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Sincephetelo<br />

Your quarterly SMVA Fund Magazine<br />

FEBRUARY 2017<br />

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PUBLISHER<br />

Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle<br />

Accidents Fund<br />

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EDITOR<br />

Makhos’elangeni Magongo<br />

CREATIVE DESIGNER<br />

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without the prior written consent of<br />

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Contents<br />

FEBRUARY ‘17<br />

King Mswati III foreword<br />

Birds win Ingwenyama Cup again<br />

Atikweshe Emgwacweni<br />

MVA / RAF cross border joint operations<br />

MVA moves to new head office<br />

Changing livelihoods through CSI<br />

Sigwe fishermen<br />

Traffic and romance<br />

Young Buffaloes poster<br />

MVA claim cycle<br />

Mbabane Swallows poster<br />

99 Questions with Nosmilo<br />

Saving lives through responsible driving<br />

Diabetes and driving<br />

‘PJ’ gets her Masters Degree<br />

Social media and romance<br />

Ingwenyama Cup culture pictorial<br />

Farewell President Obama<br />

PRO’s speak MVA, road safety<br />

Prince Hlangebeza on Cup Finals<br />

Humour<br />

Sifinyeto sa MVA<br />

Lutsango Ebuhleni pictorial<br />

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Your straying beasts<br />

can claim innocent lives,<br />

Plus cost you a fortune<br />

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FOREWORD BY HIS MAJESTY KING MSWATI III<br />

I<br />

am very much delighted<br />

to note that the SMVAF<br />

Cup continues, even in the<br />

second edition to attract<br />

such a huge following as<br />

throngs of football followers<br />

converge at the stadiums to<br />

watch both the soccer and<br />

cultural dance competitions.<br />

This year’s competitions stretched<br />

their commencement way back<br />

to the regions thus significantly<br />

increasing team participation in the<br />

competition at grassroots levels. That<br />

gesture responds and fits squarely<br />

to fundamental purpose of the<br />

Sincephetelo SMVA Fund to reach<br />

out to the the populace as far wide as<br />

possible.<br />

Without an ounce of doubt, football<br />

in this regard has been a reliable and<br />

huge vehicle that has assisted the<br />

sponsor to cultivate awareness of<br />

their existence to the public and also<br />

sensitize them on their operations and<br />

road safety measures.<br />

King Mswati III poses with SMVAF Board Members, Management and Staff<br />

MEDIA<br />

ATTITUDE<br />

DECADE OF ACTION<br />

The media has also played a pivotal<br />

role is creating awareness by<br />

their never wide coverage of the<br />

competitions in all the corners of the<br />

country where the games have been<br />

staged.<br />

The novelty of the idea of integrating<br />

culture with football continues to be<br />

a magnet that does not only entwines<br />

the two but also attracts spectatorship<br />

from all walks of life.<br />

Never in the history of sports and<br />

culture has so much unity and<br />

sportsmanship been realised in just a<br />

short space of time.<br />

The enthusiasm to participate and<br />

show case cultural skills is evident for<br />

all to see and spans across youth to the<br />

adult participants.<br />

There is acute need to nurture and<br />

grow such competitions in culture not<br />

only to unearth cultural prowess but<br />

mostly to draw the attention of the<br />

nation to the very axis of their culture,<br />

custom and tradition... the uniqueness<br />

of the our people through culture<br />

is conspicuously projected through<br />

this tournament and it will not shock<br />

anyone if they begin to widen the pool<br />

of tourists solely flooding the country<br />

to watch Ingwenyama Cup Cultural<br />

Competitions.<br />

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The Sincephetelo MVA Fund has<br />

architectured a broad way through<br />

which they continue to explore and<br />

pursue efficient means of effective<br />

information dissemination and brand<br />

visibility.<br />

This is a rich and fertile forum which<br />

other likely minded stakeholders to<br />

SMVA Fund should vigorously use<br />

to drive the gospel of road safety so<br />

that the carnage on our roads can be<br />

immensely reduced.<br />

Never before has the mind and attitude<br />

of the populace been drawn so close<br />

as to comprehend the importance<br />

of using the road safely way beyond<br />

attending football games and cultural<br />

competitions.<br />

A healthy number of our youth has<br />

also been drawn from the streets and<br />

from such dangers such as abusing<br />

drugs, into the sporting fields both as<br />

participants and fanatics.<br />

The tournaments have beautifully<br />

and meaningfully blended football<br />

and culture and presented attractive<br />

traditional and sporting structures.<br />

I am confident that we are treading<br />

on the right path in confronting road<br />

accidents as per our commitment<br />

as a signatory to the World Health<br />

Organisation (WHO)’s decade of action<br />

for Road Safety 2011-2020 to reduce<br />

accidents by 50 percent.<br />

“Never in the history of sports and culture has so<br />

much unity and sportsmanship been realised in<br />

just a short space of time.<br />

Since the inaugural Ingwenyama<br />

Cup, vast ground has been covered<br />

in terms of awareness, publicity and<br />

education on road safety matters and<br />

the fundamentals or basic reasons for<br />

the establishment of the Sincephetelo<br />

MVA Fund.<br />

Other than compensating road<br />

accident victims, the Fund has<br />

embarked on gigantic strides to<br />

respond to a social responsibility<br />

mandate by bringing safety to the<br />

people.<br />

Most of all through this initiative, the<br />

future of sports and culture have been<br />

designed anew and the horizons are<br />

beckoning and creating more room for<br />

improvement.<br />

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His Majesty King Mswati III kicks off to<br />

mark the start of the Ingwenyama Cup<br />

Finals at Somhlolo National Stadium.<br />

after the Ingwenyama Cup Finals.<br />

GRATITUDE<br />

Once again may we express our boundless<br />

gratitude to the administration of football and the<br />

cultural committees that perpetually display an<br />

acute administration of all the tournaments up to<br />

this far.<br />

“I am confident that we are treading<br />

on the right path in confronting road<br />

accidents”<br />

There is no reason to doubt that their endeavour<br />

to grow not only this competition, the sport in the<br />

Kingdom is taking a new positive form by leaps<br />

and bounds.<br />

It would be in this atmosphere that we shall<br />

continue to implore these assigned bodies to<br />

dispose their duties in utmost commitment and<br />

unquestionable transparency for the benefit<br />

of the entire nation throughout this auspicious<br />

undertaking.<br />

“This is a rich and fertile<br />

forum which other likely<br />

minded stakeholders<br />

to SMVA Fund should<br />

vigorously use to drive<br />

the gospel of road safety<br />

so that the carnage on our<br />

roads can be immensely<br />

reduced.”<br />

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‘BIRDS’ LIFT INGWEN<br />

..All-conquering Mbabane Swallows beat a hard fighting Young Buffaloes<br />

Cup for the second successive season before over 12 000 fans at Somhlolo<br />

NEWS<br />

Even before the curtain<br />

falls down on the 2016/17<br />

season, all conquering<br />

Mbabane Swallows<br />

are Treble Kings after<br />

majestically defending the<br />

Ingwenyama Cup by beating Young<br />

Buffaloes on February 5 at Somhlolo<br />

National Stadium.<br />

His Majesty King Mswati III,<br />

Emakhosikati, the Prime Minister,<br />

Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini, Cabinet<br />

and Members of Parliament joined a<br />

12 000 strong crowd at the country’s<br />

soccer mecca on a scorching day to<br />

see unstoppable Mbabane Swallows<br />

not only clinch the Ingwenyama<br />

Cup for the second successive time<br />

but added another feather in their<br />

cap by completing a Treble with<br />

one tournament still to play – the<br />

SwaziBank Cup.<br />

Having won a remarkable quartet<br />

just last season, the red and white<br />

glamour giants have already defended<br />

the Castle Premier Challenge, clinched<br />

the ultimate prize, the MTN league<br />

with six games remaining and now,<br />

the Ingwenyama Cup taking home<br />

a princely E1.2 million first prize<br />

cheque.<br />

It was a glancing header by goal-a-game striker,<br />

Sabelo ‘Sikhali’ Ndzinisa in the 27th minute who<br />

finished off a ball crossed back by Njabulo ‘D4D’<br />

Ndlovu after a deceptive free kick by Tony ‘TT’<br />

Tsabedze drew Buffaloes goalkeeper Nhlanhla<br />

Gwebu off his line.<br />

The ‘Birds’ held on for dear life to clinch the<br />

richest tournament in the land while adding<br />

their seventh-trophy in two seasons in their<br />

bursting at seams trophy cabinet.<br />

The final itself, though not pleasing in the eyes,<br />

saw Swallows dominate early exchanges with<br />

Buffaloes goalkeeper Nhlanhla Gwebu pulling<br />

off a one hand save to deny Banele ‘Pupu’<br />

Sikhondze while Swallows goalkeeper, Sandile<br />

‘Nkomishi’ Ginindza also pulled off an equally<br />

acrobatic save from a Phiwa Dlamini shot in a<br />

one-on-one situation.<br />

With several Swallows players below par in<br />

Njabulo Ndlovu, Wonder ‘Samba Jive’ Nhleko,<br />

Siphamandla Matsenjwa and Papy Tshibimbi<br />

Kabamba, Buffaloes seized control of the game<br />

in the second half but spurned countless goal<br />

scoring chances.<br />

When Swallows midfielder, Papy Kabamba<br />

cleared off the line in the closing stages, in an<br />

incident that screamed for the introduction<br />

of the FIFA’s famed goal-line technology and<br />

left Buffaloes tearing their hair in frustration,<br />

it was evident the army side were to end with<br />

the wooden part of the spoon like many before<br />

them.<br />

Young Buffaloes FC President<br />

hands with Mbabane Swallows<br />

the Ingwenyama Cup final.<br />

As the ‘Beautiful Birds’ continue t<br />

impunity, records tumbling like a<br />

was the 24th in 25 games played<br />

blowing 74 goals scored this seas<br />

On a day spiced with athletics, um<br />

the 12 000 strong crowd on the e<br />

the sweltering heat could stop the<br />

the Ingwenyama Cup since its int<br />

Activities began from as early as 6<br />

day with a Cup final that had its s<br />

a controversial goal-line clearanc<br />

winner head by the country’s cur<br />

Ndzinisa who sent the Swallows f<br />

His Majesty King Mswati III poses with the Ingwenyama Cup 2016/17 champions Mbabane Swallows FC.<br />

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YAMA CUP AGAIN!<br />

1-0 courtesy of a Sabelo ‘Sikhali’ Ndzinisa headed goal to win the Ingwenyama<br />

