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SCORES of communitymembers from differentlocalities and govern-ment officials gatheredat Ngqeza Sports ground

in Willowvale to pay their last re-spects to the victims who lost theirlives in the horror bus crash a few

weeks ago.

On Saturday, August 28, 2015, 35people died when the bus plungedinto a dry river bed near the CongoBridge outside Nkelekethe Villageon the R408 between Willowvaleand Butterworth.Six people miraculously sur-

vived the accident.Despite bad weather conditions,

community members came out indroves to attend the mass funeralfor 10 of the victims on Friday.Another 15 were buried on Sun-

day. The families of the other vic-tims chose to hold their own funer-als for their family members.The funeral on Friday was also

attended by the MEC for the De-partment of Education, MandlaMakuphula, MEC for Local Gov-ernment and Traditional AffairsFikile Xasa and the Mayor of theMbhashe Local Municipality,Nonceba Mfecane.The Road Accident Fund (RAF)

and various departments assistedthe 25 families to bury their familymembers.One of the family members

Xhayi Maqhubela said the govern-

ment supported them to such anextent that they did not use evena cent from their pockets to pre-pare for the funeral.“From the day this incident

happened government showed usgreat support and we neverthought we will get such sup-port,” said Maqhubela. Maqhu-bela lost his son, Kwanele Xhayi(29).“Before the accident happened,

I had a bad dream about this busoverturning. I informed Kwanelesince he was going to take it totown. Since the bus is stayingnext tomy homewe decided to useit since I was going to Msengeniarea. The bus dropped me offabout three kilometres before theaccident happened,” said Maqhu-bela.He said he received a call from

his family members asking himwhere he was and informing himabout the accident. He then rushedto the scene and found his sondead.“We know that when the acci-

dent happened God was there andwe will not question him about it.What I can say is that people must

accept Jesus Christ as their sav-iour so that he can share impor-tant things with them. If I was nota born again Christian maybe Iwould be also among those peoplewho are dead.”The MEC for Local Government

and Traditional Affairs, Fikile Xa-

sa said as the government theywilltry by all means to act so that thistragedy will never happen again.“We want to ensure that the roadsare in good condition to avoid thismess. As the government we willmake sure that we fight accidentson our roads,” said Xasa.

The relatives of the bus accident victims cried uncontrollable during the massfuneral held last Friday.

The coffins at the mass funeral of some of the victims of the horror bus accident near Willowvale. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Bus crashvictims laid to rest

‘Wewant to ensurethat the roads arein a good conditionto avoid this mess.As the governmentwewill make surethatwe fightaccidents on ourroads.’ MEC FIKILE XASA

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THE Kasa Junior Secondary School in Elliot-dale has officially been opened by district di-rectorAgrippaDwangu on behalf of EducationMEC Mandla Makuphula.

Principal NozakheMaqhekeni, said the gov-ernmenthad spentR8,7-milliononbuilding theschool.Shesaid thatbefore thenewclassroomswere

built the situation had been very bad becausethey had been using old rondavels, but nowthat sorrow was gone.“We are very proud because our school is

well known for its sports. We have a Grade 6pupil who plays table tennis and he receiveda bursary that will help him until he reachesGrade 12.”She said they thanked the government for its

role in changing the lives of Kasa residents.It would be easier for the teachers to develop

the talents of their pupils.Mbhashe mayor NoncebaMfecane said resi-

dents must stop vandalizing properties whenthey wanted attention about their grievances.“You must know that this property belongs

to you.Youmustmake sure thatnoonevandal-ises it.“Iwillmakesure that theschoolgetscomput-

ers so that pupils from Kasa do not start com-puter studies only when they reach highschool level,” Mfecane said.She urged pupils to focus on their studies

and not towaste time by falling pregnant at anearly age.Education was the key to success and even

the chief of the area must make sure that heplayed a role by ensuring that there was nochild who was not going to school.One of the pupils, Nqabakazi Gxalaba, said

their school had consisted of temporary struc-tures, but now they had received new class-rooms from the department.“We will make sure that we keep our school

in good condition, and even though we don’thave computers we know that one day we willget them.”Dwangu said: “This is where teachers

change the hearts andminds of the pupils andbuild them up to have a better future.”He said there were heartless people who

stole food that was bought by the governmentto feed pupils.“If in this area there are people who are

heartless, this school will be vandalised. Thatis why I plead for everybody to change his orher heart and respect this school because thegovernment has spent a lot of money with theaim of changing your children’s future.”

KasaJunior Schoolofficiallyhandedover

The Department of Education has spentR8,7-million on new classrooms for theKasa Junior Secondary School in Elliotdale.

District director Agrippa Dwangu andMbhashe mayor Nonceba Mfecaneofficially opened the Kasa Junior Second-ary School. PHOTOS:BABALWA NDLANYA

The community of villages that fall under the Umgungundlovu Traditional Authority in the Xholobeni administration area, Bizana, is divided overproposed mining and the building of the N2 Wild Coast toll road. A meeting where residents could air their grievances was held at Umgungundlovulast Thursday. Adding fuel to the fire, was the fact that mining specialists, environmentalists and mineral resources portfolio committee members,who were expected to attend the meeting did not show up. Nontle Mbutuma (left above), spokesperson for the Amadiba Crisis Committee, empha-sised to those present why they had taken a stand against mining of the land. PHOTOS: AYANDA MADIKIZELA

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SOME residents from villages under the Um-gungundlovu Traditional Authority in theXholobeni administration area inMbizana stillmaintain they are against mining and the pro-posed Wild Coast N2 toll road.

