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press ISOLOMZI 20 000 COPIES WEEKLY Cala | Dutywa | Butterworth | Centani | Elliotdale | Ngcobo | Tsomo Nqamakwe | Willowvale | Confimvaba | Elliot THURSDAY February 27, 2014 |0 047 050 4430 | www.isoexpress.co.za | isoexpress.mobi | [email protected] or [email protected] | Previously known as the Isolomzi Fever EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE WHERE SMART PEOPLE SHOP WE WILL BEAT ANY WRITTEN QUOTE 7 Sprigg street Mthatha Tell 047 532 4599 / 081 474 4406 Terms & condition apply Come to hyper Build for further information Special prices for contractors Special loyalty cards & points for contractors Prizes to be won by contractors BEE Compliant MS8BCV-130214-TE-mfmswa-build REPORTER T HE Coega Development Corpora- tion (CDC) celebrated the tenth ex- tension of its driver training pro- gramme to an Eastern Cape (EC) higher education institution – this time in the rural area of iDutywa. A State-of-the-art driver simulator was handed over to the King Hinsta FET College and the Mbhashe Municipality last week Thursday, to coincide with the country’s state of the nation address by President Jacob Zu- ma. The CDC presented the simulator to the King Hinsta FET College and the Mbhashe Municipality for the rollout of the driver training simulator programme that would benefit youth and the unemployed in the are- as of iDutywa, Gatyana (Willowvale) and Xhora (Elliotdale). King Hinsta FET College is the tenth high- er education institute to benefit from the CDC’s skills development programme, which is designed to ensure that young and unem- ployed people have greater access to the job market by possessing a key skill. IDutywa, Gatyana and Xhora are predomi- nantly rural areas with high levels of poverty and unemployment. The driver training pro- gramme is expected to “contribute towards the socio-economic development of marginal- ised members of the community who need as- sistance in obtaining drivers’ licences to en- ter the labour market,” said the CDC. The driver simulator-based training is the first step in a comprehensive driver training programme and affords first-time drivers the opportunity to learn in a safe, simulated envi- ronment before venturing out onto the road. “Young people who have an education of- ten lack basic essential skills, like driving, limiting their access to the job market. The CDC wants to ensure that young people have access to our world-class driver training pro- gramme that provides crucial skills and ena- bles employability,” said Ayanda Vilakazi, CDC head of marketing and communica- tions. National Youth Development Agency coor- dinator for the Mbhashe Municipality, Zintle Ngceba, was pleased with the support from the youth in the area – who attended the launch in large numbers. “A driver’s licence is more often than not considered a prerequisite to obtaining em- ployment. The CDC is making a significant impact on the lives of the youth and unem- ployed from these rural areas with this fantas- tic opportunity. We support this programme and I look forward to its future success,” said Ngceba. The driver simulators are compliant with the K53 driving curriculum, and cover the modules of identification of components, pre- trip inspection, starting procedures, moving- off and changing gears, handling of vehicle (hand-eye co-ordination exercises), parallel parking, alley docking, turn in the road, in- cline start, highway driving (with different weather conditions), city driving in basic and advance mode and a yard summary. A progress report is also generated after the completion of each module for the benefit of the user of the driver simulator. Drivers are trained for a Code 8 licence. Simulator train- ing is followed by on-road training under the guidance of trained instructors. Since the launch of the driver training pro- gramme in 2008, the CDC have partnered with various institutions of higher learning to ex- tend the programme to reach the greater EC and other parts of the country. “Participants spend a minimum of 20 hours on the simulators which has created a greater success ratio which we want to maintain, since it means that hundreds of disadvan- taged people would now have a worthwhile skill, enabling them to get a job and contrib- ute to the local economy,” said Vilakazi. Eight other higher learning institutions in the EC are already benefitting from the Coega New drive for road users At the simulator launch at King Hintsa FET College in Idutywa, Mbhashe Municipality, were King Zwelonke Sigcau (seated), (from left to right) Duncan Lepotla, Cllr Mbongi Noyila, Zandisile Ntshwanti and Patrick Mdinwa. PHOTO:SUPPLIED driver training programme thus far and in- clude: Buffalo City College in East London, Lovedale FET College in King Williams Town, Eastcape Midlands College in Uitenhage, Ikhala College in Queenstown, Ingwe FET College in Mbizana, Port Elizabeth College in Struandale, Walter Sisulu University in Mt- hatha and Amajingqi Traditional Council in Willowvale. The CDC also implemented the programme at Sabelele Village (Chris Hani Municipality). The programme is provided free of charge to the identified beneficiaries in line with the CDC’s Corporate Social Investment pro- gramme and has yielded significant success- es. During the 2013/14 financial year alone, 635 people have obtained their drivers’ licenc- es and 2 814 had been trained for learner li- cences.

