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Cell 46664 became a tangible realityfor many, when a replica of theformer late President NelsonMandela’s Robben Island prisoncell was unveiled at the Nelson

Mandela Youth andHeritage Centre in Qunu-last Friday.

The cell was temporarily opened to mark a

year since the passing of Tata Mandela.The replica of the cell – built by the South

African National Defence Force in the West-ern Cape in partnership with the Robben Is-land Museum – affords communities to havean understanding of Nelson Mandela’s life inprison.Handing over the replica cell, Defence and

Military Veterans Minister, Nosiviwe Mapi-sa-Nqakula, said the cell was brought toQunuto make up for the unfairness the people of

the Eastern Cape felt during Tata’s funerallast year.“We understand that you were not all al-

lowed to be part of the funeral and you feltyou were never given enough chance tomourn for your lost son, so with this replicacell, we want you to get in touch with Tata,”said Mapisa-Nqakula.Mapisa-Nqakula said the replica was also

brought to Qunu, because they understoodthat not everyone was able to go to Robben

Island to see the real cell.The day was characterised by a series of

events and activities, including a fun walk.Premier Phumulo Masualle said, that a

year later, they were pausing to take stock ofwhat Mandela’s legacy stands for.“As a year has passed without uTata in our

midst. We are here at Qunu to take stock andask once again what we could learn from ourstruggle icons like Sisulu, Mbeki, Tambo andmany others,” said Masualle.

Cell replicahonoursMadiba

The 46664 replica cell was temporarly opened at Qunu Museum last Friday. PHOTO: SANELE JAMES,Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe MapisaNqakula launching Madiba's replica cellin Qunu last week. PHOTO: SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE Port St John’s Municipality is mourn-ing the death of its former mayor WilliamMzolisi Mthakathi.

“Dubulizikhova” as he was affectionatelyknown, died in an East London hospital lastweek.

Mthakathi was well known for his inten-tions to develop the coastal town of Port StJohn’s during his reign as mayor.

He was mayor from 2000 till 2011, afterwhich he took a back seat in politics.

Port St John’s Mayor Mnyamezeli Mangqoconfirmed that he had received the sad newsof Dubulizikhova’s passing on Monday, De-cember 1.

Mangqo is Mthakathi’s successor and hesaid he had learnt a lot from him. He de-scribed Dubulizikhova as a good leader whoalways took different views into considera-tion.

“As the Port St John’s municipality wewant to thank Mthakathi for the foundationhe laid within this municipality. We do every-thing easily because of this strong founda-tion,” he said.

Mangqo sent words of condolences to theMthakathi family and the entire community

of Port St John’s, because they had lost a fa-ther.

Machule Kunutu, a former journalist whoworked on many stories with Dubuluzikhova,described him as a steadfast person.

“I can say he was a leader who was defend-ing democracy at all costs. When situationsgot tense he would normalise it.”

Family member Solomon Majali saidMthakathi would be buried this coming Sun-day in Qhubuswayo at Majola, Port St John’s.

Majali described him as a leader who wasreally loved by his people.

“Everybody is crying in this area becausewith his passing we have lost our hope. I real-ly do not know who will be able to follow inhis footsteps. He had a strong desire of want-ing to develop his home locality,” said Majali.

PSJmournsdeathof formermayor

The late William Mzolisi Mthakathiformer PSJ mayor.PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE Executive Director of Siemens Africa,Rita Nkuhlu, has stressed that the MandelaSchool of Science and Technology (MSST)had to accept every learner irrespective ofhis or her background.

Nkuhlu was addressing the audience dur-ing the celebration of MSST’s first academicyear, in conjunction with the commemora-tion of one year since Madiba’s passing.

She said the school needed to welcome or-phans and the destitute, as long as they werelearners who had the will to make their fu-tures bright.

“What we need to do as MSST is to makea child understand that there is more outthere, but that education should come first.We need to set education to the higheststandard,” said Rita.

Siemens played a vital role in the buildingof the school. She thanked all the sponsorswho had played a part in fulfilling Mande-la’s life long dream to build a secondaryschool in the village of his birth.

MSST is based at Nelson Mandela’s birth-place of Mvezo in Mthatha and has 450learners.

The school gives young people the oppor-tunity to improve their quality of life. TheMandela School of Science and Technologyfocuses on engineering, science, technologyand agriculture.

It was the only school that represented Af-rica during the Greenpower Challenge inBritain recently.

The school not only focuses on educationand learners are encouraged to participatein different sporting codes.

Rolf Huber of the Siemens foundationcalled on learners at the school to make surethat they followed in the footsteps of TataMandela.

