the Mthatha Magis-trate’s Court.

The women allegedly stole the corpsewith the intention of making a claim froma life insurance company.

Nomfanekiso Nondula (48), NomagcisaMayeza (39) and Nomasister Mayeza (32)are all facing fraud charges.

One of the women allegedly used her de-ceased brother’s documents to claim theunidentified man’s body on January 7.

The man is said to have been involved ina car accident in Libode on Christmas Eve.

His body had remained with the forensicpathology service until the three womenclaimed that he was the son of one of them.

It was only when a family came forwardwith a description of their relative whothey believed had been in a car accidentthat the suspects were arrested.

In an earlier a court appearance, resi-dents of the Mount Zion location in Bizanafilled the court and showed their opposi-tion to the bail application.

They said the suspects had broughtshame to their location and needed to belocked away.

One community member said one of theaccused was also a ward committee mem-ber and they no longer trusted her.

The matter has been postponed untilFebruary 25 for further investigation.

Bail for women accused ofstealing corpse

BABALWA NDLANYA

UCEBA wombutho ophikisayo i-United Dem-ocratic Movement (UDM) kwi lali yase Ntla-bane kuGatyana uthi usinde ekuf eni kulan-dela ukufumaneka kwe tyhefu emanzini asetankini yakwakhe kule mpela-veki igqithi-leyo.

UCeba Nomsa Cele uthi uvuke ekuseninjengesiqhelo wayo kukha amanzi etankiniyakwakhe. Wothuka woma xa ebona kuphu-phuma igwebu ngokunga kugalelwe isephaengu mgubo yokuhlamba iimpahla eman-zini..

“Ndiye ndaqala ndacinga ukuba ibhakedelimdaka ze ndalihlamba. Ndiphindile ndakhakwaphinde kwenzeka into efanayo. Kula-phoke ndiye ndabiza khona abahlali ukuba bazokubona,” kubeka yena.

Uthe ngokwenene abahlali bafikile zakwagqitywa ekubeni kubizwe amapolisa akuGatyana. Uthi nawo afikile kodwa athi awazukwazi ukuvula ityala de kufike iziphumo ezis-ukwa kwisebe leza manzi, nanjengoko kuyekwacaca ukuba maku bizwe lona lizo jongaukuba undonakele uphi.

Woleke ngelithi ayi mphathi kakuhle le ntokuba kaloku une ntshaba ezininzi ingakumbi

engu Ceba weqela eli phikisayo, lilonke akaziukuba kwenzeke ntoni kwaye ngubani lo um-cingele obu bubi.

Othethela amapolisa ase Gcuwa uCaptainJackson Manatha ngelixa ebuzwa yi-Expressngalo mba ucele icase number ngelithi uzakuzama uku qhakamshelana namapolisaakuGatyana afumane iinkcukacha, kodwaaka kwazanga ukuyifumana kuba uCele utheakukho tyala amapolisa alivulileyo ngelithiasalinde kubuye ingxelo kuqala kwiSebe lezaManzi.

“Siza kulinda ukuqale kuvulwe ityala kubake ngoku iya kufana noba sithetha ngento eyi-hear say ngolwimi lwase mzini,”utshilo uMa-natha.

UCebauthi usindekwityhefu

UCeba we­UDMuNomsa Cele uthiusinde kwityhefu.PHOTO:BABALWANDLANYA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

KUKHANGELEKA ingathi liyonyuka izi-nga lokulinywa komthunzi weenkukhukwindawo yakwaBomvana, kulandela izi-ganeko eziliqela ezithe zabikwa kutsha njezokulinywa kwentsangu kumakhaya ama-ninzi ohlukeneyo kula mmandla. Oku ku-the kwadula ngelixa logqogqo lwamapoli-sa aseKwayimani kutsha nje. Indawo yak-waBomvana iquka uMqanduli, Elliotdalekwakunye neCoffee Bay.

Kugqogqo oluthe lwenziwa ngamapoli-sa-kutshanje kuthe kufumaneke iigadi ez-inkulu neentsinyana nekulapho bekul-inywe khona le ntsangu.

Kwisiganeko sokuqala kuthe kwa-banjwa indoda eneminyaka engamashumi

amathandathu anesixhenxe (67), emvakokufumaneka kwegadi yayo kukhona iz-ihlahla zentsangu ezili 131 kwindawo yase-Mavundleni eThwalikhulu.

Ngokwesithethi samapolisa aseMqan-duli uMajor Zamukulungisa Jozana lentsangu kuvakala ukuba ithe yafumanekaikhuliswa egadini nekulapho uthe yatsha-tyalaliswa ze umnini-gadi lowo wagityise-lwa emjiva nekulindeleke ukuba avelekwiinkundla zamatyala eKwayimani Peri-odical court ngezityholo zokufumanekanomya. Le ndoda kulindeleke ukuba ivelekungentsuku zatywala. Kanti kwakulo olungqogqo kuphinde kwafumaneka intsimiyentsangu e-Coffee Bay. Lo kaJozana uthebazakulwa de kube sekugqibeleni ukuqin-isekisa ukuba akukho mntu uqhubekayonokulima intsangu.

Amasimi entsangu kwaBomvana

REPORTER

WORKING on Fire, the National Department ofEnvironmental Affairs’ programme to helpfight veld and forest fires, has been hard at workduringthepast2monthsas its fire fighterswerebusy fighting multiple fires across the country.