National Stadium on Sunday, February 5. Lwazi Dlamini reports!<br />

General Sobantu Dlamini shakes<br />

Chairman Victor Gamedze after<br />

o dominate local football with<br />

deck of cards, yesterday’s win<br />

in all competition and a mindon.<br />

miso and sibhaca, keeping<br />

dges of their seats, not even<br />

excitement associated with<br />

roduction last season.<br />

:30am lasted through the<br />

poradic exciting moments,<br />

e and a typical glancing<br />

rent goal king, Sabelo ‘Sikhali’<br />

aithful into delirium.<br />

The flow of the game at the time gave that<br />

indication that this could be the first and last goal<br />

of the game.<br />

Buffaloes were off the block from His Majesty King<br />

Mswati III kick off, and nearly took the lead when<br />

Phiwa Dlamini was teed off by the impressive<br />

Sandile Gamedze. He outpaced Mandla Palma and<br />

with Sandile ‘Nkomishi’ Ginindza to beat, his meek<br />

shot was saved by the former Manzini Wanderers<br />

shot-stopper.<br />

The missed chance proved to be a wake-up call<br />

for the capital city giants, who seized control of<br />

the game, bullying the opposition in midfield with<br />

Pappy Tshitshimbi winning every tackle with<br />

Banele ‘Pupu’ Sikhondze linking play well.<br />

The latter forced a brilliant save on Nhlanhla<br />

Gwebu at 12 yards as the red and white ensemble<br />

started knocking on Buffaloes doors the first<br />

quarter of an hour into the encounter.<br />

A minute later, Wonder Nhleko came close with a<br />

shot that just went wide. Those were signs of the<br />

worst to come for Buffaloes, and pity they did not<br />

heed those. Three minutes before the half hour<br />

mark, they broke the ice.<br />

But when Dominic brought in Mshengu for Skosh,<br />

the game changed rapidly. There were moments in<br />

the game, where Van Damme looked to be down<br />

and out, as the army side searched for the elusive<br />

equaliser.<br />

Phiwa was guilty of indecisiveness when he failed<br />

to exploit a two vs one situation.<br />

Siphamandla Matsenjwa found<br />

himself isolated as at the edge of the<br />

box, and Phiwa who had Simphiwe<br />

Gamedze on his left opted to dillydallied<br />

before toe-poking a meek shot<br />

that Nkomishi bravely blocked with<br />

everyone counting a goal.<br />

On the opposite end, Sifiso Mabila<br />

floated a cross into the box, which<br />

Nhlanhla Gwebu fisted on the path<br />

of an unmarked Tony. The latter’s<br />

stinging shot bounced off the crossbar<br />

and the loose ball was cleared for<br />

safety by the combative Siboniso<br />

Mamba. Mshengu chased after a long<br />

pass into the area that Siphamandla<br />

misjudged. The striker was through<br />

on goal with Nkomishi to beat, but<br />

strangely directed his shot narrowly<br />

wide. With two minutes to go,<br />

Ndumiso ‘Karas’ Dlamini who had<br />

rested Phiwa delivered a cross into<br />

the box that Mshengu headed towards<br />

goal, only for Pappy to clear it, with<br />

Buffaloes players celebrating a goal.<br />

Referee Thulani Sibandze and second<br />

assistant referee Phinda Ndzimandze<br />

were not interested.<br />

It proved to be the last chance of<br />

the game, as Swallows defended the<br />

Ingwenyama Cup and took home the<br />

E1.2 Million grand prize.<br />

Ingwenyama Cup 2016/17 runners up Young Buffaloes FC pose with His Majesty King Mswati III.<br />

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MAIN STORY<br />

Atikweshe<br />

Emgwacweni<br />

As His Majesty raises concern about the ever increasing livestock<br />

related road accidents and urges all citizens to safeguard their<br />

straying beasts to avoid horrific accidents...<br />

Due to the enormous<br />

damage and countless<br />

lives that stray animals<br />

cause on the country’s<br />

roads each year, His<br />

Majesty King Mswati III<br />

has urged all citizens to ensure that<br />

wandering animals are kept as far<br />

from the nation’s roads as possible.<br />

Speaking through his Private Secretary<br />

Mbongeni Simelane from the King’s<br />

Office during the Ingwenyama Cup<br />

Last 32 launch held at the Sibane Hotel<br />

on 6 December 2016, His Majesty said<br />

that the ever rising livestock related<br />

road accidents were a great cause<br />

of concern to him, as the nation had<br />

already lost many individuals due to<br />

this.<br />

He said that as the country was<br />

moving forward developmentally, such<br />

deaths should be avoided because<br />

the country needed the assistance of<br />

every citizen, whilst also stressing the<br />

importance of keeping tourists who<br />

visit the Kingdom safe.<br />

He highlighted the significance of<br />

always adhering to the rules of the<br />

road as well as the importance of<br />

always practising proper road safety<br />

conduct to safeguard the wellbeing of<br />

every citizen that uses the roads.<br />

Echoing His Majesty’s sentiments was<br />

SMVAF Chief Executive Officer Helmon<br />

Vilakati who underlined what an<br />

honour it was for the Fund to be sent<br />

by the King to educate the nation on<br />

best road safety conduct, whilst using<br />

football and culture as the vehicle to<br />

do so.<br />

“We would like to thank all the<br />

country’s Chiefs, Members of<br />

Parliament and communities at<br />

large for their constant support and<br />

testimony can be derived by the<br />

numbers we witness at the stadiums,”<br />

he said.<br />

BAYETHE: Ingwenyama Cup Board of Trustees members comprising PLS Chairman Victor<br />

Gamedze (l), SMVAF CEO Helmon Vilakati (c) and King’s Private Secretary Mbongeni Simelane<br />

during the Ingwenyama Cup last 32 grand opening.<br />

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Ingwenyama of the<br />

Kingdom of Eswatini,<br />

His Majesty King<br />

Mswati III.<br />

Statistics for livestock / cattle<br />

related accidents on roads<br />

Date<br />

No. of Accidents<br />

OCT - DEC 2015 185<br />

OCT- DEC 2016 149<br />

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NEWS<br />

Following the renewal of<br />

the historic multilateral<br />

agreement between MVA<br />

Funds from Swaziland,<br />

South Africa, Botswana<br />

and Namibia in June last<br />

year, the Sincephetelo Motor Vehicles<br />

Accidents Fund (SMVAF) hosted<br />

the first Road Safety Partners joint<br />

operations at the Ngwenya MR3<br />

highway in September.<br />

Launched by the Minister of Public<br />

Works and Transport, who was<br />

represented by Minister of Natural<br />

Resources Jabulile Mashwama,<br />

the joint operation comprised of<br />

stakeholders ranging from the Road<br />

Accident Fund (South African version<br />

of MVA), Swaziland Road Safety<br />

Council, Royal Swaziland Police and<br />

EMS (Emergency Medical Services),<br />

amongst others.<br />

Addressing the gathering when<br />

officially declaring the operation<br />

open, Minister Mashwama said that<br />

the aim of the joint operation was to<br />

implement cross border collaboration<br />

amongst the custodians of road<br />

safety best practises in our respective<br />

countries, with the ultimate goal being<br />

to promote impervious road safety<br />

initiatives amongst these nations.<br />

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SAFETY<br />

She stressed that although<br />

governments were responsible for the<br />

construction and development of road<br />

networks at national level; the safety<br />

of all those individuals utilising those<br />

roads lied not on the government of<br />

the day, but on the end user using the<br />

road at that very particular time.<br />

She said it was therefore of vital<br />

importance that we constantly<br />

provided knowledge and<br />

understanding of the causes and<br />

consequences of road accidents to<br />

road users; and the effects they had<br />

on economies and families; whilst also<br />

conveying meticulous information<br />

and strategies that can help curb<br />

unbecoming road behaviour.<br />

“As you all know, the country recently<br />

hosted the SADC Summit, where<br />

visiting Heads of States and Council<br />

Ministers deliberated on identifying<br />

new approaches to enhance our<br />

region, and I am elated with the<br />

cooperation exemplified by the<br />

Sincephetelo MVA Fund and the Road<br />

Accident Fund together with their<br />

stakeholders in promoting road safety.<br />

SMVAF hosts<br />

first Road Safety<br />

cross border<br />

joint venture<br />

with RAF South<br />

Africa<br />

Minister Jabulile Mashwama, Mothsane MP Phesheya Hlatjwayo<br />

and SMVAF CEO Helmon Vilakati promoting impervious road safety<br />

conduct amongst motorists during the 4 day joint operation in<br />

collaboration with RAF South Africa.<br />

The potential benefits of such<br />

mutual relationships include wider<br />

geographical reach or access to<br />

new beneficiary groups; financial<br />

savings and better use of existing<br />

resources; knowledge, good practice<br />

and information sharing; sharing the<br />

risk in new and untested projects;<br />

better coordination of organisation’s<br />

activities and a providing for a<br />

stronger, united voice, amongst others;<br />

of which I urge other sister<br />

organisations in the region to<br />

emulate,” she said.<br />

SMVAF CEO Helmon Vilakati informed<br />

the Minister about the resolution<br />

taken during the renewal signing of<br />

the multilateral agreement, saying that<br />

it stemmed from a quest to collaborate<br />

between the four countries whilst<br />

trying to provide assistance and<br />

information sharing to the people.<br />

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It was a fully fledged road block directed by police officers directing motorists to<br />

MVA and RAF officers.<br />

“Honourable Minister, because our<br />

core business involves compensating<br />

victims of road accidents, we have<br />

seen it imperative to tackle the bull by<br />

the horn and directly reach out to road<br />

users through such initiatives, in order<br />

to sensitise and try to minimise road<br />

accidents,” he said.<br />

Vilakati added that the Fund would<br />

also engage neighbouring countries<br />

such as Mozambique to ensure that<br />

road safety awareness was executed<br />

across the region to benefit all road<br />

users.<br />

Swaziland hosted the first two days at<br />

Ngwenya/Pigg’s Peak off ramp, before<br />

proceeding to South Africa where<br />

the operations were staged first at<br />

the Redhill junction just passed the<br />

Oshoek border, and then the Badplaas<br />

junction the following day.<br />

On average, about 100 vehicles were<br />

stopped daily during the 3 hour daily<br />

operation.<br />

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NEWS<br />

RAF hands out free car seats to deserving motorists<br />

The Law / Road Traffic Act on Car Seats for Kids:<br />

Reg. 213<br />

(6A) The driver of a motor vehicle operated on a public road shall ensure that an infant travelling in such a<br />

motor vehicle is seated on an appropriate child restraint: Provided that this provision shall not apply in a case<br />

