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Crisis stations 

... as EMLM financial status report to be sent to MEC 

ANDISA BONANI 

NOCH Mgijima Local Municipality 

(EMLM) may not be able to pay Eskom – 

and is running the risk of not being able 

Eto pay salaries at the end of the month – 

due to its current financial state. 

The validity of a financial report, 

of which the author is not known 

and which was leaked to the 

media, which details the current 

financial challenges faced by the 

local authority, was acknowledged 

by EMLM executive mayor Lindiwe 

Gunuza-Nkwentsha during a crisis 

meeting called by concerned 

business owners on Monday. 

The report indicates that EMLM 

had R4.25-million in its bank 

account as of October 6. 

The salary bill, due by October 25, is 

R24.6-million while a whopping R40.8-million is 

owed to Eskom. The total due to Eskom includes 

interest of R503813 incurred in September when 

the municipality paid only R16-million of a 

R31-million bill. 

The meeting was attended by various business 

people, chaired by Ken Clark and Enoch Mgijima 

Local Municipality (EMLM) officials, including 

Gunuza-Nkwentsha and various other government 

st a ke h o l d e r s . 

Gunuza-Nkwentsha said she did not know how 

the financial report tabled at the meeting had 

been made public but that it was a true 

reflection of the current status of the 

municipalit y. 

“The municipality currently does not have 

money and it is difficult for us to pay 

creditors. One of the main issues are [the] 

strikes, they hinder us from collecting 

money that is owed to us and we 

therefore struggle to pay our bills. 

“The issue of instability within the 

municipality is also a huge problem – we 

have no full-time management starting 

from the municipal manager.” 

The report indicated that from July to 

September this year, only R25.8-million was 

collected by municipality which fell short of 

the expected R68.5-million. 

Clark said he had not received his electricity 

bill in two months and would be happy to pay 

the money that would amount to millions because 

it would help to relieve the Eskom debt. 

Acting municipal manager 

Mzoxolo Dingani said he wanted 

to acknowledge that the 

municipality did have 

problems and that they were 

doing everything to ensure 

that the current situation 

was addressed. 

“We want permanent 

solutions for all the 

issues. On the issue of 

staffing, the position of 

municipal manager has 

already been advertised 

and we will follow up 

on the appointments of 

the CFO and other 

director positions to 

ensure that the 

municipality is stable. 

“We need to ensure 

that the businesses are 

booming in Komani as 

they contribute 

significantly to its 

economy and the 

employment of its residents.” 

Clark said the core of the municipality needed to 

function properly and that people with the suitable 

capacity should be appointed to uphold the 

mandate of the municipality which is to serve its 

people. 

The regular collection of revenue owed to the 

municipality was imperative to 

allow it to pay its bills. 

The salary bill is 

R24.6-million while 

a whopping 

R40.8-million is 

owed to Eskom 

“We need the revenue 

collection to exceed the 

monthly expenditure of the 

municipality as it should. If 

this does not happen, we will 

have meetings like these 

again and talk about the same 

things without a resolution. It 

is imperative that the senior 

people within the municipality 

are able to hold their officials 

accountable.” 

Consultant Peter Bezuidenhout who was tasked 

by the municipality to evaluate its electrical 

accounts, said the municipality’s Eskom bill was of 

concern and that if the municipality did not settle 

its bill by October 26, Eskom would issue a 14-day 

notice for the payment to be made. Load-shedding 

would be next to follow. 

A Cooperative Governance and Traditional 

Affairs (Cogta) representative, who would not give 

IN ANTICIPATION: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC 

Fikile Xasa is to be given a report on the financial state of affairs of the 

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality 

Picture: THE HERALD 

her name, said the situation was embarrassing 

because, while government was trying to sort out 

the issues of other municipalities, they were not 

aware of EMLM’s problems. 

“While provincial government is currently 

engaging Eskom on behalf of other municipalities, 

this particular municipality did not come out as 

having challenges,” she said. 

“I know for a fact that the Cogta MEC [Fikile 

Xasa] said there would be no bailouts for 

municipalities – but when there is a crisis such as 

this, discussions take place and a resolution is 

taken. As Cogta, we did not know that EMLM 

problems are of this magnitude.” 

She suggested that a task team made up of 

various stakeholders in the meeting was 

appointed. 

“Our job is to monitor municipalities and accept 

reports, but I must say some of the reports we’ve 

Enjoy some scarily low prices this October. 

received from the mayor were deceiving because 

the reports that were tabled to the MEC a month 

ago when he came to this municipality, did not 

reflect this kind of a crisis. We need to be truthful 

on behalf of the communities and local 

businesses.” 

It was decided that the task team would look 

into the issues of electricity within the 

municipality and that it would ensure that a 

certain amount of money be paid to Eskom before 

the end of the month. 

The media was asked to step out while the 

stakeholders continued the meeting and set up a 

task team. It was decided that the present Cogta 

representatives would write a report to the MEC to 

alert him about the situation in EMLM. 

At the time of going to press, The Rep had not 

yet been informed as to who would be serving on 

the task team. 

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THE REPRESENTATIVE 20 October 2017 

Poisoning of 

dogs escalate 

SONJA RAASCH 

A WEEK after dog owners in the Weshof area 

found eight dogs dead in their back yards, 

another nine dogs have been reported as 

poisoned – this time in the Komani Park 

residential area of Komani. 

The Rep reported (“Tragic poisoning of 

Weshof dogs”, October 13) that eight dogs had 

died after suspected cases of poisoning in the 

residential area over the previous weekend. A 

double cab bakkie was stolen from a nearby 

premises at the same time. 

An irate dog owner called The Rep on 

Monday to report that nine dogs had been 

poisoned in Komani Park at the weekend with 

another two vehicles stolen. 

She said the family had found their beloved 

pet lying dead outside on Monday morning 

and had taken it to a vet for a post-mortem. 

The findings had proven that the dog had 

ingested poison.She said she would be laying 

charges with the police this week. 

Isebella Blignault, who lost two sausage 

dogs, said their bakkie was stolen on Saturday 

night. Both their dogs had succumbed to the 

poison, believed to have been ingested 

through pellets thrown onto the front lawn. 

Blignault said residents were also 

concerned that a child could easily ingest the 

poison with fatal results. 

Unconfirmed reports yesterday were that a 

further four dogs had been poisoned at 

Amberdale just outside the town and that a 

bakkie had been stolen. 

State vet Dr Alan Fischer confirmed that he 

had performed post-mortems on five dogs to 

date. The dogs had ingested a poison in the 

form of a blue-gray granule. The results of the 

post-mortems were being awaited, but Fischer 

said it was suspected that the poison was 

either Aldicarb, a poison used as an 

insecticide, or Sodium Fluro Acetate, also 

known as Two-step. He confirmed that the 

poisons could be fatal to humans if ingested. 

Komani vet Elreza Klopper said 23 dogs and 

two cats in total had been reported as 

poisoned. Three dogs were treated but failed 

to survive. The poison may be a combination 

of different poisons mixed together and was 

extremely fast-acting. She urged home owners 

to inspect their yards and to consider any 

strange substances/food thrown into their 

yards as possibly dangerous and lethal. 

Police spokesman Captain Namhla Mdleleni 

confirmed that cases of theft of a vehicle and 

of cruelty to animals were under investigation. 

Community Policing Forum chairman 

Andries Schlebusch said the CPF was aware of 

the poisonings and asked residents to report 

suspicious activity to him on 072-242-3261 or 

to the police on 10111. 

 

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Lack of agendas halt meeting 

ANDISA BONANI 

A 

N ENOCH Mgijima Local 

Municipality meeting 

turned to chaos soon 

after it started on Friday as 

councillors raised queries 

about the lack of agendas. 

The bickering started when 

EFF councillor Luthando Amos 

asked whether the meeting 

was an ordinary or a special 

meeting since councillors had 

not received agendas. 

Speaker Mzoxolo Peter said, 

“I signed off the agendas the 

previous Friday, therefore I do 

not understand how the 

agendas could not have 

reached councillors in time.” 

He said the meeting was a 

special council meeting. 

Acting municipal manager 

(MM) Mzoxolo Dingani 

claimed to have received an 

instruction from someone, 

whose name he did not reveal, 

whom he said had told him not 

to hand out the agendas. 

Peter said such an 

instruction would be out of 

order and that he would follow 

up on the matter. 

DA councillor Chris de Wet 

said there could be no official 

meeting as councillors had not 

received the agendas in time 

and therefore could not 

prepare. Council agreed to a 

10-minute recess for members 

to familiarise themselves with 

the agendas. The media was 

told not to return to the special 

closed meeting. 

A copy of the agenda was 

however leaked with one of 

the issues the contracts of 

senior managers which had 

expired.The Rep has copies of 

letters written by mayor 

Lindiwe Gunuza-Nkwentsha 

informing former Tsolwana 

Local Municipality officials 

Similo Dayi, Mountain Siqaza 

and Zandisile Nxano about the 

termination of their contracts. 

Officers recover 

stolen trolleys 

RED Guard response officer recovered two 

trolleys stolen from a local cash and carry last 

week. The suspects were released after the 

owner declined to open a case, operations 

manager Willie Reynecke said. 

Two suspects who had tried to break into a 

home in Top Town were apprehended and 

handed over to the police last Wednesday. 

A staff member who had allegedly stolen 

goods at a local store was handed over to the 

police and the items returned to the store on 

S at u r d ay. 

An off-duty response officer apprehended a 

man following the theft of money from a 

business in Ezibeleni, but the suspect was 

released after the owner declined to open a 

criminal case. 

On Sunday, security officers on duty at a 

local retail store apprehended a suspect for 

theft and returned the goods to the manager. – 

Rep reporter 

... while contracts take centre 

stage in EMLM council discussions 

In a letter dated September 

26, Gunuza-Nkwentsha wrote 

to the acting MM, instructing 

him to investigate how Dayi 

had been reporting for duty 

and had received a salary in 

September despite being 

informed about the end of his 

fixed-term contract on August 

31. The mayor wrote to the 

acting MM again on October 4, 

stating that her office still had 

not received a report with 

regard to how Dayi had 

received a salary after his 

contract had been terminated. 

The letter reads, “Kindly 

advise as a matter of urgency 

what steps you have taken to 

remedy the situation and in 

particular the irregular 

payment of a salary for a 

senior manager whose 

contract expired without any 

alternative arrangements 

being agreed upon.” 

In a legal opinion document 

from Dayi’s lawyers, Ntsiki 

Pakade Attorneys, it was 

stated that Dayi had been 

working after his contract had 

ended, subjectively created an 

expectation that the contract 

would be renewed and that the 

municipalit y’s silence on the 

renewal of the initial 

fixed-term contract left a lot to 

be desired. 

In another letter to the MM 

dated October 4, the mayor 

queried why Siqaza and Nxano 

had been reporting for duty 

after council had resolved on 

June 7 that their contracts be 

terminated. Their last working 

day had been on September 

30. 

Gunuza-Nkwenstha wrote, “I 

am afraid that the two 

managers may take decisions, 

make agreements or involve 

themselves in supply chain 

management processes which 

could stand to be challenged 

in future. The municipality will 

not be liable for any claims of 

compensation to the two 

managers for any period 

during which they reported for 

duty during October. Any 

person who acts contrary to 

what council resolved, will be 

personally held liable for all 

and any costs that may arise 

from such.” 

Dayi declined to comment 

as he was seeking legal 

advice. 

An e-mail was sent to EMLM 

spokesman Fundile 

Feketshane for comment on 

the contracts of the officials, 

including Siqaza and Nxano, 

but no comment had been 

received at the time of going 

to press. 

During Friday’s council 

meeting it was resolved that 

the contracts of senior 

managers should be renewed 

for a further three months. 

WE HAD A GREAT TIME: 

Participants in the 

first Hangklip cartoon 

fun run, hosted by the 

school’s Interact Club, 

after finishing the 

event on Friday 

Picture: 

SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

Infrastructure woes at EMLM 


CONCERN over the state 

of infrastructure in the 

Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality (EMLM) 

area took centre stage in 

a crisis meeting 

attended by executive 

mayor Lindiwe Gunuza- 

Nkwentsha, and acting 

municipal manager 

Mziwoxolo Dingani in 

Komani on Monday. 

Businessman Ken 

Clark said electrical 

infrastructure and roads 

seemed to be the worst 

hit. 

“The municipality is 

not budgeting the 6% 

required by the National 

Energy Regulator of 

South Africa [Nersa] for 

infrastructure repair. The 

result is that the 

infrastructure is going 

b a c k wa r d s . ” 

Input of between 

R22-million to 

R25-million could make 

a difference in 

preventing an electrical 

crisis should another 

transformer blow. An 

amount of R128-million 

over three years could 

get the electrical system 

back on track. 

Clark said the 

Waterdown Dam could 

only supply 60% of the 

town’s water and that 

the Bonkolo Dam was 

virtually empty. Both 

dams could no longer 

supply in the long-term 

demands of the town 

and it was essential for 

the Xonxa Dam pipeline 

to become operational. 

“My business relies on 

water and if I do not have 

water, I do not have a 

business and 500 people 

will go without jobs.” 

Concern existed about 

the deteriorating state of 

roads with some which 

would have to be rebuilt. 

Dingani acknowledged 

that EMLM was facing 

problems but, he said, 

the authority was doing 

everything possible to 

address the situation. 

“We have drafted a plan 

to address the 

infrastructure in 

Ezibeleni, Queendustria 

and other areas. We 

need a lot of money to 

address the situation 

and currently we do not 

have it.” 

He said the previously 

established idea of a 

task team needed to be 

revived. Relevant posts, 

including that of the 

municipal manager, had 

been advertised. 

Councillor Pamela 

Xelo, who is in the CHDM 

office of Integrated 

Planning and Economic 

Development, was in 

accordance that the task 

team needed to be 

revived. 

“We need to say what 

needs to happen and it 

needs to happen fast.” 

Resources, skills and 

capacity remained an 

issue. 

“The ANC-led 

government is clear on 

this, so when we talk 

capacity, we mean we 

will be critical in EMLM 

when it comes to 

employment.” 

Border-Kei Chamber of 

Business chairman Les 

Holbrook said, “The only 

way we are going to 

solve these problems is 

if we have the right 

leadership. I recommend 

that we choose two 

captains – one from the 

private sector and one 

from the municipality.” 

The representatives 

would establish a team 

to address the crisis. 

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IMPRESSIVE RUN: Congratulations to Joe 

Mpunzima on finishing 100 parkruns and 

49/100 in first position Picture: SUPPLIED 

STUTTERHEIM – parkrun: Event #155 on 

Saturday saw 89 athletes complete the route in 

pleasant conditions. Congratulations to Joe 

Mpunzima on completing his 100th parkrun. He 

has done all 100 at Stutterheim parkrun and has 

finished in first position on 49/100 occasions. 

His best time was 19.18. Connor Päper 

completed his 10th parkrun to join the Junior 

Club 10. 

Bob Norris and Danie Bessinger of EC parkrun 

organised for the Komani parkrun volunteers to 

do a trial run of timing, scanning and results 

uploading under the guidance of the 

Stutterheim volunteers prior to the Komani 

Inaugural on October 21 . 

