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AKOKSTADman is also adding his voiceto the chorus of complaints against po-lice officers.

ZolaGqamaneclaimshewasassaultedandshot at by a police officer in 2011, but up untilnow justice has not prevailed.

Gqamane said at the time hewas renting aroomwithhisgirlfriendinayardinElliot,Kok-stad. He and his girlfriend were negotiatingparkingwhenapolice officer,whoalso rentedin the same yard, intervened and told Gqa-mane to “beat his girlfriend”.

“Thispolicemancamerushing towardsmetelling me to beat my girlfriend because he‘knows that I usually beat her’. He was furi-ous,” Gqamane said.

AnargumentbrokeoutbetweenthemafterGqamanerefused tohithis girlfriend.Accord-ing to Gqamane the policeman then startedbeating him with his fists and grabbed a fanand hit him with it.

“I don’t knowwhat came over that man—hewas screamingand cursing, tellingme thathe is above the law and can do whatever hepleases,” he said.

He said other tenants, including his girl-friend,triedtopull thepoliceofficerawayfromhim.He thenwent to his roomand took a fire-armandstartedshootingatGqamaneoutside.

“He chasedmewith a gun, shooting atme,but fortunately he missed,” he said.

Gqamane said he laid a charge of assaultand attempted murder at the Kokstad PoliceStation. “When I laid a charge I found out thatthe policeman had already laid a complaintagainst me claiming I assaulted him.”

He said there hasn’t been any progress onhiscasedespitehavingfilledinandsubmittinga J88 form to confirm that he was physicallyassaulted by the police officer.

“Nothing seems to be happening to the po-lice officer. One of the cops even found a

cartridgeinouryardtoprovethatIhadbeingshot at,” he said.

He said its been four years since the inci-dent, andhe stillwants justice tobe served.

“IwasvictimisedbyaSAPSmemberandIwant justice to prevail. This case has frus-tratedmeforalongtime.Ihavehadtotravelforacasethatisnotprogressingandwhichhas been postponed, and I have to pay alot of money to an attorney to representme, but the police officer concernedruns away,” he said.

At the time of going to press SAPScomment had not been received.

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New bank branch opens in styleNTUNTU DWEBA>>ntuntu.dweba@feveronline.co.za

IT was glitz and glamour at the of­ficial opening of a new Absabranch in Kokstad on Thursdayevening. Absa local and provincialmanagers, the Greater KokstadMunicipality Deputy Mayor BhekiMtolo and Acting Municipal Man­ager Nyaniso Msiya, business own­ers, customers and stakeholdersattended.

Maletsatsi Molefe, channelhead in sales and services at AbsaKZN described the new branch asworld class and technologicallyadvanced and the first of its kindin KZN. She said they did researchand got diverse answers from cus­tomers.

“We realised that the bulk ofour customers want the basics sowe adapted to what they want,”she said.

Molefe acknowledged thatKokstad serves as a service centreand commercial hub for East Gri­qualand and much of the Eastern

Cape. She said the identificationof Kokstad as the first branch toget a facelift is linked to the factthat the town is the primary eco­nomic node in providing essentialservice to the people.

“Kokstad has great potentialto strengthen its commercial sec­tor, build small and micro enter­prises and promote local econo­my,” she said.

GKM Deputy Mayor Bheki Mto­lo said it was important not to useyesterday’s methods to deal withtoday’s challenges.

“We are grateful for Absa’s

contribution in bringing newthings in our town and it is as ifthey knew that we aspire to be acity in the next few years,” he said.

Mtolo said banks must be will­ing to support communities andaspiring entrepreneurs by fundingthem to start businesses. He saidthe private sector must partnerwith the government and commu­nities in order for everyone to suc­ceed and prosper.

Kokstad Absa branch managerMusa Nduna said they are gratefulfor support they are getting fromthe municipality.

At the opening party are(from left) Musa Nduna,Kokstad branch manag­er, Yanga Tenza, cus­tomer services clerk, No­luthando Mayekiso, cus­tomer services clerk,Norma Meyer, specialistmanager and MaletsatsiMolefe, sales and servic­es in KZN channel head.PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBA

Municipality rescues storm victims

FEVER REPORTERTWENTY-THREE houseswere partially damaged andnine completely damaged af-terheavyrainandastormlastFriday.

The strong winds in Kok-stad also caused trees to fallover, blocking roads, includ-ing the entrance to Kokstad,and causing damage to thetown hall.

The Greater Kokstad Mu-nicipal Fire and Rescue teamworked tirelessly to assist af-fectedhousesholds.Theypro-vided canvas sheets, tempo-rary shelter and the transportof belongings to alternativeshelters. Councillors alsoworked with officials to relo-cate affected families.

Shayamoya councillor Xo-lileXelitolesaidtheNomzamoPrimary School and fourhomes were also affected.

“We relocated some of the

families, one to the Shaya-moya hall while two familiesstayed at my house while themunicipality arranged alter-native accommodation forthem.