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20 000 COPIES WEEKLY Cala | Dutywa | Butterworth | Centani | Elliotdale | Ngcobo | TsomoNqamakwe | Willowvale | Confimvaba | Elliot

THURSDAY February 27, 2014 |0 047 050 4430 | www.isoexpress.co.za | isoexpress.mobi | [email protected] or [email protected] | Previously known as the Isolomzi Fever EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE

WHERE SMART PEOPLE SHOP

WE WILLBEAT ANYWRITTENQUOTE

7 Sprigg street Mthatha Tell 047 532 4599 / 081 474 4406 Terms & condition apply

Come to hyper Build for further information

Special prices for contractorsSpecial loyalty cards & points for contractors

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REPORTER

THE Coega Development Corpora-tion (CDC) celebrated the tenth ex-tension of its driver training pro-gramme to an Eastern Cape (EC)higher education institution – this

time in the rural area of iDutywa.

A State-of-the-art driver simulator washanded over to the King Hinsta FET Collegeand the Mbhashe Municipality last weekThursday, to coincidewith the country’s stateof the nation address by President Jacob Zu-ma.The CDC presented the simulator to the

King Hinsta FET College and the MbhasheMunicipality for the rollout of the drivertraining simulator programme that wouldbenefit youth and the unemployed in the are-as of iDutywa, Gatyana (Willowvale) andXhora (Elliotdale).King Hinsta FET College is the tenth high-

er education institute to benefit from theCDC’s skills development programme,whichis designed to ensure that young and unem-ployed people have greater access to the jobmarket by possessing a key skill.IDutywa, Gatyana and Xhora are predomi-

nantly rural areaswith high levels of povertyand unemployment. The driver training pro-gramme is expected to “contribute towardsthe socio-economic development ofmarginal-isedmembers of the communitywho need as-sistance in obtaining drivers’ licences to en-ter the labour market,” said the CDC.The driver simulator-based training is the

first step in a comprehensive driver trainingprogramme and affords first-time drivers theopportunity to learn in a safe, simulated envi-ronment before venturing out onto the road.“Young people who have an education of-

ten lack basic essential skills, like driving,limiting their access to the job market. TheCDC wants to ensure that young people haveaccess to our world-class driver training pro-gramme that provides crucial skills and ena-bles employability,” said Ayanda Vilakazi,CDC head of marketing and communica-tions.National Youth Development Agency coor-

dinator for theMbhasheMunicipality, ZintleNgceba, was pleased with the support fromthe youth in the area – who attended thelaunch in large numbers.

“A driver’s licence is more often than notconsidered a prerequisite to obtaining em-ployment. The CDC is making a significantimpact on the lives of the youth and unem-ployed fromthese rural areaswith this fantas-tic opportunity. We support this programmeand I look forward to its future success,” saidNgceba.The driver simulators are compliant with

the K53 driving curriculum, and cover themodules of identification of components, pre-trip inspection, starting procedures, moving-off and changing gears, handling of vehicle(hand-eye co-ordination exercises), parallelparking, alley docking, turn in the road, in-cline start, highway driving (with differentweather conditions), city driving in basic andadvance mode and a yard summary.Aprogress report is also generated after the

completion of each module for the benefit ofthe user of the driver simulator. Drivers aretrained for a Code 8 licence. Simulator train-ing is followed by on-road training under theguidance of trained instructors.Since the launch of the driver training pro-

