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Rains 

SCOOPING IT OUT: A resident shows visitors the waterlogged interior of her Silvertown home 

NOWHERE TO GO: This bakkie became stuck in an open manhole in 

Khayelitsha after flooding hid the hole from sight Picture: SUPPLIED 

Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

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h av o c 

Growing health hazards spark concern 

SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

W 

HILE rains have brought relief to 

the drought-stricken Enoch 

Mgijima Local Municipality 

(EMLM) area, some areas have 

reported massive damage. 

The Rep visited the areas of Khayelitsha, 

Silvertown, Unifound and eKuphumleni on 

M o n d ay. 

The home of Thobeka Rhalani, 55, of 

Silvertown, was still under water despite 

her best attempts to mop up the water with 

a blanket. 

Rhalani was concerned about the health 

of her daughter-in-law, Siphokazi, who has 

asthma. “She even wanted to go home, but 

I do not have money and I am stressed 

about how we are living. I suffer from heart 

at tacks.” 

Blankets and clothing were hanging on 

fences as shacks in the area were flooded. 

Vuyiswa Dyonasi, who also lives in 

Silvertown, said her bed, couches and 

cupboards were damaged. “In December 

our ward councillor Bulelwa Rali said 

before the EMLM closed for the holidays 

they would come to show us to where we 

would be moved. We are still waiting.” 

The lack of public toilets was of concern 

as residents were relieving themselves 

near the Komani River with fears that the 

stronger-flowing river might claim 

children’s lives. 

Phumlani Seyisi from Unifound said 

garbage from Newvale was washed into 

the area during the rains, as the 

municipality had created a furrow after 

using a backhoe. 

Asanda Hlabiso who lives in Phambo 

Street in Khayelitsha said the stormwater 

drain in the area had been blocked for a 

while and as a result the Church of God 

and Saints of Christ were not able to have 

their service as the street was flooded. “We 

could not leave our homes because the 

water flooded the road in front of our yard. 

On the opposite side there is a manhole 

that the municipality has not closed. 

“When the road flooded, the open 

manhole could not be seen. We had to 

shout to people so that they did not fall 

into it but two bakkies got stuck in there.” 

Hlabiso said a breakdown van got stuck 

trying to extract a bakkie and a breakdown 

truck had to be called to extract both 

vehicles while a twin cab bakkie had also 

got stuck. 

Hlabiso said they were expecting sewage 

spillages after the rains as these were daily 

occurrences in the area. 

Ekuphumleni informal settlement in 

Ezibeleni resident, Nokuthula Njokweni, 

who has a seven-month-old baby with 

asthma, said the rain had exacerbated the 

condition. “Water entered the house from 

underground, while a leaking roof made my 

bed wet. The municipality has promised us 

houses and electricity since 2016.” 

Nomphelo Rhalani, 63, of Ekuphumleni 

said she had to scoop water from her 

house using a basin, despite the fact that 

she suffers from debilitating arthritis. 

CHDM spokesman Thobeka Mqamelo 

said no sanitation related blockages as a 

result of the rain had been reported, but it 

had been observed that people dug 

furrows to divert water from their homes 

which caused the deposit of soil in the 

drainage system and which led to 

blockages. 

“In the case of exposed manholes, we 

encourage the community to report these 

to our Customer Care Call Centre 0800 100 

100. We recently experienced a spate of 

theft of metal manhole lids and we are in 

the process of replacing these with 

non-metal lids.” 

CHDM had no reports of drenched 

informal settlements but should these be 

brought to their attention by the local 

municipality, disaster management 

processes would be kicked in. 

The Nomzamo sewage pipeline had been 

recently repaired. “Two years ago the 

municipality constructed a pump station 

servicing the township areas in an attempt 

to alleviate constant sewerage leakages.” 

EMLM did not respond to queries. 

Support at court as abduction suspects appear 

ANDISA BONANI 

THE Sterkstroom community and DA 

members protested outside the 

Sterkstroom Magistrate’s Court on 

Monday in support of Denise 

Bartlett, 71, who was abducted by 

two armed robbers last week. 

Bartlett was abducted last 

Tuesday after arriving home from her 

business with her granddaughter. 

One of the suspects, Andre 

Cornelius, 45, is a former warrant 

officer who served in the K9 unit 

and is said to live in a house located 

behind Bartlett’s daughter, Lindy 

Haggard’s home. 

Komani police spokeswoman 

Captain Namhla Mdleleni said a 

meticulous search conducted by the 

police and the flying squad led to 

the apprehension of the suspects on 

Fr i d ay. 

“Cornelius and Raymond Fillis, 37, 

were arrested by the police on 

Friday on their way from Molteno. 

The arrests were as a result of 

several phone calls that were made 

to Haggard by the suspects, 

demanding a R3-million ransom. The 

police managed to trace the calls.” 

Haggard, who serves as a DA 

councillor in the Enoch Mgijima 

Local Municipality for Sterkstroom, 

said she was relieved that her 

mother was home safely, but was 

shocked that one of the suspects 

was a man who lived nearby. 

“All this time we had been worried 

about my mother’s whereabouts, she 

was kept in the house behind mine. 

My mother said the suspects drove 

around with her for five hours and 

she heard them mention a certain 

town so she could not figure out 

where she was. We are really not 

safe and can not trust anyone these 

days. I am grateful to the community 

members who are supporting my 

family during this trying time. I hope 

the suspects do not get bail.” 

The Rep reporter was shown the 

house in which Bartlett had been 

found. She was kept in a separate 

structure which looked like an 

animal feeding area. 

One of the protesters, resident 

Dolaris Gallagher, said she knew 

Cornelius as a neighbour who was 

trust wor thy. 

She said the thought that she may 

have had a criminal living next door, 

a man she trusted, was “driving me 

crazy”. 

The protesters went to Cornelius’s 

house to chase away his wife who 

had allegedly locked herself inside. 

Bartlett said she was happy to be 

back home with her family and 

grateful for the support shown by 

community members. 

Magistrate Sarel Marais said there 

was neither a prosecutor nor an 

interpreter present and the case was 

postponed to February 19 for a 

formal bail application. 

REUNITED: Denise Bartlett, who was abducted 

and held for ransom in Sterkstroom, and her 

daughter, Lindy Haggard, outside the court 

Picture: ANDISA BONANI

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Over time 

rule shocks 

ISAZISO MALUNGA NOVAVANYO LWEMPEMBELELO 

KOKUSINGQONGILEYO 

Esi sisaziso ngokwemimiselo yoMthetho kaZwelonke wezokusi- 

Nqongileyo (NEMA), ka-1998, ongezelelweyo ngomhla ka-7 April 

2017, ngokwemimiselo yoMthetho Wophuhliso Lwezibonelelo 

zeziMbiwa ne-Petroliyam (MPRDA), ka-2002 kunye nohambiselwano 

necandelo lokuceba –Land Use Planning Ordinance, 1985 kanye ne 

Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 ngenjongo 

Zokuqala Uvavanyo lweMpembelelo zokuvelisa Isanti yeNkwari (sand 

quarry) (5Ha) kunye nokuquba lemisebenzi ilandelayo kwi-fama 

i-Bedford 314, portion 3 of farm Weltevreden 313, remaing extent of 

farm Rago 457, Division of Queenstown, eastern Cape: 

Undoqo ngokuqubeka namalinge okomba: 

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 

Indawo: 

Farm Bedford 314, portion 3 of Farm Weltevreden 313, remaining 

extent of Farm Rago 457, Division of Queenstown, Eastern Cape. 

Abaxhasi: 

T & A Transport CC 

Consultant: 

Stellenryck Environmental Solutions 

18 Aisne Ave, Lorraine, 6070 

Port Elizabeth 

Tel: 041 368 9095 & Fax: 086 601 4021 

Email: tatransportcc@stellenryck.co.za 

Abafake isicelo, T & A Transport CC, and the practitioner, Stellenryck 

Environmental Solutions (SES), ngenjongo zoquba uphando 

ngokusingqongileyo ngokuhambiselana nesigunyaziso ngokomthetho 

weNgxelo yoVavanyo esiSisekelo (BAR). Ukuba unomdla wokubhalisa 

okanye uyachaphazeleka faka isiphakamiso sakho, gokwesicelo 

sengxelo, hambisa isiphakamiso sakho okanye/ iNgxelo yoVavanyo 

esiSisekelo (BAR), faka ezoziphakamiso/ isicelo ngokubhala: 

Stellenryck Environmental Solutions, 18 Aisne Ave, Lorraine, Port 

Elizabeth, 6070 or to Fax: 086 601 4021, ungadlulanga umhla 

we-20 March 2018. Ukuba ungqwenela ulwazi neenkcukaca malunga 

nalomba/ okanye ukufumana uxhwebhu lwalomba, nceda 

qakamshelana ne-ofisi yethu ngomnxeba kulenombolo elandelayo: 

041 368 9095, ungafikanga lomhla ubalwe ngasentla apha. 

Isaziso sipapashwe: 

17 February 2018 

NOT HAPPY: 

Komani 

Psychiat ric 

Hospital 

medical officers 

and EFF 

members after 

the meeting 

where 

g r i e va n c e s 

were discussed, 

back from left, 

Pe t u x o l o 

M a c i n g wa n e , 

Momelezi 

Dludla, 

Mzimkhulu 

Madikane, 

Gulab Shrestha, 

front from left, 

Thabiso Moeti, 

Luthando Amos, 

John Kaba and 

Zikhona Njoli 

Picture: 

ANDISA BONANI 

ANDISA BONANI 

F 

IVE of six Komani 

Psychiat ric 

Hospital medical 

officers will have 

huge sums of money 

deducted from their 

salaries this month for 

having worked overtime 

which was apparently 

not approved 

by the clinical head. 

The doctors, who met 

with The Rep at the 

hospital’s premises on 

Tuesday, said last 

month they had to work 

80 hours of overtime 

due to a shortage of 

doctors. 

Dr Thabiso Moeti 

said he and other 

doctors had applied for 

overtime for November 

which the clinical head, 

Thupana Seshoka, 

motivated, telling them 

their applications had 

been sent to the 

provincial department 

of health in Bhisho. 

Two rosters were 

submitted – one 

showing no gaps where 

doctors would work 

extra overtime and the 

other showing gaps to 

indicate shortages. 

“We did this to show 

that if we were not 

going to get 

remuneration for the 

extra hours worked 

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS 

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 sand quarry (5 Ha) and 

to undertake the following activities on Farm Bedford 314, portion 

3 of Farm Weltevreden 313, remaining extent of Farm Rago 457, 

Division of Queenstown, Eastern Cape: 

Main Mining Activities: 

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



Location: 

Farm Bedford 314, portion 3 of Farm Weltevreden 313, remaining 

extent of Farm Rago 457, Division of Queenstown, Eastern Cape. 

Proponent: 

T & A Transport CC 

Consultant: 




Tel: 041 368 9095 & 

Fax: 086 601 4021 

Email: tatransportcc@stellenryck.co.za 

The applicant, T & A Transport CC, 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 20 March 2018. Should you require further information/access to 

environmental documentation, please contact our offices at Tel No. 

041 368 9095 well ahead of the above mentioned date. 

Date of Notice: 


which are beside the 

commuted overtime, 

there would be gaps in 

the roster. 

“In January we 

submitted a roster with 

the 80 hours commuted 

overtime with gaps. 

Seshoka informed us 

that there would be no 

more on-call duty in 

January, but after he 

had a meeting with 

management regarding 

the matter he came 

back to us saying 

management would 

decide what to do with 

the roster with gaps, 

but in the meanwhile 

we should continue 

doing calls. We were 

shocked to receive a 

letter from the CEO 

informing us that we 

had to pay back the 

overtime money which 

we received because 

we did not qualify for it 

and the roster which 

we submitted was not 

authorised.” 

The letter from CEO 

Nosisa Toni dated 

January 11 indicates 

that any roster that is 

not approved by the 

clinical head or a 

delegate is not an 

authentic document. 

The letter reads: “Yo u 

are therefore not 

expected to perform 

any duties as per an 

unapproved roster 

unless you are 

rendering a voluntary 

service, which will not 

be remunerated.” 

Doctor Gulab 

Shrestha said the 

hospital management 

was exploiting them 

because the gaps in 

the roster indicated a 

staff shortage. He said 

the gaps in the roster 

made it seem as 

though they had not 

reported for duty and 

when they worked 

overtime to fill the 

gaps, management 

refused to pay them. 

The Rep was shown 

two letters indicating 

deductions from some 

of the doctors. 