“We gave families grocer-ies and blankets and are con-tinuing with the assessmentand ask the community to no-tify us if there is a victim theyknow of.

‘We are here because wewere voted for by them to as-sist during hard times likethis,” Xhelithole said.

TheGKMspeaker,Council-

lor Zolani Mhlongo thankedthe councillors for assistingvictims.

“TheANChasmandatedallof us to assist our communityand we are thankful that wefulfilled that mandate.

“We are a responsive gov-ernment, which was evidentfrom Friday to Sunday whencouncillors all over Kokstadassisted people,” he said.

He thanked the HarryGwala District Municipalityfor assessing the extent of thedisaster and for providingfood.

PHOTOS: SUPPLIEDABOVE: A house damaged by heavy rain and wind that swept through Kokstad.BELOW: An uprooted tree in St John’s Street, Kokstad that blocked part of the road.

NTUNTU DWEBA>>ntuntu.dweba@feveronline.co.za

ANOTHER convictionwaswelcomedbytheSiganqacommunityandfamilyof a rape victim.

Ndumiso Dlamini (24) of Siganqa,avillage inUmzimkhulu,appeared in

the Umzimkhulu Regional Court onFriday,17January,whenhewascon-victedofrapeandsentencedtolifeim-prisonment.Thecasewas investigat-edbytheIxopoFamilyViolence,ChildProtection and Sexual Offences Unit.

A12-year-oldgirlwasatabusstopin Ntshabeni, Kromhoek in Umzim-khuluwaitingtoboardabustoschoolat 7am on 15 April 2013. When thebusfailedtoarrive,sheandtwofellow

pupils walked to school, but whereconfrontedbyDlamini along theway.Theyranawayfromhim,butDlaminimanaged to catch one little girl at ariver that the children had to cross toget to school.

He threatened to kill her by sub-merging her in the river. He then andstabbed her in the face and thigh be-fore raping her. He let her go and hidin the bushes when he heard voices.

The other two pupils, who had es-caped, raised thealarmandreturnedwith others to help the victim. Policearrived and surrounded the areawhere Dlamini was hiding andflushedhimout.Hewasarrestedanddetained.Bailwasopposedby the in-vestigatingofficerandheremainedincustody.

The KZN Provincial Commission-er Lieutenant General Mmamonnye

Ngobeni commended the Ixopo FCSon the excellent workwhich resultedin the successful conviction and sen-tencing of the accused.

“I am pleased with the sentencemeted out by the court and welcomethe fact that another rapist has beenremoved from society.

“Dlamini will not be a threat towomen, especially young vulnerablegirls, anymore.”

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Tourism workshopinformative, enlightening

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LOCAL business owners, representa-tives from tourism organisations in-cluding the Sisonke DevelopmentAgency,andgovernmentdepartmentsattended the inaugural Kokstad Tour-ismWorkshop at the Nolangeni Hotelrecently.

TheKokstadTourismOrganisationchairperson, Piet Bosman said theeventwasaimedatbringing ideasandtourism to Kokstad, to share insightandtipstomakeeveryoneawareofthelegislation and policies in the tourismsector.

Speakers included Caroline Un-gersbock from the Sustainable Tour-ism Partnership programme whotalked about the importance of keep-ing tourists in your town for as long aspossible.

“Greater efforts need to bemade tocreateeconomicgrowththroughtour-ism as this is one of the largest indus-tries in the world,” she said.

Ungersbock also outlined negativefactors—poverty,pollutionandunfairlabourpractice— that touristmay seewhen they visit.

Sisonke Development Agency CEOZethu Qunta said it is important to es-tablish links between communities,theprivatesectorandthegovernment.

“The community has a role in iden-tifyingpotential tourismresourcesandattractions within their areas andshould partner with established pri-vater sectors. Equally the private sec-tor has to invest in tourism and createjobs while collaborating with the gov-ernment in planning, promoting andmarketing tourism,” she explained.

Shesaidthegovernmenthasa lead-ing role to play and a responsibility tocreate an environment for tourism toflourish.

LocalbusinessownerLeoneBranksfromInterfin, anaccounting firm, saysshe is also involved with businessesthat lecture in life skills and also train

and help people to know themselves.“Theworkshopisagoodopportuni-

tyforthecommunitytoseewhatevery-one is doing and to connect with peo-ple,” she said.

Branks said theworkshopwasveryinformative and enlightening. “I havegained a lot from the interaction.”

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBACaroline Ungersbock addresses work­shop attendees.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBAWorkshop attendees were treated to a traditional dance performance.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBABusiness owners at the Kokstad Tour­ism Workshop at the Nolangeni Hotel.

Dear Fever,WHEN reading your publi-

cation of 13 December 2013, Iwas disturbed by the way inwhich the DA deputy leader inKZN Francois Rodgers misledthe people of Harry Gwala.

