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BUNTU GOTYWA

T

HEbodyofChiefBagcine

Mkono will have been in

the mortuary for nine

months when the court

battle over his burial re-

sumes.

The chief of the Mchonkco in

Ngqeleniwas tobeburied inNovem-

ber last year, but his wives took to

the Mthatha High Court in a fight

over burial rights.

The secondwife of the chief,Nonz-

wakazi, had already started with fu-

neral preparations when his first

wife, Noncedile, filed for an urgent

court application to stop the funeral.

The first wife claims the chief was

divorced from the second wife and

did not want her involved in the fu-

neral preparations after his death.

During a court hearing on May 12

thematterwas postponed toAugust.

The postponement was because

the firstwifes court representatives

had allegedly not been paid and

were thus no longer available to rep-

resent her in court.

The son of the younger wife, Sazi-

so Mkono, said they had already

spent close to R80 000 on the funeral.

He said he had also spent R43 000

on lawyers and theywerenowstrug-

gling financially.

Judge Lusindiso Phakade post-

poned thematter for the first wife to

find a way to raise funds for court

representatives.

The family was given time to find

representatives as the matter can-

not be handled by Legal Aid.

Advocate Mwelo Nonkonyane,

who represents the older wife, said

for now they were challenging the

will, the legality of the second wifes

marriage and after that they would

challenge the right of the second

wife to bury the chief.

Chiefsburial sagacontinues

WIVES INCOURT FIGHTOVER FUNERAL

Economic Freedom Fighters commander in chief Julius Malema during his visit to Mthatha last week. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

BUNTU GOTYWA

ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) com-

mander in chief Julius Malema made a

shorter than expected visit to Mthatha in-

formal settlements Phola Park and Man-

dela Park last week Friday.

After his supporters waited hours for

his arrival, Malema spent less than 30

minutes on his visit to Mandela Park.

The quality of the sound system seemed

to be the reason he spent so little time on

his Mthatha visit.

The congestion in a small tent on a

sports field also did not help matters as ev-

eryone wanted a piece of the EFF leader.

This was the second-last stop of the

EFFs Eastern Cape election campaign.

Malema used the little time he spent

there, to criticise the ruling party for their

inability to provide services for its peo-

ple.

He said towns like Mthatha were no

longer of the same eminence they had once

been as a result of the ANC.

He said all this was endorsed by the peo-

ple who still vote forMandela when voting

for the ANC.

Nelson Mandela is no more. Voting for

the ANC is voting for Zuma, Malema

said.

He briefly touched on the decline of

the South African economy, which he

said the ANC and Zuma had destroyed.

South Africa used to be number one,

but now we are number three in Africa

economically because of the corrupt

ANC.

The EFF leader did not go through

the partys manifesto and promised an-

other date to address the OR Tambo re-

gion.

He urged his leadership in the region

to organise a stadium for party meet-

ings and said they were the govern-

ment-in-waiting and people should be

organised on a bigger platform.

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

STUDENTS protested at the main entrance of

theUniversityofHareandburnt tyresasPresi-

dent Jacob Zumawas delivering his address at

at the universitys centenary celebrations on

Friday.

Police had to use rubber bullets to disperse

the crowd, which started the protest peaceful-

ly, but changed as the time went on.

Zuma said he was honored to be part of cele-

brating the milestone of Fort Hare.

It was clear from the beginning that Fort

Hare was going to be an extraordinary site.

This institution reminds us of the history

of our country. Fort Hare defied the objectives

of colonialmasters andbecame the instrument

of liberation. This institution produced five

headsof state,which isarare thing in thehisto-

ry of mankind, he said.

Zuma said Fort Hare was more than just a

college, it was a critical meeting point of great

young minds who had the interests of their

country and the continent at heart.

It became its ambition to liberate not only

SouthAfrica but the rest of the continent. It be-

came a university for Southern Africa and Af-

rica. This was most manifested in the support

of such countries like Zimbabwe, Lesotho,

Zambia to name a few countries, whomade an

effort in our struggle, Zuma said.

It produced a leadership that embraced Af-

rica as a whole. Fort Hare gave future leaders

tools to analyse society and tomanage a liberat-

ed and normal society.

Zuma said Fort Hare is a success story not

only for South Africa but for the continent

It continues to open its doors to sister coun-

tries, and does public training in other coun-

tries.