gramme in 2008, theCDChave partneredwithvarious institutions of higher learning to ex-tend the programme to reach the greater ECand other parts of the country.“Participants spend aminimumof 20 hours

on the simulatorswhich has created a greatersuccess ratio which we want to maintain,since it means that hundreds of disadvan-taged people would now have a worthwhileskill, enabling them to get a job and contrib-ute to the local economy,” said Vilakazi.Eight other higher learning institutions in

the EC are already benefitting from the Coega

Newdrive for roadusers

At the simulator launch at King Hintsa FET College in Idutywa, Mbhashe Municipality, were King Zwelonke Sigcau (seated), (from left to right) DuncanLepotla, Cllr Mbongi Noyila, Zandisile Ntshwanti and Patrick Mdinwa. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

driver training programme thus far and in-clude: Buffalo City College in East London,LovedaleFETCollege inKingWilliamsTown,Eastcape Midlands College in Uitenhage,Ikhala College in Queenstown, Ingwe FETCollege in Mbizana, Port Elizabeth College inStruandale, Walter Sisulu University in Mt-hatha and Amajingqi Traditional Council inWillowvale.The CDC also implemented the programme

at SabeleleVillage (ChrisHaniMunicipality).The programme is provided free of charge

to the identified beneficiaries in line with theCDC’s Corporate Social Investment pro-gramme and has yielded significant success-es. During the 2013/14 financial year alone,635 people have obtained their drivers’ licenc-es and 2 814 had been trained for learner li-cences.

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IN an effort to strengthen community polic-ing, the MEC of Human Settlements, Safetyand Liaison, Helen Sauls-August, announcedthat the Community Policing Forums will be

moved fromSAPS to theDepartment of Safetyand Liaison.

The announcement was made during theCPFs end of term ceremony held in East Lon-don last week Friday.

The MEC said the move would ensure thatCPFs take their work to the next level interms of their monitoring and oversight roleover the SAPS.Community Policingwill continue on a vol-

untary basis, however, with a set workingbudget. The current members’ term of officeends officially in July.The MEC applauded the EC CPFs for their

leading role in the country, citing thedevelop-

ment of their Strategic Plan, the only CPFs tobe guided by such a document in South Afri-ca. The Eastern Cape has 193 Community Po-lice Forums, 27 Community Police ClusterBoards and a Provincial Board.The Executivemembers of these structures

served on a voluntary basis and have contrib-uted to advancing a culture of community po-licing both within the Police Service and incommunities.

ECCPFs tomove fromSAPS

BABALWA NDLANYA

KULINDELEKEukuba ifumaneuncedo in-dodayaseNtlazakwidolophuyaseNgqeleninebe kunzima ukuba yenze umazisikwiSebe lezaseKhaya kule dolophu nan-jengoko umama wayo engaphilanga ngok-wase ngqondweni.

ULinda Madinga (ayilo gama lakhencam kuba kukhuselwa inkcukacha zakhengenxa yobuzaza bempilo kamamawakhe)uthe wathumela umqhafazo kuBishopTshepo Machaea kule veki igqithileyo ece-la ukuba a-ngenelele kwingxaki ajongenenayo yoku nga-bina mazisi nekhokeleleekubeni asiyeke isikolo kuba etshone iban-

ga likaGrade 12.Lo kaMachaea uthe wadlulisela lo mqha-

fazo kwintatheli ye-Express ecela eli phep-handaba ukuba lingenelele ukuze uMadingaancedakale. Echaza ingxaki yakhe uMadingauthe umama wakhe (naye eligodliweyo iga-ma lakhe) wathi waphazamiseka engqondwe-ni ngonyaka ka-1990.“Ngonyaka ka-1991 uye waba ngcono ze

wafumana mna, azange andenzele incwadiyokuzalwa kwaye akazange andise kwizikolezempilo ukuze ndibe nekhadi.”Woleke ngelithi, impilo kamama wakhe

iqhubekile inkene-nkene de kwazoba ngun-yaka wokuba uMadinga enze inwadi-sazisinalapho athe xa esiya kwiSebe lezaseKhayaeNgqeleni waxelelwa ukuba kufuneka uma-

