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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE city of Huai’an, which is thetextile capital of China, will beinvesting more than R30 millionin Komani with a blanket manu-facturing operation and renewa-

ble energy project in Queenstown IndustrialPark.

More than 200 permanent jobs will be cre-ated. The blanket operation will be relocat-ed first.During the official welcoming meeting by

the Lukhanji executive mayor NozibeleMakanda in themayor’s boardroomonMon-day, Theuns Botha, who is the chief deal-maker for the China Council for Promotionof International Trade and the Huai’anTechnological and Economic DevelopmentZone, said the capital investment for theblanket project is R5 million. The projectwill create between 30 and 50 permanentjobs.Botha was accompanied by his wife

Huey’Jin Botha, Gert Coetzee of Net Water,Hailin Deng and Chengwey Tong.“I cannot tell you to what extent it will

grow but the demand will give us the an-swer,” Botha said.He said as far as the renewable energy

project is concerned, the final capital invest-ment figure can only be given once they de-

cide on the date that the solar manufactur-ing plant will be relocated to Komani.“ The operation that goes hand in hand

with that is the solar geyser manufacturingoperation which is ready to relocate. Thecapital investment is in the region of R25 toR30 million. This will create 150 permanentjobs,” he said.He said the way in which they produce re-

newable energy is one of themost importantfactors.“We identified manufacturers in China

that can really solve the problem we have.We have made a commitment that one of theprojects which intends to relocate to Ko-mani,is a solar panel manufacturing compa-ny,” he said.Botha said they have convinced Hailin

Deng and Chengwey Tong that the Africanmarket is big enough to be their main focus.“We said let us start with South Africa.

This gives us the opportunity for Komanito be the gateway to the whole of SouthernAfrica.“Wewill firstly relocate the blanket opera-

tion. Hopefully, by the time of the elections,we will be in operation,” he said.He said they had identified a farm outside

Queenstown where the pilot project fortheir solar power manufacturing will be lo-cated.

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Queen’s College Junior school’s rugbyteam were unbeaten in all theirmatches at the Clarendon Park PrimaryRugby Festival in Port Elizabeth thatwas held last week. Some of the topschools in the province participated inthe festival. Pictured is Queen’s OyisaMagwaxaza in their game againstWestering Primary School. Turn to page11 for more photos and the results.PHOTO: WERNER HILLS

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SEWAGE, which includes humanexcrement, pooling in the streetsand flowing to theirhouses arewhatthe dwellers in the New Homes sec-tion of Nomzamo Township havehad to endure for the past five years– despite numerous appeals for thesituation to be addressed by theChris Hani District municipality.

But the municipality says thesewerage system is not broken andthat the problem is caused by resi-dents who throw objects into man-holes which cause blockages andspillages at times.WhenExpress visited the site, res-

idents said two streams of sewagerun down the sloped land creatinga pool of filth in the middle of theroad. Cars drive through the pooleveryday, resulting in the sewagerunning down to nearby houses.Those whose houses are facing

the road have resorted to buildingembankments on their doorsteps ina bid to divert the streams of sewage

from running through their frontdoors.A crust of algae is visible on the

embankments and banks of thepool.

During the day, especially afterschool, children can be seen playingin the water with some throwingstones while others collect mudfrom the dam to build mud houses.

Plots of vegetable gardens havealso died in the area, somethingwhich the affected residents blameon the septic water streams.“I started living here in 2010 and

because I am disabled I can’t workfor myself but I plant vegetables soI can feedmy family,” said SindisileNtoni whose garden is inches awayfrom the dam.“But since this dam has formed,

things have changed. The cropsshrink, change colour and eventual-ly die off,” he saidThe 63-year-old man added that

they have engaged themunicipalityand the Ward Councillor, FuzileDayimani, countless times.Concerned residents including

the ward committee’s Buzani Gcin-isa say things have been this wayfor the past five years.

“At times I am forced to weargumbootswhenwalking around theyard. It also breeds and harboursmosquitoes and frogs,” said Ntoni’sneighbour from across the road,Yekela Kulati.For the past five years the Chris

Hani District Municipality has hadone mayor while the concernedWard (Ward 18) hashad two council-lors. But residents and the wardcommittee say these officials arefully aware of the situation.“Since my installation as a Com-

munity Liaison Officer and wardcommittee member in 2011 underthe (then) Ward Councillor I havebeen at the forefront trying to re-solve the matter through the rele-vant parties. But up to date thingsare still the same even under thecurrent councillor Fuzile Dayi-mani,” said Gcinisa.Dayimani said thematter is being

investigated by the Chris Hani Dis-trict Municipality (CHDM).

Thobeka Mqamelo of CHDMpointed the finger at the communi-ty saying the sewage system is notbroken. She said in Nomzamo for-eign objects were found dumped inthe manhole.According toMqabelo the objects

found in the manhole ranged fromcar parts to clothes, stones andmany others and this causes spill-age intermittently.“We have on many occasions ap-

pealed to the community of that ar-ea to refrain from dumping any ob-jects in the manhole. Nomzamo isnot the only area experiencing suchproblems and in response CHDMCustomer Care Section has draftedan awareness programme to edu-cate communities on how to protectthe infrastructure in their areasand Nomzamo is one of the areasearmarked,” she said.Residents in the area, however

dispute the municipality’s claims.

= Kids playing near the pool ofsewage inches away from theirdoorsteps. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

Housesdrown in sewageHousesdrown in sewage

This RDP house occupant was forcedto build an embankment at his frontdoor to block the sewage fromentering the house.

PHOTO: SANELE JAMES

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WARDcouncillors of wards 22 and 23inLukhanjimunicipality held a jointimbizo meeting for the residents ofthe twowards at theMzingisi Skwey-iya Hall on Friday.

Ward 22 councillor BulelaniMgoqisaid the imbizo is part of public par-ticipation as a way of bringing gov-ernance to the people of the twowards.“As government we have to allow

communities to take part in every-thing thatwedo, and as the two coun-cillors we decided to call this imbizoto inform the people about what ishappening around them,” he said.