FortHare isanAfricanuniversity.Thisuni-

versity is also the home of the oldest liberation

movement in the continent, and this under-

scores the role of Fort Hare on the continent.

Zuma said the sustainable development of

the country depended on how students at Fort

Hare and the youth in general behaved.

Knowledge can be used to build or destroy,

to liberate or oppress. What it does depends on

the orientation of the one who possesses the

knowledge. Inmyview itmust be used to build.

Use education to liberate themind of theAf-

ricans. Liberated minds made it possible for

many students of this university to defeat op-

pression, he said.

He said studentsmust reflect and think deep-

ly aboutwhose interests they are servingwhen

they go all out to destroy their future. Burning

libraries and universities means burning the

future.

He said there were some who claimed that

people reorsted to violent protest because this

was the only language the government under-

stood. Such a view cannot take South Africa

forward.

We have a responsibility as leaders to en-

sure that our hard-won democracy is protected

from those with sinister motives, he said.

He thanked Zimbabwes president Robert

Mugabe for joining the celebrations and other

leaders who attended.

Mugabe said it gave him great pleasure as a

formerstudentofFortHare to join theuniversi-

ty in celebrating the centenary.

I was transformed here. It was here that I

truly discovered my African identity.

On behalf of Zimbabwe, I extend my grati-

tude to the University of Fort Hare for achiev-

ing this milestone, he said.

Mugabe recalled how they used to hold ANC

Youth League meetings and how they contrib-

uted in the struggle as students of Fort Hare.

I was privileged to be accepted to study at

Fort Hare in 1950. At that time this university

wasregardedas theOxfordofAfrica. Itwasdur-

ing those years that some of us became aware

of the colonial yoke on our continent.

This galvanised our commitment to fight

against all forms of oppression. This university

has produced great politicians and economists

who played a huge role in the development of

the country.

Mugabe said young people were impatient

about the few who are enjoying the economy

of the country.

We cannot be equal when economically we

are not equal. It has been a long struggle to

prove that we are equal and we are human be-

ings. Even now we are still struggling to prove

that we can run our own affairs in Africa.

Whenwebecameindependent Idecided that

everychildhasaright toeducationandthatour

education naturally must not be primary. It

must be tertiary right up to university.

He said they needed to accelerate gender

equality, starting with the education of the girl

child. Previouslywomenwere regarded as in-

ferior to men and the access to education must

bridge that gender bias.

That is the only way we can get our women

to participate effectively in the development of

our continent, he said.

AfricanUnionchairpersonNkosazanaDlam-

ini Zuma also attended the event and said she

was honoured to be part of the centenary cele-

brations.

Studentprotestsmar FortHare centenary celebrations

Pres. Robert Mugabe and Pres. Jacob Zuma during the University of Fort Hare's Centenary celebrations. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE bail application by two men accused of

murdering a man and removing his heart will

be heard again on June 7 after the accused com-

plained of poor health at their last appearance

in the Mthatha Magistrates Court.

UnathiSititshiandKhuselaMkhuliswa,both

21, told the court they were suffering from

health concerns. Sititshi said hewas experienc-

ing pain from 20 old stabwounds,whileMkhul-

iswa said he had a sore throat, which made it

difficult for him to eat.

Themenare facingchargesofmurder,house-

breaking, robbery, defeating the ends of justice

and attempted rape.They are alleged to have

killed Lubabalo Vukulwana of Ngweni village

in Sakhela location, Mthatha.

Vukulwanawas foundunderneathabedwith

his intestines and heart removed. The motive

for the murder and the removal of the body

parts is not yet known.

A representative of the accused, Buntu Qa-

kumbana,wasaccusedbyprosecutorThembisa

Ntloko of using delaying tactics with his appli-

cation for postponement of the case. The two

men have been behind bars for three months.

She said the accused should have told the

court beforehand about their state of health.

She asked the court to consider the interests

of the community in the matter and said the

rights of the accused should not be above those

of the victims.

Magistrate Gugulethu Namba said it was in

the best interests of the law to postpone the case

until both accused were fit to enough to stand

in front of the court again. BUNTU GOTYWA

Bail bid in heart-theft murder case postponed

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BUNTU GOTYWA

LANDclaimants fromfourMthathavillages say

the municipality should brace itself for a shut-

downinplacessuchas theR61betweenMthatha

and Ngcobo and that they may cause chaos at

the Mthatha Airport.