Since December 2015 in the Eastern Capealone, fire fighters provided fire suppressionservices to fireauthorities inbattlingmorethan11 “intense” veld fires throughout the province

The latest fires was at St Francis Bay wheretwo teams from Working on Fire (WoF) in theEastern Cape namely Longmore and Krom Riv-ier assisted at the fire that broke out on Satur-day at Cape St Francis Bay.

WoF experienced more than a 100 firesthroughout the country during December 2015with a total loss of 39 000 ha and fifty-two teams(1300 fire fighters) were active on these fires.

WoF fire fighters continue to remain on highalert and a national deployment team of firefighters are ready to be dispatched to the West-ern Cape and other hotspot areas throughout

the country.In the Eastern Cape close to 600 wildland fire

fighters are stationed in 23 teams across theprovince and they will remain on high alert giv-en the weather conditions. The Province will al-so undergo extensive community fire aware-ness campaigns during the next couple ofmonths to prepare communities for the winterfire season.

Through their partnerships with ProvincialDisaster Management Centres’, Fire Protec-tion Associations, SANParks, various privateand public landowners and local municipali-ties, they will be able to respond quickly in ren-dering a highly skilled veld fire suppressionservice which is unparalleled anywhere in theprovince.

Working on Fire draws their firefightersfrom the poorest of the poor. They go throughextensive training, and are characterized bytheir fitness, discipline and exceptional workethic and bravery.

Thanks to their employment in the Workingon Fire programme as an extension of the Ex-panded Public Works programme of govern-

ment they have been given a work opportunityto earn a living and to put food on the table.

Working on Fire is a national veld and forestfire fighting resource under the auspices of theDepartment of Environmental Affairs and ithas close to 5 000 fire fighters based at 200 basesthroughout the country.

EasternCapewildland fire fightersonhighalert

Fire Fighters busy putting off fires around thecountry. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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THE traditional leaders under the umbrellabody of the Congress of Traditional Leaders ofSouth Africa (Contralesa) in the Ngquza HillMunicipality have raised concerns about theeruption of protests about a dispute about thenomination process of some councillors in thearea.The Ngquza Hill Municipality comprises

Flagstaff and Lusikisiki.Everything came to a standstill inLusikisiki

on Wednesday as violent protests entrenchedthe town because residents were demandingthe withdrawal of three councillors standingfor a third term, saying that they had dismallyfailed to deliver during their terms.This also resulted in the burning down of

councillors’ properties and one was attacked

and seriously injured.The chief ofMalangeni in Lusikisiki, Phatis-

iwe Mjoji, in ward 16 which was also affectedby this feud, condemned the violent protest.In his ward, the house of a councillor was

burned down while in ward 20 the councillorwas injured and inward 21 a councillor’s vehi-cle was also burnt. “Violence is not the way tosolve the problem because there are so manyplatforms or avenues to be followed or openedfor negotiation if someone needs to address theproblem.“I can assure you that these damages show

that there is no leadership on the side of theprotesters,” Mjoji said.He called on the government and the ANC

to intervene in Lusikisiki by calling an urgent

meeting of all the stakeholders to comeupwitha solution. He said it was important to attendto peoples’ concerns from the onset beforethings got out of hand.The chief of AmaBhala in Flagstaff and the

Provincial Chairman of Contralesa MweloNonkonyana said the ongoing protests have af-fected many law abiding citizens, tourists andaboveall are tarnishing the imageof theirarea.He said CONTRALESA calls on all the par-

ties concerned to cease hostilities. “Weurge allthe parties concerned to attend a meeting wewill convene soon in collaboration with busi-ness, religious and civic leaders to discusstheir differences with a view to find a solutionto restore normality in the area,” he said.– SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

Traditional leadership concernedover riot in Lusikisiki

THE Paqula family at Ntilini localitynearMthatha arehaving sleepless nightspraying for their daughter to come homealive.Andiswa Paqula, 22, who was a grade

12 pupil at Bazindlovu High School inMqanduli,wentmissing inJune lastyearwhile attending a winter school.Since then her family has not heard

fromher.Learnerswhomshewasattend-ing school with, told the family that theylast saw her while they were leaving thewinter school centre and she was goingto her room.AccordingtohermumBabalwaPaqula

she was not someone who would just goaway without notifying her family.Mqanduli police spokesperson Major

Zamukulungisa Jozana confirmed that amissing person case has been opened.Anyone with info are asked to contacthim on 079 187 7930 or Babalwa Paqulaat 079 906 7150. – SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

Prayers formissing daughter

ATHIRTYyear oldmanwas convicted and sen-tenced by Butterworth Regional Court after hewas found guilty of robbing a police woman (35)in Butterworth, last week.SintuFipazawassentencedto24years impris-

onment after he pleaded guilty and was foundguilty of robbery.Police Spokesperson Captain Jackson Ma-

natha said the police official was on duty when

she was attacked and stabbed with a knife onApril 25, 2015 at about 12:00 along Blyth Street,Butterworth.He said the victimwas about to enter her pri-

vate vehicle when Fipaza accosted her from be-hind.She was stabbed on her lower body. Manatha

saidhemanaged torob thevictim’s firearmthathad 15 rounds of ammunition.