There were also a number of other visitors 

from East London parkruns, including Wayne 

and Caroline Selkirk – the first Eastern Cape 

couple to have both completed 250 parkuns. 

This Saturday should see Laurent Howe 

completing his 100th parkrun while several 

Stutterheim runners will be travelling to Komani 

for the launch of the town’s parkrun at the 

Queenstown Golf Club. 

HAVING A BALL! Tarkastad High School held a colour run recently with pupils dents from other 

schools in the area joining the fun, which was organised to raise money for new flags for the 

school. Orange Grove pupils Zukhanye Siqaza, left, and Aseza Ndlebe 

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DORDRECHT – Congratulations to 

Natasha van der Merwe who graduated 

last week. She received her B Ed 

(int&snr) degree through Unisa. 

THE Oman Tentpegging team have 

withdrawn from participating against 

the South African Masters and Grand 

Masters riders this weekend at the 

Tamboekie Festival, Komani. Springbok 

coach, Leon Venter, has organised a 

team from Sudan to participate. 

DR VATALA, the municipal manager of 

the Emalahleni Municipality, will give a 

media briefing through their 

communications practitioner about the 

possibility of a developing a solar panel 

farm in the Dordrecht area. 

A SUCCESSFUL Cuppa-4-Cansa was 

hosted on Saturday in Dordrecht. 

Ingrid Takis, a qualified 

thermographist from Johannesburg, 

was the guest speaker. 

Digital infrared thermal imaging 

(DITI) is a non-invasive test of 

physiology to alert a doctor to changes 

that can indicate early-stage breast 

disease. 

The benefit is that it offers the 

opportunity of earlier detection of 

breast disease that has been possible 

through breast self-examination, doctor 

examination or mammography alone. 

It detects the subtle physiologic 

changes that accompanies breast 

pathology, whether it is cancer, 

BLOSSOMING TIES: Members of the gardening committee with, from left, Sybe 

De Lint, David Gaji, Fezeka Sixpence, Nomathemba Nyolo, Pleunie De Lint-Van 

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fibrocystic, infection or a vascular 

disease. This assist the doctor to plan 

accordingly and lay out a careful 

programme to further diagnose, and/or 

monitor patients during and after any 

treatment. It detects and records 

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Top talent at Ilinge arts festival 

ANDISA BONANI 

DRAMA and performing arts coach 

Nelisa Ndema hosted the third 

annual Battle of Communities 

Performing Arts Festival in the 

Ilinge community hall on Saturday 

to showcase the talents of young 

people from Ilinge and Komani. 

Ndema said she decided to host 

the competition as young people 

needed to keep busy. 

The fun-filled and 

heritage-themed event was divided 

into various categories, including 

dance, music, drama, poetry and 

the cooking of traditional food. 

Winners from the various 

categories received cash prizes 

with first-prize winners receiving 

R1 000, second-prize winners R500 

and third-prize winners R300. 

Thulani Tembani, who came out 

top for the best-cooked traditional 

meal, said he cooked his favourite 

meal, isophu, which is a 

combination of corn and sugar 

beans. 

“I am excited to have won in this 

category though is was not easy 

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there is any clinical evidence of disease. 

This gives the opportunity for 

intervention for greater treatment 

options. 

This is especially beneficial to 

younger women whose denser breast 

tissue makes it more difficult for 

COLOURFUL ACT: Young women in their traditional gear ahead of 

their performance at the Battle of Communities Performing Arts 

Festival at Ilinge on Saturday 

Picture: ANDISA BONANI 

for me as I was up against females 

who cooked delicious meals and I 

was the only man.” 

Judge Noluthando Majavu said 

the competition was well attended 

and the level of commitment from 

artists was amazing. 

“A bigger venue was used this 

year as compared to previous 

years and the turnout was 

wonderful, including the support 

from parents which is something 

that did not happen before. 

“The artists have improved 

greatly which made it difficult for 

us judges to choose the ultimate 

winners, but we decided 

unanimously on all the winners.” 

STERKSTROOM – Soaking rain fell 

in town and district over the past 

two weeks. An average of 55mm 

has been measured throughout the 

district. Farmers are rejoicing as 

planting season starts. 

CONDOLENCES to the Kleynhans 

family on the passing of Mary Anne. 

She will be missed by all who knew 

h e r. 

CONGRATULATIONS to Jan and 

Lucille Heyzers nee Richardson on 

the birth of their daughter Carmi in 

Bloemfontein. The couple also has a 

son. Congratulations to all the 

grandparents. 

AN interesting tourist passed 

through the district last week. 

Dominic Luther from Manchester UK 

has been touring Southern Africa on 

his bicycle since March. He was 

picked up by a local farmer of the 

district, near Whittlesea. On hearing 

that Dominic was heading to Lady 

Grey, the farmer and his family 

hosted him for the night and on his 

way through Sterkstroom he had 

coffee and cake at Horse Shoe B&B. 

From Sterkstroom, he spent a night 

in Jamestown, then onto Lady Grey. 

He is currently in Lesotho and will 

fly back to Manchester in early 

November. He has spent six years 

touring the world on his bicycle and 

has so many interesting stories to 

tell. 

GOOD CAUSE: Charlotte van der Berg, 

organiser of the Cuppa-for-Cansa 

event, with Ingrid Takis 

mammography to be effective, as it 

provides a clinical marker to the doctor 

or mammographer that a specific area 

of the breast needs particularly close 

e x a m i n at i o n . 

According to research, it can pick up 

early cancer cells when there is about 

256 cells, as early as two years from 

when a cancer starts to grow. 

A mammogram only pick cancer up 

when there are 268435 456 cells – 

which is seven to eight years after the 

tumour has started. 

This contribute as an excellent tool 

for earlier diagnosis resulting in 

pro-active treatment options. 

Several ladies underwent 

thermographic scanning afterwards, 

with results that will be interpreted by 

qualified specialists in the US. The 

results will then be sent through to the 

ladies. 

Numerous donations have been 

received in aid of Cansa. 

Thank you to all who attended the 

talk, the Dordrecht Community Church 

for the venue, and to Tim and Sharon 

Salmon for sponsoring the guest 

s p e a ke r ’s accommodation. 

THE young children of the Wilhelmina 

Church in Dordrecht, in The Netherlands 

started to raise funds for the gardening 

project of the ACVV recently by making 

clay items, baking biscuits, arranging 

fun walks and other things. 

The ACVV is currently in their 13th 

year of supplying seeds to 500 indigent 

families in Dordrecht town and 

township. The twinning partnership 

between the two towns has been 

supporting the project through the 

years. 

This year, seven different types of 

seeds will be distributed to the people 

with extra money donated to be used 

for seed potatoes. 

The community grows good crops 

from their seeds, and is aiding the fight 

against malnutrition. 

They also visited the Dutch Reformed 

Church, the Uniting Reformed Church, 

the twinning committee and various 

other stakeholders. Thanks for your 

continuous support to Dordrecht SA. 

HELLO! Dominic Luther from Manchester UK is touring South 

Africa on his bicycle and stopped over in Sterkstroom


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ROUND&ABOUT 

Ta b l e ’s Melodrama a laugh fest 

THE photographs have been chosen and 

printing is underway, so it will not be 

too long before you can get your own 

copy of the Komani calendar for 

2018…and what a wonderful Christmas 

gift it will make for anyone who used to 

live here and still has nostalgic feelings 

about our town. 

In this project, initiated by the Anns of 

the Queenstown Rotary Club, members 

of the public were asked to submit 

photos of the town and its surrounding 

WOOF: Richard 

van den Berg 

as the pet dog 

in the South 

African fairy 

tale ‘Jack and 

the Very Mean 

Stalk’ during 

Melodrama 

2017 at the 

we e ke n d 

Anns’ 2018 calendar almost done 

Packed programme of 

fun at the Tamboekie 

R 

OUND Table No16 took their 

audiences on a nostalgic 

trip to the Wild West during 

Melodrama 2017 at the weekend 

– and what a ride it was! 

The shows started on 

Thursday with packed halls over 

three nights bearing testimony 

to the popularity of Melodrama 

which has become known as the 

perfect opportunity to let your 

hair down and to enjoy a great 

time of laughter with family and 

friends every four years. 

After six months of hard work 

and countless hours of practice, 

the Tablers and their Gems 

produced a line-up of 

entertaining and sometimes 

awe-inspiring skits, ranging from 

popular dance numbers like the 

extremely popular Uptown Funk 

and Juicy Wiggle to the hilarious 

Wedding Day Pictures and At the 

Movies. 

areas and the four judges have 

deliberated and chosen 14 pictures – 13 

to cover the months from January 2018 

to January 2019 and an extra one for the 

c o v e r. 

Thanks to assistance from advertisers 

the printers have been given the 

go-ahead and it is hoped the finished 

product will be available from early in 

November. When they are ready the 

calendars will be sold for R100 each and 

the public may obtain copies from All 

Bright costumes and brilliant 

choreography lent to the magic 

of the show which was produced 

by Simone and Dean 

Goldschmidt and sponsored by 

Bowes McDougall Inc and 3% 

Comm Properties. 

The work that is put into such 

a mammoth production is often 

underappreciated – but not 

undervalued – and Round Table 

No16 produced yet another 

hilarious and entertaining show 

which not only gave the 

audience a chance to escape the 

drudgery of everyday life but to 

start salivating in anticipation of 

the next Melodrama. 

The skit auction at the end of 

the show raised a large amount 

of money which will be ploughed 

back into charity bodies in the 

Komani area. 

Well done, Round Table No 16! 

– Rep reporter 

Wood in Queens Drive. A spokeswoman 

for the Anns said, “We are very grateful 

to all who submitted photos for 

consideration. We are planning to invite 

them all to an event when they will have 

the opportunity to see all the entries 

and we will give out prizes and copies 

of the calendar to those whose pictures 

were chosen.” 

Those concerned will be notified of 

the arrangements once they have been 

finalised. 

ON THE NOTICE BOARD 

THE Notice Board is intended to help 

people advertise events and avoid clashes. 

The date, event and venue may appear 

free of charge for three months, but these 

details must reach The Rep by noon on 

Mondays, to appear in that Friday’s 

edition. E-mail chuxf@tisoblackstar or call 

(045) 839-4040. 

Friday October 20: Queen’s College 

prize-giving Memorial Hall 9am; Stepping 

Stone foundation phase prize-giving 8am; 

Stepping Stone intermediate and senior 

phase prize-giving 10.30am; Wesley 

Methodist Church ‘Carry On Singing’ 

sing-along evening church hall 7pm. 

Friday-Saturday October 20-21: 

Tamboekie festival; QCJ cricket and tennis 

v Grey Junior. 

Friday-Sunday October 20-22: GHS 

prefects camp. 

Saturday October 21: QPYC cycling event 

and R10 000 draw; launch of the Komani 

parkrun Queenstown Golf Club 8am; QC 

cricket v Selborne; Jim Fouché athletics 

meeting Bloemfontein. 

Sunday October 22: ‘Manne wat Glo’ 

Dutch Reformed Church Robinson Road 

6.30pm. 

Monday October 23: QCJ new parents 

meeting. 

Tuesday October 24: QC Grade 10 and 11 

exams begin. 

Wednesday October 25: Inter-schools 

quiz. 

Thursday October 26: GHS new Grade 8 

parents meeting EL Danckwerts Hall 6pm. 

Friday October 27: QCOBA Bonanza draw 

and steak evening Queen’s Junior 7.30pm; 

Stepping Stone Grade R fund raiser; 

Stepping Stone Grade 7 farewell; Live 

entertainment Queenstown Golf Club; 

SuperSport phys ed challenge for Grade 6. 

Saturday October 28: QC cricket v 

Hudson Park; QCJ cricket v Stirling; St 

Michael and All Angels rose/flower festival 

9am-5pm. 

Saturday-Sunday October 28-29: Komani 

Classic. 

Sunday October 29: St Michael and All 

Angels rose/flower festival 10.30am-5pm. 

Wednesday November 1: QCJ sports 

awards dinner; Martin Old Electrical 

Supplies meat hamper draw; Mabovula 

competition winners announced. 

Friday November 3: QC sports awards 

dinner Queen’s Hall 6pm; QCJ foundation 

phase prize-giving 8am; QCJ intersen 

phase prize-giving 10am; QCJ cricket v 

Selborne. 

Saturday November 4: Twizza Bonkolo 

marathon and half marathon 5.30am; QC 

cricket v Kingswood; QCJ cricket v 

Selborne. 

Sunday November 5: QCJ cricket v 

Kingswood; Guy Fawkes fireworks Bonkolo 

Dam evening. 

Wednesday November 8: QCJ Grade 1 

orientation meeting. 

Thursday November 9: Stepping Stone 

foundation phase nativity play 6pm; QCJ 

tie and badge ceremony. 

Friday November 10: QCJ Founder’s Day. 

Saturday November 11: QCJ cricket v 

Alice; Breast cancer awareness bus ride 

from Sasol garage 3.30pm. 

Monday November 13: QCJ exams start. 

Tuesday-Friday November 14-24: 

Stepping Stone summative assessments. 

Friday November 17: Mass carols service 

Recreation Ground 6.30-7.30pm. 

Saturday November 18: Southbourne golf 

day Queenstown Golf Club. 

Friday November 24: QCOBA tie and 

badge ceremony Queen’s Hall 12 noon; 

QCJ final assembly school closes for 

pupils. 

Monday November 27: Grade 12 exams 

end. 

Thursday November 30: GHS general 

knowledge quiz team to Johannesburg for 

regional tournament. 

Saturday December 2: Balmoral craft 

market school grounds 9am; SPCA golf 

day Queenstown Golf Club. 

Wednesday December 6: Schools close. 

CAN’T WAIT: 

Liani May will 

be performing 

at the 

Ta m b o e k i e 

Festival tonight 

at 8.30pm 

ARE you ready for a weekend of fun? 

The Tamboekie Festival offers you a 

great opportunity to relax with family 

and friends while enjoying good music, 

great food and some social interaction 

at the showgrounds in Komani. 

The Festival kicked off with a talk by 

motivational speaker Alison last night. 

Tonight, Liani May will perform at the 

showgrounds from 8.30pm with the 

entry fee R50 for adults and R20 for 

juniors. 

Other attractions include 

demonstrations by the Leemak 

Circus, the Eastern Cape Arabian 

championship show, the SAPS 

mounted unit display, a 

potjiekos competition and a 

dance with DJ Charl to keep 

you bopping to music from 

the Gig Rig. 

Head back to the festival 

tomorrow for the 

International Equestrian 

Tentpegging South Africa vs 

Oman competition, the local 

talent showcase and a display by the 

Tyronmilas Aerobics Club. Party with 

Coca Cola DJs at the Gig Rig. 

Also on during the festival is a beer 

tent, a steakhouse hosted by the 

Presbyterian Church, a 5D motion 

cinema, a tattoo parlour and an old 

time photo booth. 