The villagers, who claim they were moved

fromtheGqogqorhaadministrativeareain2011,

say it hasbeena long timesince thegovernment

made payout promises.

They say there will be disruptions if their

money is not given to them soon.

A task team representing the villagers says

each year the government promises them pay-

ment within six months and they have grown

tired of the empty promises.

Task teammemberBathobeleMila said it had

been the same story every year.

They always tell us the same thing every

year.

In June they tell us our payments will come

through in December, then in December they

tell us to wait for June the following year.

People are tired of the promises made each

and every year so they have decided to show

theirangerbydemonstratingandpromise more

protests if theirmoneydoesnt come,Mila said.

The residents from Gqogqorha have been re-

ceiving paymentswhich they say is rentalmon-

ey, but this is no longer welcome and the actual

land payout must be made.

The land they are claiming is now occupied

by Stocks Langeni Forest, a farming and wood-

land company.

The task teamrecentlymetDepartmentofRu-

ral Development and Land Reform officials.

At the top of the agenda were the reasons for

thedelaysand theactualdate thevillagers could

expect their payments.

Mila said the officials had given themnothing

newand instead hadwanted to start the process

of verification, which had already been done a

number of times.

The officials who attended the meeting were

Themba Ntombela of the department and Land

ClaimsCommission official LebjaneMaphutha.

Maphutha said verification had been amajor

issue holding up the payments for the Gqogqor-

ha people.

However all the verifications would be com-

plete by next month.

Healsostressedtheneedtoproperlyverifythe

claimants to avoid fraud.

The meeting we had with the claimants was

called by the office of the mayor of OR Tambo

and we addressed the claimants about the diffi-

culties we have been facing with their claims.

Butwepromise byDecember all of themwill

have received their payments,Maphutha said.

Mila said hewas not surewhat the communi-

tys response would be when they brought back

the news of another postponed payout date.

Landclaimantswarnof furtherprotests

BUNTU GOTYWA

SOME R500-million in land claims is still

with the government as it struggles to lo-

cate the beneficiaries, Land Restitution

Support director Zukile Pityi revealed

last week.

He was the main speaker invited by the

residents of Upper Ndungunyeni in

Ngqeleni to talk about the land-claim

process.

He said the R500-million was for people

whose claims had been approved, but the

government could not locate them to give

them their funds.

He said he and his team were visiting

as many communities as possible to

reach anyone who had a claim to submit.

Pityi also appealed to those who had

submitted claims and not received their

payment to come forward because they

could not reverse the funds without ev-

eryone getting their share.

There are many people whose claims

have been approved, but we cannot find

them, he said.

We are not sure whether they moved

from their homes or whether they are not

aware. But we will do everything possi-

ble tomake sure themoney reaches those

people because this is a lot of money.

Its millions and we cant do anything

about it because it is attached to particu-

lar people, he said.

He said they still faced a huge problem

of people submitting claims without in-

cluding family members and without

confirmation from the village they lived

in.

He says this was part of the problem

that had slowed the process of giving

back what was due to people.

Chief Zanokhanyo Ndamase said his

village had submitted their land claim a

long time ago and even received a certifi-

cate of confirmation.

He said it was important to have Pityi

address the villagers as many were not

aware of some particulars of land claims.

Ndamase said many of the villagers in

Upper Ndunyeni had submitted claims,

but might have been left behind during

the verification process.

Half-a-billion randsof claimswithnobeneficiaries

Land Restitution Support director Zukile Pityi addresses villagers in Ngqeleni about land

claims. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

REPORTER

DETERGENT specialist BeeBrite Chemicals &

Cleaning Services was relaunched recently at

theMdantsane CommunityHall in the Eastern

Cape.

The 100% black women-owned company, led

by Portia Mcono, will now be known as Brite

Wave Products & Cleaning Services.

BriteWave,whichmanufactures anddistrib-

utes cleaning detergents (dishwashing liquid,

bleach, shampoo, degreaser and soap) for do-

mestic and industrial markets, was founded by

Mcono in 2008.