This emerged in a meeting at Umgungund-lovu last Thursday, when mining specialists,environmentalists and the mineral resourcesportfolio committee had been expected to cometo listen to the people’s grievances but did notshow up.NontleMbutuma, spokesperson for theAma-

diba Crisis Committee, said they did not wantany mining processing in their area and noteven the promised shares.“The mining project is a short-term benefit

that will last for only 20 years and after that the

mining land will be left destroyed and unusa-ble,” she said.They wanted the area to be developed only

through farming and tourism, which werethings that would sustain the community forlife.“Wealso fullyoppose the toll roadbecausewe

know it is being constructed for themining, dis-regarding the interests of the community,” shesaid.Theroadwouldmakenodifferenceto thepeo-

ple’s lives as it would only be of use for the ex-port of minerals produced at the mines, whilethe roads used by the community were still ina bad condition.Because of the disputeswithin the Xholobeni

community,with someagainst andothers in fa-vour of the mine, there have been incidentswhere homes have been burnt down and somepeople killed.MbizanamayorMakhaya Twabu

said:“Oncepeopledonotseeeye toeye inacom-munity, it is a serious illness for the communi-ty. The municipality understands that when adevelopment is proposed, there needs to beagreement by the entire community, which isnot the case here at Xholobeni.”Twabu said he had really been looking for-

ward to listening to the stakeholders who weresupposed to meet the community and listen totheir views.Thosewhowanttheminingtoproceeddidnot

attend themeeting. AmaMpondoKing Zanoku-zo Sigcau’s spokesperson, Ntsizakalo Ngalo,saidanythingthatwascausingfightswithinthenation should be stopped and addressed fairly.“There is noway that the government should

introduce any kind of development, whether itis farming and tourism or mining, when thecommunitiesaffectedarenotseeingeye-to-eye,”Ngalo said

WildCoast mining still thorny issue

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NANJENGOKO iyinyanga yenkcubeko, in-yanga kaSeptemba, uNkosikazi NongenileNyoka ojongene noku hlolwa kwabantwa-na abanga mantombazana kwindawo yase-OR Tambo eMthatha, uthi kubalulekileukuba abazali bayithathele phezulu intoyokuhlolwa kwabantwana babo kuba loonto yenza ukuba basinde kwizifo ezininzi.

“Abazali abaninzi abayi ginyi ncam intoyokuhlolwa kwabantwana babo ngokungabathotywa isidima, kanti lisiko lakudalaeli elalisaya kwenziwa ngookhokho be-thu,” kubeka yena.Woleke ngelithi akakho umzali othanda

ukubona umntwana wakhe enomntwanaese mncinane okanye enezifo ezithathe-lana ngenxa yokwabelana ngesondo.OkaNyoka uthi kufanele uluntu luzifun-dise uku zi-gcina izinto zalo zama gugu ku-ba zibaluleke kakhulu ukuze nesi zukul-wana esizayo sifunde lukhulu.“Kubalulekile ukuba abantu bazi izith-

ethe zabo bayeke ukuphila impilo yaseNtshona kuba lo nto ilahlekisa isizwekwaye nabantwana bethu baza kukhulabengazi nto ngemvela phi yabo kunye nez-into eza zisenziwa kudala.”Uthi yilonto besoloko beshumayela ibu-

ya mbo bafuna kubuyelwe kwizinto zakudala nezazi senza abantu bazi qhenye nga-zo kunye nobuzwe babo.

Abazalimabaxhaseabantwanababoekuhlolweni

Ukuhlolwa kweentombi yenye yamagugu abantu ekufanele bazi ngce ngawo.IFOTO:BABALWA NDLANYA

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KUBONAKALA ngathi abahlali beelali zas-eXhora uninzi lwabo banesimbonono so-kungabina mbane kwiindawo abahlala ku-zo. Oku kungqinwa luqhankqalazo olu-thegqolo lubanjwa ngabahlali kwiindawoezohlukeneyo.

Kutshanje abahlali beelali ezine phantsikwedolophu yaseXhora baye badibana ze

baqhankqalaza bekhalazela ukungabikhokombane kwiindawo abahlala kuzo.UNtomboxolo Nompawu uthi iilaliezithe zadibana kubalwa ilali yaseNtlo-

nyana, eyakuNgqatyana, kuMajola kunyenaseZithenjini.“Kudala sithenjiswa ngombane kodwa

akukhonto yenzekayo. Yiloo nto siye sathat-ha isigqibo sokuba siqhankqalaze kuba sifu-na impendulo ecacileyo kulo Masipalawethu.