Phew...and if that is not enough, go 

and enjoy the food and craft stalls, the 

mechanical bull, paintball and mini 

train rides and pop in to have a look at 

the EP vintage tractor and engine club 

exhibit. 

The Guardians of Furry Friends will 

be overseeing a kiddies play area with 

facepainting, a jumping castle and 

games – see you there! 

WEDDED BLISS: Phakama Kedama and Sandile Mase were recently married in Komani 

Picture: PIXEL PERFECT PHOTOGRAPHY

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Schools must 

consider more 

scholar patrols 

KEEP IT SAFE: While 

driving past some 

schools in Mlungisi 

this week, I noted that 

there is a lack of 

scholar patrols when 

it’s home time for the 

pupils. 

The result is children 

who run wild and are 

at risk of being hurt or 

even killed by passing 

cars. I am sure that 

Lotto or even the 

education department 

would show interest in 

funding such 

initiatives – all it 

would need is some 

traffic boards and 

lumo vests for the 

pupils. 

It is quite an honour 

for pupils to serve on 

these patrol bodies 

and it teaches 

responsibility and 

discipline. It also 

shows that the schools 

care for the wellbeing 

of their pupils – so 

how about it? 

KOMANI 

W E AT H E R 

A SUNNY weekend awaits residents of Komani 

with a low of 7°C today warming up to 22°C 

later on. 

To m o r r o w ’s cool start of 9°C will warm up to 

25°C later in the day. Prepare for a hot Sunday 

with a temperature start of 14°C warming up 

to 31°C . –w w w. a c c u w e at h e r. c o . z a 

ON THE SCHOOLB E AT 

Donate school 

shoes to drive 

IF you have not yet dug that old 

pair of school shoes out of the 

cupboard – or headed to the 

shops to buy a new pair for a 

child in need – you still have time 

to do so. 

The Girls’ High School Interact 

Club’s Shoe Challenge Project is 

well underway with partner 

schools Balmoral Girls’ Primar y 

School, Queen’s College Junior 

and Hangklip High School also 

collecting school shoes. Protea 

SUPERSPAR is donating the 

packets for packaging of the 

PLEASED TO MEET YOU: Meeting up in Johannesburg recently were, from 

left, Komani teacher Ronald Williams and ‘Sewende Laan’ actor Jacques 

Blignaut 


donated shoes with the aim to 

collect 300 pairs by November 27. 

If you want to be part of an 

initiative to make the 2018 year of 

education easier for a needy 

child, drop off your donation at 

one of the schools or at The Rep 

offices, 24 Prince Alfred Street in 

Komani and help us make a 

difference. Contact the organisers 

of the drive on 076-834-6417 

(GHS), 064-850-7685 (Balmoral), 

082 877 4593 (QCJ) or 

072-701-7074 (Hangklip) for more 

i n fo r m at i o n . – Rep reporter 

WELL DONE: Teacher Monica Duna with Grade 

6 Louis Rex Primary pupil Reese Loots. Reese 

obtained first position in a map work quiz in 

Grahamstown at the provincial competition 

Komani 

litter 

needs 

action 

E N V I R O N M E N TA L I ST 

of Komani writes: So 

many suggestions have 

been made in The Rep 

about how to solve the 

problem of littering. 

I propose that the 

municipality should 

convene a meeting 

where such ideas can 

be concretised into an 

action plan. 

Representatives of 

business, labour, 

councillors, green 

CBOs, NGOs, and 

provincial Department 

of Environmental 

Affairs should be 

invited and I am sure 

that a solution can be 

fo u n d . 

The Rep of 

September 19, 

2003,(page 5) reported 

that Queenstown was 

chosen as the cleanest 

town in the Eastern 

Cape. 

We can not allow our 

town to deteriorate any 

fur ther. 

SOCIETY 

SNIPPETS 

From birthdays to anniversaries to 

achievements to notices ... Share your 

information with us on sonjar@dispatch.co.za 

or fax (045) 839-4059 

B I RT H D AY wishes go to Leonard 'Baas' 

Mahash who will be celebrating his 60th 

birthday on October 23, Romaine 

Bredenkamp (October 25), Helena 

Wagener (October 28), Mandla Msitshana 

(October 29), Geneva Ndlovu, Someleze 

Nguna, Alice Steven and Maureen 

Baartman (October 30), Joey Hattingh and 

Kirwin Christoffels (October 31), Rowan 

Knight and Judy Faltain (November 1), 

Patrick Jacobus (November 2) and Kayla 

Gaylard, Mariette Kapp and Di van der 

Mescht (November 3). 

BEL ATED birthday wishes to Bertus Kilian 

and Holly Mager (October 16). 

WELL done to former Queen’s College 

headboy Ryelan Hardnick who was 

honoured during the Stellenbosch 

Universit y’s Rector’s Awards for excellent 

achievement recently. 

WEDDING anniversary wishes go to Danny 

and Danielle Mulder (October 23), Brendan 

and Najlique Schlebusch (October 24), 

Loren and Lee-Anne du Plessis (October 

25), Daval and Sharon Genade (October 

30) and Adriaan and Natasha Rossouw 

(October 31). 

RAN into former Queenian and star rugby 

player Yaw Penxe, currently doing duty for 

the Kings, in Komani over the weekend. 

Yaw is here on holiday visiting family and 

friends. We continue to watch his progress 

on the rugby field with great anticipation. 

KOMANI welcomes Comrades legend 

Bruce Fordyce to town as he officially 

opens the first Komani parkrun tomorrow. 

BEST wishes to the organizers of the 

Tamboekie Festival. 

CONDOLENCES to the friends and family of 

the late Vuyo Smith, Nontyaba Yantolo, 

Luvuyo Ndabeni, Nicolette Jacobs, 

Magwangwana Ndoyiya and Siyabulela 

N o ke p e y i . 

GOODBYE: Girls’ High School matriculants say goodbye to teachers at the 

Valedictory Service on Friday 

Picture: SONJA RAASCH 

ACHIEVERS: Ndlovukazi High School and KwaKomani Comprehensive 

School Grade 10 pupils represented the Chris Hani District at the Mqhayi 

cultural day Provincial Championships in East London recently, with, from 

left, department of education official Phindo Somkebe, Asisipho 

Sokatsha, Unako Stengile, Noxolo Mayekiso and Zoliswa Kani. Stengile 

was placed first in the Xhosa poetry category and Sokatsha third in the 

prepared topic 

Picture: SIVENATHI GOSA 

FINAL STRETCH: Queen’s College matriculants do the warcry as they bid farewell following the Valedictory Service on Friday 


YOUNG LEADERS: The Hangklip learners’ council, from left, Stephan 

Erasmus, Marli Bakkes, Liam van Gass, Dalize Aucamp, Alistair Nel, Abby 

Wiehahn, Chennise van Wyk, Divan Pelser, Jenae van Wyk, Riaan van der 

Merwe, Anke van Pletzen, Christoffel Labuschagne with their shirts 

sponsored by Lekkerland and MXPrint 

Picture: SUPPLIED


EDITORIAL 

OPINION 

EMLM – 

it’s time to 

get real 

THE Enoch Mgijima Local strain is starting to show. 

Municipality (EMLM) is in So, where to now? The Rep this 

t rouble. 

week reports on the formation of 

Despite opposition, it was a task team which includes 

decided in 2015 that the former members of the private sector 

Lukhanji Municipality would and municipal representatives 

amalgamate with the Tsolwana who will strive to find solutions 

and Nkwanca municipalities to and to turn the ship around. 

form a new local authority – What is positive is that there 

EMLM – which would oversee the will be a joint effort to try and 

towns of Komani, Tarkastad, turn EMLM into a financially 

Hofmeyr, Whittlesea, Ilinge, Sada, viable entity and to ensure that 

Sterkstroom and Molteno. service delivery happens in the 

Tight financial restraints facing area. Now is not the time for 

the former Lukhanji have since politics. We all have a vested 

then bloomed into a crisis as interest in ensuring that the 

power cuts and a lack of municipality and the area it 

maintenance of infrastructure, serves recovers and that it, 

resulting in the accompanying hopefully, grows and develops 

woes of pot-holed streets without into a thriving structure. 

lights, collapsing stormwater The benefits of local 

drains, a filthy environment and government that is accountable 

more with no money to fix it, take and prospers are manifold – 

its toll on the area. 

better services, improved 

The added pressure of two working relationships with the 

massive strikes by municipal community, investor confidence 

workers within just over a year, and more jobs. 

has done little to improve the A failing local government will 

situation as the concern and result in the exact opposite – 

grumblings over service delivery more unrest and protests, a lack 

grow among residents. 

of service delivery, disinvestment 

To be fair, the new EMLM and less jobs. 

inherited a difficult situation after It’s time to get real and to join 

the amalgamation of three efforts – regardless of political or 

municipalities – not one of which personal interests – to make this 

was thriving financially – and the area work. 

What next? 

I HAVE never been to any other 

country other than South Africa in 

my 40 odd years of existence. Even 

though that might be so, I bet ours 

is one of the most eventful 

count ries. 

Things occur at breakneck speed 

and if you do not keep abreast of 

it, you will be left behind. I jokingly 

said on Facebook that teachers 

must from now on never include in 

their tests to their pupils this 

particular question: “Who is the 

minister of what portfolio?” 

This would 

perplex the poor 

pupils as our 

commander-inchief 

has a 

nasty habit of 

reshuffling his 

cabinet as often 

as a card player on the blackjack 

table. His party, the ANC, seems 

powerless to do anything about it. 

By the look of things, December 

is too far, so much water would 

have flowed under the bridge by 

then that it would well-nigh be 

impossible to turn the tide. The 

choice is simple, really – shrug 

your shoulders and brace for more 

or stand up and push back. 

Both choices have their own 

inherent risks and there are sure to 

be casualties – but what is losing 

bodyguards, a luxury car and a 

driver as compared to the real 

possibility of death and 

imprisonment during the struggle? 

Why are our gallant freedom 

fighters so scared to stand up for 

principles when their lives are not 

in danger as compared to during 

the struggle? 

IN 

TOUCH 

... with Phumelele P Hlati 

Have they gone so soft that their 

comfort and job security are more 

important than principle? Are VIP 

lounges and five-star hotels so 

impor tant? 

Or were we sold a ruse about 

these gallant fighters who were 

going to march down Church Street 

in Pretoria and liberate us all? Are 

we seeing their real selves? 

Can the ANC be saved or, more 

importantly, are there enough 

leaders of high moral standing and 

integrity to right the capsizing 

ship? Do those 

leaders 

possess what 

is needed to 

forge their way 

through the 

dirty tricks 

that are sure 

to come their way? Once again the 

hopes are pinned on one person in 

December to right all the wrongs. I 

am afraid we are set to be 

disappointed again. 

The saying goes: “Histor y 

teaches us nothing”. 

People have said Zuma is not the 

problem – instead its the 

multitudes that allowed him to 

ascend to the top. 

All he is doing is being himself. 

Now that has happened, what are 

they doing to pull the country back 

from the brink? 

Not much, except whine at every 

opportunity. Have I depressed you 

enough? I had hoped to write 

about the positives, but these are 

hard to come by. 

Even the brave loss by the 

Springboks is still a loss – so here 

we are. 

ON THE STAGE: Enjoying the limelight at the Wonderland playschool concert were, from left, Nelisha Haripersad, Helen 

Galatia Smith and Caitlyn Aspey 

Picture: MEMORIES PHOTOGRAPHY 

FACE 2 FA C E 

Question: What best defines 

a good leader? 

Answer: A good leader is 

someone who listens to others 

and allows his or her inner 

wisdom to learn, grow, change 

and reflect. 

Q: If you were to meet a 

younger version of yourself, 

what advice would you give 

h i m? 

A: Be strong and 

courageous, and all your 

dreams and desires will come 

t rue. 

Q: Do you think we are living 

in the best or worst times 

and why? 

A: We are currently living in 

the worst times ever, where our 

leaders’ only concern is their 

own enrichment. Our country’s 

economy is in junk status 

because of that and political 

intolerance and instability is 

also at its peak, hence the 

political killings in 

K wa Z u l u - N at a l . 

Q: What is your typical 

weekend like? 

A: Playing cricket and going 

LUTHANDO DONDOLO 

DO YOU think society has 

enough knowledge of – and 

empathy with – people 

suffering from depression as 

they do for people with 

disabilities? 

The Rep intern S i v e n at h i 

Gosa took to the streets of 

Komani to find out. 

Luthando Dondolo from 

Whittlesea 

I think people do not have 

enough knowledge about 

depression, because they 

have not experienced it or 

they do not know someone 

who is suffering from it. 

Depression leads to people 

to church with my family. 

Q: Describe South Africa in 

three words? 

A: Democratic rainbow 

n at i o n . 

Q: What is that one thing you 

do everyday? 

A: Pray. 

Q: If you were an animal, 

which one would you be and 

why? 

A: A lion, it's a symbol of 

strength and courage. 

Q: What do you think are the 

biggest problems facing the 

countr y? 

A: Corruption, inequality and 

pover t y. 

Q: What is your motto in life? 

A: Fight for what is right 

until you have nothing left for 

which to fight. 

Q: What would you change 

about Komani? 

A: I would bring back the 

love of sport and build and 

maintain the sports fields so 

that our children and the 

younger generation can keep 

on playing. 

YOUR VOICE 

... vox pops on the street 

What do you think about ... 

GLADILE MINGA 

committing suicide, because 

they do not have enough 

support from their relatives 

and friends. It is not a 

physical problem, but an 

emotional one. 

Gladile Minga from 

Mlunigisi 

Society is not aware 

enough about depression. 

People suffering from 

depression tend to keep their 

emotions to themselves. 

I think there should be 

support groups where they 

could share their stories with 

other people. I think it would 

be better to share your story 

with chairman of the Queenstown club 

cricket association Siviwe Ngoqo 

SIYABULELA MKOSI 

NOLUTHANDO PETER 

with a stranger, than with 

someone you know because 

some people are afraid of 

being judged. 

Siyabulela Mkosi from 

E zibeleni 

We as the society are not 

fully aware of mental 

illnesses like depression 

because it is not talked 

about as much as other 

diseases. I think there should 

be support groups for people 

with depression and anxiety. 

Noluthando Peter from 

Khayelitsha 

Depression is dangerous, 

SITHELISO SINYANDA 

as it makes people 

delusional about things that 

affect their lives. There 

should be more awareness, 

just like there is for HIV/Aids. 

People do need support from 

their families and friends. 

Sitheliso Sinyanda from 

Khayelitsha 

I do not think people have 

enough knowledge about 

mental illnesses, and society 

does not empathise with 

people suffering from such 

illnesses due to a lack of 

knowledge. There is more to 

depression than what people 

think.

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advertising feature 

RE/MAX number one for listings in SA 

...with Komani’s own office ready to be of help 

RE/MAX of Southern 

Africa is ranked as the 

No 1 real estate brand in 

the country based on 

the number of listings. 

According to property search 

portal data, as at September 

this year, RE/MAX had more 

than 45 000 listings on its 

books – nearly 15000 more 

than its closest competitor – 

and Komani has its own 

RE/MAX office based at 46 

Prince Alfred Street, ready to 

be of help. 