Nkuhlu toldMSST to admit even destitute learners

Siemens Executive Director Rita Nkuhlu.PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

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PHINDILE GQELE

AFTER a long illness, the late Oliver Tambo’sonly surviving sister, Getrude Tambo (84) haspassed away in the St Patrick’s hospital onSaturday, December 6.

This was confirmed by Tambo familyspokesperson Mzukisi Tambo on Monday.Getrude spent all her life in the village ofNkantolo, promoting development in thename of her late brother, Oliver Tambo.Mzukisi said it was unfortunate that she

had passed away without witnessing Oliver’sremains being brought from Gauteng toNkantolo village.Mzukisi said Getrude had been sick since

early November, after the burning of hisbrother’s statue and photographs at a gardenof remembrance preserving his legacy.“Getrude was fond of her brother’s belong-

ings and seeing those belongings being de-molished could make a person suffer from se-rious health problems,’ said Mzukisi.Getrude was one of the Tambo familymem-

bers who wanted Oliver’s remains to be

brought from Gauteng to be reburied next tohis late parents inhishomevillage ofNkanto-lo.She believed it would put his spirit to rest

at his ancestral home and that Tambo’s spiritwas troubled where he is currently buriedGetrude is survived by four sons and a host

of grandchildren.She will be buried at Nkantolo village on

Saturday December, 13 .

Oliver Tambo’s sister (84)diesafter illness

The late Getrude Tambo. PHOTO:SUPPLIED


TEN children from the OR Tambo district rep-resented the province at the Children’s Consul-tation Forum which was held in the Free Statelast Friday.

The children included learners from KingSabata Dalindyebo, Nyandeni and MhlontloLocal Municipalities and were selected fromschools that have Children’s Right Clubs thatwere formed by the Umtata Child Abuse Re-source Centre (UCARC).Nomzamo Mdubeki, UCARC manager said

the colloquiumwhichwas organized under theauspices of Save Children South Africa (SCSA)focused on their developed strategic plan andhowbest children couldparticipate andgive in-put on matters affecting their lives.“One of the major objectives of the gathering

was to share the Save Children strategic planand to offer a chance to the children to give in-put,” said Mdubeki.She said the children’s input would feed into

the design of the thematic programmes of theorganisation.The excited children gathered at UCARC of-

fices and spent a night at a local B&B to getready to depart the following day.Siphesande Kudeni (17), one of the young

learners from Mpimbo Junior SecondarySchool, was happy about the trip.“This is a good platform for us tominglewith

other children from different provinces aboutour challenges as children in our communi-ties,” said Kudeni.He added that there were many incidents

within their communities that reflected the vi-olation of children’s rights and as Children’sRights Forums, they tried to help with the as-sistance of the UCARC.

UCARC Director Nokuku Siphuka said thisgatheringwould definitely benefit the childrenin understanding their rights better and the re-sponsibilities attached to each right.Other provinces taking part include KZN,

Mpumalanga and the Free State.

Children’s input sourced on strategic plan

Children who represented Eastern Cape atQwaqwa in Free State last week at the Children's

Consultation Forum.PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA


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SANELE JAMES

NGO’s are restoring hope and putting smileson the faces of those who feel abandoned incare centres and crèches in and around Mt-hatha.

The Women With Vision, a non-profit or-ganisation of women based in Mthatha, havejoined hands with the Doobie Brothers MotorCycling Club to help the struggling care cen-tres of Mthatha.

They visited Happy Home care centrewhere they donated food parcels and toilet-ries. They are planning on extending their

grace to other struggling centres.Bethany Home Place of Safety is among the

centres the two Good Samaritans are intend-ing to pay a visit to, in order to make dona-tions.

The two NGOs recently hosted an earlyChristmas party at the Empilweni Care Cen-tre where they also donated toiletries, foodparcels, crockery and cutlery.

Rashida Mukadam, Chairperson of WomenWith Vision, described the initiative as a wayof thanking the elderly for the important rolethey had played within the communitythroughout their lives.

“We understand that most of you are not

here by choice but that circumstances in yourrespective communities forced you to end uphere.

“Coming here today doesn’t mean we onlythought of you yesterday and decided to wakeup and come here today. You are always inour thoughts and prayers as our parents whoraised us into who we are today and we arereally grateful”, said Rashida.

The Doobie Brothers Motor Cycling Clubdidn’t only donate goods to the centre but theyalso made their love and grititude known.

Manager of the Empilweni Centre, Rever-end Dumalisile Daniel Ngcuka and Gogo Flor-ida Thandiwe Kwata (77), a senior resident at

the centre, expressed their gratitude for thevisit and said sometimes they felt like thecommunity has forgotten them.