EFF members who 

were present at the 

meeting went to the 

CEO’s office, where the 

media was not allowed 

in. Councillor Zikhona 

Njoli said in the 

meeting with the CEO 

they were told that 

monies would be 

deducted from the 

medical officers as 

there was no proof of 

the commuted overtime 

worked, and if they 

brought valid proof 

they would be 

reimbursed. 

The CEO declined to 

speak to The Rep 

regarding the matter, 

with health department 

spokesman Sizwe 

Kupelo not available for 

comment by the time of 

going to print. 

Handbag 

snatched at 

traffic lights 

LAST Thursday night Red Guard response officers 

reacted to a panic signal at a cosmetics store 

where they apprehended a suspect who had stolen 

watches, operations manager Willie Reynecke told 

The Rep. The stolen goods were recovered and 

returned and the suspect handed over to the 

police. 

On Friday morning a response officer standing 

at the traffic lights at the intersection of Komani 

Street and Bells Road noticed a suspect opening 

the door of a woman’s vehicle and taking out her 

handbag. He chased the suspect but could not 

apprehend him. However, the suspect dropped the 

handbag and it was handed back to the owner 

without anything having been removed. 

Response officers attended to a panic alarm at a 

house in the early hours of Saturday morning as 

the home owner had reported that two suspects 

were repeatedly knocking on the door. The 

response officers searched for the suspects, 

apprehended them and both were handed over to 

the police. – Rep reporter 

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Stabbing 

shocks 

fa m i l y 

Boskati elder dies 

after knife attack 

THE Boskati family in Ezibeleni, Zone 2 

has expressed their shock at the fatal 

stabbing of Thozamile Boskati, 66, 

allegedly by a family member. 

The deceased’s nephew, Vuyo Boskati, 35, 

has been arrested for the killing. 

Komani spokeswoman captain Namhla 

Mdleleni confirmed that the older man was 

stabbed to death, with the suspect having 

appeared in the Ezibeleni Magistrate’s Court 

on Monday. 

T h oz a m i l e ’s sister, Mandisa Boskati, who 

was home at the time of the stabbing, said 

she had had a “trivial quarrel” with Vuyo in 

the lounge when Thozamile had walked in 

and “p l ay f u l l y ” asked why Vuyo had been 

bothering his aunt. 

Thozamile went to bed, but shortly 

thereafter she had heard him screaming 

undigqibile (he has finished me). 

“I went to check. I found him dead with a 

bleeding stab wound on the side of his 

neck.” 

Mandisa said she was heartbroken and 

that Thozamile had been the breadwinner. – 

Rep reporter 

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Rain welcome 

despite damage 

DORDRECHT – Welcome rains 

have fallen in the district. Allan 

and Ingrid Harvey of the farm 

Stormberg, have reported much 

damage following a cloud burst. 

The rain gauge was 

overflowing after more than 

100mm fell within a short period. 

SEVERAL dams were washed 

away, fencing damaged and 70 

hectares of newly planted 

lucerne and barley were 

dest royed. 

There was fortunately no 

damage to livestock or buildings. 

The Harveys said they were 

positive that earlier crops would 

provide enough feed for animals. 

Other farmers have also 

indicated damage to dam walls. 

SOME areas reported more than 

160mm with farms towards 

Molteno also recording damage. 

A little water was caught in 

C O U N T RYWAT C H 

Country club first XI record 

good victory against Stirling 

STUTTERHEIM – On Saturday, the country 

club first cricket XI played against Stirling 

in East London. Stutt batted first and 

made 156 all out. Sean Richter made 50 

not out and Ryan Pickering 36. Stutt 

bowled Stirling out for under 100 runs. 

Richter, who took three wickets in 

addition to his half-century, was named 

man of the match. 

ON Saturday, the golfers played in the 

Ikusasa Day. The format was betterball 

Stableford. The winners, on 50 points, 

were Gray Edwards and Neil Randall. In 

second place were Bryan Haller and 

Dordrecht’s Anderson and 

Munnik dams, but not enough to 

relieve the water crisis in town. 

The second borehole and 

pump house opposite the 

hospital is nearing completion. 

New pumps and a new 

balancing tank have been 

erected at the pump house. 

A new pipe line has been laid 

between the two dams to the 

new pump house. 

The balancing tank receives 

water from the pipe line and the 

bore hole to prevent air locks. 

THE Emalahleni Municipality in 

Dordrecht has made a concerted 

effort in cleaning up the rubbish 

in the streets and outskirts of the 

town. 

THE roads in Emalahleni are 

being worked on. New culverts 

are being created on the dirt 

roads. 

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KOMANI NEWS 

Share in the celebrations 

A TINY brown church in the 

Ida Valley has, over the years, 

meant many things to those 

who visit and worship there. 

The years have mounted up 

and now stand at 100. 

The small congregation of 

the Ida Church has extended 

an invitation to everyone who 

has ever worshipped there to 

celebrate the milestone on the 

weekend of March 17 and 18 

in Ida. 

“Come and share in the 

glorification of Jesus Christ 

with us and tell us what your 

memories of worshipping in 

our little church are.” 

The organisers would like to 

hear from past ministers, 

families who have attended 

christenings, weddings or 

funerals to share a short 

a n e c d ot e . 

The programme will include 

a service at 9am on Sunday 

Picture: SHARON SALMON 

Sparrows dinner 

goes down well 

TARKASTAD – Sparrows 

Child and Youth Care Centre 

held its Valentine’s dinner 

and dance on Saturday at 

the sports club. 

The event raised a 

substantial amount of funds 

for Sparrows, which is 

currently experiencing 

financial difficulties, largely 

attributed to a delay in 

payment of their subsidy 

from the department of 

social development, with 

staff not having received full 

salaries for two months 

a l r e a d y. 

A NEWCOMER to Tarkastad, 

Athenkosi Ngalo, who grew 

up in Cape Town, has started 

working with schools in the 

area to promote drama and 

dance among pupils. 

He has been welcomed 

with much enthusiasm by 

the pupils, who has already 

received an assignment to 

write their own drama 

pieces in the first classes of 

the year. 

At present, pupils from 

Tarka High School and 

Raymond Mhlaba Senior 

Secondary School are 

participating, with Orange 

Grove Schools expected to 

join soon. 

We wish him all the best 

for this exciting initiative. 

MILESTONE: The congregation of Ida Church will celebrate its centenary next month 

March 18, with tea being 

served at De Hoek Farm 

af terwards. 

“L i ke ” their Facebook page, 

“Ida Centenary” or e-mail: 

csdevon@telkomsa.net, or 

contact Mike Fitzhenry on 

0 8 2 - 375 - 1 9 4 9 . 

Any comments on e-mail or 

Facebook will be welcome to 

allow for the compilation of a 

centenary brochure. Photos 

will also be welcomed. 

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Countryside 

a green and 

lush sight 

STERKSTROOM – Congratulations to Tony 

and Rose McDougall on the birth of their 

grandson, Michael Patrick Whitfield, in 

East London. Michael is the son of 

Sarah-Lynne and Patches. The couple 

also have a daughter. 

THE community was saddened to learn 

of the passing of Stoffel Coetzer. Stoffel 

and Franca came to live here a few years 

ago, and have been an integral part of 

the community. Stoffel will be 

remembered for his sincere hospitality, 

when visiting their home. Sympathies are 

extended to Franca, Barbara and Podgie, 

Chris and Yvonne, as well as their 

children. A service was conducted by the 

Catholic priest and took place in the NG 

Church on Monday. 

SOAKING rain has fallen throughout 

the district since last week, with some 

areas measuring more than 50mm. The 

countryside is looking green and lush. 

Farmers and townsfolk are thankful as 

dams are catching water and tanks are 

being filled. 

Health of 

district 

initiates 

i m p ro v e 


THE Chris Hani district showed 

great improvement in the welfare 

of initiates in the 2017-18 summer 

season, which started last 

N o v e m b e r. 

The report was tabled by the 

Chris Hani District Municipality 

(CHDM) in Elliot recently and 

indicates that Chris Hani had 

6636 initiates, of whom there 

were 96 admissions to hospital 

and one death. 

Broken down into the six 

municipalities in the district, 

Enoch Mgijima had 1306 initiates, 

14 admissions and no deaths, 

while Engcobo had 1527, 19 

admissions and no deaths. Of 

Intsika Yethu’s 546, there were 15 

admissions and one death and 

Emalahleni had 1691, 13 

admissions and no deaths. 

Sakhisizwe had 910 initiates, 24 

admissions, no deaths and Inxuba 

Yethemba 656 of whom there 

were 11 admissions and no deaths. 

The initiation season was 

preceded by awareness 

campaigns throughout the district 

and communities were given 

advice on the care of initiates. 

This was also facilitated by 

community radio stations. 

CHDM speaker Mxolisi Koyo 

said the season was a success 

through a combined team effort 

between the municipalities, 

forums and traditional leaders. 

He commended Chris Hani 

District Forum chairman Chief 

Xolela Mbali and his team who 

had sacrificed their December 

holidays to ensure that initiates 

were in good health. 

Koyo said, “The season is now 

closed, so there must be no 

initiates at the sites. Those who 

go after the season, are usually 

under 18 and no one under this 

age is allowed to be initiated.” 

He said at present the 

structures in place were working 

well, but there was still room for 

improvement. 

Among other challenges 

mentioned was the high number 

of initiates who went missing 

when they ran away from initiation 

schools.


HORROR: A visit to a family grave in the Komani 

cemetery turned into a nightmare experience as the 

gravestone had apparently been stolen. Grandson of 

the deceased Dwye Evans, Scott Snelling, said the 

family was devastated to see that the marble 

tombstone was missing. The Rep sent a query to the 

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality communication 

section, which oversees the cemetery, but no 

response had been received at the time of going to 

press. Anyone with information about the 

whereabouts of the tombstone, can contact Snelling 

on 072-468 4186. 

MK veterans meet on issues 

T 

HE Umkhonto Wesizwe 

(MK) regional council 

and the Umkhonto 

Wesizwe Military 

Ve t e r a n s ’ A s s o c i at i o n 

(MKMVA) held a joint 

meeting in Komani to 

engage on challenges faced 

by MK veterans in the region 

on Saturday. 

In a meeting attended by 

88 members, an ad hoc 

committee that will operate 

for two months was elected. 

Deputy secretary of the 

committee Sipho Sikilishe 

said: “This structure will 

replace any other structure 

that existed and will be 

mandated to represent MK 

Veterans and work to get a 

permanent structure 

launched before the end of 

this year.” 

Some of the issues 

discussed included the need 

to ensure the fairness of 

housing allocation, to 

establish a credible data 

base and focus on obtaining 

medical aid benefits for all 

deserving members. 

On Monday the 

department of military 

veterans, in conjunction with 

the Eastern Cape 

government and other 

stakeholders, released a 

statement announcing that 

roadshows would take place 

in the province this month, 

as part of government’s 

programme of action to take 

services closer to military 

veterans. 

The local roadshow will 

take place on February 22 

and 23 at the Thobi Kula 

Indoor Sports Centre in 

Komani with the theme 

“Faster delivery to Military 

Ve t e r a n s ”.

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EDITORIAL 

OPINION 

The beginning 

of a new era 

OVER the past 

couple of years, I 

have hit a bit of a 

low when it came 

to thinking of 

South Africa and 

its future. While every country 

has its challenges, at times it 

has seemed – and still does – 

that the odds are stacked 

against us. 

While the unemployment rate 

has dropped slightly to 26.7% 

the figure remains staggeringly 

high. Brutal and violent crime 

continues to affect our country 

and its people in the most 

horrific way. 

Thousands of children live 

without care and millions of 

people live in poverty. 

The land issue needs to be 

addressed in a way that will be 

equitable and fair and without 

harm to anyone, while ensuring 

food security. 

In the midst thereof, many 

municipalities are struggling to 

provide even basic services to 

their communities as ageing 

infrastructure, which has not 

been maintained for several 

years, starts to collapse. 

Inefficient officials and 

administrators contribute to 

municipal woes and the amount 

of money it will take to meet 

the needs to ensure efficient 

local government is 

mindblowing. 

The past few weeks have, 

however, shown us what makes 

South Africa great – as great as 

it was in 1994 when the dream 

of a rainbow nation was a 

vibrant reality. 

The political drama 

surrounding President Jacob 

Zuma and his subsequent exit 

late on Wednesday evening 

showed not only the power of 

democracy but also that South 

Africans will protect their country. 

It shows that South Africans, 

and more importantly those in 

the echelons of power, still 

believe in what is right. It shows 

that there is a realisation that 

absolute power corrupts. 

South Africa has all the 

elements of greatness. It has 

the most amazing stories of the 

triumph of the human spirit and 

achievements on various fronts, 

including sport, culture and 

academics. 