According to Adrian Goslett, 

regional director and CEO of 

RE/MAX of Southern Africa, the 

reason the brand continues to 

outperform other agencies 

regarding the number of 

listings is that the brand has 

gained a reputation for getting 

homes sold for the best 

possible price, within the 

shortest possible timeframe. 

“Another key factor that has 

contributed is that the brand 

services all sectors of the 

market. Our aim as a brand is 

to be able to cater to all people 

from all walks of life,” he says. 

“We have listings within the 

affording housing market, as 

well as the luxury home market 

and everything in between. We 

have offices such as RE/MAX 

Living who have consistently 

sold high-end properties and 

CAN WE HELP YOU: At your service at RE/MAX Property Professionals in Komani, back from left, are Ruzaan Botha, Megan 

Strydom, Janine Smiles, Max Ceza, Buyiselo Dyantyi, Tami Shenxane, Judy Mentoor and front from left, Cheryl Hammill, 

Sikelelewa Ntsokota, Natalie Goosen and Allison Stride 


are leading their market in this 

categor y. 

“However, we have never 

pigeon holed ourselves into 

any particular sector of the 

m a r ke t , ” says Goslett. 

“Rather than focusing on 

certain types of homes, we aim 

to provide a comprehensive 

service to homeowners in all 

pricing brackets. With more 

than 160 offices in Southern 

Africa, we have the privilege of 

assisting sellers and buyers in 

every sector of the market.” 

Agents at the RE/MAX 

offices in Komani are Bruce 

Raasch, Cheryl Hammill, 

Buyiselo Dyantyi, Max Ceza, 

Tami Shenxane and Sikelelwa 

Ntsokota, with the support 

staff comprising receptionist 

Ruzaan Botha, rentals: Janine 

Smiles, Megan Strydom and 

Natalie Goosen and 

administrative staff: Lirisha 

Swarts, Allison Stride and Judy 

M e n t o o r. 

RE/MAX in Komani was 

started in June 2008 and 

serves the public in terms of 

residential and commercial 

sales and rentals, sectional 

title sales and rentals, farm 

sales and valuations in Komani 

and surrounding areas. 

According to broker owner 

Bruce Raasch, “We have 

enjoyed forming the personal 

relationships with you our 

buyers and sellers. To our many 

loyal clients this would not have 

been possible without you. 

Thanks for giving us the 

opportunity to serve you.” 

RE/MAX can be reached on 

(045) 838-2340. 

A massive congratulations and we 

applaud you for your contribution to 

community events and fund-raising 

activities. 

Congratulations on this 

auspicious achievement! 

Such a wonderful recognition 

Hexagon | The Mall 

Congratulations on your 

achievement obtained through 

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W E LC O M E : 

The foyer of 

RE/MAX 

Proper t y 

P r ofe s s i o n a l s 

in Komani 

Pictures: 

S I V E N AT H I 

GOSA 

RE/MAX relay and sports 

challenge this weekend 

T 

HE eighth RE/MAX cycle 

relay and sports challenge 

will take centre stage in 

Komani tomorrow. 

The event, at the Bonkolo Dam, 

starts at 9am with a rules and 

regulations presentation. 

The cycle relay will comprise 

teams of four riders with an entry 

fee of R600 per team. 

The sports challenge will have 

teams of six persons battling it 

out for top honours in the 

sporting codes of darts, table 

tennis, golf chipping, volleyball, 

tug of war and basketball hoop 

s h o ot i n g . 

Teams pay R1000 to compete. 

For those feeling less 

competitive a 5km charity walk 

and fun run at R30 an adult and 

R10 per scholar, should offer the 

opportunity to enjoy the scenic 

surroundings and fresh air of the 

countr yside. 

Entries are closed but further 

information is available from 

(045) 838-3433. 

COME ON IN: The 

revamped offices of 

RE/MAX Property 

Professionals in 

Prince Alfred Street, 

Komani 

A R10000 lucky draw will be 

held with the children can come 

and enjoy a day full of fun with a 

jumping castle and face painting. 

Stalls will also allow visitors an 

opportunity to do some early 

Christmas shopping. 

Food tickets will be available 

with lunch and supper included 

in the cycle and sports challenge 

c o n t e st a n t s ’ entry fee. 

Extra tickets are available for 

spectators. – Rep reporter 

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Keep up the great work! 

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27A Prince Alfred Street, Queenstown 

Tel: 045 807 3800 

Tips on how to pick 

a rental property 

Investment in real estate 

needs a clear mind, 

planning and research 

SOLE MANDATE 

CENTRAL 

R1 750 000 

3 Beds | 1 Bath | 1 Lounge 

Outstanding potential and a workshop 

at the back with ample parking space. 

This property can easily be converted into 

offices as it is well located and a stone 

throw away from the Nonesi mall. 

SOLE MANDATE 

SOLE MANDATE 

Loraine Bosman 

C 084 487 8949 

EQT6773 

EZIBELENI 

R630 000 EZIBELENI 

R450 000 

4 Beds | 1 Bath | 2 Carport 

2 Beds | 1 Bath | 1 Garage 

Calling all investors to make offers in 

this ideal investment property with 

huge earning potentials. This property 

is situated on the main taxi route, fully 

Four roomed house with two flats and a 

garage. Fully fenced with face brick and 

steel gates. Located in a sought ater area 

close to schools and transport routes. 

walled and boasts stunning mountain 

views. 

SOLE MANDATE 

EZIBELENI 

R250 000 

2 Beds | 1 Bath 

Bargain! Bargain! You snooze you lose. 

This property is situated on the main taxi 

route at Unathi Mkhefa street Ezibeleni. 

Hurry up before it is snatched up from 

under your nose. 

Moira Pappas 

Principal 

C 082 478 7353 

Yolanda Moss 

C 083 381 5899 

EQT6573 

Sipiwe Follie 

C 076 832 9706 

EQT6775 

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C 076 832 9706 

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SOLE MANDATE 

MADEIRA PARK 

3 Beds | 2 Bath | 1 Lounge | 1 Garage 

This neat as a pin home, is perfect for a 

small family. The sunny lounge leads to 

the kitchen and large bedrooms. All three 

bedrooms are fitted. A large back yard 

extends behind the house. 

Njongo Mvabenyathi 

C 071 036 0371 

EQT6785 

R860 000 

RENTALS 

045 838 2560 

Central: 

Bachelor flats – R3 050.00 

1 bedroom flat – R3 600.00 



3 bedroom house – R7 260.00 



Top town: 

3 bedroom house – R10 000.00 

4 bedroom house – 10 300.00 

Out of town (3km on N6): 

2 bedroom unit – R5 170.00 

59sqm Commercial rental - 

R 6 500.00 excluding VAT. 

Ezibeleni: 

1 bedroom flat - R2 850.00 

Bachelor flats - R1 850.00 

Bachelor flats - R2 100.00 

ONCE you have done research and made up 

your mind about going for high rental 

yields instead of high capital growth 

properties, the next step is to master the 

process of picking the right investment property. 

CEO of Private Bank Lending at FNB, Praven 

Subbramoney, says many inexperienced 

investors often get it wrong when choosing the 

first few rental properties, which is both costly 

and not ideal when starting to build a portfolio. 

He points out five mistakes to avoid when 

choosing the right rental property: 

ý Emotions – try and avoid falling in love 

with the property. Rather weigh its potential to 

attract quality tenants. 

Don’t look for features that appeal to you, but 

the market you are targeting. 

ý Hasty decisions – talk to different property 

agents and view a minimum of five properties 

or units in the area before making your final 

decision - unless you are taking advantage of a 

good deal. 

Also let the agents know that you are buying 

an investment property and will be exploring a 

few options. This will help you make an 

informed decision and also negotiate a good 

price. 

ý Cost of maintenance – before buying your 

investment property, it is essential to establish 

the type of maintenance required. 

The idea with this property investment 

strategy is to make as much money as possible 

from the rental income, while avoiding ongoing 

expenses such as outsourcing maintenance. 

For example, it may be more practical to go a 

low maintenance unit like a flat or cluster, 

instead of a standalone house. 

However, if you are buying a house, it is 

important to get an expert to thoroughly inspect 

it for visible and hidden defects that may be 

costly to repair. 

ý Investigate rental yield – don’t just take the 

agents’ word about how much tenants are likely 

to pay for rent. Do your own research and find 

out how much other properties in the area are 

being rented out for. 

In this case, you risk ending up with a low 

rental yield and low capital growth property, 

which will cost you as you may have to re-sell it. 

ý Talk to experts - don’t be reluctant to share 

ideas and seek advice from experienced 

property investors. If possible, also join credible 

property investment groups. 

Taking advantage of advice and learning from 

the mistakes of experienced investors will go a 

long way in helping you to succeed. 

“After selecting the right rental property, the 

second most important thing is to consider is 

how to finance the investment,” s ay s 

S u b b r a m o n e y. 

Investors who are planning to build a sizeable 

rental portfolio can get more value from a 

structured loan which provides secured finance 

for larger property acquisitions, allowing them 

to borrow against mixed collateral such as a 

combination of property, shares, cash or 

investment portfolio in order to take advantage 

of opportunities. 

“A viable high rental yield property investment 

strategy depends on the rental income you get 

as well as access to capital. As a result, finance 

and skills required for selecting the right 

property are critical elements for success,” s ay s 

S u b b r a m o n e y. 

Institute of Estate 

Agents 

of South Africa 

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Taxi body 

allays fears 

of TB in Ilinge 


HE Uncedo Taxi 

Association has moved 

to allay fears of a health 

Trisk after it was found 

that an Ilinge taxi driver who 

was ill with tuberculosis (TB) 

was continuing to ferry 

passengers in the area. 

Uncedo public relations 

officer Thulie Madoda said the 

association encouraged all taxi 

owners and drivers to be 

tested to ensure the protection 

of the health of their 

passengers. 

“As the association we do 

not allow drivers to drive until 

they are well, especially 

drivers who have TB. When we 

were informed that the driver 

had returned to work, we took 

him back to the [Ilinge] clinic 

and he was tested and his 

results came back negative.” 

He said some drivers feared 

that TB could not be cured and 

therefore did not disclose their 

st at u s . 

“When we see symptoms of 

ill health, we send the drivers 

to be tested.” 

Madoda said the association 

encourages the community to 

lodge complaints with the 

association if the drivers did 

not treat the passengers well 

or if they were drunk. 

“People can come to the taxi 

association offices with their 

complaints and we will attend 

to the matter. The taxi industry 

relies on the passengers. We 

can be contacted on 

082-699-38991.” 

The department of health 

organised a TB screening 

campaign and invited NGOs, 

including the TB HIV Care 

Association at the Ilinge taxi 

rank near the clinic recently. 

The department of health 

sub-district, along with the 

Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality and 

non-government organisations, 

also conducted a community 

dialogue and TB awareness 

campaign. 

Professional nurse Sister 

Fundiswa Mngxaso from TB 

HIV Care Association said, 

“There are people who do not 

know which services they have 

a right to, so we raised 

awareness of TB and HIV 

t e st i n g . ” 

A large number of people 

were tested. 

Sputum was collected from 

various people and sent to 

Frontier Hospital for testing 

with the results to be sent to 

the clinic. 

IT ALL COMES TO AN END: Ezibeleni school, Minah T. Soga Primary 

School, bid farewell last Thursday to teachers who contributed to 

hundreds of pupils’ academic lives over the past decades. Some of 

the teachers will retire in January. Pupils performed traditional 

dances for them. At the event are, from left, NomaRussia Madliwa, 

Fezeka Gugwini, Phumla Mzilikazi and Thelma Mlillo 


FRESH START: The new interns at the Chris Hani District Municipality 


New interns settle in at CHDM 

THE Chris Hani District Municipality 

(CHDM) has welcomed 40 new interns that 

will serve for a period of two years. 

The interns are unemployed graduates 

who are bona fide residents in the district, 

who have not been employed before and 

who have not undergone an internship. 

According to a press release by CHDM, 

their service began on September 30 and 

they have been placed in different offices 

based on their qualifications. The interns 

get a monthly stipend of R5000. 

This marks the third intake of interns by 

CHDM with some of the interns from the 

two preceding intakes being employed in 

CHDM and other institutions. 

The internship programme was first 

launched by CHDM in 2011 with the 

purpose of assisting unemployed 

graduates to bridge the experience. 

All interns are assigned mentors who 

guide them throughout the internship 

programme ensuring that they attain 

required skills which make them 

m a r ke t a b l e . 

Intern Andile Mbandezi from 

Westbourne said “I obtained a BA degree 

in Development studies in 2015 at the 

University of Zululand and also completed 

a Honours degree in Community 

Development in 2016. I have been anxious 

to get my first job and up to now I had not 

been successful. I believe when I have 

completed my internship programme I will 

be better able to attract employers as I 

need to plough back the knowledge I 

attained in university. 

“I also see this as an opportunity to 

market myself as a dedicated hardworking 

and competent employee.” 

An advert inviting applications for 

internship was published in July and a 

recruitment process followed afterwards. 

In ensuring that it is only suitable CHDM 

citizens who apply, a process of 

verification was also undertaken to 

ascertain residency and employment 

histor y. 

New structure wants to help the needy 

SIVENATHI GOSA 

THE Basil February Detachment 

is a Komani body which has 

been established to assist 

members of the community in 

meeting challenges such as 

obtaining identity documents. 

While the body is currently 

made up of mainly ANC 

members, it aims to assist 

people regardless of their 

political affiliation. 

Acting chairman of the 

interim board Peter King said 

community leaders needed to 

realise the needs of the people. 

“The structure was 

established last year with an 

objective of helping people who 

are struggling to get help from 

the government, such as 

pensioners who do not have 

any identity documents, and 

can therefore not receive social 

grants.” 

He said the aim of the body 

was not “to fight with 

government” but to ensure that 

communities knew and 

benefitted from their rights. 

The structure was also 

hoping to work with ward 

commit tees. 

Grace Schmidt said her 

two-year-old grandchild has 

been without a birth certificate 

GIVING BACK: Basil February Detachment members with residents, front from left, Colette du 

Plessis, Nored Mdlangu, Grace Schmidt, Rachel Rooy, Themba Gwazube, Julius Zila, David 

Maneli, Nolitha Sandile, back from left, Peter King, Kenneth Jacobs, Thandeka Ndembe and 

Desiree Roy 


but due to intervention by the 

Basil February Detachment this 

was resolved. 

“We are truly grateful for 

what this organisation is doing 

for us as the community.” 

Julius Zila, 81, a Mlungisi 

resident, said he had been 

concerned about the lack of a 

title deed for his home. 

“I have been reporting my 

matter to the Enoch Mgijima 

Local Municipality’s (EMLM) 

human settlements, and they 

said they do not have it yet. I 

have applied for the title deed, 

but nothing is happening. 

When the executive mayor of 

EMLM Lindiwe 

Gunuza-Nkwenstha was 

handing out title deeds last 

week, I was told by a municipal 

official to go back to the human 

settlements offices for 

assistance, I have decided to 

ask help from this organisation, 

as I believe they can do 

something for me.” 