Rodgers says that after 19years of democracy people ofHarryGwalahavenotseenanychange. What a bad way to lieespecially for someone whowasacouncillorfortheGreaterKokstadMunicipality. Startingwiththeissueofwater,theHar-ry Gwala District Municipalityhasprovidedwaterandsanita-tion, even in remote areas likeUmzimkhulu and Ingwe, andwearestill goingon inKokstadand areas like Shayamoya,Horseshoe and recently Fran-klin. The evidence is there foreveryone to see — the RDPhouses that the ANC-led gov-ernment has built since 1994.Wehaveprovidedelectricity inmany rural areas within thedistrict.Wecan’tproclaimthatour hospitals are falling apartbecause of what happened atUsherMemorialHospital.Heisbitter because he was stoppedbecause of suppling rottenmeat toourpeople,aclearsignof undermining black patientsby the DA.

We have no-fees schools,decent classes and even pro-vide feeding schemes in ourschools,andthathasbeenhap-pening for a while. We are upin arms with the campaign toeradicatemud schools.Whereis he living? Our children aregoing to multiracial schools,peoplegetfreetreatmentinour

clinics, including ARVs, childsupport grants, monthly pen-sion pays andmore.Wewouldhave provided more houses ifour land was not stolen by hisforefathers. Rodgers says thatthe only change since 1994 istheright tovote.Whataninsultto Mandela’s legacy. Did thethings that I have listed herecome before 1994? I will leavethat to the community to judgewhether that is true.

I will also remind Rodgersthat if KwaZulu-Natal can belike theWesternCape, itwillbea very bad experience for theprovince. In KZN we care foreveryone unlike the WesternCape that has neglected town-ships and concentrated onwhite suburbs. Rodgers musttellZille toeradicate thebucketsystemfromtheWesternCape.People are not fools — theycannotbeboughtbycheappol-itics. They know that ANC hasdelivered and is working hardto provide 100% basic servicedelivery. They know that eventhe challenges like water andsanitation was caused by theageing infrastructure that wascatering to the likes of Rodgersand his DA colleagues.

TheANCwillcontinuetode-livery service in honouring theMandela legacy and forgetaboutpeoplewhoaremislead-ing people with the aim of get-ting votes and dumping themafterwards, like what is hap-pening in Western Cape.

Zolani MhlongoANC Media andCommunication

Harry Gwala Region

Ruling partyslamsoppositionparty leader

Dear Fever,I READwith interest the ar-

ticle in last week’s Fever aboutresidentswanting to fall underKZN, and to what lengths thecommunity has gone toachieve this.

Thearticlefurtherindicatesthat Matatiele residents arestill waiting for answers as towhy they were transferred toanother province against theirwill. I know that prominentmembers of the communitywere at the helm at the time totry toget the transfer reversed,buttonoavail.EventheConsti-tutional court ruling did notmake any difference.

Havingworked inMatatielefor24years—1984 to2008—I have always admired the in-frastructure of the town, somuch so that I inquired at onetimewhether the two towns ofKokstad and Matatiele couldnot work together to improveeach other infrastructure, af-terall, theyarebothinEastGri-qualand.

Iwashoping that thebiggerof the two could be positivelyinfluenced by the smaller, thereasonbeingthatIhavealwaysbeen very impressed with thebeauty and cleanliness ofMatatiele, and still am. Theroads were always well main-tained as they still are.

Isaythis fromfirst-handex-perience seeing that I lived intheonetownandworkedintheother.

As a keen observer, I find ithard to believe that service de-livery in the Matatiele Munici-pality has almost collapsed.

What I saw when I recentlyvisitedthetowndoesnotreflectthat, seeing that everything isalmost the same as when wewere in KZN.

Iwish that the demarcationissue will be resolved by thegovernment and the publicprotector, hopefully now thatelection time is drawing near.

Lionel Fortuinformer Matatiele Primary

School principal

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1. You are hereby invited to register on Greater Kokstad Municipality’s Supplier Data-base. All the registered Suppliers are also required to reapply to be included in theDatabase.

2. The following Documentation MUST be provided/attached when submitting the Sup-plier database:

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3. Please take note that a maximum of 4 commodity catergories will be registered perSupplier.

4. Completed supplier application forms and the required documents must be postedor delivered to:

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Your registration on GKM database refers:

5.1 According to the Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2011. Promulgated in govern-ment gazette no. 34350, the Municipality is required to advance transformation throughprocurement of goods and services from BEE compliant supplies.

5.2 Suppliers with annual total revenue of R5 million or less qualify a Exempted Micro Enter-prise (EMEs) in terms of the Broad based Black Economic Empowerment Act, and mustsubmit a certificate issued by a registered auditor, accounting officer (as contemplated insection 60(4) of the Close Corporation Act, 1984) or an accredited agency.

5.3 Supplier’s other than Exempted Micro Enterprises (EME’s) must submit their orginal andvalid BBBEE status level verification certificate or a certified copy thereof, substantiatingtheir B-BBEE rating.

6. Based on the above mentioned regulations you are therefor requested to provideBEE certificate from the institutions accredited by SANAS (South African NationalAccreditation Services).