Hawkers who witnessed the attack raisedalarm. Butterworth Police who was patrollingaround town chased him. He was found in oneof the shops around Butterworth Town.“He was arrested and charged with robbery

with aggravating circumstances. The state firearm and ammunition were recovered from theaccused when he was arrested.”– REPORTER

Man sentenced for robbing police officer

AMAPOLISA aseGcuwa abambe avalela in-doda eneminyaka engamashumi amabinianesihlanu kwindawo yoogob’ïtyholo ebi-zwa ngokuba kuseSkiet Informal Settle-ment.Othethela amapolisa aseGcuwa uCaptain

Jackson Manatha uthe umrhanelwa ufuny-enwe nompu oluhlobo lwe 7,65 pistol uneem-

bumbulu ezimbini. Kwakhona, umrhanel-wa uphinde wafunyanwa nemagazin eneen-tlamvu ezine kunye neepistol ezi- mbinizokudlala (toys).“Utyatyekwe isityholo sokufumaneka

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ko amapolisa kukhangelwa umnikazi wa-woo nanjengoko usenenombolo ,” kuchazauManatha.Uphinde woleka ngelithi, kwakhona siza

kuthunyelwe ukuba siyo kujongwa ukubaakukho matyala athe enziwa ngaso kusinina kwidolophu yaseGcuwa nakwindawo ez-ingqonge le dolophu. – BABALWA NDLANYA

Kubanjwe indodaefunyenwenompuosenenombolo

AndisiwaPaqula.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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THREE Mbizana learners were among thesix learners in the Eastern Cape who re-ceived bursaries from the Department ofPublic Works.Zintle Mtsheke, Fanelesibonge Dlilifa and

Andisiwe Gavu are from MpondombibiniHigh School and have a combined total of 16distinctions.They will benefit from a R130 000 bursary

which they will receive each year to studyat universities of their choice, provided thatthey meet the minimum requirements ofpassing their courses each year.The bursary will cover tuition, textbooks,

meals, accommodation and a monthly sti-pend.Minister Thulas Nxesi congratulated the

beneficiaries saying they must never forgetthat they are where they are because of hardwork and commitment.“Your future, as you negotiate the higher

education environment, holds many oppor-tunities, but also many challenges. Ultimate-ly, success is dependent on you. You need tokeep up the hard work and avoid all the obvi-ous temptations.Support structures are in place, academic,

spiritual and psychological, so if you do runinto problems seek help as soon as possible.There are people there whose job it is to sup-port you, so make use of these facilities,” hesaid.“When I saywork hard, take a balanced ap-

proach and also make time for sporting, cul-tural and other activities. So work hard butenjoy your time in higher Education as atime to develop as a person, holistically, per-sonally, spiritually as well as academicallyand professionally. I wish youwell for the fu-ture. Indeed, you are future of the Built Envi-ronment professions in SA,” said MinisterNxesi.Each of the bursary recipients will pursue

careers in built or property studies and engi-neering. Zintle Mtsheke will study ChemicalEngineering at University of Cape Town,

Fanelesibonge Dlilifa will study Civil Engi-neering at University of Cape Town (UCT)and Andisiwe Gavu will study ConstructionStudies also at UCT.“I cherish every moment and opportunity

presented to me by the Department of PublicWorks. As exciting as it is, it can also be over-whelming,” said Zintle. “It is also more workand more pressure because I have to provemyself every year.”The core function of the schools pro-

gramme is to develop and nurture scarceskills as part of DPW’s ongoing transforma-tion process of the Built Industry. The bursa-ry programme, introduced in 2013, formspart of the Department’s seven year turn-around strategy to identify and harnessscarce skills in the Built industry. It has ben-efitted more than 130 academically and fi-nancially deserving 1st year learners fromdisadvantaged communities with opportuni-ties to study built industry degrees at differ-ent tertiary institutions. The DPW has alsofunded more that 100 other students in their2nd and 3rd years of of study.Another purpose of the programme is to

highlight the Department’s mandate andcontribution towards improvement of socio-economic factors such as youth empower-ment, poverty alleviation, job creation, wom-en empowerment andmonetary relief for dis-advantaged communities to enable them tofurther their studies. This programme formspart of a partnership between the Depart-ment and the Construction Education andTraining Authority (CETA).The school’s programme displays the De-

partment’s commitment to the developmentof young people. It also helps the Departmentin fulfilling its mandate of being the state’shandyman that maintains and manages thestate’s immovable assets and infrastructure.This investment in the youth will help in-crease the scarce skills pool and properlyequip the youth with resources to help thembecome active economic citizens.

Bursaries for top3learners fromMbizana

Zintle Mtsheke from Mpondombini HighSchool isanother fortunate learner from the school tobenefit from the bursary PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Fanelesibonge Dlilifa from Mpondombini HighSchool received a bursary from the Depart­ment of Public Works PHOTO: SUPPLIED

BABALWA NDLANYA

OLILUNGU lombutho ophikisayo i-Unit-ed Democratic Movement (UDM) uthi aw-uhambisani nento yokwakhiwa kwesiko-lo ngurhulumente esibizwa ngokuba yiG-wentese Junior Primary School (JPS)ngaphantsi kwesekethe yaseXhora, ku-landela umpoposho owenziwa athi wenzi-wa liSebe lezeMfundo lokuba uyasivalaisikolo kuba asina bafundi baninzi.

