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WELCOME SIGHT: 

Sinovuyo Nyani was 

thrilled with the rain 

which fell in Komani on 

Wednesday but stayed 

dry under his umbrella 

Picture: ANDISA BONANI 

In the dark 

Ageing infrastructure blamed for outages 

ANDISA BONANI and 

PILANATHI RASMENI 

W 

HILE the Enoch 

Mgijima Local 

Municipalit y 

(EMLM) has 

indicated it is exploring plans 

to fix the ageing infrastructure 

of Komani, businesses and 

residents were this week 

counting the costs of a lengthy 

power outage last week. 

Water cuts accompanied the 

blackout, which started last 

Wednesday, due to the 

inability to pump water, but a 

generator was brought in to 

assist with the supply. Some 

remained without water long 

after the power had been 

restored to most areas on 

Saturday morning. 

The power outage came at 

the worst possible time – 

month-end – for retailers and 

business owners. 

AKM Foods managing 

director Nashid Dosa said one 

KFC store in town had 

managed to operate 

intermittently with the use of a 

g e n e r at o r. 

“The outage has resulted in 

a loss of sales, as well as a 

large quantity of frozen stock. 

When municipal services are 

functioning well, it is great for 

business and the community. 

We hope the power and water 

issues in Komani will be 

resolved permanently so that 

we are able to function at full 

capacity and serve our 

c u st o m e r s . ” 

Water Zone owner Gail 

Lieberum said stock was sold 

out as customers filed in to 

buy drinking water, which was 

beneficial for the business but 

not for the town. 

“The electricity outage 

affected us immensely 

because we could not purify 

more water as the machines 

need electricity to function. 

Luckily we had full tanks of 

purified water so we could 

supply the water. We are a 

little behind with purifying at 

present and hope the 

municipality will sort out 

the electricity issues.” 

Border-Kei Chamber of 

Business chairwoman Adré 

Bartis, who kept residents 

updated about the outages 

and progress on work via 

social media throughout 

the process, said many 

businesses had been hit hard. 

“Businesses like Twizza and 

petrol stations lost a lot of 

revenue due to the outages. 

One filling station had to turn 

away buses which passengers 

usually used their ablution 

facilities. SUPERSPAR had to 

use 10000 litres of diesel for 

generators which was a big 

loss. Hopefully the 

municipality will use this as a 

learning curve and sort it out 

before the whole infrastructure 

stops working.” 

The outage had a 

devastating impact on other 

services. South African Social 

Security Agency (Sassa) 

communications officer 

Sinoxolo Gqala said the cut in 

electricity affected the 

rendering of services by the 

government entity. 

“The office could not 

function to full capacity as 

computers and printers were 

not working. These outages 

have a negative impact on our 

daily functions. Sassa officials 

and beneficiaries could not 

use ablution facilities and had 

no drinking water, a basic 

human right. The office 

management had to release 

officials as they waited for the 

restoration of power which 

The municipality kept people 

informed via social media. We are 

awaiting a R6-million injection 

took longer than estimated.” 

Resident Luvuyo Giwu from 

Phelandaba Extension said his 

area had been without water 

long before the electricity 

outage. This had been 

reported, but without a 

response. 

“We initially did not even 

get water from the municipal 

tankers, but after the power 

outage, they came. This water 

will not help us much because 

we have been told not to 

consume it as it is unsafe. 

What is the point of bringing 

water that cannot be used to 

cook or drink?” 

On Monday, a T-switch at 

the corner of Robinson Road 

and Joubert Street which 

supplies electricity to 

Westbourne and surrounding 

areas, blew. 

A municipal worker on site, 

who did not want to be 

identified, said such incidents 

would be common as the 

transformers had not been 

replaced for more than a 

decade. 

EMLM spokesman Fundile 

Feketshane said the electrical 

network faced challenges, but 

repairs were being done. 

“The continuous breakdown 

of substations is caused by 

ageing electricity 

infrastructure and plans to 

have this fixed are under 

way. Plans to fix the 

Queendustria network are 

looming as we are waiting 

for confirmation of a 

R6-million cash injection.” 

Feketshane said the 

municipality had updated 

people via social media on 

what was happening. 

“Chris Hani District 

Municipality was approached 

to provide water tanks to 

various wards and we thank 

our communities for their 

patience and support. We 

apologise for the damage. The 

electrical department is busy 

with its maintenance 

programme so as to avoid the 

outages going forward and if 

there is any planned 

disruption, we shall make 

people aware upfront so 

alternatives can be explored.” 

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PHILANATHI RASMENI 

IT REMAINS a mystery when the 

multimillion-rand intermodal taxi rank in Komani 

will come into operation. 

The rank, which lies between the Komani CBD 

and Mlungisi, was supposed to have been 

operational in 2014 with construction having 

started in 2013. 

One of the street vendors who were hoping to 

benefit from selling goods at the rank, Veliswa 

Dingi, said this week: “We were hoping that our 

businesses would benefit. We are disappointed 

because people do not come to where we are 

because the temporary taxi rank is far from the 

shops.” 

Commuter Nomfanelo Silwana from Cacadu 

said the existing rank was muddy and flooded 

and people were often mugged as it was not a 

safe area. 

The Rep reported (“Still closed”, March 10, 

2017) that municipal spokesman, Fundile 

Feketshane said the newspaper would be 

provided with an appropriate schedule as to the 

official opening of the rank when related issues 

had been sorted out. 

In January this year, Feketshane said, “The 

issue of the intermodal taxi rank is still being 

discussed internally and once those are finalised 

you will be advised of all the logistics around it.” 

He repeated the statement this week. 

The Rep reported (“Not enough money”, June 

6 2014) that the taxi rank was 90% complete. It 

was reported (“On the rise”, April 3 2015) that 

the project had been allocated R11-million in the 

2015/2016 financial year, with R14-million at the 

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EFF protests 

over arrests 

ANDISA BONANI 

EFF party members protested 

outside the Ezibeleni 

Magist rate’s Court on 

Monday in support of eight 

people who were arrested on 

Thursday for defying a 

Grahamstown High Court order 

by illegally erecting shacks on 

municipal land. 

Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality (EMLM) won a court 

interdict in October preventing 

anyone from occupying the land 

– known as the Highway in 

Ezibeleni. 

Sipho Gcwata, Simphiwe 

Jikijela, Nobantu Sinxoto, Nelisa 

Gawe, Zandisile Gcwata, Siseko 

Fatyela, Sebenzile Mahe and 

Novusile Mahe, appeared in the 

Ezibeleni Magistrate’s Court and 

were charged for contempt of 

court by magistrate Xoliswa 

Ngwendlu and each granted 

R200 bail. 

The case was postponed to 

March 15 for further investigation. 

Sipho, Jikijela, Gawe and 

Zandisile, were arrested by the 

Ezibeleni station commander 

lieutenant-colonel Bekekile Waka 

after they approaced the police 

station to protest against the fo u r 

people who were arrested before 

them. 

Jikijela said three elderly 

residents were among those 

arrested and thus the EFF had 

asked Waka to arrest them 

instead and to release the others. 

They claimed they were 

threatened and put behind bars, 

but that they would continue to 

invade the land. 

Mahe, 71, who was arrested 

with his wife Novusile, 56, said 

ON SITE: EFF members protest against the arrest of eight people after shacks were erected on land in Ezibeleni, in violation of an 

interdict prohibiting it 


they were deprived of their 

medication during their 

incarceration. He said being 

arrested was a painful experience 

because he had to watch his wife 

sleep on a cold cement floor for 

four days. 

Zolile Matiwane of Matiwane 

attorneys who represented the 

eight pro bono, said he was 

approached by the EFF to assist 

the arrested community 

members. “We tried so hard to 

get them released on Friday but 

due to the seriousness of the 

case we fell short. All we wanted 

to do today was get bail for them 

and we successfully did that. The 

state initially proposed R500 bail 

but due to most them being 

unemployed, we managed to get 

it reduced to R200.” 

EFF MP Zolile Xalisa spoke 

outside the court, encouraging 

people to continue invading land. 

“It cannot be that the young 

people of this municipality still 

live in their parents’ homes when 

there is unoccupied land. The 

police will have to arrest all of us 

if that is their wish, but we are 

not moved or shaken by this 

incident and we will continue 

standing by those who are 

a r r e st e d . ” 

EFF councillor in EMLM, 

Luthando Amos, advised the 

community to be strategic when 

they decide to invade land by not 

building their shacks during the 

day but rather in the evening so 

that the police would wake up to 

a surprise new community and so 

avoid arrests. 

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ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

AN ASSISTANT nurse is believed to 

have taken his own life at Komani 

Hospital on Tuesday, leaving behind a 

suicide note. 

Xolani Fongoqa, who is originally 

from East London, was found hanging 

in his room in the nurses’ home in the 

morning. 

He leaves his wife and two sons. 

Police spokesman Captain Namhla 

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Department of health spokesman 

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DENISE BARTLETT 

Search for missing 

woman continues 

THE search for Denise Bartlett, 71, who was 

abducted following a house robbery in 

Sterkstroom on Tuesday evening, continued 

y e st e r d ay. 

Bartlett and her granddaughter were 

assaulted in their home after returning from 

their business. 

Two armed men escaped in a green Chev 

owned by Bartlett. The vehicle was later 

recovered near Amberdale outside Komani. 

Police confirmed yesterday that the search 

was still underway with police dogs being 

used. 

Bartlett is the mother of Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality DA councillor Lindy 

Bartlett-Haggard. - Rep reporter 

ýUpdates will be placed on The Rep website 

w w w.t h e re p . c o . z a as soon as more information is 

ava i l a b l e . 

Thefts and robberies rife in Komani 

LAST Tuesday Red Guard 

response officers were 

summoned to two 

scenarios in which 

would-be thieves 

grabbed items from 

shops and ran away and 

a third when an elderly 

woman was robbed and 

wished to lay a charge. 

The police were 

summoned and the 

matter handed over to 

them, operations 

manager Willie Reynecke 

told The Rep. 

On Thursday a 

supermarket reported 

that two old women had 

stolen some items. The 

police were called and 

the matter handed over. 

Response officers were 

summoned to a tavern 

which had called for help 

after a man had been 

robbed and stabbed in 

the stomach outside the 

premises and had run in 

for help. The paramedics 

were called to attend to 

him. 

On Saturday another 

tavern called for 

assistance, saying an 

armed man had tried to 

rape a woman and 

members of the public 

were beating the alleged 

perpetrator. It was found 

that it was a toy gun 

which was confiscated. 

The woman declined to 

open a case. 

That night officers 

responded to a panic 

alarm at a nursing 

concern where they 

found there had been a 

break-in, with a window 

forced open and the 

burglar bars bent. The 

police were called and a 

nearby guard pointed out 

the suspects who were 

apprehended and taken 

to the charge office. – 

Rep reporter 

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HPV vaccination campaign 

THE Department of Health in the 

Chris Hani district will be 

visiting various schools in the 

district to vaccinate pupils 

against the Human Papilloma 

Virus (HPV). 

Schools will be visited from 

February 8 to March 16. 

Girls in Grade 4 who are aged 

nine will be vaccinated. 

Parents are encouraged to 

sign and return consent forms 

to schools before the scheduled 

d at e s . 

This campaign is conducted 

on a yearly basis and requires 

two doses (six months apart). 

Further information on which 

days and which schools will be 

visited may be obtained from 

the department on 045 807 

8900. – Rep reporter 

WHAT NOW? DA councillor Zuko Mandile points out where a T-switch blew in Robinson Road, Komani, leaving a section of 

the CBD and Westbourne without power for several hours on Monday 


ANC to blame for 

outages says DA 

THE DA has 

indicated that 

residents of the 

Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality (EMLM) 

should expect more 

power and water 

outages – and that the 

state of affairs should 

be blamed on the ANC. 

In a statement, DA 

caucus leader Chris de 

We t said residents had 

a “rude awakening” l a st 

Wednesday when most 

of the town was left 

without water and 

p o w e r. 

“Although the initial 

trigger that led to the 

damage at the 

transformer on the 

western station is 

believed to have been 

caused by a lightning 

strike, the rest of the 

damage to the network 

was totally preventable 

if proper maintenance 

and the upgrade of the 

network was 

maintained.” 

He said that as a 

result of the lack of 

maintenance and 

upgrading, an incident 

which should have 

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taken a few hours to 

repair, took a few days. 

The power blackout 

led to the water supply 

also being interrupted 

and once the electricity 

supply was restored, 

the main water supply 

pipeline burst and 

resulted in a further 

delay in restoring the 

water supply. 

In some instances 

some areas were 

without water for over 

five days. 

“What happened over 

the last few days has 

been extremely 

traumatic for the 

residents of Komani. It 

has caused immense 

personal discomfort, 

more so to the 

vulnerable and the poor. 

It had a huge impact on 

the vulnerable members 

of our society, such as 

old people, sick people 

and the needy. 

“Apart from the 

aforesaid, schools and 

their activities were 

interrupted and 

businesses had to shut 

down.” 

De Wet said it was 

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expected that the 

impact of the disaster 

would run into millions 

while impacting 

negatively on investors’ 

confidence in Komani 

where job creation was 

desperately needed. 

De Wet commended 

the staff of EMLM and 

the Chris Hani District 

Municipality who 

worked through the 

night to effect 

emergency repairs. 

“They were the real 

heroes and deserve our 

thanks and respect for 

what they have done. 

Furthermore, from civil 

society there was an 

amazing surge of 

cooperation where 

individuals, as well as 

organisations, played 

an amazing role to 

render assistance and 

supply information to 

our communities. 

“These people are 

also heroes and proved 

that we have awesome 

people in our town who 

excelled when the need 

was there.” 

Unfortunately, he 

added, the same could 

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the high-ranking political 

officials who “were 

glaring in their absence 

during the crises”. 

“One would have 

expected that the 

respective mayors and 

their mayoral 

committees would have 

played an active 

leadership role on the 

ground to restore basic 

services to our people. 

Instead they 

comfortably remained 

in their plush houses, 

paid for by taxpayers’ 

m o n e y. ” 

De Wet said the party 

had warned against the 

scenario of the past few 

days, with Komani 

having reached the 

stage where massive 

breakdowns of water 

and electricity supplies 

could become a regular 

occurrence. 

“Sadly, due to gross 

mismanagement of 

municipal finances, the 

municipality is now 

bankrupt and had to 

arrange for a 

R40-million overdraft to 

pay salaries and the 

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not leave any room for 

substantial funds being 

available to repair and 

upgrade crumbling 

infrast ructure.” 