Mgoqi said they had invited allgovernment departments and themunicipality to do presentations.“We first looked at the needs of the

community and put our principlesand the wards’ organogram into thelist of the things that we want to bediscussed here,” Mgoqi said.He said they then called the rele-

vant departments looking into thelist of objectives theywant toachieveas the ward.“What the community raised here

are the same things we noticed dur-ing our preparations for this imbizo.People complained about the poorservice delivery and the roles of eachgovernment department,” he said.Lukhanji infrastructure portfolio

headMzukisiGwantshu said themu-nicipality has three stakeholders,which are the political leadership,the administration and the commu-nity.“In this session, we have done

enough to involve the community.People expressed their views; men-tioned the falling houses in the old lo-cation; the lack of services deliveryand the potholes and we explained tothem what the municipality is doing

about that,” he said.Gwantshu said the community al-

so mentioned the issue of illegaldumping and we explained every-thing to them because they cannotexpect the municipality to make thelaws that they are not prepared tokeep as residents.Ward 23 councillorMabhutiNdali-

so said as councillors they have toclose the gap between the govern-ment and the people.“We also have to unite in the fight

against initiate deaths because thisregion had the highest death rate ofinitiates last season.Weneed to buildrelations between the parents, initi-ates, traditional nurses and the coun-cillors,” he said.

Ward22 and 23 councillors hold imbizo at Skweyiya hall

Government department representatives attending the imbizo at Skweyiya Hallon Friday. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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QUEENSTOWN police arrested a 43-year-oldman and charged him with fraud after a com-plaint of fraud was reported at the Queenstownpolice station on Sunday.

Two Queenstown police officers quickly re-sponded to the complaint after the victim cameto the police station to report a person who

snatched her card at a local bank ATM.Following the withdrawal sms’s the police

found the man, withdrawing money from a localATM in the Queenstown central business dis-trict (CBD).

Queenstown police spokesperson lieutenantNamhla Mdleleni said on April 10, two police of-ficers quickly responded to a call after a victimreported her bank card that has been snatchedby an unknown man.

Without wasting time, the police made a fol-lowupandarrestedthesuspectwhilebusywith-drawing money from an ATM.

“The 43-year-old man snatched the card froma local bank at the Cathcart Road. He thenswiped the card at local shops before he was ar-rested at the ATM. Police confiscated an undis-closed number of stolen bank cards and R7 500from the suspect,” she said.

Mdleleni said a case of fraud has been openedand the suspect appeared at the QueenstownMagistrate Court on Tuesday

‘Card snatcher’ arrested

Two Queenstown police officers who arrested a43- year-old for fraud on Sunday, are from left,warrant officer Gcobani Maqhashalala andconstable Nomthandazo Qina. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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AN ILINGE School principal has appearedbefore the Ezibeleni Magistrate Court re-cently for allegedly beating and kicking a pu-pil inherprivate partsonMarch10 thisyear.

The Ilinge principal, whose name isknowntotheQueenstownExpressbutcannotbe named as he has not pleaded, briefly ap-peared before the court on March 30 and hiscase was postponed to April 19.

Ilinge Victim Support Centre executive di-rector Xolile Mali in a letter directed to thedepartment of education Queenstown dis-trict director Nkosinathi Godlo’s office onMarch 20, 2016, Mali urged the departmentto look into the case of the principal.

“We are highly concerned about the be-haviour of the principal as he physicallykicked a grade 12 pupil at the school,” readthe letter.

The principal declined to comment on thematter claiming it is still before court.Queenstown Express has an acknowledge-

ment letter from the Queenstown district di-rector Godlo confirming receiving the letterfrom the Ilinge Victim Support Centre, datedMarch 31 2016.

Department of education’s Dan Jonkersaid the department is aware of the incidentand the matter has been referred to the officeof the district director.

“The matter is receiving our full attention;unfortunately we cannot comment furtheron the matter,” he said.

Principal in court for abuse

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CHRIS Hani District Municipality in part-nership with Vukani FM,Protea Super-spar, Queenstown Express and Queens-town Nissan held a promotion of the ChrisHani month celebration at the Protea Su-

perspar’s parking lot on Friday.Vukani FM, presented their breakfast

show at the park giving each of the part-ners time to promote themselves.

Queenstown Ford also gave the resi-dents of Queenstown a chance to test drivetheir new range of cars.

Partnership to promote local businesses

Chris Hani executive mayor Mxolisi Koyo conducts an interview with Vukani presenters attheir outside broadcast van on Friday. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Vukani FM and Protea Superspar marketing clerk Xabisa Shenxane at the back, middle fromleft, presenter Tshidiso Sam, Vukani FM manager Xola Nozewu, presenter Patrick Msenganaand Tshepo Ratsibe. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Attending the Vukani FM breakfast show, from left, Chris Hani Youth Council member MondeJack, Chris Hani District Municipality communication officer Lonwabo Kowa, CHDM executivemayor Mxolisi Koyo, Vukani FM manager Xola Nozewu and Chris Hani Youth Councilmember Momelezi Mpemba. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE Queen’s College will celebrate its 158th An-niversary with an exciting programme whichwill take place from today, April 14 to Sunday,April 17.

The programme is as follows:Thursday, April 14:

Arrivalof the“Ridethe1965Ride”cyclistsandthe “Walk the Walk” walkers at the RecreationGround at 1pm; National Executive of the Qcobameeting at 5:30pm in the Natal Room; Queen’sCollege Soirée in the Little Theatre at 7pm -adults only. Tickets available from Mrs Chellewat the school R30 per person including cheeseand wine.Friday, April 15:

Combined reunion assembly at 8:30am in theMemorial Hall. QCJ Headmaster Richard Sec-ond and 2006 Headboy Lisle Clark delivering ad-dresses; Tea in the Queen’s Hall and Old SchoolQuad immediately thereafter; Queen’s CollegeCadet Detachment No 3 trooping the colour pa-rade on the Queen’s College Victoria RecreationGround at 11am.Friday morning / afternoon:

From 1pm onwards - various activities of asporting and cultural nature against traditionalrivals Selborne College (Squash/Chess/Debat-ing/Hockey); QCOBA Annual General Meetingat 12pm for 12:30pm – Staffroom, Old SchoolQuad.

Queen’s Barbarians rugby at 4pm on the Rec-reation Ground; QCOBA President’s banquet

scheduled at 6:30pm for 7pm in the Queen’s Jun-ior Hall.Saturday, April 16

All day sport against Selborne College (CrossCountry/Hockey/Rugby). The QC Junior Tuck-shop will operate during the morning session.The Tuckshop at the “Rec” will operate duringthe full programme involving teams at theQueen’s College Victoria Recreation Groundsand Chris Harker Astro. Light lunches will beserved for Old Boys in the Cullinan Pavilion aft-er the last morning match until 1:30pm. Rec en-trance: R10 per person and an extra R10 for agrandstand seat.