UCeba Velile Mkosana waseAmathole,

uthi kucacile ukuba iSebe lezeMfundoeMpuma Kapa alikwazi ukumelana

nezigqibo zalo.“Ngonyaka ka-2013 laphakamisa into

yokuba esi sikolo liyasivala kuba sina ba-fundi abanga phantsi kuka-100, kodwangonyaka ka-2014 laphinde laqhubeka no-ku sakha kwa esi sikolo sinye. Eyona ntosiyikhalzelayo kukuba kukho esinye isik-olo samabanga aphantsi iMwezeni SeniorPrimary enenqwaba yabafundi kwaye ku-dala bathenjiswa ngokwakhe-lwa isikolo,kude kube ngoku akukho kwa nto yenzi-

wayo,” kubeka uMkosana.Uveze ukuba isikolo iMwezeni iSebe be-

lithembise ukuba liza kubakhela isi-kolokodwa ayenzeki lo nto endaweni yokokokhiwa isikolo ekwathiwa siya va-lwa li-Sebe.Uthe bona bayithatha le nto ngokuthi

akukho kweli Sebe omnye utsalela kwe-lakhe icala akuboniswana xa kuse nziwainto.Othethela iSebe lezeMfundo uMali-

bongwe Mtima ucele ukuba athunyele-lwe imibuzo.

I-UDMayiyo nwabelanga eyokokhiwa kwesikolo

REPORTER

TATUM Cox (18) from Port Elizabeth, re-ceived a Shoprite bursary worth R60 000when no other bursar would consider anapplication to fund her first year of study– this was a dream come true for her.

Tatum is enrolled for her first year ofstudy towards a Bachelor of Pharmacy atthe Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univer-sity (NMMU).Her mother found information on Shop-

rite’s bursaries on the internet and Tatumis extremely grateful that Shopritewill notonly assist her financially, but also pro-vide herwith valuablework experience oncompletion of her studies.“Iwas so excited to find out that Shoprite

was willing to give me an opportunity tostudy pharmacy. I am only enrolling formy first year now and no other bursar waswilling to even consider me for a bursary.I had no idea that Shoprite awarded bursa-ries for pharmacy. I then found out thatthey offer bursaries for somany other are-as of study as well.”Thousands of the 455 753 matric

learners qualifying for admission to terti-ary institutions this year are in need offinancial support in order to access one ofthe various post-school system opportuni-ties available to them. Prospective stu-dents can look to the Shoprite Group, whostill has about R8 million available for fi-nancial assistance from their extensivebursary programme.Bursaries are awarded for scarce skills

programmes such as pharmacy and char-tered accounting, along with qualifica-tions such as logistics and supply chainmanagement, information technology, in-dustrial engineering, hospitality, retailbusiness management and marketing.With limited space available at tertiary

institutions, prospective students whoachieved an average of more than 70% inmatric, are urged to apply for one of theremaining bursaries by visiting shoprite-bemore.com or contacting their traininginstitution’s bursary office for assistance.Candidates may qualify for a bursary of

up to R70 000 per yearwhich allows for reg-istration fees, tuition, textbook and accom-modation fees depending on the course ofstudy and institution.Each bursary granted is linked to awork

back agreement with Shoprite and in thisway a bursary holder is assured of careerprospects with South Africa’s largest pri-vate sector employer.On successful completion of their stud-

ies, pharmacy students have employmentopportunities within one of Shoprite’s 159MediRite pharmacies throughout SouthAfrica and the Group’s trainee manage-ment programme will aid retail businessand hospitality management graduates in

preparing them to become storemanagers.Chartered Accountant (CA) field candi-

dates can be placed within Shoprite’sSouth African Institute of Chartered Ac-countants (SAICA) approved CA trainingprogramme to complete their internshipas article clerks.The Logistics and Industrial Engineer-

ing graduates programme trains manag-ers for positions within one of the Group’s20 distribution centres, whilst the IT andMarketing Trainee programmes assistgraduates to gain the necessary special-ised workplace experience.TheShopriteGroup recognises thevalue

of investing in opportunities for youngpeople to obtain a qualification and ac-quire the necessary skills for gainful em-ployment.A consistent employment generator, the

Shoprite Group currently employs morethan 136 000 people with 3134 jobs createdduring the last six months alone.Byprovidingbursaries to qualifying stu-

dents, as well as educational loans andgrants to its employees and their depend-ents, Shoprite aids and strengthens eco-nomic security and social welfare in thecommunities within which it trades.The Group has already awarded 193 ter-

tiary study bursaries to deserving candi-dates for the 2016 academic year. TheShop-riteGrouphas also committed to financingmore than 60 students for theNationalCer-tificate (Vocational) Wholesale and Retailqualification studying at the College ofCape Town, who will be offering this pro-gramme for the first time this year.

Shoprite bursaries stillavailable for students

Tatum Cox (18) received a Shoprite bursaryworth R60 000 when no other bursar wouldconsider an application to fund her first yearof study – this was a dream come true forher. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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DESPITE the recent servicedeliveryproteststhe Ingquza Hill Local municipality had tocontend with, the municipality managed tohost a councilmeeting last Thursday in Flag-staffwhere the goodnewsof a cleanauditwasrevealed.