It is the country of origin of 

people like Elon Musk, Nelson 

Mandela, Archbhishop 

Desmond Tutu, Helen Suzman, 

Gary Player, John Kani – the list 

is endless. 

It is a country of great pride 

with a sad history of racial bias 

which some continue to exploit, 

to the detriment of the nation. If 

history has taught us anything, 

it is to learn from our mistakes. 

Just as the ANC – and South 

Africa as a whole – enters a 

new era, it is a time of learning. 

A time to realise that that 

which the past has taught us, 

can never be repeated. That an 

attitude of unity, respect, 

honesty, transparency and 

cooperation is the only one 

which will allow our country to 

achieve its great potential. 

Let’s trust that 2018 will be 

the start of a new era. 

Only time will tell 

AT THE time I started writing this on 

Wednesday night, Zuma was still 

standing firm. 

He appeared on TV, tried to plead 

his case and play the role he won 

an Oscar for way back in 2005 – 

being a victim. In his rambling 

monologue he tried to argue that he 

was being treated unfairly and was 

never told what he had done wrong. 

He says he was not defying the ANC 

NEC, but that he disagreed with it. 

He said what they said to him 

failed to “convince” him to resign. If 

you know anything about ANC 

politics and South African politics in 

general you 

would see that 

Zuma was talking 

nonsense. 

Why would the 

ANC need to 

convince him to 

subject himself to its decision? It 

does not work like that and he 

knows it. He is an ordinary member 

of the party. 

The day the ANC sets a precedent 

to try and “convince” its deployees, 

will be the day they usher in chaos. 

Imagine mayors, premiers and 

councillors asking for a reason why 

they are being redeployed or fired. 

Where have you ever heard of such 

absurdity? 12.2.21.2 of the ANC 

constitution indicates: “Sign 

deployment contracts with public 

representatives and recall any 

public representative.” 

I guess it took a long time for 

Zuma to get to this article in the 

constitution. At 11pm on 

Wednesday, he finally understood 

as he uttered the words most South 

Africans have been dying to hear for 

the better part of the last five years: 

“I have come to the decision to 

resign with immediate effect”. 

This reminds me of the situation 

closer to home here in the former 

Lukhanji and now Enoch Mgijima 

Local Municipality. 

Since 1996, how many mayors 

have finished their terms? If my 

memory serves me correctly, there 

have been maybe two who finished 

their terms, three have been 

redeployed and a possible fourth 

may well be on the way to join that 

l i st . 

What can we expect from the 

new Cyril Ramaphosa 

administ ration? 

IN 

TOUCH 

... with Phumelele P Hlati 

Is he the saviour 

many seem to 

think he is? Is 

our job as 

watchdogs of our 

democracy over? 

I can say that time will tell and 

leave it there, but that would be a 

cop-out. 

The Ramaphosa administration 

should be scrutinised even more 

than that of Zuma. The ANC has 

made resolutions in Nasrec that 

indicate a radical departure from 

their middle-of-the-road policies. 

Will they implement them in their 

present form? South Africa is facing 

problems on all fronts – 

unemployment, poverty and crime 

have become huge problems. What 

will the new administration do to 

tackle these? Is 18 months enough 

to turn the ship around? 

Will Ramaphosa go populist to 

win next year’s elections or will he 

be pragmatic and unafraid to make 

unpopular decisions? The clue to 

this will be gleaned from his new 

cabinet appointments. 

ON THIS DAY: Using Valentine’s Day as a platform to express their views against women and children abuse were GHS 

pupils, back from left, Siya Myeki, Gugu Maqina and Emily Gavor and, front from left, Sazikazi Mbalo and Olwethu Mgudlwa 

Picture: SUPPLIED 

FACE 2 FA C E 

Question: Why did you choose nursing? 

Answer: Growing up I had my sister as a 

role model. She was a nurse and took care 

of people in the community. That was 

when I decided to do nursing. 

Q: How do you contribute towards 

providing an excellent health service as 

a nurse? 

A: I am doing health education and I 

inform people about the importance of 

making use of their public health facilities. 

At times we do door-to-door campaigns to 

households to ensure quality health 

services in the community. 

Q: What kind of challenges do you face 

at work on a daily basis? 

A: Our challenge is the transport, 

especially when we do outreach 

programmes. Secondly, the patients who 

are defaulters tend to challenge us, but 

we continue offering counselling and see 

to it that they comply. 

Q: Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? 

What will you be doing this year – and 

if not, why not? 

A: Yes, but this year my husband is out 

of the country so it will only be a phone 

conversation. Usually we would go to a 

restaurant and enjoy our evening on 

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day. 

Q: Given a chance to change something 

about Komani, what would it be? 

A: I would look at areas, such as 

CANDICE WINNAAR 

YOUR VOICE 

DID you celebrate Valentine’s 

Day and how did you pay 

tribute to love on the day? If 

not, why not? The Rep intern 

Pilanathi Rasmeni took to the 

streets of Komani to find out. 

CANDICE WINNAAR FROM 

VICTORIA PARK 

Yes, it’s a special day to love 

one another. 

I took my husband out for 

lunch and this weekend we will 

have a Valentine’s Day dinner 

... vox pops on the street 

What do you think about ... 

MILIEHE TEBOHO SIMAMKELE MTHWAZI ZIMASA DZINGWA SIPHOHSETHU FOYO 

as a family. 

Mlungisi and Ezibeleni, and organise a 

truck for refuse removal. The air pollution 

which is caused by the burning waste in 

the dumping site at Ezibeleni is a setback 

to us. We are fighting TB, but the pollution 

affects the patients. Secondly, I would fix 

the poor roads around Komani. 

Q: What item can you not live without? 

A: I can not live without my Bible – t h at 

is from where I get my daily guidance – 

and my phone to communicate with my 

family is very important. 

Q: How do you handle stressful 

s i t u at i o n s? 

A: My work is stressful at times, but 

since the patient is always right, I have 

taught myself to stay calm. I don’t often 

stress because I have a loving family. 

Q: How are you saving water? 

A: At home we manage to use less than 

two 20-litre buckets of water per day. In 

that way we are playing a big role in 

saving water. 

Q: If you were president for a day what 

would you fix? 

A: I would be a God-fearing president. 

Even in the Bible, the kings would 

consider God’s instructions in order to 

keep peace in their society. Regarding 

South Africa, I would listen and obey the 

will of the people and step down when 

asked to do so just to avoid bloodshed 

and more damage to our country. 

MILIEHE TEBOHO FROM 

MIDFORD 

Tonight I will buy flowers and 

surprise my wife. 

Then we will stay indoors 

and keep it romantic as a way 

or reminding her that she is 

still special to me even though 

we were married a long time 

ago. This will strengthen our 

love. 

with nurse Nonzukiso Dlepu 

SIMAMKELE MTHWAZI FROM 

M LU N G I S I 

It is a trend for our generation 

to celebrate Valentine’s Day 

with one’s partner. I do not 

have a partner, so that is the 

reason I am not celebrating. 

ZIMASA DZINGWA FROM 

M LU N G I S I 

I do not celebrate it because I 

don’t know much about its 

background. Growing up I used 

to celebrate it because I was 

young and everyone was 

excited about it, but now that I 

am older, I have started 

questioning myself about why 

one should celebrate this day. 

SIPHOHSETHU FOYO FROM 

N D LO V U K A Z I 

I celebrated with my friends at 

the Gardens park because this 

day is about love. It’s not really 

about couples. I organised a 

romantic dinner for my partner.


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TEACHING FOR THE FUTURE: Patrick Adjei with some of his pupils busy learning at the Get Ahead 

Project in Whittlesea 

Thumbs up – and down 

GRATEFUL resident 

of Komani writes: 

A big thank you to 

Adri Bartis from the 

Border Kei Chamber 

of Business for 

keeping the 

community of 

Komani updated on 

social media during 

the water and 

electricity crisis 

r e c e n t l y. 

It was a great help 

to know what was 

going on and as to 

when the expected 

times for the services 

to resume would be. 

A big thumbs up to 

her and a big thumbs 

down to Enoch 

Mgijima spokesman 

Fundile Feketshane 

who was either on 

leave or was too busy 

with other matters to 

keep the community 

informed about what 

was happening. 

Rains are no 

reason to 

waste water 

CONSERVATION FAN of 

Komani writes: While 

the recent rains in 

Komani have been 

most welcome, I hope 

that people will not see 

this as the go-ahead to 

start wasting water 

again. 

The Bonkolo Dam 

remains empty and 

water sources remain 

under threat. The rains 

that have fallen over 

the past week (I 

believe it to be about 

54mm) do not in any 

way end the drought or 

the water crisis we are 

facing in the area. The 

Waterdown Dam is 

also quite low for this 

time of year. 

The situation remains 

dire and we may 

continue to face water 

shortages for the rest 

of our lives. I would 

like to call on all our 

fellow Komani 

residents to save water 

in whatever way they 

find possible. 

If you can afford to 

do so, buy a tank and 

save the precious 

resource of rainwater. 

Please do not think 

that it’s acceptable to 

start wasting water – it 

will never be okay to 

do so. 

In the meantime, the 

district municipality 

should use this 

opportunity to fix the 

many water leaks in 

the community. It is 

indeed pointless for 

residents to save, while 

the water is wasted 

somewhere else. 

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H A P PY birthday wishes are extended 

to Pam van Heerden (tomorrow), 

Neels Ferreira and Jo Jo Sass 

(February 18), Sally McKenzie 

(February 19), Junior Smith (February 

20), Lesley Pretorius, Nita Govender 

and Pierre Scheepers (February 21), 

Graham van Heerden, Tatum Kelly, 

Thea van Eeden, Don Field and Abré 

Wagener (February 22), Lesley Millar 

(February 23), Elise Naude, Peter 

Staffen, Antonie de Klerk, Nadia 

Wilson (February 25), Amila 

Maselane, Esjevan Maytham 

(February 26), Richard Second 

(February 27), Annemarie Aggenbach, 

Giulio del Fava, Lorraine de Wet, 

Antoinette le Grange, John de Villiers, 

Suzanne Westran (February 28), 

Magriet Second (March 2), Melissa 

Sass (March 3), Gerda Cloete and 

Nicki Dicks (March 4). 

BELATED birthday wishes go to Debbie 

Meyer who turned 50 on February 9 

and to Louise Blooms and Zipho-Zethu 

Manuel (yesterday). Congratulations 

to Andrew Breetzke who recently 

celebrated his 50th birthday. 

WEDDING anniversary congratulations 

are in order for Keith and Droes Wood 

(March 2). 

CONDOLENCES are extended to the 

family and friends of the late John 

Lala, Noxolo Tasana, Sonwabo Ndlebe, 

Vuyisile Ngoma, Kholeka Nomeva and 

Novintwembi Mangali. 

WE hope you all had a memorable 

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day on Wednesday. 

KOMANIW E AT H E R 

THE welcome rainy conditions 

experienced lately are set to continue 

during most of this weekend, and 

today there is a 50% chance of more. 

The temperatures will range 

between 15 and 31°C and it will be 

humid. 

Tomorrow will be partly cloudy but 

no rain is predicted. The minimum 

temperature will be 16°C and the 

humidity will be very high. The 

maximum will be 28°C. 

On Sunday there is again a chance 

of a thunderstorm, but again only a 

little rain is likely. 

Humidity and the discomfort index 

remain high and the minimum and 

maximum temperatures will be 17 

and 33°C respectively.- 

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

IMPACT OF SANRAL’S DRAFT 

TRANSFORMATION POLICY 

From October to December 2017, SANRAL took to the road to engage stakeholders on its long-term strategy and draft 

transformation policy. This followed the launch of the strategy by Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi and CEO 

Skhumbuzo Macozoma on 29 September 2017. 

The strategy will guide SANRAL’s activities through its third decade of growth as it continues to plan, develop and 

manage South Africa’s national road network. It represents a re-examination of SANRAL’s core values and positions 

the agency within a rapidly changing global and regional economic environment. It builds on SANRAL’s major 

successes of the past 19 years, but also takes into account the sweeping changes in technology that have an impact 

on the engineering, construction and related industries, and the fundamental reassessments of South Africa’s socioeconomic 

priorities that are currently underway. 

The strategy together with the draft Transformation Policy were shared with stakeholders at workshops that were 

rolled out across the country - from Makhado to Polokwane, Mthatha to Mafikeng, Kokstad to Kimberley. Nearly 

2 000 people attended the 34 engagements country-wide. There were numerous questions ranging from operational 

issues such as SMME development on a specific project, to high-level ones around procurement. 