Uqhankqalazo lwethu luthathe usukulwalunye sathenjiswaukuba impendulo sizakuyi fumana kule veki siya kuyo,” ku-bekaokaNompawu.Othethela uMasipala waseMbhasheuMzimasi Dyomfana uvumile ukuba

ngokwenenebelukhouqhankqalazowa-tshoesithi isikhalazo sabahlali siya cho-tshelwa.Ephendula kumba wokuba abahlali bethe

gqolo ukuqhankqalaza kwindawoeziphantsi kwalo Masipala uthe, abantu

abayi kwiintlanganiso xa bebizwa.“Loo nto yenza ukuba bangazi ukuba ku-

vunyelwene ngantoni entlanganisweni. Ba-thi besuka babe beqhathana bodwa. Kwayeindawoazi fakelwambanengaxeshanye, yil-oo nto kuye kwenzeke ukuba kubekho iint-ambo zombane ezinqumlayo eziya kwenyeilali, kungokuba libe lingekafiki elabo ithu-ba lokufakelwa umbane kulo lali zihambaphezu kwayo intambo ezo,” kubeka uDyom-fana.

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TWO women, aged 28 and 38, were arrestedin Vulley Velly township in Butterworth lastFriday for dealing in dagga.

Police spokesperson Captain Jackson Ma-natha said:“The dagga has a weight of 24.10kg and a

street value of R24 000. The suspects were ar-rested following police intelligence that theywere dealing in dagga.”

Womenarrestedfordrugdealing

Police officials with the dagga they confiscated from two women. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

BABALWA NDLANYA

RURAL Development and Agrarian Re-form MEC Mlibo Qhoboshiyane andHuman Settlements MEC Helen Sauls-August donated garden tools and vege-tables at Siyanda in Butterworth lastweek.

The departments decided to partnerin a bid to encourage people to growvegetables at home.“We are encouraging people to grow

their own vegetables so that they canstop buying everything from the shops.We also invested R10 million in theMnquma municipality towards thiscause,” Qhoboshiyane said.Sauls-August said the Eastern Cape

development plan required the govern-ment to sustain communities and itwanted to work with traditional lead-ers with the aim of getting people togrow food.“It is not right to provide only beauti-

ful houses to the people and forget thatthey also want food.“That is why we decided to come with

this initiative so that we can make surethat they have food to put on the tablefor their families,” Sauls-August said.One of the beneficiaries, Nonceba Ka-

la (39), said she was very happy to gettools and she would use them to growvegetables.“The government has assisted us a lot

and this will change our lives for goodbecause we believe we have to standand do something with our hands,” shesaid.

Homevegetablegarden plantakes root

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ABOUT 200 Libode Education District Of-fice employeeshostedawellness campaignlast week to raise awareness about healthissues.

They walked from the KD Building inMthatha, turning at the Mthatha GeneralHospital.LibodeDistrict CircuitOffice spokesper-

son Malizole Sidelo said they had thengone to the Mthatha Country Health Club.“We rented machines for the officials so

that they could decrease their stress andstart anewday ready towork,” Sidelo said.He said this was a new government pro-

gramme in which officials were allowedtime to do checkups on their health.The programmewas done quarterly, but

this had been the first time they had takena walk as they usually conducted the pro-gramme indoors.“They were also tested for high blood

pressure and HIV and other diseases. Weare hoping that their health will be betterafter this wellness campaign. We hopethey gained a lot from it.”

Education staff march for health

Libode Education District Office employeesduring a walk in Mthatha last week as partof a wellness campaign to raise awarenessabout health issues.

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REPORTER

NEDBANK launched its “Branch of the Fu-ture” at the BT Ngebs Shopping Mall inMthatha on Saturday as part of its commit-ment to making banking more accessible toall in South Africa.

DaveSchwegmann,Nedbankmanaging ex-ecutive: branch network, said; “We are de-lighted to grow the Branch of the Future foot-print in Mthatha to serve the personal andbusiness banking needs of the community.“We believe our fast-growing footprint will

go a longway in enabling greater financial in-clusionwhile contributing towards economicgrowth and social development in Mthathaand the surrounding communities.”Schwegmann pointed out that communi-

ties often had to travel for long distances toaccess banking services.“It is therefore important to ensurewe cre-

ate an environment where we can placegreater emphasis on client experience, whileproviding self-service and easy-to-use tech-nology to meet their day-to-day needs.”True to the Branch of the Future model,

this branch offers video banking facilities,state-of-the-art cash-depositing ATMs, queuemanagement that reduces waiting times, aswell as internet banking facilities, withWiFiand internet stations for the convenience ofclients waiting for various services.In keepingwith its values of giving back to

communities, Nedbank conducted a series ofconsumer education and sustainabilityworkshops in the area leading up to thelaunch, to share financial fitness principlesand create awareness onpreserving the envi-ronment.“As abank for all,weunderstand that com-

munity engagement is vital to our vision ofbuilding Africa’s most admired bank. This isanother wayNedbank continues tomake thethings that really matter in our society hap-pen,” Schwegmann said.

NedbanklaunchesatBTNgebsShoppingMall

Celebrating after cutting the ribbon to mark the official launch of the Nedbank ‘Branch of theFuture’ at BT Ngebs Shopping Mall were the bank management and some customers who attend-ed. PHOTOS: JABULANI J DHLAMINI

Nedbank employees pose for the camera during the launch of their branch.