Dumisani Mjokovana, IHLM Speaker saidthat the municipality has come a long waytowhere it is today and that it canbe attribut-ed to the hard work of every one working forthe municipality.“We appreciate that we have come this far

and it is our wish that we sustain this levelof good work by maintaining working rela-tions with the Auditor General’s officethroughout the year,” said Mjokovana.Themunicipality hasmade improvements

since the intervention of a committee fromthe provincial department of Local Govern-ment and Traditional Affairs in 2010.The committee had observed that the mu-

nicipality’s budget for the compensation ofemployeeswas 42%of its operational budget,which was high. The municipality intendedto improve revenue collection in order to re-

duce the current percentage of personnelcosts.The municipality had also been found not

to beGenerallyRecognisedAccountingPrac-tice (GRAP) compliant and the Departmenthad deployed specialists to assist themunici-pality to improve its audit outcomes.Since then, the municipality had obtained

an unqualified audit opinion in the 2010/11financial year.Renier Van Bruggen,Manager at the office

of the Auditor General said that their man-date is to conduct an oversight and accounta-bility over municipalities while assessingservice delivery taking place in that particu-lar municipality, not only finances.“Inguza Hill can do better and now that

they have reached the highest level of gov-ernance, they need to sustain it,” said VanBruggen.He added that some of the burning issues

that the municipality have improved on in-clude the leave provision and roll-over forconditional grants.“There was no irregular expenditure in

Ingquza Hill meaning that the municipalityis really putting its shoulder to the wheel,”concluded Van Bruggen.

IHLMgetsa cleanaudit

REPORTER

ALFREDNzo District Municipality is one ofthe districts that are worst affected by thecurrent drought in the country and this hasprompted a four (4) day visit by the Nationaland Provincial Disaster Management struc-tures to water sources and agricultural pro-jects in many communities across the dis-trict, to assess the extent of the drought, fol-lowing the declaration that was made by theDistrict Council in December 2015.

The drought has put a lot of strain on damsand boreholes supplying communitiesacross the district, as they are drying up.Matatiele, Umzimvubu and Ntabankulu Lo-cal Municipalities are the worst affected inthe district, with a high number of villageson the outskirts of Mbizana being affectedas well.The Ntabankulu dam which supplies the

town and surrounding village, has complete-ly dried up and it has since been closed, asit was pumping mud.Ntabankulu is currently being supplied by

water carts sourcing water from nearbyMount Frere and Mount Ayliff towns.Matatiele mountain dam water levels are

extremely low forcing the municipality toimplement intervention strategies such aswater carting and water restrictions. Watershedding is being implemented from 22:00 –03:00 am.The municipality is also carting water to

the affected health facilities across the dis-trict.Many boreholes and water sources that

are supplying villages across the district are

severely affected and the municipality iscurrently implementing a district wide wa-ter carting programme which has signifi-cantly overstretched their resources.Meanwhile the farming community is also

severely affected as there is high demand forlivestock feed.Alfred Nzo District Municipality Mayor

Eunice Diko said that in Umzimvubu, themain two water sources for Umzimvubutowns which are Mzintlava river and Nten-etyana dam are also affected as there hasbeen a significant drop in their levels overthe last 3 months.“Ntenetyana dam inMount Frere is at 35%

and the dam is decreasing as the area hadno rain for the past 7 months and the damstorage is running empty,” said Diko.She added that Mount Frere town is likely

to have no water in the next two months, ifthe drought persists.“In Mount Ayliff, the Mzintlava river aug-

mentation abstraction point is exposed andthis is resulting in the river being partlyclosed at times, as to provide water in thetown of Mount Ayliff. We have placed 15 wa-ter tanks in strategic places in Umzimvubuand 3 water trucks,” she said.In Mbizana, a number of boreholes are

drying out and water supply schemes thatare utilising natural springs aswater sourcehave also dried out. The main source of wa-ter supply for Mbizana town and surround-ing areas is the new Ludeke dam which isalso affected and its levels have been drop-ping significantly over the past fourmonths.Tenwater tankswere also placed in strate-

gic places in Mbizana and two water cartingtrucks.

AlfredNzo amongworstaffected by drought

MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane earlier this year with Sizwe Nxenye, a member of uMnga flats(Ugie) cooperative on the 440 ha of land where they planted maize, which is not growingbecause of drought. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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kubika ekwenzele baze abantu ez-weni sokhile. Uyazi kusiphathakakubi esikuvayo nesikubonayokubantwana abasuka kweli phondobaye kufunda kwezinye ii-provin-ces.

Thina ngelethu ixesh we were try-ing our level best to lift up a flag ofour rural region in particularformer Transkei. Bantrwabam thepeople from other provinces they re-spected us as we regarded as thebrilliant students from the provinceof legends and respected leaders.

Sasingadlali ke nathi siliwise,siqinisekisa ukuba sigcina isidimasendawo esisuka kuyo. Mara nowsiva kabuhlungu xa kusithiwa abo-na bantwana badom kwezi institu-tions of education they are from theEastern Cape. Kude kuthiwe into

esele besaziwa ngayo kukuselangokugqithisileyo de balibale uku-ba babezofunda. Abanye baphen-duka abafazi nangona emakhayeniabo besaziwa beyofunda. HOWW!!Bahamba babuye emva kweentsu-ku. Zifundwa nini ke iincwadi umn-tu xa e-busy kanjalo. Even nathi si-bone ngo-Ç’oku ngelixa si-visit kwi-indawo yee-flats iAlbert ParkeDubana.

Kwii-taverns eziliqela esingenekuzo ku-dominator iintombi zaku-thi nabafana bakhona kuba uvangokuthetha isiXhosa and zezi ziyo-funda. Phula-phulani la sinixelele;ezi zinto nizile-qayo bezikhona nan-gela xesha lethu mara thina besiya-zi into esiyoyenza and uthanda un-gathandi mntwana wam you willnever mix business and pleasure ik-hona engazuphumelela. Siyanicelake bantrwabam incwadi phambili

ijiki namadoda, amantombi nobum-nandi emva liyeza ixesha lazo wenalokwenza ezi zinto and uzakudelainkani xa sele uzenza. Nivile moss,mayiphinde ke ihlonitshwe eECkwezi ndawo nifunda kuzo.