The sessions made it clear that the agency is committed to the transformation of the construction and related sectors. 

These sectors have an impact on millions of South Africans. 

“Through our procurement processes SANRAL contributes greatly to job creation, skills development and broad-based 

participation in the economy – and we want to expand our role,” says SANRAL CEO, Mr Macozoma. 

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ROUND&ABOUT 

ON THE 

NOTICE BOARD 

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people advertise events and avoid 

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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. 

Friday February 16: GHS Xhosa Society 

showcase, 2pm; Balmoral PTA fun run, 

5.30pm: QCJ cricket v Dale. 

Saturday February 17: QC-GHS 

Va l e n t i n e ’s dance (Grades 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 fund raiser; Balmoral 

Pre-Primary water fun day; 

Southbourne athletics day; Desrac 

Mlungisi 7s schools rugby tourney, 

Mlungisi Stadium, from noon; 

Grootfontein Dohne Merino stud sale, 

Grootfontein Agricultural College, 

Middelburg, 11am; Carnarvon Afrino 

ram sale, Grootfontein Agricultural 

College, Middelburg, 11am. 

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 

crucket tournament, Cradock; QCJ 

cricket v Mdantsane/Sada; 

Consecration of Anglican bishop-elect, 

Moses Thozamile Madywabe, Thobi 

Kula Indoor Sport Centre, 9am. 

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 

ent repreneurs’ day, Grade 1-3; QCJ mini 

astro opening. 

Saturday March 3: QC cricket v Grey 

High, Port Elizabeth; Lydia Heaven and 

Heaven of Heavens Children and Youth 

talent show, Queenstown Indoor Sports 

Centre, 4pm. 

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: G e r e fo r m e e r d e 

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 

t rials. 

Wednesday March 21: Public holiday, 

Human Rights Day; GHS U19 opening of 

the season netball festival; NG Kerk 

bazaar, Robinson Road, 9am – 4pm. 

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. 

Kyra’s going places 

in the music world 

Still a scholar, she knows where she’s heading 

LOCAL SONGBIRD: 

Although she is 

only 16, GHS 

grade 11 pupil 

Kyra Isaacs has 

her sights firmly 

set on a musical 

career 


CHUX FOURIE 

AGIRLS’ High School 

schoolgirl, Kyra 

Isaacs, is making a 

name for herself in 

the gospel music 

industry and she is not yet 17. 

Kyra, daughter of Neil and 

Rozanna Isaacs, says she has 

been singing as long as she 

can remember, but started 

taking it seriously when she 

was in Grade 3. “When I think 

back on my childhood, I was 

always singing,” Kyra said. 

She has always been 

encouraged by her 

parents and siblings, 

especially mother and 

elder sister, Michaela, 

to sing. Her brother, 

Jayde, is also involved 

in music production 

and sound 

engineering. 

To date, this Grade 

11 pupil has entered 

three competitions, 

one in Grade 3, one 

in Grade 6 and one 

in Grade 8, of which 

she won two and was 

placed third in the other. 

While she was at Balmoral, 

she took a major part in the 

musical production of The 

Lion King, in which she 

played the leading role 

of Simba. 

Lately she has been 

concentrating more on 

doing covers on social 

media and has had a 

great response, but the 

big announcement recently has 

been that she will release her 

first single, Image on February 

19 – next week! 

“It’s just one song and 

relates to Psalm 139 verse 14. 

It’s all about finding your 

identity in Christ and realising 

that God made you, so you 

must believe in yourself,” she 

s ay s . 

Kyra wrote the song herself 

and it has been produced by 

her production team consisting 

of herself, Aphiwe Gqwaka and 

Jayde, who usually writes her 

music. 

The single will be available 

from all online stores, the video 

on YouTube and Soundcloud or 

itunes and playstore. 

Kyra has no hesitation in 

saying a musical career is 

definitely what she would 

choose as her career, when her 

schooldays are over. At present, 

she concentrates on gospel, 

pop, praise and worship, but 

she would like to branch out 

into other kinds of music, 

“though it must always have a 

good message”, she adds. 

The person she looks up to is 

US singer Hollyn, who is about 

the same age as she is and 

sings the same kind of songs. 

Meanwhile, she will continue 

working hard at her schooling 

and serve as a worship leader 

in the City of David Church 

youth group. 

She also plans to work on 

some new music, but right now 

it’s a matter of seeing how this 

one goes and holding thumbs. 

GENEROUS GRANNY: Mavis Rawlins, back left, assisted by Playzone’s Mandy Ferreira hands a knitted teddy bear to each of 

the children at the school for little ones in Wodehouse Street 

Picture: CHUX FOURIE 

Knitting needles never stop 

CHUX FOURIE 

MADEIRA Home resident 

Mavis Rawlins spends most of 

her time in a wheelchair, but 

her hands are never still, she 

knits from morning to night. 

Not only does she regularly 

attend the Wednesday 

morning knitting group at 

Madeira, this 

octogenarian-plus knits up 

every scrap of wool she gets 

hold of, especially making soft 

little teddy bears for children. 

The Madeira knitting group 

supplies some of the wool, she 

buys some herself and 

Michelle Löest and Johan 

Reynders of Roche House drop 

some off for her every now 

and again. 

Mavis started off by knitting 

bedsocks for the men on 

active service during World 

War 2, which she sent ”up 

nor th” with her father when he 

came home, to hand out to the 

men there. 

Now she mostly knits teddy 

bears for children, some of 

which have gone to far-flung 

places all over the world, and 

the estimate is that she has 

made about 2000 of them. 

This week Michelle and 

Johan took Mavis to the little 

Playzone school in Wodehouse 

Street, where she handed out 

a teddy she had made to each 

of the approximately 30 

children. Michelle and Johan 

had also packed a little party 

bag for each child so there 

were smiles all round. 

It just shows – you’re never 

too old to do something for 

ot h e r s .


Foundation plans to assist two schools 


KOMANI Development Foundation (KDF) 

members embarked on school visits to 

motivate pupils at KwaKomani Comprehensive 

School on Thursday and Nkwanca High School on 

Fr i d ay. 

The event was conducted by KDF chairman 

Nqaba Nqandela, Silulo Ulutho Technologies and 

treasurer Luvuyo Rani and his brother, marketing 

communicator Lonwabo. 

The foundation adopted 21 pupils from the 

schools, of whom 10 were from Nkwanca and 11 

from KwaKomani. 

Komza Lifestyle owner Mongezi Cingo 

UNITED: Members of the Komani Development Foundation visit pupils at KwaKomani Comprehensive School 

contributed two cows to help raise funds for the 

foundation and each school will receive a cow to be and data bundles. “We want pupils to be motivated results were still good and had produced a top said the progress made was good, adding he was 

raffled. Rani said 30% of the money raised would to study harder. Last year the laptop for the June achiever like Mazamisa. 

optimistic that this year’s matrics would do even 

go to the schools and 70% to the foundation to 

exams was won by Anathi Mazamisa, the Eastern K wa K o m a n i ’s rate dropped from 73.9% to better. Rani said the Eastern Cape schools needed 

Cape’s top achiever in the 2017 matric class. We 

fund next year’s pupils. 

64.7%.“We are hoping for better results in this their former pupils to make contributions to the 

want Mazamisa to also come and motivate the 

“Every year we spend R42000 on the pupils for 

year’s results. Kwakomani will be celebrating 30 schools in order to boost the level of education. 

pupils during the hand-over in July. In September 

basic necessities such as school uniform, R22 000 

years this year, when we hope to mobilise former “The alumni should work with the government 

we will choose 10 more pupils who will benefit from 

for KwaKomani and R20000 for Nkwanca.” January 2019.” 

pupils to plough back into the school.” 

schools’ governing bodies to improve the 

He said in the next six months the top performer Rani said although Nkwanca’s matric pass rate Although the Eastern Cape remained at the infrastructure and the overall performance of 

of the two schools would receive a laptop, a bag had fallen from 68.8% to 67.9% the 2017 matric bottom in the country in the 2017 matric class he pupils.” 

WE HAD FUN: The Grade 7 class 

of Laerskool Hangklip 

embarked on an educational 

tour of Cape Town between 

February 5 and 9. They stayed 

at the Burgerstrandhuis and 

visited the Castle, Table 

Mountain and the Heart 

Transplant Museum at Grootte 

Schuur Hospital while enjoying 

a boat ride in the harbour and 

also stopping over at the 

planetarium, the aquarium, the 

MTN science centre, Butterfly 

World and the crocodile farm 

THANK YOU: Unathi 

Mkefa Primary School 

received school 

uniforms from a group 

of Eskom employees. 

Here, from left, are 

Nobuntu Peter, 

Cwayita Mayiji, 

Zithobile Nqumba, 

Zoliswa Matutu, Kush 

Jikele and Meku 

Nolitha Picture: 

PHILANATHI RASMENI 

Shoes bring 

happiness 

IT WAS a day filled with 

joy at Unathi Mkefa 

Primary School when a 

group of Eskom 

employees donated 

school uniforms and 

shoes to 10 pupils on 

Fr i d ay. 

One of the 

employees, Chwayita 

Mayinji, and colleagues 

identified Unathi Mkefa 

Primary after hearing 

about the needs at the 

school from teacher 

Zoliswa Matutu. 

“Our background and 

the spirit of ‘ubuntu’ are 

the reasons we thought 

about this initiative and 

we want to encourage 

children to not give up 

on their future. We also 

appreciate the teachers 

who are grooming 

these pupils.” 

Principal Zithobile 

Nqumba said: “We 

usually see these kinds 

of initiatives on 

television. We are so 

g r at e f u l . ” 

Nqumba urged 

parents to co-operate in 

terms of taking care of 

their children and avail 

themselves when called 

in by the school. 

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: New staff members at 

Balmoral this term are, from left, Natasha van 

der Westhuyzen, Barnaby Shone and Michele 

Hind 

Picture: SUPPLIED

10 

Tel: (045) 839-4040 Emergency: (A/H) 083-272-0955 ° Editorial: sonjar@tisoblackstar.co.za - advertising: charodinev@tisoblackstar.co.za THE REPRESENTATIVE 16 Februar y 2018 

PRIMEPROPER TY 

Colour your home 

THERE are few things as dreary 

as just white walls – correct? 

Well, some might agree and 

others disagree, but it is a reality 

that colour can help change the 

look of a house. Whether the 

exterior is given a new coat of 

paint sporting an unusual colour 

or whether the interior walls get a 

new look, adding colour to your 

home may be the best thing you 

have done in a long time. 

While earthy and sandy tones 

are all the range lately, the 

adventurous do go for brighter 

colours on the exterior of the 

home. This may, however, lead to 

a near fail if a glaring yellow or 

orange do not blend in with the 

character of the home. 

More modern homes may carry 

off a brighter colour better than 

vintage homes, but 

experimentation on a small 

section of wall could give you a 

better idea. 

Painting one wall in a room has 

also become a firm favourite with 

those wanting to try something 

n e w. 

A bright red or even black wall 

could lend an interesting contrast 

to a room and open up a whole 

world of possibilities when it 

comes to furniture, art and other 

d e c o r at i o n s . 

Muted colours, like mint green 

and a light blue, mixed on the 

walls of bedrooms could create 

interesting and peaceful 

contrasts. These could be set off 

by using vivid curtains and linen 

for a stunning visual experience. 

Baby rooms have also evolved 

over the years as people 

experiment with different murals 

and colour walls to enhance the 

appeal of the nursery. 

There is no set recipe for 

success. What is important is 

that your home – and the colours 

thereof – reflects your 

personality. It could be great fun 

making it work and watching 

people’s reactions to the new 

look of your home. 

In addition, hardware stores 

often have experience and skilled 

staff members who are able to 

assist with advice on colours and 

the mixing thereof. You don’t 

have to go it alone – help is on 

hand! 

Prep are 

for home 

deposit 

First-time buyers caught unawares 

F 

IRST-TIME home buyers 

often get caught by 

surprise when banks 

ask for a deposit in 

order to secure a home loan. 

“When applying for a home 

loan, banks will access your 

credit status to establish 

whether you will be able to 

meet the bond payments. 

Depending on the outcome, 

you are either given a 100% 

bond or required to put down 

a deposit of between 5% and 

20% of the loan amount,” FNB 

housing finance CEO Lee 

Mhlongo said. 

To assist lower income 

first-time home buyers, most 

banks and FNB in particular, 

will grant the majority of 

customers 100% bonds 

without the need for deposits 

where customers meet 

affordability considerations. 

However, when a deposit is 

required by the bank, many 

home owners who fear not 

being able to qualify, 

mistakenly compromise their 

chances of getting the home 

loan by taking out an 

alternative loan to cover the 

deposit. 