Both parties confirmed that the initiativewould continue annually if they could getenough assistance.

Currently the Women With Vision dependson local businesses and individuals for fund-ing in order to carry out its vision.

Appealing to fellow citizens for assistance,Rashida also announced that they were plan-ning on building proper classrooms for Kwa-khanya Crèche in Phola Park, but said thework was too much for them to carry out ontheir own.

EarlyChristmas for care centres

Elderly people enjoy food after the help from Women With Vision and Doobie Brothers MotorCycling. PHOTO: SANELE JAMES

Members of Women With Vision, members of Mthatha centres and Doobie Brothers Motor CyclingClub after their donation to the needy people in the centres of Mthatha. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

SANELE JAMES

INTERNATIONAL Day of People with Disa-bilities will forever hold fond memories forthe family of Siphele Mzolisa (10), who was di-agnosed with celebral palsy at a young age.

Nothousand and Fanele Mzolisa, parents ofSiphelele hail from the deep rural areas ofeNgcobo. There are no medical facilities inthe area and even getting to the bus stop isa challenge for those with walking disabilitieslike Siphele.

Good Samaritans of the Association for thePeople with Disabilities (APD) in IkweziTownship near Mthatha have recently donat-ed a brand-new Madiba Buggy wheelchair tothe young boy.

According to the delighted mother of Siph-elele, Nothousand (53), the situation had real-

ly been hectic back at home with the boy, asshe had to carry him on her back wherever shewent.

“We are really happy now. I had to carrySiphelele on my back wherever I went. You canimagine how heavy a 10-year-old can be. Nowat least I will be able to do my house chores free-ly,” said Nothousand with tears in her eyes.

Chairperson of the APD, Zekhala Gqwetavoiced his sadness about the reception that peo-ple with disabilities got from fellow South Afri-cans.

“You can’t just give us money like you arebuying us out. Yes we need social grants, sincemost of us can’t work, but what we need mostfrom the government and fellow South Afri-cans is acceptance. We need to be accepted ashuman beings and not as people with disabili-ties!” he said.

Gqwetha also asked the community to stop

Newwheels for young patient

Siphelele Mzolisa with his parents, flanked by APD staff, receiving his brandnew wheelchair.PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

SANELE JAMES

BEWARE of illegal gambling sites and avoid misspendingyour hard-earned bonuses this Festive Season. This wasthe core message from the Eastern Cape Gambling andBetting Board (ECGBB) at their recent conference in Mt-hatha.

The ECGBB invited business owners, entrepreneursand potential investors to a Gambling Economic Opportu-nities Awareness event.

The engagement session was aimed at sharing informa-tion relating to gambling, economic opportunities andnew types of gambling licenses to be rolled out by theBoard in Zone 4 (four), including Elliot, Elliotdale, eNg-cobo, Libode, Maclear, Mqanduli, Ngqeleni, Port St Johns,Qumbu and Tsolo.

The Board also seeks to regulate illegal gambling whichtakes place in Traditional Horse Racing which is said tobe prevalent in the OR Tambo region.

Even though the main purpose of the conference wasto explore gambling business opportunities within theregion, fellow citizens of the province were also warnedof the prevalence of illegal gambling sites which contin-ued to rid gamblers of their hard earned money and bo-nuses.

Senior Manager of Compliance and Licensing in theECGBB, Bonga Jaxa described the Festive Season as atime when illegal gambling sites feasted on ignorantgamblers.

“Gamblers should be vigilant of illegal gambling or-ganisations. To all the gamblers out there we say theyshould know when to stop. It’s only a matter of time be-fore we are on ‘back-to-school campaign’. Now if you mis-spend your bonus gambling, how are you going to getyour children back to school?” Jaxa asked.

Jaxa also warned those with gambling licenses whofailed to comply with the standing rules and orders ofthe ECGBB that they would have their licenses revokedand could even face imprisonment.

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THE President of the OR Tambo DistrictChamber of Business (ORTDCB), Vuyisile Nt-labathi has raised his concern over what hedescribed as unfair competition in business

these days.