Oh!! What a bad sight!!!I don’t know whether I am going tosay people have lost respecting theirbodies or they are in a blue mist to-tally lost because izinto ezivele zen-ziwe ngabantu bebadala zimanyum-nyezi. I wonder aya kuthini lamakhwenkwe? Last Monday it wasmore than hot in UTA. Ubutsha deungathi le iphantsi kweenwele ayib-ambi kakuhle. Mara sothuke kwag-evezela amadolo sesikubone ku-Ow-en Street.

Omdala umama lo futhi kucacanje ukuba uhamba nesinqanda-mathe sakhe xa evele wakhulula

wachama phambi kwenyambalalayabantu e-stalatweni. Wathi aphoagqiba khona xa esukuma wothinka ngomqolo phantsi akakenyusinenye into. Cinga aba-ntwana ebe-bukele lo mhlola kanti usisi wa-khoubudlile hayi kancane.

Futhi bekungathi ubugqibe kwal-apho bekuselwa khona indlela ebey-iyo. Besiqala thina ukuba oomamabebaleke omnye umama kodwabembona ukuba ujajile. Kuncedeisinqanda-mathe eso kuba siso es-imzamileyo samnxibisa. Phofu kebesingena-choice kuba kuyacacabebesela bobabini. I wonder sizaku-bafihla phi ooNuts bethu xa kunjeukuphela kokuzihlonipha kweli liz-we nasebantwini abadala. NqandaBaba.

Hayi shame kubethwa ngeengu-du kwela cala

Uyazi emveni kokuba sifunde nge-bali le-former Bafana Bafana staruSibusiso Rhee Zuma we decided tovisit his home kasi eMpumalanganear Hammasdale phela uRhee heused to be our buddy whilst we grewup in KZN. Even though sikhangesimbone mara esikuqapheleyo ku-kuthi mostly kuselwa i-beer esen-gudwini phaya and kuyacaca iham-ba phambili.

Perhaps abafowethu ababhalal el-iya bali lokuba he is down and outand is drinking ingudu (bottle ofbeer), bafika nyani ebetha ingudukuba kula ndawo kusetyenziswaiingudu kakhulu not ukuba ebesoko-la ukuthenga inkonxa qha it mayhappen he is used kwiingudu. Marake sizakuphinda somjonga sive ngo-wakhe umlomo. Masingashwaqikakhulu iindaba zisilindile phandlaapha. Sho, sho.

SECTION 576 of the Education Actof 1996 defines parents as naturalparents whether they are marriedor not.

Any person who is not a naturalparent but has been granted an op-portunity to take care of the child,irrespective of the relationship, isalso regarded as parent.

Parents have a responsibility toprovide for their children’s educa-tion.

They must make sure that if theydo not earn a high income they atleast save money so that they canprovide for school fees, uniforms,transport and other school-related

needs for their children.Many parents spend most of their

money during the festive seasonand this has a negative impact ongetting ready for the re-opening ofschool in January.

You will find that parents are un-able to buy uniforms for their chil-dren – they know about this ex-pense, but turn a blind eye. Manyend up in the clutch of unautho-rised money lenders who have ab-normally high interest rates.

This affects children psychologi-cally and emotionally as they be-come frustrated and lose trust.

A parent is the person looked to

by his or her child for provision.

HomeworkParents must make quality time

to discuss and assist their childrenwith homework.

They need not do the homeworkfor them, but do need to find out ifthe child knows what is requiredand to assist the child in under-standing the work.

Checking regularly what hasbeen done at school is also necessa-ry as it can assist the parent toknow if the child is attendingschool regularly or not.

Acknowledge their achieve-

ments at school. If children are notdoing well at school parents mustencourage them to work harder andassure them that they will succeedif they stand up and start againwith a new determination.

It is important for a parent to getto know the teachers.

This can only happen when par-ents visit the school regularly tofind out about the progress of theirchildren.

If there is a good relationship be-tween the parent and the teachersthe child will study wholehearted-ly.

Parents are encouraged to dis-

cuss and try to solve problems thatare affecting their children as thiscan hinder their progress at school.Doing this can help children to copeat school despite their problems.

Advising children on develop-ping good study habits can help toimprove their performance in theirstudies.

Ensuring that your children go tobed early in the evening so thatthey can get up early in the morn-ing is essential. The success of yourchild is in your hands as a parent.

For more information contactUCARC at 047 531 1103 or e-mailucarc@intekom.co.za.

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Parentshavea responsibility towards children’s education

SIMBONGILE MDLELE

THE 5km Colour Run has brought asmile to needy charities in Mthatha.

TheColourRuncommitteehasdo-nated R15 000 to the EmpilweniHome. The money came from therace which was established by threemembers on November 28 last yearto help the charities around Mthat-ha.

Mzondeleli Qotoyi, Vidi Arm-strong and Angel Ntentesa sat downand discussed what they could comeup with to add value to the strug-gling charities of Mthatha and sur-rounding areas.

The athletes who participated inthe race had to donate R100 and thecommittee took the money to thecharities.

The other charity which benefitedfrom this first-time initiative wasthe Hillcrest Pre-school, where theColour Run members enjoyed aChristmas party with the needychildren and handed out gifts tothem.