3rd XV kickoff – 12:40pm2nd XV kickoff – 1:50pmSkydiving onto the Rec just before the 1st XV

kickoff1st XV kickoff – 3:30pmPost match function hosted by the Mother

Branch of the QCOBA: Light meals available,bar, music and dancing will be in The Marqueeon the Rec.

Sunday, April 17:Foundation Day Commemoration Service

takesplaceat9:30amintheDCScottAmphithea-tre. Thereafter tea will be served in the Queen’sHall and Old School Quad.

An info centre will operate at the QCOBA Of-fice in the Old School Quad on Thursday, Fridayand Saturday. For more info call 045 839 4903 ore-mail [email protected].

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

EDUCATION is not intelli-gence, it is the acquiring ofknowledge, and the use ofthat knowledge is intelli-gence.

Those were the words ofDr Gaster Sharpley whowas the guest speaker at

the Chris Hani commemo-ration. He was addressingemployees of Lukhanji mu-nicipality and Chris HaniDistrict Municipality atthe Mzingisi SkweyiyaHall on Friday.Dr Sharpley, of the pro-

vincial department of hu-man settlements, said peo-ple say education is the keyto success, but it is ratherthe door to success.“Some people want jobs

because of the money, butI advise you not to take ajob if it is not suitable foryou. Don’t be so desperatethat you will do anythingto get a job, because youwon’t grow in that posi-

tion,” said Sharpley.He said common sense is

not common anymore.“If you received the job

by way of being elected,don’t preach and pretend tobe the voice of the poor,while exploiting the pain ofthe poor people. Shame onthose who disrespect theblood of our fellow heroes,”he said.Sharpley thanked the

civil servants who are tak-ing time to listen to com-plaints of the communities.“Please don’t be dishon-

est. Have a sense of respon-sibility. If you do not havethis, you must go and opena spaza shop because that is

where you belong. Here wewant people who work andknow the problems of thecommunities,” he said.He said workers must not

be destructors and opinionmakers.“Those who destroy are

not working. People mustnot abuse democracy andundermine the tears of thepoor,” emphasized Sharp-ley.He told the people not to

ask what Hani would havedone.“Instead be activists of

change, stop spending timeon workshops and startserving the people,” hesaid.

Sharpley: Intelligence is using your acquired knowledge

Gaster Sharpley addressing theemployees of Chris HaniDistrict Municipality andLukhanji municipality.PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

) Richman Sam: Themunicipality alwaysannounces its budget butwe never see any differ-ence. Every year roadusers complain aboutdeteriorating roads butnothing is done.There are potholes

almost everywhere intheir jurisdiction but theyonly put soil or sabhungeand it gets washed outwhen its raining and wego back to square one.The other thing theyshould work on is theLukhanji cemetery.The site is full of weed.It’s even hard to locatethe graves of our lovedones.

) Gizelle Renise Stride:The municipality shouldspend their budget onlong term solutions to theproblems the communityis faced with. For in-stance the damaged roadsto the townships. Thereare potholes which are ayear old but the munici-pality keeps puttingsabhunge to cover theholes every week. Everyweek they have to pay forthe whole process ofcovering the potholes.why can’t they put onproper concrete and coverthe road with tar once?At least that is going tolast longer than theweekly temporary cover-

ing of the road with soil.

) Bhekumzi AmthandileSongxishe: I would begrateful if the municipali-ty would take the issue ofdeteriorating infrastruc-ture seriously. The issueof potholes is the worstand I fail to understandwhy they can’t fix roadsas it becomes a barrierfor them as well as todeliver services to thepeople. The issue ofrefuse bags not beingcollected on time shouldalso be addressed. If itmeans buying extratrucks or employing morepeople, they better do sobecause now in our

communities there areheaps of garbage.

) Lonwabo Nqevu: As theold saying goes, ‘today’syouth are the leaders oftomorrow’. I think themunicipality should focuson initiatives that willcapacitate the youth withall the necessary skillsthey need in order toprosper. Proper libraries,information centres andpublic internet cafeswhere people can accessthe internet free and beable to educate them-selves with the floods ofinformation found on theinternet. Such initiativeswould also assist needy

students and graduateswho have to print CVsand assignments.

) Sizwe Hlekiso: we have ahigh rate of unemployedpeople in the country andit is said that there areno jobs. But the problemof unemployment isfuelled by the lack ofinformation amongpeople. We need WiFispots and informationcentres where the publiccan freely access theinternet and search forjobs. Students struggle tosecure bursaries – and itis not because therearen’t bursaries – needystudents just don’t know

what bursaries areavailable.

) Zanele Mfelane: Themunicipality should fixthe roads and make meansfor those without electrici-ty to get electricity so thatthey don’t end up makingillegal connections whichlater put the municipalpower supply understrain. Also in this waythey would be able toregulate electricity useeven in the informalsettlements. On the otherhand when carrying outsuch projects at least afew people will be em-ployed even though it’ll befor a short period of time.

Whatmust themunicipality spend itsmoneyon?

Gizelle Renise Stride.

LukhanjiMunicipalityrecentlyadopted itsbudget for thefinancialyear2016/2017duringacouncilmeetingheldat themunicipality’soffices.Readers toldQueenstownExpress reporter, SANELEJAMESwhat theysuggest themunicipalityneedstoworkonandfix inKomani.

Richman Sam. Lonwabo Nqevu. Sizwe Hlekiso.Bhekumzi AmthandileSongxishe. Zanele Mfelane.

QUEENSTOWNEXPRESS READERSHAVE THEIR SAY:

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Makanda said she hadmet with Botha during net-working at an internationalrenewable energy confer-ence which was held inCape Town last year.“I told him about Lukhan-

ji and the state of our facto-ries and how Chris HaniDistrict Municipality hasmanaged to put us in theirdevelopment agenda.“I also told them about the

investor conference thatwas organised by the ChrisHani district in 2013, where

we could not attract inves-tors,” she said.Makanda said Botha was

interested in the location ofLukhanji and wanted to in-vest in Komani.“They were curious to see

Komani and found that Ko-mani is like theHuia’an cityin China.“From that we arranged a

session. I told them to cometo the member’s assemblywhich was organised by theSouth African Local Gov-ernment Association (Sal-ga) and they agreed to useLukhanji as a pilot project,”

she said.Makanda said Monday’s

meeting is to welcome theChinese delegation whichvisited Komani.“We have visited the fac-

tories and they are happywith the location. We haveidentified a farm whichthey are planning to use fortheir renewable energyproject,” she said.Makanda said the Chi-

nese visitors were repre-senting the business sectorand there is also going to bea political delegation thatwill visit Komani.