Uzokwenzelwa umazisi ogulelwa ngumamawakhema wakhe eze kucima omnye umazisi kubakwikhompyutha uvela enoomazisi ababini.“Sizamile ukuthetha naye umama kodwa

wala ukuya kukwenza oko phofu sabe sibonaukuba wenziwa yimpilo kuba akekhozingqondweni.“Ndihleli ngoku andina mazisi kwaye ben-

di mzonda umama ngesenzo sakhe kodwa nd-abuye ndanoxolo.”Uthi uqale ngonyaka ka-2007 ukufaka isice-

lo sokufumana umazisi kodwa afike axelelweukuba makeze nomama wakhe. Uthe yilo ntoemenze wathumela umqhafazo kuBishopMachaea. Eliphephandabe emveni kokufu-mana i-ngxelo kuBishop nasemvenikokuthetha-thethana noMadinga, intatheliye-Express ithe yacela uluvo kosisithethi seli

Sebe lezaseKhaya, uMnu Lunga Ngqenge-lele nokwazileyo ukuba athethe namagosaaseNgqeleni ngale ngxaki.Elinye lama gosa eli Sebe, u-Andiswa

Makhonza uthe waqhakamshelana nen-tatheli yeli phephandaba, watsho e-sithibathethile noMadingakunyenotatawakhebagqiba ekubeni bandwendwele elikhayangomhla wesixhenxe kuMatshi ukuzeumama lo akwazi ukucima omnye umazi-si.“Xaumntuecimaumazisi kuyekuthathe

phantse iiveki ezintathu ukuya kwezineemva koko sizo kwazi ukwenzela lo mfanaincwadi yokuzalwa, ncwadi leyo ezo kwe-nza ukuba akwazi ukwenza umazisi wa-khe,” Utshilo okaMakhonza.

REPORTER

A man who allegedly stabbed his daughter todeath when she failed to cook for him, was sen-tenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by theButter-

worth Magistrate’s Court last week.

Phumelele Silinga (40) allegedly stabbedhis daughter Ziyanda Slinga (15) in theirhome in the R6 location, in the MgomanziVillage in Butterworth. The incident hap-pened on December 31, 2012.The deceased was stabbed with a knife on

the upper body. She died on the scene andSilinga ranawayafter the incident andwentinto hiding in one of the homesteads in thesame village.He was traced by the Butterworth Police

detectives who arrested him and he wascharged with murder. It is alleged that thewife of the accused left him because he wasan abusive husband.Police spokesperson, Captain Jackson

Manatha, confirmed the incident.

Mansentenced forkillinghisdaughter

REPORTER

AS part of its concerted efforts to promotesign language interpretation, the EasternCape Department of Transport conducteda sign language workshop at the AmatholeDistrict Offices last Thursday.

The Workshop had targeted 59 publictransport operators from the Amathole re-gion.Having been launched onMarch 14, 2008,

by the Department, the project serves as aguide to eradicate all forms ofmarginaliza-

tion and discrimination against peoplewith disabilities in the public transportsector.The department of Transport spokesper-

son, Ncedo Kumbaca, said the main objec-tive of the programmewas to create aware-ness throughworkshops targeting taxi andbusdrivers, regardinga friendlyandacces-sible public transport system towards peo-ple with disabilities, especially those whoare deaf and blind and look to enhance signlanguage interpretation.

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BABALWA NDLANYA

UBANK, previously known as Teba Bank, ison a mission to change the lives of pupils invarious schools around the Eastern Cape forthe better.

Last week officials from UBank, includingtheChiefExecutiveOfficer (CEO), visited theMzikayise Dalasile Senior Secondary Schoolin Ngcobo with a gift of a lifetime to the 266pupils who were the recipients of a pair ofshoes each.According to the CEO of this UBank, Mr

Luthando Vutula, they have programmeswhere they look at the communities’ needsand they decided to support education.“We know that education is the key to suc-

cess. As UBank we have realized that thisworld is relying on you (pupils). That is whywe are trying to support you,” he said.He said they were not only looking at as-

sisting pupils with uniforms, but they had al-so built schools in order to improve thestandard of education for the young genera-tion.Vutula said they had collected 3000 pairs

of schools shoes to be distributed among sev-en schools across the Eastern Cape, Lim-popo, Free State and North West Provinces.“Next year we want to give Tablets to