Last week, the organising com-mittee of the Colour Run handedover a cheque for R15 000 to Empil-weni Home.

“This is a dream come true be-cause we have been thinking whatwe can do to contribute to the chari-ties of Mthatha – to show the peoplewho are staying there that they arewith us in our souls,” Qotoyi said.

He said the main objective of theinitiative was to change the lives ofpeople, particularly those who weredisabled.

He expressed his gratitude to thebusinesses who took part in the ini-tiative even though it wasstill in theinitial stages.

Heurgedother localbusinesspeo-ple to follow suit because the peoplein the charities needed help and ten-der care from the society at large.

Huge boost forMthatha charities

The Colour Run organising commit­tee handed over a cheque forR15 000 to the Empilweni Home.

PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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TO encourage gospel artists in Butter-worth and the surrounding areas, VisionHolders members Bulie Mketshane andher husband Sine will be hosting theMnqumaGospel Awards at theMsobom-vu Sports Stadium this Saturday.Bulie said they had decided to encour-

age local gospel artists by giving themawards.“We want them to know that we ac-

knowledge their work and our main vi-sion is to encourage them to do more inthis industry,” she said.She added that they had started to host

this event last year and theywanted to doit every year.Theywould also give awards to artists

who were legends in this industry, suchas LusandaMcinga, Veliswa Skeyi,Mali-bongwe Gcwabe and Khanyisa Nkantsu.Bulie said thosewhowere interested in

attending the function could buy ticketsfrom Computicket. VIP tickets are R250and others are R100. – BABALWA NDLANYA

Gospel Awardsto be held again

BABALWA NDLANYA

GOSPELpresenterPatricMsenganaofVukaniCommunityRadio inCala has beennominatedas theBest Ezenkolo Presenter in theMnqumaGospelMusicAwards at theMsobomvuSportsGround in Butterworth on Saturday.

MsenganasaidhewasnominatedwithAsan-

da Detyana from Kanya Community Radio inthis category.“I could not believe my ears when I re-

ceived a call informing me about the nomi-nation. I know that I am always nominatedin different awards, but even if I don’t win,I don’t complain because I see that peoplerecognise and like my programme,” hesaid.

He said it was good to be nominated be-cause it showed that he was doing his bestto promote the gospelmusic of local artists.“What I can say to other nominees is that

we must not be disappointed when we donot win, but we must know that we are do-ing a good job. We must continue promot-ing the music of local artists because theyalso depend on us,” he said.

Vukani presenter nominated for gospel music award

Gospel presenter Patric Msengana is anominee in the Mnquma Gospel Awards.PHOTO: BABALWA NDLANYA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

IT never rains but it pours forMthatha’s UnitraCommunity Radio (UCR), which is faced withnumerous problems, including a power strug-gle.

First of all itwas announced that several of itsassets had been attached by the sheriff of thehighcourt.Thereasonfor thiswasthat theradiostation owed money to the South African Reve-nue Service.As a result the station could find itself off air.A few days after the announcement, station

manager Mnyamezeli Madolo was suspendedand former UCR presenter Phumzile Gabadatook over in an acting capacity.Reliable sources have said the radio station is

faced with a power struggle among the presentleadership and board members.In theprevious leadership therewerealsobat-

tles, some of which ended in court.Meanwhile, some former employees have

sued the radio station over money allegedlyowed to them.Madolo confirmed his suspension, but said it

was illegal because he had been suspended bya disbanded board of directors.

He said the board had been disbanded in ameeting on December 4 with the IndependentCommunications Authority of South Africa(Icasa) because of a lack of compliance and poli-cies. “The resolution in that meeting was thatthe board and Community Forum Committee(CFC) be disbanded and a steering committeethat would organise the next annual generalmeeting was elected.“It was agreed that that committee would

work with the station manager, so I am sur-prised that theydecided tosuspendme,disobey-ing the agreement with Icasa.”He said the disbanded board had gone to a

lawyer, allegedly using station funds.Interim board chairperson BabalwaNophelo

Mbelesi confirmed the suspension of Madolo,saying theyhadgivenhimaletterof suspensionon January 18.She said they had charged himwith gross in-

subordination and dragging the name of the sta-tion into disrepute.“Nowwe are facing the problems of SARS be-

cause he was failing dismally to lead the radiostation,” Mbelesi said.Shedenied that the boardhadbeendisbanded

in December.“You cannot disband a board in the board-

room with only one person giving instructionsfor that.Youneedtocallanannualgeneralmeet-ing so that the community can take a decision.So the interim board is waiting for February 07to hand over officially to a new board elected bythe community,” she said. She denied they hadusedthestation’s fundstotackletheCommunityForum Committee.

Madoloout,Gabada in

Suspended UCR FM station manager Mnyameze­li Madolo. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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Athelekisiwe ngolwesine kwiveki epheli-leyo amaqela angamashumi amathathu ane-sibini azakudlala kumjikelo wokuqala wen-debe yabakwa Nedbank, edlalwa ngamaqelaePSL edityaniswe naweNFD League kwaku-nye naweABC Motsepe League.