China to investmillions inKomani

At the function where Lukhanji municipality welcomed a Chinese delegation are, at the back fromleft, Lukhanji chief financial officer Nomthandazo Ntshanga, budget and treasury head MzoxoloPeter, technical service head Mzukisi Gwantshu, council chief whip Sinethemba Dyantyi, Net Waterowner Gert Coetzee, Border Kei Chamber of Business (BKCB) member Mzwandile Ngondo, BKCBmember Adre Bartis, Theuns Botha and Huey’Jin Botha. In front (sitting) from left are, Lukhanjiexecutive mayor Nozibele Makanda, Hailin Deng and Chengwey Tong. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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CHRIS Hani District Municipality (CHDM)executive mayor Mxolisi Koyo presented theproposed draft budget for the district author-ity which was approved by council, duringan ordinary council meeting.

In presenting the draft budget, Koyo saidthe outcome of the draft budget process wasa non-cash deficit of R91.8 million after thecontribution to asset finance reservesamounting to R129.5 million, which will befunded from the accumulated surplus.“The municipality however managed to

raise an amount of R80 million from its re-serves to fund the expenditure that relates toCHDM’s village and office park.“The reserve has been accumulated

through the input VAT that was receivedfrom the South African Revenue Services(SARS) as a fund fromconditional grant reve-

nue,” he said.Koyo said the non-cash deficit is however

reflecting a reducing trend when comparedto the second adjustment budget.Operational revenue is anticipated to in-

crease by 9% from R816 296 696 toR891 753 700 when comparing the proposedbudget with the second adjustment budget,with the major contributing factors beingrevenue from services charges and other rev-enue from input VAT from conditionalgrants.The operational revenue also shows a 5%

decrease when compared with the originalbudget. The decrease in the original budgetwas influencedby adecrease in thewater andsanitation revenue that was taken care ofduring the second adjustment budget.The municipality has recorded a 72% in-

crease in other income revenue and a 2% de-crease in the interest revenue was taken intoaccount.

Though the municipality has shown an in-crease in revenue when compared to the pre-vious year, the increase in revenue is veryminimal when compared with expenditure.A total of 68% of the municipal operating

revenue comes from grant funding, both con-ditional and unconditional, leaving the con-tribution of themunicipality revenue at 32%.Operating expenditure showed an 8% de-

crease when compared with the second ad-justment budget from R1 315 286 826 toR1 212 442 858 and a 37% increase when com-pared with the original budget.Employee related costs is expected to in-

crease by 10%. The indigent subsidy whichis meant to cater for 3 000 additional house-holds that are targeted in the 2016/2017 finan-cial year during the indigent registrationprocess is expected to increase by 30%.CHDM had a decrease in debt impairment

which is influenced by the provisions thatwere made in the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 fi-

nancial years and the amount of outstandingdebt for the 2014/2015 financial year, takinginto account the billing for the current year.The municipality has a target to register

12 000 households during the 2016/2017 finan-cial year.The equitable share programmes alloca-

tion has decreased by 24% from R120 759 321to R91 940 000 when compared with the sec-ond adjustment budget and has increased by1% from the original budget.The capital grants have decreased by 36%

when compared with the second adjustmentbudget, from R788 224 400 to R505 672 740.The capital expenditure has decreased by

24% when compared with the second adjust-ment budget. This is a result of the unblock-ing of grants that were provided for duringthe 2015/2016 financial year by the NationalTreasury, the department of local govern-ment and traditional affairs and the depart-ment of human settlements.

ChrisHanimunicipalityapprovesdraft budget

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IF things remain as they are in the ANC,there is noway this country is going forward.This was said by the Deputy Minister of

Justice and Correctional Services, ThabangMakwetla, during a Solomon Mahlangu me-morial lectureat theThobiKula IndoorSportCentre on Wednesday.“There is something that is undermining.

It has neverhappened in theANC that peopledoubted who is right or wrong – we alwaysstayed on the moral high ground,” he said.Makwetla said if they don’t stand and de-

fend theirmoralhighground,SouthAfricanswill not stay in the ANC that cares for itself.“We have got to keep the moral high

ground. The most important thing is to re-solve the people’s problems and forget aboutyour own problems. It is important that inthe ANCwe are to live in the tradition of theANC; we have to respect other comrades,”emphasised Makwetla.He said people don’t have to be philoso-

phers in order to respect other people.“You can’t deal with other comrades in an

aggressive way. The propaganda said aboutthe ANC must not mislead our people, Solo-monMahlangu’s legacy will always be an in-spiration tous; itmust always remindus thatwe arehere to serve.Wemust remember thatthe blood ofChrisHani fell because ofmeand

you,” he said.Makwetla said there aremanyproblems in

theANC.MahlanguandChrisHaniwould beashamed ofwhat they fought for if they couldwakeupand findusbusywith the things thatwe are joining the ANC for.He said comrades prioritise their own

needs and don’t care about their comrades.“Some even kill other comrades just to ad-

vance their own needs. We need to do soulsearching, because we are not always togeth-er in our agendas,” he said.Makwetla said criticism and self-criticism

used to be done in the ANC but now it is nolonger happening.“You can’t self-criticise because if you

point out your own weaknesses, you com-rades will use them against you. As long aswe are not here for the common good and theinterest of the community, we are lettingdown thepeoplewho sacrificed their lives forthis country,” he said.Makwetla said theANCcannot go the right

way if branchmeetings arenot called to plan.Instead, planning is done in factions and, ac-cording toMakwetla, ANCmembers come tothe meetings with their own agendas.“The problem with that is, if we do not

think togetheranddiscuss thingswecannev-er discipline or criticise one another. Meet-ings must be at the branch not outside thebranch. The hanging of Solomon Mahlangu

is meant to help us to be better ANC mem-bers,” Makwetla said.He said if meetings are not held in a way

that allow criticism, poor performance willbe the outcome.Makwetla said Mahlangu is remembered

as a young South African student that stoodtall and faced his capturers without flinch-ing.“Wehave beenwitness to a very important

thing in South Africa last year we saw stu-dents rising across the country demandingfree education. They had the privilege tomeet with leaders.Solomon Mahlangu, however, lived in a

time when children had no right to establishSRC’s and did not have any platform to raisetheir issues,” he said.Makwetla said in 1976, when children pro-

testedagainst theuse ofAfrikaans, theywerekilled.“When we see these ‘fees must fall’ stu-

dents as militants, their militancy fadeswhen compared to that of Solomon Mahlan-gu’s days.According toMakwetla,manyof thosewho

participated in the feesmust fall protest don’teven know that it is 70 years since the hang-ing of Solomon Mahlangu.“For the first time in the history of South