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“NDITHE xa ndibuya kwisikolo solwalukondaziva njengendoda kwaye ndingenza nan-toni na endifuna ukuyenza. Ndilala naman-tombazana amanizi ngexesha elinye nga-phandle kokusebenzisa iKhondom. Bendon-wabile futhi nabo beyithanda loo nto,”kutsho uAphelele Dambula (19) waseBizana.

NgoDisemba ka2014 uAphelele wayekung-xa-mele ngamandla ukuya esuthwini efunaukufana nabahlobo bakhe, kodwa aphela loomatshamba emva kokugula inyanga nje enyeebuyile esu-thwini.

Emva kokulala namantombazana ngokun-gakhathali, weva iintlungu xa esiya kuchama.“Ekuqaleni zange ndiyihoye le nto.,Ndandic-inga ukuba yinto eza kudlula kodwa emvakweveki kwaphuma incindi emhlophe aphaebudodeni bam, kwa-khona andayihoya”. uA-phelele uthi wayesoyika ukuxelela umamawakhe nangonawayesel’ ebona utshintsho eb-udodeni bakhe. “Ubudoda bam babukhukhu-mala kwaye nencindi emhlophe sele ijikile il-uhlaza, ngoku sendingakwazi nokuhambakakuhle ndisoyika nokuhlekwa ngoogxa bam.Uwimi olu lwajika lwamhlophe, amehlo an-gathi amnyama. Kwabalapho andibuza uma-

ma ukuba kwenzeka ntoni na, Kwanyanzelekaukuba ndimxelele kuba ndandiphelelwangamandla, wandicebisa ukuba ndiye eclinic.”

Akufika eclinic waxelelwa ukuba wosulele-ke zizifo zangaphantsi (Sexually TransmittedInfections) iiSTIs. Ezi zifo zithi zosulele ngok-wabelana ngesondo ngaphandle kokusebenzi-sa isikhuseli. “Kwasele kukubi kakhulu kubaphantse bandithumela esibhedlela ukuba ndi-ye kususwa ubudoda. Umongikazi wanditofawandinika neepilisi wandixelela ukuba ndizig-qibe ze ndibuye emva kwenyanga ukuza kuh-lolwa kwakhona.”

UAphelele wacetyiswa ukuba ahlolele nentsholongwane ka gawulayo (HIV). Zabuya iz-iphumo zisithi akosulelekanga,. Kwathiwamakasebenzise ikhondom ngalo lonke ixeshaesabelana ngesondo. Uye waphumawaya kux-elela bonke oogxa bakhe awalala nabo ukubamabahambe baye ku-zihlola.

Ukuba wakhe wosuleleka yi STI, maninziamathuba okuba wakhe wasemngciphekweniwokosulelwa yi HIV. Kubalulekile ukubauhambe uye-kuhlolela iHIV. Ukuba kukho iz-into ongaziqondiyo kwilungu lakho langasese,funeka undwendwele eclinic kusengethuba.Ukuba neSTI kwenza isi-khumba sakho siqhe-

keke kwaye kubelula ukuba ufumane iHIV.Ukanti iiSTIs ziphinde zibe yingxaki ngok-

wazo apho ungazibona sele uphulukana nam-alungu omzimba okanye usweleke, njengentoephantse yehlela uAphelele.

Ezinye zee-STIs ezixhaphakileyo ziquka IChlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, genital her-pes kunye neHPV yona ethi iveze iintsumpakwilungu lakho langasese kwaye yenzenomhlaza wesibeleko.

USiyabonga Diko, umanejala wakwa HIVe-Mzimvubu uthi iiSTIs ziyalonyusa izinga leHIV. emzimbeni. “Xa une STI uphinde uphilene HIV akululanga ukuba iipilisi zisebenzengethuba ngenxa yoxinzelelo, iCD4 iyehlangelixa iViral load isenyuka. Ukuba uApheleleebengayanga kwiziko lezeMpilo ngewaswele-ka naxa engenayo intsholongwane kaGawu-layo.”

•Ukuba ne STI kungenyusela amathubaokuba wosuleleke yiHIV nokuba kulula uku-dlulisela kwabanye.

•Nokuba akukho zilonda, iiSTIs zingenza ut-shintsho emzimbeni, njengokudumba, into ey-enza kubelula ukosulela nokufumana I HIVngokwabekana nge sondo.

•Kubalulekile ukuzihlola rhoqo nokuba aw-

uziboni iimpawu zeeSTIs, kwaye usemngci-phekweni wokosuleleka okanye ukugqithisaiHIV kwiqabane lakho.

•Nabani na angazifumana iiSTIs!•Ezi zizifo ezifumaneka ngokwabelana nges-

ondo nomntu owosulelekileyo.•Yi herpes kuphela eyosulela ngokuncamis-

ana.•Ukuba une STI, kulula ukuba wosulelekile

iqabane lakho.•Ukuba iqabane lakho line STI, lingako-

sulela.•Uhlobo ngalunye lwe STI lwenziwa yi germ

okanye iNtsholongwane eyohlukeneyo.•I HIV nayo iyi STI.•Ungazikhusela ngokuba usebenzise iKhon-

dom ngalo lonke ixehsa usabelana ngesondo.