7. The closing date for submission is Friday 31 January 2014.

NB: Documents; forms are available from the website www.kokstad.org.za and from GreaterKokstad Municipality SCM Office.

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Councillor takes lawinto own hands?NTUNTU DWEBA>>ntuntu.dweba@feveron­line.co.za

WARD 1 Councillor PhumzileNocanda, also chairperson ofthe ANC in the Kokstad sub-region, is accused of becom-ing a law unto himself inHorseshoe.

Nocanda is reported tohave a group of young Horse-shoe men who, he allegedlyclaims, fight crime in the areadespite there being a commu-nity nominated communitypolicing forum (CPF).

Senzo Dlomo (not his realname), a member of the theCPF revealed that Nocanda’sallegedtactics fordealingwithcrime are illegal.

Dlomo says Nocanda hasan electric stickwhichheusesto shockpeople into telling thetruth.

“Whenever an incident ofcrime is reported to him by acommunity member he andhis crew go to the suspect andbeat and torture that personwith his electric stick withoutcalling the police,” he said.

DlomosaidtheyhaveaCPFthatworksinpartnershipwiththe police which was electedbytheHorseshowcommunity,butNocandaissaidtohavehisown way of dealing with sus-pected criminals.

“He has no regard for thepolice as he operates in hisown illegal way,” he said.

He saidNocandaoften tellsthem that there is not a CPF inHorseshoesayingthathedoesnotwantanypolice inhisareabecause they are useless.

Nocanda dismissed the al-legations as nothing but pettypoliticking from immaturepoliticians.Hesaid theperson

who is saying these things is aliar looking for attention.

He further rubbished theclaims that he does not ac-knowledge the CPF.

“First of all I don’t have ashocking stick and I have agood relationship with theCPFandthepolice,sohowcanI not acknowledge the CPFwhenIsitinthesafetycommit-tee — this doesn’t makesense.”

He said the person who ismakingtheseallegationsmustcome with proof.

“I am not a violent person,even the people in my wardknow me,” Nocanda said.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBAWard 1 Councillor Phumzile Nocanda is accused of becomeinga law unto himself in Horseshoe.

Calls forZuma to stepdown denied>> ‘There is no ANC branch, sub­region and regionalexecutive that has discussed this matter’

KHAYA MAGENU>>khaya.magenu@feveron­line.co.za

THE Harry Gwala re-gional ANC executivehas distanced itself

from allegations that itplanned to ask PresidentJacob Zuma not to stand for asecond term.

“There is no ANC branch,sub-regionandregionalexec-utive that has discussed thismatter,” said Harry Gwala re-gional ANC chairpersonMluleki Ndobe.

The Mail & Guardian onFriday reported that Zuma’sstrongest ANC base is in KZNwhich covers Harry Gwala,MosesMabhidaand the lowerSouth Coast (Port Shepstone)and which wanted to dumpZuma because of “Nkandla-gate” in which R206 millionwas spent on Zuma’s privatehome,amovewhichhasalleg-edly made him unpopular.

Otherreasons fordumping

himincludetheembarrassingand alarming booing of himduring Nelson Mandela’s me-morial service.

“This allegation does notexist and it won’t arise in thisregion. This is a lie. Some sillyand mischievous people areusing these allegationsagainst the president as an is-sue.

“As I speak, the presidentcould attend any court of lawand he would never be foundguilty by any court of law, sowe are not going to play [in]tothe hands of people who are

mischievous,” said Ndobe.He said at the Polokwane

conference in 2007, they tookadecisionthatthepresidentofthe ANC will be the presidentof the country which was af-firmed by theMangaung con-ference in theFreeState a fewmonths ago.

“We are very proactive to-wards the Mangaung confer-enceandweareamongthere-gions leading a campaign forthe second term for PresidentJacob Zuma,” said Ndobe.

Party insiders said they donot want to be seen as blindloyalist who did not act whenthe interest of thepartywasatstake,but fearedmarginalisa-tionforpursuingamotionthatwould not enjoy popular sup-port, coming from Zuma’shome regions.

Some political observersbelieve that where there issmoke there is fire, whichcould mean that there aresome regions that want todump Zuma.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDHarry Gwala ANC regionalchairperson Mluleki Ndobe.

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WARM greetings to readers of thisviewpoint.

Economic Development Sum­mit: 5–6 February.

Local economic developmentis the result of joint planning by amunicipality, its community andbusiness sectors.

The upcoming summit willbring on board all economic forcesin the local situation to identify re­sources, understand needs andwork out plans to find the bestways of making the local economyfully functional, investor friendlyand competitively productive. Theeconomic profile of Matatiele hasso far indicated a bleak picture onthe prospects of economic devel­opmentandsustainablegrowthinthe area.

The levels of household in­come is low, such that there is littledisposable income that can in­crease demand for the consump­tion of goods and services andwhich can be a catalyst for an eco­nomic growth.