of a minibus, minibus or bus operating for reward.<br />

With the new mandatory<br />

South African car seat<br />

law (enacted 30 April)<br />

that compels all children<br />

under the age of three years to be<br />

strapped in a car seat when travelling,<br />

the Road Accident Fund has taken<br />

proactive measures to ensure that this<br />

law is upheld by providing these seats<br />

to deserving candidates free of charge.<br />

Six lucky motorists were fortunate<br />

to receive car seats for their infants<br />

courtesy of RAF during the cross<br />

border road safety joint operations<br />

activations that were held in the<br />

country and South Africa.<br />

RAF Chief Strategy Officer Mantiti<br />

Kola said that as their organisation<br />

was responsible for road safety on<br />

South African roads, it was up to them<br />

as an agency to reduce child related<br />

accidents through promoting the new<br />

child seat law.<br />

“Many motorists are still not aware of<br />

this law which can get you in trouble<br />

with traffic law enforcers, so we are<br />

merely assisting in sensitising the<br />

public on this new law and in the<br />

process trying to save the lives of<br />

infant children by promoting the use of<br />

car seats for infants,” she said.<br />

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NEWS<br />

We Have Moved!<br />

The public, claimants<br />

and stakeholders<br />

are notified that the<br />

Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle<br />

Accidents Fund (SMVAF)<br />

has moved from Gwamile<br />

Street, and now, conducts<br />

its business from from its<br />

new head office building<br />

along Mbhilibhi Street,<br />

along the way to Sifundzani<br />

Primary School.<br />

All services shall now be<br />

conducted from the Fund’s<br />

head office building.<br />

See Directions!<br />

Alternatively, you may also<br />

visit our Manzini Service<br />

Centre located at Swaki<br />

Building, opposite the Hub<br />

in Manzini.<br />

TELEPHONE NUMBER(S) NOTIFICATION!<br />

Claimants, Stakeholders and the Public are notified that valid telephone<br />

number(s) to the MVA Fund Head Office and all branches are as follows:<br />

2408 6800 or<br />

2404 7161/2<br />

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NEWS<br />

The Fund has a responsibility to its<br />

stakeholders, and must play a meaningful<br />

role to impact the lives of the people<br />

within the communities in which it<br />

operates...<br />

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MVA striving to<br />

improve livelihoods<br />

On 18 February 2016<br />

the Government of<br />

Swaziland declared<br />

a national state of<br />

emergency due to<br />

drought, as El Nino<br />

impacts became more apparent.<br />

Maize production fell by over 31 per<br />

cent in 2015 (report by UN Country<br />

Team in Swaziland published 25 Feb<br />

2016) placing at least 300 000 people<br />

– a third of the population – in dire<br />

need of assistance, specifically with for<br />

food and water.<br />

A comprehensive joint multi-sectoral<br />

drought response and mitigation plan<br />

was developed, led by Government<br />

through the National Disaster<br />

Management Agency (NDMA) under<br />

the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office,<br />

requiring $80.5m to cover immediate<br />

and medium term needs.<br />

In keeping with Goal 3 of the<br />

Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle Accidents<br />

Fund’s (SMVAF) Strategic Plan 2013-<br />

2018, which focuses on customer and<br />

stakeholder management, the Fund<br />

has a responsibility to its stakeholders,<br />

and must play a meaningful role to<br />

impact the lives of the people within<br />

the communities in which it operates.<br />

Guided by its Corporate Social<br />

Investment (CSI) Policy, it was<br />

only judicious that the Fund be a<br />

part of government’s response and<br />

mitigation plan, allowing the SMVAF<br />

to channel resources to stakeholders<br />

and communities that are primarily<br />

involved with the Fund’s strategies.<br />

In this regard, the Fund donated E300<br />

000 towards assisting government<br />

provide relief to drought victims,<br />

with the Fund’s donation directly<br />

benefitting citizens from the Hlane<br />

Constituency.<br />

Fund employees were at the relief<br />

points assisting NDMA officers in<br />

distributing food parcels during the<br />

two day programme.<br />

Apart from the NDMA donation, the<br />

Fund also donated to various other<br />

organisations that play a meaningful<br />

role in the development of the<br />

country’s citizens across various<br />

sectors of society.<br />

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NEWS<br />

National Disaster Management Agency<br />

CEO Russell Dlamini, spoke on behalf<br />

of all the recipients that received<br />

donations courtesy of the Fund’s CSI<br />

policy.<br />

“On behalf of all the organisations, we<br />

are grateful for the gesture extended<br />

by the SMVAF. We have witnessed<br />

how the Fund assists in various fields<br />

and we are humbled that they have<br />

also given a helping hand towards<br />

us. The country has many challenges<br />

ranging from drought, to health, to<br />

entrepreneurship skills and many<br />

others; and such donations will go a<br />

long way in helping each individual<br />

organisation achieve its mandate.<br />

Lives will definitely be saved and<br />

we will definitely continue building<br />

the nation as non-profit making<br />

organisations,” he said.<br />

BENEFICIARIES<br />

ORGANISATION<br />

DONATION<br />

National Disaster Management Agency E300 000<br />

Swaziland Hospice at Home E100 000<br />

Cheshire Homes of Swaziland E100 000<br />

Junior Achievers Swaziland E50 000<br />

Aneasthesia Conference E25 000<br />

NDMA CEO<br />

Russell Dlamini<br />

speaks on behalf<br />

of the recipients.<br />

MVA CEO Helmon Vilakati hands over the cheque to Cheshire Homes of Swaziland<br />

whilst CFO Martin Simelane and COO Tebogo Fruwirth look on.<br />

MVA’s Ngeti<br />

Ndzinisa<br />

distributing<br />

cooking oil.<br />

Dumisa Dlamini (l) and Zweli Malaza assist with the<br />

food distribution at Hlane.<br />

May God bless Swaziland – Gogo Vilakati<br />

Gogo Vilakati, a beneficiary of the drought relief assistance programme under<br />

the NDMA, said that the country will be bestowed with blessings from heaven<br />

for taking initiative and helping its citizens during these trying times.<br />

“I want to thank the Lord for providing us with caring leaders. I know that He<br />

will shower this country with countless blessings as a token of appreciation<br />

from all of us as beneficiaries, as we have nothing that we can give our leaders<br />

to thank them for not forgetting about us,” she said.<br />

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Respect children as they cross the road...<br />

They are most vulnerable<br />

For more information<br />

Toll free 8007005 www.mva.org.sz<br />

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NEWS<br />

Minister Cruiser’s Fishermen<br />

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. You teach him to fish<br />

and you feed him for a lifetime.” (Chinese Proverb.)<br />

This is the mentality that<br />

the people of the Sigwe<br />

Constituency apply to<br />

sustain themselves in<br />

their daily lives with<br />

the guidance of their<br />

Member of Parliament, David ‘Cruiser’<br />

Ngcamphalala.<br />

The incumbent Minister of Sports,<br />

Culture and Youth Affairs requested<br />

a donation from the SMVA Fund to<br />

procure ten (10) Singer Model 15 Class<br />

sewing machines and fabric materials,<br />

to empower the local community to<br />

‘fish’ for themselves in order to make<br />

a living for themselves and their loved<br />

ones.<br />

The ladies are well trained skilled<br />

sewers and the Fund obliged to the<br />

Minister’s request through providing<br />

an E50 000 in kind donation where<br />

the Minister could collect materials<br />

and equipment amounting to the said<br />

amount from Waste Centre in Manzini.<br />

‘Cruiser’, as hailed nationally,<br />

emphasised that this gesture was a<br />

means of teaching the community<br />

members how to fish rather than<br />

giving them fish outright, as they were<br />

qualified and skilled in their craft.<br />

“Our constituency has a lot of<br />

challenges that include unemployment<br />

amongst others although that has<br />

never deterred us from continuously<br />

striving to make a living for<br />

ourselves. I am forever preaching<br />

on the importance of creating better<br />

prospects for ourselves through hard<br />

work.<br />

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Therefore I am very grateful to the<br />

MVA Fund for providing us with this<br />

assistance as we will now be able<br />

to sell our craft and be able to buy<br />

what our hearts desire rather than<br />

constantly relying on handouts from<br />

good Samaritans,” he said.<br />

SMVAF Corporate Strategy and<br />

Communications Manager Makhosi<br />

Magongo, who represented CEO<br />

Helmon Vilakati, voiced out the<br />

Fund’s appreciation to be able to<br />

make such a donation to the MP<br />

in support of their constituency<br />

developmental initiatives, saying<br />

that this aligned with the Fund’s CSI<br />

policy, which amongst other things<br />

advocated for the self empowerment<br />

of communities.<br />

“As a Fund, our core business is firstly<br />

the rehabilitation and compensation<br />

of road accident victims who suffer<br />

injuries related to motor vehicle<br />

accidents. But, as a responsible<br />

corporate citizen, we also have a CSI<br />

policy that mandates us to help with<br />

initiatives and projects around the<br />

country for the betterment of Swazis.<br />

Having worked with the Minister on a<br />

national scale during the first edition<br />

of the Ingwenyama Cup, we know<br />

what a passionate and hard worker<br />

your MP is and we are grateful to<br />

make a meaningful contribution to the<br />

developmental programmes of Sigwe,<br />

especially given that the results speak<br />

for themselves given that we have<br />

toured the constituency,” he said.<br />

“We want partners not money” – Cruiser<br />

Sigwe MP David ‘Cruiser’ Ngcamphalala has come out to say that whilst he is<br />

still in office at his constituency, they will not accept any form of money from<br />

donors and partners who wanted to partner with them in the development of<br />

their constituency.<br />

He said that he believed that money was the root cause of all evil, and therefore<br />

would prefer if organisations that partnered with them rather paid for the goods<br />

they desired instead of giving them money outright.<br />

To highlight his statement, he explained how after sourcing the CSI sponsorship<br />

from the SMVAF, he asked them to transfer the agreed upon funds to the<br />

intended supplier of the goods and materials (Waist Centre), rather than the<br />

Fund providing him with a cheque that he would then cash and buy the goods.<br />

“We are here to serve the people of Sigwe. Therefore we do not accept money<br />

from sponsors but rather prefer that they deposit the money into the account of<br />