He said the blame 

should go to the ANC 

that had “over the last 

20-odd years governed 

our town and 

municipality into the 

ground. They should be 

held accountable for 

this unfolding tragedy.”

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STUT TERHEIM – On Sunday, the B and C divisions of 

the Stutterheim open golf Championships were 

p l ay e d . 

In the B division the morning Stableford was won 

by Colbert Quina with 40 points. The afternoon bonus 

bogey was won by Reece Daniel on +3. The best nett 

was won by Bev Esterhuizen on 104 (the competition 

was played over 27 holes). The best gross was also 

Bev Esterhuizen, 121, on a count out from Colbert 

Quina. 

In the C division (also over 18 holes), the morning 

Stableford was won by Sean Richter on 39 points. The 

afternoon bonus bogey was won by Michael Daniel on 

+5. Eric Wylde won the best nett on 107 and the best 

gross was won by Fikile Mlinda on 133 with Francios 

Sparks as runner-up on 135. 

Parkrun: 67 athletes completed Event #171 in drizzly 

conditions on Saturday. Len Norman completed his 

100th parkrun (all done at Stutt) in the company of 

his daughter, son-in-law and two granddaughters. Len 

has been a staunch supporter of this parkrun since its 

inception and has also volunteered on more than 100 

events. 

Daniel Coetzee did his 25th stint of volunteering, 

earning him the 25 purple milestone shirt. 

A group of parkrun tourists from Gauteng and the 

Western Cape have issued a challenge to try and 

break Stutt’s inaugural attendance record of 162 on 

Saturday, April 14. If you are planning on visiting Stutt 

parkun then make this the day to do so and go down 

in their history. 

WOW! Len Norman completed his 100th parkrun 

in Stutterheim over the weekend. Cheering him 

on are, back, his wife, Jenny, his son-in-law, 

Gavin Ramsay, and his grandaughters Erin and 

Leah Ramsay in front 

Roslyn Strydom (nee Muir) of 

Dordrecht met the last living 

Royal Bloodline of Pakistan, 

Prince Atta Khan recently 

Isivivane school challenges tabled at outreach 

SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

THE challenges of the 

Isivivane Senior 

Secondary School, which 

obtained a 0% pass rate 

in the 2017 matric exams, 

were the focus of a visit 

by the DA to the 

Cacadu-based school last 

week. 

Included in the 

delegation was DA 

shadow minister of basic 

education Ian Ollis, 

member of the National 

Council of Provinces 

Vusumzi Magwebu and 

Komani-born and 

-educated MPL Jane 

Cowley (nee Metcalf). 

Ollis asked parents 

and teachers to speak on 

challenges at the school 

which had a 52% pass 

rate in 2015 and 25% in 

2016. He said the school 

had four teachers for the 

DORDRECHT – Roslyn 

Strydom (nee Muir) of 

Dordrecht recently met the 

last living Royal Bloodline of 

Pakistan, Prince Malik Atta 

Khan, when competing in the 

World Women’s Tent Pegging 

Championships held in 

Oman. 

DORDRECHT and the district 

had up to 40mm of rain last 

week but the dam levels 

remain low. 

The town still has many 

water problems and the 

community is not always 

aware when water is 

pumping or not. The town is 

supposed to have two hours 

of pumped water every 

morning. Sometimes only the 

lower end of town gets a bit 

106 pupils last year 

(there are 82 pupils this 

year). 

Headman Mzwakhekile 

Kamnteni, of Rwadana 

Village said the problem 

started before 2015 when 

the government gave 

them a disabled principal 

who allegedly could not 

walk and had to be 

carried to the school. 

Kamnteni said, “We 

fought with the 

department and 

managed to get a new 

principal. We did not 

have a maths teacher 

and there were no 

teachers to teach specific 

subjects. The principal 

teaches maths, but last 

week he was gone for 

three days. He is not here 

for this meeting because 

he has to go for 

departmental meetings. 

“Pupils have been 

asking for transfers. The 

school was a Grade 10 to 

Grade 12 school, but in 

2016 the government 

said the school would 

Five months without water 

SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

CLEAR water has been 

running unattended from 

a water system plant 

outside Dordrecht for the past 

five months in Sterkstroom 

while the communities of Zola, 

Sonwabile, Phumla Mqeshi and 

Delta have been without 

running tap water for the same 

period. 

At the same time, sewage 

spillages have the Lokishi 

Endala community in a 

c h o ke h o l d . 

Water has allegedly been 

running day and night without 

repairs by the Chris Hani 

District Municipality (CHDM) 

attempting to fix the problem 

since the start allegedly 

between September and 

October last year. 

The Rep visited the site of 

the leak this week. 

Monelisi Gantolo from 

Sonwabile village said residents 

had to get up early to get water 

from a tap about 3km away. 

Reverend Gilbert Peteni, who 

lives in the Delta residential 

area, said they had experienced 

water problems which had them 

waking up at 4am to pour water 

since November last year. 

CHDM only communicated 

two weeks back in January 

of water, but top town does 

not receive much and the 

water is not drinkable. 

Reasons for the irregular 

pumping are not forthcoming 

from the Chris Hani District 

Municipalit y. 

The Concerned Community 

Forum (CCF) meets on a 

regular basis. They report the 

problems that the community 

experiences to the CHDM. 

L AST week the sewerage 

system was blocked, with 

sewage running into the 

streets as well as in to 

properties. This occurs at all 

four pump stations. The 

stations are blocked with 

“non sewerage” items and 

they are not maintained or 

cleaned. A “t rench” was dug 

LET’S TALK: DA representatives listen to the 

challenges of Isivivane Senior Secondary School 

Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

merge with other feeder 

schools and they made 

the school expand to a 

Grade 8 to Grade 12 

school without additional 

teaching staff being 

a l l o c at e d . ” 

Kamnteni said pupils 

had to walk up to 15km 

to school and the 

depar tment’s promises of 

scholar transport were 

not materialising. Some 

children had since 

dropped out of school. 

School governing body 

(SGB) chairwoman 

WATER WOES: Residents queue up for the water from CHDM 

trucks 

Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

about the water problem with 

the community. 

“We were never given a 

reason why the water was cut 

or when it would be back. They 

only announced using hailers 

two weeks ago,” Peteni said. 

“We were told a pipe burst 

that had to be fixed, but they 

did not tell us how it would be 

fixed.” 

Peteni said that they had no 

water trucks in November and 

December but that the trucks 

started to come at the end of 

last month because it was 

alleged that ANC provincial 

chairman Oscar Mabuyane was 

Lindiwe Mkebe said they 

did not want the school 

closed as the 

surrounding area could 

provide many pupils. 

Mkebe said, “We are 

poor, we live on social 

grants, we do not have 

resources like computers 

or libraries. We tried to 

ask parents in 2016 and 

last year to contribute 

R100 per child in order 

for us to hire SGB 

teachers. We managed to 

get three, but this year 

only one returned.” 

from some of the sewerage 

leakages to the “vlei” below 

the town where stock are 

grazing. The CCF has 

reported this problem. 

Community members are 

asked to donate toward this 

very worthy cause in our 

community. The Emalahleni 

On the delegation’s 

arrival, there was only 

one teacher at the 

school. The principal was 

at a departmental 

meeting, a teacher had 

gone to an expo with the 

matrics and the head of 

department (HOD) was 

absent without a reason 

given. 

Ollis said he was 

concerned about the pass 

rate and the ability of 

pupils to focus in class 

and at home after walking 

to and from school. 

“One of the things that 

contributed to the low 

pass rate was the 

addition of Grade 8 and 9 

without specialist 

teachers and the 

teaching staff, the 

principal being the only 

specialist maths teacher. 

Pupils can not read and 

write in English. The 

department is failing this 

school just like the other 

rural schools.” 

“You can kill a school if 

coming to Sterkstroom. 

Peteni said the elderly who 

lived alone, especially battled 

to fetch water from the water 

t rucks. 

Senior citizen Tyontoso 

Willie, 70, who lives alone in 

Zola, is one of the owners of 

the four homes in Zola that get 

water every day at 6am with 

community members queuing 

up for water. 

Willie said, “The water will 

come out for about an hour, 

then it stops.” 

He said he used rainwater 

from his roof instead, using 

buckets to catch it. 

H E A LT H 

RISK: 

S e wa g e 

running 

through 

proper ties 

in the town 

of 

Dordrecht 

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Municipality has put new 

refuse bins in the streets of 

the town. They hope this will 

assist to prevent the 

dumping of refuse. 

The municipality has been 

more vigilant in collecting 

refuse from the bins on a 

regular basis. 

you do not provide 

resources.” 

Magwebu said the 

parents had shown 

commitment and 

questions would be sent 

to the department with 

the DA using “va r i o u s 

p l at fo r m s ” to raise the 

plight of the school. 

Cowley said the 

department made false 

statements about 

transport and textbook 

provision and the school 

was an integral part of 

the community. 

“I have been a teacher 

and before a school is 

closed, the school and its 

role in the community 

should be considered. 

This school is vibrant and 

the community is 

supportive. We will be 

more aggressive with 

government concerning 

infrastructure and the 

shortage of teachers.” 

The Chris Hani West 

department of education 

had not responded at the 

time of going to print. 

Residents also have no 

access to water to flush toilets. 

Chocolate Dyokolo, who also 

lives in Zola, said they always 

battle with water every year 

around November and 

December, but had not 

previously had this problem. 

Residents were carrying up 

to 20 litres of water at a time 

over a period of several 

kilomet res. 

“There were people who 

were in the hall last week who 

said we have to sign up to pay 

‘rent’ for the water with CHDM, 

then we will get water again.” 

Sophia Visagie, who lives in 

Lokishini Endala, said she had 

a sewage leakage in front of 

her home that she reported on 

M o n d ay. 

The municipality came to fix 

it, but the leak resurfaced on 

M o n d ay. 

“I told the municipality that it 

was still leaking on Monday, 

but they did not come back to 

fix it. Sewage leakages are a 

common problem. 

“The municipality takes its 

time to attend to it and we are 

afraid for our health. There are 

flies here and the smell affects 

us.” 

CHDM had not responded to 

questions at the time of going 

to print.


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IN LOVE: Valentine’s Day is fast approaching 

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Ideas on how to celebrate love 

S 

O Valentine’s Day 

is coming up next 

week and you 

really want to give 

your loved one a gift he 

or she will treasure, but 

your finances have not 

yet recovered since 

Christmas, especially if 

you have children who 

went back to school 

and needed a myriad of 

things. 

Time to get out your 

thinking cap, get 

creative and make 

something that will not 

break the bank, but will 

really touch that special 

person’s heart. Come to 

think of it, your gift will 

probably be even more 

appreciated because of 

the thought, time and 

effort you put into it, 

than if you had just 

gone out and spent 10 

times as much. 

So let’s think of some 

ideas 

You could plant a 

little succulent garden. 

These plants are all the 

rage at present and so 

many people have them 

that you could quite 

possibly ask friends for 

little plants. 

Get a fairly shallow 

container, perhaps even 

a tinfoil one that you 

bought a lasagna or 

some other meal in, 

make some small holes 

in the bottom, fill it up 

with soil and then plant 

the succulents 

at t ractively. 

Then give it a little 

water just to settle the 

plants, but remember 

that succulents don’t 

like much water. 

There is possibly one 

of these at home or you 

could use an empty 

plastic box that 

contained sweets or 

biscuits and if you 

could find one that is 

heart-shaped, so much 

the better. 

Of course you could 

buy a tray of seedlings 

and plant them instead 

of succulents, but make 

sure that they are 

small-growing or they 

will never come to 

fruition in a shallow 

c o n t a i n e r. 

If your container is 

deeper, of course you 

can plant something a 

little bigger, but check 

at the nursery first if 

the specific plants you 

have in mind will do 

indoors, because not all 

plants will. 

Then there’s an 

arrangement that 

anyone (even men) can 

do so easily and it 

looks stunning. 

It requires a tall vase 

(perhaps a jug or some 

other similar container 

if you don’t have vase) 

and some 

long-stemmed flowers 

– there need not be 

m a n y. 

Pick a bunch of 

foliage in your garden, 

longer than the 

container you plan to 

use. Hold them in a 

bunch and cut them all 

off at the same length, 

about 10-15cm longer 

than the container. Strip 

the leaves off the 

bottom of the stems, all 

those that will be under 

water or they will 

decompose and create 

bacteria which will 

quickly kill your 

arrangement. Now put 

the whole bunch into 

the vase and top up 

with water. 

Now comes the fun 

p ar t 

Cut the flowers a 

little longer than the 

leaves, strip the stems 

and put them, one by 

one, in between the 

foliage. The stems of 

the leaves provide a 

‘framework’ for the 

flowers and will hold 

them in place. 

If the lady in your life 

is not into flowers you 

could do the same 

thing, but instead of 

flowers you could use 

chocolates or other 

treats taped to sosatie 

sticks and arranged in 

the same way. 

A collage of 

photos is 

a n ot h e r 

inexpensive way to 

make a welcome 

gif t. 

Most of us have 

dozens of photos lying 

around - or perhaps not 

so many in this digital 

age. If you don’t have, 

get some printed (ready 

in no time) then have 

fun cutting away 

unnecessar y 

backgrounds or 

long-forgotten people 

and fitting them 

together on a firm 

background, and glue 

them down. 

This is really 

something dads and 

children can enjoy 

doing for the Mom in 

their lives. 

Perhaps you already 

have an empty picture 

frame lying around or 

there is a huge variety 

in the shops (some in 

heart shapes) and 

when you are done you 

can pop it into the 

frame or have one 

made for your creation. 

For that matter, you 

could make your own 

frame 

Do the collage on 

something quite strong 

(like hardboard) but 

LOVE QUOTES 

LOVE is friendship that has caught 

fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual 

confidence, sharing and forgiving. It 

is loyalty through good and bad 

times. It settles for less than 

perfection and makes allowances for 

human weaknesses. 

- Ann Landers 

Cheroldene 

Words cannot describe the love 

that I feel. I bet you God gave me 

the best deal. That I would find 

someone to complete me. 

So that I could realize, the best 

things in life are free. 

Love: Jeremy 

leave an open area 

of about 5cm around 

the sides. When 

it’s done cover 

the photos with a 

piece of Perspex or 

tough plastic and 

fasten it well round the 

edges. 