Soon after establishing the company, Mcono

joined the chemical manufacturing incubator

(Chemin) to receive training and support for

the purpose of understanding the industry bet-

ter and to manufacture high-quality products.

The company started with only two employ-

ees andnowhas 28 across all its three branches

in Mdantsane, Cradock and Butterworth.

Mcono said the fourth branch would soon be

opened in Grahamstown.

Thebusiness has grownsteadilywith contin-

ued support, training and workshops received

from different agencies such as Transnet and

Seda.

Along theway,Mconoenteredsomebusiness

competitions as she believed her company had

somethingspecial toofferandcouldbecompeti-

tive.

Most recently, last year Mcono entered Es-

komsBusiness InvestmentCompetition (BIC),

which rewards outstanding work in entrepre-

neurship and encourages small and medium

enterprises to thrive in leading and driving

economic development.

Mconos companywasnamedasarunner-up

in the manufacturing category of the competi-

tion, receiving a R50 000 cash prize.

Toher,winningsuchaprizecameasaffirma-

tion that she was on the right track.

SheusedtheprizemoneyfromtheBICtobuy

raw materials to increase her production as

her customer base had also grown over time.

Participating in the BIC helped my compa-

ny to gainmore customers asmore people and

big companies started to develop trust in both

my company and products, said Mcono.

Over the years, Mcono encountered various

challenges around the name of her company

(Bee Brite Chemicals & Cleaning Services),

which necessitated a rebrand and name

change. Much of the confusion stemmed from

the Beepartof thename,whichmanymistook

as the governments policy, Black Economic

Empowerment (BEE).

The launch event was attended by, among

others, Eastern Cape Economic Development,

Environmental Affairs and TourismMEC, Sa-

khumzi Somyo and Buffalo City Metropolitan

Municipality mayor, Alfred Mtsi.

Blackwomen-owned enterprise set on conquering the region

Portia Mcono, owner of Bee Brite Chemicals &

Clean- ing Services, with former CEO of the

Eskom Development Foundation NPC Haylene

Liberty Nel. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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HE is particularly known for his hard-hit-

ting dialogueswith his listeners everyMon-

day to Thursday from 6pm to 9pm.

Izzy Mtebese has only been a radio pre-

senter for two years, but has captured the

ears of thousands of Khanya Community

Radio (KCR) listeners with his unique pre-

senting skills.

His show, which is lauded by his col-

leagues as being responsible for the escalat-

ing listenership of KCR, is a weekly talk

show.

Ezengingqi tackles community issues

and listeners are invited to voice their

grievances, and community leaders to offer

resolutions for day-to-day struggles of the

common people.

Mtebele said this was his calling, to use

his God-given gift of communication for

positive influence on the community.

My love for radio started at a very young

age, he said.

Growing up I listened to broadcast leg-

ends, the likes of Fikile Lubisi and Mzukisi

Solani. Those are the people I am studying

to better myself.

He said the adulation he received from

the listeners was the result of the work he

put into his programme.

I realise that in this industry if you are

not a good listener you are not going very

far.

I put a lot of research into my pro-

gramme to make sure that I give listeners

an informative show.

Although his dream is making it on na-

tional radio, he says he is comfortable know-

ing he is making a difference in his commu-

nity.

He is young in broadcasting, but he al-

readyhas one lesson for anyone tryingmake

it in the field: Dont fake anything. What

I am doing is all me!

Ezengingqi can be found at Khanya Com-

munity Radio on weekdays at 6pm to 9pm

on 106.1FM.

Quick facts:

Favourite dish: umgqusho

Spare time: socialising

Favourite soccer club: Mamelodi Sundowns

Favourite music genre: afro jazz

Favourite TV show: Uzalo

Favourite radio presenter: Lulu Harmanns

Theman behind the popular Ezengingqi on KCR

Khanya FM presenter Izzy Mtebese. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

MNQUMA executive mayor, Baba Ganjana has

saluted the late formermayor,WilliamMabone

Duna, as a selfless leader who commanded the

municipality through hardship.

He was speaking during a memorial service

organised by the Mnquma council in Centanes

town hall last week.

Duna died two weeks ago when his car was

swept away by a strong stream as he attempted

to cross the Nxaxho River in Centane.

He was accompanied by a 49-year-old woman

who was his neighbour at the time.