our supplier,’ he said.<br />

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FEATURE<br />

Romance in traffic causing<br />

unnecessary accidents<br />

The cell phone is not the<br />

only distraction that steals<br />

the driver’s mind from<br />

focusing and scanning the<br />

road vicinity.<br />

Until someone is involved in an<br />

accident very few people will ever<br />

realize how hazardous it is to drive<br />

whilst fiddling with a cell phone.<br />

Motorists of both genders are<br />

principally motivated by romance<br />

to be perpetually on the cell phone<br />

whilst they drive.<br />

No one would be doing politics or<br />

corporate work on the phone whilst<br />

driving. Hardly!<br />

However, anybody whose boyfriend,<br />

girlfriend, fiancée or even spouse is<br />

calling whilst (s)he drives is mostly<br />

likely to get a response.<br />

How often have you realized that the<br />

vehicle in front of you has suddenly<br />

slowed down and doing zero speed for<br />

a considerable distance?<br />

The moment you get an opportunity<br />

to overtake it, the driver is all smiles<br />

because apparently ukhuluma nezinto<br />

zakhe quite clearly.<br />

Today’s smart phones can bring their<br />

owners the most explicit and sexual<br />

provocative pictures whilst they<br />

drive, lapho ubuka ndzawonye babe<br />

waSicatfulo njengemphitsi ilahle<br />

umkhondvo.<br />

Pictures of a young woman sent<br />

bangakagcoki even a single stitch<br />

of clothing are sent to male drivers<br />

whilst they are in the thick of fast<br />

moving traffic every passing moment.<br />

If that ain’t romance in traffic, nothing<br />

ever will.<br />

A man driving a vehicle whilst he has<br />

abode a female companion he loves,<br />

fancies or desires is not capable of<br />

paying his utmost attention.<br />

This is a distracted soul whose<br />

passenger will influence the speed of<br />

the vehicle.<br />

He may be whizzing through and<br />

disregarding all road rules, signs<br />

and regulations because he has been<br />

promised something by the woman.<br />

He is so fast to get there angaze<br />

agucule ingcodvo losisi.<br />

The most romantic guys would take all<br />

the time in the world and mistake the<br />

road for a lounge.<br />

Regardless of the winding, cumbering<br />

and steeping roadway, Masimula is<br />

doing 20km/hr because he wants<br />

quality time with Sontoyi before they<br />

reach their intended destination.<br />

A long queue would have germinated<br />

right behind Mr.Loverboy drivercrazy-in-love<br />

with his passenger.<br />

This is the situation where the<br />

delayed, annoyed and frustrated<br />

blocked driver would take a risk and<br />

attempt to overtake.<br />

A number of head on collisions owe<br />

their explanation to such irresponsible<br />

romantic drivers in the thick of traffic<br />

in narrow winding course ways.<br />

Humorous Facts is told once pair came<br />

to traffic lights in a city centre.From<br />

the vehicle’s transparent window<br />

everyone was afforded the view to see<br />

kutsi sisi wesuka endlini avilaphile<br />

kugcoka; kushokutsi abek’sile nje.<br />

Whilst the robots were prohibiting<br />

their movements the driver planted<br />

himself wholly unto the mouth of the<br />

passenger.<br />

When the lights changed colours they<br />

were oblivious to the command as<br />

they were both lost in each other as<br />

arms and lips.<br />

None of the man’s hands were on the<br />

wheel.<br />

Bystanders were whistling and<br />

motorists were blaring their horns and<br />

love was in the air and traffic safety<br />

blown far and away by the wind.<br />

That’s romance for you in traffic. You<br />

know, a driver whose company in the<br />

car is a girlfriend will almost always<br />

have one hand on the wheel the other<br />

fondling the woman, all the way.<br />

Only the visibility of police can jolt his<br />

senses back to attention.<br />

Until the woman realizes how much<br />

dangerous that can be to both of them<br />

inkalakatha plays a skilled driver who<br />

multi tasks himself between driving<br />

and romance.<br />

Dumisa Dlamini, Stakeholder<br />

Management Officer<br />

And romance can also be violent in<br />

traffic! Rumour has it that traffic once<br />

came to halt in one town when two<br />

men were chasing each other in all<br />

the streets in what resembled a racing<br />

track; kind of fast and furious!. The<br />

chased had a woman inside his car the<br />

chaser believed yintfombi yakhe.<br />

It’s said the lady advised the chased<br />

to run for his dear life, “Utasifohlota<br />

sobabili lomuntfu”.<br />

However the pursuit was so hot and<br />

close, he never got far before his car<br />

was intentionally hit from behind by<br />

the aggressor. Needless to say, a lot of<br />

other motorists were disturbed and<br />

lost their course way.<br />

A man who discovers he has five missed calls from his wife and is<br />

delayed coming home would rather be caught up in an accident than<br />

face the wrath of his ever suspicious wife - stru!<br />

Until you are in the confines of your abode, the road can never be<br />

your place of romance - respect all other users and reduce traffic<br />

accidents!<br />

Our sisters are as much guilty or<br />

being hopeless romantic whilst they<br />

drive. She would role her eyes up,<br />

giggle and burst into laughter, one<br />

hand on the wheel and the other<br />

on the phone. Only a man she is<br />

madly in love with can compel her to<br />

disregard safety measures and that<br />

of other road users. Romance gone<br />

wrong also has as much impact in<br />

traffic except that it is dangerous and<br />

negative. This man who has had a<br />

tiff with his wife before he leaves the<br />

house does not comprehend let alone<br />

indulge in this simple concept called<br />

patience. He will be screeching tyres<br />

here, recklessly overtaking there and<br />

excessively speeding all the way, noma<br />

angakajaki ndzawo.<br />

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YOUNG BUFFALOES FC<br />

Report your motor vehicle accident to the SMV<br />

claim within two (2) year<br />

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Standing (l-r): Wandile Shabangu; Siboniso Mamba; Nhlanhla Ku<br />

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Front (l-r): Sandile Gamedze; Nkosingphile Tsabedze (C);


Ingwenyama Cup<br />

finalists 2016/17<br />

A Fund immediately. Alternatively, lodge your<br />

s of accident occurence!<br />

nene; Ndoda Mthethwa; Samkelo Lushaba; Mpendulo Dlamini.<br />

Nhlanhla Gwebu; Sihlangu Mkhwanazi; Linda Tsabedze<br />

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MBABANE SWALLOWS FC<br />

Play by the rules - Report a<br />

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Standing (l-r): Thsithsimbi Kabamba; Mandla Palma; Sifiso M<br />

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Front (l-r): Siphamandla Matsenjwa; Sabelo Ndzinisa; T


Ingwenyama Cup<br />

finalists 2016/17<br />

ll accidents to the police!<br />

abila; Sandile Hlatjwako; Sanele Mkhweli; Njabulo Ndlovu<br />

ony Tsabedze (C); Sandile Ginindza; Wonder Nhleko<br />

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FEATURE<br />

99<br />

Questions?<br />

The answers to all your questions...<br />

Accidents happen each and every day and even today, people still ask HOW MUCH<br />

one has to pay to be compensated in the event of an accident. The answer is that<br />

the Fund covers accident victims at no cost at all but on condition that you are not<br />

the major contributor towards the occurence of the accident.<br />

Toll Free Consultant,<br />

Nosimilo Herbst<br />

Q: Where does the Fund generate money from to compensate accident victims?<br />

A: The MVA Fund gets the money from a reviewable fuel levy currently at 35c/l.<br />

Q: What is the pay out for overall claim?<br />

A: An overall claim payout is E1 million per accident.<br />

Q: When can one lodge a claim after he/she has been involved in an accident?<br />

A: Immediately after the accident and after obtaining a police report, but before the two (2) year period from the date of<br />

accident.<br />

Q: What documents do you bring along to accompany your claim?<br />

A: Police report; MVA claim form; national Identity card; affidavit; proof of earnings; birth, marriage and death certificates.<br />

Q: How much does the Fund compensate for funeral expenses and which documents are you required to submit?<br />

A: The Fund does not exceed E10, 000.00 and the required documents are police report, MVA claim form, post mortem<br />

report, national identity copied both sides, birth and death certificates of deceased, proof of relationship of claimant and<br />

deceased, proof of funeral expenses incurred, affidavit stating facts about costs incurred.<br />

Q: I was hit by car and it never stopped, can I come and lodged in a claim?<br />

A: As long as there is proof that you were hit by a car and the police report confirms, you are eligible to lodge a claim with<br />

the Fund but the Fund is eligible to compensate the victim on medical costs limited to E150 000.<br />

Q: I was in a bus when it over turned 4 years ago, when exactly are we going to be compensated?<br />

A: If you were involved in an accident and it involved more than one person, the victims are expected to share a pro-rata<br />

apportionment. This means that all the files need to be quantified and approved, then you shall be called in one by one to<br />

come and sign your offers.<br />

Q: I was involved in an accident and wish to know if my claim can be assessed properly when I come personally to lodge it<br />

or whether it is best that I consult anattorney?<br />

A: It is best to lodge in a claim personally because for every progress update in the file you are assisted direct yet if you<br />

have an attorney you have to go via the said lawyer. Legally you are entitled to seek services of a lawyer although it is not a<br />

requirment.<br />

Q: How long does it take to pay a claim?<br />

A: It depends on the nature of the claim and the submission of all relevant documents required.<br />

Q: If one was involved in a car accidents in the outskirts of Swaziland or on a gravel road, can he/she be compensated?<br />

A: Everyone involved in a car accident within the boundaries of Swaziland is allowed to claim and on any road, be it the<br />

tarred or gravel road.<br />

To avoid being involved in an accident is an easy task. Obeying the road safety rules is the first and safest<br />

way. It all starts with teaching the young school going children how to cross the road and by instilling<br />

a mentality of respecting the road. If you are a driver, always maintain your car and ensure that it is<br />

roadworthy. Do not drink and drive! Cyclists should always be visible and reflective when riding at night!<br />

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Responsible Driving To<br />