“Taking out any form of loan 

while applying for a bond or 

during the registration 

process, may result in the 

bank reversing its initial 

decision to grant you a home 

loan. This is due to the fact 

that your credit profile will be 

in a poorer state, as you will 

now be required to repay both 

your home loan and additional 

loan instalments monthly,” 

said Mhlongo. 

Furthermore, you also need 

to take into account that you 

will be required to pay bond 

and transfer attorney fees 

before the house can be 

registered. For a house valued 

at R500000, you are likely to 

pay around R30000. 

Mhlongo said applying for a 

pre-approval from your bank 

can give you a good 

indication of how much you 

qualify for. This gives you an 

opportunity to start saving in 

advance for the deposit and 

attorney fees. 

Moreover, being able to pay 

a deposit, when you qualify 

for a 100% bond, improves 

your credit score, resulting in 

the bank offering you an even 

better interest rate. 

First-time buyers who earn 

a household income between 

R3 501 and R15000 per month, 

can also use the Finance 

Linked Individual Subsidy 

Programme (FLISP) from the 

government to pay the 

deposit. 

FLISP offers qualifying 

consumers subsidies ranging 

between R20000 to R87000 

once-off, provided that they 

h av e n ’t benefited from a 

government subsidy before 

and approval of the home 

loan from the bank. 

“Keeping your credit record 

clean and saving in advance 

for a deposit and attorney 

fees before applying for a 

bond, can give you peace of 

mind knowing that you stand 

a greater chance of qualifying 

and there are no surprise 

costs that will catch you 

of f - g u a r d , ” Mhlongo 

concluded. 


PRIMEPROPER TY 

Security tips for your home 

ECURITY is a 

S 

watchword in South 

Africa and with house 

robberies a regular 

occurrence, it is important to 

be alert when it comes to 

ensuring that your home 

remains a safe haven. 

Here are a few tips to help 

ensure a more secure home: 

ý Light it up: Extra lighting 

on the outside of a home 

helps to deter criminals. 

ý Keep the garden clear: 

Get rid of big bushes which 

can serve as hiding places for 

criminals. 

ý Keep track of keys: 

Ensure that a friend or close 

family member has a key in 

times of an emergency, but do 

not be irresponsible with keys 

which may result in these 

ending up in the wrong 

hands. 

ý Do not advertise when 

you are away: Ask a 

neighbour or someone you 

can trust to keep an eye on 

your property and to remove 

post from the postbox. 

ý Man’s best friend: 

Invest in a watchdog. A dog 

that sleeps inside the home is 

a good idea. 

ý On the perimeter: Good, 

solid palisade fencing will 

help to act as a deterrent to 

criminals. – Rep reporter 

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12 



Irate residents to 

force CHDM’s hand 

ANDISA BONANI 

HE Komani Civic and Ratepayers’ 

Association is set to serve Chris Hani 

District Municipality (CHDM) with a 

Tlegal letter to force them to be part of 

and participate in public meetings and to 

actively find ways to deal with water and 

sanitation issues. 

The meeting, which took place in the town 

hall in Cathcart Road in Komani on Tuesday 

was called to discuss issues pertaining to 

water meters and accounts, water and 

sanitation, public participation and 

communication, a crisis committee, 

electricity issues, potholes and street lights. 

Community members expressed their 

dissatisfaction with both CHDM and Enoch 

Mgijima Local Municipality’s (EMLM) lack of 

service delivery, which were resulting in 

sewage spillages and power and water 

outages. 

The Concerned Community Forum (CCF) 

advisor, Tokkie Deysel, who chaired the 

meeting, said the municipalities were failing 

their people and were not making an effort 

to engage communities. 

“We are often told that the municipalities 

do not have money. What we want is for 

them to engage us as members of society 

about the goings-on that affect us directly. It 

cannot be that we pay for services we do not 

get and when there are issues like last 

month’s electricity and water crisis no one 

will explain them to the communities.” 

He said it had been decided to take the 

legal route with CHDM as EMLM had agreed 

to engage with the body when meetings 

SUDOKU NUMBER 10 – Easy 

were requested. “As the Ratepayers’ 

Association we have already had meetings 

with EMLM municipal manager Ntsokolo 

Magwangqana and it seems there is light at 

the end of the tunnel,” he said. 

Border-Kei Chamber of Business 

chairwoman Adre Bartis, who co-chaired the 

meeting, said electricity, water and 

sanitation challenges were far from over and 

that it was just a matter of time before 

residents could expect another crisis. 

She attributed last month’s power and 

water outages which lasted five days due to 

ageing infrastructure, adding that some 

sub-stations were more than four decades 

old. 

The CCF had initially served CHDM last 

month with a legal letter calling for action to 

address water and sanitation problems. 

The letter listed a number of complaints 

including the incorrect reading of water 

meters and that the municipality were not 

checking if meters were in good condition to 

allow for accurate readings. 

The letter also stated that the manner in 

which the calculation of accounts was being 

done was not transparent and easy for 

consumers to understand, and that the 

estimation of debt was not in sync with 

services provided. 

Parkvale resident Enver Genade said at 

one point his water bill was R13 000 and he 

could not understand how the municipality 

arrived at that amount because there was 

hardly ever water in his area. 

He said he had paid the municipality and 

when he queried the amount, he was told it 

had been an estimated statement . 

Auditor issues EMLM disclaimer 

ANDISA BONANI 

ENOCH Mgijima Local 

Municipality (EMLM) has 

received a disclaimer of an 

opinion from the Auditor 

General (AG) for the 2016/17 

financial year, due to 

insufficient documentation 

provided by the local authority 

to form a basis for an audit 

opinion. 

The audit report indicates 

that the financial statements 

submitted for auditing were not 

prepared in all material 

respects in accordance with 

the requirements of the 

Municipal Finance 

Management Act. 

Material misstatements 

identified by the auditors in the 

submitted financial statements 

were not adequately corrected, 

and the supporting records 

could not be provided, which 

resulted in the financial 

statements receiving a 

disclaimer audit opinion. 

The municipality incurred 

fruitless and wasteful 

expenditure of R3.3-million 

which has not been recovered, 

written off or condoned. 

The AG was unable to 

determine whether any 

adjustments to the employee 

benefits obligation of 

R128.5-million disclosed in the 

statement of financial position 

were necessary. 

EMLM spokesmanFundile 

Feketshane said the 

municipality had not tabled its 

audit report at council and 

when that was done, it would 

be the first audit for EMLM 

since the amalgamation of 

Nkwanca, Tsolwana and 

Lukhanji local municipalities, 

with the latter having received 

a disclaimer opinion in its last 

audit report. 

The AG stated that the 

municipality did not evaluate 

the balances from the 

pre-merger of the 

municipalities which formed 

the basis of the take-on 

balance for property, plant and 

equipment of R1.1-billion 

without supporting evidence 

for this balance. 

Border-Kei Chamber of 

Business chairwoman Adre 

Bartis queried how a 

municipality of this magnitude 

would not have documents 

providing proof of how revenue 

amounting to millions was 

spent. 

“The municipality must learn 

that the money it has should be 

used for certain planned items 

and there should be 

appropriate documentation 

proving such expenditure. If 

they do not know how to do 

this, they must employ people 

who can actually do the work.” 

Sick woman’s RDP house uninhabitable 


PURE JOY: Dordrecht children Jonathan and Christopher Bradfield play happily in the water following a 

cloudburst in the drought-stricken area 

Picture: SHARON SALMON 

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A 76-YEAR-OLD woman who lives in one of 

the first RDP houses to have been built in 

1999 in Unifound, said she has been 

battling with problems since the first day. 

Nomayina Dopholo said the contractors 

who worked on her house had not done a 

good job, and inadequate gutters had also 

been provided for the home. 

She has, as a result, not lived in the 

house full-time but in a nearby shack that 

she built in 1993. 

“I live with my two grandchildren, one is 

in Grade 10 and the other in Grade 12,” she 

said. “During these heavy rains the 

children called their parents to tell them 

how the house was leaking. 

“Their parents came from Sterkstroom 

and arrived in the afternoon to put a black 

canvas over the roof.” 

Dopholo said that she had tried to get 

help from the former Lukhanji municipality 

(LM) since 2010 to renovate her house as 

she was a pensioner who could not afford 

repairs. According to Dopholo, a former LM 

human settlement official told her that 

people should not expect government to 

do everything for them and should help 

themselves. 

“I do not have enough strength nor hope 

that this house will be fixed before I die,” 

she said, adding that she was suffering 

from cancer. 

“I have started with my chemotherapy, 

which leaves me very weak, and battling 

SOAKED: Nomayina Dopholo in her flooded Unifound RDP house 

Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

to breathe and walk. 

“My bedroom in my shack is like a 

fridge. The water enters from 

underground.” 

Dopholo also showed The Rep reporter a 

stream of sewage flowing through her yard 

– something she said happened regularly. 

Dopholo has called on the Enoch 

Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) to help 

her fix her house. 

Her son, Loyiso Dopholo said he was 

deeply saddened by his mothers living 

conditions. 

The family could not afford to fix the 

RDP house and his mother’s money was 

used to pay for her chemotheraphy. 

He said RDP houses were rectified in 

Ezibeleni and Sterkstroom and so should 

his mother’s home be repaired. 

“I thought our local politicians would 

have helped a sick old woman, but they 

have not.” 

EMLM indicated that they were looking 

into the matter.


HEARTS OF GOLD: Stepping Stone Junior School pupils bought badges in support of the Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa (CHOC) on Childhood Cancer Day yesterday 

Gangsters, addicts 

blame unemployment 

THE ROAD AHEAD: Department of safety and liaison acting head Zukile Kani addresses former Whittlesea 

gangsters at Sada, Whittlesea on Tuesday 

Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

ABONGILE 

S O LU N D WA N A 

FORMER gangsters 

and drug addicts 

from Whittlesea 

blamed 

unemployment for 

their involvement in crime 

during a programme hosted 

by the department of safet y 

and liaison in Sada earlier 

this week. 

Some claimed that 

although they had left 

behind their previous lives 

in gangs, they were still 

being harassed by the 

police as suspects. 

Others said they were not 

willing to give up drugs. 

The department’s acting 

head Zukile Kani said he 

had made about four visits 

to Whittlesea with 

Lieutenant-General Liziwe 

Ntshinga after reports that 

gangsterism and substance 

abuse, which were rife in 

the area, were affecting 

schools. 

“We offered our 

assistance because we 

realise it is difficult for 

youths to get out of 

gangsterism, even once 

they realise how destructive 

it is. We also discovered 

that there were matriculants 

who were no longer in 

school as a result. These 

youths are the ones who 

have a negative influence 

on pupils.” 

Kani said the National 

Youth Development Agency 

(NYDA) would be 

approached to assist to 

transfer skills to the youth. 

Safety and liaison 

portfolio committee 

chairman Michael Peter said 

stakeholder departments, 

such as social development, 

should assist the police with 

their campaign, Operation 

Fiela – especially in 

poverty-stricken areas 

where criminal activities 

such as gangsterism were 

r i fe . 

Peter said the police must 

arrest drug lords along with 

those selling on the streets. 

“Those who have 

committed serious crimes 

should be in St Albans 

prison in Port Elizabeth.” 

He said there were “fa r 

too few churches and 

schools” compared with 

taverns in areas frequented 

by gangsters. 

The drugs tik and n ay o p e 

were rife in Whittlesea, with 

drug users breaking in to 

steal goods for resale. 

“Community policing 

forums must be 

strengthened and street 

committees established to 

claim back the streets of 

Sada and Dongwe.” 

Ntshinga said patrols 

would be put in place at 

schools in the Sada area. 

“Previously we used to 

inform principals when we 

were coming, but from now 

on we will come 

unannounced.” 

Taverns were selling 

liquor to underaged youths 

and the police had been 

given instructions to visit 

taverns and ask for identity 

documents from patrons. 

“If we find an underage 

youth drinking at the 

premises we will arrest the 

owner and close down the 

tavern. All shebeens will be 

closed down because they 

are not lawful.” 

Ntshinga said if all this 

did not happen by June, 

community members should 

report back to her. 

Drug-testing kits had 

been given to principals at 

various schools. 

Xonxa nears completion 

ABONGILE 

S O LU N D WA N A 

THE Chris Hani 

Dist rict 

Municipalit y 

(CHDM) has 

confirmed that 

the completion date for 

the multimillion-rand 

Xonxa Dam project has 

been set for the end of 

April. 

Mqamelo said the 

completion date for the 

Xonxa project was moved 

to April after the 

previously scheduled 

completion date was not 

met in December 2017. 