The economic sectors in Mata­tiele have not yet been able to pro­duce the desirable economic im­pact in terms of massive job crea­tion and economic growth due tothe scale of operations and a lackof markets.

The economic sectors identi­

fied in the LED strategy bears tes­timony to the notion that theseeconomic sectors — agriculture,tourism, forestry, SMME develop­ment, mining, light industries forvalue addition in agricultural com­modities and manufacturing —have not been fully grown to max­imise their optimal utilisation.

Nevertheless the Eastern Capeeconomic outlook points to a de­cline in the contribution to the re­gionalGDPbythesesectorsidenti­fied by the Matatiele Local Eco­nomic Development Strategy askey sectors for growth and devel­opment of its economy.

The main objectives of the up­coming summit are to promote in­vestment in manufacturing, agri­culture and tourism, etc. The mu­nicipality wants to showcase itsnatural resources with the aim ofattracting investors to the areaand to promote trade between Le­sotho, the Free State and KwaZu­lu­Natal and furthermore to de­velop a master plan for good gov­ernance and infrastructuraldevelopmentto attract and retaininvestments.

Education declared a societalmatter

In his state of the nation ad­dress in previous years, PresidentJacob Zuma declared education a

societal matter. In response to thepresident’s call the Matatiele Lo­cal Municipality had from 2011 as­sisted the Department of Educa­tion, Maluti District to improvematric results in Maluti. The classof 2012 in the Maluti Districtachieved an outstanding pass rateof 71.9% which put them third outof 23 districts in the province andnumber one in the cluster.

The municipality has devel­oped great working relations withits stakeholders. A well­function­ing IGR forum continues to makea difference in improving the livesof the Matatiele community. At9am today, 31 January, the munici­pality and the Department of Edu­cation will hold an awards cere­mony for matric pupils from Mata­tiele schools who performed well.Teachers who produced good re­sults will also be acknowledgedfor work well done with the limitedresources they have.

Awordofgratitudeisextendedto school governing bodies andparentsfortheirsupportinmakingsure that pupils focus on theirbooks.

That is all from us for now, tillnext time, stay safe and be bless­ed. Thank you sweet people fromsweet Matat, a destination ofchoice and excellence.

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Matatiele Local Municipality newsMATAT VIEWPOINTDR DCT NAKIN MUNICIPAL MANAGER

WARM greetings to Kwa Saniresidents. This is yet anotherweek given to us by the Al-mighty.

TheKwaSaniMunicipalityhosted an event, SpendingPatterns Campaign, held bythe Department of EconomicDevelopment and Tourismunder MEC Michael Mabuya-khulu, who was representedbytheMECforSocialDevelop-ment Weziwe Thusi.

TheeventwasheldatEnh-lanhleni sports ground underWard2oftheKwaSaniMunic-ipality.

The Kwa Sani communityweremadeawareoftheircon-sumer rights and were ex-posed to facilities where theycan contact should they en-counter problems. The MECalso outlined the importanceof the entities under this de-partment andhowpeople can

utilise them for their benefit.She also emphasised the

effortsthathavebeenmadebytheDEDTinstrengtheningtheeconomyandmaking it viableparticularly for the HarryGwala District Municipalityand the number of jobs that

have been created in this dis-trict.

Themunicipalityextendsahand of appreciation to thelocal community tourism or-ganisation, the museumboard of trustees and the De-partment of Arts and Culturein making the memorandumof understanding workshop asuccess.

We believe that this is thebeginning of a fruitful rela-tionship that will see the de-velopment of tourism at KwaSani. As the country cele-brates 20 years of freedom itshould also reflect in ourhearts and minds that it isthrough patience as well asworking together that we areable to achieve more andmove forward.

Until next time, let us pre-serveourprideandpatriotismas Kwa Sani citizens.

Kwa Sani Municipality newsKWA SANI VIEWPOINT

N.C. JAMES.MUNICIPALMANAGER

SOME political analysts andANC diehards say the ANCwon’tdobetter,but it remainsto be seen if the man at thehelm will stay another fiveyears.

After a report in the TheMail & Guadian that HarryGwala, Moses Mabhida andthe lower South Coast region(his strongest ANC bases)

dumped President Jacob Zu-ma becauseof theNkandlgate(the R206 million privatehomerenovation scandal) nottomentionthebooinghegotatMandela’s memorial service,theHarryGwalaregionalANCexecutive was quick to springto Zuma’s defence.

On page 5 and you will seedenial of any discussions

about dumping Zuma andwhat could almost be con-strued as defence of him.

Infact, thestoryshowsthatdespite what may have beensaid about these areas speak-ing out against Zuma, his ac-tions do not seem to havecaused his voters concern.

It seems that only the finalvotes will tell the truth.

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‘Dumping Zuma’ rumours denied

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Masepala uMasipala

DCT NAKINMUNICIPAL MANAGER

PUBLIC NOTICENotice No.:2013/2014-124

NOTICE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SITEThe Matatiele Local Municipality hereby invites comments from members of the community andinterested persons as per requirements of Regulation 5 and 6 of the Municipal Asset TransferRegulations for the proposed disposal of vacant sites. The details of the sites are shown on thetable below.