Then glue something 

decorative over the 

open 5cm that you left, 

to make an attractive 

frame. If the gift is for 

a female, this could 

be lace and some silk 

or dried flowers or 

shiny ‘st o n e s ’ that you 

can get in some stores, 

while for a male you 

could use wine corks 

cut in half lengthwise, 

twigs cut to the 

required length or even 

raffia. 

The only limit is your 

imagination, so get 

moving. There’s not 

much time left! 

WHERE there is love there is life. 

- Mahatma Gandhi 

ALL you need is love. But a little 

chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. 

- Charles M. Schulz 

KEEP love in your heart. A life without 

it is like a sunless garden when the 

flowers are dead. - Oscar Wilde 

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND: Make 

sure you make your loved one feel special this 

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day 

Fidelia 

You are my heart, my soul, my treasure, 

my today, my tomorrow, my forever, my everything. 

Love: Rushane

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EDITORIAL 

OPINION 

Plans for 

the future 

WHILE the Enoch Mgijima 

Local Municipality is 

battling a lack of power, 

failing infrastructure, potholed 

roads and refuse removal 

challenges, there is another 

issue which is in need of urgent 

attention: residential land. 

The recent occupation of land 

in Ezibeleni has brought to the 

forefront the dire need for the 

municipality to start focusing 

on the organised planning of 

the town and surrounding 

areas. 

Such planning – which needs 

professional input in terms of 

layout and access to services – 

is imperative if the town wants 

to grow in a sustainable 

manner and in a way which will, 

in the future, meet the needs of 

residents. 

The need for open spaces for 

parks, recreation and future 

development of business and 

suburbs will have to be taken in 

consideration. Ezibeleni has 

had way too little business 

development over the past few 

years and while the area 

blossoms, opportunity for 

growth and for the 

entrepreneurial spirit is being 

hampered by the lack of space 

and plans for a thriving 

business hub in the area. 

At the same time, desperation 

has resulted in people invading 

municipal land – a move which 

recently led to a court interdict 

by the municipality and the 

subsequent arrest of people for 

disobeying said interdict. 

Instead of this becoming a 

negative tendency, it should be 

sparking EMLM to action in 

terms of looking at available 

residential land and the setting 

out of plots for residential 

development. 

My fear is, as the past few 

weeks have proven, that the 

existing infrastructure can not 

handle the population growth 

being experienced in Komani. 

The municipality has indicated, 

in The Rep’s front page story 

today, that plans are in place to 

repair the electrical 

infrastructure. Whether any of 

that money would go towards 

the development of new 

infrastructure in areas which 

need the development of 

residential suburbs, is not 

known, but it is necessary. 

The building of RDP houses 

has to be accompanied by an 

investment in infrastructure and 

the existing network has to be 

maintained. And that’s just 

water and power. The 

municipality will still have to 

consider roads and sewage 

network extensions. 

It is a mammoth task, but it 

will have to be done for the 

future of a well-developed and 

structured Komani. 

Give Ramaphosa the 

space to uproot Zuma 

PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has always 

attracted drama. 

If he was not the president he 

would have been the perfect 

character in a political drama or a 

gangster movie. Many had 

underestimated the levels he was 

willing to go to stay out of jail and 

later to stay in power so as to stay 

out of jail. While many were still 

mesmerised by his unlikely ascent 

to power Zuma summed up that the 

strong and independent law 

enforcement agencies were an 

impediment to him remaining 

s c ot - f r e e . 

Tu y n h u y s was a ticket to stay safe 

and to make his 

fa m i l y, 

benefactors and 

friends rich. If 

many South 

Africans had their 

way Zuma should 

be pulled by the scruff of the neck 

and chucked out of Mahlamba 

Ndlopfu. 

They are frustrated with what they 

see as the limp-wristed approach of 

the ANC and Deputy President Cyril 

Ramaphosa towards Zuma. While 

that may appear so, ours is a 

constitutional democracy so 

whatever we do, we have to be 

careful not to fix a problem by 

creating another. 

There are only two ways a 

president can be removed: either 

via Section 102 – A vote of no 

confidence which needs a simple 

majorit y. 

This is similar to a resignation 

and the president keeps his 

benefits; or by Section 89 which 

needs a two-thirds majority on the 

grounds that the president is unable 

IN 

TOUCH 

... with Phumelele P Hlati 

to perform his duties or after a 

serious violation of the c o n st i t u t i o n 

or serious misconduct. 

Under this section, the president 

is stripped of all his benefits and is 

barred from ever assuming public 

of f i c e . 

Nowhere in our constitution does 

the word “recall” appear. Do you see 

why the ANC has to be so careful? 

He has the ANC, and by 

extension, the country, by the throat. 

What Zuma is doing may well be 

within his rights and is lawful, but 

as a politician he has broken every 

rule. He is an ANC deployee, so 

when that party wants to remove 

him, he should 

oblige. But 

Zuma being 

Zuma, he will 

not go meekly. 

Is Ramaphosa 

sof t? 

Is he being played by Zuma? I 

doubt Ramaphosa is either. He is 

biding his time to make sure all the 

loose ends are tied up. Some have 

accused him of being in a hurry to 

be president but his conduct over 

the past few days and weeks shows 

the opposite. 

He has been at pains to make 

sure that there is no constitutional 

crisis while avoiding a showdown in 

parliament between the ANC, Zuma 

and opposition parties. 

We must give him space to 

uproot Zuma from the presidency 

with as little damage as possible. 

Zuma is finished and he knows it. 

He will go by the end of the month 

and things will go back to some sort 

of normal state. 

The opposite is too ghastly to 

c o n t e m p l at e . 

SAD SIGHT: The emptiness of the Bonkolo Dam is reflected in this photo by Leon Annandale of Komani 

FACE 2 FA C E 

Question: Do you think 

women are recognised 

enough for the work 

they do in the society? 

Answer: I don’t think 

women are given enough 

recognition and 

acknowledgement of the 

kind of impact they have 

on society. You will find 

that in most work places 

women are paid less than 

men, while they are doing 

the same job. 

Q: Why did you choose 

this particular 

p r ofe s s i o n? 

A: I have chosen to 

study BA in social science 

because it is intellectually 

challenging and it allows 

me to learn new things 

about it on a daily basis. 

Q: What makes you 

angr y? 

A: People who pretend 

to be something that they 

are not upsets me. Life is 

unpredictable enough as 

it is, and having people 

who trap you with the 

idea of what they think 

you want to see in them 

is unnecessary. 

Q: Who is your role 

model? 

A: My role model is 

M Z WA M A K H O S I 

ZWENI 

WHAT do you think about the 

backlash against the 

controversial film Inxeba, also 

known as The Wound? The Rep 

intern Pilanathi Rasmeni took 

to the streets of Komani to find 

out. 

Mzwamakhosi Zweni of 

Qo qodala 

It’s disgracing our traditional 

ritual. Xhosa men’s initiation is 

our sacred rite to prove 

whether a man is fit to face 

l i fe ’s challenges and to go 

through that transition to 

manhood. To us it is sad to see 

anyone who does not let 

circumstances define who 

they want to be and what 

they want to achieve in 

life. I believe you should 

never give up, be it your 

past, present or your 

health issues. Everyone 

should live their dream. 

Q: What is your motto in 

l i fe? 

A: Love. Live. Laugh. 

Q: What makes you 

proud of being a South 

A f r i c a n? 

A: I am proud to be a 

South African because we 

are a diverse country that 

encounters conflicts 

because of diversity but, 

through it all, we always 

strive together to build a 

unified and peaceful 

societ y. 

Q: Where do you see 

yourself in the next five 

y e a r s? 

A: I see myself living 

my dream and I want to 

inspire and motivate 

others through that 

dream. 

Q: Describe South 

A f r i c a? 

Diversified, challenged 

but with lots of 

possibilities. 

YOUR VOICE 

... vox pops on the street 

What do you think about ... 

AV U Y I L E 

JAXA 

our secret being used as 

entertainment. That film is 

revealing everything about 

u l wa l u ko , and that is violation 

of our right to privacy. 

Avuyile Jaxa of Komani 

Even though the film is 

contradicting our traditional 

ritual, I think it will decrease 

the death rate of the initiates. It 

will raise awareness and 

people will be able to take 

conducive decisions. Also, 

mothers will be able to choose 

to take children to hospitals if 

necessary instead of going to 

E’VA N 

MYRON 

with BA social science student 

Zenande Mqikela 

AMANDA 

G O N TS O LO 

the mountain. 

E’van Myron of Komani 

My view of this whole thing 

is that it’s not right. I am 

coloured and I fully respect the 

tradition of Xhosa people, 

therefore they should not show 

such things. It has nothing to 

do with us. 

Amanda Gontsolo of Mlungisi 

I do not support the 

screening of Inxeba in the 

cinemas because it might instil 

fear into young boys who are 

still expected to go through the 

ritual. Women are not allowed 

MLINGANI 

M C WA B E N I 

to know about what is 

happening with the traditional 

Xhosa ritual (u l wa l u ko ) and by 

exposing it, it is devaluing and 

distorting the dignity of the 

ritual. 

Mlingani Mcwabeni of 

Alo evale 

The producers of the movie 

should have consulted the 

traditional leaders before 

releasing the movie. Even if its 

message was meant to educate 

a certain audience it is 

humiliating if it is published 

without people’s consent.


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BIRTHDAY wishes go to Sakkie van Heerden 

(February 10), Juan Bekker, Shahida Joubert 

(February 11), Aphiwe Stemela, Isabel van Zyl 

(February 13), Annette Olivier, Donne Hartley and 

Nathan Sass (February 14), Antoinette Godley, 

Rensie Cloete and Ellen du Plessis (February 15), 

Andrew Baillie and Rachelle Barnard (February 

16), Celeste Smith (February 17), Dylan Petzer, 

Greg Pohlmann and Lungi Dube (February 18), 

Maureen van Vuuren and Joan Hollis (February 

19), Lesley Pretorius (February 21), Abre´ 

Wagener, Thea van Eeden and Don Field 

(February 22). 

BELATED birthday wishes to Estelle Hughes, who 

turned 50 on February 4. 

WISHES for better health go to Sampie van 

Heerden and Johnny de Villiers, the latter who 

was involved in a motorbike crash. Good to see 

Lyn Boucher looking better and getting out of the 

ward in a wheelchair. She remains in hospital 

though. 

BEST wishes to Paul and Kate Coetzee, Aiden 

and Shiane Edwards and Marius and Jacqueline 

Grobbelaar on their upcoming wedding 

anniversaries. Milly and Irene Whale will 

celebrate 46 years of marriage on February 12. 

CONGRATUL ATIONS to Fanie and Chux Fourie on 

the birth of another grandchild, a baby boy, Jodi, 

for Steve and Lorraine, born on Sunday. 

CONDOLENCES to the family and friends of the 

late Aphelele Tabo, Sityhilo Shweni, Leni Skoma, 

David Malgas, Wendy Fortuin, Angelina Dinisile, 

Margaret Mbebe and Ndoda Mtutuzeli. 

No planning 

led to crisis 

BUSINESSMAN of Komani writes: The inevitable 

breakdown of the town’s water and electrical 

infrastructure has hit us with a vengeance with the 

recent electrical and water outages due to a 

variety of preventable causes. Business was hardhit 

as were individual households . Some schools 

had to send children home as the lack of water 

took its toll. Some businesses closed for health 

and sanitation reasons. As usual, the poorest who 

have a lack of alternative options bore the brunt – 

and continue to do so. 

The real tragedy here is the lack of planning , 

knowledge of maintaining the infrastructure and 

lack of commitment by the so-called leaders of the 

town . As far back as 10 years ago, they were 

warned by various business and civic 

organisations that the current scenario would play 

out but sheer arrogance and their refusal to take 

advice has led to the current situation which will 

continue periodically into the future . 

Just as the leader of our country has set us 

back a decade or more in terms of economic 

development , so have the so-called leaders sent 

Komani back into the dark ages . 

Business cannot expand with confidence, which 

means less employment opportunities. It is going 

to take literally hundreds of millions of rands to 

repair roads, fix the water issues and get our 

electricity issues to an acceptable level. Komani 

has not had a true leader since former mayor 

Mzwabantu Dapula left. The sooner the 

incumbents are booted out and replaced by 

competent, real leaders with a vision, we will 

continue to wallow in misery in this town . Thank 

God that the quality and character of many of the 

people of this town mitigates against the appalling 

lack of leadership . 

Cane rat I saw 

was ‘humongous’ 

SUSAN Nel of Komani writes: I saw the cane rat 

that was in The Rep on Friday (“A rare visitor”). 

Last Friday at 9.30pm I was on my way to fetch my 

daughter from youth. It was crossing the road, 

coming from the new QCJ Astro and it was 

walking down Kingsway. 

I could not believe my eyes. At first I thought it 

was a cat or a rabbit, but it had no cat’s tail or 

rabbit ears. I tried taking a photo and video but 

the quality of both was dark and grainy as the 

street lights were off. My family couldn’t believe it, 

it was humongous! 

KOMANIW E AT H E R 

TODAY will be hot in the Komani 

region, with the maximum 

temperature at 34° after an early 

morning start of 19°C. The sky 

will be clear. 

Tomorrow the forecasters are 

almost certain that there will be 

a substantial thunderstorm when 

about 24mm is expected and 

humidity will be high. The 

minimum will be 13 and the 

maximum 31 degrees C.. 

Sunday will be overcast and 

there is a slight chance of a little 

rain. The minimum temperature 

will be 14°C and the maximum 

just 21°C. 

On the first few days of next 

week there is a good chance of 

rain, but the amounts forecast 

are not significant. 

w w w. i n f o s i g h t . c o . z a 

YUMMY: A prickly 

pear plant that grew 

from one leaf Dick 

Opperman brought 

from Hofmeyr 17 

years ago has 

started to produce 

double and triple 

fruits out at 

Amberdale No 1. The 

plant gets no water 

other than rain, yet 

every year it bears a 

hefty number of 

sweet, juicy fruits 

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Tel: (045) 839-4040 Emergency: (A/H) 083-272-0955 ° Editorial: sonjar@tisoblackstar.co.za - advertising: charodinev@tisoblackstar.co.za THE REPRESENTATIVE 9 Februar y 2018 

CHUX FOURIE 

N 

EXT Thursday February 15 

is International Childhood 

Cancer day and all who 

support this worthy cause, are 

asked to wear blue on the 

day and buy Childhood 

Cancer Foundation SA 

(CHOC) badges and 

heart-shaped chocolates at 

R10 each. 