Themba Gwazube, 61, who 

has been living without an 

identity document, said things 

became worse when his health 

deteriorated while living in 

Gauteng. 

G wa z u b e ’s niece Rachel Rooy 

said two weeks ago they went 

to department of home affairs 

to apply for another identity 

document. 

“Things are looking 

promising and it looks like my 

uncle may get it soon.”

16 



Youth starts 

chat room 

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

SIVIWE Mgolodela from Komani 

has launched a chat room, 

Unor thodox.co.za with the aim of 

allowing people to remain 

anonymous when they make posts. 

Mgolodela, a Bcom Management 

Sciences student, majoring in 

entrepreneurship and innovation 

management at Stellenbosch 

University, said he came up with 

the idea of an anonymous chat 

room two months ago. He and 

fellow-student and web developer 

Klensch Lucas set to work to 

implement his vision. 

“Unorthodox is about 

authenticity where a person can 

share his or her own experiences 

and thoughts. This platform allows 

people to be anonymous and 

relieves the pressure to present 

their ‘best selves’ leaving them 

space to express their true selves.” 

He said people were yearning for 

greater authenticity “which does 

not exist in present platforms 

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because people’s posts are tied to 

their identities. This cripples 

people from being able to express 

their true thoughts and emotions, 

because they fear judgment. 100% 

anonymity equates to 0% shame”. 

Mgolodela said the world was 

immersed in social media culture . 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr once said 

that men hated one another out of 

fear because they were strangers 

who were separated by a lack of 

c o m m u n i c at i o n . 

“Those words played in my head 

when I thought of social media. 

“We are a generation that is 

instantly and effortlessly 

connected, yet there is still so 

much division. 

“Unorthodox would try to break 

down barriers by creating an open 

platform, where no profile, race, 

gender, or sexual orientation, 

exists. The emphasis is on seeing 

the world through the eyes of 

someone else and allowing people 

to see the world through your 

eyes.” 

The competition will run for 

October and November. The 

winner will be announced on 

November 30. 

Terms and conditions apply 

Winner will be drawn randomly 

by way of lucky draw. Winner 

must be present during the draw. 

If the winner is not present a new 

winner will be chosen. No 

employees, family members or 

friends of Mabovula, Freddy 

Hirsch or Crown National may 

enter. The winner will be required 

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NEW FRONTIERS: Siviwe Mgolodela from Komani has launched a chat 

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SUDOKU NUMBER 25 - Hard 

What IZWA had to 

say about refuse 


NON-GOVERNMENTAL or g a n i s at i o n Institute of 

Zero Waste in Africa (IZWA) has indicated that 

various stakeholders are responsible for keeping 

towns and areas clean and free of litter. 

The Rep reported (“Litter outrage”, October 6) 

about the growing concern about the levels of 

pollution of Komani rivers and air pollution due to 

the dumping of refuse and rampant littering in 

the area. Questions were sent to national IZWA 

coordinator Muna Lakhani, who said that if 

people were harmed by the actions of (usually) 

corporations, it could be considered a crime. 

“Pollution of rivers is the department of wat e r 

a f fa i r s ’ primary responsibility and the 

municipality to provide safe and dignified 

sanitation. The department of environmental 

affairs can take up any pollution concern, 

especially from corporations.” 

Reacting to concerns about livestock grazing 

amid plastic bottles and bags in Komani, he said 

companies should take responsibility for what 

they manufactured, but packaging businesses 

often did not consider this. 

“Not only do livestock die from this, but they 

also absorb harmful chemicals, which then find 

their way into people through the food they eat.” 

Two years ago, The Rep series “Drowning in 

filth” indicated concern over waste and illegal 

dumping in the then Queenstown area. 

At the time, the former Lukhanji Municipality 

(EMLM) committed itself to a cleaner area, with 

spokesman Fundile Feketshane saying the local 

authority had to replace its old fleet of refuse 

removal vehicles to ensure reliable collection. 

Equipment to clean illegal dumping sites, 

including a new front-end loader, was needed. 

The municipality had a door-to-door awareness 

campaign two years ago, working with the 

organisation The Youth Job in Waste Programme. 

EMLM spokesman Gcobani Msindwana this 

week confirmed that the query on the refuse 

problem had been received and that it had been 

sent to the relevant stakeholders for comment. 

The municipality had not responded at the time of 

going to press. 

CHDM campaign 

to conserve water 

THE Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) was 

hosting awareness campaigns to urge residents to 

save water amid an ongoing drought. 

The Rep contacted CHDM after the newspaper 

was contacted by residents asking why car 

washes remained operational despite water 

restrictions which were being imposed in the area. 

CHDM spokesman Thobeka Mqamelo said the 

awareness campaigns were targeting 

establishments like car washes and other 

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Zille to attend gala 

dinner in Komani 

DEMOCRATIC Alliance member and Western Cape 

Premier, Helen Zille, will be visiting Ntabethemba 

village close to Tarkastad next Saturday. 

Zille will be talking to members of the 

community at 2pm. 

She will also attend a gala dinner to be held at 

the Queens Casino and Hotel on the same 

evening. 

Further information, including the cost of 

tickets, is available from Chris de Wet on 

082-871-8091. The event will start at 6.30pm for 

7pm. 

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DEDICATED SERVICE: South African Police Services (SAPS) provincial deputy commissioner Major 

Zamuthango Mki, left, congratulates Captain Cornelius ‘Rassie’ Erasmus on 40 years service, as 

Queenstown cluster commander Major General Thembisile Patekile looks on, at the SAPS medal 

parade at the Thobi Kula Indoor Sport Complex 

Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

Police pay tribute to 

dedicated members 

Captain honoured for 40 years service 


K 

OMANI policeman Captain 

Cornelius “Rassie” Erasmus 

was honoured as the only 

local policeman who has 

completed over 40 years service 

in the South African Police 

Services (SAPS) at the 

Queenstown cluster medal 

parade at the Thobi Kula Indoor 

Sports Complex last week. 

Tribute was also paid to 

members who had completed 

30, 20 and 10 years of service. 

SAPS deputy commissioner 

Major Zamuthango Mki who was 

guest speaker at the occasion, 

said the parade was also aimed 

at paying tribute to those who 

had lost their lives while serving 

the country. 

“There will always be risks in 

fighting crime, but it helps to 

know that our efforts count for 

the millions of vulnerable South 

Africans who see hope in the 

police.” 

Mki encouraged the police to 

Pet dog raises ire of 

Tafelberg residents 


A FURORE has erupted over a 

dog which residents of Tafelberg 

Road, Top Town, in Komani say is 

putting their safety at risk. 

The most recent incident 

involving the dog, occurred two 

weeks ago, when a domestic 

worker had to be taken to 

hospital, apparently after she 

was chased by the dog. 

The woman, who declined to 

be named, told The Rep this 

week, that she was walking past 

a home when she saw the dog 

lying outside an open gate. 

“I continued walking because I 

thought the dog was harmless, 

and then out of the blue, it 

chased me. I was frightened and 

ran. I tripped and hit my head on 

the tar,” she said. 

The woman said she was still 

lying on the ground following the 

fall, when the dog ran back to 

the home after being called by its 

owner. She was bleeding from 

the left side of the head and had 

bruising to her forehead. 

“The dog’s owner took me to 

the hospital and said she would 

return to pick me up. I received 

treatment and I got stitches to 

the side of my head.” 

continue serving with pride and 

bravery, in spite of the limited 

resources at their disposal, 

urging them to act honestly and 

to avoid violating the law 

themselves. 

Vision 2030, which aimed to 

bring safety to communities, was 

a high mountain to climb. 

“Children and women must 

walk in the street in the middle 

of the night without any fear. 

“This is a challenge to police 

members and the community to 

take back their freedom.” 

Cluster commander Major 

General Thembisile Patekile said 

the 195 police members who 

were awarded medals were loyal 

ser vants. 

“We want to thank the police 

for serving with integrity over the 

years. When a police officer goes 

to work he has no certainty of 

returning home. There are a 

number of them who never 

returned.” 

Erasmus said he was grateful 

to have completed 40 years as a 

She said the dog’s owner did 

not return to fetch her as 

promised. 

“This woman was supposed to 

make a follow-up because it was 

her dog which chased me. I have 

seen the gate open a number of 

times, she should not be keeping 

her dog behind the gate.” 

A neighbour, who also wanted 

to remain anonymous, said 

residents lived in fear of being 

attacked. A meeting had been 

held with the municipality last 

year where it was promised that 

action would be taken, but 

nothing had transpired. 

She said when residents of the 

neighbourhood tried to speak to 

the dog owner, they were told 

that they were racist. 

“I am not a racist. Of the 10 

people who were victimised by 

the dog, most were black. I want 

to walk on the street freely, but I 

can not do so without a stick and 

I worry about that the dog will 

attack my grandchild who is just 

over two years old,” the 

neighbour said. 

Zama Mateza, whose mother 

owns the dog, said they knew 

nothing about the 10 alleged 

victims as none had approached 

them about the allegations. 

policeman. “Ever since I was 

about five to six, I wanted to be a 

policeman, I work with a great 

team and I have a wonderful 

c o m m a n d e r. ” 

In his years of service, he said 

he has seen stock theft move to 

a point where it is now an 

organised crime. 

“Stock theft is a difficult crime 

to solve. They always say murder 

is easier to solve than stock theft 

because you do not eat your 

victim. You only have a certain 

amount of time to solve the case 

before the evidence is gone.” 

Erasmus said discipline in the 

police and promotion of junior 

members were the biggest 

challenges faced by the 

organisation. “I do not think that 

it is fair for a constable to serve 

16 years and still remain in the 

same position because no one 

wants to retire a constable.” 

This, he said, would make it 

difficult for future police 

members to complete 40 years 

of service. 

“The dog was not outside the 

premises when it barked at the 

woman. When I asked her what 

happened, she said she tripped 

over herself after hearing the dog 

bark. We do keep the dog locked 

in. The only problem is that my 

neighbours have a problem with 

me jogging with the dog on the 

leash,” the owner said. 

She said the employer of the 

woman who had fallen in the 

road, had threatened to sue them 

and said the SPCA had come to 

assess the dog and found 

nothing wrong with it. 

Enoch Mgijima Municipality 

communications manager 

Fundile Feketshane said 

according to their records the 

matter was thought to have been 

put to rest as the dog was not 

supposed to be outside the yard. 

“ It is our firm belief that 

everyone knows that dogs can be 

vicious and must be kept in 

locked places.We call upon 

everyone to take the matter 

s e r i o u s l y. ” 

Police spokeswoman Captain 

Namhla Mdleleni confirmed that 

a case had been opened 

following the injury to the woman 

and the matter was under 

i n v e st i g at i o n . 

Radio personality inspires children 

ABONGILE 

S O LU N D WA N A 

RADIO and television 

personality, Nonala 

Tose, who is on 5FM, 

inspired John Noah, 

Sixishe and St Theresa’s 

Primary School pupils 

as part of the John 

Maxwell Team Global 

Youth Week Initiative in 

Komani last week. 

Tose, who hails from 

Komani, is a certified 

John Maxwell Team 

leadership trainer and 

life coach. 

“After hosting the 

Global Youth Initiative 

at Freedom Park in 

Pretoria on Freedom 

Day, I decided to bring 

this leadership skills 

development home to 

Komani in order make a 

long-term impact on 

school pupils. 

“This is just my way 

of paying it forward and 

making a long-term 

difference in young 

lives.” 

The global initiative 

was aimed at impacting 

on half-a-million young 

people through 

encouraging them to 

become great leaders. 

Topics ranged from 

leadership to 

anti-bullying to 

PEARLS OF WISDOM: 5fm presenter Nonala Tose inspires pupils at her 

former school, St Theresa’s Primary, as part of the John Maxwell Team 

Global Youth Initiative last Thursday Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

s e l f - e st e e m . 

She said the initiative 

was part of the 

development phase of 

the 2018 launch of 

Africa’s first Leadership 

Academy of Excellence. 

“The academy is an 

extra curriculum 

training programme 

that equips young 

leaders like student 

representative councils, 

class leaders and other 

young community 

leaders with world-class 

leadership skills 

training and 

mentorship. This 

includes boot camps, 

workshops, after-school 

training and pairing 

them with community 

and business leaders.” 

The district 

department of 

education assistant 

director Madoda 

Ndembe said it was a 

fascinating experience 

for pupils to be inspired 

by someone of Tose’s 

calibre. 

“Quite often the norm 

is to focus on 

motivating high school 

pupils and Tose has 

shown that the best 

place to start inspiring 

learners is when the 

pupils are young.” 

The event was 

sponsored by Mfundo 

of Mfuraa Projects and 

General Construction 

and SS Jonqo. 

For more information 

on local youth events 

hosted by the John 

Maxwell Team, visit 

youthmax.com

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In loving memory of 

SCHOEMAN MAGDA: 

23.10.1998 TO 23.10.2017 – 19 YEARS 

SCHOEMAN JAKE: 

19.08.2006 TO 19.08.2017 – 12 YEARS 

 

 

 

 

 

1150 


MHI 

ENEST 

Late of 

1105 Cookhouse, 

Komani, 

Lady Frere District 

Born: 05.05.1963 

Died: 13.10.2017 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

21.10.2017 

Starting at home 

at 10am 

(Roman Catholic 

Church) 

Ilinge. 

Thence to the 

Ilinge Cemetery, 

for the Interment 

at 12 am 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO LETA, 

LIBELE 

RUSSELL AND SON 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

Tel. 045 839 4012 

NASE 

XOLISWA 

CAROLINE 

Late of 

1035 Zwelethemba, 

Dordrecht 

Born: 11.12.1939 


Funeral: 

Saturday 21.10.2017 


then to 

The Old Apostolic 

Church, Dordrecht 

for a service at 10am 

The cortege will 

proceed to the 

Zwelethemba 

Cemetery 

for the Interment at 

11am 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMGCINA 

TYHOPHO 

NOKWINDLA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

1150 


NTSHAM 

SIPHIWO 

Late of 

Ekhwezi, Jojweni, 

Lady Frere District, 

Born: 01.10.1952 


Funeral: 

Sunday 


Starting at home at 

10am 

(Methodist Church) 

Jojweni. 