Save Lives<br />

Being a safe and responsible driver takes a combination<br />

of knowledge, skill and attitude.<br />

To begin, you must know<br />

the traffic laws and driving<br />

practices that help traffic<br />

move safely. Breaking these<br />

“rules of the road” is the<br />

major cause of collisions.<br />

It is always important for drivers to<br />

adapt their driving to respond to the<br />

conditions they face on any stretch of<br />

road.<br />

The problem of drinking and driving<br />

is a worldwide issue, and each year<br />

people are killed or seriously injured<br />

because of someone’s decision to drink<br />

alcohol and get behind the wheel of a<br />

car.<br />

Educational programs have helped<br />

in some ways, but regardless of<br />

how many warnings and statistics<br />

are espoused, people still make the<br />

decision to drink and drive.<br />

Part of the explanation as to why this<br />

is can be found in sociology and the<br />

fact that people in social situations will<br />

do anything, including drink and drive,<br />

to avoid embarrassment.<br />

Rather than say they need to wait an<br />

hour to drive, they will simply say “I’m<br />

fine,” and most of the time the people<br />

at the gathering will not object.<br />

This is a dangerous situation to be<br />

in, not only for the soon-to-be drunk<br />

driver, but for everyone on the road, as<br />

well.<br />

Fortunately, there are many things that<br />

can be done on everyone’s part to help<br />

make driving on the roads safer and to<br />

avoid a terrible accident.<br />

Whether you are a party host, a driver,<br />

an attendee at an event, or someone on<br />

the road that witnesses drunk driving<br />

in action, there are measures you can<br />

take to prevent a serious accident from<br />

occurring.<br />

Here are some ways you can help save<br />

lives.<br />

On the road, you all need to use signals<br />

to let other road users know what you<br />

are planning to do.<br />

It’s important that you understand<br />

the signals both so you know how to<br />

use them and so you know what to<br />

do when you see someone else using<br />

them.<br />

You must use signals to tell other road<br />

users when you are changing course<br />

or direction, stopping or moving off.<br />

A reduced speed is required on<br />

winding roads, sharp corners, steep<br />

gradients and gravel surfaces.<br />

As road conditions worsen, drivers<br />

need to reduce their speed so that<br />

they remain in control.<br />

Children stepping out without looking,<br />

heavy vehicles pulling onto the road,<br />

livestock and road works can be an<br />

unexpected surprise.<br />

It is up to drivers to be vigilant and to<br />

reduce speed so there is time to react<br />

safely should the unexpected happen.<br />

Signals for turning<br />

• Use your indicators in good time to<br />

warn other road users what you are<br />

going to do, but not so early that it<br />

could confuse others.<br />

• Make sure your indicators are<br />

cancelled as soon as possible after<br />

you have turned – if they do not<br />

cancel automatically, switch them off<br />

yourself.<br />

Your position on the road will also<br />

help road users to understand what<br />

you’re doing: move to the correct<br />

position on the road in good time.<br />

FEATURE<br />

Investigations Supervisor,<br />

Jabulani Ndzinisa<br />

Fatigue and sleepiness are a potential<br />

major hazard.<br />

Drivers should schedule a break at least<br />

once every two hours, or whenever they<br />

begin to feel sleepy.<br />

Drivers are recommended to find the<br />

safest place to pull over, and preferably<br />

get out of the vehicle for a break.<br />

Taking or walk or trying some other<br />

some form of exercise can help increase<br />

alertness.<br />

No matter whether the trip is long<br />

or short, drivers need to be objective<br />

about their fitness to drive.<br />

If they do not feel up to it, the trip<br />

should be postponed or someone<br />

else should take over the driving<br />

responsibility.<br />

Driving requires a high level<br />

of concentration and focus,<br />

so drivers need to minimize<br />

distracting activities such as<br />

eating or tuning the radio to<br />

another station.<br />

Drivers must constantly be aware of<br />

the environment—road, weather and<br />

other drivers—and this may include<br />

searching for a possible escape route<br />

to avoid a head-on collision with an<br />

oncoming vehicle. Distractions will<br />

hinder that process.<br />

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HEALTH<br />

DIABETES AND ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS<br />

with Diabetes Swaziland’s Tematimandze Kunene (Podiatrist)<br />

All you need to know!!<br />

Introduction<br />

For the majority of people who<br />

drive, doing so represents<br />

freedom, control and competence.<br />

Driving a vehicle enables most people<br />

to go to places they want or need to.<br />

A person’s ability to drive safely might<br />

be affected by changes in<br />

physical, mental, or emotional<br />

condition.<br />

Diabetes is amongst the different<br />

factors that may affect a person’s<br />

ability to drive.<br />

Diabetes can make a person’s blood<br />

sugar levels to go high or down.<br />

Due to low or high blood sugar levels,<br />

a person may experience seizure,<br />

confusion, blurry vision, loss of<br />

consciousness, sleeping or dizziness,<br />

thus his or her ability to drive may be<br />

affected<br />

The concerns for people with diabetes<br />

driving are largely based on the<br />

possibility of hypos (hypoglycaemia)<br />

occurring whilst driving.<br />

The presence of hypo warnings and<br />

the ability to recognize them is very<br />

important if people with diabetes are<br />

to be safe drivers and this applies to<br />

driving any vehicle.<br />

Hypoglycaemia occurs when the level<br />

of blood sugar or glucose becomes<br />

too low.<br />

Statistically people with diabetes have<br />

more accidents than people without<br />

diabetes. Out of 2000 accidents caused<br />

by collapse at the wheel, 340 of the<br />

people had diabetes.<br />

This article will focus on how diabetes<br />

affects one’s driving, how one can<br />

drive safely with diabetes<br />

etc.<br />

How diabetes affects one’s ability to<br />

drive?<br />

In the long-term, diabetes may lead<br />

to issues that affect a person’s driving<br />

abilities. Diabetes might cause nerve<br />

damage in a person’s feet, legs, hands,<br />

or eyes.<br />

In some instances, diabetes<br />

may cause blindness or lead to an<br />

amputation.<br />

People with diabetes are able to drive<br />

unless they are limited by certain<br />

complications such as severe low<br />

blood glucose levels or vision issues.<br />

People who experience diabetesrelated<br />

complications need to work<br />

closely with their health care<br />

team to find out if diabetes affects<br />

their ability to drive a vehicle. If it<br />

does, there are actions that can be<br />

taken to continue driving safely.<br />

The lack of awareness of the effects<br />

of hypoglycemia on safe driving is a<br />

real issue for diabetic patients and a<br />

challenge for health care providers.<br />

The concerns for people with diabetes<br />

driving are largely based on the<br />

possibility of hypos occurring whilst<br />

driving.<br />

Ensuring that You Drive Safely with<br />

Diabetes<br />

Some oral medications and insulin can<br />

cause a person’s blood glucose levels<br />

to become very low and they may<br />

experience hypoglycemia.<br />

A person is not supposed to drive if his<br />

or her blood glucose level is too low,<br />

you may not be able to concentrate on<br />

driving or control of your vehicle.<br />

Specialists can help someone to<br />

determine when one should check<br />

his or her blood glucose level prior to<br />

driving, as well as how often he or she<br />

should check it whilst driving.<br />

It is important for drivers with<br />

diabetes to always carry their<br />

blood glucose meter with them.<br />

It is important to pull over as soon as<br />

you feel any of the signs of<br />

low blood glucose and check your<br />

blood sugar level.<br />

In some situations, high blood glucose<br />

levels or, ‘hyperglycemia,’ can also<br />

affect a person’s driving abilities.<br />

Speak with your health care team if<br />

you have a history of very high glucose<br />

levels to figure out at what point high<br />

glucose levels may affect your ability<br />

to drive safely and what you can do<br />

about it.<br />

If you experience long-term<br />

complications of diabetes such as<br />

sensation issues or vision problems,<br />

or if you have had an amputation,<br />

your health care team can refer you to<br />

a driving specialist.<br />

The specialist can give you on and<br />

off road tests to find out if and how<br />

your diabetes is affecting your driving<br />

abilities.<br />

The specialist may also offer you<br />

training to improve your driving skills<br />

and keep you and others safe on the<br />

road.<br />

If You Have to Give Up Driving<br />

Transportation options even if you<br />

have to cut back on how much you<br />

drive due to diabetes, or give it up<br />

entirely, you can still keep your<br />

independence.<br />

Doing so may take some advance<br />

planning on your part, but the<br />

planning will help you to get to the<br />

places you need to go and visit<br />

the people you want to.<br />

Some of the things you may consider<br />

if this is what you need to do include<br />

walking, taking a tax, riding a bicycle,<br />

ride with family members or friends.<br />

Conclusion<br />

People living with diabetes should be<br />

taught on the effects of hypoglycaemia<br />

whilst driving. This will enable them<br />

to ensure that always before driving<br />

their level of sugar or glucose in the<br />

blood is normal so that they can avoid<br />

experiencing road accidents.<br />

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CAREER’S<br />

MVA’s “Master”<br />

of Corporate Law<br />

Alexander Graham Bell<br />

articulated it well when<br />

he said ‘when one door<br />

closes, another door<br />

opens’.<br />

Phindile Jele, the SMVAF’s Principal<br />

Legal Officer discloses to Sincephetelo<br />

how the Law profession literally fell<br />

across her path.<br />

“After completing high school, I<br />

applied at the University of Swaziland<br />

(UNISWA) for a B Com Degree or<br />

a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities<br />

which would have been my second<br />

choice,” she says.<br />

“All these programmes were full so the<br />

Registrar asked whether I could opt<br />

for a Law Degree to which I affirmed<br />

solely because I did not want to spend<br />

an entire academic year sitting at<br />

home.”<br />

CAREER<br />

Fast forward to date, and the former<br />

St. Christopher’s scholar can be<br />

found approving merits on all claims<br />

lodged with the Fund; processing<br />

of the claims; approving quantum<br />

assessments to the limit of E60<br />

000.00 as well as undertaking the<br />

general supervision of the day-to-day<br />

operations of the Claims Department,<br />

amongst other duties.<br />

‘PJ’, as called by her peers, went on<br />

to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Law<br />

and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from<br />

the UNISWA, and since she initially<br />

had a B Com in mind, she is now also<br />

the proud holder of a Master of Laws<br />

in Corporate Law obtained at the<br />

University of South Africa in 2016.<br />

“I wanted to broaden my career and<br />

specialise in Commercial Law, hence I<br />

undertook this programme,” she adds.<br />

Phindile, who has been serving the<br />

SMVAF since 1998, says that her<br />

LLM entails an in depth incite in<br />

company formation, legal personality,<br />

shares and shareholders, corporate<br />

governance, to name a few as<br />

well as encompassing of company<br />

management relating to directors, the<br />

board and meetings, and many other<br />

aspects.<br />

She shares with Sincephetelo how<br />

her LLM has particularly given her<br />

exposure in analysing different<br />

kinds of companies whilst executing<br />

her duties, more especially whose<br />

directors have lodged claims with the<br />

Fund, even though such claims are not<br />

so prevalent.<br />

She is a staunch Christian who enjoys<br />

spending time with her family when<br />

not committed to church duties and<br />

also highlights how challenging it is<br />

to further ones education through<br />

distance education whilst also having<br />

to honour family duties as well.<br />

TOP: SMVAF Principal Legal Officer<br />

Phindile Jele poses after graduating from<br />

UNISA with a Master of Corporate Laws<br />

from the University of South Africa.<br />

BOTTOM: PJ being accredited with her<br />

LLM certification from her Professor.<br />

“Surprisingly, I found<br />

myself in this career<br />

field. When I applied<br />

at the University of<br />

Swaziland, my first<br />

choice was a B Com<br />

Degree and my second<br />

choice was Bachelor’s<br />

Degree in Humanities”<br />

“Since I had to balance family duties<br />

and tuition, it took me 5 years to<br />

finish the degree. One must be strictly<br />

disciplined, and a very high degree<br />

of commitment and perseverance is<br />

necessary. Otherwise there is nothing<br />

impossible with God,” she preaches.<br />

‘PJ’ says she gets most satisfaction<br />

when she sees a satisfied customer<br />

both internally and externally and<br />

intends to get the CIS certification<br />

before continuing her education to<br />

Doctoral Degree level.<br />

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LIFESTYLE<br />

Break-ups are never easy, but<br />

in the age of social media<br />

the complications increase<br />

ten-fold.<br />

Rule number one: No drunk<br />

statuses<br />

As we live out much of our life on<br />

Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram,<br />

the chances are your significant other<br />

regularly featured on your accounts.<br />

So, how are you supposed to play it<br />

when the relationship ends?<br />

Firstly, there is the question of the<br />

‘relationship status’ – or the first major<br />

giveaway for all your Facebook friends<br />

that you are newly on the market.<br />

Then comes the issues of shared<br />

photos, stalking and the question of<br />

whether to unfriend both them and all<br />

their friends and family.<br />

It can be hard to know what to do<br />

when you are feeling pretty rubbish<br />

anyway, so here’s a handy guide of<br />

what not to do on social media during<br />

a breakup.<br />

Relationship status<br />

If you were someone who rushed to<br />

tell all your virtual pals you were in a<br />

relationship, you might be regretting<br />

that now. Even if you are in denial,<br />

it’s probably best to change this - but<br />

when and how is up to you.<br />

Going<br />

through a<br />

break-up?<br />

What not<br />

to do on<br />

social media<br />

when a<br />

relationship<br />

comes to an<br />

end!<br />

Changing it an hour after traumatically<br />

breaking up with someone is<br />

insensitive. Wait too long and it<br />

looks like you’re holding out for a<br />

reconciliation.<br />

Luckily, Facebook no longer<br />

insensitively informs your entire<br />

friend network when you’re single,<br />

and you also have the option to hide<br />

your relationship status altogether so<br />

you can alter it on the downlow.<br />

Additionally, if you change your status<br />

to ‘single’ or even ‘divorced’, Facebook<br />

gives you the option to ‘take a break’<br />

from your ex meaning you can see<br />

less of them and their posts and limit<br />

someone’s ability to see your posts.<br />

Of course, the main thing is to keep<br />

yourself busy, surround yourself with<br />

loved ones - and maybe don’t spend so<br />

much time on social media.<br />

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To unfollow or unfriend?<br />