Ntlabathi said businesses are being invad-ed by foreigners who are not even paying tax,competing with people who have to pay tax.Hesaid thiswhenhewasaddressingabusiness

breakfast that was organised for OR Tamboregion businesses at Dan’s Lodge recently.“This is unfair competition with people

who don’t pay tax competingwith local busi-ness people who have to pay tax. The for-eigners beat us on pricing, because they

have the advantage of not paying tax,” he said.He said that people surrendered their busi-

nesses because of this challenge that they werefaced with. He called on government to inter-vene, because local business people did notstanda chance to challenge thisunfair competi-tion in business.At the business breakfast it was said that the

foreign business people did not employ muchof the locals, since they came as a group fromtheir countries running their businesses, liv-ing and sleeping inside the business premises.“They are not contributing to the economy

of this country and are taking all the moneythey generate here to their own countries,”said one of the business people who attended.

Business communitydiscontented

Vuyisile Ntlabathi. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

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THE FESTIVE sea-son is fast approach-ing – a timewhen re-laxation, gifts andfamily are on theminds of many.

However, it is alsoa time when formany, the demandsof our day-to-day lifestill continue, like inthe case of doctorswho work hard atsaving lives and inmost cases can onlydo sowith thehelp ofblood and bloodproducts.“Traditionally De-

cemberareadifficulttime for theSouthAf-rican National BloodService (SANBS), aswe are unable to col-lect the 3 000 units ofblood a day that isneeded to treat pa-tients, like thosewhoare terminally ill, letalone any trauma in-cidents. If previousyear’s blood stocklevels, over the sameperiod, are anythingto go by, we knowthat we have sometough times ahead,”said Vanessa Raju,SANBS Communica-tions manager.She said theywant

to encourage thepublic to find 30min-utes this holiday pe-riod to donate blood,because whilst oneis relaxing and en-joying the break,one’s blood will beout there saving upto three lives.Raju said it is only

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AYANDA MILLISAMADIKIZELA

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Ababafundiabathandathu bathebaphoswa nakuku-bhala iimviwoeziphambi kwe-zokuphela konyakakanye nezo zokuphe-la konyaka.Omnye waba-

bafundi esithethenaye uthe yabothusakakhulu into yokubakuthiwe bayabizwakwi-Ofisi yeNqun-qununu phantsikwezityholo zokubabazitshize ngobhelulomsele.“Sasinganxilanga

thina ngala mini,safika kancinci njeemva kwexeshalokungena kwesiko-lo.“Sasi kunye na-

banye abantwanasaze sohlwaywakwaye sasithobelaisohlwayo eso. Say-okungena kum-agumbi wethu woku-fundela,” utshilo.Wongezele ngelithi

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LUYANDA Potwana Events recently held aMedia Seminar in Mthatha to educate com-munitymembers about the television and ra-dio industries.

The seminarwas aimedat addressingprob-lems that those wanting to work in these in-dustries were facing.One of the organizers, Sakhumzi Madwayi

from Luyanda Potwana Events said due tonumerous cases where young people, espe-cially females have been exploited by peoplewho promised to help them succeed in thisindustry, they had decided to go around and

educate people.“This programme is targeting the Eastern

Cape but we have started here in Mthatha be-cause we have realized that most of the vic-tims are from this side of the Province,” saidMadwayi.Nyani Nyani host, Luyanda Potwana, who

is the man behind the initiative said they areplanning to have a media school in the prov-ince where local talent will be refined to dis-courage them from moving to Gauteng.“Almost 70% of ourmedia industry, wheth-

er in acting or presenting, is made up of Xho-sa-speakingpeople from theEasternCape andthismeanswehave talent in the province, butwe lack resources,” said Potwana.The seminar was held at the Revival Mis-

sion Centre in the Ikhwezi Township.TV and radio personalities who graced the

occasion included Pearl Modiadia of Zaziwashow, Dj Frost, Brenda Mkwe from ‘Zanele’movie and Zintle Mbusi from UmhloboWenene.

Seminarheld toboost TV industry

Media seminar host Luyanda Potwana (in PurpleTshirt) with local movie actress Brenda Mkweand Sakhumzi Madwayi of Luyanda PotwanaEvents. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA


TWENTY SIX learners from Ngweni JuniorSecondary School (JSS), Mthatha, were allsmiles recently when the Old Mutual Grouphanded over a pair of school shoes to each.

This cameafter a request by the school prin-cipal to Old Mutual for their assistance.FinancialBroker fromOldMutual, Songezo

Makhamisile said out of themany thingswithwhich the principal had asked assistance,they had decided to first address the schoolshoes matter.“We had to look and choose themost urgent

request and we decided to start with makingsure that the destitute learners receivedschool shoes. We will later provide the schoolwith other things that they need,” he said.Makhamisile also promised to the school

that theywouldmake sure that the school hasa school name board put up, in order for it tobe easily visible.School principal, Nceba Sobantu was very

excited about the handing over and encour-

aged Old Mutual to keep lending a hand tothe needy.“We are in a rural area, meaning that most

of our learners are from disadvantaged fami-lies. Hand outs like these are always wel-come,” said Sobantu.Ngweni JSS was built in 1987 as a mud

structure by community members. The mudstructure is still in use due to the limitednumber of classrooms at the school.Twenty years back, the government built

a block of 6 classrooms and to add to it, theschool, using funds meant for nutrition andother school needs, built another block tohouse offices and a staff room.One of the beneficiaries, a Grade 7 learner

Olona Masele (13) said she is very happyabout the gift.“I am excited about the shoes I got today

because I will now be smart like other learn-ers,” said the happy learner.