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Ukuziqenya kwaphantse kwandibulalaKubalulekileukufumanaunyango lwe STIs(“It’s important toget treatment forSTIs.”).IFOTO: AMY TROUT

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE local film and information technologyindustry received a huge boost with the re-cent graduation of 67 students from theMon-yetla Work Readiness Programme Phase IVrun by theEasternCapeDevelopment Corpo-ration (ECDC) through its EasternCape localcontent hub.

The graduation ceremony took place lastMonday.Themajority of the students were from the

KingHintsa Technical Vocational EducationandTrainingCollege inDutywa and theMSCCollege, as well as fromDolce Sounds in EastLondon.TheMonyetlaWorkReadinessProgramme

is a national government initiative that hasbeen running cyclically since 2008 under thedirect leadership of the Department of Tradeand Industry.The four-month programme was the result

of a successful ECDC application to the De-partment of Trade and Industry to participatein the department’s funded Monyetla pro-gramme.The ECDC is the only approved participant

of the programme in the Eastern Cape for the2015/16 cycle.Addressing the audience during the gradu-

ation ceremony, ECDC acting chief executiveNdondelelo Dlulane said they had gonethrough the databases of Technical Vocation-al Education and Training colleges, film andIT stakeholders and others in search of quali-fying unemployed graduates who could be

trained in IT and film.More than 100 applications were received

and graduates were taken through a competi-tive interview process inwhich 67 candidateswere successful.“We are delighted that these graduates

have now benefited from a South AfricanQualifications Authority-accredited pro-gramme which will improve their employ-ment prospects,” Dlulane said.In the programme, students were taught

skills in film and TV production operationsand IT end-user computing.A total of 50 students graduatedwith a qual-

ification in Film and Television ProductionOperations and 17 with a National Certifi-cate: InformationTechnology: EndUserCom-

puting.“Drawn from the mainly rural areas of the

province, 39 of the graduates have alreadybeen offered a 12-month internship with theECDC. Some 75% of the students are womenand two are peoplewith disabilities,”Dlulanesaid.The programme is designed to develop and

sharpen the competency profiles of unem-ployed young people in order to prepare themfor entry-level employment opportunities.The programme is also capitalised through

a joint contribution by the National SkillsFund and the Development Bank of SouthernAfrica.“Through the skills gained from the pro-

gramme, these graduateswill begin to tell sto-

ries that serve the needs of society. We areespecially proud of them because they havestepped up to search for and make use of theopportunities presented through the pro-gramme,” ECDC board chairman Nhlangani-so Dladla said.King Hintsa TVETCollege work placement

officer Sibongile Simani said the programmeoffered unemployed graduates exposure toemployment opportunities.“Many of the students come from deep in

the rural areas, where there are very scantopportunities for employment.“This training opportunity exposes them to

improved chances of employment. We hopeto make this a long-term working arrange-ment,” Simani said.

Effort toboost filmand IT industry in EasternCape

The 67 film and IT students who graduated recently. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE


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THE King Sabatha Dalindyebo (KSD) mu-nicipality has introduced a digital system tocommunicate municipal projects to its citi-zens.

This initiative follows a training work-shop on September 2 for the communica-tions and IT divisions.Municipal spokesperson Sonwabo Mam-

poza said that to communicate details aboutmunicipal projects, Vsat system LCD moni-tors had been installed at the Mthatha rateshall and the Mqanduli KSD offices.He said the new system would improve

the sharing of information about KSD’scompleted and ongoing projects with com-

munities.“The workshop enabled delegates to

broaden their knowledge and skills in imple-menting effective communication throughtechnology.“The workshop will definitely add value

to the communications and IT divisions andwill showcase positive outcomes in commu-nicating municipal projects effectively,” hesaid.

Acting municipal manager Zolisa Mdika-ne said the Vsat system would undoubtedlyadd value to the overall performance ofKSD’s service delivery.“The division must support our communi-

cations division with all the required tech-nological support as we can see that theworld is changing and that is a call to many

organisations including ourselves to adaptto new technologies for effective sharing ofour information with the communities,” hesaid.Accurate information and photographs

will be uploaded from time to time to ensurethat information gaps between the munici-pality and the citizens are bridged.Reliable sources have said themunicipali-

ty also has plans to communicatewith its cit-izenry through the use of technology suchas a bulk SMS system and e-mails.Ratepayers are urged to submit their

e-mail addresses and contact details to theoffice of themunicipalmanager, the commu-nications division office, or the MunitataBuilding, office 231, Monday to Fridays, orthey can e-mail to [email protected].

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KSD communications manager SonwaboMampoza. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

ANoutcryoverthe lowstandardof therunwaylights at the newly built Mthatha Airport hasled to the contractor which installed them be-ing called in again to improve them.