When you are trying to get over<br />

someone, it is not exactly helpful to see<br />

their face cropping up every day.<br />

Therefore, it will probably help to just<br />

be selective and hide how much you<br />

see of them – which you can now do on<br />

most social platforms.<br />

Facebook lets you remain friends but<br />

hide their updates from your feed, for<br />

example. You can also mute people on<br />

Twitter without them knowing.<br />

Nathaniel Cassidy, a PR and marketing<br />

expert from 3ManFactory, chose to<br />

treat his break-up with an ex-girlfriend<br />

of seven years like one of his clients,<br />

working with her to formulate a social<br />

media strategy.<br />

“In my professional life I’m quite<br />

used to giving advice to organisations<br />

and individuals about how to handle<br />

crisis over social media,” he told The<br />

Independent.<br />

“So I decided to treat the break up like<br />

a crisis management situation for a<br />

client.<br />

I didn’t want the additional heartache<br />

and headache, and I was acutely<br />

aware that social media might make<br />

the break-up all the more painful for<br />

the both of us, our families, and our<br />

friends.”<br />

Personally, he decided on hiding<br />

content rather than unfriending her or<br />

her family and friends:<br />

“If I unfriended or blocked people, was<br />

that sending a message? I didn’t want<br />

to send a message I just wanted to<br />

move on.<br />

I chose to just to hide content rather<br />

than disconnect from people. I didn’t<br />

want to send a message but I also<br />

didn’t want the unnecessary turmoil of<br />

seeing each other move on, or enjoying<br />

life, or feeling down.”<br />

SOURCE:<br />

http://www.independent.co.uk/<br />

life-style/love-sex/break-up-socialmedia-facebook-instagram-what-notto-do-split-up-relationship-partnerlove-a7537861.html<br />

Be careful what you post<br />

While social media can be a great<br />

creative outlet to share your musing<br />

thoughts, this definitely does not<br />

include a wine-fuelled status about<br />

how you have “NEVER FELT BETTER”<br />

in the immediate days or weeks after<br />

a break-up.<br />

Also, avoid passive aggressive or<br />

inspirational quotes on Instagram.<br />

These are irritating at the best<br />

of times, let alone when there’s a<br />

message that you think is subtle but<br />

really is painstakingly obvious.<br />

Shared pictures<br />

Before social media, you could just<br />

throw away (or burn) old pictures<br />

of you and your former flame in the<br />

privacy of your own home. However,<br />

the backlog of profile pictures and<br />

Instagram posts are up there for<br />

everyone to see, so what do you do<br />

about that?<br />

Mr Cassidy combated this by not<br />

removing anything, but just changing<br />

the settings on Timehop and Facebook<br />

memories, and untagging existing<br />

photos for a less cut-throat measure.<br />

Avoid cyber stalking<br />

altogether<br />

Constantly looking at what your ex<br />

has been up to will never be a good<br />

idea, even if they are having a bad<br />

time.<br />

Stalking comes with many risks, for<br />

example jumping to conclusions after<br />

spotting them tagged in a photo with<br />

someone you have not seen before.<br />

Or, thinking they are completely over<br />

you just because they took one photo<br />

of themselves smiling at a party, when<br />

really they might have been crying in a<br />

corner up to and after that point.<br />

On Instagram, especially, there is also<br />

now the risk of the accidental like.<br />

All it takes is for your thumb to slip<br />

to notify them that you scrolled back<br />

long enough to look at that photo from<br />

when they climbed the Sydney opera<br />

house on their gap year four years<br />

ago.<br />

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Sincephetelo brings you some pictures of the culture<br />

competition dances that happened during the Ingwenyama<br />

Cup finals held at the Somhlolo National Stadium on Feb 5.<br />

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CULTUTRE<br />

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INTERNATIONAL<br />

Farewell<br />

President<br />

Obama<br />

America’s first African American President says goodbye to the White<br />

House after 8 years as Commander-In-Chief.<br />

Barack Obama, was born on<br />

August 4, 1961 in Honolulu,<br />

Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr.<br />

and Stanley Ann Dunham.<br />

He is the 44th President of the United<br />

States of America as well as the first<br />

African American president, the first<br />

multiracial president and the first nonwhite<br />

president to hold office.<br />

He assumed the Presidency in 2009<br />

following a decisive victory over<br />

Republican John McCain in the 2008<br />

presidential election before the<br />

American people re-elected him for<br />

another term in the 2012, where he<br />

defeated Republican Mitt Romney.<br />

He is married to Michelle Obama<br />

(Robinson) and out of their<br />

matrimony, have bore two daughters,<br />

namely Sasha and Malia Obama.<br />

EARLY LIFE<br />

As a young adult, Obama was educated<br />

at Occidental College, Columbia<br />

University, and Harvard Law School.<br />

In Chicago, Obama worked at various<br />

times as a community organizer,<br />

lawyer, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer<br />

of constitutional law at the University<br />

of Chicago Law School, and published<br />

his memoir Dreams from My Father<br />

before beginning his political career in<br />

1997.<br />

FRIEND OF AFRICA<br />

He has been hailed as a friend of Africa<br />

for the various initiatives he instigated<br />

for the continent, some which include<br />

the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act<br />

(AGOA) which enhances market access<br />

to the US for qualifying Sub-Saharan<br />

African (SSA) countries; the Young<br />

African Leaders Initiative (YALI)<br />

which is a signature effort to invest in<br />

the next generation of African leaders;<br />

the Trade Africa initiative which is a<br />

partnership between the United States<br />

and sub-Saharan Africa to increase<br />

internal and regional trade within<br />

Africa, and expand trade and economic<br />

ties among Africa, the United States,<br />

and other global markets; as well as<br />

the Power Africa Initiative aimed at<br />

supporting economic growth and<br />

development by increasing access to<br />

reliable, affordable, and sustainable<br />

power in Africa, amongst the many<br />

others which are aimed at making<br />

Africa a global powerhouse.<br />

Now that President Obama has<br />

handed over the reins to Donald<br />

Trump, the 45th President of the<br />

United States, it is evident that Africa<br />

will surely miss the man whose wife<br />

said that “I’ve seen first hand that<br />

being President doesn’t change who<br />

you are but rather it reveals who you<br />

are”.<br />

FACTS OF OBAMA ADMINISTRATION<br />

- Passed Health Care Reform<br />

- Began Drawdown of War in<br />

Afghanistan<br />

- Eliminated Osama Bin Laden<br />

- Turned Around U.S. Auto Industry<br />

- Recapitalized Banks<br />

- Reversed Bush Torture Policies<br />

- Improved America’s Image Abroad<br />

- Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards<br />

- Coordinated International Response<br />

to Financial Crisis<br />

- Increased Support for Veterans<br />

- Passed Credit Card Reforms<br />

- Eliminated Catch-22 in Pay Equality<br />

Laws<br />

- Improved Food Safety System<br />

- Helped South Sudan Declare<br />

Independence<br />

- Expanded Health Coverage for<br />

Children<br />

- Expanded Hate Crimes Protections<br />

LEFT: Barack Obama takes the oath<br />

of office after being inaugurated as<br />

the 44th President of the United<br />

States of America on 20 January<br />

2009 in Washington, as his wife<br />

Michelle Obama looks on.<br />

These are some of the achievements<br />

of the Obama Presidency and not all of<br />

them are noted!<br />

Sources: Wikipedia; Washington<br />

Monthly<br />

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ABOVE: His Majesty King Mswati III and Inkhosikati LaMbikiza pose with the President and First Lady of the United<br />

States of America Barack and Michelle Obama during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, Aug.<br />

5, 2014. (Pic: Swazi American Embassy Facebook page).<br />

“I’ve seen first<br />

hand that<br />

being President<br />

doesn’t change<br />

who you are,<br />

but rather<br />

reveals who you<br />

are.” - Michelle<br />

Obama<br />

RIGHT: The Obamas<br />

pose together with their<br />

daughters Sasha and Malia.<br />

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SPORTS<br />

Ingwenyama Cup finalists PRO’s<br />

speak Road Safety / MVA<br />

SIBUSISO MANANA<br />

MBABANE SWALLOWS<br />

FC<br />

Sincephetelo met up with the two<br />

teams’ finalists Public Relations<br />

Officers in the form of Swallows’<br />

Sibusiso Manana and Buffaloes’<br />

Sandile Gwebu on the eve of<br />

the finals for them to offer their<br />

sentiments directly to their fan<br />

base on the conduct they should<br />

exemplify when on the road as well<br />

as to enlighten them on how they<br />

can get assisted by the Fund when<br />

involved in an accident.<br />

SANDILE GWEBU<br />

YOUNG BUFFALOES<br />

FC<br />

Road Safety:<br />

We would like to request our followers to be<br />

cautious when on the road. We respect the sponsor<br />

for providing such a tourney so we hope that our<br />

fans will always exercise proper precautions when<br />

travelling to and from the stadiums after the games.<br />

The road belongs to all of us so we hope we will all<br />

use the roads accordingly for all our safety.<br />

MVA:<br />

The MVA Fund plays a big role in society. People get<br />

rehabilitated after being involved in an accident and<br />

they try to get you back to the normal stance you<br />

were in as possible before the accident. That being<br />

said, we hope that people won’t be negligent and<br />

purposely injure themselves as only victims and not<br />

culprits are compensated.<br />

Road Safety:<br />

To the Buffaloes family we would like to advise all our<br />

fans to observe all traffic laws to ensure their safety and<br />

the safety of those around them. It is a rainy season<br />

of late so we warn everyone to be alert at all times.<br />

Drinking and driving is a major offence in the country<br />

so it is always wise to use the services of a taxi when<br />

going on a night out so that you escape the wrath of the<br />

police as well as ensure that you are safe.<br />

MVA:<br />

In the case of an accident, which is bound to happen<br />

when one is using the road, we advise our fans to make<br />

use of the services offered by the SMVAF. The company<br />

is here to assist road victims by referring them to<br />

hospital so that they can get the best medical treatment<br />

and recuperate so as to be re-integrated back into the<br />

society they were a part of before the occurrence of the<br />

accident.<br />

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INGWENYAMA CUP FINALS PICTORIAL<br />

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3<br />

The Ingwenyama Cup, according to its Board of Trustees<br />

Chairman Prince Hlangabeza, has proven to unite people from<br />

all walks of life. The Prince says: “Sport in recent years has<br />

been seen as the only instrument to unite people and I believe<br />

that the King saw that gap that there was a need for the two<br />

(culture and sport) to be used simultaneously to unite people.”<br />

Here are some pictures of what transpired on the Finals.<br />

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Prince Hlangabeza<br />

1. Members of Parliament soccer team pose for a group photo<br />

with their colleague, Minister of Health Sibongile<br />

Simelane.<br />

2. The Chief Executive Officers from the different country’s<br />

institutions shape for the camera before they took on the<br />

Members of Parliament during the Ingwenyama Cup finals.<br />

3. Athletics was also part of the festivities on the day courtesy of<br />

the Athletics Association of Swaziland (AAS).<br />

4. Prince Mavela drinks some water during the half time break.<br />

5. Team Bantfwabenkhosi ready to take on the Chiefs during<br />

their match on the day. The Princes won the game 4-1.<br />

6. Princes team Captain Prince Lindani (l) and Prince Nhlonipho<br />

ponder their teams next move.<br />

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HUMOUR<br />

Dear Alcohol<br />

First & foremost, let me tell you that I’m a huge fan of yours. My friend, you<br />

always seem to be there when needed. The perfect post-work cocktail, a beer at<br />

the game, and you’re even around in the holiday’s hidden inside chocolates as<br />

you warm us when we’re stuck in the midst of endless family gatherings.<br />

However, lately I’ve been wondering about your intentions. While I want to<br />

believe that you have my best interests at heart, I feel that your influence has led<br />

to some unwise consequences:<br />

1. Phone calls:<br />

While I agree with you that communication is important, I question the<br />

suggestion that any conversation of substance or necessity takes place after 2<br />

a.m. Why would you make me call those ex-girlfriends when I know for a fact<br />

they do not want to hear from me during the day, let alone all hours of the night?<br />