Thence to 

the Ekhwezi 

Cemetery, 

Jojjweni for the 

Interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO TOGU, 

NGCONDE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NELANI 

NONGAZI 

SYLVIA 

Late of 

907 Moriva Street, 

Four Rooms 

Ilinge, Komani 

District 

Born: 

05.05.1971 

Died: 


Funeral: 



at 10am (Christian 

Apostolic Zion) 

Thence to the Ilinge 

Cemetery for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMFENE LISA 

JAMBASE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MDANGE 

BUYISWA 

Late of 

866 Berlin Cresent 

Khayelitsha, 

Komani 

Born: 29.09.1960 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



then to the Support 

Centre for a service 

at 9am 



Lukhanji Cemetery 


12:30 

LALA NGOXOLO 

MAMNDUNGWANA, 

BHEJULA, 

QHWESHA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

DONDOLO 

NOCAWE 

PATRICIA 

Late of 

376 Dalamba 

Street, New Town, 

Mlungisi, Komani 

Born: 15.01.1950 

Died: 12.10. 2017 

Funeral: 

Saturday 



then to the 

Universal Church 

for a service at 

10:00 





1pm 

LALA NGOXOLO 

MAMNGXONGO, 

NTSUNDU 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

SIYOYO/ 

SHENXANE 

BUYISWA 

Late of 

1053 Matiwane 

Street New Bright, 

Mlungisi Komani 

Born: 11.03.2008 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



10 am 





at 11:00 

REST IN PEACE 

XHAMELA, YOU 

WILL BE SADLY 

MISSED BY YOUR 

FAMILY. TILL WE 

MEET AGAIN 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NONDYOLA 

ZOLA 

JACKSON 

Late of 

Entla Kwe-Folo, 

Qamata, 

Cofimvaba District 

Born: 03.02.1958 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



10am 

(Zionist Faith) 


Qamata Cemetery, 

Cofimvaba for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MPONDOMISE 

JOLA 

MPHANKOMO 

QENGEBA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NOJEKWA 

NONTOMBIZAKHE 

FLORENCE 

Late of 

Xonxa, 


Born: 21.07.1947 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



10am 

(Roman Catholic 

Church) 


Xonxa Cemetery, 

Lady Frere for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMZANGWA 

NCUTHU 

SOHOBESE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MAKINA 

EDITH 

THENJIWE 

Late of 

1068 Mayaba Street, 

Mlungisi, 

Komani 

Born: 15.06.1950 


Funeral: 



then to 

Mzingisi Skweyiya 

Hall, Mlungisi 

for a service at 10am 



Queenstown 

Cemetery 


12:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMQOCO 

MAZIKHALI JOJO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NQWILISO 

DINISILE 

ALFRED 

Late of 

eBhomeni, 


Born: 14.06.1960 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



10am 

(Morning Star 

Church) 

Thence to 

the Bhomeni 

Cemetery, 



PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

DIKELA NZILA KA 

NZOTHWANA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

TYOLO 

THEMBA 

Late of 

Kwa-Gcina, 

Zingquthu, 


Born: 26.12.1963 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



10am 

(Apostolic Faith 

Mission) 


Kwa-Gcina 

Cemetery, 

Zingquthu for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO MGEBE 

NGOBE MDUDUMA 

HOLOMISA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

SANDLANA 

ZINAKILE 

Late of 

Trustini, 

eMakhumeni, 

Rodana, 


Born: 12.06.1941 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



10am 

(Spiritual Church 

in Zion) 


eMakhumeni 

Cemetery, 

Rodana for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MBATHANE 

MATSHAYA XESIBE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

TOMOSE 

SIYABULELA 

Late of 

7074 Mbeki Street, 

Nomzamo, 

Komani 

Born: 28.11.1989 


Funeral: 

Sunday 



10am 

(Church of Holly 

City in Zion) 




at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

DIYA BHEJULA 

QWESHA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NQUMSE 

AYANDA 

LINDY 

Born: 1997-08-13 

Died: 2017-10-06 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

2017-10-21 

Address: 

Fransbury Village, 

Machibini 

Venue: 

Home @ 10:00 

Cemetery: 

Fransbury Cemetery 

@ 12:30 

Service conducted by 

EYETHU FUNERAL 

Contact: 045 839 4432 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

SOMGQEZA 

CAMERON 

ZANEMVULA 

Born: 1947-10-03 


Funeral: 

Saturday 


Address: 

Dlulani Village, 

Bolotwa 

Venue: 

Home 

Cemetery: 

Bolotwa 

Cemetery 



Contact: 045 839 4432 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184


1150 


MENZIWA 

NONTLUKANISO 

DINAH 

Born: 1955-06-01 


Funeral: 

Sunday 


Address: 

657 Jamestown, 

Ilinge 

Venue: 

Home 

Cemetery: 

Ilinge Cemetery 



Contact: 045 839 4432 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

NCEBA 

JAYIYA 

BORN: 

1939-03-11 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


VENUE: Funeral 

starts at home at 

No505 Old Location, 

Cathcart. The funeral 

Service will start at 

10am. 

CEMETERY: 

Cathcart 

AVBOB 

FUNERAL SERVICES 

ROBINSON ROAD 29 

QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 079 504 9188 

SIMPHIWE 

PETER 

Born: 1978-08-28 


Funeral: 


Address: 

2685 Skepe Street, 

Unifound 

Venue: 

Home 

Interment: 

Lukhanji 

Cemetery 

VINJWAS FUNERAL 

SERVICES 

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 / 

073 911 2032 

1150 


NOWANDLE 

NASIPHI 

BORN: 

1938-01-08 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 



starts at home at Cala 

Reserve, Cala. The 

funeral Service will 

start at 10am. 

CEMETERY: 

Cala 

AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 079 504 9188 

WELILE 

NKWALI 

BORN: 

1956-10-07 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 




Ngcacha A/A, 

Cofimvaba. The 



CEMETERY: 

Cofimvaba 

AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 079 504 9188 

GONONO 

ELLIOT 

Born: 1979-01-01 


Funeral: 

Saturday 


Address: 

Emazimeni Village, 

Gqebenya 

Venue: 

Home 

Cemetery: 

Gqebenya 

Cemetery 



Contact: 045 839 4432 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

1150 


SILIMELA 

TEYIMANI 

BORN: 

1946-05-12 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Nkolonga, A/A 

VENUE: 

Nkolonga, Lady 

Frere 

CEMETERY: 

Home 

Rest In Peace 

Serving Through Dignity 

and Trust 

No 21 Derby Street 

Queenstown 5319 

Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 

nesawuli@mweb.co.za 

KALI 

ZIZILIZA 

PETER 

BORN: 

1936-03-17 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Cumakala, A/A 

VENUE: 

Cumakala, Lady 

Frere 

CEMETERY: 

Home 

Rest In Peace 

Mqoco 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


YOYWANA 

NOFIKILE 

BORN: 

1946-11-05 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Trust, A/A 

VENUE: 

Trust, Lady Frere 

CEMETERY: 

Home 

Rest In Peace 

Mabhayi 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


1150 


TSHALI 

NOTAMEN 

BORN: 

1930-01-01 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Mbekweni, A/A 

VENUE: 

Esigingqini, 

Whittlesea 

CEMETERY: 

Home 

Rest In Peace 

Mambathane, 

Matshaya 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


KHOPHE 

NOKHIMBILI 

BORN: 

1933-02-24 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Buffeldorings, A/A 

VENUE: 

Emcwangele, 

Lady Frere 

CEMETERY: 

Home 

Rest In Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


JAHO 

BONISILE 

BORN: 

1966-03-27 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Machubeni, A/A 

VENUE: 

Ethaleni, Lady 

Frere 

CEMETERY: 

Home 

Rest In Peace 

Sikhoma 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


1150 


MBANDEZELO 

THANDEKA 

BORN: 

1986-07-22 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

2905 Harry Gwala 

Location 

VENUE: 

2905 Dordrecht 

CEMETERY: 

Dordrecht 

Rest In Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


SOKO 

XOLANI 

Late of 

Jojweni, 

Lady District 

Born: 11.04.1976 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



10am 

(The Old Apostolic 

Church) 


Jojweni Cemetery, 


Interment at 12:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MNYANDUBE 

JOLA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MHLANGABEZI 

REUBEN 

BOOI/MRUBATA 

Born: 1955-10-29 


Funeral: 


Address: 

Fransburg Village 

Machibini 

Venue: 

Home 

Interment: Fransburg 

Cemetery 

LALA NGOXOLO 

BHUNGANE, 

MTHIMKHULU, 

MAFUZ’AFULELE 


SERVICES 

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 / 


1150 


NOMANDITHINI 

JOSEPHINE 

MALOTE 

Born: 1937-11-01 


Funeral: 


Address: 

1530 Bede Location 

Mlungisi 

Venue: 

Holy City Church 

Interment: Lukhanji 

Cemetery 


SERVICES 

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 / 


Uncedo Taxi Owner: 

(George, Western Cape) 

NOGILANA 

MZWANDILE 

WILLIAM 

DIED: 2017 - 10 - 05 

FUNERAL: 

2017 - 10 - 21 (Saturday) 

ADDRESS: 

Rwantsana Village 

(Lady Frere) 

VENUE: 

Rwantsana Village 

(Lady Frere) 

TIME: 10H00 - 13H00 

INTERMENT: 

Rwantsana Cemetery 

Lala Ngoxolo: 

Mqoco 

ELVIS SKEPE DIRECTORS 

073 269 0624 

045 838 2490 

TWALO 

NOSICELO 

MICHELL 

BORN: 1994-04-24 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

S51 Soga Street, Mlungisi 

Loc (Komani) 

VENUE: 

S51 Soga Street, Mlungisi 

Loc (Komani) 

TIME: 10H00 - 12H00 

INTERMENT: 

Mlungisi Cemetery 

Lala Ngoxolo: 

Maxaba 


073 269 0624 

045 838 2490 

1150 


BOOI 

BAJIJI 

MBUZELI 

BORN: 1951-04-25 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

837 Zone I, Ezibeleni 

(Komani) 

TIME: 10H00 - 12H00 

INTERMENT: 


Lala Ngoxolo: 

Nglonde, Togu 


073 269 0624 

045 838 2490 

GLORIA 

NOMAGQWETHA 

MANIVI 

BORN: 

1970-03-03 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 




Tarkastad. The 



CEMETERY: 

Tarkastad 

AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 079 504 9188 

SICELO 

NKOSI 

BORN: 

1988-10-08 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 




Mncuncuzo A/A, 

Cofimvaba. The 



CEMETERY: 

Cofimvaba 

AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 079 504 9188 

1150 


FUNDILE 

VELLEM 

BORN: 

1959-06-17 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: Qamata 

Basin 

TIME:10am. 

INTERMENT: 

Qamata Basin 

Cemetery 

Lala Ngoxolo 

Ncibana, Nojaholo 

FANTI 

VUYISILE 

BENJAMIN 

BORN: 26-06-1952 

DIED: 10-10-2017 

FUNERAL: 

Saturday 21-10-2017 

ADDRESS: Starting at 

Home at 08:00am at 

1604 Zone 1, Ezibeleni 

VENUE: Ezibeleni Old 

Apostolic Church at 

10:00 to 11:00 

INTERMENT: 


Phumla Ngoxolo 

Ncilashe, Mvulane 

SERVICE CONDUCTED BY 

MBANGUBA FUNERALS 

Cell: 073 138 3934 

KELEPU 

SIYANDA 

(NOKWITSI) 

BORN: 1996.09.28 

DIED: 2017.10.05 

FUNERAL: 

2017.10.21 

ADDRESS: 

Luxeni Village 

Lady Frere 

VENUE: Home 

TIME: 09:00am 

INTERNMENT: 

Luxeni Cemetery 

Phumla Ngoxolo 

Jambase.

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MAZWI 

DUMISANI 

BIDEWELL 

Born: 29.08.1951 


Funeral: 21.10.2017 

Address: 

Sautia Location, 

eHewu Whittlesea 

Venue: 

Uniting Reformed 

Church, Sada 

Time: 10am 

Interment: 

Sautia Cemetery 

Rest in peace 

Mbongwe, Sondisa, 

Matobela 

GWENXANE 

NOMAKOSAZANA 

IRENE 

BORN: 19.03.1931 

DIED: 8.10.2017 

FUNERAL: 20.10.2017 

ADDRESS: Lower 

Shiloh, Whittlesea 

VENUE: Lower Shiloh 

Community Hall 

TIME: 09:00am 

INTERMENT: 

Lower Shiloh Cemetery 

Phumla Ngoxolo Mawawa 

JACA & SONS 


69 CALDERWOOD 

STREET, WHITTLESEA 

083 354 9412 

SAULE 

AMANDA 

BORN: 1998.09.09 

DIED: 10.10.2017 

FUNERAL: 21.10.2017 

ADDRESS: 6566 Masina 

Street, Nomzamo 

Location, Komani 

VENUE: Home 

TIME: 10:00am 

INTERNMENT: 


Lala Ngoxolo Mamncotshe, 

Ndala, Momane 

Unyanisekile u Thixo 

Funeral Parlour 

072 115 3020 

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IMMACULATE 

CONDITION, 3200KM 

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CONTACT VINCE 

082 964 2864 

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Funeral Directors 

MANZANA 

MLUNGISI 

Late of 

Kwa-Hala No. 1, 


Born: 07.08.1949 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



10am 

(Anglican Church) 

Thence to the Hala 

No. 1 Cemetery, 



PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

KHUMALO 

MNTUNGWA 

NDABEZITHA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

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E s ko m 

hosts 

safet y 

outreach 


ESKOM, in partnership 

with the Intsika Yethu 

Local Municipality, 

hosted a public safety 

media tour, as well as 

safety awareness 

campaign in Cofimvaba 

at the Eskom customer 

network centre on 

We d n e s d ay. 

Safety, hygiene, 

environmental and 

quality officer Rolly 

McIntyre said the main 

objective of the 

campaign was to 

educate people about 

the dangers of 

electricity and the need 

to inform the company 

of illegal connections. 

“The main places that 

we want to focus on are 

the rural areas and 

schools. We have been 

in discussions with the 

department of 

education to int roduce 

the dangers of 

electricity in the 

curriculum.” 

Eskom was looking 

to install telephones, 

particularly in rural 

areas, to allow for the 

reporting of 

emergencies and illegal 

connections. 

“We want to partner 

with other stakeholders, 

South African Police 

Services, Emergency 

Medical Services and 

local municipalities.” 

Intsika Yethu council 

speaker Khanyisa 

Mndleleni said the 

municipality was based 

in rural surroundings 

where it was difficult 

for people to be 

connected. 

“We are working well 

with Eskom by 

informing them about 

where illegal 

connections happen. 

We also submit some 

information about 

people who are in need 

of electrification. The 

death rate is high when 

it comes to people 

being killed by wires 

connected illegally.” 

Senior manager of 

the Eastern Cape 

operating unit Unathi 

Figlan said funds were 

allocated from the 

energy department with 

villages identified as 

beneficiaries. 

“It is frustrating for 

some community 

members to see other 

villages getting 

electricity while they do 

not have. 

“We do not have a 

choice as the money 

that we are allocated 

for that specific year, 

will be for that certain 

village.” 

Figlan said the 

Eastern Cape and 

KwaZulu-Natal were the 

only two provinces in 

the country that had 

high death rates of 

people being killed by 

electricity mainly due 

to a lack of awareness. 

A resident of Joe 

Slovo, Nicholas Gambu, 

said Eskom should 

return and look at flood 

lights that were not 

working in the area as 

this was resulting in an 

increase in crime.


REACHING OUT: Manelisi Griffiths speaks to 

players and officials from soccer clubs about 

why he decided to sponsor the Ezibeleni Zone 1 

soccer tournament on Monday at Sthimela’s 

Butchery and Braai Pictures: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

A new tournament for Ezibeleni youth 


THE Ezibeleni Zone 1 South 

African Football Association 

(Safa) officially introduced the 

Griffiths Attorneys’ Legends and 

Youth tournament and drew the 

fixtures on Monday at Sthimela's 

Butchery and Braai in Ezibeleni. 