Itwas claimed that the lights did not complywith South African aviation standards.The department denied that, maintaining

that they did meet the standards.The DA in the Eastern Cape legislature also

demanded clarity from Transport MEC Wez-iwe Tikana about the status of the lights.Airport manager Anderson Maduneni con-

firmed that the contractorwas back on site aft-erameetingby thecontractor, thenationalDe-partment of Transport and the province in thelast three weeks.“The contractor is on the site as we speak

and I’m sure the lights will be finished beforethe launch in October,” Maduneni said.He agreed that the runway lights were not

up to standard because some of the existing

lights had been installed for emergency pur-poses because of the rush during the funeralof former president Nelson Mandela.“Now they are upgrading them so that we

will have a fully equipped airport that willmeet the required standards.”Hesaidalmostall theupgradesat theairport

were in the final stages andhe expected every-thing to be completed before the launch.Cooperative Governance and Traditional

AffairsMECFikileXasaexpressedhissatisfac-tion with the progress of the airport upgrade.

MthathaAirport improves runway lights

Mthatha Airport manager Anderson Madune-ni. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

AHUGE difference will be seen in Mthatha inthe next two or three years because of its fastgrowth due to many projects under construc-tion.

This was said by Cooperative Governanceand Traditional Affairs MEC Fikile Xasa dur-ing a visit to theKing SabathaDalindyeboMu-nicipality (KSD) lastThursday (September 10).He said there was no doubt the projects tak-

ing place in Mthatha would change the face ofthe town.The purpose of Xasa’s visit was to consoli-

date,monitor and respond topublic servicede-liveryconcerns in the context of publicpartici-pation.He also met key stakeholders such as the

mayor, councillors, members of the businesscommunity and ratepayers.He visited all projects inMthatha, including

presidential projects which are in progress inKSD, the water treatment plant, the Thornhillraw water plant and substation, the R61 road

to Libode, road and bridge construction pro-jects which also involve a bypass and theMthatha Airport terminal building.“I am pleasantly surprised by what I have

seen during my visit,” he said.“What I saw challenged other people’s con-

ception of Mthatha as a ghost town. There ishuge work going on to develop Mthatha.“This is part of the government’s aim to re-

construct this country to make a difference toour communities in terms ofwater and sanita-tion in order to bring back dignity to our peo-ple.”He also said the Mthatha Airport needed to

be given a new name.KSDmayorNonkolisoNgqongwa expressed

hergratitude for the support theyhadreceivedfrom the national government and the prov-ince in the projects.She said their main focus was to diminish

traffic congestion inMthathabycreatingmorebypasses. They were in discussions with theprovincial government and R15-million hadbeen allocated for another bypass in Mthatha.

Bright future forMthatha

MEC Fikile Xasa, KSD mayor Nonkoliso Ngqongwa and government officials at one of the sitesthey visited last Thursday. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE ANC Youth League in the Eastern Capehas congratulated the South African StudentCongress (Sasco) for its victory in the SRC

elections on Thursday (September 10) on allWalter Sisulu University campuses.

ANCYL provincial spokesperson Ayong-ezwa Lungisa said students had yet again

SascowinsWSUelections

Members of Sasco celebrate after winning the SRC elections at WSU. PHOTO:LUTHANDO YASO

demonstrated an unwavering confidence inthe mass democratic movement led by theANC.“Students have entrusted their hopes and

aspirations to Sasco. The youth leaguetherefore calls on Sasco to deliver on all itsmanifesto undertakings,” Lungisa said.“The students’ vote is conditional and the

conditions set by students are that Sascomust remain steadfast in resolving the chal-lenges of academic exclusion, financial ex-clusion, limited accommodation for stu-dents and limited libraries and computerlaboratories.”He said Sasco owed it to WSU students to

deploy the most dedicated and selfless cad-res who would stop at nothing in resolvingthe challenges students ofWSUwere facing.

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Bavele bavukela ekuphakamiseni iziph-anga

Uyazi akubukeki kanjani ukubona abantuabadala bentlithana ngathi ngabantwana. Wewere driving our Turu-turu to a businessmeeting in Qumbu when we saw two stoutwomen in a fierce fight over a chicken. Awu,Madoda! Bothin abantwana babo xa bengabo-na lo mbono woomama abatsalalana ngee-lokhwe de kucace kwakuvela nezinye iinda-wo esingafuni kuzibiza ngamagama. Izinto kema-old lady xa zonakele zilungiswa ngomlo-mo hayi ukuxhwithana okwabantwana if notiinkukhu. It’s worse ke yinkukhu nale nilwangayo kuba omnye ufike wathatha eyomnyeenkulu ebesele eyikhethile. Come on beauti-ful women, what we were watching was noton.