2. Eating:<br />

Now, you know I love a good! meal, but why do you suggest that I eat a taco with<br />

chili sauce, along with a big Italian meatball and some stale chips (washed down<br />

with WINE & topped off with a Kit Kat after a few cheese curls & chili cheese<br />

fries)? I’m an eclectic eater, but I think you went too far this time.<br />

3. Clumsiness:<br />

Unless you’re subtly trying to tell me that I need to do more yoga to improve my<br />

balance, I see NO need to hammer the issue home by causing me to fall down.<br />

It’s completely unnecessary, and the black & blue marks that appear on my body<br />

mysteriously the next day are beyond me. Similarly, it should never take me more<br />

than 45 seconds to get the front door key into the lock.<br />

4. Furthermore:<br />

The hangovers have GOT to stop. This is getting ridiculous I know a little penance<br />

for our previous evening’s debauchery may be in order, but the 3 pm hangover<br />

immobility is completely unacceptable! My entire day is shot. I ask that, if the<br />

proper precautions are taken (water, vitamin B, bread products, aspirin) prior to<br />

going to sleep/passing out face down on the kitchen floor with a bag of popcorn,<br />

the hangover should be minimal & in no way interfere with my daily activities.<br />

Alcohol, I have enjoyed our friendship for some years now & would like to<br />

ensure that we remain on good terms. You’ve been the invoker of great stories,<br />

the provocation for much laughter, and the needed companion when I just don’t<br />

know what to do with the extra money in my pockets.<br />

Why would you<br />

make me call those<br />

ex-girlfriends when<br />

I know for a fact<br />

they do not want<br />

to hear from me<br />

during the day, let<br />

alone all hours of<br />

the night?<br />

In order to continue this friendship, I ask that you carefully review my grievances<br />

above & address them immediately. I will look for an answer no later than<br />

Thursday 3pm (pre-happy hour) on your possible solutions & hopefully we can<br />

continue this fruitful partnership.<br />

Thank you,<br />

Your biggest fan<br />

P.S. THINGS THAT IS DIFFICULT TO<br />

SAY WHEN DRUNK:<br />

1. Innovative<br />

2. Preliminary<br />

3. Proliferation<br />

4. Cinnamon<br />

THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT<br />

TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:<br />

1. Specificity<br />

2. British Constitution<br />

3. Passive- aggressive disorder<br />

THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT<br />

IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:<br />

1. Nope, no more beer for me.<br />

2. Sorry, but you’re not really my type.<br />

3. Good evening, officer. Isn’t it lovely<br />

out tonight?<br />

4. Oh, I couldn’t. No one wants to hear<br />

me sing.<br />

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FRIEND ZONE<br />

Crowded in heaven<br />

It got crowded in heaven, so, for one<br />

day it was decided only to accept<br />

people who had really had a bad day<br />

on the day they died.<br />

St. Peter was standing at the pearly<br />

gates and said to the first man, “Tell me<br />

about the day you died.”<br />

The man said, “Oh, it was awful.<br />

I was sure my wife was having an<br />

affair, so I came home early to catch<br />

her with him.<br />

I searched all over the apartment but<br />

couldn’t find him anywhere.<br />

So I went out onto the balcony, we<br />

live on the 25th floor, and found this<br />

man hanging over the edge by his<br />

fingertips.<br />

I went inside, got a hammer, and<br />

started hitting his hands.<br />

He fell, but landed in some bushes.<br />

So, I got the refrigerator and pushed it<br />

over the balcony and it crushed him.<br />

The strain of the act gave me a heart<br />

attack, and I died.”<br />

St. Peter couldn’t deny that this was a<br />

pretty bad day, and since it was a crime<br />

of passion, he let the man in.<br />

He then asked the next man in line<br />

about the day he died.<br />

“Well, sir, it was awful,” said the second<br />

man.<br />

“I was doing aerobics on the balcony<br />

of my 26th floor apartment when I<br />

twisted my ankle and slipped over the<br />

edge.<br />

I managed to grab the balcony of the<br />

apartment below, but some maniac<br />

came out and started pounding on my<br />

fingers with a hammer.<br />

Luckily I landed in some bushes.<br />

But, then the guy dropped a<br />

refrigerator on me!”<br />

St. Peter chuckled, let him into heaven<br />

and decided he could really start to<br />

enjoy this job.<br />

“Tell me about the day you died?” he<br />

said to the third man in line.<br />

“OK, picture this; I’m naked, hiding<br />

inside a refrigerator....”<br />

A man and a cat<br />

A man hated his wife’s cat and he<br />

decided to get rid of it.<br />

He drove 20 blocks away from home<br />

and dropped the cat there.<br />

The cat was already walking up the<br />

driveway when he approached his<br />

home.<br />

The next day, he decided to drop the<br />

cat 40 blocks away and the same thing<br />

happened.<br />

He kept on increasing the number of<br />

blocks but the cat kept coming home<br />

before him.<br />

At last he decided to drive a few miles<br />

away, turn right then left, past the<br />

bridge, then right again and another<br />

right and so on until he reached what<br />

he thought was a perfect spot and<br />

dropped the cat there.<br />

Hours later, the man calls his wife at<br />

home and asked her, “Jenny, is the cat<br />

there?”<br />

“Yes, why do you ask?” answered the<br />

wife.<br />

Frustrated the man said, “Put that<br />

CAT on the phone, I am lost and I need<br />

directions back home.”<br />

BLONDES<br />

A blonde walked into an electronics<br />

store and said to the salesmen: “I<br />

want that tv.” The salesperson shook<br />

his head and said, “No, we don’t sell<br />

to blondes.” So the blonde left and<br />

came back with her hair dyed brown<br />

and said: “I’ll take that tv.” Again the<br />

salesman said: “No, we don’t sell<br />

to blondes.” So she left again and<br />

came back with her hair dyed black<br />

and said: “I want that tv.” But the<br />

salesman still said: “No, we don’t sell<br />

to blondes.” Finally the blonde got<br />

fed up and said, “That’s it! How’d you<br />

know I was a blonde?!” she asked.<br />

The salesman answered: “Cause that’s<br />

a microwave.”<br />

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Sifinyeto salokufanele ukwati<br />

kute ukhone kufaka sicelo<br />

sesincephetelo ka SMVAF<br />

Siyini Sikhwama Sincephetelo? kungakabikwa kube yiminyaka bahamba ngemsebenti noma<br />

lemibili, kepha kukhona labaniketwe ngekucashwa, lenkhulu noma<br />

sikhatsi lesiningi ngulabo labasuke imali lengabhadalwa umuntfu<br />

balimele batsintseka engcondvweni. amunye ingafiki ingengci<br />

Lesi sikhwama sekuhlangabetana<br />

tinkhulungwane letilikhulu<br />

netingoti letisuke tivelele bantfu Tichibelo Temtsetfo Wesincephetelo lemalangeni, kubukwa kutsi<br />

kulelive lakaNgwane. Sakhiwa w a 2 0 1 1 . N g u t i p h i T i j e z i s o ingoti iyinye ayengci sigidzi<br />

ngekutsi kutsatfwe imali letsite uma letiniketwa Tichibelo teSincephetelo semalangeni.<br />

kwetsiwa gasoline lesingatsi<br />

Bagibeli labalimele kodvwa<br />

ngemasenti langemashumi lamatsatfu Letingucuko tetfula litsantana<br />

bangekho kulokubhalwe ngenhla<br />

nesihlanu elitheni. Lesikhwama letintfo lokumele tibukisiswe<br />

imali ibhadalwa umgibeli amunye<br />

asicondzani netingoti letentiwe nasibhadala sikhwama.<br />

ingafika kodvwa ingengci<br />

b u d l a b h a n e k u y e k e l e l a Tiphindze tetfule netibongo<br />

tinkhulungwane letingemashumi<br />

kulabatsintsekako.<br />

l e s e t e n g e t i w e k u l o k w a<br />

lasihlanu yingci uma sincephetelo<br />

kuncephetelwa kancane.<br />

singendluli tinkhulungwane<br />

Tinzuzo Letiniketwa ngulesikhwama<br />

sesincephetelo:<br />

Ngutiphi Tingucuko?<br />

l e t i n g e m a k h u l u l a s i h l a n u<br />

semalangeni.<br />

Lesikhwama siniketa nati tinzuzo Imali lengabhadalelwa ingoti Sincephetelo sebantfwana noma<br />

letivele kulengoti;<br />

y i n y e i n g a f i k a , i n g e n g c i l a b a k h u b a t e k e<br />

e s i g i d z i n i s e m a l a n g e n i n g e n g c o n d v o s i y a w u b e k w a<br />

Tindleko talowo lolimele<br />

(1,000,000.00) loku kucondzana lasitokwakha intalo khona bate<br />

Tindleko temngcwabo<br />

nato tonkhe ticelo tengoti bafike eshumini nesiphohlongo<br />

K u l a h l e k e l w a k u s e k e l e k a iyodvwa.<br />

ngemnyaka (18). Nangabe<br />

ngetimali Imali lengakhokhelwa imali kudzingeka ngatikhatsi tsite imali<br />

Kungaholi<br />

yemngcwabo ingafiki, ingengci ledzingekile ingabonikwa batali<br />

Tindleko talokunye<br />

etinkhulungwaneni letilishumi n o m a l a b o l a b a k h e t f w e<br />

temalangeni (10,000.00) umufi n g e k w e m t s e t f o k u t s i<br />

Kungani Kube netichibelo?<br />

amunye.<br />

babhasobhe lesincephetelo.<br />

Iphalamende iphasise sincephetelo Imali lengabhadalelwa umonakalo Y i m i t s e t f o l e f a n a k o<br />

kumtsetfo wa 1991. Lesichibelo nje lomunye ingafiki, ingengci l e t a w u s e b e n t a<br />

s i n t j i n t j a i n d l e l a l e k u c e l w a etinkhulungwaneni letilikhulu kulabakhubatekile.<br />

sincephetelo nalokuvame kwenteka nemashumi lasihlanu sicelo Tisebenti letivelelwa yingoti<br />

kulabatsintsekako etingotini, tinini sisinye yingci uma imali yemoto tichuba umsebenti<br />

nekululamisa, kusita nekuhlangana lecelelwa ingoti iyinye ingengci wemcashi titawuncephetelwa<br />

umphakatsi nesichibelo sa 1991 e s i g i d z i n i s e m a l a n g e n i ngekwemtsetfo wetisebenti wa<br />