The womans body was found on the river

bank by community members, while Dunas

body was retrieved by police divers from East

London.

GanjanasaidDunahadbeenahero inhisded-

ication to the struggle.

His work will be missed and we promise to

followinthe footstepsof theworkhewasdoing,

Ganjana said.

Ifwecancomparethistimeandwiththepast,

there were hardly any cases of infighting in the

council during his leadership.

There was dignity because he focused on

bringing the council together, Ganjana said.

Dunas son, Mayibuye, said the death of his

father had come as shock and it had not been

easy to accept the news.

He said the family was proud of their father

for his contribution to the struggle of the nation

and the role he had played in theMnqumamu-

nicipality.

We are grateful for the efforts made by the

municipality to arrange the memorial service

for him.

He played a huge role in the municipality

and the family is proud of everything he did,

he said.

Dunawas electedmayor ofMnqumamunici-

pality in 2007 and resigned a year later to join

the Congress of the People.

At the time of his deathhewas amember and

one of the instituting members of the United

Congress alongside former deputy defencemin-

ister, Mluleki George.

He was laid to rest in his home village in

Nxaxho, Centane, last Saturday. BUNTU GOTYWA

FormerMnqumamayorDuna laid to rest

The widow of William Duna in black, Nontsapho Duna flanked by family members during the

memorial service of the late struggle icon. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

Departmentaims to supportwomen-ownedcompanies

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

WATER and Sanitation Minister Nomvula

Mokonyane has announced that her depart-

ment is planning a multipurpose dam to be

built by a women-owned company.

Mokonyane said that during a pre-budget

vote media briefing in parliament recently

that as part of transforming the water sector

industry, her department would soon ap-

point a women-only company to build the

dam.

We will soon be able to speak of a dam de-

veloped by women, one that will be designed,

constructed, operated and maintained by

women and women-owned companies and

SMMEs.

These are the outcomes of transformation

we expect to see realised and happening here

in our country and during this term of of-

fice.

She said that the department was dealing

with the anomalies that had previously char-

acterised the water sector.

Steps were being taken to eradicate single-

purpose dams that were often used by a few

and for recreational purposes only, to the ex-

clusion of communities who lived around

these dams. The department would no longer

develop dams in which ordinary citizens

were without clean drinking water while the

precious resource served industries that

were owned by a few.

Over the last 22 years, the government has

built nine new dams as part of extending ac-

cess to water for our people.

Whereas previously our people were nei-

ther consulted nor accommodated as benefi-

ciaries in such developments, presently we

are incorporating community interests and

participation as a key element in the delivery

of water services infrastructure, the minis-

ter said.

She said they planned to use existing and

future infrastructure projects to promote

the development of new industries within

the sector and open opportunities for black

industrialists to explore opportunities with-

in this sector.

As the department, working with the De-

partment of Cooperative Governance and

TraditionalAffairs,wehaveparticipated and

are actively involved in the Back-2-Basics

programmebeing implemented in 27 priority

district municipalities across the country.

She boasted that the department had deliv-

ered access to clean drinking water to 80%

of the countrys population and decent sani-

tation to another 80%.

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WITH dire warnings of huge food price in-

creases already manifesting in many of the

staple items in our grocery baskets, one

should strike while the iron is hot, or cook

using ingredients such as potatoes, which at

the moment have not been hit by food price

inflation (see story on page 5).

Isolomzi Express editor Bettie Giliomee, this

week shares one of her familys favourite po-

tato recipes, creamy Potato and Bacon Soup,

which is always awinner whether its winter

or summer.

Potato Soup with Bacon and Nutmeg

(Serves 6)

Ingredients:

50 ml butter or margarine

2 onions, diced

1kg or 6 large potatoes, peeled and diced

250 g rindless bacon

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

5 ml garlic, crushed

1 litre chicken stock

180 ml cream (can be replaced with milk)

345 ml milk

Ground nutmeg, to taste

Method:

.Heat the butter in a pot and saute the on-

ion, bacon, garlic and potato lightly for about

10 minutes without letting it brown.

.Add the chicken stock as well as salt and

pepper. Heat until it reaches boiling point.

Turn down the heat, cover the pot and let it

simmer for between 20 and 25 minutes until

the potatoes are soft.

.Liquidise until almost smooth and stir in

milk and nutmeg. Heat until boiling point

and then simmer for 5 minutes. Add the

cream and serve warm.