Africa, black people with guns shot at whitepeople. There has never been a time when a

black man had a gun in his hand and shot atwhitemenin thehistoryofSouthAfricauntilSolomon Mahlangu, Mondi Motloung andGeorge Mahlangu.“His family received thehonour of bravery

from the president of the country, PresidentJacob Zuma,” he said.He said when Mahlangu was hanged the

wholeworldwas shocked because hewas theyoungest ever prisoner to be hanged in thePretoria Maximum Prison.“His torturewaswidely publicised and the

apartheid regime could not understand whya young man could not bow down or submitto them and if they had let him free thatwould have set a wrong precedent,” he said.Makwetla said Mahlangu lived out his

name ‘Kalushi’ whichmeans traditional sur-geon – as he made boys become men.“It is not true to say there are no examples

of heroism and South Africans who made asacrifice during the apartheid regime. Wecan be cowards and focus on our things butwe can’t say there is no example,” he said.He saidMahlangu sacrificed his life to free

the people of this country.“People join the ANC today with the hope

of gaining something and if people are doingthat they are not doing what Solomon Mahl-angu wanted. We need to find a way on howto make those who want to help themselvesrather help others,” he said.

DeputyministerMakwetla: ‘TheANCmust keepmoral high ground’ANC members singing during the Solomon Mahlangumemorial lecture. PHOTOS:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Chris Hani District Municipality executive mayor,Mxolisi Koyo, and Deputy Minister of Justice andCorrectional Services, Thabang Makwetla, singingduring the Solomon Mahlangu memorial lecture atThobi Kula Indoor Sport Centre last week.


SANELE JAMES

THE recurring malfunctioning of traffic lightsin the Komani (former Queenstown) CBD hascaused an outcry among commuters, drivers,pedestrians and cyclists.

According to concerned parties the trafficlights at the intersection of Robinson Road andVictoria Road, Komani Street and VictoriaRoad, and the intersection of Cadrewood Streetand Robinson Road have been dysfunctionalfor the past two months.Roaduserscomplain that this isan inconven-

ience and a dangerous situation which has re-sulted in near crashes and traffic jams.Motorists described the sequencing of the

traffic lights as having a faster red (stop) signalon the side of Cadrewood Street and RobinsonRoad,while the sideonRobinsonRoadandVic-toria Road always experiences a flashing red

(stop) signal.“Therehavebeennear crasheshere especial-

ly on pay days. Motorists have now resorted tofour-waystoprules insomeof these spots,” saidMzoxolo Yekani, a local taxi driver.The 38-year-old said the local traffic officers

should consider such circumstances before is-suing them with hefty fines.“There are situations where you are forced

to cross solid lines ormake u-turns in prohibit-ed areas because some vehicle jack-knifed as aresult of traffic jams caused by these trafficlights.”At the intersection ofKomani Street andVic-

toria Road near the Nonesi Shopping Mall, thetraffic lights have been completely off for thepast few weeks.Shoppersat themall saytheyhavehadto find

alternative routes to ensure their safety. “Itdoesn’tmatterwhether you are a pedestrian ormotorist, but due to these traffic jams anything

can happen. Jaywalking is at its highest pointhere and motorists are always driving fast. Itis better to go around and look for the routeswith functioning traffic lights,” said Anna Iq-bal.Pedestrians also say they cross the road in

the affected areas regardless of what the trafficlights say, as long as it is safe for them.“The traffic lights will say both cars and pe-

destrians have the right of way.What does onedo in such a situation?” asked Zintle Bonkwa-na.

“It is often said that taxi drivers abuse fellowroad users and the faulty traffic lights hereseem to fuel the behaviour. The worst part isthat these areas are close to taxi ranks,” shesaid.A delivery motorcyclist of a pizza franchise,

who asked not to be named, also voiced his dis-contentment over the increasing number ofmalfunctioning traffic lights in the CBD.

“Motorcyclists are already undermined byother road users, especially motorists. Thesefaulty robots have given them something toblame their road rage on.“Motorists will drive through a red light

while you are already inside the intersectionbecause they know that chances of them beinginjured are slim should a collision occur,” saidthe motorcyclist.Spokesperson of the Lukhanji Municipality,

Gcobani Msindwana, said, “We have a supplychain policy and processes that we need to fol-low as per National Treasury regulations.Therefore it takes time to receive goods andprocure new parts, but repairs are imminentbynextweek.We apologise to the public for theinconvenience caused”.Msindwana said they were in the process of

proposing for a fourth traffic circle in town inorder to avoid future traffic jams which are of-ten a result of faulty traffic lights.

Faulty traffic lights irk roadusers

A State-owned vehicle runs a forever red traffic light at the intersection of Victoria Road andRobinson Road while there is another car in the middle of the intersection. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES No signal coming from the Komani Street and Victoria Road traffic light. FOTO: SANELE JAMES

SANELE JAMES

NOKWANDA Primary School in EzibeleniTownship, were on Tuesday the grateful re-cipients of the 30th mobile school libraryand the first in Queenstown from theAVBOB Foundation.

Under the foundation the company hashanded over 30 libraries across the country.Since its establishment the school never

had a library of its own.Meanwhile literacyat South African schools remains a concernand it is said that only 8% of public schoolsin South Africa have functional libraries.According to Queenstown AVBOB AreaManager, Fundi Ceza, their goal is to bridge

the literacy gap between private and publicschools, particularly the disadvantagedones.“It is often preached that education is the

key to success but with education comes in-formation. One needs to read, learn and ac-quire information then that person is edu-cated but with children from the disadvan-taged schools that is a dream because theylack such facilities.We want to make sure that our communi-

ties get services at their doorsteps. In someareas pupils have to walk long distances onunsafe neighbourhoods to access public li-braries so wewant to put a stop to that; chil-dren can’t prosper on unconducive environ-ments”, she argued.