savusa sidzingo ngesiciniseko (1,000.000)<br />

1983, (Uma tifanele) kuphela uma<br />

s e l i k u s a s a<br />

s i n c e p h e t e l o s i n g e n g c i<br />

l a l e s i k h w a m a<br />

e t i n k h u l u n g w a n e n i<br />

l o k u k u f a k a<br />

l e t i n g a m a k h u l u l a m a b i l i<br />

Imali lengabhadalelwa ingoti<br />

ekhatsi kungeta<br />

nemashumi lasihlanu emalangeni<br />

l o k u l i s h u m i<br />

ingoti iyinye.<br />

yinye ingafika, ingengci<br />

E m a l u n g a e l i k h a y a l i n y e<br />

e k h u l w i n i<br />

l e k u f u n a k o esigidzini semalangeni<br />

labesengotini (lapho liphutsa libe<br />

l e n h l a n g a n o<br />

lemshayeli) asatawuvumeleka<br />

yesincephetelo. (1,000,000.00)<br />

kucela sincephetelo lesingendluli<br />

etinkhulungwaneni letisitfupha<br />

Ngutiphi tingoti loku kucondzana nato tonkhe lilinye lilunga (E 60,000.00)<br />

l e t i n g e n a<br />

kuhlangabetana netindleko<br />

ticelo tengoti iyodvwa.<br />

temukeleke kutsi<br />

tekwelashwa, kuphela uma sicelo<br />

tencephetelwe?<br />

singengci etinkhulungwaneni<br />

letingemakhulu lamatsatfu<br />

S i k h w a m a<br />

Imali lengabhadalelwa kulahleka emalangeni ingoti iyinye.<br />

sesincephetelo sincephetela bantfu<br />

kwetimali ingafika ingengci<br />

l a b a v e l e l w e t i n g o t i k u l e l i v e<br />

Kutawubhadalwa ngetisindvo<br />

e t i n k h u l u n g w a n e n i<br />

lakaNgwane.<br />

kanje:-<br />

letingemakhulu lamatsatfu<br />

K u c a l a n g e y e k w e l a p h a<br />

Ticelo tesincephetelo tentiwa nini?<br />

nemashumi lasihlanu sicelo<br />

nekululama<br />

sisinye, yingci uma sicelo Yekwenta ncono lizinga lemphilo<br />

Ticelo tesincephetelo tetingoti singengci esigidzini semalangeni Yetehlakalo<br />

tentiwa kusandza kwenteka ingoti, ingoti iyinye.<br />

Yekulahlekelwa liholo<br />

k u n g a t s a t s i s i k h a t s i l e s i d z e Bagibeli etimotweni tesive noma<br />

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S i n c e p h e t e l o s a l o s h o n i l e<br />

kutowuya ngesisindvo kanje:-<br />

Tindleko temngcwabo<br />

K u l a h l e k e l w a k u s e k e l e k a<br />

ngetimali.<br />

Sincephetelo semuntfu lolimele noma<br />

wafa engotini sitawuncishiswa<br />

ngemashumi lasihlanu ekhulwini uma<br />

kutfolakala kutsi ingoti ibangwe kutsi<br />

abenatse tjwala ngalokwece ezingeni<br />

lemtsetfo noma wentiwe kudla<br />

tidzakamiva letingekho emtsetfweni<br />

ngesikhatsi kwenteka lengoti.<br />

Sijeziso siyafana kuloshayele imoto<br />

n g a l o k u n g e k h o e m t s e t f w e n i ,<br />

nalokubangwe yimoto lebeyingekho<br />

e s i m e n i l e s e m u k e l e k i l e<br />

ngekwemtsetfo.<br />

Sincephetelo sitawukwehla<br />

ngalokungemashumi lamabili<br />

ekhulwini kumshayeli lotfole<br />

ingoti noma wafa angakafasi<br />

e m a b h a n d e n g e s i k h a t s i<br />

sengoti, sijeziso siyafana<br />

kulototfola ingoti noma afe<br />

sesikhatsi sengoti, noma ahleli<br />

endzaweni lengenasitulo<br />

ngekwemtsetfo.<br />

Umtimba awukalimali noma wafa<br />

ngenca yebudlabha balowo<br />

mshayeli wemoto loshayise<br />

yangemi, yangabonwa nebufakazi<br />

l o b e t f u l i w e b u y e n e t i s a<br />

esikhwameni sesincephetelo.<br />

Bufakazi bukhomba kutsi lofuna<br />

kuncephetelwa wente tonkhe taba<br />

tekubona umshayeli noma<br />

umnikati wemoto ledale ingoti<br />

yabaleka fane wehluleka.<br />

Bufakazi lobukhona buyenetisa<br />

kwekutsi lemoto ledale ingoti<br />

yangabonwa, kufaka ekhatsi<br />

lengekhatsi kuyo, ngetulu, noma<br />

lokuchumene nayo kwatsintsana<br />

nekwemtimba kute kudaleke<br />

ingoti kulolilmele noma lofile,<br />

noma lomunye ke umuntfu, imoto,<br />

imphahla.<br />

Sikhwama asinoncephetela ngalutfo:<br />

Uma lowo muntfu ala kucilongwa<br />

bodokotela noma nagafuni<br />

kuletsa imibiko yabodokotela<br />

kute ancephetelwe.<br />

Uma umuntfu ehlulekile kuletsa<br />

timphepha letifanele ngengoti<br />

ngesikhatsi lesifanele.<br />

Kuncephetela ngekulahlekelwa<br />

k w e m i v a , u m a a c e l a<br />

kuncephetelwa<br />

Sikhwama sesincephetelo singafuna<br />

kubhadalwa timali letibhadalelwe<br />

kucashelwa, uma umshayeli adzakiwe<br />

noma adle tidzakamizwa:<br />

U m a i m o t o b e y i s h a y e l w a<br />

n g e k u n g a n a k i t i m p h a w u<br />

temgwaco njengekunganaki<br />

emarobots.<br />

Uma imoto beyingekho esimeni<br />

sekubasemgwacweni lesifanele<br />

lokubange ingoti.<br />

Uma imoto beyebiwe noma<br />

i s h a y e l w a n g a l o k u n g e k h o<br />

emtsetfweni.<br />

Timali letingabhadalwa bameli<br />

kunesikali kanje:<br />

L i s h u m i l a l o k u t s a t f w e<br />

etinkhulungwaneni lokuniketwa<br />

umuntfu lokugcina ezingeni<br />

letinkhulungwane letisihlanu.<br />

Lokutsatfu nesigamu ekhulwini<br />

kulokusalako etimalini tebameli<br />

letingafaki ekhatsi titembu,<br />

kuposa, tincingo, kulandzelela<br />

indzaba ngesijubo senkantolo<br />

ngetinyatselo lokumele tilandzele<br />

ekhatsi kwaloncephetelwako<br />

nesikhwama sesincephetelo.<br />

Sincephetelo sebantfwana noma<br />

labakhubateke ngengcondvo<br />

siyawubekwa lasitokwakha intalo<br />

khona bate bafike eshumini<br />

nesiphohlongo ngemnyaka (18).<br />

Timali letibhadalwa ummeli<br />

atibhadalwa uma inkantolo<br />

ikhokha sijubo ngetindlela<br />

l e t i v e t w e y i m i n i n i n g w a n e<br />

yekuphikisa leso sincephetelo yi<br />

SMVAF.<br />

U m b i k o l o n g a k a g u c u l w a<br />

ngemaphoyisa<br />

Lifomu lakaSincephetelo<br />

Tonkhe titifiketi (tekutalwa<br />

netekufa letingaguculwa lokufaka<br />

ekhatsi matisi, Ipasipoti,<br />

tincwadzi tekushayela).<br />

Sifakazelo seliholo<br />

T i t a t i m e n d e t e t i m a l i<br />

talosebentako.<br />

Sitifikiteti lesiphelele, semshado.<br />

Lidokede lekwengamela<br />

Sifakazelo lesisho emaciniso<br />

ngelinani lemali lakasincephetelo<br />

Sifakazelo semshado wesiswati<br />

longanasitifiketi, lesifakazelwe<br />

safungelwa kaDC.<br />

Timphepha letisekela tindleko<br />

k u n c e p h e t e l w a n g e t i n d l e k o<br />

temngcwabo<br />

Timphepha letidzingekako kusekela<br />

lolimele<br />

njengesakhamuti, akavumeleki kwenta sicelo<br />

U m b i k o l o n g a k a g u c u l w a sesincephetelo ngetindleko temngcwabo.<br />

ngemaphoyisa<br />

Lifomu lakasincephetelo.<br />

Tonkhe tincephetelo tetingoti<br />

Tifakazelo talokushicilelwako temgwaco letenteka mhlaka<br />

lokufake ekhatsi matisi, ipasport, December 25, 2011, noma<br />

timphepha tekushayela.<br />

emvakwalelo suku lapho Inkhosi<br />

Sifakazelo setindleko letikhishwa Mswati III ashicilela lomtsetfo<br />

kuloncephetelwa.<br />

titawulandzela letingucuko.<br />

Sitifiketi sekutalwa semntfwana Ticelo tetincephetelo tetingoti<br />

lolimele. letenteka angakashayi lo 28<br />

M a t i s i w e m n t f w a n a n o m a<br />

D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 1 t o n a<br />

lokukhomba bunguye, lokunye<br />

t i t a w u l a n d z e l a u m t s e t f o<br />

lokusemtsetfweni.<br />

wesincephetelo sa 1991.<br />

S i f a k a z e l o s a k o k o n k h e<br />

lokufaneka kunceshetelwe.<br />

Sitatimende salonceshetelwako<br />

silandzisa konkhe lokwentekile<br />

(kufungelwe)<br />

Lifomu lakasincephetelo<br />

I m i n i n i n g w a n e l e v e t a<br />

langatfolakala khona<br />

Likheli leligcwele lendzawo<br />

yekuhlala.<br />

Timphahla letisekela kulahlekelwa<br />

Sifakazelo salokunceshetelwako<br />

(lokufakazelwe, matisi, ipasipoti,<br />

ilayisense yekushayela) konkhe<br />

kube ngulokwemukelekako.<br />

Umbiko wekuhlolwa ngudokotela,<br />

u m a u m u n t f u<br />

agcina afile.<br />

S i f a k a z e l o<br />

s e b u h l o b o<br />

e k h a t s i<br />

kwaloncephetelw<br />

ako nemufi.<br />

S i f a k a z e l o<br />

sesincephetelo<br />

semngcwabo.<br />

S i f u n g e l o<br />

s e m a c i n i s o<br />

atotonkhe timali lokucelwa kube<br />

sincephetelo.<br />

Lifomu lakasincephetelo.<br />

Caphela umfati longekho emtsetfweni noma<br />

lotsandzana naye noma umshayeli<br />

lonemshwalensi noma lomunye nje umuntfu<br />

lositako etindlekweni temngcwabo<br />

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LUTSANGO EBUHLENI<br />

On 10-11 February, Lutsango lwaka MVA<br />

heeded Their Majesties call to ‘kwetfula’ and<br />

particpate in the Buganu Festival held at the<br />

Ebuhleni Royal Residence. Sincephetelo brings<br />

you the following pictures!<br />

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