The tourney takes place this 

weekend with the local Soccer 

Legends to play as a curtain-raiser 

for the final on October 28. 

The event was attended by local 

clubs and players. 

Ezibeleni Zone 1 Safa secretary 

Mawethu Nzayo said the purpose of 

the launch was to introduce Manelisi 

Griffiths who is an attorney from 

Ezibeleni. 

Nzayo said Safa indicated that 

ANDISA BONANI 

IN PRAYER: Officials at the Ezibeleni under-15 soccer tournament’s launch 

at the weekend 

junior leagues should run from 

January to October, so the under-15 

league would be starting at the end 

Pupil shines at 

EC challenge 

of the period. Teams from Ezibeleni, 

Komani, Ilinge, Sada, Cacadu and 

Ngcobo are expected to face off at 

the Ezibeleni Stadium. 

Griffiths said he was approached 

by the Ezibeleni Zone 1 Safa 

members to sponsor their junior 

tournament. 

“The slogan of the tournament is, 

'Preserving the Past and Protecting 

the Future’.” 

He said the tourney would show 

the legends how to continue playing 

soccer locally while following a 

healthy lifestyle and serving as 

rolemodels for the youth. 

The draw for the junior fixtures was 

done by Griffiths: Young leaders v 

Future Stars; Rovers v New Spurs; 

Griffiths 11 v Moonlight; Sunrise v 

Peace Makers; Holy Kings v Buddies; 

Roman Callies v Madrid; Black Stars 

v Strikers. Shooting Stars have a bye, 

and are through to the last eight. 

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: Unathi Mkhefa pupils look like 

professionals at the district leg of the competition held at the Gali 

Thembani Centre in Komani with, from left, Simanye Roda, Inathi 

Nongauza and Lilitha Cingo 

UNATHI Mkhefa Public Primary School Grade 7 pupil 

Inathi Nongauza represented the school at the education 

depar tment’s provincial Career Dress-Up Competition last 

Friday in East London. 

The competition, which is linked to the life orientation 

school subject, had pupils dressing up according to the 

careers they would like to follow after completing matric. 

Life orientation subject adviser and competition 

organiser Nonkosi Mabombo said as the department they 

sent out invitations to all schools in the district but since 

it was already exam time when the competition started at 

zone level, most schools did not participate. 

Unathi Mkhefa pupils Simanye Roda entered as a 

police officer, Nongauza as a medical doctor and Lilitha 

Cingo as a traffic officer. 

Roda, who won at zonal level, said, “We had to do 

some research on the careers we want to follow. We were 

always going to the library and had to prepare a 

Powerpoint presentation.” 

All three competed in the Komani district leg with 

Nongauza winning. 

“I was so excited to find out that I had won but nervous 

at the thought of competing at provincial level,” she said. 

Mabombo said the competition was important for 

Grade 7 pupils as it served as a vehicle for pupils to 

decide for themselves what they would like to be in life. 

“This competition teaches pupils to realise their 

interests and to choose a career accordingly. This will 

also help them when they get to Grade 10 and have to 

choose subjects.” 

Unathi Mkhefa deputy principal Nobuntu Peter said she 

was proud of the pupils. 

STAR PERFORMANCES: Queen’s College athletes, back, Seth van Schoor 

and front from left, Anamandla Sondlo, Buhle Kahla and Mihle Gabuza 

won medals at the Cradock Top 10 athletics meeting at the weekend. 

Results on p24 


LUNDI MDOKWANA 

Author’s book now available 


AN IKHALA TVET College 

student's dream has come true 

with the publication of the Xhosa 

book Izinto Zalo Mhlaba (Things 

of this World). 

Lundi Mdokwana, who lives in 

Komani and hails from Lady 

Frere, finally finished his book 

which he started writing in 2006. 

Delays along the way led to 

him only continuing with the 

book again in 2013. 

“I was busy with my school 

work, so I never really had time 

to spare and had to put the book 

on hold. 

“The book demonstrates the 

lives of people living in rural 

areas and why service delivery is 

difficult due to some people only 

wanting to meet their own selfish 

needs.” 

Mdokwana said he gained his 

inspiration and love for literature 

by reading Xhosa literature. 

“I love books because it gives 

you the opportunity to exchange 

information with people through 

books. Writing is a great stress 

r e l i e v e r. ” 

He said his parents were proud 

of him and supported him in his 

love for writing. 

He would also like for the book 

to be included in the school 

curriculum. 

“I believe we should support 

attempts for development. 

People who are interested in 

becoming authors, should not 

lose hope or be discouraged. 

“They must continue to write 

although it is not easy.” 

GIRL POWER: Ognecia Isaacs faced off against Tapelo Bokwe in a titanic encounter in Komani at 

the weekend 

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WHAT A STAR: Nikithemba Hani of Queen’s 

College won two gold medals at the Cradock 

Top 10 Athletics meeting this past Saturday at 

U17 level with a 200m in a personal best time of 

21.90s and Long Jump with a personal best 

jump of 6.88m 

Ready for the Twizza 

Bonkolo marathon? 

IF you have been thinking about entering the 

Twizza Bonkolo marathon on November 4 this 

year but have yet to take action – beware as 

time is running out. 

The entries for the full (42km) and half 

(21km) marathon events of this popular run 

close at midday on Friday, October 27. Late 

entries will have to be accommodated by a 

late entry fee of R30. 

A limited number of T-shirts are being 

handed out to the first 200 entries in the 

marathon and first 400 for the half marathon 

so you need to enter as a matter of urgency! 

Theo Ferreira of the Queenstown Harriers 

said both the 21km and 42km routes had been 

calibrated and certified and could thus be 

used for a South African or World 

Championship event. The routes are slightly 

different this year so runners can look forward 

to some changes. 

The races start at 5.30am at the Bonkolo 

Dam outside Komani with the organisers 

hoping that this year’s numbers will exceed 

last year’s 700 entries. 

Enter online at www.finishtime.co.za or at local 

sports shops in Komani or contact Ferreira on 

071-448-6945. – Rep reporter 

WELL DONE: Cathcart youth, Tristan Purdon, is 

the new 2017 South African MX1 motocross 

champion. This was Purdon’s rookie year in the 

premier MX1 class. Purdon managed the feat 

despite an injury halfway through the season 

Boxing season finale 


THE Queenstown Boys Boxing 

Club (QBBC) hosted their 10th 

tournament this year and 

celebrated its 83rd year of 

e x i st e n c e . 

QBBC ended off the year in 

fine form, with 84 boxers 

competing in 42 bouts including 

14 female boxers. 

Chris Hani Amateur Boxing 

Organisation (Chabo) secretary 

Mabuti Mapeyi said he was 

happy with the turnout for the 

tournament. 

“We had many clubs taking 

part, some came as far as 

Makana Municipality, Somerset 

East, Fort Beaufort, Sada, 

Tambo and Ilinge.” 

“This was one of our most 

successful tournaments this 

year. We would like to thank 

Spargs SUPERSPAR for 

sponsoring us throughout – we 

appreciate their contribution in 

helping to make our 

tournaments a success,” Mapeyi 

said. 

The top male bouts were: 

Luxolo Malunga (QBBC) v Owam 

Brukwe (Bhanda); Lihle Dinga 

(QBBC) v Bubele Solani (Sada); 

Kamva Qaku (QBBC) v Lihle 

Defeat for Cumakala women’s soccer 


CACADU team, Cumakala Ladies Football Club, 

played an away game against Ntabankulu team, 

Executive Ladies Football Club, during the Provincial 

Sasol Women’s League on Saturday. 

Cumakala Ladies, which were second on the log, 

suffered a 3-1 defeat against Executive Ladies. 

Cumakala coach, Wezo Ndiki, said careless 

mistakes by the backline players cost them the game. 

“We have not been playing for the past four weeks. 

The players were ill prepared for the game and their 

fitness levels were not up to standard.” 

MAXWELL LEVINE 

“YOU don’t get what you wish for, you 

get what you work for” and “If you 

miss your moments with God, you 

miss your life” – these are the two 

favourites quotes of former Queenian 

Josh Stander. 

Stander recently signed a new 

contract with Western Province, which 

sees him change alliance from the 

Blue Bulls. 

In Stander you find a dream chaser. 

The talented flyhalf made his Currie 

Cup debut for the Bulls in 2014, a year 

after matriculating from Queen’s 

College. 

At 23, the Cradock-born pivot has 

been through the ranks and formed a 

formidable halfback combination with 

scrumhalf JP Smith at the Bulls. 

Stander represented Border before 

moving up north to Pretoria, playing 

for the FNB UP-Tuks side in the Varsity 

Cup. He was part of the squad that 

lifted the trophy earlier this year. 

He has represented the Bulls at 

under-19, U21, Vodacom Cup, Currie 

Cup Qualifiers, SuperSport Rugby 

Ndongeni (Linge); Bongukuhle 

Mguzulwa (QBBC) v Chumani 

Mekula (Fort Beaufort) and 

Sinethemba Mbebe (QBBC) v 

Sinethemba Ntandazo (Zizo). 

Top female bouts were: 

Ongnecia Isaacs (QBBC) v 

Tapelo Bokwe (Modern Boxing 

Club); Makadunyiswe Cwenza 

(QBBC) v Nandipha Vumbu 

(Fort Hare) and Oyama April 

(QBBC) v Silondukuhle Cakana 

(Modern Boxing Club). 

The table standings were: 

QBBC claimed 10 gold medals 

and seven silver; Modern Boxing 

Club six gold and six silver; Fort 

Beaufort five gold and 10 silver, 

Tambo five gold and six silver, 

Ilinge Boxing Club four gold and 

five silver, Simunye five gold, 

Ezibeleni seven gold and 10 

silver, Bhanda three gold and 

three silver, Sada four gold and 

five silver and Fort Hare two 

gold and three silver. 

The best bout in the female 

section were Tapelo Vumbu v 

Ogenicia Isaacs with the best 

male bout Bongukuhle 

Mguzulwa v Chumani Mekula. 

The best boxer in the male 

category was Kamva Qaku and 

the best female boxer was 

Makadunyiswe Cwenza. The top 

club was QBBC. 

AND THEY’RE OFF: The first Hangklip Interact Cartoon fun run was met 

with an enthusiastic response on Friday 

Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

Challenge and Currie Cup level with 

the Super Rugby his only omission. 

Having made 24 appearances for 

the UP Tuks (scoring 169 points), as 

well as making 28 appearances for 

the Blue Bulls senior team (scoring 

129 points), it was time for change. 

Josh is set to join the Western 

Province team on a two-year contract 

from next month. 

The switch to the coastal city of 

IN ACTION: Balmoral Girls’ Leah Kilian on Armani 

TWO young Komani riders did the town 

proud during the South African 

National Equestrian Foundation 

nationals in the October holidays. 

The event, at the Kyalami Equestrian 

Park in Johannesburg, had Balmoral 

Girls’ Primary School pupils Leah Kilian 

and Taylor Williamson representing the 

Eastern Cape. 

The two competed against classes 

comprising up to 60 riders. 

Kilian on her horse Armani, achieved 

the results: 1st Two phase Jumping, 5th 

Competition Jumping, 2nd Working 

riding, 3rd Prelim Dressage, 9th 

Performance Riding and 12th In Hand 

The next game would be on October 28 with the 

provincial play-offs scheduled for November 11. 

Illinge team, Golden City Football Club, travelled to 

Mount Frere to face Red Roses Ladies Football Club. 

City took a major beating, losing 14-0 to Roses. 

City, firmly placed at the bottom of the log, have 

yet to win a game this season. 

At the end of the Provincial Sasol Women’s League, 

the four best teams from the Inland Stream will take 

on the top four Coastal Stream teams in the play offs. 

The winner in the play offs will represent the Eastern 

Cape in the National Sasol League Championships. 


HOERSKOOL Hangklip hosted a 5km 

Cartoon fun run on Friday as a 

fundraising project for the school’s 

Interact Club. 

The funds are to be used for the 

Interact Christmas project. 

Teacher in charge of the Interact 

Club, Antoinette van Greunen, said 

funds would be used mainly to buy 

food for two Hospices which the club 

suppor ted. 

“The race also afforded pupils the 

chance to relax as they prepare for 

their final exams. It is the first time that 

we are doing the race and we are 

hoping that it will become an annual 

event.” 

She thanked the traffic department 

Cape Town came at the right time, 

with current WP flyhalf Robert du 

Preez set to re-join the Sharks next 

season. 

Province’s other flyhalf Jean-Luc du 

Plessis is injured with South Africa 

U20 star Damien Willemse, although a 

huge talent, is still relatively 

inexperienced. Stander will provide 

the necessary fire power and depth in 

the crucial flyhalf position. 

FOOTBALL STARS: Cumakala Ladies FC players 

before their match against Excutive Ladies in 

Ntabankulu during the Provincial Sasol Women’s 

League on Saturday, with, from left, Thabisa 

Lwapi, Bongisa Tshisa, Cwayita Zimba, Sihle 

Beka and Abongile Mankayi 

New Hangklip fun run gets kids active to raise funds 

Former Bull Stander moves to Western Province 

DREAM CHASER: Josh Stander has joined Western Province 


Two Balmoral riders in 

top form at nationals 

Utility. On Magical Charm, her results 

were 3rd In Hand Utility and 9th 

Working Riding. 

Williamson’s results were: Llandilo 

Golden Sceptre: Elementary Prix Caprilli 

1st and 2nd place, Elementary 

Dressage 2nd and on Zeuss, Equitation 

3rd, Working Hunter 5th, Prix Caprilli 

4thand 13th and Prelim Dressage 8th 

and 14th. 

Balmoral was ranked 5th in the 

primary school division in South Africa, 

an achievement as this comprised 

adding up the points of only a 

two-member team. - Rep reporter 

for assisting with the race and Twizza 

for the donation of cooldrinks to sell. 

Hangklip pupil Marli Bakkes was the 

winner of the inaugural race and said 

she regularly trains for road running. 

“Last year I ran the 21km Bonkolo 

marathon. I love running and it helps 

me to relax. I started running in high 

school and I hope to make a provincial 

team.” 

Fellow pupil Isiphosethu 

Makongwana, who is also a member of 

the Interact Club, said it would be great 

to see the entire Komani community 

participating in the race. 

“It was a good way to get out and 

relax. We needed this break to unwind 

and have fun before going back to the 

books.” 

He will also add stability, physique 

and a different dimension to the 

Western Province backline. Ironically, 

his scrumhalf partner JP Smith have 

also changed alliance and moved to 

the Free State Cheetahs. 

Stander said this week, ”The 

change of scenery will be good for my 

career and rugby – I can only improve 

as a player and person. I have set 

high standards for myself and my 

aspirations is to play Super Rugby and 

ultimately play for the Springboks.” 

He said he was willing to fight for 

the No10 jersey at WP. 

“Nothing comes easy in life and at 

times one must make sacrifices and 

take the necessary steps to succeed.” 