Grade 12 pupils passingwithbachelors, sincewe know they would need it at tertiary level.We have not yet discussed the distributionof tablets with management, but I’m surethey would accept it,” Vutula said.The school’s principal, BabaNonkasa, said

theywere very happy to have partneredwithUBank.“Last year we received books from the

same bank, which helped us to open a libraryto help pupils with gathering information.“This Bank promised us furniture and we

are sure that we are going to get it, because

we know that they are also assisting otherschools with furniture,” Nonkasa said.He said this year they wanted to make sure

that their Grade 12’s dowell. They are aiming

for a 95% pass rate.One of the pupils, Asive Mngqenge, said

they were happy to receive shoes fromUBank, because it would change their lives.

“You can see our shoes shining and youmight think they are still fine, not knowingthat they have holes. The new shoes reallymake us feel special,” she said.

Bankdonates shoes to rural school

Pupils from Mzikayise Dalasile High School with shoes that were donated to them by UBank. With them are the school’s management team andUBank CEO, Luthando Vutula, (wearing sunglasses) and a parent. PHOTO:BABALWA NDLANYA

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THE best performing officials from differentgovernment departments received awards ata ceremony held at the Msobomvu Hall in But-terworth on February 14.

Those who received awards were officialswho are dealing with people committingcrimes.

The aim of the awards ceremony was to ac-knowledge the good work they were doing inmaking sure that culprits were put behindbars.

The departments represented were the Jus-tice department, Legal Aid Board, SAPS andthe National Prosecuting Authority.

Officials that were recognised, included po-lice detectives and their units, prosecutorsand district and regional courts who per-formed well in their duties.

According to one of the event organisers,Senior Public Prosecutor Frans Dlamini, theaim of the event was to thank the officials whowere dedicated to ensure that those who arebreaking the law were arrested and sen-tenced.

“As prosecutors we knew it would not begood if we were only handing out awards toprosecutors, because we know we are work-ing together with other stakeholders. We thendecided to honour all those who have donegood work; even the best admin staff membersreceived awards,” Dlamini said.

According to him, the project was launchedin February 2013.

It was named a Floating Trophy Project andhas become an annual event.

Warrant Officer Lindile Bixa of the Butter-worth Cluster, received two awards, one forbest detective in the Butterworth Cluster andthe other in the justice cluster.

“I am very grateful about these awards be-cause this shows that our work is appreciat-

ed. I can say to the people who did not get anaward they must keep on loving their work,”Bixa said.

The keynote address was delivered by the

BestperformingofficialsgetawardsDirector of Public Prosecution, Advocate Ber-ry Madolo, who praised the detectives forgood work in the courts.

He then praised Captain Aaron Hanise for

his wonderful work in catching the Tholeniserial killer, Bulelani Mabhayi, who terror-ised the community of Tholeni Village in But-terworth from 2007 to 2012.

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Born in the small town of Centani, eGobe, to Mrs NobantuBota and the late Sifundo Bota; Victoria Bota is thesecond born of six children.

My school years began at the village school, GobeJunior Secondary School in Centani, followed by myhigh schooling at Lamplough Senior Secondary Schoolin Butterworth.

After Matric Victoria then went on to study at the WalterSisulu University in Mthata. This is where I completedmy Bachelor Degree in Environmental Studies. In 2010I was awarded a bursary by the SANRAL and I went onto study Environmental Geography (Hons) at the NelsonMandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth.

Three years on; my journey with SANRAL began in 2010when I was awarded a bursary to study EnvironmentalGeography at the Nelson Mandela MetropolitanUniversity. After completing my studies I joined SANRALin 2011 as an intern.

After a year as an intern I was permanently employed asone of the SANRAL environmental coordinators. Sincethen I have attended various courses which have gone along way into moulding and equipped me for my career.Needless to say, SANRAL and the environment managerhave helped and guided me to where I am today – I ameven training my own intern.