I think there is somethingwrong in thehan-dling of state vehicles

Perhaps someone will assist us in this re-gard and daai ding isiphatha kakubi because

we contribute to the buying of these govern-ment vehicles. We just want to ask who is notdoing his or her job correctly among the man-agers employed by the government to monitorthe vehicles and reckless driving by the driv-ers. For instance we have been using this Tu-ru-turu which we were given by our companysince 2008 and you cannot believe that becauseof its condition and the way we treat it. At thebeginning of this year, we attended a ceremo-ny where the superiors of this department of-ficially handed over new vehicles to make theofficials’ work easier. But all of those cars zi-gugile ngathi zizikoro-koro zakudala ezinyezitshayisiwe ikhona yona i-bakkie esayithan-da kakukhulu i-Legend kodwa ndikuxelelangoku ukuba imanxeba-nxeba kukutshayis-wa de kwaphuma ne-window. Kanti kuthenizaphathwa kakubi kangaka iimoto zethu ninimadoda? Uyazi ke sinixilele kubalulekile uku-ba into nokuba ngeye-company or ekarhulu-mente mara funda ukuyiphatha kakuhle ku-ba uyongakwazi ukuphatha eyakho sele

ukhokhela eyakho i-company. Noko madodamazingaphathwa kakubi kanje izithuthi zik-arhulumente. Nani nina nibekekelwe ukulon-doloza ezi moto ngathi niyaqinisa kuyekweukudlalisa ngeezimali zethu siyarhafa kwelilizwe.

They don’t need sport wearAs we drove our Turu-turu all over Express

land we were impressed with three womenwho were doing roadwork in Nelson MandelaDrive. We normally used to see them rightnext to Enkululekweni and they wore theirlong skirts while they were doing their gym.Thumbs up ladies of the soil, you show us thatyou can do roadwork without wearing sportwear.

Ayibukeki into yokuphapha komntuomdala

Kukho into ethi learn from the best but ifthat best is fumbling it confuses the one whowanted to learn from the best. We were in one

of the restaurants in UTA when an old man,who was older even than Gesh’s father, en-tered. The man was speaking loudly but ke wedid not take that as a serious matter kubaumntu omdala ebezidywedela nje. Kuyacacaukuba umntu omdala lo akanazo ii-table man-ners kuba nako eyokubamba enye indodaibisitya entloko eyibuza ngokunqaba kwayo.Phantse wasibonisa kakubi ke lo mkhulu ku-ba akukho mntu angayaziyo ukuba indoda ay-ibanjwa entloko yenye ngaphandle komkayo.Ebecaphuka nyhani omnye lo esonyanya lento yenziwa leli khehle kanti futhi alimaziqha belimfanisa kodwa laba selimphgathileentloko limphamzamisa esitya. Asiwafuni keamadoda amadala ase aziphathe okwabant-wana nabantwana abangaqeqeshekanga. Si-yabulela mfethu ngokubamba i-coolness yak-ho nangona nje bekubonakala ukuba ikuca-phukisile le yenziwe yile ndoda and ayixolisinokuxolisa yakubona ukuba akunguye lomntu ibicinga nguye. Makuhlonitshwe nininibadale bafunde okulungileyo abantwana.

BABALWA NDLANYA

INTOMBI esazidla ngobuntombi bayo kwi-sikolo sase JS Skenjana phantsi kwedolo-phu yaseDutywa iphume phambili kukhu-phiswano lweentombi zakwa Xhosa (Indo-ni) obelubanjelwe eKing Hintsa FETkwidolophu yakuCentane.

UZizipho Mngambi (17) ufunda ibanga li-ka Grade 12 kwisikolo sase JS Skenjana. Lendoni iphume indawo yokuqala kulo mcim-

bi, ukanti uza kuya kumela iPhondo laseMpuma Kapa kumcimbi kaZwelonke ozakuba ubanjelwe eThekwini ngomhla we-shumi kule nyanga izayo.

Umququzeleli nokwangumcebisi ka Zizi-pho uNksz Thulisiwe Mpengesi uthe uvuyekakhulu kukuphumelela kuka NkszMngambi watsho esithi uqinisekile ukubanase Thekwini uza kufika aphume phambi-li.

“EThekwini uza kuba ekhuphisana neen-tombi ezisuka kwamanye amaphondo

ekubalwa amaVenda, amaTsonga, amZu-lu, abaTswane, amaKhoisan, aMampondokunye nabaThembu,” kubeka uMpengesi.

Uthe isicelo anaso kukuba abantu banced-ise le nzwakazi ngokuthi bavote bathi “Indo-ni Xhosa” 48496.

Igqwesile intombi yaseDutywa kumcimbi weIndoni

Intombi yase Dutywa iyomela iphondo laseMpuma Koloni kukhuphiswano le-IndonieThekwini. PHOTO:ITHUNYELWE

PEOPLE LIKEUSPEOPLE LIKEUS

Jamangile Senior Secondary School grade 12 pupils with principal Thabisa Mniki during a prize-giving at the school last week. PHOTO: LUTHANDO YASO

This group had fun while cooling down at Second Beach, Port St Johns,at the weekend. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

Zimkhitha Damane and Bulelwa Ntakana enjoyed the fresh breeze atSecond Beach in Port St Johns at the weekend. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

In accordance with the editorialpolicy of the Mthatha Express,we invite readers to commenton mistakes in the newspaperand shall correct significanterrors as soon as possible.