OldMutualdonates school shoes

Learners who received shoes from Old Mutualseen with their teachers and Old Mutual

representatives. PHOTO:GREG NOTA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE Mandela School of Science and Tech-nology (MSST) celebrated its first academicyear as well as commemorated a year sinceMadiba’s passing in style at the school hallon December 3.

MSST is situated inMandela’s birthplaceof Mvezo and it was built by the GermanCompany Siemens, after a request from thelate tata “Madiba”.During the first commemoration of his

passing, a delegation from Siemens waspresent in the school’s greathall.Amomentof silence was observed in remembrance ofTataMadibabefore the programmestarted.During the event an announcement was

made that two learners had been selectedto be part of the International Nelson Man-dela Exchange Programme.Ntando Tshinavhe (18) from Khwezi

township Mthatha and Anda August (16)fromMandela Parkwill fly toGermany andspend ten days learning from peers at theNelson Mandela International School inBerlin.The initiative is championed by the Sie-

mens Stiftung Foundation, an outreach or-ganisation situated in Germany. The twoare expected to leave the country in March2015 due to cold weather in Germany dur-ing January and February. Anda a grade 10learner, expressedher gratitude toSiemensfor coming upwith such an initiative. “I amhumbled about this opportunity and I

promise South Africa that I will representmy country with honour.”Her mother, Stella August (43), cried

tears of joy while hugging her daughter af-ter her name was announced. “I thank youGodbecause I knewmychild is a big dream-er, but I was unable to make her dreamsa reality. Thanks to Siemens I am sure shewill achieve her dream now.”Ntando said whatever he was going to

learn in Germany he would bring backhome to advance and play a part in the de-velopment of the free South Africa TataMandela had fought for.Rolf Huber of the Siemens Foundation

said theywant to see education in this coun-try (SA) getting better and better. He saidthat they had introduced a number of sci-

ence centres globally and now they are in-tending to introduce them in Mthatha aswell.Huber also revealed that they forged a

partnershipwith the Walter SisuluUniver-sity (WSU) through which they will trainteachers.School principal Pat Mdingi expressed

his gratitude to Siemens for being with theschool and keeping on developing and con-tinuously supporting it.He said the opportunity to give a chance

to learners from a rural school like Mvezoto go overseas was a mammoth achieve-ment.Awards were also handed out to learners

and teachers who had performed wellthroughout the year.

MSSTmark one year ofMandela’s passing in style

School Governing Body Chairman Mr Lumkwana, Rolf Huber of Siemens Foundation, DrFreitag German ambassador, Rebecca of Siemens and Rita Nkudlu CEO of Siemens.

PHOTO: SANELE JAMES

Theprincipal ofMSST MrPat ToniwithlearnersAndaAugust andNtandoTshinavhewho will bevisitingGermany inMarch.PHOTO:SANELEJAMES


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dren and older individuals are concerned.Keep a watchful eye on children at all timeswhen around water.

Swim at beaches where lifeguards areon duty and keep to the specifically demar-cated areas designated for safe swimming.For your own safety swim in the areas clos-est to the lifeguards.

Be mindful of warning signs that mayindicate dangerous swimming conditionssuch as strong currents, sharks and otherdangerous sea life as well as contaminatedwater.

Please remember that swimming in theocean, where there is wave action and attimes dangerous currents and sea life, isvery different from swimming in a pool.

Young children and inexperiencedswimmers should wear life jackets or swim-ming aids to ensure their safety.

Be careful not to dive into water whereyou cannot see the bottom. It is particularlydangerous to dive into thewater headfirst asyou could very easily injure your neck.

Check the weather report before goingto thebeach.Be careful of lightning inpartic-ular and do not enter the water until at least30 minutes after the thunder and lightninghas stopped.

Steer clear of the ocean if you notice achoppy current with murky water.

If you get pulled out to sea, stay calmandsave your energy. Allow the current to carryyou for a while and then swim parallel to theshore until such time as you are out of thecurrent. If you cannot swim to the shore,float or tread water until you are safe fromthe rip current.