CHOC supports childhood 

cancer sufferers and their 

families. They strive to 

provide a family 

environment at treatment 

facilities, give moral 

support and even to help 

when, for instance, the family 

lives far from the treatment 

centre and needs somewhere to 

stay while their little one is 

undergoing therapy. In some 

cases they could be away from 

home for months. 

A NIGHT of fun and uproarious laughter 

awaits those Komani residents who 

enjoy a good belly laugh when 

entertainment company Splakavellis 

Management launches Comedy Night at 

the Queens Casino’s Hadley’s Sports Bar 

on Tuesday February 27. 

The success of the Comedy Night in 

East London has led to the decision to 

run this inaugural event in Komani. 

The show features the well-known 

Goliaths – Donovan, Nicholas and the 

larger-than-life Jason, who have their 

own comedy club in Johannesburg, 

ROUND&ABOUT 

Boost battle against 

childhood cancer 

A story that appeared in the 

Daily Dispatch this week 

described the ordeal of a mother 

and her little girl who was 

diagnosed with cancer when she 

was only two. 

Describing the trauma of 

numerous operations and 

other procedures over a 

period of more than two 

years, the mother says, 

“CHOC really stood by me. 

There is also a social 

worker in the ward whose 

support is mind-blowing 

and the paediatric 

oncologists were 

fa n t a st i c . 

“They said I could go 

to a private hospital, but I chose 

to stay with the state because of 

the fabulous support you get. 

There is a family environment 

and always another mom to 

speak to.” 

This mother’s link with CHOC 

has not abated since her 

Laughter awaits at the Queens Casino 

known as Goliath and Goliath. 

Sheree O’Brien of the management 

company is a well-established artist 

manager, media, entertainment, music 

and television maverick who has spent 

no less than 20 years in this country 

and abroad. She identified a gap in the 

market for comedic entertainment which 

would become a culture ... and no one 

will argue that citizens of this country 

could do with something really funny. 

“To see the rainbow nation in one 

room, laughing together over some 

thought-provoking and often 

daughter’s recovery. (This year 

the little girl started Grade R). 

“Other moms and gogos at 

Frere had more challenges than I 

did. They would lock up their 

homes in rural areas and come 

to East London for months at a 

time. This is where CHOC would 

step in to help them. That is why 

I want to give back by supporting 

CHOC,” which is why she feels it 

imperative to impress upon 

people that the early detection of 

childhood cancer enables a 

better chance of survival. 

“There are a lot of very sick 

kids,” she said. 

So if you support this 

worthwhile cause make sure you 

don something blue next 

Thursday and make your 

financial contribution by buying 

a badge and/or chocolate from 

Stepping Stone School on the 

corner of Livingstone Road and 

Peacocke Street. 

ROUND OF APPLAUSE: Outgoing chairman of Queenstown Round Table Dean Goldschmidt, left, 

hands over the Tabler of the Year award to Darryl Aspey at the club’s recent induction dinner 

controversial topics that the comedians 

raise, is heart-warming. Comedy has the 

power to unify,” she said, adding that 

the show will appeal to all cultures and 

language groups. Local comedians are 

welcome to get in touch with the 

company if they would like to become 

part of the line-up. 

“It’s no secret that Komani lacks 

variety on the entertainment scene and 

Hadley’s Sports Bar is to become the 

‘funny centre’ of the town,” Queens 

Casino and Hotel general manager John 

Rademan said. 


PRIMEPROPER TY 

Avoid rental deposit conflict 

ORRIED about 

how to handle 

Wrental deposits? 

Here is some advice from 

Leapfrog Property Group 

CEO Bruce Swain. 

The ABC of rental 

deposits 

Possibly one of the 

biggest sources of 

contention between 

landlords and tenants 

surrounds the rental 

deposit. 

“Most tenants rely on 

getting their rental 

deposits back when 

moving, so they can use 

it to pay a deposit on 

their new home. Having it 

withheld or even having 

large amounts deducted 

can lead to a lot of 

dist ress,” S wa i n 

explained. 

What to do when paying 

a deposit 

Do a pre-occupation 

inspection 

According to the Rental 

Housing Act, landlords 

(or the managing agents 

representing them) are 

permitted to request a 

tenant to pay a deposit 

before taking occupation 

of a property – although 

the act does not provide 

guidance as to the 

amount. 

“It is very important for 

both landlords and 

tenants to note that a 

landlord (or managing 

agent) who doesn’t 

conduct a pre-occupation 

inspection with the new 

tenant, loses the right to 

claim against the tenant’s 

deposit when they move 

out,” said Swain. 

Check that the deposit 

is invested 

Swain highlighted the 

fact that landlords are 

required to pay their 

tenant’s deposits into an 

interest-bearing account 

with a financial 

i n st i t u t i o n . 

Getting a deposit 

retur ned 

According to the Rental 

Housing Act, the tenant 

and landlord have to do a 

joint inspection of the 

property before the lease 

expires. Should the 

landlord or managing 

agent fail to do so, they 

will not be able to claim 

against the tenant’s 

deposit. 

Upon the end of the 

lease period, the landlord 

may then deduct from the 

accrued interest and 

deposit to effect any 

repairs the tenant may be 

liable for. The remainder 

of the combined sum 

(accrued interest and 

deposit) must then be 

refunded to the tenant, 

no later than 14 days after 

the tenant moved out. 

“Tenants are allowed to 

request that the landlord 

provide a written receipt 

of all payments made, 

including proof of the 

interest earned on the 

deposit.” 

Deductions may not be 

made for defects that 

existed before the tenant 

moved in, or that can be 

considered as part of “fa i r 

wear and tear”. 

“It’s important to note 

that tenants may not be 

eligible for the accrued 

interest amount if they’re 

renting through an estate 

agent. This is because, 

unless otherwise 

indicated in the lease 

agreement, the agent is 

required to deposit the 

interest earned in to the 

Estate Agents Fidelity 

Fund – as per the Estate 

Agency Affairs Act of 

1 9 76 , ” explained Swain. 

Swain pointed out that 

tenants can ask for the 

rental contract to indicate 

that the interest be paid 

to them “subject to any 

written agreement in this 

Institute of Estate 

Agents 

of South Africa 

regard between the agent 

and such party’. 

“Tenants need to be 

aware that a percentage 

of the interest may still be 

used to cover the agent’s 

administrative expenses 

in this case.” 

It is critical that both 

landlords and tenants 

read through their rental 

contracts carefully before 

signing and familiarise 

themselves with the 

legalities around rental 

deposits. 

JUST LISTED 

WESTBOURNE 

3 Beds | 2 Bath | 1 Lounge | 1 Garage 

Move into this low maintenance face-brick house 

with a spacious lounge and double door entrance. 

Kitchen is fitted with build in stove and space for 

microwave. 

Njongo Mvabenyathi 

C 071 036 0371 

EQT6897 

SOLE MANDATE 

INVEST IN YOUR HOME: Ensuring that your home 

looks its best is never a waste of time or money 

SANDRINGHAM 

POA WESHOFF 

R870 000 

3 Beds | 1 Bath | 1 Lounge 


This stunning property set in the tranquil 

Neat face brick house with single garage and 

surroundings of Sandringham, will have potential lovely spacious yard with store room property is 

buyers in awe! Property is close to town. So buyers tucked behind fencing. 

you better hurry not to miss out on this one! 

SOLE MANDATE 

Loraine Bosman 

C 084 487 8949 

EQT6892 

R790 000 

JUST LISTED 

VICTORIA PARK 

R670 000 

3 Beds | 1 Bath 

Investors’ dream property! Invest in this money 

spinner. Well situated in the heart of New Rest. 

With tender loving care, this property can 

generate huge earning potentials for 

generations to come. 

Loraine Bosman 

C 084 487 8949 

EQT6939 

SOLE MANDATE 

Johan Marais 

C 082 411 3959 

EQT6889 

SOLE MANDATE 

EZIBELENI 

R650 000 

TOP TOWN 

R2 950 000 

CENTRAL 

R1 200 000 

RENTALS 

Vusumzi Zikiza (Principal) - 082 674 4352 

No. 3 Tylden Street, Queenstown 

Phone: 045 838 5032 

Fax: 086 240 6676 

Email: info@zikizaprops.co.za 

Website: www.zikizaprops.co.za 

LOVELY FAMILY HOUSE!! Kitchen with b.i.c, Lounge, 

Open plan dining room, 3 Bedrooms main with b.i.c, TV 

room, bathroom with bath, toilet and basin, Garage. 

BIG STUNNING HOUSE!! Kitchen with b.i.c and 

scullery, 4 bedrooms, all with en-suite, toilet, basin and 

bath, Double garage with remote access, tool room, store 

room, washing machine room with toilet and basin, 2 

À 

1750 square meters. 

FAMILY HOUSE!! Kitchen with b.i.c, lounge, 3 

bedrooms, 2 with b.i.c, bathroom with bath, toilet and 

basin, 2 outside rooms with a toilet. 

CENTRAL- OFFICE R3 500.00 

À 

kitchen & bathroom. 

HOUSE AMBERDALE 2 – SMALL HOLDING – R10 000 

Kitchen with b.i.c, 3 bedrooms with b.i.c, main with ensuite, 

bath, toilet and basin, lounge, dining room, sun room, 

bathroom with bath, toilet and basin, garage and carport. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO www.zikizaprops.co.za 

VISIT OUR OFFICE OR CALL VUSUMZI ON 082 674 4352 

PROPERTY FOR SALE 

CRAIG 

083 508 8125 

VERONICA 

082 609 9552 

BLUE RISE R3 300 000 BALMORAL EXTENSION POA 

4 3 6 

4 2 2 

THIS HOME WILL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING NESTLED IN THE BEAUTIFUL 

YOUR HEART DESIRES!!!!! Nestled in a WAPADSWEG this immaculate home 

beautiful garden the home offers lounge, offers lounge, TV lounge, diningroom, 

diningroom leading out onto the garden, four bedrooms (bics), two bathrooms 

pool and entertainment area, TV lounge, (mes), excellent kitchen, elo, hob and 

gourmet kitchen, granite tops, double ovens, 

extractor fan, staff quarters (shower, 

hob and extractor fan, four bedrooms, (air 

basin and toilet), private entertainment 

conditioners), three bathrooms (mes), great 

undercover entertainment area with built in 

area and pool, double garage. 

braai, outdoor braai area, sparkling pool and 

separate entertainment area, undercover 

carports for six vehicles, CCTV and borehole. 

WELCOME, DRS DOOLITTLE: Veterinarians and their staff from the Queenstown Veterinary Clinic and the State Veterinary 

Clinic recently gathered to welcome the new community service vets to town 

Picture: SUPPLIED 

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 c h u x f @ t i s o b l a c k s t a r. c o . z a or call (045) 839-4040. 

Today February 9: Hangklip Junior hostel meeting, noon; 

QCJ foundation phase summer splash. 

Saturday February 10: Queenstown district athletics meeting, 

Recreation Grounds; QCJ cricket v Alice. 

Monday February 12: Public auction of farms, Barkly East 

Golf Club, 11am. 

Tuesday February 13: Keylynn Dohne production sale, Table 

Hill, Dordrecht, 9am. 

Wednesday February 14: Va l e n t i n e ’s debates, QC v GHS, at 

GHS; Stepping Stone Valentine’s “sokkie”; 6pm; Balmoral 

Grade 5 parent information evening, 6pm; Hangklip Junior 

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day civvies day. 

Wednesday-Thursday February 14-15: QCJ Grade 7 

leadership camp. 

Thursday February 15:Balmoral Early Act induction tea; 

Footprints School of the Bible, St Columba’s Presbyterian 

Church, 2 Ebden Street, 11am-1pm (and every Thursday 

thereafter); CHOC International Childhood Cancer Day, wear 

blue. 

Friday February 16: GHS Xhosa Society showcase, 2pm; 

Balmoral PTA fun run, 5.30pm: QCJ cricket v Dale. 

Saturday February 17: QC-GHS Valentine’s dance (grades 

ON THE NOTICE BOARD 

10-12) at GHS; Hangklip junior athletics, Cradock. 

Wednesday February 21: QC interhouse swimming gala, GHS 

pool, 2pm. 

Thursday February 22: QCJ SGB meting, 5.30pm. 

Friday February 23:Stepping Stone Grade 2 class fundraiser; 

Balmoral Pre-Primary water fun day; Southbourne athletics day. 

Saturday February 24: Chris Hani mega district athletics, 

Cradock; Discovery Surfers Challenge, 17.5km Kwelega Mouth 

2pm, 10km Gonubie Hotel, 1.30pm; Hangklip Junior mini 

cricket tournament, Cradock; QCJ cricket v Mdantsane/Sada. 

Sunday February 25: Herald cycle tours, Pollok Beach, Port 

Elizabeth. 

Monday February 26: Hangklip Junior PTA meeting, tests 

begin; QCJ interhouse cricket. 

Tuesday February 27: Comedy night, Hadley’s sports bar, 

8pm. 

Tuesday-Wednesday February 27-28: Book fair, Balmoral. 

Wednesday February 28: QC Drama Society variety concert. 

Thursday March 1: QCJ interhouse swimming. 

Friday March 2: Wo m e n ’s World Day of Prayer service, GHS 

St George’s Hall, 7.30am; Hangklip Junior entrepreneurs’ d ay, 

Grade 1-3; QCJ mini astro opening. 

Saturday March 3: QC cricket v Grey High, Port Elizabeth. 

Monday March 5: Hangklip Junior SGB meeting, 5.30pm. 

Thursday March 8: GHS Xhosa Society evening, 6pm. 

Friday March 9: Eastern Cape athletics championships, Port 

Elizabeth; SGB elections, Queen’s Hall, 12-6pm; Balmoral 

interhouse gala; SGB elections Queen’s College, noon-6pm. 

Saturday March 10: Gereformeerde Susters van Queenstown 

gathering, NG church hall, 38 Robinson Road, 9am. 

Monday March 12: Country Districts gala. 

Tuesday March 13: Triangular athletics meeting, East London. 

Tuesday-Thursday March 13-22: Stepping Stone term tests. 

Thursday March 15: GHS one act play festival, 5.30pm, St 

George’s Hall. 

Thursday-Sunday March 15-18: Ryla camp. 

Friday March 16: QC 160th street mile. 

Saturday March 17: QCOBA golf day; QCJ foundation phase 

fund raiser. 

Sunday March 18: Border squash trials. 

Wednesday March 21: Public holiday, Human Rights Day; 

GHS U19 opening of the season netball festival; NG Kerk 

bazaar, Robinson Road, 9am to 4pm. 