Victoria has been involved in some very interestingprojects as an environmental coordinator at SANRAL.Among the project highlights, she lists the constructionof the Nelspruit Ring Road and the construction of theWarrenton Bridge over the Vaal Dam. These two projectshad many environmental concerns and the way they werehandled by everyone involved is something that broughtimmense pride.

Standingonacompleted road that hadbeenbut a concept,drawn on paper, to then having seen the developmentbeing brought to life from the putting together of thevarious elements to the heaps of rubble on-site; comingtogether at the end of the day was just amazing. Beingpart of the entire process has been fulfilling.

Another highlight was the support I received from mycolleagues earlier this 2013 when I entered the MissModern Woman Competition, the way everyone at theoffice rallied behind me! They even dug deep into theirown pockets and helped me raise money to be donatedto my charity of choice. It was such an amazing feeling,one I will never forget.

We continually assigned to work on different projectsthat are at different phases and stages. Our days varyso much so that no two days are the same. A day can

include sitting in a planning meeting (planning a new road),reviewing and giving input to environmental impact assessmentprocesses and reports. To coordinating planned site inspectionswith the authorities, or following up on outstanding documentsneeded for a certain projects, etc.

Victoria counts among her biggest challenges her present inabilityto keep tabs on what is happening on all our projects all the timedue to the fact that there are so many on schedule at any point.This can pose a challenge especially when it comes to monitoring- fortunately we have competent and responsible systems andpeople working our roads.

My advice to young people who want to build a career in anyfield would be to believe in yourself and in what you do; be kindto yourself; be patient, everyone started somewhere; and notdespise your humble beginnings. Adding to that is that one neverstops learning, should continually seize every possible opportunityto develop oneself. In order to become somebody in the futureone should never stop dreaming as all things are possible.

My role models are all the women who make things happen forthemselves, those who roll-up their sleeves to work in order tobuild the future that they want for themselves, and their loved oneswhile including their communities.

At the top of my role model list would be my mother, and all theother women in my life from whom I have learned so much fromby just being exposed to them as I watch them making the mostof their lives.

I am a dreamer who believes all things are possible. Ten yearsfrom now I could be doing anything, though the one thing that Iknow for sure is that wherever I shall be I shall be doing my best tomake a difference, changing lives and, hopefully, inspiring othersin the process.

My free time is spend at home, with family, and friends, watchingmovies, cooking or just catching up as much as possible. A lot ofmy time is also spent at church, and I love taking naps wheneverI can.

To unwind and relax I enjoy hip-hop music, especially anythingby Pro (kid) who I just love. I also adore fast cars, very fast cars,there’s just something about the sound of running engines andthen there are the tyres...

Victoria BotaP R O F I L E

I am adreamerwhobelievesall thingsarepossible.

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Nizakuphinde nithi anititshwa kanti beni-libele lijikiNiyazi moss asiyithandi into enesiyobisi

phakathi ingakumbi xa ibulala ikamva lenkokheli yangomso.Asiyathandanga into esiyibone kwirenk

yaseNgaru eUta ukubona amakhwenkwanaamabini in full uniform enxile engakwazinokuthini in front of old people.Abo bantu ke kuzakuthi xa uphela unyaka

bengaveli kwiphepha lokudlulela kwelinyeibanga baveze into yokuba besingatitshwakakuhle, ungazi ke nokuba kufanele ootitsha-la bobatitshela ema-tavern. Bambi bathi utit-shala othile ebengabathandi yilonto eboneukuba makangabaphumelelisi. Ayikho lonto, qha you will never mix business withpleasure ayipasi yombini. Mayithi xa ikhalaimpempe yokuqala konyaka omtsha esikol-weni usuke kunye nayo uyakuncuma ekuph-eleni konyaka. Injalo moss. Nina makwediniisikolo first, ijiki last uyakulonwabela ke udeulale eshebeen ukuba uyathanda.Siyanicebisa njalo.

lujaca. Kaloku sithetha kanje nje sibone iitit-shalakazi kwesinye isikolo sase-Flagstaff ziz-imisele ekutyeni kwabantwana emveni koku-ba bephakelwe. It’s worse ke de zabe ziphetheizikhaftin, ukutya okushiyekileyo ebantwane-ni zikufaka kuzo zigoduke nako.Uyayibona nje lo nto. Bra Makhuphs fakela

aba bantu ezinye izibuko zamehlo kungenjalouyakushishiliza kube kuthiwe ulambisaabantwana kanti baba titshala abatshayelaukutya kwabantwana. Nathi sizakukuncedisangokuthi sintame ezikolo zenza le nto.