“The delay of the 

project was caused by a 

contractual dispute with 

a subcontractor in 2017. 

The matter was 

resolved by appointing a 

new contractor and work 

is continuing normally 

and April remains a 

feasible date for 

completion,” she added 

in response to queries 

from The Rep this week. 

She said the six-phase 

Xonxa project was on 

phase five which 

includes the supply of 

water to Komani. 

“The last phase will be 

the provision of bulk 

water infrastructure and 

water supply to Ilinge 

and Machibini.” 

The Rep reported last 

year (“Xonxa pipeline in 

July”, April 21) that the 


pipeline was expected to 

be completed but the 

hand-over and 

subsequent supply did 

not materialise. 

The level of the Xonxa 

Dam was at 115% this 

week, compared with 

101% at the same time 

last year, according to 

the department of wat e r 

a f fa i r s . 

The Waterdown Dam 

level was at 67.9% full, 

compared with 70.2% at 

the same time last year. 

Buco donates water tank 

ANDISA BONANI 

BUCO Hardware Store 

handed over a 5000-lit re 

water tank to Louis Rex 

Primary School last 

Thursday as part of their 

corporate social 

i n v e st m e n t . 

Buco store manager 

Morne van Staden said 

this was a way of 

ploughing back into the 

community and that the 

school was one of the 

struggling ones that 

needed any form of 

a s s i st a n c e . 

“This is not the only 

school we work with, but 

we chose this particular 

one because of the state 

that it is in. We know 

water is a scarce 

commodity, hence we 

decided to sponsor them a 

STILL EMPTY: The level of the Bonkolo Dam in 

Komani remains extremely low Picture: SUPPLIED 

WATER, GLORIOUS WATER: Louis Rex Primary School 

principal Bevan Christoffels and Buco Hardware 

Store manager Morne van Staden after finding the 

perfect spot for the water tank Picture: ANDISA BONANI 

water tank. 

“We will provide fittings 

for the tank and plan to 

connect the tank to the 

municipal water supply so 

it goes straight into the 

tank. The school has an 

asbestos roof, so 

rainwater would be 

u n h e a l t h y. ” 

Principal Bevan 

Christoffels said last 

month’s five-day water 

outage disrupted the 

school’s programme 

because they did not have 

a tank. 

“We are grateful to 

Buco for their continuous 

suppor t.”

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In Memoriam In Memoriam 

Dlomo Mabongwe Sishuba 


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DOMESTIC 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

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Funeral Notices 

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NODIDA 

MNINAWE 

 

Late of 

1257 Zone 3, 

Ezibeleni, 

Komani 

Born: 25.08.1984 

Died: 06.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 17.02.2018 

Starting at home then 

to the 

Jesus Christ Church, 

opposite Police 

Station, Komani 

for a service at 10am 

The cortege will 

proceed to the 

Lukhanji Cemetery for 

the Interment 

at 1pm 

PHUMLA NGOXOLO 

MVULANE MSUTHU 

BHAYI KHETSHA 

RUSSELL AND SON 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

Tel. 045 839 4012 

BISIWE 

NTOMBOZUKO 

Late of 

381 Old Township, 

Sterkstroom 

Born: 21.01.1975 

Died: 07.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 

Starting at home 

then to the 

Masakhe 

Community Hall, 

Sterkstroom 

for a service at 

10am 



Masakhe Cemetery, 

Sterkstroom for the 

Interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAJOLA 

QENGEBA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

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ABRAHAM 

 

 

late of 8927 Sasol 

Street, Newvale, 

Komani, passed 

away peacefully 

on the 8th of 

February 2018 

in his 46th year. 

Sadly missed and 

deeply mourned 

by his loving wife 

Tisha, daughters, 

sons, grandchildren, 

brother, sisters and 

extended families. 

The Cortege will 


Lukhanji Cemetery 

for the Interment at 

12:30 on Saturday 

17 January 2018, 

after a service 

commencing at 

11 o’clock from 

the Apostolic Faith 

Mission (AFM), 

Victoria Park, 

Queenstown. 

“PEACE PERFECT 

PEACE” 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

DUMANI 

SHERMA 

NOZIMBO 

Late of 

8118 New Houses, 

Nomzamo, 

Komani 

Born: 01.01.1957 

Died: 08.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Sunday 18.02.2018 

Starting at home at 

10am 

(Holly Methodist 

Church in Zion) 

Thence to the 


for the Interment 

at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMYIRHA ZONDI 

ZIYEKA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MVUMBI 

LOYISO 

BORN: 1983-02-22 

DIED: 2018-02-03 

FUNERAL: 

2018-02-17 

VENUE: Funeral 

starting at Home at 

Lower Seplan, Cala. 

Service will start @ 

10:00am 

CEMETERY: Cala 

TIME: 1pm 

AVBOB 

FUNERAL SERVICES 

ROBINSON ROAD 29 

QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MNTUYEDWA 

BUKWANA 

BORN: 1945-06-10 

DIED: 2018-02-07 

FUNERAL: 

2018-02-18 



Hala No 2, Lady Frere. 


10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Lady Frere 

TIME: 1pm 

AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

STAMPULU 

LUVUYO 

Late of 

246 Gxoyiya Street, 

Mlungisi, Komani 

Born: 18.07.1981 

Died: 08.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 


then to His Grace 

Tabernacle, Next to 

Pick ‘n Pay, Komani 


08:30am 





at 11:30am 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MQWATHI DIKELA 

NONI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

OLIPHANT 

LAURINE 

NONCEBA 

Late of 

1020 Matshikiza 

Street, 

New Bright, 

Mlungisi, 

Komani 

Born: 24.11.1973 

Died: 11.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 


10am 

(Iliso Lomzi 

Apostolic Church) 




12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MANDLOVU 

MALUNGA 

MTUNGWA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

SIJEKU 

AMANDA 

Late of 

Mateyise, 

Tsembeyi, 

Lady Frere District 

Born: 13.10.1987 

Died: 02.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 


10am 

(Methodist Church) 


Mateyise Cemetery, 

Lady Frere for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMQITHI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

SIGITI 

NOSAFATI 

ALFRED 

Late of 

Mtwaku, 

Bolotwa, 


Born: 16.01.1931 

Died: 01.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 


10am 

(Zionist Faith) 


Mtwaku Cemetery, 



PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMQOMA SIGQO 

NYOHELA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MZUZU 

NOTEMBA 

NOFIRST 

Late of 

799 Mbombo Street, 

New Bright, 

Mlungisi, 

Komani 

Born: 01.05.1937 

Died: 05.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 


10am 

(Golgotha Zionist 

Faith) 




at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMFENE LISA 

JAMBASE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

SEPTEMBER 

NOSISI 

EUGINIA 

Late of 

Emmangweni, 

Tsembeyi, 


Born: 05.09.1940 

Died: 06.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 


10am 

(Methodist Church) 

Thence to 

the Tsembeyi 

Cemetery, 



PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MANYAWUZA 

THAHLA NDAYENI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MATAMBA 

NONTUTHUZELO 

Late of 

Ezisoyini, 

Tsembeyi, 


Born: 28.09.1967 

Died: 02.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 


10am 

(Zionist Faith) 


Ezisoyini Cemetery, 


Interment at 

12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMNGQOSINI 

MAGABA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

STEMELA 

LIASON 

SICELO 

Late of 

403 Zone 1, 

Ezibeleni, 

Komani 

Born: 06.04.1982 

Died: 10.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 


then to the 

D.D. Hall, Ezibeleni 

for a service at 9am 





at 11am 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

TSHANGISA 

SKHOMA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NONGUMPI 

NOMINITI 

LUCY 

Late of 

57 Thembeni Street, 

Molteno 

Born: 01.01.1918 

Died: 06.02.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

17.02.2018 


then to the 

Uniting Reformed 

Church, Molteno 


10am 



Molteno Cemetery 


12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMQWATHI 

DIKELA NONI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NDATYANA 

YANDISWA 

NICOLET 

Late of 

Emakhumeni, 

Kundulu, 

Lady Frere 

Born: 08.07.1983 

Died: 31.01.2018 

Funeral: 

Sunday 18.02.2018 


10am 

(Izikhova Ezimnqini) 


Kundulu Cemetery, 


Interment at 

12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMKHUMA 

MBATHANE 

XESIBE 



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SKOTI 

NOFIRST 

DOREEN 

BORN: 1938-12-22 

DIED: 2018-02-01 

FUNERAL: 

2018-02-17 



No 2 King Edward 

Street, Indwe. Service 

will start @ 10:00am 

CEMETERY: Indwe 

TIME: 1pm 

AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

GXALABA 

PRISCILLA 

BABALWA 

BORN: 1979-05-09 

DIED: 2017-02-08 

FUNERAL: 

2018-02-17 



No 236 Gxoyiya Street, 

Bede, Mlungisi 

Location @ 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Mlungisi 

TIME: 1pm 

AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

FONGOQA 

XOLANI 

BORN: 1966-08-04 

DIED: 2017-02-06 

FUNERAL: 

2018-02-17 



Xolobe A/A, Tsomo. 


10:00am 

CEMETERY: Tsomo 

TIME: 1pm 

AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

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MOYI 

NOMBULELO 

EUNICE 

BORN: 1964-03-04 

DIED: 2017-02-03 

FUNERAL: 

2018-02-17 



No24 New Area 

Location, Hofmeyer 

then proceed to the 

Hofmeyer Community 

Hall @ 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Hofmeyer 

TIME: 1pm 

AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

EVELYN 

DEKENI 

BORN: 

01-01-1934 

DIED: 

04-02-2018 

FUNERAL: 

17-02-2018 

ADDRESS: 

McKay’s Neck, 

Plantation Locality 

VENUE: 

Lady Frere @ 

10am 

CEMETERY: 

McKay’s Neck 

at 1pm 

Rest In Peace. 

Serving Through Dignity 

and Trust 

No 21 Derby Street 

Queenstown 5319 

Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 

nesawuli@mweb.co.za 

NOLUSAPHO 

TIYO 

BORN: 

24-02-1948 

DIED: 

04-02-2018 

FUNERAL: 

17-02-2018 

ADDRESS: 

Machibeni A/A 

VENUE: 

Lady Frere @ 

10am 

CEMETERY: 

Machubeni 

@ 1pm 



and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

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BABINI 

WISEMAN 

NTOTO 

BORN: 

05-01-1968 

DIED: 

27-01-2018 

FUNERAL: 

17-02-2018 

ADDRESS: 

Ngcuka A/A 

VENUE: 

Lady Frere @ 

10am 

CEMETERY: 

Ngcuka @ 1pm 

Rest In Peace 

Myirha. 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


RONALD 

CEWANA 

BORN: 

08-05-1941 

DIED: 

03-02-2018 

FUNERAL: 

17-02-2018 

ADDRESS: 

Chumakala A/A 

VENUE: 

Lady Frere @ 

10am 

CEMETERY: 

Chumakala @ 

1pm 



and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


MASIKIZI 

MPHOKELA 

BORN: 

20-05-1941 

DIED: 

28-01-2018 

FUNERAL: 

17-02-2018 

ADDRESS: 

Bengu A/A 

VENUE: 

Bengu A/A 

@ 10am 

CEMETERY: 

Bengu @ 1pm 



and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

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NGQ ASE- 

MBATHA 

NOMAKHWEZI 

Born: 11.07.1971 

Died: 03.02.2018 

Funeral: 17.02.2018 

Venue: At home 

Askeaton, Cala 

Rest in peace 

Mangwanya, 

Qengeba 

Swartbooi 

Funeral Parlour 

S .F .P 

Tel: 072 049 8170 

AKINBOHUN 

OLUWATOSIN 

 

Born: 14.11.1962 

Died: 02.02.2018 

Funeral: 

17.02.2018 

Venue: 

St. Matthias 

Anglican Church, 

corner of Ararat 

and Stateway, 

Welkom, Free State. 

Interment: 

Welkom Cemetery 

May your soul rest 

in peace. We will 

miss you. 

MADELA 

ROJUS EMMANUEL 

Born: 1934.01.01 

Died: 2018.01.31 

Funeral: 2018.02.17 

Address: Bolotwa 

Location (Elalini) 

Lady Frere 5410 

Venue: Home 

Time: 10am 

Interment: Bolotwa 

Cemetery at 12:30 

Rest in peace 

Dlangamandla, 

Mcenge, Zulu 

Service Conducted By 

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083 431 6800 / 

076 324 1255 

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PAKADE 

XOLISA 

RAYMOND 

Born: 16.09.1960 

Died: 10.02.2018 

Funeral: 

17.02.2018 

Address: 

BH 6 Mpondo 

Street, Bongweni, 

Mlungisi at 10am 

Interment: 

Mlungisi 

Cemetery 

Lala ngoxolo 

Sqholo, Mjoli. 