WEDDING BELLE: Antonio Jacobus and Cassaraine Bosman-Jacobus of 

Komani were married on January 6 at the Zorgvliet Wine Estate in 

Stellenbosch 

Picture: ALEXANDRA GRAHAM PHOTOGRAPHY 

Thursday March 22: QCJ SGB meeting, 5.30pm. 

Friday-Saturday March 23-24: George Randell U11 rugby 

tournament, East London. 

Thursday-Saturday March 22-24: SA national schools 

athletics (North West Province). 

Friday-Sunday March 23-25: Gregg Beling hockey festival; 

Tony Godding hockey festival, East London. 

Saturday March 24: Graeme College rugby day, 

Grahamstown; Hangklip Junior netball and rugby v PJ Olivier. 

Monday March 26: Music concert, Balmoral. 

Monday-Wednesday March 26-28: Hangklip Junior Jesus 

fe st i va l . 

Tuesday March 27: Stepping Stone Fun and Games day; GHS 

matric dance. 

Wednesday March 28: Stepping Stone Grade 7 cake sale; 

Schools close. 

Wednesday-Friday March 28-30: York High School hockey 

festival, George. 

Wednesday-Monday March 28-April 2: Kearsney Easter 

rugby festival, Botha’s Hill. 

Tuesday-Friday April 3-6: Founders hockey festival, Dale 

College, King William’s Town. 

Thursday-Saturday April 5-7: SA junior athletics 

championships, Paarl. 

Friday-Monday April 6-9: Rob Taylor U14 hockey festival, 

Selborne College, East London. 

DEAL OF THE WEEK! 

BERGSIG - R1 750 000 

Spacious townhouse in upmarket area with 

4 x bedrooms, lounge / dining room, kitchen, 2 

x bathrooms, laundry, 2 x store rooms, double 

garage, braai area and swimming pool. 

WINDSOR TOPTOWN - R2 200 000 

Family home with 4 x bedrooms, lounge, 

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carport, wendy-house-type outbuilding and 

swimming pool. Walking distance to schools. 

Property in good condition. 

VICTORIA PARK - R995 000 

Family home in upmarket area with modern 

interior with 3 x bedrooms, lounge, dining 

room, kitchen, 2 x bathrooms, garage for 2 x 

vehicles, outer room and domestic toilet. 

STERKSTROOM - R110 000 

2 x Bedroom house with lounge, kitchen, 

bathroom, out building and double carport. 

CASH SALE NEEDED! 

STERKSTROOM - R400 000 

Family Home with 4 x bedrooms, lounge, 

dining-room, kitchen, bathroom, carport and 

outbuilding on 3807m² erf. 

PHOTOS OF THE ABOVE PROPERTIES ARE 

AVAILABLE ON PROPERTY 24 WEBSITE. 

SELLERS PHONE ME TODAY TO LIST YOUR 

PROPERTY. COMPETITIVE COMMISSION RATES 

OFFERED IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU MORE MONEY 

IN YOUR POCKET. 

ALOEVALE 

R500 000 (REDUCED) EZIBELENI 

R450 000 



Lovely solid house close to transport, schools 

and clinic nicely built on a corner stand with a 

bit of space allowing for future expansion. 

Don’t miss out on this investment property. 

Calling out to large families, investors and 

clients looking for student accommodation for 

Ikhala students. 

SOLE MANDATE 

EZIBELENI 

Moira Pappas 

Principal 

C 082 478 7353 

Njongo Mvabenyathi 

C 071 036 0371 

EQT6869 

Jerry Groenewald 

C 079 181 9320 

EQT6887 

R180 000 


Calling all pensioners, young married couples, 

or even singles with a view to grow. This house 

is the way to start as there is land, and a starter 

bachelor pad. 

Sipiwe Follie 

C 076 832 9706 

EQT6894 

RENTALS 

045 838 2560 

Top town: 

3 bedroom house – R10 000.00 



1 bedroom flat – R4 800.00 


Central: 

Bachelor flats – R3 050.00 

Sandringham: 




Commercial rentals: 

Office space – R6 600.00 

Office space – R6 014.00 

VERONICA 

VERONICA 

082 609 9552 

082 609 9552 

VICTORIA PARK R1 300 000 TARKASTAD R695 000 

3 3 2 

3 1 2 

A stunning home offering 3 bedrooms with What a lovely family home or investment 

built in cupboards, 3 bathrooms (2 x en-suite) property offering 3 bedrooms(BIC), 

itted kitchen (BIC, undercounter oven with a bathroom with shower, a nice 

extractor fan), formal lounge with dining kitchen(BIC),lounge, dining area with 

area, TV room, entertainment room which ireplace, entertainment room, laundry and 

opens onto patio, braai and swimming pool storage room. This property has a massive 

area. Also has double garage and fully secure lat which offers 2 big bedrooms, open plan 

perimeter with remote gate. A real gem!! kitchen(BIC) and lounge, a big bathroom 

with a shower. There’s also a double 

carport and remote gate. Stunning 

CRAIG 

property!! Must see!! 

CRAIG 

083 508 8125 

083 508 8125 

TARKASTAD R270 000 

New Release!! This house in centrally 

located close to shops. It offers a 4 

bedrooms, lounge, tv room, dining 

room, kitchen, bathroom, garage and 

outside room. Don’t miss out on this 

property!! 

4 1 1 

CRAIG 

083 508 8125 

PHONE VERONICA 0826099552 or CRAIG 0835088125 FOR A FREE VALUATION IF YOU 

WANT TO SELL YOUR HOME. WE NEED PROPERTIES IN ALL AREAS!!! 

Bowes McDougall Inc. 

27A Prince Alfred Street, Queenstown | Tel:045 807 3800

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WARM WELCOME: New teachers at QCJ, from left, Bobby Bester (IT), Mingi Moorcroft (Grade 1), Nadia Wilson (remedial) and Lana Smith (bursar) 

Meeting to discuss 

water, power outages 

T 

HE Komani Civic and 

Concerned 

R at e p ay e r s ’ 

Association will be 

meeting to discuss the 

power and water problems 

plaguing the area in a 

community meeting in the 

town hall in Cathcart Road 

at 6pm on February 13. 

Tokkie Deysel of the 

association said power 

supply problems in the 

entire Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality area and water 

outages would be 

discussed. 

The association would 

also give feedback on the 

legal letter sent by the 

Concerned Community 

Forum (CCF) to the Chris 

Hani District Municipality 

(“Forum threatens with legal 

action”, January 24, The 

Rep) in which a call was 

made for action on water 

outages and sewage 

spillages in the area. 

Deysel said another letter 

was sent to CHDM last 

Monday calling for an 

urgent meeting within 72 

hours, but no response had 

yet been received. – Rep 

repor ter 

A ro u n d 

the 

schools 

GHS 

The 2018 Blood 

Bank Peer 

Promoters are 

Lavela Xintolo, 

Gugu Maqina, 

Lerato Mosala and 

Lutho Nyingwa. 

They attended a 

workshop where 

they were trained in 

conducting blood 

drives at the 

school. 

LEADERS: The new Get Ahead College learner council, from left, Avumile Manga, Emihle Danileyo, Likitha Matshoba 

operational head Pieter Steyn, Liyema Lucando, Athenkosi Kiti, Lisakhanya Tom, Inga Somahela, Zinzo Pini, Sisonke 

Mdekazi, Esinaso Kalolo, academic head Vicki du Preez, Uthimna Makehle, Inam Gili, Nande Mtshizana, Grade 6 

teacher Dayana Rossouw, Get Ahead Project operational head Marieta Kilian, Amilile Mgudlwa, Apiwe Ndabeni, 

Alizwa Majila, Get Ahead executive director Mariette Visser 

SUDOKU NUMBER 9 - Easy 

NEW FACES: New teachers at GHS are, from left, Mziwakhe Sonkwala, Nolubabalo Makatesi, Jenny Webb and Nshakira Alihafi 

ANSWER NR 8 

SEND in a completed 

Soduko #9 for a chance to 

win one of five ‘t wo 

coffees with muffins’ f ro m 

Sasol at 2 Cathcart Road. 

Drop off the solution 

b e fo r e 10am on Tuesday, 

February 13, at The Rep 

offices, 24 Prince Alfred 

Street, Komani, or scan a 

copy and send to 

sonjar@timesmedia.co.za. 

Please include a contact 

number, full names and 

produce your ID when you 

collect your prize. The 

winners last week were 

Mandletu Gxagxisa, 

Vukile Toko, Gerrit Dekker 

and Harold Levack. 

Name: ..................................... 

Phone: .................................... 

AT THE HELM: The Stepping Stone prefects for 2018 are, from left, Lilitha Krawe, Luxolo Ndzakam, Lulibo Xashimba, 

Siyamthanda Fose (head), Asemahle Boti (deputy), Sinathi Jerry, Somila Bidi, Lithemba Sonti and Uviwe Sotombo


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ANNOUNCEMENTS 

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Birthday Greetings 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 

1230 

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1 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 

1150 

Funeral Notices 

1150 


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HAPPY 50 th BIRTHDAY! 

1100 

In Memoriam 

Brecht Byron 

0 8 F E B R U ARY 2017 

We lost a son with a heart of 

gold, worth more to us than 

wealth untold. From earthly 

toil to Heavenly rest, God 

took our son, one of the best. 

Love your mother, sister, 

brother and children. 

In loving memory of 

Sophia Scott 

(nee` Wesley) 

Died 10 years ago. 

Fondly remembered 

by all loved ones 

and friends. 

1150 


LIWANI 

(NDEVU) 

NOMONDE 

CAROLINE 

BORN: 1971-05-28 

DIED: 2018-01-23 

Debbie Meyer 

09 February 2018 

to the best wife, mother & 

grandma. May God continue to 

bless you and keep you so young. 

You are a true blessing we love 

and appreciate you more than 

words can ever express. 

Love your husband Shane, 

Melissa, Jason, Dani, Jonathan, 

Miguel, Isabella & Grettan 

1100 

In Memoriam 

1150 


LIWANI 

MICHAEL 

MBUYISELO 

BORN: 1959-04-30 

DIED: 2018-02-02 

FUNERAL: 2018-02-10 

VENUE: 

Funeral starting at Home at Kwa Pecy, 

Lady Frere. Service will start @ 10:00am 

CEMETERY: Lady Frere 

TIME: 13:00pm 

Rest in Peace 

DANIEL 

 

 

late of East London 

and formerly of New 

Rest, Komani, passed 

away peacefully on 

the 5th of February 

2018 in his 63rd 

year. Sadly missed 

and deeply mourned 

by his wife Eloma, 

daughters, sons, 

grandchildren, sister 

and extended families. 

A Memorial service 

will take place at the 

United Congregational 

Church, “Crouch 

Memorial”, Victoria 

Park, Komani on 

Saturday 


commencing at 

11 o’clock where after 

a private cremation 

will be held in East 

London on Monday 

the 

12th February 2018. 

PEACE PERFECT 

PEACE 

RUSSELL AND SON 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

Tel. 045 839 4012 

LALA 

JOHN 

Born: 1932-06-27 

Died: 2018-02-04 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

2018-02-10 

Address: 

R 95 Sishuba street, 

Queenstown 

Venue: 

Skweyiya hall 

@ 09:30 

Cemetery: 

Lukhanji cemetery 

@ 13:00 

MHLAKAZA 

POISON 

Born: 1949-10-11 

Died: 2018-01-25 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

2018-02-10 

Address: 

Endenxe Village, 

Gqebenya 

Venue: 

Home @ 10:00 

Cemetery: 

Ndenxe Cemetery 

@ 13:00 

Service conducted by 

EYETHU FUNERAL 

Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

KALOLO 

WILSON 

Born: 

1924-08-30 

Died: 

2018-01-29 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

2018-02-10 

Address: 

275 A & B, 

Sada 

Venue: 

Methodist 

Church 

@ 10:00 

Cemetery: 

Sada Cemetery 

@ 13:00 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

NGONGOSHE 

SOMBOTHI 

MBOKOTHWA 

Born: 1956-12-04 

Died: 2018-01-28 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

2018-02-10 

Address: 

Ngonyama Village, 

Lady Frere 

Venue: 

Home @ 10:00 

Cemetery: 

Ngonyama Cemetery 

@ 10:00 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

ZWENI 

TIWE 

BETTY 

Born: 1945-10-16 

Died: 2018-01-25 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

2018-02-10 

Address: 

Nomentyu Village, 

Machibini 

Venue: 

Home @ 10:00 

Cemetery: 

kuNomentyu 

Cemetery @ 13:00 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

MATANDA 

NOBACWAYITILE 

HENRIETTA 

Late of 

940 Zone 2, 

Ezibeleni, Komani 

Born: 10.08.1930 

Died: 01.02.2018 

There will be a 

Requiem Mass 

on Friday at 5pm, 

Ezibeleni. 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 

Starting at home 

at 11am (Anglican 

Service). Thence 

to the Bolotwa 

Emmangweni 

Cemetery for the 

Interment at 10am 

PHUMLA NGOXOLO 

MAMNDUNGWANA 

DIYA BHEJULA 

QWESHA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NAMBA 

LULAMA 

Late of 

7771 Unathi Mkefa, 

Ezibeleni, 

Komani 

Born: 03.12.1980 

Died: 31.01.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 


then to the 

Unathi Mkefa Hall, 

Ezibeleni 

for a service at 

10am 

The cortege will 

proceed to the 

Lukhanji Cemetery 

for the Interment at 

11:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO MFENE 

LISA JAMBASE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

TASANA 

NOXOLO 

Late of 

741 Jamestown, 

Ilinge 

Born: 30.08.1981 

Died: 30.01.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 

Starting at home at 

10am 

(Ethiopian Church) 

Thence to the Ilinge 

Cemetery 


12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMGCINA 

TYHOPHO 

NOKWINDLA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MQABA-POYO 

NOMVUYO 

JOYCE 

Late of 

1081 Buhle Bezwe 

Drive, 

Magxaki, 

Komani 

Born: 15.01.1946 

Died: 31.01.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 


then to the 

Ashley Wyngaard 

Hall, Victoria Park 


10am 



Queenstown 


Interment at 11:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMPINGA 

MAWAWA 

MBOLOKOQOSHE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NDLEBE 

SONWABO 

Late of 

7055 Rawula Street, 

Nomzamo, 

Komani 

Born: 24.12.1946 

Died: 03.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 


then to the Apostolic 

Faith Mission Hall 

(Victoria Park) 

for a service 

at 10am. 




for the Interment 

at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO MFENE 

LISA JAMBASE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NGOMA 

VUYISILE 

Late of 

393 Ntloko Street, 

Khayelitsha, 

Komani 

Born: 14.11.1959 

Died: 01.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 


then to the 

Presbyterian 

Church, 


10am 



Queenstown 


Interment at 

12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

RADEBE 

MTHIMKHULU 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

AVBOB FUNERAL SERVICES 

ROBINSON ROAD 29, QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184

12 



1150 


GQUMEHLO 

MHLABUNZIMA 

NELSON 

BORN: 1963-02-14 

DIED: 2018-01-26 

FUNERAL: 2018-02-10 

VENUE: 

Funeral starting at Home 

at Ncora Village, Tsomo. 