Do not be ashamed to call for help if youare in trouble. Anyone, even the best swim-mers, can run into difficulties at someor oth-er time. It is important to signal for a life-guard as soon as possible.The best way to do so when swimming in

the ocean is to raise your arm as far out ofthe water as you can and to wave it around.The lifeguards will be with you as soon asthey can. In the interim, stay calm and tryto tread water, or if possible float on yourback, until they reach you.

Be mindful of the waves as they are agreat deal more powerful than you maythink. Pay close attention to children andelderly people especially, as wave action caneasily result in a loss of footing, even in shal-low water.

Stay sober at the beach as alcohol willnot only impair your judgement, makingyou less careful, but it will also dehydrateyou.

Use sunscreen, wear a hat, use an um-brella or a tent for shade and cover yourselfup during the hottest time of day, which isgenerally between 10h00 and 16h00.

Do not make use of a flotation devicesuch as an inflatable bed, boat, noodle andother items unless you can swim properly.If you do go boating ensure that the boat issafe and that you are wearing a lifejacket.Don’t go out so sea unless you have checkedthe weather conditions.

When fishing be careful of walking onslippery rocks in case you lose your footing.Also be mindful of changing tides and roughseas that can knock you off the rocks.In any emergency situation the most im-

portant thing to do is contact the correctemergency number immediately. Try tomemorise the number for emergency servic-es in your area and keep the number savedon your cell phone and close to your landlinetelephone. In many cases, during the panicof a medical emergency, people cannot re-member the correct number or cannot findwhere they have written it down. Otherwisecontact Netcare 911 on the national number:082 911.What to do in the event of drowning or

near drowning:Get the victim out of the water as soon

as possible, but do not become a victim your-

self. Make sure it is safe for you to enter thewater first.

Handle the victim with care. Many sub-mersion incidents are associated with neckinjuries, so keep movement to the back andneck to a minimum.

Assess to see if the victim is awake byasking, “Hello can you hear me?”

Check for breathing by looking at thechest for no longer than 10 seconds. If the vic-tim is not breathing or not breathing normal-ly (i.e. gasping), call for immediate medicalassistance.

Call, or have someone call, a recognised

medical emergency service provider such asNetcare 911 on 082 911 as soon as possible.Whoever calls for the ambulance must givethe dispatcher an accurate location of the in-cident and a contact number at the scene.Never hang up on the operator and always re-turn to the rescuer to inform them that youhave called for help.

Check for a pulse within 10 seconds; if nopulse can be found begin CPR immediately.If a definite pulse is felt provide rescuebreaths (1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds).

CPR is vital, even if it is an amateur ad-ministering it.Keepondoing it until someone

who is trained in advanced life support ar-rives and can take over.

All parents should learn how to adminis-ter child CPR as it differs from adult CPR.There has also recently been a worldwide re-vision in the CPR technique and it is impor-tant that even current first aiders be re-trained according to the new protocols.According toVanHeerden, havingmultiple

layers of safety such as a certified safety net,a fence with locked gate, a child-minder anda surface alarmaround the pool and spa areasat home or around other open bodies of watercan prevent accidents and drowning.

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Do you know ukuthi a recent research re-vealed that women are the best cheaterswhilst it seems men, are often idiots?Mmm, we are starting a war now.No good ladies of the soil, not all of you, in

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pants down, whereas women they don’t getbusted nearly as often as men.Ja, injalo and the man is easy to get caught

by his partner ukuthi now he is in love withanother woman.To show that women are the best in this

they don’t go home smelling of anotherman’sperfume.They don’t get home with their hair all

messed up.Hermooddoesnot change. She acts normal-

ly and claims to have been with her girl-friends all day long.Whilst a man will be caught as soon as he

starts a relationship because his mood willchange let alone coming home smelling of awoman’s cologne, lipstick stains on his shirtor on his neck.He doesn’t delete messages ungazi ukuba

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ne underwear but by the time he was leavinghome his underwear was not like that.If his phone rings while he is in the shower

he will run around the house naked to get thephone before his wife does.Kuthiwa ke menare not clever they give it

all away.If sikhuluma amanga bafethu nakusixolela

mara cheatersknows the truth in this citationof Umgosi.

Ingxaki iqiniso alikho emhlabeni

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eqhathwa yi-partner yakhe isithi “nguwewedwa darling”mara kwazo vela ukuba in-doda itshatile and yinkunzi yesibethi ba-khona ebalwa kubo kwakufutshane nosisilo apho ahlala khona.Ngoku usisi uxakene nento kuba ebezix-

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On our view what the King is saying isa truth

Dear readers as you know ukuthi in thisdemocratic South Africa we need to respecta view of someone because he or she has thatfreedom of speech.