He was thankful to his father, 

Trevor, and his agent for making sure 

the deal with Western Province was 

sealed. 

“I am grateful to my parents and 

family for their undying support. I 

want to encourage all aspiring rugby 

players of Queen’s College and 

Komani to never stop believing in 

their dreams. Dream big and keep 

working hard.”


Old Queenian 

excels for Knights 

OLD QUEENIAN Rudi Second, elder son of Queen’s 

Junior headmaster Richard Second and his wife, 

Magriet, has the amazing average of 387 runs in 

three innings of cricket matches. 

This total was substantially boosted by an 

unbeaten double century last weekend. 

Playing for the Knights against the Cape Cobras 

at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn, Second 

hit 203 not out off 231 balls, including 30 fours to 

take the Knight’s total to 489 for five declared. 

Second was on 119 not out when the Knights 

resumed their innings at 376 for four and enjoyed 

a successful fifth wicket partnership with Werner 

Coetzee, who made 62. 

He now has a total of 387 from his three 

innings, in two of which he was not out, taking his 

average to 387. – Rep reporter 

SPOR TSSCENE 

STAR PERFORMANCE: Tom's Dojo of Komani participated in the Port 

Elizabeth Chosen 4 (fourth tourney) at the weekend, doing well with one 

win and one loss. The fighters showed off their skills and stuck to their 

game plan. The crowd was impressed with their performance with, from 

left, Ezrick Whittaker and Stephan Smith, doing Tom's Dojo proud 

Honours for late cricket star 


THE Siseko Dalamba 

Cricket Club honoured the 

family of its namesake, 

handing over a jersey to 

the relatives of the former 

cricketing hero at the 

Dumpy Adams Stadium on 

S u n d ay. 

Club member Moss 

Mbanga said, “We started 

the team in February and 

named it Siseko Dalamba 

after getting permission 

from his sister.” 

He said the team 

comprised pupils and 

young adults. Anyone was 

welcome to join with the 

club training on Mondays to 

Fridays at the Dumpy 

Adams Stadium. 

The local cricket league 

started two weeks ago and 

will end in March next year. 

Dalamba’s sister, Faith, 

said the family had lived in 

Newtown, Mlungisi. 

She said her brother was 

active in politics. He died 

in exile after leaving the 

country in 1977. 

“We did not see his 

body which hurts. I often 

sit and think of my younger 

brother, I loved him a lot.” 

She said her father and 

his brothers all used to 

play cricket. 

THERE YOU GO: The Siseko Dalamba Cricket 

Club handed over a cricket shirt to the Dalamba 

family in memory of Siseko Dalamba, with, from 

left, Siyabonga Duma, Siwaphiwe Mgwigwi, 

Unathi Jaska, Faith Dalamba, Melisizwe Manzi 

and Moss Mbanga Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

“I think he played cricket 

because it was in his 

genes.” 

Dalamba called on the 

relevant government 

structures to try to locate 

their brother’s body. 

S i s e ko ’s childhood 

friend Lwazi Shenxane said 

both their fathers used to 

play. Siseko, who was an 

excellent bowler, played for 

the junior SA side during 

1972-73 and joined in a 

local schools side. 

Shenxane called on the 

municipality to work with 

Border cricket in 

establishing a cricket pitch 

and stand at the Mlungisi 

st a d i u m . 

On Saturday, the 

Northern Region Warriors 

(NRW) faced off against 

WSU in the Komani 

Internal Cricket League. 

NRW made 334/10 in 38 

overs and WSU 152/10 in 

23. NRW won by 182 runs. 

On Sunday, Siseko 

Dalamba played against 

Masakhane. Masakhane 

scored 171/10 in 33.3 overs 

and Siseko Dalamga made 

172/5 in 28 overs, winning 

the match by five wickets. 

IN TOP FORM: The Eastern Cape A team recently 

won the Light Varmint and came third in Heavy 

Varmint at the South African Precision Sport 

Shooting Federation's National Championship in 

Welkom with, from left, Nick Schoonwinkel, 

Willem van der Linde (Komani), Paul van Gass 

(Komani), Carl van der Linde (Komani), Coenie 

Schoonwinkel. Carl van der Linde won the Light 

Varmint class with a record score of 746 out of 

750. He was also crowned overall champion by 

winning the 2-gun competition. Willem van der 

Linde finished second junior in both the Light 

and Heavy Varmint classes 

Hattingh in 

prime position 

SEAN HEIDEMAN 

THE Old Mutual Medal 

Grand Prix is entering 

the final rounds, and 

the October round took 

place on Saturday. 

Piet Hattingh took 

first place with a 

well-played 68 nett and 

earned valuable points 

on the log, close behind 

was Dorian Heuer on 70 

nett, third was Derek 

“U n b e l i e va b l e ” Helm on 

71 nett. 

Current standings on 

the Old Mutual Grand 

Prix log: 1st – Andre 

Smith 21 points, 2nd – 

Michelle Mitchell and 

Dorian Heuer 18 points, 

4th – Riaan Coetzer 16 

points, 5th – Angela 

Oosthuizen 14 points, 

6th – Gay Wormald and 

Danie Nel 12 points, 8th 

– Derek Helm on 11 

points, 9th – Piet 

Hattingh, Di Peltenburg, 

Sam Breetzke and 

Gerhard Hattingh on 10 

points, 13th – Johnny 

De Villiers and Peter 

Uhlig on nine points. 

With one round to go 

and 10 points on offer 

for first place, the Old 

Mutual Grand Prix is 

still wide open. 

The last round will 

take place on November 

4, so all those in the 

running please ensure 

you play on that day. 

The Komani Classic 

draw is out, so teams 

may enter for the event 

that takes place over 

the weekend of October 

27 to 29 with live 

entertainment on the 

Friday and Saturday 

evening. 

The first Komani 

parkrun will take place 

tomorrow at the 

Queenstown Golf Club 

starting at 8am with 

Bruce Fordyce being in 

attendance to launch it. 

Golf will not be permitted 

until after 9am. 

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Date: 18 – 19 November 2017 

Venue: Mlungisi Stadium, Komani 

A & B STREAMS 

Registration Fee: A: R500 & B: R250 

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PRIZES 

B STREAM 

Winner: R10 000 Winner: R5 000 

2nd Place: R 5 000 2nd Place: R 2 500 

PLUS RUGBY KIT FOR ALL FOUR WINNERS 

To register clubs and for enquiries contact 

Mthuthuzeli Zepe on 082 969 0340 

The African Pioneer Foundation 

Trust (APFT) undertakes various 

Corporate Social Investment 

(CSI) initiatives on behalf of the 

African Pioneer Group. 

The CSI initiatives are based on 

addressing the development 

of individuals, previously 

disadvantaged communities in 

the Eastern Cape. The APFT’s 

robust intervention programmes 

focuses on the following 

 

 

 

 

 

Pioneer Foundation Trust we 

strive to develop and empower 

our communities to become 

 

involvement on the tournament 

will be of great value and help 

to draw other funders to invest 

in sports. 


CSI supported project, Imveli Cycling Academy.

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Up for challenge 

QUEEN’S College Junior has been selected 

to represent the Eastern Cape at the 2017 

Physical Education Challenge. 

The Challenge, a collaboration between 

SuperSport, Active Education and the National 

Sports Trust with support by the Ilifa Foundation, 

will have the Eastern Cape final taking place at the 

Queen’s Junior Fields next Friday. 

Schools representing the nine South African 

Kabazela FC wins third tournament 


KABAZELA Football club (FC) 

won the Rainbow Stars 

Football club Youth U15 

Soccer Tournament after they 

beat Phoenix 3-2 in the final 

at the Dumpy Adams 

Stadium on Sunday in a 

drama-filled match. 

The tournament was 

initially intended to take 

place during the September 

holidays, but ended up 

continuing into a second 

week. 

Rainbow Stars manager 

Madoda Kamte said 26 

teams took part with rain 

resulting in delays. 

He said even known drugusers 

took part in the 

tournament showing that 

no-one should be 

discriminated against. 

“Everyone has a talent and 

with a little bit of guidance 

and support they could 

channel their energy into 

something constructive. The 

aim of the tournament was to 

keep children away from 

drugs, crime and alcohol 

during the holidays.” 

He urged parents to be 

more supportive, saying the 

parents had not arrived to 

watch their children play. 

Kabazela coach Elias 

Edwana said they came in to 

the tournament with the 

intention to win it. 

“This is the third U15 

tournament that we are 

winning this year at Dumpy 

Adams. I am happy with the 

way my boys played.” 

He was however not 

RUNNING SENSATION: Mikaa-il Mohamed of 

Hoërskool Hangklip in action during the 

Cradock Top 10 meeting at the weekend 

Picture: GUSSIE LUCKHOFF 

provinces will be represented but will compete at 

venues across the country, Hayden Buchholz of 

Ilifa said. 

A practice day will take place on Thursday, with 

an additional practice on the morning of the final. 

The individual finals will take place: Grade 4 at 

10.15am and Grade 6 at 11.15am. The main event, 

the team final, will take place at: Grade 4: 10.45am 

and Grade 6: 11.45am. 

The winner of the R1.3-million first prize will be 

Hoërskool Hangklip 

HANGKLIP athletes performed 

exceptionally well at the Cradock 

Top 10 athletics meeting on 

Saturday. The Hangklip team ended 

fifth out of 83 competing teams, 

after Hoër Jongenskool Paarl, Paarl 

Gimnasium, La Rochelle 

Stellenbosch and Despatch. 

Hangklip athletes brought home 

seven gold medals, four silver 

medals and a bronze. 

Gold medals went to boys 

under-15: Anré J van Rensburg 

Discus, 45.98m; boys U16: 

Mikaa-il Mohamed 100m 10.35 

(new record), 200m 21.26 (new 

record), J.W. Labuschagne 110mH 

14.85, boys U19 Emile Johannes 

110mH 14.69, 400mH 57.20, girls 

U16: Chanaaz Prince high jump 

1.55m. 

Mohamed was announced as the 

best athlete of the meeting for the 

100m (1008 points). Other 

announced at 12h30 on the day of the final. 

“All parents, friends of the school and the public 

are invited to attend the final and lend their 

suppor t. 

“ As members of the Unesco Quality Physical 

Education Technical Committee, we are extremely 

proud that a school in our own back yard has 

embraced the benefits of quality physical 

education programmes and we encourage all 

schools to follow suit.” 

BRIGHT STARS: Kabazela Football Club U15 side celebrate their third tournament victory at the Dumpy Adams stadium 

over the weekend 

Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

satisfied with the referee 

whom he accused of bias. 

Kabazela captain Lonwabo 

Zondi said, “We are happy 

that we won the game.” 

Phoenix who won their 

semi-final 7-0 against Black 

Stars FC, before playing their 

final on the same day 

showed fatigue in the last bit 

of the game. 

Phoenix coach Ringo Klaas 

said: “Careless mistakes, 

undermining our opponents 

and fatigue cost us the 

game. All three goals came 

as a result of careless 

mistakes, after we won the 

semi-final we were too 

confident as a result we were 

too casual in the final.” 

Phoenix captain Athenkosi 

Mase said the team was 

pleased to have made it into 

Comrades legend 

heads for parkrun 

IT’S finally time for Komani to join the worldwide 

parkrun phenomenon. 

Tomorrow at 8am, Comrades legend Bruce 

Fordyce will oversee the launch of the first-ever 

Komani parkrun at the Queenstown Golf Club. 

Make sure you register before the run – either 

on www.parkrun.co.za or on Friday from 6pm at the 

golf club. Registration forms are also available at 

Louis Sports and MX Print in Komani and you will 

need the barcode issued to you to time your run 

on a weekly basis. 

Participation in the 5km run – or walk if you’d 

prefer – is free of charge. 

Individuals, groups, families and friends are 

welcome to come and enjoy a time of fun and 

exercise in the open air. 

Convener Theo Ferreira said the volunteers were 

ready to assist during the parkrun which will be 

hosted at the same venue every Saturday at 8am. 

Further information is available from him on 

074-889-8039. – Rep reporter 

SCHOOLSSPOR T 

achievements in the top 100 were: 

Mohamed 9th for 200m, Mariza 

Botha 32nd for shotput, Johannes 

62nd for 110mH, JW Labuschagne 

70th for 110mH and Rozario Williams 

76th for 110mH. 

Queen’s College 

Cricket v Cambridge: 1st XI 

(Away): Cambridge: 205/9 Nathan 

Wolff 2/31; Ntsika Smayile 1/11. 

Queen’s : 206/4 Tyrel Maclean 69; 

Ilano Smith 52*.Queen’s won by six 

w i c ke t s . 

2nd XI (Home): Cambridge: 169 

all out Camca Sondlo 5/26; 

Endinakho Kuse 1/38. Queen’s: 

170/2 Lubabalo Bobotyana 54*; Fika 

Gilman 39*. Queen’s won by eight 

w i c ke t s . 

15A XI (Home): Queen’s: 93 all 

the final. 

Lonwabo Zondi won the 

player of the tournament 

trophy, Khanyiso Madolo was 

the goalkeeper of the 

tournament and Phiwokuhle 

Siyo won top goal-scorer with 

14 goals. 

out Lukhanyo Saul 24*, Cambridge: 

54 all out Lukhanyo Saul 6/18. 

Queen’s won by 39 runs. 

14A XI (Away): Queen’s: 206/2 

Litha Mgcoyi 107*; Cole van Schoor 

70, Cambridge: 159/8 Uthandiwe 

Gatyeni 4/25. Queen’s won by 47 

runs 

Athletics – Cradock Top 10: The 

following boys achieved top three 

positions and were awarded medals: 

U17: Mihle Gabuza, Bronze medal 

3000m, U16: Buhle Kahla Silver 

medal Long Jump, Anamandla 

Sondlo Silver medal Discus, U17: 

Seth van Schoor Bronze medal u17 

Shot Put PB 13.90m, Silver medal 

Discus PB 44.20m and Nikithemba 

Hani: Gold medal Long Jump PB 

6.88m and Gold Medal 200m PB 

22.0s. 

HIGH MILEAGE: Bruce Fordyce will be ove r s e e i n g 

the launch of the Komani parkrun tomorrow 

Picture: THE HERALD 

Laerskool Hangklip 

Laerskool Hangklip played cricket 

against Aliwal North last Thursday. 

U9: Hangklip scored 37 runs and 

Aliwal 25 with Cowen Bennett of 

Hangklip 4/11. Hangklip won with 12 

runs. 

U11: Aliwal North 105/4 after 20 

overs. Marco Steyn 2 /13 and Deigo 

Rossouw 2/12 were the top bowlers. 

Hangklip 77/9 (Liyema Thomas 13 

not out). Aliwal won with 28 runs. 

U13: Hangklip scored 77 runs 

(Jemairon Ruiters 27), Aliwal 78/9 

(Jemairon Ruiters 3/17 and Ruan 

Pretorius 3/21). Aliwal won with one 

w i c ke t . 

Chess: Six pupils competed in a 

tourney in East London. Hangklip 

won two out of five rounds and drew 

one.

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