Optional: Garnish with croutons, chives

and crispy bacon pieces.

RECIPE:

RECIPE: POTATOANDBACONSOUP

Wholesome soup to keepwinter, and high

food prices, at bay

REPORTER

THE Shoprite Group is helping to fight hun-

ger in vulnerable communities this winter.

Through its surplus-food donation pro-

gramme and mobile soup kitchens, the re-

tailer is providing relief to thousands of

hungry people across the country every

day.

All Shoprite and Checkers stores across

the country have a no-wastage policy, and

surplus food is donated to organisations

such as Foodbank South Africa, who in turn

redistribute the food to hundreds of verified

non-profit organisations collectively feed-

ing thousands of hungry people daily.

Last year alone, the group donated close

to R100 million worth of surplus food to or-

ganisations in need.

Shoprite has a fleet of 19 mobile soup

kitchens servicing vulnerable communities

across the country on a daily basis.

More than 27 million meals have already

been served since the mobile soup kitchens

became operational in February 2007, and

it continues to be an integral part of the

Groups actions to alleviate hunger in local

communities.

Hunger relief is a core pillar of the groups

corporate social investment strategy.

Shoprite and Checkers customers can

join forces to fight hunger in needy commu-

nities this winter by simply donating R5 or

more to the groups #ActForChange Fund

at any store across the country.

Shoprite and Checkers set up the #Act-

ForChange Fund in March this year follow-

ing requests by consumers wanting to be

part of efforts that make a difference in com-

munities affected by natural disasters such

as the recent droughts, as well as in those

communities experiencing serious challen-

ges like poverty and food insecurity.

The #ActForChange Fund has already

raised well over R200 000 from customer do-

nations since its launch and hopes to raise

even more through the winter months.

Kate Hamilton, fund development manag-

er at Foodbank South Africa, said: It costs

FoodBank South Africa R1.08 to provide

enough food for one meal, so a donation of

R5will allow us to provide nearly fivemeals.

Considering that more than 13.8 million

South Africans go hungry every day, we

have a collective responsibility to work to-

wards ending hunger in our country and

every little donation helps.

You can #ActForChange thiswinter by do-

nating R5 or more at any Shoprite or Check-

ers till-point nationwide.

Also check out Foodbank South Africas

website on www.foodbanksa.org for more in-

formation on how your donation will be

used to make a difference.

Help fighthungerwithShoprite, Checkers thiswinter

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5. Anyone wishing to raise an objection against the intended registration

must do so by written notice in which are set out the grounds for the

objections and which must be delivered at the office of the Chief Electoral

Officerwithin fourteen days after the publication of this notice.

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CHILD protection refers to the protection

of children from violence, exploitation,

abuse and neglect.

The United Nations Convention on the

Rights of the Child 1989 stated the right to

protection in article 19.

The African Charter on the Rights and

Welfare of Children 1990 highlights the

right to protection in different articles,

like article 10, 16, 18 and 21. These articles

talk about protection of children against

child abuse and torture and protection of

their privacy.

Child protection starts from protecting

a child at an early stage. Childhood is a

phase in which the human being is more

vulnerable because she or he has not yet

finished developing physically or mental-

ly.

Furthermore, the child requires particu-

lar attention and protection. There is a

huge need to establish a protective envi-

ronment for children.

Not only is the immediate family the

first line of protection, but extended fami-

ly and caregivers are also responsible for

building a protective and loving environ-

ment.

A safer environment for children must

be ensured by all, that is parents, caregiv-

ers, the community and the state.

The Childrens Act 38 of 2005 states that

every child is a unique individual with a

specific need, therefore any decision taken

concerning the child must address the best

interest of the child. Fulfillments of this

right enable children to take an active role

in their own protection against abuse, vio-

lence and exploitation and they become

proactive citizens. It helps them to be vocal

about issues that affect them.

The Mthatha Child Abuse Resource Cen-

tre as an advocacy-based organisation is

using a model called the Childrens Rights

Community Development Project.

Its ideology is grounded on the idea that

child protection is everyones responsibil-

ity.

This model is being implemented

through sensitising community members

with its leadership (traditional, political

and religious), parents, community capac-

itated structures including school govern-

ing body members and teachers on chil-

drens rights and child protection as it is

key for children. This emphasises the

theme for the 2016 Child Protection Week:

Working together to protect children.