Onourview theKingofAmaXhosaHisMaj-esty Zwelonke Sigcau is right when he saidthe youth of today have been sharpened bytheir parents to do wrong things.Before you take a decision to agree with us

listen attentively.When uGesh grew up as the oldest person

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lani hall roared with whistles and chantsfrom the soccer stars of tomorrow alongsidetheir parents ululating.Awie de Swardt of Futura SA and Nwabisa

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ent in the Norwood area, but without properassistance and guidance they won’t get far.So we are here to pave the way for the futureBafana Bafana players,” said de Swart whois also a sportsman.The boys expressed their gratitude for an

early Christmas.Unlike other communities, where only

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on expanding their Sabelani FC into a sportsassociation which will cater for all sportingcodes, including netball.With the help of the two companies the

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club. Our dreams and goals were wavering

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Sabelani FC from Norwood. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

WHEN my children were babies it was allabout having a vehicle with a big boot for allthose can’t-function-without accessories andequipment thatcomewithanewaddition to thefamily.Enter the teenage years and I soon realised

that a big boot was no longer the ultimate needunless you can fit two teenagers into it.A social schedule that makes parents rather

want to stay home than socialise themselveshasnecessitated lift clubs for all thoseweekend“kuiers” of our teenagers and to ease the pres-sure on the parents, these lift clubs almost al-ways involve having to drive more than fourteenagers around - in one trip.The solution is a seven-seater car and this

past year has seen quite a few of these versatilevehicles enter the market.One of them is the new Suzuki Ertiga.The name means three-row family car in In-

donesian with “er” meaning row and “tiga”meaning three.More importantly is that Suzuki calls the Er-

tiga a compact life utility vehicle (LUV) thatlinks the ride and manoeuvrability of a com-pact car to the space, versatility and practicali-ty of an MPV.It is based on the same (extended) platform

as the highly regarded Swift compact hatch-back.MPV’s or people carriers are rarely regarded

as cool - by any generation. But the fact that theErtiga looks more of a small car than an MPVdefinitely counts in its favour. The designersat Suzukihasmanaged to create a seven-seaterthat would not lead to your teenager wantingto be dropped off a block away from his or herdestination.And the bonus - owning and driving this car

will not cost youanarmanda legwith it retail-ingbetweenR159 900andR207 900and fuel con-sumption given as 6.6 litres per 100kmon aver-age.

InteriorThe Ertiga looks deceptively compact from

the outside as this LUV’s front-engined, front-wheel-drive layout allows a surprisingly gen-erous interior.Adding to the roomy feel is the high ceiling

and light beige interior (which is not my fa-vourite colour for a mom’s taxi though).Seating in the front two rows is spacious and

comfortable while the third row is definitelya bit less spacious and more suitable for chil-dren than adults on long distance trips.

Thethreeseatingrowscanbevariedandcon-figured for different needs.With all three seating rows in position, the

luggage compartment offers 135 litres of load-ing space.With the third row folded down it will give

you the conventional two seating rows and agenerous luggagecompartmentwithacapacityof 482 litre. Both the second and third seatingrowscanalsobe foldeddown to create abig car-go area with a capacity of 736 litres.A key trait is the flat loading floor, created

by folding the seating rows flat, which easesloading of long items, and the fact that the sec-ond row seat bench is split 60:40, allowing anevenmoreversatile combinationof seatingandcargo space.The GL and GLX models also boasts a very

practical hidden 22-litre storage space underthe cargo floor.In addition, the second seat row can slide

across a range of 240 mm, increasing leg roomin the process as required. The sliding functionalso eases access to the third seating row.The Ertiga also offers ample cup holders and

storage compartments, including a glove com-partment, a dashboard rack, door pockets, seatback pockets and bottle holders. The combina-tion of storage options varies between GA, GLand GLX models.

Specifications

The Ertiga model line-up comprises fivemodels - all with a 1.4 litre petrol engine -spanninga choice of three specification levels- GA, GL, and GLX - and either a five-speedmanual or a four-speed automatic gearbox.The Ertiga GL and GLXmodels feature the

comfort and practicality of extra air-condi-tioner vents in the ceiling for the passengersin the back.Themost affordable is the GAwithmanual

transmission. For a price of R159 900 one willget power-steering, aircon, ABS breaks anddouble airbags.With a price tag of R179 900 the GL manual

also has a sound system with USB port, elec-tric windows, central locking and the extraaircon vent. The GL model is also availablewith an automatic transmission at a price ofR194 900. The top of the rangeGLSmodels hasas extras 15 inch alloy wheels, satellite con-trols on the steering wheel, fog lights and animproved sound system with six speakers.The GLSmodels cost R192 900 for the manualtransmission and R207 900 for the automaticversion.