Mali 

Thandisizwe 

Jurian 

Dorian 

Born: 

03.02.1962 

Died: 

31.01.2018 

Funeral: 

17.02.2018 

Address: 

No. 987 Zone 3 

Ekuphumleni 

Township 

Whittlesea 

Rest in peace 

Senzwa, Mawawa 

TWALA 

LWANDILE 

Born: 1990-01-21 

Died: 2018-02-04 

Funeral: 2018-02-17 

Address: 

Toisekraal Village, 

Lesseyton 

Venue: 

Home 

Interment: 

Toisekraal Cemetery 

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MANIYI 

MELISIZWE 

Born: 1985-01-25 

Died: 2018-02-06 

Funeral: 2018-02-17 

Address: 

701 Ext 2 Zola 

Location, Tarkastad 

Venue: 

Home 

Interment: 

Zola Cemetery 


SERVICES 

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 / 

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MGUZULWA 

LULAMA 

Born: 1986-12-17 

Died: 2018-02-04 

Funeral: 2018-02-17 

Address: 

2710 Nongqokwana 

Street, Unifound 

Venue: 

Home 

Interment: 



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NOTICE NO. CS 02/02/2018 

CLOSURE OF CURRENT 

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current Ilinge cemetery will be 

closed on 28 February 2018. A 

n e w ce m e te r y, loc ate d n ex t to t h e 

access road to Ilinge township, will 

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IN THE MAGISTRATES COURT FOR 

THE DISTRICT OF QUEENSTOWN 

HELD AT QUEENSTOWN 

CASE NO. 1871/16 

In the matter between 

QUEEN’S COLLEGE (BOYS’ HIGH 

SCHOOL) 

(Plaintiff) 

and 

CLAUDE VINCENT SASS 

(First Defendant) 

LYNETTE SHILENE SASS 

(Second Defendant) 

 

Pursuant to a judgment granted on 14 OCTOBER 

2016 by the above Honourable Court, and in 

pursuance of a Warrant of Execution Against 

Property issued thereafter, a sale in execution 

of the undermentioned property will be held on 

23 MARCH 2018 at 10H00 ¿ 

the SHERIFF OF THE MAGISTRATES 

COURT, QUEENSTOWN ie 18 KOMANI 

STREET, QUEENSTOWN, which sale will be 

for cash to the highest bidder 

 

 

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MAURICE SHADIACK ATTORNEYS INC. 

 

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P O Box 398 Queenstown, 5320 

Tel: 045-8392027 

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Wednesday with treats and gifts to 

celebrate Valentine’s Day. With the 

children were, back from left, general 

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Lawrence Jeggels, Joshua Warriors 

principal Merlyn Hare and, front, bakery 

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30 houses damaged by heavy rain 

HEAVY rains which have 

fallen in the Chris Hani 

district since last week, 

have resulted in damage to 

30 houses in villages in the 

Emalahleni area. 

The Rep reported on page 

1 this week that several 

houses in and around the 

Enoch Mgijima area had 

also been damaged after 

more than 80mm of rain fell 

in the area over a few days. 

Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality spokesman 

Gcobani Msindwana 

indicated yesterday that the 

municipality had not yet 

received any report of 

damage in the area as a 

result of the downpour. 

The Rep asked the Chris 

Hani District Muncipality 

(CHDM) for an indication of 

related damage in the area. 

According to CHDM 

communication manager 

Thobeka Mqamelo, 

Emalahleni was the hardest 

hit of all districts in the 

jurisdiction of the district 

municipalit y. 

Emalahleni’s area 

includes Cacadu (which was 

formerly known as Lady 

Frere) and the town of 

Dordrecht – the latter where 

a cloudburst had been 

reported and an estimated 

140mm fell within a short 

period in the district. 

Mqamelo said, 

“Rwantsana and Rodana 

villages [in the Emalahleni 

area] have recorded a 

combined 30 damaged 

houses while Engcobo 

Municipality was also 

significantly affected with 

some houses completely or 

partially damaged.” 

Assessments were still 

being conducted throughout 

the various districts by the 

local municipalities (LM), 

which would then feed 

reports to CHDM in terms of 

the disaster management 

process. 

Obituary: Mzimkhulu Mqikela 

THE family of Mzimkhulu 

Mqikela has announced his 

passing after a short illness, on 

January 25, at the age of 62. 

He leaves his siblings, Bhejile 

and Nokuzola. Originally of 

Fransbury, he obtained his 

lower primary education at 

Mtebhele Primary School. 

He was popularly known for 

his rugby skills as “jersey No 7” 

in the ’70 s . 

He worked in coal mines in 

Mpumalanga, where he 

continued to shine in local 

rugby teams. 

He was a strong leader 

within his community. 

A funeral service was held at 

Faith Mission, Mtebhele Village 

over the weekend and he will 

be laid to rest at Loko 

Cemeter y. 

OUTREACH: Members of the police 

visited Bulelani Senior Secondary School 

in Ezibeleni as part of the Safety Month 

programme. Police members were 

accompanied by representatives from 

the Department of Health and the 

community policing forum. Several 

topics, including bullying and drug 

abuse, were discussed with the pupils 

and sanitary pads were handed out to 

girls 

Picture: SAPS 

OFF THE STREETS: Suspected stolen 

cellphones, a knife and drugs taken off 

the streets in Whittlesea Picture: SAPS 

Task team clamp 

down with arrests 

MEMBERS of the crime combating task team of 

Whittlesea arrested three suspects on charges 

of being in possession of drugs in Sada on 

M o n d ay. 

Police spokeswoman Captain Namhla 

Mdleleni said police also seized suspected 

stolen cellphones. The suspects appeared in the 

Whittlesea Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. – 

Rep reporter 

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS 

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 an 

Environmental Impact Assessment to establish a sand quarry (33.9789 

Ha) and to undertake the following activities on Nonesi Allotment Area 

and Erven 366, Kundulu Allotment Area, District of Glen Grey, Eastern 

Cape Region: 

Main Mining Activities: 

1. GNR 325: 7 April 2017, Activity 17 (a) & (b) 



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


Location: 

Nonesi Allotment Area and Erven 366, Kundulu Allotment Area, District 

of Glen Grey, Eastern Cape Region. 

Proponent: 

Corpclo 1982 CC - Mashiywa Distribution Primary Co-operative Limited 

JV. 

Consultant: 




Tel: 041 368 9095 & Fax: 086 601 4021 

Email: kundulu@stellenryck.co.za 

The applicant, Corpclo 1982 CC - Mashiywa Distribution Primary 

Co-operative Limited JV, and the practitioner, Stellenryck Environmental 

Solutions (SES), are undertaking the necessary environmental 

investigation to facilitate authorization in terms of the Scoping Report. 

If you wish to register as an Interested & Affected Party or make any 

representations in respect of the application and/or the Scoping Report, 

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 19 March 2018. Should you require further 

¿ 

No. 041 368 9095 well ahead of the above mentioned date 

Date of Notice: 16 February 2018 

I S A Z I S O M A L U N G A N O V A V A N Y O L W E M P E M B E L E L O 

K O K U S I N G Q O N G I L E Y O 

Esi sisaziso ngokwemimiselo yoMthetho kaZwelonke wezokusiNqongileyo 

(NEMA), ka-1998, ongezelelweyo ngomhla ka-7 April 2017, ngokwemimiselo 

yoMthetho Wophuhliso Lwezibonelelo zeziMbiwa ne-Petroliyam 

(MPRDA), ka-2002 kunye nohambiselwano necandelo lokuceba –Land 

Use Planning Ordinance, 1985 kanye ne Spatial Planning and Land Use 

Management Act, 2013 ngenjongo zokufaka isicelo soVavanyo lweMpembelelo 

kokusiNgqongileyo ukuvelisa isanti yeNkwari (sand quarry) 

(33.9789Ha) kwakunye nokwenza lemisebenzi ilandelayo kwindawo yakwaNonesi 

kunye nase-Erven 366, kumhlaba iKundulu, kwisithili saseGlen 

Grey, Eastern Cape Region: 

i 

i l i t ( ( ) 

i l i t i ) 

i l i t 

i l i t ( i ) ( i i ) 

i l i t 

U n d o q o n g o ku q u b eka n am al n g e o ko m b a: 

1. G N R 325: 7 A p r 2017, A ct vi y 17 a) & b 

2. G N R 327: 7 A p r 2017, A ct vi y 22( 

3. G N R 327: 7 A p r 2017, A ct vi y 27 

4. G N R 324: 7 A p r 2017, A ct vi y 12( a) & 

5. G N R 327: 7 A p r 2017, A ct vi y 30 

I n d aw o : 

Kwindawo yakwaNonesi kunye nase-Erven 366, kumhlaba iKundulu, 

kwisithili saseGlen Grey, Eastern Cape Region 

A b axh asi : 

Corpclo 1982 CC - Mashiywa Distribution Primary Co-operative Limited 

JV 

C o n su l t an t : 




Tel: 041 368 9095 & Fax: 086 601 4021 

Email: kundulu@stellenryck.co.za 

Abafake isicelo, Corpclo 1982 CC - Mashiywa Distribution Primary Cooperative 

Limited JV, and the practitioner, Stellenryck Environmental 

Solutions (SES), baquba uphando ngokusingqongileyo ngokuhambiselana 

nesigunyaziso sesicelo sesaziso esi. Ukuba unomdla wokubhalisa 

okanye uyachaphazeleka faka isiphakamiso sakho, gokwesicelo sengxelo, 

hambisa isiphakamiso sakho/ ubhalele: Stellenryck Environmental 

Solutions, 18 Aisne Ave, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth, 6070 or to Fax: 086 

601 4021, ungadlulanga umhla we-19 March 2018. Ukuba ungqwenela 

ulwazi neenkcukaca malunga nalomba/ okanye ukufumana uxhwebhu 

 

 

I saz i so si p ap ash w e: 16 F eb r u ar y 2018

18 



Stars aim for pot of 

gold at end of rainbow 


Rainbow Stars football 

club is aiming for gold 

in 2018.The Newvale 

club, in its 15th year of 

existence, did well last 

year, but the focus for this year 

will be to improve the discipline 

of players and to encourage 

parental support. 

Coach and player Madoda 

Kamte said discipline would put 

Stars on the winning track. 

“We will implement tougher 

rules that will enforce players 

being more disciplined. The 

rules will be set to punish 

ill-disciplined players.” 

A lack of older role models 

also contributed to a lack of 

discipline among the younger 

players, he said. 

“We have tried to get the 

assistance of former senior 

players to assist us. Teams in 

Ezibeleni enjoy an abundance of 

senior former players helping 

with the development of soccer 

in their community and as a 

result, their teams tend to win 

most tournaments.” 

He said community support 

was integral in ensuring that the 

love for soccer grew while young 

people were kept away from 

drugs and alcohol. 

“We will visit parents of the 

under-13 and U15 teams, as well 

as the first-team youngsters, to 

encourage them to support the 

players. How will you know your 

child is not busy with criminal 

activities when they say they are 

going to practice and games if 

you do not come and watch 

them? It is like saying your child 

is at school, but you never look 

at their homework.” 

He said he was concerned 

that the standard of soccer was 

dropping in the area and that 

development was needed. 

Rainbow Stars had all that 

was needed for victory and had 

featured in two finals last year. 

GREAT PERFORMANCE: Laerskool Hangklip hosted their swimming 

gala with, from left, Dean Moss (U13 freestyle, breaststroke and 

butterfly) and Owen van Greunen (U10 freestyle) breaking records 

Bow ling 

b onanza 

FINAL SHOWDOWN: Despite drizzly weather and rain, Try 

Again FC took top honours against Valgas on Saturday 

Picture: PILANATHI RASMENI 

Try Again FC 

win Top Eight 

PHILANATHI RASMENI 

TRY Again FC walked away with 

a cash prize of R1000 in the Top 

Eight soccer match against 

Valgas at the weekend. 

The teams braved rainy 

weather to go head to head at 

the Dumpy Adams Stadium, in 

Komani on Saturday. 

During the first half of the 

match, Try Again opened with a 

brilliant goal, taking the score 

to 1-0. Valgas managed to get 

an equaliser in the second half. 

Rainy weather and 

frustrations could be the reason 

for two yellow cards received by 

each team in the second half. 

The game ended with a draw 

of 1-1 and was decided on 

penalties. 

Valgas coach Archibald Dyeli 

was disappointed with the loss 

of 4-3 on penalties. 