Ceza further said gesturewas awayof giv-ing back to the community and to encouragea reading and knowledgeable nation.The library came with 2500 books, tables

and chairs readily arranged in a mannerthat enables fluent movement and accessi-bility of books.Nokwanda Primary boasts with 601 pu-

pils whom the Principal, Funeko Rozani,said come from disadvantaged familieswith a majority dependent on social grants.The jubilant principal expressed her grati-tude,

“We are thankful to everyone behind theinitiative. It is always good to see business-es investing in the future of the countrythrough education”.

She continued: “This library will surelyassist in honing our pupils’ reading, re-searching and sourcing of informationskills. Also, not all learners have the abilityto instantaneously grasp information whenthe teacher is talking so the books we re-ceived with the library will enable learnersto do what we call ‘self discovery’, discover-ing precious information on their own thusinstilling a mentality of independency,”said the school’s principal.Scores of community members came to

witness the handover. Among the dignita-ries who attended were AVBOB manage-ment, Lukhanji municipality delegates, of-ficials from the Chris Hani District Depart-ment of Education.

Ezibeleni school receivesmobile school library

From left to right is Funeka Rozani Principal of Nokwanda Primary School and Fri RadamanCEO Avbob Mutual Assurance. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

From left is: Siphokazi Konono (Area Manager Funeral Services), Ellain Gogo (ProvincialManager), Lindela Mphoziswa (Area Manager East London), Fundiswa Ceza (Area ManagerQueenstown) and Goodman Nonkulu (Area Manager Umtata). PHOTO: SUPPLIED

7School NewsApril 14, 2016

Queenstown Express

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

EMPUMELELWENI Primary School in Whit-tlesea recently received R299 957 for sportingequipment and the erection of a combinedsoccer and rugby field at the school from theNational Lottery Fund.

Empumelelweni Primary School principalJoseph Leisa said the equipment will help theschool in developing young pupils in sport.

“The school has achieved a lot in sportingactivities. We represented the province at theMcDonalds national tournament in 2013 andparticipated in the province under 13 tourna-ment,” he said.

Leisa said the erection of the sport fieldswill help the school and the community to

start practising rugby.“We did not have a field that is suitable for

rugby. With this new field we will be able tohelp the pupils and develop the communityas well,” he said.

He said he hopes the enrolment at theschool will increase because of the equipmentand the facilities they now have.

Leisa thanked the National Lottery fortheir support.

Among the items received by the school areathletics vests and shorts, drum majorettes’drums, goalkeepers’ gloves, netball balls, net-ball poles, Sanchez trumpets, a set of netballbibs, soccer balls, soccer nets, starting blocks,stop watches, volleyball balls, water bottlecarriers, water bottles and whistles.

EmpumelelweniPrimarySchoolreceive sportingequipment

Empumelelweni PrimarySchool received sportingequipment from theNational Lottery recently.PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Maria Louw Interact Club has soup kitchen

Maria Louw High School pupils had a soup kitchen to help feed the people of Inkwancainformal settlement on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Maria Louw High School Interact Club serving the little children of Inkwanca informalsettlement during their soup kitchen on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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THE much anticipated Boxer Youth Leader-shipProgramme2016 got underwayat the endof March.

Scholars between the ages of 16 and 18 fromaround South Africa and Swaziland madetheirway through toDurban,KwaZulu-Natal,where an adventure awaited them.

Thiswasanallexpensespaid trip, includingfive nights’ accommodation, meals and bever-ages and tons of activities, all of which wassponsored by Boxer.

EachyearBoxer offers anumber of scholarsthe opportunity to experience new things, ex-pand their knowledge, express their opinionswithin a controlled and safe environment, aswell as explore new places, which may haveseemed unattainable prior to this youth initia-tive. Youngsters from across the country andbeyondhavebecomeveryawareof thepositive

impact attending such an initiative has on anindividual’s life.

This is one of the main reasons so manyscholars enter to be part of the Boxer YouthLeadership Programme.

Scholars were requested to submit a 500-

wordessayaboutwhichsingerormusicgroupinspires them and why.

Each essay received was read and judged ona strict criterion and ultimately the top essaysare selected.

Lawrence Lwanga, from Queenstown in the

EasternCapewas one of the lucky learners se-lected to attend the 2014 Boxer Youth Leader-ship Programme.

He said that attending that camp changedhis life and had allowed him to dream big andbelieve that he could achieve anything he sethis mind to.

Today, Lawrence is a student at the NelsonMandela Metropolitan University, studyingtowards a Law degree.

“We were so proud to invite Lawrence backto the Boxer Youth Leadership Programme2016 to share his inspirational story with thisyear’s learners. Boxer aims to empower theyouth of today. Sometimes kids need to be re-minded that they have the ability to achievetheir dreams despite the challenges they mayface and through The Boxer Youth LeadershipProgramme, this is exactly what we achieveyearonyear,”saidBoxer’sPublicRelationsOf-ficer, Prenella Ragavan.

Boxer youth empowered and ready for 2016

Each year Boxer offers a number of scholars the opportunity to experience new things andexpand their knowledge. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

SANELE JAMES

KOMANI’S roadrunner, Nelisa Mtandeki, hasput her school and town on the map, says herteacher Noluthando Jaxa.

The 19-year-old high school girl of InkwancaPublic High School participated in and tri-umphed at district interschool athletics andwent on to represent the Eastern Cape Prov-ince in Bloemfontein where she finished infifth position.

In the district and provincial races held inCradock and East London respectively, Mtan-deki finished in the first position.

Mtandeki is a specialist in 1500m, 3000m and800m distances.

The Khayelitsha Township-born athlete washowever tested in Cradock and compelled tocompete in a 5000m race for the first timewhich she conquered with no hassle in 19 min-

utes.In Bloemfontein where she represented the

entireEasternCapeProvince in theGirlsU/19National Secondary’s Championship Mtan-deki recorded a time of 21:06:27, falling behindher previous record - something which sheclaimed was the result of the environment.

“As I progressed through the stages thepressure kept mounting and in some partswhere the races were held temperatures wereextremely high, so somehow it affected myperformance, but again I can say the pressurefromcheeringspectatorswasalsooverwhelm-ing to someone like me from the township,”said Mtandeki.

As she is doing Grade 12 this year, she saidshe plans to pursue a career in Sport Manage-ment.

Sports Master at Inkwanca Public HighSchool, Sonwabo Yawa, described Mtandekias the pride of Queenstown.