Tyhini kwadlalwa ngabantwana bethu kubabesaziwa ukuba basuka emakhayeni ahlwem-puzekileyo Uyazi ke abo bantu baphinde bat-hathe iintsapho zabo ngee20 bayokutya kwezi-restaurants singangeni kwakuzo kuba asi-af-ford then isakuphela imali batya ukutyakwabantwana.Nivile ke, watch out umgosimember ukhona

kwalapha ecaleni kwakho don’t do otherwise

any member of the community.A man who belongs to manhood is a pro-

tector, a saviour of his family and the com-munity. Evenwhenwe grewup, if therewasan incident, people would ask aphi amado-da? meaning, where are the men?Because theyknowukuthi themenare the

people who came first to a particular inci-dent. But now somemen discredit the name‘man’ this should not give an impressionthough that all men are monsters. We canstill trust them, can’t we?We used to live men with children, know-

ing they can’t do to them anything wrong.Gossip team know a number of cases

where the converse is true. There are anumber of incidents that take place in oursociety. Like recently we were at Libodewhere a man appeared in the Libode magis-trate’s court, accused of raping his ownchild. Kazi ngumthambo otheni lo ukwaziukuba nenkanuko nakumntwana wakho?Guys, let us try to command our feelings be-cause these practices are lowering the digni-ty of being a man.Asazi ke ukuba yintoni le idida lamadoda

ade akhalele ebantwaneni if not uku-forcerii-matters abantu bengafuni. These menshould stop disgracing our beautiful lady,South Africa.

Hlukanani nokutya kwabantwana ninazititshalaUyabonake into xa ibonwe sithi ubokwazi

ukuba ingxaki ikhona, kuba soze sithule tusingabekwanga siziba emlonyeni nje. Sesi-bonile ukuba aba titshala abasaphathi zii-lunch boxes kuba bazitika ngoku kutya ku-nikelwa ngurhulumente ebantwaneni.And sibabonile aba banalo mkhuba ba-

batitshala babo mama. Uyazi ke bona bam-betha twiceurhulumentekubange-20 of eve-ry month baphinde bamkele imali from thesame government ophinde ondle bona,ngoku acingela ukuba wondla iimpula zika-

Uyazi dear readers, on this Express landkukhona okusidida ingqondo. Kuyakwayin-toni kwi-Gossip eyahlala yabona izinto ngen-dlela yayo? Thul’umamele wena sikuxeleleiindaba ezi ungazaziyo nanjengoko sihlalasiphakathi kwabo aba abantu.

Kukhona le nto isixakayo.Wofika inkokhe-li ngexesha isabambe isikhundla okanyekusemcimbini igadwa kungafuneki kwa uku-ba nisondele ecaleni kwayo.Iphele i-term yayo uyibone seyihamba yo-

dwa kungekho nogada. Bayephi ngoku ababantu bebezakuyibulala igadelwa bona? In-ene iyaxaka nyhani le nto, de ufike oonogadabengaphezulu kwesinye kodwa emva kwethe-ko lo mntu sinaye kwindywala zasezilalini

nama-party akasagadwanga.Sithi thina gossip team ekufanele sigadwe

kuba abantu sometimes baye bangayi-under-stand indlela yokubhala kwethu bathisithetha ngabo, bafune ukusibetha kanti sozesabhala into engenzekiyo nengekhoyo.Nokuba umntu sefuna ukukubetha kodwa

intliziyo ngaphakathi iyamxelela ukuba iyin-yani le nto ibibhalwa ngulo mntwana.Makuyekwe ke ukudlalwa ngezimali zethukube kuqeshwa oonogada abagada abafo na-ba mama if not sisiz.Begadelwa thina phofu kanti sithi futhi esi-

bathume kwezi ndawo without us umntu

Daai ding yokugadwa ihamba iphelelephi?