Comments or objections should reach the Municipality within a period of 21 days from the dateof this notice, the closing being 21st February 2014.

Written comments or representatives may be hand delivered or posted to:-The Municipal Manager, 102 Main Street, Matatiele, 4730.

Enquiries regarding the above should be directed to the EDP Department:Mrs B. Ntloko 039 737 3135

ISAZISO MALUNGA NOKUTHENGISWA KOMHLABA KAMASIPALAUMasipala wase Matatiele ukhupha esi simemo kumalungu asekuhlaleni kunye nabantu aba-nomdla ngoku gunyaziswa ngumgaqo wesihlanu (5) nowe sithandathu (6) we Asset TransferRegulations ngocebo lokuthengiswa komhlaba ka Masipala.

Imibono okanye impikiswano ngalombono ziyacelwa ukuba zithunyelwe kwi Ofisi yakwa TownPlanning kwintsuku ezingadlulanga kuma Shumi amabini ananye (21) ukusuka kumhla wesisaziso, umhla wokuvala ngumhla ka 21/02/2014.

Lincukacha ngomhlaba ozakuthengiswa zibonakalisiwe ekugqibeleni kwesi simemo.Imibono ebhaliweyo ingathunyelwa ngesandla okanye ngesikhwama seposi kumphathi wakwa

Masipala uGqirha DCT Nakin kule dilesi: Municipal Offices, 102 Main Street, Matatiele 4730.Imibuzo ngesi saziso ingasiwa kwi ofisi yase EDP Department: Mrs B. Ntloko 039 737 3135

TLHAHISO YA HO REKISWA HWA MOBU WA MASEPALAMasepala wa Matatiele ontsha tsebiso ena ka tlasa molao wa Regulation 5 le 6 wa MunicipalAsset Transfer Regulations.

Baahi banang le thahasello ya ntshetsopele ya setsha ba kotjwa ho hlahisa Maikutlo a bona bawa romelle Ofising ya Town Planning pele ho feta matsatsi a 21 ho tloha letsatsi leo tsebiso enae phatlaladitsweng, ho fihlela mohla la 21 February 2014.

Dinthla mabapi le tokomane ena di bontshitswe qetellong ya tlhahiso ena.

Ditokomane tsena di ya fumaneha dikantorong tsa Masepala tse Matatiele, ka dinako tsa tshe-betso. Maikutlo aka romellwa ho Motshwari waMasepala Dr DCT Nakin, Dikantorong tsaMase-pala, 102 Main Street, Matatiele 4730.Dipotso tsohle di ka lebiswa kantorong ya EDP Department: Mrs B. Ntloko 039 737 3135

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WARM greetings to Umzimkhulu peo-ple

The Umzimkhulu Municipality hasfinalised the list of students who havequalified for registration in 2014. Aswe have indicated, we support pupilswho received their admission lettersand we offer them R3 000 to ensurethat they do not suffer because theydon’t have money for registration.Twenty eight pupils have been accom-modated.

We express regret to those whoseapplications have been turned down.The capacity for us to provide supportis very minimal as we are a rural mu-nicipality with little revenue.

The Department of Arts and Cul-ture, in partnership with the Umzim-khulu Municipality, recently held anevent atthe Nsikeni sports field. Theevent focused onwomen and childrenabuse. The department reiterated the

government’s stance on women andchildren abusers. They encouragedmen toguardagainst thewrong-doersandensurethatourpeoplelivewithoutfear of being victims.Womenand chil-drenwere encouraged to immediatelyreport violent acts against them to thepolice so that the perpetrators can beput behind bars.

Furthermore, the UmzimkhuluMunicipality and the Gift of the Giversgave elders and disabled people foodparcels.

Itwasveryexcitingtoseethemplay-ing netball and soccer and they ex-pressed their appreciation. We arecontemplating organising thesegames more often.

Themunicipalitywill beengaged inan adjustment budget after finishingthe first and second quarter in the2013/2014 financial year. The twoquarters have shown significant im-

provement in service delivery particu-larly in roads and electrification.

Despite the good progress in thethesedeliverableswecannotshyawayfromtheplightourpeopleare facing intermsofelectrificationinsomepartsofour area.

Umzimkhulu Municipality news

GREETINGS to the people of Kokstad.Weekend of disasterThe GKM fire and rescue services to­

gether with the Harry Gwala DisasterMmanagement teams were kept busy last

weekend responding to more than 50 inci­dents of uprooted trees and damagedhouses, due to a violent storm that sweptacross the region leaving widespread dam­age in its wake. I am glad to inform you thatalthough properties were damaged, therewere no fatalities.

Rental housing tribunalThe Department of Human Settle­

ments has established the KwaZulu­NatalRental Housing Tribunal to receive com­plaints lodged by tenants or landlords. TheGreater Kokstad Municipality has appoint­ed a rental information officer to receive

complaints and I encourage the communi­ty to make use of our office support to re­port their challenges regarding rental.