Service will start 

@ 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Tsomo 

TIME: 13:00pm 

Rest In Peace 

AVBOB 

FUNERAL SERVICES 

ROBINSON ROAD 29 

QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

KUSE 

LINDILE 

Born: 1957.06.08 

Died: 2018.01.31 

Funeral: 2018.02.10 

Address/Venue: 

Mtebele A/A 

Machibini (Komani) 

Time: 

10am - 1pm 

Interment: 

Mtebele Cemetery 

Lala ngoxolo Qwathi, 

Dikela 

ELVIS SKEPE DIRECTORS 

073 269 0624 

045 838 2490 

AKINBOHUN 

OLUWATOSIN 

 

Born: 14.11.1962 

Died: 02.02.2018 

Memorial Service: 

10.02.2018 

at 10am 

(Anglican Church) 

Funeral: 

17.02.2018 

Venue: 

Welkom at 9am 

Interment: 

Welkom Cemetery 

May you soul rest 

in peace. We will 

miss you. 

1150 


HELEBE 

NOKUPHUMLA 

CYNTHIA 

BORN: 1969.06.10 

DIED: 2018.01.29 

FUNERAL: 

2018.02.10 

ADDRESS: 

Mkhaphusi 

Village, Lady Frere 

TIME: 10:00am 

Interment: 

Mkhaphusi (Lady Frere) 

Phumla ngonaphakade 

Mambathane, 

Matshaya. 

pkd-funeralservices@ 

webmail.co.za 

Tel: 045 838 4621 

073 255 0536 

NDINDWA 

TEMBILE 

BORN: 1951-03-23 

DIED: 2018-01-30 

FUNERAL: 2018-02-10 

VENUE: 

Funeral starting at Home 

at Trust Village, Lady 

Frere. Service will start 

@ 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Lady Frere 

TIME: 13:00pm 

Rest In Peace 

AVBOB 

FUNERAL SERVICES 

ROBINSON ROAD 29 

QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MANGALI 

NOVINTWEMBI 

LISBET 

BORN: 1950 - 06 - 17 

DIED: 2018 - 02 - 01 

FUNERAL: 2018 - 02 - 10 

(SATURDAY) 

VENUE / ADDRESS: 

222 Zone 3 

Ezibeleni (Komani) 

TIME: 10h00 - 13h00 

INTERMENT: 


Lala ngoxolo Mamvundle, 

Bhayi. 

ELVIS SKEPE DIRECTORS 

073 269 0624 

045 838 2490 

1150 


DUBENI 

AMOS 

Late of 

773 Four Room, 

Ilinge 

Born: 

20.05.1947 

Died: 

27.01.2018 

Funeral: 

Sunday 

11.02.2018 


at 10am 

(Seventh Day 

Adventist) 

Thence to the 

Ilinge Cemetery 

for the Interment 

at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MPINGA MAWAWA 

SENZWA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

JEZILE 

MAYENZEKE 

ELVIS 

Late of 

Elalini, Bolotwa, 

Lady Frere District 

Born: 08.12.1959 

Died: 18.01.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 


at 10am 

(Methodist 

Church) 


Elalini Cemetery, 

Lady Frere for the 

Interment at 

12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MDLANE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

PETANE 

NOKUXOLISA 

NANCY 

Late of 

Lower Indwana, 

Cala District 

Born: 28.02.1962 

Died: 26.01.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 


at 10am 

(Zionist Faith) 

Thence to 

the Indwana 

Cemetery, 

Cala for the 

Interment 

at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMFENE LISA 

JAMBASE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

1150 


MATANZIMA 

SIMPIWE 

Late of 

Nogate Township, 

Qamata, 

Cofimvaba District 

Born: 01.04.1967 

Died: 02.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 


then to the 

Community Hall, 

Qamata 


10am 



Nogate Cemetery 


12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MADIBA 

SOPHITSHO 

NGQOLOMSILA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

OBOSE 

CONRAD 

SUKUDE 

Late of 

Mtsheko, 

Mgqomo, 


Born: 10.03.1932 

Died: 29.01.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 


10am 

(Roman Catholic 

Church) 


Mtsheko Cemetery, 


Interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

THAHLA 

KANDAYENI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

2 

PERSONAL 

Herbalist 

2081 

1150 


NOMEVA 

KHOLEKA 

MAGDELINE 

Late of 

152 Zone 2, 

Ezibeleni, 

Komani 

Born: 14.06.1941 

Died: 02.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Sunday 11.02.2018 


then to 

The Old Apostolic 

Church of Southern 

Africa, Ezibeleni 


10am 





12:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMBATHANE 

MAMNUNE 

XESIBE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NDABA 

NOMAKHOSI 

NOWEZILE 

Late of 

Dlakavu, 

Bolotwa, 


Born: 14.01.1921 

Died: 28.01.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

10.02.2018 


10am 

(Anglican Service) 


Dlakavu Cemetery, 


Interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMPONDO 

THAHLA NDAYENI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

2 

PERSONAL 

Herbalist 

2081 

MAMA FAITH 

with muti herbs 

(20 years experience). 

Sixilonga ngesipili 

nangamanzi etc. 

Contact: 

078 199 8159 

IN THE ESTATE 

of the late 

THOMAS JOHN 

Identity no. 

571103 5892 08 9 

of 3 HANGKLIP 

ROAD, BERGSIG, 

QUEENSTOWN 

Estate No. 

002388/2017. 

The FIRST and 

FINAL Liquidation 

and Distribution 

account in the 

abovementioned 

estate will be 

made available for 

inspection for a 

period of 

21 days as from 


and can be viewed 

at the Master of the 

High Court, Cape 

Town, and at the 

Magistrates Court 

in QUEENSTOWN. 

Signed at 

Brackenfell on this 

1st day of February 

2018 

KORF ATTORNEYS 

Attorneys for the 

Executor 

6 Fontein Avenue 

BRACKENFELL 

7560 

Tel. 021 982 1421 

E N O C H M G I J I M A 

L O C A L M U N I C I P A L I T Y 

N O TICE NO.COUNCIL 01/02/2018 

TABLING OF THE 2016/2017 DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT 

AND THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS: 

ENOCH MGIJIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (CONSISTING 

OF FORMER LUKHANJI, TSOLWANA AND INKWANCA 

MUNICIPALITIES) 

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 127(2) of the 

Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003 that the 

2016/2017 Draft Annual Report was tabled before Council on 

Monday, 29 January 2018. 

In terms of the provision of Section 127(5) (a) (i) and (ii) of 

the Municipal Finance Management Act and of the Local 

Government Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000, the community 

is invited to submit their comments and written representations 

in connection with the Draft Annual Report no later than 23 

February 2018 to the Municipal Public Accounts Committee 

Chairperson, Enoch Mgijima Municipality, Town Hall Building, 

70 Cathcart Road, Komani, 5319 or P/Bag X7111, Komani, 

5320. 

Copies of the Draft Annual Report are available during office 

hours at the following venues: 

 

 

 

6 

EMPLOYMENT 

6151 

Employment Offered 

All Municipal Libraries, 

Administration and Human Resources offices, 

Town Hall Building, 70 Cathcart Road, Komani. 

Also, obtainable on the municipal website: 

www.enochmgijima.org.za at all times. 

EMPLOYMENT 

Any persons who do not understand the content of this advert 

are invited to contact Mr. X. Makeleni at the Administration and 

Human Resources office at 045 - 8072608 or 70 Cathcart Road, 

Komani during office hours. 

U mntu o nga y i q o nd i yo l engxel o uya cel wa a q ha ka ms hel e 

no M nu X . Ma kel eni k wi - o is i ye - Ad mi nis tra ti o n ne H uma n 

Resources kule nombolo 045 - 8072608 kwanombolo 70 

Cathcart Road, Komani ngamaxesha omsebenzi 08:00 ukuya 

kwicala lentsimbi yesine. 

Esi saziso singafumaneka ngolwimi lwesiXhosa kwi-oisi ka 

Sosiba we-Dolophu; 

kwisakhiwo seHolo yeDolophu, kwi- Cathcart Road kuKomani. 

6 

6151 

Employment Offered 

English Medium School 

WHITTLESEA & QUEENSTOWN 

Vacancies 

Invitation for applications for 

FOUNDATION PHASE 

Applicants must submit CVs at 

36 Owen Street, Queenstown 

Enquiries: 

045 838 1903 / 073 353 9105 

e-mail: christtheking90@gmail.com 

Closing date: 

12h00, Friday 16 February 2018 

C. MAGWANGQANA TOWN HALL 

MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

CATHCART ROAD, 

KOMANI

D 


6001 

6001 

6001 

6001 

Employment 

Employment 

Employment 

Employment 

11010 

Legal Notices 

11010 

Legal Notices 

11010 

Legal Notices 

11010 

Legal Notices 

Position: 

ISPATCH SUPERVISOR 

A Manufacturing Company based in 

Queenstown is looking for an individual 

with excellent communication and 

leadership skills. 

The candidate will be working night shift. 

The candidate will be responsible for the 

trucks to be loaded with his team and to 

ensure trucks are loaded correctly as well 

as dispatched on time. 

Requirements 

 

 

 

 

 

added advantage 

Closing date 9 February 2018 

Please sent CV to 

Fax: 086 603 0700 

Email: louis@trudafoods.co.za 

11010 

Legal Notices 

11010 

Legal Notices 

The Department of Education 

represented by Nkwanca High 

School (emis number 200600963) 

invites Service Providers to 

submit quotations for the supply 

and delivery of foodstuff for 

the School Nutrition Programme. 

 

school, Monday 12th February 2018. 

The closing date is 20 February 

2018 before 12pm. 

E N O C H M G I J I M A 

L O C A L M U N I C I P A L I T Y 

NOTICE NO. CS 01/02/2018 

POUND NOTICE 

Notice is hereby given that the following 

animals will be sold form the Enoch Mgijima 

Municipal Pound, if not previously released 

on Wednesday, 28 FEBRUARY 2018 at 

10:00. 

89 Cattle 

75 Sheep 

272 Goats 

19 Donkeys 

10 Horses 

0 Pigs 

Animals are impounded from the N6, R67, 

R61, Cala Route, Sterkstroom, Cradock, Indwe, 

Seymor, Cathcart, Illinge, Engcobo, Tsomo, 

Barkley East, Ntabathemba, Dordrecht, 

Tarkastad, Molteno, and Lady Frere areas. 

All with various earmarking’s. 

A ny p ers ons who do not unders t and t he 

content of this advert are invited to contact 

Mr. X. Makeleni at the Corporate services office 

at 045 - 8072608 or 70 Cathcart Road, Komani 

during office hours. 

Umntu ongayi qondiyo lengxelo uyacelwa 

aqhakamshele no Mnu X. Makeleni kwi-oisi 

ye-Corporate services kule nombolo 045 - 

8072608 kwanombolo 70 Cathcart Road, 

Komani ngamaxesha omsebenzi 08:00 ukuya 

kwicala lentsimbi yesine. 

Esi saziso singafumaneka ngolwimi lwesi- 

Xhosa kwi-oisi ka Sosiba we-Dolophu; 

kwisakhiwo seHolo yeDolophu, kwi- Cathcart 

Road kuKomani. 

C. MAGWANGQANA TOWN HALL 

MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

CATHCART ROAD, 

KOMANI 

Position: 

ADMINISTRATION CLERK 

Truda Foods is a Manufacturing Company 

based in Queenstown. We are looking 

for an administration clerk to handle 

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The candidate must also be able to 

manage daily administration tasks 

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where needed. Good organizational and 

communication skills will be expected. 

The ability to function under pressure and 

as part of a team is important. 

Requirements 

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Closing date 9 February 2018 

Please sent CV to 

Fax: 0866030700 

(PDLOORXLV#WUXGDIRRGVFR]D 

11 

LEGALS 

11060 

Sale in Execution 

11 

LEGALS 

11060 

Sale in Execution 

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION 

IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT FOR THE 

DISTRICT OF QUEENSTOWN 

HELD AT QUEENSTOWN 

Case No. 1678/2012 

In the matter between: 

MR SHELLY PHINDILE MATSILIZA 

Execution Creditor 

and 

MR MONDE PETER MASETI 

Identity Number unknown 

Execution Debtor 

KINDLY TAKE NOTICE THAT in terms 

of judgement granted on 7th day of 

December 2012, in the QUEENSTOWN 

Magistrate’s Court and a Warrant of 

Execution issued thereafter, a sale in 

execution of the under mentioned 

goods will be held on at 18 KOMANI 

STREET, QUEENSTOWN on 23rd day 

of FEBRUARY 2018 at 10:00 AM, 

consisting of: 

GOODS: 

1 X 4 PIECE LOUNGE SUITE, 

1 X COFFEE TABLE, 

1 X 3 PIECE TV STAND, 

1 X SAMSUNG FLAT SCREEN TV, 

1 X 2 PIECE SIDEBOARD, 

1 X KELVINATOR MICROWAVE OVEN, 

1 X CONQUEST DOUBLE DOOR 

FRIDGE, 

1 X SAMSUN WASHING MACHINE, 

1 X 3 PIECE KITCHEN UNIT, 

1 X 3 PIECE BEDROOM SUITE 

1 X KIST 

to the highest bidder 

Dated at Queenstown on 1 February 2018 

Execution Creditor’s Attorneys 

DE WET SHAW & BAXTER ATTORNEYS 

45 Grey Street, QUEENSTOWN, 5319 

P O Box 1305, QUEENSTOWN, 5320 

Tel No:045-8382520, Fax No: 045- 

8392496 

Email: francois@dsbattorneys.co.za 

Dx 21, Queenstown 

Ref: FM/MAT261/0001/EM3 

Address of Execution Debtor: 

Mr Monde Peter Maseti of 

House No. 928, 

Mlungisi Extention, 

Queenstown 

NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 34 

OF ACT NUMBER 24 OF 1936 

KINDLY take note that it is the 

intention of CHARLENE DENISE 

GOOSEN, 

Identity Number 

740706 0097 08 6, trading as 

WORD OF LIFE BOOKSHOP who 

conducts business from 3 Helvetia 

Court, Robinson Road, situated in the 

area of the 

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, 

Division of Queenstown Eastern 

Cape Province, to sell the 

business to KEEN’S OFFICE 

EQUIPMENT, Registration Number 

2008/210235/23, who will trade for 

its own account as from 4 March 2018. 