“We started well, putting 

them under pressure, but lost 

focus in the second half. It 

might be a setback but it is a 

lesson for the players not to 

underestimate the opposition.” 

When asked whether he had 

strategies in place for the 

upcoming league, Dyeli said, 

“When we start the season, we 

need to collect points in the 

first five games. It is important 

to win home games.” 

Valgas took home R600 as 

the runners-up. 

RECOGNISED: In a touching ceremony last week, Queen’s College Junior 

principal Richard Second and the cricketers of Queen's College Boys' 

Primary School unveiled the Zandile Gwana cricket nets with, from left, 

Gwana, Liam Ruiters and Second 


SHOWING THE PROTEAS HOW: Playing for the 

Queen’s Junior U10A cricket team against Sada, 

Laytham Kroutz recorded the outstanding bowling 

figures of five wickets for only five runs 

Picture: SUPPLIED


We t 

start 

for 

GP 

SEAN HEIDEMANN 

THE first round of the 

Medal Grand Prix for 2018 

took place at the 

Queenstown Golf Club on 

Saturday in most 

welcome wet conditions. 

David Thomas took first 

place with a well-played 

72 nett, Angus “Silver 

Assassin” Barber was 

second, also on 72 nett, 

and third was Tony 

McDougall on 73 nett. 

In fourth place was 

Dorian Heuer on 74 nett, 

fifth Michelle Mitchell on 

75 nett and sixth Richard 

Miles on 76 nett. 

The Stableford 

competition was won by 

Angus Barber with David 

Thomas second and Tony 

McDougall third. There 

were no two clubs. 

Upcoming events: 

Saturday February 17: 

Windhoek pairs, 

betterball Stableford; 

Friday February 23: SPCA 

fun run on the course, 

Saturday February 24: 

SPCA golf day. 

SPOR TSSCENE 

GHS pupil excels in judo 

GHS 

Anje Strydom of Girls’ High 

School has been busy on the judo 

front. She represented Border 

(Buffalo City Metro Judo 

Association) at the national trials 

in Port Elizabeth where she ended 

third overall. 

Anje also represented Border at 

the national rankings and 

received a silver medal for 

second place. She is still ranked 

third overall in group 4 (under-15, 

U16, U17 age group). 

Grade 9 pupil Tyla-Mae Roux 

travelled to Malaysia to compete 

STAR PERFORMANCE: Anje Strydom of GHS continues to excel in judo 

in the Red Tone Junior Squash 

Open. This tournament was held 

in Kuala Lumpur and Tyla-Mae 

ended 29th in the U15 division. 

From there she travelled to 

Singapore where she played in 

the Oncocare Squash 

Tournament, ending 18th in the 

U15 division. 

The annual gala results: 

Monique da Cruz – Crebo Cup for 

200 yards freestyle open, Victrix 

Ludorum, open champion and 

Knapp Shield; Tarien Wentzel – 

U16 champion; Amy Styles – U14 

champion, Grade 9 Queenswood 

Trophy Inter-Grade Race; Beswick 

– Winning House Trophy. Final 

house results – 1st Beswick, 2nd 

Groom, 3rd Thomas, 4th Burt. 

The following GHS pupils 

participated in the Lukhanji 

District Athletics Meeting and 

achieved top three placings in 

their respective events: First: U19 

– Lilita Nyalela shot put (8.1m); 

U17 – Gugulethu Maqina shot put 

(10.21m – new record); Taygin 

UP TO THE CHALLENGE: Louis Rex Primary School pupils ready 

for this weekend’s mega district athletics meeting in Cradock, 

from left, Juwayron Bosch (U10 shotput), Indiphile Lombo 

(U11 80m), Sinesipho Fass (U11 long jump), Megan Botha (U13 

200m) with coach Ronald Williams who will officiate at the 

meeting 


Vorster – javelin (30.75m), U15 

– Thandile Siyeka 100m 

(13.92s). 

Second: U19 – Megan Dike 

100m (13.78s); U17 – Gwiba 

Booi – high jump (1.35m); 

Lindi-Lois de Wet – j av e l i n 

(28.81m); Sibulele Ngculu – 

400m (68.87s) and 100m 

(14.03s); Khululiwe Vilakazi – 

800m (02:56.1s); U15 Sasha 

D’Arcy – high jump (1.2m) and 

U14: Amy Styles 400m (70.72s). 

Third: U17 – Lindi-Lois de Wet 

– shot put (8.32m); U15 – 

Courtney Stone – high jump 

(1.2m). 

QCJ 

Tennis: QCJ lost to Merrifield 

by four matches to 2. (31-26 in 

games) 

Cricket: U13A v Alice: QCJ 

129/5, Stephen Aylesbury 31. 

Alice: 59/6, Anje Saul 1/8. 

No result due to rain. 

U11A v Alice: QCJ 85 all out, 

Morgan Hayes 24, Robbie 

Miles 18. 

Alice: 86 for 8. Iviwe 

Manzana 2/18, Morgan Hayes 

3/15. No result due to rain 

U13B v Sada: QCJ 224/6, 

Oyisa Magwaxaza 61, Ethan Alt 

38. No result due to rain. 

U10A v Sada 

QCJ: 159 all out, Ryan Barber 

51 . 

Sada: 10/7, Latham Kroutz 

5/5. No result due to rain 

WELL DONE: Dean Moss, left, and Karla de Beer were crowned as the Victor and Victrix Ludorum 

of the Laerskool Hangklip’s colours athletics 


Another 

re c o rd 

for 

parkrun 

THE Komani parkrun 

recorded yet another 

record attendance on 

Saturday when 382 

people ran, jogged and 

walked the course. Of 

these, 81 were 

first-timers and 108 

recorded personal 

b e st s . 

Simone le Roux and 

Susan Buissinne were 

awarded their Junior 

Club 10 certificates for 

completing 10 parkruns. 

– Rep correspondent 

AROUND 

THE GREENS 

Queenstown Golf Club 

Bowling section 

Friedie Fincham Trophy: Friedie Fincham 

Trophy: L Taggart, M Wilson, S Molony, L 

Pretorius 19, F Prinsloo, I Richardson, F 

Corbett, G Odendaal 15. B Richardson, A 

Brown, R Miles 21, P v d Walt, F Pretorius, L 

Breetzke 12. 

D C Scott Trophy: P v d Walt, F Pretorius, A 

Sahd, G Odendaal 20, F Prinsloo, I 

Richardson, F Corbett, R Miles 19. Good 

bowling to the men’s and ladies’ teams 

playing in the league this weekend.

INSIDE: GREAT RESULTS ON THE GREENS - PAGE 19 

For sport news e-mail: sonjar@tisoblackstar.co.za (Deadline: Tuesdays at noon)Sp ort 

EC Super 12 heartbreak for Breakers 

MAXWELL LEVINE 

B 

REAKERS are officially 

out of the running in the 

Eastern Cape Super 12 

championship after 

suffering a 20-14 home loss to 

Gardens. 

It is the Mlungisi side’s third 

loss, which put paid to any 

chance of making the semifinals, 

with one match to play. 

It was always going to be 

difficult for the home side as 

Gardens were gunning for a 

knockout spot and have never 

lost to Breakers before. 

The visitors drew first blood 

with a Ruben de Vos penalty to 

go 3-0 up. Nkunku Mbusi 

restored parity for Breakers with 

a converted penalty to make it 

3-3. De Vos made it 6-3 with 

another penalty before two 

successive penalty conversions 

made it 9-6 in Breakers’ fav o u r. 

The defending champions 

showed their mettle by scoring 

two converted tries to go 20-9 

up before the halftime whistle. 

First flanker Darlington Gans 

crossed the whitewash and then 

eighth man Nathal Forbes also 

put his name on the scoresheet. 

De Vos converted both tries. 

The second half was a tighter 

affair with Breakers the only 

team scoring. Lonwabo Ngculu 

scored, with Mbusi converting to 

make it 20-14. Some resolute 

defence from Gardens prevented 

any further scoring from the 

home side with the Uitenhage 

side’s path to the semis still 

alive. 

In a top-of-the-table clash, 

Park remain unbeaten with a 

hard-fought 23-22 win over Star 

RUGBY BOOST: LEFT, Aloe Ventures rugby club have benefited from a rugby 

jersey donation, courtesy of Hi-Q and UThando Tyres. Mabovula Butchery has 

donated cool drinks and sausages and Claudia Jackson boerewors rolls 

THANK YOU: ABOVE, New Rest rugby recently received sponsored rugby 

jerseys from Metcalf, Sahd with, from left, Ruben van Schalkwyk and Patrick 

Vermeulen (representing the club) and Metcalf, Sahd Financial Services CC 

director Jacques van Zyl 

of Hope to shoot them to the top 

of Group A on 14 points. The 

group is tight, with three teams 

still in the running for knockouts. 

Star of Hope have 12 points 

with Gardens third on nine 

points. 

In Group B, Berlin Tigers got 

their first win with a 13-12 

beating of Police. Despatch 

defeated Kruisfontein 27-24. It is 

also tight with as many as four 

teams in the running for the top 

two spots. Swallows and 

Kruisfontein are close at 14 

points each with Harlequins and 

Despatch with 10 each. 

Tomorrow has Breakers 

travelling to Ntlaza for a date 

with Lions. Swallows host Police 

while Berlin Tigers take on 

D e s p at c h . 

In the clash of the weekend 

Gardens host Park at Rosedale. 

Luvo sets athletics alight 


FORMER Dordrecht 

resident and South 

African athletics 

superstar Luvo 

Manyonga is the toast 

of the Eastern Cape 

town after setting a new African 

indoor long jump record with a 

jump of 8.40m in Metz, France 

on Sunday. 

Manyonga also set a new 

South African indoor long jump 

record for a third time in a week 

with his jump. 

His leap was 8cm further than 

the African record Ignisious 

SAB League set 

to kick off with 16 

teams next Friday 


THE long-awaited SAB 

League is set to start with 

16 teams qualifying next 

Friday. The league had been 

subject to delay after Chris 

Hani regional play-offs came to a 

halt. 

South African Football 

Association (Safa) Chris Hani 

regional executive officer Kholiwe 

Masabalala said the league took 

time due to unresolved issues in 

the region which were eventually 

addressed by the association. 

Masabalala said Young Minds 

from Ilinge and Bhongweni from 

Indwe were the newly promoted 

teams in the league. 

The teams will be divided into 

two streams: Group A will comprise 

teams from Ngcobo, Sakhisizwe, 

Emalahlani, Intsika Yethu 

municipalities, with the teams 

named as Xalanga Celtics from 

Cala, Young Stars from Cofimvaba, 

Hot Spurs from Elliot, Amakhuze 

Royals from Tsomo, FC Bhongweni 

from Indwe, Peace Brothers from 

Engcobo, Amavarara from Cacadu 

and Mafez from Cofimvaba. 

In Group B, areas have been 

divided into Enoch Mgijima 1, 

Enoch Mgijima 2, Tsolwana and 

Inxuba Yethemba municipalities 

with the teams, Amathole from 

Sada, MK Academy from 

Whittlesea, Young Minds from 

Ilinge, Holy Kings from Ezibeleni, 

Mighty Bucs and Difra Stars from 

Molteno, Valgas Mlungisi from 

Komani and Mighty Cosmos from 

Sterkst room. 

Transport continues to be a 

major challenge. 

Gaisah of Ghana set in 2006. 

He broke the South African 

outdoor record twice in 2017, 

boasting a personal best of 

8.65m at the national 

championships in 

Potchefstroom. His national and 

continental outdoor record 

launched him into 11th place on 

the world all-time list. 

In an interview with The Rep 

this week, Manyonga, who is 

now based in Port Elizabeth, 

said the record meant a great 

deal for him as it was one of the 

goals that he wanted to achieve 

by competing in the indoor long 

jump event. 

Manyonga said “The first 

contest was okay and a little bit 

challenging because it was my 

first time in the indoor long 

jump. 

“I was not sure how I would 

adjust to the different 

environment and how it would 

affect my performance but I got 

over it and it went really well,” 

Manyonga continued. 

“My next focus is the Wo r l d 

Indoor Championships, in 

Birmingham next month.” 

The Rep previously reported 

that the top athlete had visited 

his home town, imparting skills 

to other young athletes. 

ATHLETIC PROWESS: Luvo Manyonga, formerly of Dordrecht, broke the African indoor long jump record in Paris, France, on 

Sunday. Manyonga’s winning leap of 8.40m, surpassed the 8.36m African record held by Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana for the 

past 12 years. Some great Eastern Cape pride! 

Picture: SIMPHIWE NKWALI @ Sunday Times

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