=Komani's heroine, Nelisa Mtandeki, in herschool uniform. PHOTOS:SANELE JAMES

RoadrunnerNelisa is theprideofKomani

; Nelisa flying the flag in Bloemfontein in theGirls U/19 National Secondary’s Championship.PHOTO:SUPPLIED


TEMBILE SGQOLANA

PROTEA Superspar donated groceries andtoiletries to Phumelela Special Care Centre ofEzibeleni recently.

This initiative was a result of the shop’s

campaign to collect groceries and toiletriesfor the special care centre.Protea Superspar marketing clerk Xabisa

Shenxane said they had a trolley in the storewhere people could drop off items.“Also staff and management wore blue

jeans and white tops on Saturdays as part of

this initiative. On April 6, store managerJohn Atkins, floor manager Bruce Burmeis-ter and the staff handed the groceries and thetoiletries to the school,” she said.She said it was a fun-filled day, as the chil-

dren had prepared music and dance items.“We are thankful to everyone who helped

to make the campaign a success,” she said.Phumelela Special Care Centre manager

Nobuntu Gulwa thanked Protea Super Sparfor the donation.“The donation helped us a lot, because we

have a huge number of children now since weopened the foundation phase,” she said.

ProteaSuperspardonates food to special care centre

LEFT: Protea Superspar member donated groceries to Phumelela Special Care Centre. From left are administration clerk Andiswa Zilimbola, store manager John Atkins, Phumelela Special Care Centremanager Nobuntu Gulwa, floor manager Bruce Burmeister, marketing clerk Xabisa Shenxane and Andiswa Sakawula. RIGHT: Pupils at Phumelela Special School celebrating the groceries they receivedfrom Protea Superspar. PHOTOS:SUPPLIED

NCEBA DLADLA

THE Eastern Cape Diocese of the AfricanCatholicChurch (ACC)madehistoryduringthenationalClergySynodheld at StThomasParish in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, fromThursday, April 7 to Sunday, April 10.

“Most important about this 2016 Provin-cial Clergy Synod attended by all seven Dio-ceses of the African Catholic Church fromacross the country was the official openingof St Thomas Parish as the Cathedral,” saidACCMetropolitanArchbishopOJMothopa.Mothopa is the fifth Archbishop of the 108

year-old ACC which was celebrating itseighth Clergy Synod after 100 years of exis-tence.The Cathedral, explained His Lordship,

“Is the Church where important services ofall the structures in the diocese are beingheld, under the guidance and leadership ofthe Consecrated Diocesan Bishop and hisChapter. These would include ordaining ofpriests, confirmations and retreats, to men-tion but few.”All important records of the diocese are

kept in the Cathedral, according to Arch-bishopMothopawho added that he believedSt Thomas Parish was the right choice forthe cathedral as the parish that carried themost important history of the ACC in theEastern Cape.“This was a very successful Clergy Synod

in that as expected,wemanage to deliberatethoroughly on the issues affecting thechurch and clergy as well,” said hostingBishop Sonwabo Hoyi who said about 90%of the ACCPriests were present and had en-gaged in discussions thatwere aimedat tak-ing their church forward.“The clergy synod is aimed at priests en-

couraging and giving one another supportin these challenging times. As called byGod, Priests meet annually to discuss is-sues of mutual interest as well as plans tomove the church forward,” said BishopHoyi.“We come back most refreshed and revi-

talised after the clergy synod. Issues we dis-cussed were very pertinent. We can only goforward as a church,” said ACC EasternCape Archdeacon Mzukisi Meleni ofQueenstown.

ACCArchdeacon speaks about the clergy synod

Attending the Clergy Synod in Port Elizabeth were Queenstown’s Archdeacon Mzukisi Meleni(left) and Reverend Canon Mzimkhulu Zazi (right). With them is Gauteng’s Reverend SiphoVumendlini (in the middle). PHOTO: NCEBA DLADLA

PholaParkresidentsreceivedonation

The Seventh Day AdventistChurch donated clothes andcooked food to the people ofPhola Park location recently.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Ford has, however, recently launched itsnew-look Everest which has had a comprehen-sive revamp inside and out. And the Everestis a 4x4 which you can really climb mountainswith – should you wish to, in style.

It offers the practicality that one would getfrom its Ranger bakkie origins, enough seatsfor seven grown-ups – yes grown-ups - and thecomforts of Ford’s latest smart technology.

While being built on the platform of its bak-kie brother, the Everest has been adapted tosuch an extent that one hardly notices its bak-kie origins – both in looks and drive.

To make you feel that you are not driving abakkie, the Everest has its own rear suspen-sion and off-road setup.

The model range in South Africa offers oneengine and one gearbox (6-speed automatic)with two spec levels – the XLT and the top-specLimited. Both are 4x4’s.

The 3.2-litre five-cylinder turbodiesel fromtheRanger isused,but ithasreceivedsomeeffi-ciency upgrades.

Its price could however present a big moun-tain to climb.TheEverest,whosemain compet-itor is the newly upgraded Toyota Fortuner, ispriced at R593 900 for the XLT (the model testdriven) and R646 900 for the Limited.

The new Toyota Fortuner’s 4x4 models arepriced between R571 400 and R633 400.

ExteriorThe Everest is based on the chassis of the

Ranger bakkie. It is a big vehicle and high andif it weren’t for the running boards on the side,the women who so like the high seating posi-

tion of these high riding vehicles would havehadadifficult timeof getting elegantly into andout of that seating position.

The new look is a total revamp and looksmuch better than its boxy, bulky predecessor.

InteriorThe Everest’s biggest selling point must be

the fact that it is a full seven-seater for adults.Twoaveraged sizedadultswill have enough legand headroom in the backrow.

Apart from the luxury of space, the Everestalso has leather seats and high comfort levelsin a stylish package.

It is oneof themost technologicallyadvancedSUVs on the market.

The dashboard is dominated by the modern-looking Ford Sync 2 infotainment system withtouchscreen.Comfort features include controls

on the steering wheel for the audio/infotain-ment system.

Sync2 recognises voice commands to controlthecar’s entertainmentsystem,climatecontroland connected mobile devices. It also boasts aneight-inch touchscreen which is quite easy tonavigate – even by those, such as me, who aretechnologically challenged and leave it up toour children to connect the phones, etc.

The interior is cleverly designed for practi-cality (and keeping all 7 occupants happy) withmore than 30 stowage spaces, multiple poweroutlets.