KENNISGEWING IN TERME VAN 

ARTIKEL 34 VAN DIE WET 24 VAN 

1936 

NEEM KENNIS dat dit die voorneme is 

van CHARLENE DENISE GOOSEN, 

Identiteitsnommer 

740706 0097 08 6, wie handel as 

WORD OF LIFE BOOKSHOP, 

en wie besigheid doen vanaf 3 

Helvetia Court, Robinsonweg, geleë in 

die Enoch 

Mgijima Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, 

Afdeling Queenstown, Oos Kaap 

Provinsie om die 

besigheid aan KEEN’S OFFICE 

EQUIPMENT, Registrasienommer 

2008/210235/23 te vervreem met 

effek vanaf 4 Maart 2018. 

BOWES McDOUGALL INC 

27(a) Prince Alfred Street 

QUEENSTOWN 

5319 

Ms Stander/er 

KENNISGEWING VAN AANSOEK 

VIR ‘N LISENSIE KRAGTENS DIE 

WET OP PETROLEUMPRODUKTE 

WET, 1977 (WET NO 120 

VAN 1977) 

Belanghebbende of geaffekteerde partyde 

word met hierdie kennisgewing in kennis 

gestel dat 

CHRISTIAN LUMKA EN SUSIE LUMKA, 

hierin later verwys as “die applikant”, 

‘n aansoeknommer B2017/11/14/0001, 

‘n aansoek ingedien het vir ‘n PERSEEL 

ten opsigte van die perseel geleë by: 

ERF 1782 BRIDGE STRAAT 

CALA 

5455 

Die doel van die aansoek is dat ‘n lisensie 

aan die applikant toegeken word vir die 

onderneem van die bedryf van petroleumkleinhandelaktiwiteite, 

soos na verwys in 

die aansoek. Reelings vir die inspeksie van 

die aansoekdokumentasie kan getref word 

deur die Kontroleur van Petroleumprodukte 

te kontak by: 

Telefoon: (041) 396 3948 

Faks: 086 592 1636; of 

E-Pos: ncedo.ganiso@energy.gov.za 

Enige besware teen die uitreik van ‘n 

lisensie ten opsigte van die aansoek moet 

‘n duidelike verwysing na die bogenoemde 

aansoeknommer bevat en moet by die 

Kontoleur van Petroleumprodukte ingedien 

word binne ‘n periode van (20) werksdae 

vanaf die datum van publikasie van hierdie 

kennisgewing. Besware moet ingedien 

word by die volgende straat- of posadress: 

Straatadres: 

Die Kontroleur van 

Departement van Energie 

12 Phillip Frame Straat 

Chiselhout 

Oos Londen 

5247 

Posadres: 

Die Kontroleur van Petroleumprodukte 

Departement van Energie 

Privaatsak X6013 

Port Elizabeth 

6000 

Auctions 

12010 

Auctions 

12010

14 



LEARNING VCURVE: WSU Queenstown campus rector Professor McGlory 

Speckman and the university vice-chancellor Professor Rob Midgely sing 

the national anthem at the institution’s welcoming day for new students 

in Whittlesea 


WSU to implement 

free education now 

ANDISA BONANI 

WALTER Sisulu University (WSU) is 

ready to implement free education as 

was announced last year by President 

Jacob Zuma and which falls within 

stipulated parameters. 

The WSU Queenstown campus 

which includes the Whittlesea site, 

held a welcoming day for first years in 

Whittlesea prior to orientation week. 

Speaking at the event attended by 

new students, parents, university 

management and staff, WSU 

vice-chancellor Professor Rob Midgely, 

said the Fees must Fall movement had 

been a great idea “which pointed out a 

problem in society that needed to be 

corrected”. 

“I do not agree with the way in 

which it was conducted but I totally 

agree with the principle. WSU is 

committed to ensuring that whatever 

government decides would assist 

students, to be part of it. Many people 

regard this as free education but it is 

assisted education. Students will not 

be expected to pay registration fees or 

the minimal initial payment, the 

government will do that. It is important 

for parents, staff and students to 

understand that all first years whose 

family income is below R350000 per 

annum will be given a bursary upon 

application by the National Student 

Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). If their 

income is above the said amount, then 

fees would have to be paid.” 

Returning students on NSFAS aid 

would still be expected to pay back the 

money when they are in a position to 

do so. As soon as government can find 

money, loans will be converted to 

bursaries. 

Midgely added that WSU was owed 

R800-million by students in debt and if 

that amount were to be paid, the 

institution would make provision for 

student residences and an agriculture 

facility at the Whittlesea site. 

The Student Representative Council 

(SRC) president Lerato Tshefu, said he 

would ensure that all the new students 

were registered and that his office was 

available for all those with academic 

issues. 

Mata is new Safa president 


SANDILE Mata has been 

appointed as the new South 

African Football Association 

(Safa) Chris Hani president. 

The elective congress took 

place at the department of 

sport, recreation, arts and 

culture on Sunday. 

Mata was elected after 

favourable votes by 16 

delegates after contesting 

against former Safa president 

of the district Mzimkulu 

Ndlelo. 

The executive include: 

deputy president Zikhona 

Duka, Mphathiseni Dyili and 

Mpiyakhe Xhalibile, the 

treasurer Simcelile Peter and 

Life sentences for murder, robbery accused 

ANDISA BONANI 

TWO men who have been 

under investigation since 

2015 for a murder and 

business robbery in 

Emadakeni, Whittlesea 

were sentenced to two 

life sentences each in the 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: New elected Safa Chris Hani 

executive committee, back from left, Safa NEC member 

Mxolisi Sibham, Safa legal section representative Tebogo 

Sejake and, front from left, REC members Phumelele Hlati, 

Zwayi Vonya, Safa president Sandile Mata, deputy president 

Zikhona Duka, third deputy president Mpiyakhe Xalabile, 

second deputy president and treasurer Simcelile Peter 

REC members Phumelele 

Hlathi and Mzwamadoda 

Vo n ya . 

Mata said he was serving as 

Bhisho High Court last 

We d n e s d ay. 

A case of murder, 

robbery and possession 

of unlicensed firearms 

was opened in June 2015 

when suspects Lundi 

Mgushelwano, 46, and 

Khayalethu Mayaphi, 39, 

and an accomplice 

stormed into a bottle 

store in Whittlesea, 

killing two people. 

Branch commander 

Lieutenant-Colonel 

Thozamile Langa 

established a team of six 

detectives to work on the 

investigation which 

managed to locate the 

CRIME BUSTERS: The investigating team which helped apprehend two 

murder and robbery suspects, are, back from left, Wa r r a n t - O f f i c e r 

Richard Fredericks, Sergeant Lister Veyishile, Warrant-Officer Mphekeli 

Botha, Colonel Errol Fortuin and, front from left, Lieutenant-Colonel 

Thozamile Langa, Major-General Funeka Siganga, Warrant-Officer Luvuyo 

Matshoba, Warrant Officer Makhonco Nomgqokwana and Brigadier 

Pumla Mavuka 


a president of the region for 

the second time. 

He said his mission was to 

establish football in schools. 

suspects. 

“The team found the 

suspects in the Western 

Cape and opposed bail at 

their first court 

appearance. Two 

unlicensed firearms and 

live ammunition were 

recovered and the three 

suspects were detained 

during the investigation. 

At a later stage, it was 

found that there was no 

incriminating evidence 

on one of the suspects 

and he was released,” 

said Langa. 

SAPS spokeswoman 

Captain Namhla Mdleleni 

said the suspects 

appeared in the Bhisho 

High Court last 

“I have been serving in the 

sport for 1985 when I first 

became Blue Aces secretary 

in Ezibeleni – a team that 

competed on national level. 

Mata was also instrumental 

in the establishment of the 

Dumpy Adams Stadium. 

While serving in the region 

he was appointed by Ivan 

Khoza in the premier soccer 

league to help organise 

m at c h e s . 

Mata said Free State Stars 

Sinethemba Jantjie was one 

of his products along with the 

former Chris Hani president 

Ndlelo. 

He wants to promote better 

attendance at soccer matches, 

and was looking forward to 

the five-year term. 

Wednesday and were 

each sentenced to two 

life sentences for murder, 

12 years for robbery and 

a further 12 years for 

possession of unlicensed 

firearms and 

ammunition. The 

sentences will run 

c o n c u r r e n t l y. 

Komani cluster 

commander Major- 

General Funeka Siganga 

commended the team for 

a job well done and for 

the evidence which 

assisted in ensuring the 

convictions. She said 

team work was pivotal in 

apprehending 

perpetrators of heinous 

crimes. 

NOTICE OF BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 

PROCESS AND LAND USE APPLICATION 

Notice is hereby given in terms of the National Environmental 

Management Act, 1998, as amended on 7 April 2017, the Mineral and 

Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002, and relevant sections of 

the Land Use Planning Ordinance, 1985 and the Spatial Planning and 

Land Use Management Act, 2013 of the intent to submit a Basic Impact 

Assessment to establish a stone/aggregate/gravel quarry (3.331 Ha) 

and to undertake the following activities on Farm Longvale 514, Enoch 

Mgijima Local Municipality, Division of Queenstown, Eastern Cape: 

Main Mining Activities: 

1. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity 21(a) and (b) 

2. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity 22(i) 

3. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity 27 

4. GNR 324: 7 April 2017, Activity 12(a)(ii) 

5. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity 12(iv)(c) 

6. GNR 324: 7 April 2017, Activity 14(i) (a)(i)(ff) and (hh) 

Location: 

Farm Longvale 514, Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, Division of 

Queenstown, Eastern Cape 

Proponent: 

Mrs. Michelle Thompson 

Consultant: 

Stellenryck Environmental 

Solutions 

18 Aisne Ave, Lorraine, 6070 

Port Elizabeth 

Tel: 041 368 9095 & 

Fax: 086 601 4021 

Email: mthompson@stellenryck.co.za 

The applicant, Mrs. Michelle Thompson, and the practitioner, Stellenryck 

Environmental Solutions (SES), are undertaking the necessary environmental 

investigation to facilitate authorization in terms of the Basic Assessment 

Report (BAR). If you wish to register as an Interested & Affected 

Party or make any representations in respect of the application and/or the 

BAR, forward such representations/request in writing to Stellenryck Environmental 

Solutions, 18 Aisne Ave, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth, 6070 or to 

Fax: 086 601 4021 before or on 16 March 2018. Should you require further 

information/access to environmental documentation, please contact our 

¿. 

Date of Notice: 9 February 2018 

DRIBBLE … AND GOAL: Valgas FC and 1860 FC 

face off at the top eight games at Dumpy 

Adams Sport Complex on Saturday 


Top 8 finals tomorrow 

ANDISA BONANI 

TRY Again FC is set to play the final soccer match 

tomorrow against Valgas for the top eight in games 

which started last Saturday at the Dumpy Adams 

Stadium. 

The matches were brought to a halt due to bad 

light. 

Eight soccer teams from Komani met up in clashes 

on Saturday and contributed R200 each to see who 

would walk away with the cash prize. 

The games began with 1860 FC which was beaten 

by Valgas FC 2-1. Try Again FC scored a massive total 

of 8-1 in a match against Kaizer United. 

All Stars FC beat Burning Spear FC 2-1 in 

competitive match that saw the second goal being 

scored just before the final whistle. 

Rainbow FC lost 4-1 to Phoenix FC. 

The semifinals had Valgas FC beating All Stars FC 

4-2 with Valgas proceeding to the final. Phoenix FC 

were annihilated 3-0 by Try Again FC. 

Phoenix FC coach Ringo Klaas said his team 

suffered from fatigue because they had played both 

games on the same day. 

The winning team will walk away with R1000 cash 

prize and the runners-up with R600. 

MK to meet in Komani 


THE UMkhonto weSizwe regional council will host a 

meeting which will include Umkhonto weSizwe 

Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) members 

from the northern region to elect its steering 

committee at the Thobi Kula Indoor Sports Complex 

from 8am tomorrow. 

Coordinating member Sipho Sikilishe said the 

purpose of the meeting was to promote a dialogue on 

unity and on challenges facing the movement. 

The agenda will include issues on property, special 

pensions and the development of veterans.


Brown, Hammill in top form 

THIS Saturday the golf club was a hive of 

activity again with the annual GHS golf day 

taking place. 

The event drew just over 100 players 

including a junior section that played nine 

holes. 

The organising committee of the day can 

be commended on a slick, well-organised 

golf day. The junior section was probably 

the most pleasing part and is something 

the golf committee would like to see 

included in every fundraiser golf day. 

The format for the day was a betterball 

Stableford and the prize winners were as 

follows: 1st – Garry Brown and Martin 

Hammill; 2nd – H Bezuidenhout and John 

de Villiers; 3rd – Johnny Poyo and Nzame 

Rawula; 4th – Keith Wood and Aubrey 

Ferreira; 5th– Johnny Poyo amd Mike 

Saleni; 6th – Tallie Fourie and JP Michau; 

7th – Apols Booysen and Vusumzi 

Mandindi; 8th – Erin Barraud and Chloe 

Buss; 9th – Vusumzi Njoli and Elijah Dayi; 

10th – Pieter Steyn and Phandile Matoto. 

Closest to the pins: 5th – Ana Taggart, 

8th – Garry Brown, 11th – Thembisile 

Matoto, 16th – Wayne Bennett, Ladies 

longest drive – Ana Taggart, men’s longest 

drive – Eugene Maasdorp, primary school 

player closest to the pin – Josh Bosch. 

This Saturday, February 10, is the first 

round of the Medal Grand Prix. Get your 

names in the draw to get an early lead in 

ON Saturday, 318 

people ran, jogged 

and walked the 

Komani parkrun 

course, of whom 58 

were first-timers, 

while 117 recorded 

new personal bests – 

thanks to the cool 

w e at h e r. 