RideThe Ertiga is powered by Suzuki’s latest-

generation fuel-injected1,4-litreenginewhichhas been getting good press for performanceand fuel efficiency.It drives like a car and the fact that theErti-

ga is a bit bigger in dimensions than the Swiftdoesn’t seem to put the engine under any ex-tra pressure and it performedwell during theweek’s test drive.It is sure-footed with a smooth drive, even

when you put your foot down on the accelera-tor.Thegearboxwaseasyonthearmsmaking

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gear changing a breeze – a big plus on for driv-ing on my mom’s taxi route which is litteredwith speed humps.Itsundercarriageandsuspensionarealsode-

signed to deal calmly and collectedly with pot-holes and poor roads.

Price1.4 GA manual – R159 9001.4 GL manual – R179 9001.4 GL automatic – R194 9001.4 GLX manual – R192 9001.4 GLX automatic – R207 900

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IT’snearlytimeforAfrica’sbiggesttriathlon,theStandard Bank Ironman 70.3 South Africa,which is not only the biggest, but it is also themost popular triathlon, having been sold out inunder three months.

TheStandardBankIronman70.3SouthAfricatakes place on Sunday 25 January 2015 atOrientBeach, East London. Amongst the glittering ar-ray of the 32 professional triathlon stars, 3 000athletes will be coming from over 17 differentcountries to race in one of the biggest Ironman70.3 races in the world.All eyeswill onceagainbeondefendingcham-

pions, James Cunnama and Jodie Swallow. Thetri-couple made it a dream double win in EastLondoninJanuary2014withCunnamawinninghis first ever title in South Africa and Swallowwinning her fourth consecutive Ironman 70.3South Africa title. The pair will again look forearly season wins to add to their impressiverecords.Cunnamawillcomeupagainstthelikesof2014

runner-up, Will Clarke from Great Britain,alongwith risingSouthAfrican star, StuartMa-rais,who finished fourth in 2014.Marais recent-lywonhis first Ironman70.3 title in 2014 at Iron-man 70.3 Pescara, Italy.Clarke ran Cunnama very close in 2014 and

will be looking for the win in January. French-man,CyrilViennot,makesareturn toEastLon-donafter a year disruptedby injury.Despite hisinjury setbacks, he finished 2014 strongly byclaiming a top five finish at the IronmanWorldChampionship in Kona, Hawaii. His pedigreeand experience will make him one to watch inJanuary.Another exciting athlete in the field is former

champion, Bart Aernouts. The Belgian was the2013 champion and was in East London in 2014todefendhis titlebeforehewasstruckby illnessforcing him to withdraw on the morning of therace.The South African pair of Kyle Buckingham

andMatt Trautman cannot be discounted, bothhavingclaimedtheir first Ironmantitles in2014.

Cheetham, better known as Susie Hignett, alsoreturns toEastLondon,havingnothadthebesttime in 2014. The toughBrit iswell accustomedtothetoughStandardBankIronman70.3SouthAfrica course and local conditions, havingraced in East London in 2012 and 2013.Making her first appearance at the Standard

Bank Ironman 70.3 South Africa is Americanathlete, Sarah Piampiano. Piampiano willcomeintotheraceassomethingofanunknownquantitybutwith some impressivepodiumfin-ishes at Ironman 70.3 races in Chile and theUnitedStates, she isnot anathlete to take light-ly.Flying the flag for SouthAfrica in the profes-

sional ladies’ field areLynetteVanDerMerwe,Riana Robertson, Andrea Steyn and JeanniSeymour. It will be great to see Andrea Steynback, fit and racing well after a bike accidentkept her off the 2014 start line. Having recentlywon the Ekurhuleni 5150 African Champion-ship inNovember, shewill have confidence go-ing into the race in January. – REPORTER

Triathlon starsheaded for EC

Men’s and ladies’ winners of last year’sIronman 70.3 South Africa James Cunnamaand Jodie Swallow. PHOTO:CHRIS HITCHCOCK

Jodie Swallowwillbe aiming for an un-precedented fifthconsecutive title inEast London andwith her record willagain come into therace as the undenia-ble favourite. Swal-low will face her big-gest competitionfromLucieReedwhogave her the closestrace in her four-yeardomination whenshe finished secondin 2014. Susie

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