A big role still needs to be played by the

communities in ensuring that children are

protected.

Children are the victims of neglect in ru-

ral areas, where they are left in the care

of grandparents who are unable to provide

them with essential needs.

They are the victims of rape and child

labour and many other forms of abuse.

Life is a journey and children are walk-

ing that journey as well. Together we can

assist children to have a protected life.

Children are the future of the world.

For more information, contact the

Mthatha Child Abuse Resource Centre at

047 531 1103 or email ucarc@intek-

om.co.za.

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People LikeUs

ABOVE: Members of the media who attended Mthatha Express reporter Simbongile Mdledles celebrations for his Journalist of the

Year achievement in Mount Ayliff last Saturday were, from left, Kennedy Mwange from Mthatha Express, Yanga Soji from Daily

Sun, Ayanda Millisa Madikizela from Uvolwethu Express, Simbongile Mdledle, Nelly Nonjovu from Uvolwethu Express, Mahlubi

Mafongosi and Buntu Gotywa both from Mthatha Express and Onke Socikwa from Queenstown Express. PHOTO: VUYO SOCIKWA

ABOVE: Entertaining at Nqabeni during the teachers and learners excellence awards last Thursday were the Shining

Stars dance group. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

ABOVE: One of the

teachers who won

excellence awards

for the Sithukuthezi

circuit held at

Nqabeni SSS last

Thursday is

Nontembeko

Mayezi, who is a

princial at Mant-

shangase JSS.

PHOTOS: AYANDA

MILLISA MADIKIZELA

LEFT: Dumsi SSS

Grade 10 pupil

Wendy Nompuka-

ne won an award

for top pupil in

accounting.

7Motoring

May 26, 2016

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VOLKSWAGEN has up!(ped) its game with

the addition of extra doors, two new lifes-

tyle derivatives (cross up! and colour up!),

as well as infotainment option, Touch &

More to its up! model range.

Since its local launch in February 2015,

up! has only been offered as a 3-door model.

Customers now have an option of buying

a 5-door or 3-door Take up! and Move up!

derivatives.

To date, Volkswagen up! has sold over

3 550 units in South Africa, which makes

it one of the dominant models in the A00

small car segment. Furthermore, two new

derivatives have been added into themodel

range. Both are powered by the 1.0 55kW

engine and mated to a 5-speed manual

transmission.

cross up!

The cross up! offers customised styling

of a small SUV. Its sporty and rugged ap-

pearance is marked by exclusive exterior

and interior elements.

They include exterior features such as

sidemirrors painted in silver, anodised sil-

ver roof rails, black protective side mould-

ing, foglights with chrome trim surround-

ing and 16-inch Cross alloy wheels.

Its powerful appearance is further en-

hanced by 15 mm ride height.

The interior features a leather steering

wheel, exclusive Cross seat trim in red or

grey, coloured dash pad in Deep Black

Pearl (standard) or Tornado Red (optional)

and scuff plates with Cross lettering.

The standard safety and convenience fea-

tures include four airbags, ESP, power

steering, front electric windows, remote

central locking and radio/CD.

The cross up! is only available in four col-

ours, Candy White, Tornado Red, Light Sil-

ver Metallic and Deep Black Pearlescent.

colour up!

With its bold and trendsetting colours,

this up! unmistakably stands out in the

range.

As a flagship derivative of the range, col-

our up! is laden with an array of exclusive

features.

These include safety and convenience

equipment such as four airbags, ESP, pow-

er steering, front electric windows, remote

central locking, leather steering wheel, Ra-

dio/CD, front foglights and height adjusta-

ble driver and front passengers seats.

On the outside, the colour up! differenti-

ates itself with 17-inch Polygon alloy

infotainment system which offers Blue-

tooth connectivity, SD card reader and

drive applications that display factual in-

formation related to the vehicle.

The 5-inch colour touchscreen Touch &

More plugs into a sturdy bracket above the

centre console which connects it with the

electronics network of the vehicle.