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In the high-spec Everest Limited, the third-row seats feature a power-fold function, a pow-

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Active Park Assist on the Everest Limitedenables drivers to parallel park hands-free, re-quiringonlyaccelerating, shiftingandbrakingfrom the driver.

Also fittedare twoUSBports, anSDcard slotand Aux input plus a total of four 12V sockets.

Exterior enhancements on the Limited mod-el include 20-inch alloy wheels, high intensitydischarge (HID) headlamps and LED daytimerunning lights.

RideBothmodels arepoweredby the latest-gener-

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Yes, it is big and bulky and it will never han-dle quite like a car, (as more compact SUV’sdo) but Ford has done a lot to remove the bak-kie feel from the Everest.

Its suspension is one example of this – andone could feel that on the speed humps on mydaily commute. It definitely deals better withthose than a bakkie does. On the open road isdoesn’t feel floaty or sluggish at all.

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The Ford Everest’s new look is a total revamp and looks much better than its boxy and bulkypredecessor. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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THETyronmilasFitnessAerobicsClubwasoffi-cially launched at the Queens Casino on Satur-day,making it the firstaerobicsclub inKomani.

In an interview with Queenstown Express

about the launch, Bongani Nofukuka said theclub was formed after they noticed that there isno aerobics team in Komani.“In the events we attended as the Queens Fit-

ness Centre, we noticed that there are aerobicsclubs in other areas and thatwe are the only ar-ea that had an aerobics team coming from the

fitness centre,” he said.He said they decided to participate in other

events under the name of the club.“We as the club performed in Aliwal North

and other areas around the Eastern Cape, butat that timeourclubwasnotyet launched,” saidNofukuka.

He said now they have officially launched theclubandinviteall those interested in joining theclub to go toQueensFitnessCentre and registerthere.“Wearepractising at theQueensFitnessCen-

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QUEEN’S College Junior School’s rugbyteam were unbeaten in all their matches atthe Clarendon Park Primary Rugby Festivalfor under 11’s in Port Elizabeth.

The festival was held last week fromThursday to Saturday.Someof the top schools in theprovincepar-

ticipated in the festival. These include, Lily-fontein, Westering, Summerwood, Muir,Herbert Hurd and Union.

The Queen’s Junior team results are:. QCJ beats Westering Primary 36 – 0. QCJ beats Hurbert Hurd Primary 43 – 0. QCJ beats Summerwood Primary 22 – 0. QCJ beats Clarendon Park 34 – 5

Queen’s Juniorshine at under11 rugby festival

Queen’s College’s Turshaan Hare in action intheir game against Westering Primary.

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QUEENSTOWN Boys’ Boxing Club (QBBC)held a boxing tournament at the Thobi KulaIndoor Sport Centre to celebrate 82 years ofexistence on Saturday.QBBC was formed on March 13, 1934, mak-

ing it Mlungisi oldest boxing club.During the celebrations of this milestone,

QBBC manager Mabhuti Mapeyi said thetournament was aimed at bringing back oldmemories of local boxing.“The tournament was also dedicated to all

the veterans of QBBC and, more especially,the founders of the club and to the late boxinglegends, Alester Mahashe, Tata Bhaduza andVictor Buhlani and other boxers who playeda huge role in the history of QBBC,” he said.Mapeyi said they wanted to thank those

who made Queenstown a respected townwhen it comes to boxing.Boxers from East London, Grahamstown

andall theboxing clubs in theChrisHaniDis-trict Municipality participated.TheEasternCapeAmateurBoxingOrgani-

sation (ECABO) was represented at the tour-nament by its provincial treasurer SonwaboNoqhala.

East London was crowned winner of thetournament,with six goldmedals, followedbyGrahamstown with five gold medals.QBBC was in third place with three gold

medals, with Xhalanga Boxing club andWhit-tlesea Boxing Club taking position four andfive with two and one gold medals respective-ly.Thebest boxer of the tournament in the sen-

ior divisionwas SiyakholwaKhuse fromEastLondon, who is also the national youth cham-pion, while QBBC’s Sinawo Sam was namedthe junior best boxer of the tournament.Mapeyi said the tournament was one of the

best boxing tournaments Queenstown has ev-er had.“All the pugilists were ready for the tourna-

ment and showed their skills when theyfought against experienced boxers from EastLondon,” he said.“As the club we would like to thank the de-

partment of sport, recreation, arts and culturesenior manager Peter Mbebe who gave theclubs a word of encouragement,” he said.He also thanked Phumelele Hlathi of the

Eastern Cape Sport Council, Cebisa Sixabaand Xolisa Frans whomotivated the pugilistsbefore the matches.

Queenstown Boys’ BoxingClub celebrates 82 years with tournamentSiyakholwa Khuse avoids a punch from a Graham-stown boxer (in blue) during their bout as part of theQBBC tournament that was held in the Thobi KulaIndoor Sport Centre in Queenstown to celebrate theclubs 82nd anniversary. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

KOMANI teams playing in the South AfricanFootball Association (Safa) Stream C SABleaguebothrecordedwins in theirmatchesoverthe weekend.

Valgas Football Club produced a convincingperformance to beat Seven Stars 4-2 in the Ko-mani derby on Saturday.In another game on Saturday, All Star XI se-

cured their third win of the season, when theybeat MK Academy in the Sada Stadium.While All Star managed to move away from

the relegation zone, Valgas are a step closer totaking this season’s league title.All Star coach Ringo Klaas said the team has

managed to deal with pressure whichwas caus-ing them to lose their games. “It is always diffi-cult to play home games as you have the pres-sure of satisfying your fans, but in away gameswe are playing very well,” said Klaas.

He said his main focus this season is to getaway from the relegation zone, and finish in thetop four teams on the log.In other games, Amathole thrashed strug-

glingMadrid 7-0, while UtandoHoly Kings beatRoman Callies 2-1.Amathole and Valgas still have amathemati-

cal chance towin the log, as they are in positiontwo and three respectively with 16 points each.Holy Kings are occupying position one with

20 points, while Mk Academy and All Star XI,who share 11 points each, are in position fourand five respectively.Seven Stars are in position six with eight

points, with Roman Callies occupying the sec-ond last position with seven points.The struggling Madrid team is in position

eight with only one point on the board.

Wins forKomani teams inSAB league

All Star XI soccer team won their third games ina row when they played Amathole FC inWhittlesea on Saturday. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

12 SPORT QUEENSTOWN EXPRESS | THURSDAY 14 APRIL 2016

Queenstown Express 14 April 2016

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