Lene and Jana 

Benecke were 

awarded their Junior 

10 Club certificates 

for completing 10 

parkruns. 

SPOR TSSCENE 

Second defeat for Breakers 

MAXWELL LEVINE 

STAR of Hope have set 

the Super 12 scene alight 

and brought a new 

dimension to the 

competition while 

B r e a ke r s ’ chances of 

About 300 

enjoy Komani 

p arkrun 

reaching the knockout 

stages have suffered a 

setback after their 

second defeat in three 

outings. 

Breakers are now fifth 

in Group A of the Eastern 

Cape Super 12 

championship log with 

four points. The Mlungisi 

side were beaten 26-17 

by Star of Hope in 

Uitenhage last weekend. 

Star of Hope top the 

group with 11 points after 

two wins and a draw in 

the washed out match 

against Ntlaza. 

Mathematically, Breakers 

can still reach the 

semifinals but it will 

mean the top two teams 

must lose all their 

remaining matches and 

with Gardens regaining 

form it should be a 

three-horse race for the 

two top spots, with Parks 

also unbeaten. 

Gardens got back to 

winning ways with a 

53-12 thumping of Ntlaza 

Lions. The defending 

the year-long event. Upcoming events: 

February 17 – Windhoek pairs; February 23 

– SPCA fun run (parkrun route); February 

24 – SPCA golf day; March 3 – Medal 

grand prix; March 4 – Imbono Architects 

Queenstown ladies’ open (course will be 

closed for casual golf); March 10 – Get 

Ahead golf day; March 17 – QCOBA golf 

day; March 24 – Queenstown closed 

champs, a one day event, with more details 

to follow on a new exciting event format in 

st o r e . 

WINNERS: Winners of the GHS golf day, 

from left, Garry Brown and Martin 

Hammill flank principal Theo Anaxagoras 

champs were in an 

unforgiving mood and 

made clear their 

intentions of fighting for 

a knockout spot after 

suffering a surprise loss 

in their first match 

against Star of Hope. 

These should be 

worrying signs for 

Breakers, who face them 

this weekend. Parks 

romped to a five-pointer 

in their 41-15 demolition 

job of Buffs to move to 

second in the group. 

In Group B, Swallows 

continued their 

impressive form and 

made it three out of three 

with a clinical 33-8 win 

over Berlin Tigers. One 

more win and Swallows 

could be the first team to 

reach the semis, but a 

week off will keep the 

champagne on ice. 

Harlequins defeated 

Despatch 39-26 to move 

to second on the log on 

10 points. Kruisfontein 

heaped further misery on 

a deflated Police outfit 

with a 34-24 win. The 

Bobbies have been way 

below par this season 

and the former winners 

and 2017 finalists have 

already been dumped out 

of the competition. 

Four matches take 

place tomorrow with 

Breakers facing their 

hoodoo team, Gardens, at 

Mlungisi Stadium. 

Breakers have never 

beaten the Uitenhage 

outfit, suffering 

numerous defeats at 

Mlungisi Stadium and 

away. Known to travel 

with their passionate 

support, Gardens are on 

a mission to revive their 

hopes for a semifinal 

spot with Breakers only 

playing for pride. It’s a 

top-of-the-table clash 

with Park hosting Star of 

Hope. Either result will be 

good for Gardens who 

are hot on their heels if 

either team drops points. 

Police host Tigers in 

the battle of the bottom 

teams with pride the only 

thing at stake. 

Both Border teams 

Hangklip High School 

HANGKLIP athletes participated in the 

Lukhanji circuit athletics at the weekend and 

obtained 10 first places, 11 second places and 11 

third places. 

First, girls under-15 Jana Benecke discus 

18.33m, Michey du Preez high jump 1.25m, 

Tammy Luppnow javelin 18.86m; girls U17: 

Janke Botha long jump 4.22m, 400m 67.8s; 

Bianca Coetzee discus 22.6m, Hanneri Janse 

van Rensburg 100m 14.2s, Qawekazi Masakazi 

200m 30.1s, Chanaaz Prince high jump 1.55m. 

Boys U15: Reece Steward javelin 37.76m. 

The next meeting is in the Komani district 

on Saturday. 

QCJ 

Cricket v Hudson Park, U10A: 72 all out 

(Laytham Kroutz 4/16), QCJ 73 for 7. Queen’s 

won by three wickets. U11A: QCJ 175 all out 

(Aiden van Jaarsveld 52, Iviwe Manzana 24), 

Hudson Park 67 all out (William Burely 4/15, 

Chulumanco Geza, 3 for 12). QCJ won by 119 

runs. U13C: Hudson Park 137 all out (Mbasa 

Thomas 4/26, Michael Shuman 3/32). QCJ 109 

all out. QCJ lost by 26 runs. 

U13B QCJ 131 all out (Ethan Alt 64, Damian 

Miles 26), Hudson Park 132 for 5. QCJ lost by 

five wickets. U13A: QCJ 135 all out (Luke du 

Preez 22*, Stephen Aylesbury 20.) Hudson 

Park 116 all out. QCJ won by 19 runs. 

GHS 

Grade 9 pupil Anje Strydom represented 

Border (BCMJA) at the Western Cape Judo 

Open in George. At this international event, 

Anje competed in Group 3 and Group 4 and 

achieved gold medals for both. At an awards 

evening hosted by BCMJA, Anje was awarded 

a trophy and a certificate for her SA ranking 

and a certificate for her JSA open bronze 

medal. 

Anje’s official SA ranking is first in Group 3 

(13-14 years) and third in Group 4 (15-17 years). 

Due to this high ranking she was invited to 

attend the national team training camp and 

trials in Port Elizabeth. 

Grade 11 pupil Monique da Cruz par ticipated 

have been disappointing. 

It should be a cracker 

when Kruisfontein travel 

to Despatch for a titanic 

encounter against the 

hosts. Kruisfontein have 

the fire power to unsettle 

a rebuilding Despatch 

outfit. Ntlaza, Buffs, 

Swallows and Harlequins 

have byes. Matches kick 

off at 3.30pm. 

SCHOOL SPOR T 

in the Redtone Junior Squash Open during 

December. This tournament was held in Kuala 

Lumpur, Malaysia. Monique ended 20th out of 

110 players in the U17 division. From there she 

travelled to Singapore where she competed in 

the Oncocare squash tournament, coming 17th 

in the U17 division. 

Athletics: At the Lukhanji circuit meeting 

first places went to, U19: Megan Dike 100m 

(14.15s), 400m (62.97s), Lilitha Nyalela shot 

put (8.37m). U17 Gugu Maqina shot put 

(9,39m), Khululiwe Vilakazi 800m (02:49.3s), 

Taygin Vorster javelin (28.8m). U15: Anje 

Strydom shot put (8.77m), Amy Styles 400m 

(73.28s), 200m (29.72s). 

Second places, U19: Mwadi Kabau 400m 

(64.29s), U17: Gwiba Booi high jump (1.3m), 

Lindi Lois de Wet javelin (28.35m), 200m 

(30.4s), Sibulele Ngculu 100m (14.4s), 400m 

(70.27s), Khululiwe Vilakazi 1 500m (06:07.2s), 

Taygin Vorster discus (15.81m), U15: Sasha 

D’arcy high jump (1.2m), Thandile Siyeka 

100m (14.28s) and 200m (30.72s), Courtney 

Stone high jump (1.2m) and Anje Strydom 

discus (17.52m) and javelin (16.17m). 

Third: U17 Hlumela Ntlebi discus (15.77m), 

U15 Emmanuela Chandia long jump (3.68m), 

Tyla-Mae Roux discus (15.58m) and Kristin 

Schuman javelin (14.08m). 

Queen’s College 

Cricket v Cambridge: 1st XI (away), 

Cambridge: 137 all out (Sihlalo Benge 5/31; 

Lihle Sizani 3/24), Queen’s 120 all out (Nathan 

Wolff 37; Jonathan Russell 31). Queen’s lost by 

17 runs. 

2nd XI (home), Cambridge 75 all out 

(Camgca Sondlo 5/33, Odwa Mkefa 3/31; Endi 

Kuse 2/0), Queen’s 76/7, Philela Pinana 23, 

Dillon Oelofse 16, Kamva Gilman 14). Queen’s 

won by 3 wickets. 

U15A (home): Queen’s 123 all out (Litha 

Mgcoyi 32, Olwethu Rataza 20). Cambridge 96 

all out (Uthandiwe Gatyeni 3/12, Tyler O’Connor 

4/12). Queen’s won by 27 runs. 

U14A (away): Cambridge 109 all out 

(Yibanathi Khontsiwe 2/20), Queen’s 75 all out 

(Yibanathi Khontsiwe 19). Queen’s lost by 34 

runs. 

Cricket v Hangklip: 2nd XI v Hangklip 1st XI, 

Queen’s: 136/8 (Kamva Gilman 51, Dillon 

Oelofse 19, Mikho Mtyalela 19). Hangklip 133/9 

(Camgca Sondlo 16/2, Mikho Mtyalela 30/2). 

Queen’s won by 3 runs 

Cricket v Northern Region, 1st XI (home) 

Northern Region 227/9 (Sihlalo Benge 3/27, 

Anda Duda 3/37). Queen’s 215 all out (Sihlalo 

Benge 74). Queen’s lost by 12 runs. 

U15A (home), Queen’s 368/2 (Litha Mgcoyi 

102*, Eli van Schoor 101*). Northern Region 24 

all out. Queen’s won by 344 runs. 

Tennis v Burgersdorp (Top 12 home): won 

doubles 5-0, won singles 9-1. Against Graeme 

College (top 10 away): lost doubles 0-5, lost 

singles 1-9. 

Athletics: At the Lukhanji Circuit meeting 

Queenians achieved eight third places, 20 

second places and 27 first places. 

WELL DONE: The Balmoral Girls’ 

Primary School Victrix Ludorum 

for 2018, Azariah Alexander, with 

acting principal Bianca le Roux

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Phoenix rules 

mini tourney 

ANDISA BONANI 

PHOENIX Football Club won the 

Under-13 mini soccer tournament 

after they beat Young Stars FC 

1-0 in the final at the Dumpy Adams 

Stadium on Saturday. 

Three teams battled it out at the 

weekend to see who would emerge as 

the winner. 

Juluka FC took on Young Stars in 

the first match, and were beaten 2-0. 

Juluka dominated the game in the 

first half but struggled to get the ball 

LET’S DO THIS! Organiser 

of the Great Trek MTB ride 

from Komani to Morgan 

Bay, Rob Jackson 

Picture: MADELEINE CHAPUT 

into the back of the net. After both 

teams had regrouped and got advice 

from their respective coaches, Young 

Stars brought their A-game and 

scored two goals, which automatically 

granted them a spot in the final. 

The final between Phoenix FC and 

Young Stars saw a goal being scored 

in the first half by Kamva Thanga of 

Phoenix. 

Kamva said he was happy to have 

helped his team win the tournament 

and, had it not been for a team effort, 

they would have lost because Young 

Stars were a great team. Phoenix 

coach Ringo Klaas said the 

tournament was good practise for all 

the teams that participated, in 

preparation for the Junior League, 

which is set to start this month. 

“I am very proud of all the teams 

that played. This is not really a 

competition but a means to motivate 

children and help them hone their 

skills. We celebrate with other teams, 

even when we have lost to eliminate 

jealousy and instill positive energy 

among them,” Klaas said. 

Excitement builds for 

Great Kei Trek MTB Ride 

MADELEINE CHAPUT 

AFTER great excitement and anticipation, 

the Great Kei Trek was officially launched 

in East London last Thursday. 

Over a festive meet-up at Country 

Bumbkin, organiser Rob Jackson from the 

Leverage Corporation and his local team 

proudly introduced the three-day 

Mountain Bike experience. 

The stage race is set to take place 

from April 28 to 30 and will cover a 

total of 260km starting in Komani. 

The two- rider team race will 

see riders meander through 

some of the Eastern Cape’s 

forgotten gems including 

Old Thomas River, the 

Stutterheim forests and 

Great Kei River Valley, before 

ending in Morgan’s Bay. 

“This area is one of the 

most ignored parts of our 

country, but it is beautiful 

and we’re hoping to bring as 

many people to this area,” said 

Jackson, who grew up in Komani. 

Focussng on the enjoyment of the ride 

and the area, the race will not be timed 

with the emphasis on having fun. 

“I’ve wanted to do something like this 

for a long time and I’m so glad that Rob 

and the Leverage Corporation have the 

same ambitions for this area,” route 

planner and Stutterheim resident, Dean 

Sheard, said. 

Following the tradition of creating top 

READY FOR KICK OFF: Phoenix FC Under-13 soccer team ready to take on Young 

Stars in a mini tournament held at the Dumpy Adams Sports Complex on Saturday 


class and high quality events, The 

Leverage Corporation promises that this 

will be a race like no other. 

Riders are in for a true Eastern Cape 

experience as various local farm owners 

along the route have generously offered 

access through their land. Cycling along 

some of the old cattle and sheep passages 

that farmers used in the first half of the 

1900s, riders will be treated to the 

interesting history of the area, with their 

fist overnight stop in the historical village 

of Old Thomas River. 

The village is situated in the Northern 

slopes of the Amatola mountain range, 

where 19 farmers have made over 31 000 

hectares of beautiful farmland available 

for conservation and recreation. Some 

other highlights will be the stunning Qacu 

Forest Reserve, the impressive Chaba 

Wind Farm and the Kubusie Valley. 

“The Kubusie Valley cycle is one of the 

most spectacular rides through a valley 

that I have ever done,” said Sheard. 

Riders will be provided with tented 

accommodation and meals which is all 

included in the entry fee. Entries close 

once a field of 150 teams of two riders is 

reached, or on April 4. 

Various sponsors have come on board 

in an effort to make the event one not be 

missed. Sponsors include Bidvest, 

Bridgestone, Luxliner, Splashworks portion 

of the proceeds will be donated to various 

Non Profit Organisations within the area. 

To find out more visit the Great Kei Trek 

website at w w w. g re a t k e i t re k . c o . z a 

KINDNESS 

IN 

MOTION 

THANK YOU: Hyundai 

kindly sponsored kit 

for Old Collegians, 

with, from left, Colin 

Kemp, Hyundai service 

manager Patrick 

Ramoo, OC chairman 

Maxwell Levine and 

John Roelfse 

STARS: LItha Mgcoyi (above) and Eli van 

Schoor (below) of Queen’s College scored 

102 and 101 not out respectively for the U15A 

XI vs the Northern Region this past weekend

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