Tenants, landlords, institutions, bodiescorporate, tenant associations and prop­erty managing agents within the GreaterKokstad Municipality are eligible to lodgea complaint with the tribunal. For more in­formation regarding this matter, the publicmust contact the office of the municipalmanger during office hours.

Maintenance of roadsI am pleased to report that we have fi­

nally received the material and tools we or­

dered about four months ago and we havegiven priority to critical roads used by resi­dents and visitors. I would also like to in­form the community that we have alreadystarted with the maintenance of internalroads in Kokstad and I apologise for any in­convenience caused by the process.

As you have noticed this week the mu­nicipality started a vigorous clean­up ofverges, illegal dumping in the CBD and willcontinue to monitor the situation to fast­track the process.

Bhongweni Stadium renovationPhase one of the renovation of Bhong­

weni Stadium has commenced and thecontractor who is renovating the stadiumhas already been introduced to the com­munity. The renovation entails replacingthe grass on the field with artificial turf.Part of the plan also includes the construc­tion of the practising ground, pavingaround the stadium and the renovation ofablution facilities. The total cost of imple­menting the project is R4 million andshould be completed by the end of July.

Watch this space next week for moreupdates on service delivery and futureevents.

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UMZ VIEWPOINTZWELIPHANSISKHOSANAMunicipalManager

For in-stanceWards1, 3, 4, 6, 8,and 18 arestill strug-gling to getconnectedand we aredoing every-thing in ourpower to en-sure thattheir plight iseliminated.

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PUBLIC NOTICENotice is hereby given in terms of Section 127 (5)(a) of the Municipal FinanceManagement Act 56 of 2003 that Umzimkhulu Municipality has successfullyprepared the 2012/13 Annual Report, which can be viewed by the public in thefollowing places:

• Umzimkhulu Municipality Council Chambers• Umzimkhulu Library• Umzimkhulu Municipality Old Offices• Traffic department• Gateway Centre

The documents can be viewed during normal working hours from 07:45 to 16:30during weekdays, except for Friday 07:45 to 15:30, and should not be removedfrom the display.

Comments and inputs received from the public will be considered and may beintegrated in the final report, which will be submitted to Council for Approval.

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THE Magudlaphi athleticsprogrammewillgetunderwayfor all four wards on Fridayand Saturday.

Winners at these eventswill compete at circuit level atthe Magadla Senior Second-ary School Grounds nextweekend. Win there and ath-letes will proceed to the dis-trict eliminations on 14-15 ofat the Matatiele OpenGrounds.

All schools are encouragedto register their codes beforenextWednesday (5 February)as schools that havenot regis-tered will not be allowed toparticipate at district level.Proper documentation is cru-cial.

AMagudlaphimusicwork-shopwillbeheldnextWednes-day (5 February) at 8am, ei-ther at Sijoka Church Hall orManguzela Community Hall,said primaries developmentofficer Pheliwe Siyangaphifrom Sijoka JSS.

All schools are encouragedto attend theworkshop and tobring a melodica as circuiteliminations will start soon.

TheMagudlaphieducatorsathletics meet will take placeon 26 March and promises tobe a major event.

Theeventsare50m,100m,200m, 400m, 800m, 1500mwalk, long jump, javelin anddiscus.Thedeadline for regis-trationtocompeteat thismeetis next Friday (7 February).

The Magudlaphi cross-countrymeetwill followon12April and will be held in wardC next to Polile JSS. For moreinformation, contact MakhiNyingwa at 072 223 5898 ornyingwam@gmail.com

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EAST Griqualand soccer players will gettheir opportunity to impress scouts whenthe Durban Under­19 International Foot­ball Tournament trials make a stop in theHarry Gwala district this weekend.

Adjustments have been made to thevenue in the district, where trials will nowbe held at the Umzimkhulu Legacy Fieldson Saturday and Sunday.

Entry to the trials is only permissiblefor players born between 1996 and 1999and upon producing a valid identity docu­ment or passport. Only players born in1999 will be allowed to use birth certifi­cates.

Having adopted a zero tolerance ap­proachtoagecheating,aHomeAffairs im­migration officer will be present to scruti­nise birth certificates and identity docu­ments and players with fake documentswill be turned away immediately.

The five districts visited thus far ­ Um­khanyakude (Hluluwe), Zululand (Ulun­di), Amajuba (Newcastle), Umzinyathi(Dundee) and Uthukela (Ladysmith) ­have produced 31 players demonstratinggreat skills, which have impressed techni­cal director and scouting icon Paulo Car­doso.

“I have always believed that South Af­rica have incredible talent and my journeythrough KwaZulu­Natal thus far has morethan impressed me. I am inspired by thetalent and background of the players andmore motivated to unearth more roughdiamonds as we continue.