Ukanti nawo amaqela eliphondo, aqukaiChippa United edlala kwizinga le-ABSAPremier Soccer League kwakunye noMthat-ha Bucks odlala kwiNFD League, ebephaka-thi kwalamaqela ebethelekiswa ngalemini.IBucks eqhuba kakubi kakhulu kweezint-

suku kwimidlalo yayo, izakutyelela iSantoseKapa kwiveki yokuqala kwinyanga ezayo,

ukuba ikwazile ukuphumelela apho izak-ungena kumjikelo olandelayo kwiNedbankCup.IChippa United yona izakutyelelwa yiBar-

oka FC edlala kakuhle kakhulu kwinqanabale-NFD League kwaku lenyanga.I-United kulindeleke ukuba iqhube kakuh-

le kule ndebe nanjengoko idlala kakuhle kut-

sha nje, logama kubonakala kuzabanzimakakhulu kuMthatha Bucks kuba usalwelaukusuka emsileni kuluhlu lwamaqelae-NFD League.Amathola Amnyama asando kubethwa yi-

Witbank Spurs ngo3-2, ukanti ngale mpelaveki azakudlala naMazulu eMthatha Stadi-um

IPhondo lijongekwi-UnitedkwakunyeneBuckskwiNedbankCup

UMthatha Bucks uzakudlala neSantos kwiNedbank Cup kumjikelo wokuqala. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA IChippa United izakudlala neBaroka FC kwiNedbank Cup kumjikelo wokuqala. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA

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Iqela i-Lion City, lisahleli kwindawo yoku-qala kuluhlu lwamaqela enqanaba le-ABCMotsepe League. Oku, emva kokuba lidlalentanganye ne-EC Bees FC ngeqanda macalakumdlaloububanjelwekwibala iBhishoSta-dium ngempela-veki.Ezo ziphumo zibangele ukuba iCity FC in-

gakwazi ukuvula umsatsa wamanqakuamahlanu phakathi kwayo kwakunye neFCElliot ekwindawo yesibini kuluhlu lwamaq-ela eli nqanaba.ICity ihleli kwindawo yokuqala kwi-ABC

Motsepe League ngamanqaku angama-shumi ama-thathu anesithandathu emvakwemidlalo elishumi elinesithandathu eyi-dlalileyo, logama iFCElliot inamanqaku an-

gamashumi amathathu anesine ebhodiniemva kwemidlalo elishumi elinesihlanu ey-idlalileyo.Loo nto ichaza mhlophe ukuba la maqela

omabini ohlulwa ngamanqaku amabinikuphela nakubeni elinye lisemva ngomdla-lo omnye. Ukanti kwezinye iziphumo, iMat-ta Milan idlale ntanganye ngenqaku elinyemacala neSUBS, iBlackburn Rovers yabe-

tha iTornado ngamanqaku amathathu kwa-mabini, uMthatha City wazibethela iFutureTigers ngamanqaku amathandathu kwel-inye, iFC Buffalo ibetheiKokstad Liverpool ngamagowuli ama-

thathu kwelinye.iYoung Ideas yabetha High-bury ngamanqaku amabini kwelinye logamaMorning Stars dlale ntanganye ngeqandama-cala neFC Elliot.

ICity isekwindawo yokuqala kwi-ABCMotsepe League

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SIJUTA Boxing Promotions boss Andile Sid-inilewould like to keep enterprisingMthathaminiflyweight pugilist Siphamandla “ToyToyi” Baleni busy.

Sidinile revealed this after the WBA PanAfrican miniflyweight champion Baleni,who is ranked number two in the country,stopped Port Elizabeth’s sixth- rated SA con-tender Lonwabo “Dancing Shoes” Roboshi inthe eighth of their 10-round scheduled non-ti-tle scrap at OR Tambo Hall last Friday even-ing.“The fight against Roboshi was to keep Bal-

eni busy.“We’ll continue to give him fights until he

gets an opportunity to fight for the world ti-tle,” said Sidinile, who promotes the trio ofBaleni, his stablemate and IBO Interconti-nental strawweight champion SimphiweKonco and East London’sWBA Internationalstrawweight champion Siyabonga Siyo.Sidinile, who prides himself on good work-

ing relations with Golden Gloves Production(GGP) boss Rodney Berman, who looks afterthe business interests ofWBA and IBOWorld

miniflyweight kingpin Hekkie “The Hexecu-tioner” Budler, is currently negotiating withBerman to let Budler vacate the IBO title sothat Baleni can follow the IBO route.“Hekkie Budler has recently been promot-

ed to the WBA miniflyweight super champi-on. He can let go of the IBO strap. And thatwould give Baleni an opportunity to fight forit,” Sidinile said.Overjoyed Baleni trainer Madoda “One-

more-Time” Dyonashe said: “Sidinile knowsthe plans for Baleni.“All I do is make sure that he is fit to give

the best performance in the ring.”Against Roboshi, Dyonashe said he was

pleased with fit-as-a- fiddle Baleni, who hadfollowed every instruction and punished hisfoe to submission.“I congratulate my boxers for winning

their fights on stoppages,” he said, referringto Zama Zokwe who KO’d Simphiwe Mayezain five rounds.In other results, SinethembaBambeat Phi-

la Gola on points over six rounds, MorrisLento stopped Mnikelo Ndema tko1, SisekoNkohlisowon tko1 againstNkosikho Sibunziand Bongani Mbiko won tko3 against Ricar-do Henecke.

Bigplans forMthatha’s ToyToyiBaleni afterdispatchingRoboshi

Siphamandla “Toy Toyi” Baleni has Lonwabo “Dancing Shoes” Roboshi against the ropes duringtheir fight which Baleni won. PHOTO:SUPPLIED