Retail Prices:

(VAT and emissions tax included)

1.0 MPI Take up! 5-door (55kW) R156 300

1.0 MPI Move up! 5-door (55kW) R163 400

1.0 MPI Cross up! 5-door (55kW) R181 400

The cross up! offers

customised styling of a

small SUV. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Volkswagenup! its gamewithextradoors, newderivatives

wheels (painted in Fortana red or Sand-

storm yellow), painted side mirrors (also

painted in Fortana red or Sandstorm yel-

low), dark tinted windows and decorative

stripe on the side.

The interior is also colourful with high

quality details such as dash pad in the exte-

rior of the car, colourful air vent rings and

elegant chrome elements.

The colour up! is exclusively offered in

two colours, Dark Silver Metallic and Pure

White.

Touch & More infotainment

The optional Touch & More is a portable

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ANELE RAZIYA

THE 5km Dr Mafuya Fun Run was a huge

success last week, with more than 100 ath-

letes taking part in the event in Butter-

worth.

The founder of the fun run, PhelisaMafu-

ya, expressed her happiness about the

number of athletes who took part.

Im happy about the turnout of athletes

for our annual 5km fun run and it seems

we are growing every year, Mafuya said.

The event was celebrating 15 years of ex-

istence in Butterworth.

Mafuya said they had been going for a

long time, but she felt that there weremany

things that needed to be done to improve

the standard of the race.

Weve been doing this for a while, but

our wish one day is to get a huge sponsor

in order to boost our prizes, she said.

Her big dream is to see the fun run being

televised and getting a major sponsor so

that athletes can be motivated more by the

prizes.

It was the first time last week that the

winning athlete won R500.

5kmfun rundraws large turnout

Athletes

running in

Mafuya Fun

Run 5KM at

Butterworth

PHOTO:

ANELE RAZIYA Some of the athletes who took part in the 5km Dr Mafuya Fun Run in Butter-

worth. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA

ANELE RAZIYA

WALTERSisuluUniversity have failed again to

book their place in theABCMotsepe League for

the next season, after they ended as runners-up

of Group A in the two-day promotion play-offs

held in East London at the weekend.

In the first match of the group, WSU demol-

ished2010StormBreakers 5-1, and thendefeated

Mdantsane Might Bucs 1-0.

They lost 2-1 to the group champions, Callies

FC.

Nelson Mandela Bay outfit, Callies FC won

two matches and drew one and were promoted

tocompete intheABCMotsepeLeaguenextsea-

son.

These two sides were separated by one point

in Group A.

Callies FC managed to get seven points in

three games, while WSU got six with the same

number of matches.

It was the second consecutive year the stu-

dents took part in the competition.

In group B, City lads FC from Alfred Nzo

cruised to the Motsepe League after they won

all of their three games and ended upwith nine

points.

WSU fail again inMotsepe

league playoffs

WSU FC at Buffalo City Stadium in East London after they crushed 2010 Storm Breakers 5-1 in

their first encounter of group A. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA

REPORTER

MOUNT Ayliffs Barkerville Primary

School, representing the Alfred Nzo district,

won the provincial Danone under-12 finals

held at Kuswag Primary School in East Lon-

don last Saturday.

The school is not new to winning as they

were the 2011 national champions and went

to the world finals in Madrid that year.

Their coach from then, Mpilo Changa, is

still with the team and is hoping the team

gets to go overseas again.

Changa said the trip to Spain had been an

eye-opener and had changed his approach to

the game which had helped the entire com-

munity.

What struck me the most was the high

standard of football and the size of the 12-

year-olds in other countries. They were

equivalent to our 16-year-olds. Much of that

is hereditary, but it also has a lot has to do

with their diet, something Danone is trying

to address here via the Danone Nations

Cup, he said.

Barkervilles first game of the day was

againstMaruping Primary School from Joe

Gqabi district and they won 2-0. They went

on to the semis against Guqaza Junior Sec-

ondary School from their neighbouring dis-

trict of OR Tambo and defeated them 1-0.

At the finals, they played Ngubethole

Bam JSS from Amathole district and won

1-0.

They will join eight other provincial win-

ners in Gauteng on June 25 to compete in

the national finals and the prize for the na-

tional winner is a trip to France in October

to compete in the world finals with 31 other

nations.

MtAyliff schoolwinsDanoneprovincial finals

Celebrating their victory are Barkerville SPS

from Mount Ayliff during the Danone U12

games in East London last Saturday.

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