“The main focus of the scouting proc­ess is to find players for the tournamentand the Hoy Park Sports DevelopmentCentre, but of equal importance is the lay­ing of a foundation for a scouting networkof coaches within the province,” said Car­doso.

More than 15 open trials will take placeacross the province in the next few weeks.After all the districts have been visited,about 140 players will be selected to at­tend a two­week intensive training campin March/April. After the two weeks oftraining, the final squad of 25 players whowill participate in the Durban Internation­al Football Tournament will be selected.

For more information, contact CJ Ben­jamin at 072 963 0427 or email benjam­incj@me.com

Details of the remaining trials28­29 January: Umgungundlovu; AB Jack­son’s Grounds, Harry Gwala Outer Fields1­2 February: Harry Gwala; UmzimkhuluLegacy Fields4­5 February: Ugu; Ugu Sports and Leisure7 ­8 February: UThungulu; Richards BaySports Complex10­11 February: ILembe; KwaDukuza Rec­reation Grounds15­17 February: Umlazi; King ZwelithiniStadium18 February: Durban; Rural Chief Manzol­wandle Stadium19 February: Chatsworth; 1016 FootballField20 February: Claremont; Sugar Ray XuluStadium21­22 February: KwaMashu; Emakhehleni– F Section23­25 February: Durban; Central GeorgeCampbell Fields

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Pa Ma start strong>> EG team produce overall winner, two class winners and three podium­place finishes in season opener

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THE East Griqualand-based Pa Ma Racingteam got the year off

to a fantastic start in theopening round of the Kwa-Zulu-Natal Cross-CountrySeries at Jolivet Farm onSunday.

The team showed nosigns of rust and producedanoverallwinner, twoclasswinners and three addi-tional podium place finish-es in the exciting seasonopener. The series, whichcaters for both enduro andoff-road motorcycle riders,has this year incorporatedjuniorridersandispresent-ed by KwaZulu-Natal Rac-ing in conjunction withKwaZulu-NatalJuniorRac-ing.

Paddock teenagerWadeYoung (Brother KTM)sealed first place overalland won the Under-21Class. Brett Swanepoel (cc-Gallery KTM Gateway/

Joat) was second overalland won the 200cc Class -where Kyle Flanagan (TLBPlantHire Alfie Cox Racing)finished fifth - and War-wick-Oliver Brandon (Sta-cor Petroleum/ Fury Hon-da) rounded off the overallpodium.

DamienScott (ManhandRidgeway Yamaha Racing)of Kokstadwas the runner-up in the Under-21 race,where Henco Botha andHaydn Cole (ccGallery) fin-ished fourth and fifth re-spectively. Top contenderTravis Teasdale pushedBrother KTM teammateYoung early on butwas un-able to finish the race.

HardingriderScottBou-verie (Brother KTM) tookthe spoils in the Open Classand placed fourth overall,with Wesley Redinger andScottScheeperssecondandthird. Denzil Torlage andJody Engelbrecht got off towinning starts, the formerwinning the Masters Classand the latter the SeniorClass.

Pa Ma Racing’s DylanBarker of Kokstad won theJunior 250cc Class - whereteammate Lloyd Kirk fin-ishedninth-AlexO’Donnell(Manhand Ridgeway) pre-vailed in the Junior 125ccClass - where Pa Ma Rac-ing’s Tristan White placedthird -GaryLarkenwontheWeekend Warriors race,Steve Thompson won theSilverBullets Class, Linda

Clubmans Class, with CodiMaartens (Pa Ma Racing)two places back in third.

“The boys kicked off theyear really well and we’relookingforwardtoasucces-sion season with the sup-port of Fox SA, 32Gi, Voer-mol, Groot Vlei Plaas, LangPunt Plaas, Route 56 BikeAdventures, Sydfred Delta,AMP and Peak Yamaha Hi-meville, without whomnoneof thiswouldbepossi-ble,“ said Pa Ma Racing’sSakkie Maartens.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPa Ma Racing senior riders (from left) Lloyd Kirk, DylanBarker and Tristan White.

Potgieter won thewomen’s race andJoshuavanderMerweand Jason Kruis wonthe Club A and Club BClasses respectively.

In the junior hare-scramble, ShaunWal-lis (PaMaRacing) tookthe win in the 65ccJunior Class, whereteammate NoahMaartens placedsixth. Kayde Mantefinished second over-all as well as in the85cc Junior Class be-hind Matthew Green(Kargo Racing), withPa Ma Racing team-mates Stefan van De-venter and RikusBotha thirdand fourthin the 85cc JuniorClass.

Calvin Hume (FastPower Sports)clinched the85ccSen-ior Class and finishedthird overall and Dy-lanCoxwontheJunior

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPa Ma Racing juniors (from left) Shaun Wallis, Rikus Botha, Stefan van Deventer, Noah Maartens and Codi Maartens.

PHOTO: MICHELLE BARKERKokstad’s Damien Scott(Manhand RidgewayYamaha Racing), in hisfirst ever senior race, se­cured second place in theultra­competitive Under­21Class.

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