ngengenasikhund-la. Niwubambileumcimbi moss neh?Recently we sawNyandeni Mayor atNorthcrest shop-ping complex – shewas walking aloneand doing her gro-cery shopping with-out a bodyguard.Khazi ithini na lento?Do you still re-

member formerEastern Cape MECDenis Neer? We re-cently saw himwalking alone andthere were no body-guards, noLuluXingwana sambonaePSJ ehamba na-bantwana bakhe ab-abini.We even used to

see the former KSDMayor SiyakholwaMlami driving hisToyota Fortunewith no bodyguard.Asiyazi, perhapssomeone will an-swer our concernregarding the mat-ter. Thula wena gos-sip team sizakukhesiyijonge le nto kud-lalwa ngezimalizethu kungekhomntu uzakubulalaaba bantu.

They are not menbut monstersA real man does

not rape or hurt awoman or a child. Awise man does notabuse or disrespect

Recentlywe sawNyandeni Mayor atNorthcrest shoppingcomplex – shewaswalking alone and doingher grocery shoppingwithout a bodyguard.

Nivile ke,watch outumgosi member ukhonakwalapha ecalenikwakho

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BABALWA NDLANYA

BUTTERWORTH’S SAPS Cluster Safety andLiaison hosted a sport against crime event forthe Amathole District Municipality area.

Six clusters participated in the games, in-cluding Butterworth, East London, Mdant-

sane, Peddie, King Williams Town and AliceSAPS Clusters. The games were held at theNdabankulu Senior Secondary Schoolgrounds in the Ndabakazi Village in Butter-worth.In the soccer finals, the East London Clus-

ter outplayed Peddie by 3-0 and in the rugby,Butterworth beat Mdantsane by 19-3. Butter-

worth beat East London by 22-18 in netball.The winning teams received new kit, float-

ing trophies and gold medals, while the run-ners-up received new kit and silver medals.Police Spokesperson, Captain Jackson

Manatha, said the gameswere hosted by Safe-ty and Liaison. “People who participated inthe games were those aged between 16-25. We

know that people from this age group tend toget involved in crime,” Captain Manatha.He said that all the districts from the East-

ern Cape were taking part in the games. Hesaid winners would represent the AmatholeDistrict Municipality in the provincialgames, known as the Steve Tshwete Games,in Aliwal North on February 26 - 28.

Winning teams to represent thedistrict

= Mnquma Municipality Mayor Councillor Bhabha Ganjana with the ButterworthRugby Team Captain. PHOTO: CAPT. JACKSON MANATHA

; The Butterworth Rugby Teamwalked away with gold. PHO-

TO:CAPT.JACKSON MANATHA

BABALWA NDLANYANA

SOCCER teams have begun playing thestream rounds of the SABLeague, sponsoredby South African Breweries (SAB).

The league games are being played on dif-ferent sports grounds around the AmatholeDistrict Municipality.According to the Regional Executive Offic-

er, Mandisa Ernest, SAB is sponsoring 62 re-gions under Safa.One of these regions is Amathole which

consists of the local municipalities of Mb-hashe, Mnquma, Nkonkobe, Amahlathi,Great Kei, Nxuba and Ngqushwa.“These are the four streams and each

stream is made up of eight clubs,” said Er-nest.After week 8, the log standings in Stream

A feature Komga Liverpool FC at the top ofthe league table with 14 points, DangerousDarkies FC is in second place with 13 pointsand Chicco Pirates FC is in third place, alsowith13points –andseperatedbyagoaldiffer-ence from Darkies.In Stream B, after playing three games,

Blackpool FC was sitting at the top of the logwith 10 points, Fort Hare University was inthe second position after playing four games

andMinisters FC, was in third position withnine points.In Stream C, Mayaya FC is sitting at the

top of the log with 12 points, Excell Boys FCis in second position with 11 points and Wil-lowvale United FC is in third position with10 points.FCRelatives leadsStreamDwith12points,

whilse Young Strikers FC and FC Montegoare in the second and third positions.

Week eight of SAB league games looks promising