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Lomlo walamanenekazi ubujongwe

ngamehlo abomvu ubukhatshwa yimilo es-ibhozo nebitshayelela wona ngoMgqibeloemva kwentsimbi yesihlanu ngorhatya.Umlo wokuqala ongakhange ugqibe nomzu-zu kusiliwa kuwoubuphakathi koMzwaneleNkompolo kunye noSiphenathi Qambi ku-didi lweWelterweight kwimijikelo emine.Ubethiwe uNkompolo kwakumjikelowok-

uqala wayokulala ngomqolo emva kokokhange aphinde avuke yabakanti yaphume-lela uQambi. Kowesibini umlo uMzukisi Be-na ubethe uMasande Mendile wamlalisa

ngomqolo akavuka kumjikelo wesithathukumlo wodidi lweWelterweight.USikhokele Thuso uzibethele uLuthando

Mkwini ngamanqaku kumlo wesithathuwemijikelo emine, Aphiwe Myoyo wabethaJongikhaya Leve wamlalisa ngomqolo kum-jikelo wesithathu kudidi lweWelterweight.Ukanti komnye umlo ubujongwe kakhuluibingoka Sinovuyo Tayi kunye noSinethem-ba Mncane kudidi lwe-Lightweight kwimi-jikelo emithandathu. Kodwa lomlo uwukha-wulezisile uTayi ebetha uMncane ngomjike-

lo wesibini wayokuthi folokohloezintambeni kwanqanda usompempe.Emva kwaleyo kungene umlo ubukade ul-

indiwe phakathi kukaNonina waseMzantsiAfrika kwakunye noMasitara waseZimbab-we, lamanenekazi abethene kwade kwaphe-la yomithandathu imijikelo ibimiselwekungekho onikezelayo kuyo.Iijaji ebezichophele lomlo zibhengeze

ukuba afumane amanqaku alinganayongexesha kuphela umlo nanjengoko ebetha-na kwamdaka isali omabini.

Akubangakhoophumelelayokumlowamanenekazi obungoMgqibelo

UPatience Masitara waseZimbabwe esilwa noBukiwe Nonina walapha eMzantsi Afrika kudidilweBantamweight kwimijikelo emithandathu kuGatyane ngempela veki.

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ANELE RAZIYA

ISITHILE sesebe lezemfundo esiphantsi ko-Mnumzana uNtsikelelo Jadezweni eMbhashekwindawo yaseDutywa besibambe itumenteyezemidlalo ebizwa ngokuba yiMasibuyeleSport Indaba kwibala iNgumbela Stadium ce-bu kuhle neziko lezoqeqesho iKinga HintsaFET College ngoLwesihlanu.

Letumente ibizinyaswe zizikolo zamaban-ga aphantsi ezilishumi elinanye kulesekethe,nalapho beziqubisana kwimidlalo efananombhoxo, ibhola ekhatywayo kwakunye

nebhola yomnyazi.Kodwa ivakele nengxelo ethi iizikolo za-

lesekethe kaMnumzana uJadezweni bezinga-phumelelanga zonke kulemidlalo ibidlalwakunetha kwaye kubanda.Iizikolo eziphumeleleyo kwimidlalo yam-

agqibela kankqoyi yaletumente ibizwa ngok-uba, kwibhola ekhatywayo kwabaneminyakaengaphantsi kweshumi elinesithathu ibesis-ikolo iThompson ibetha iNaki ngo4-0, kwa-baneminyaka engaphantsi kweshumi eline-sihlanu ibesisikolo Upper Falakahla ibethaiCollywobles kwiphenalthi ngo6-5, iMtshot-shisa yona ibethe iGem ngo1-0 kumdlalo wa-

manqamkwabaneminyaka engaphantsi kwe-shumi elinesixhenxe.Kwabasetyhini kwibhola ekhatywayo isik-

olo iLudondolo sibezintshatsheli kwabane-minyaka engaphantsi kweshumi elinesithat-hu, emva kokuba singombe iThompsonngo3-0, iLudondolo kwakhona kwabaneminy-aka engaphantsi kweshumi elinesihlanu ibe-the iCollywobles ngo2-0, logama iVulingcoboizibethele Upper Falakahla ngo1-0 kwabane-minyaka engaphantsi kweshumi elinesix-henxe.Kwibhola yomnyazi izikolo eziphumele-

leyo ibeyiTamsanqa ibetha iMfezeko ngo10-8

kwabaneminyaka elishumi, iMdunyiswa ibe-the Amabheleni ngo8-7 kwabaneminyaka en-gaphantsi kweshumi elinesithathu, UpperFalakahla ibethe Ludondolo ngo5-4 kwabane-minyaka engaphantsi kweshumi elinesihla-nu, logama Idutywa River yona izitywaty-hushele iCollywobless ngo17-12.Embhoxweni iLudondolo izityele itheko

kwiNaki, nalapho iyibhaxabule ngo30-12.Zonke iizikolo eziphumeleleyo zigodukeneendebe kwakunye nemedali zegolide. Lem-idlalo injongo zayo kukuphuhlisa ezemidlaloezikolweni kwakunye nokukhuthaza abant-wana ekubeni bathathe inxaxheba kuyo.

ISebe leZemfundo eDutywa livuselela ezemidlalo ezikolweni

Iizikolo ebezidlala ibhola yomnyazi kwitumente yezikolo ebizwa ngokuba yiMasibuyele Sport Indaba nebibanjelwe kumabala aseDutywa.

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