The Rep 27 April 2018

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FOR SAFEKEEPING: Members of the Mlungisi police remove goods from the store of a man arrested for the 

alleged rape of an 8-year-old boy following threats of looting 

Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

Man arrested for alleged 

rape of 8-year-old boy 

SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

UNIFOUND community members tried to 

loot a cash store on Tuesday following the 

arrest of a foreign national for the alleged 

rape of an 8-year-old boy on Saturday. 

The boy’s mother, who may not be named 

to protect his identity, told The Rep that she 

had noticed that he was in pain on Sunday 

at 8pm. “He was sitting on the bed with the 

other children. I noticed he could not sit 

properly. I asked what was wrong and he 

said it was painful.” 

She said initially he would not elaborate, 

but then told her about the alleged rape and 

that he had been gagged during the assault. 

She said he claimed that he had been 

threatened with death if he told anyone. 

She went to report the matter to the 

Mlungisi police station, but was told to 

return on Monday. 

Police had accompanied the mother and 

her son to the Rape Crisis Centre where it 

was confirmed that he had been raped. 

Unifound community member Nosipho 

Madi said the community was unhappy that 

police had arrived in five vans to take away 

the suspect, but when residents reported 

crimes, the response was not as swift. 

Madi said, “Last week we reported a 

crime of people fighting and the police did 

not come. We do not trust the remaining 

foreigners operating in the spaza shops. Our 

children still play in these streets.” 

Community members tried to destroy 

stock inside the store, but the police on site 

told them not to take the law into their own 

hands. They then looked on as the police 

loaded the stock into vans and took it away. 

Ward 14 committee member Sphokazi 

Moses said the rape of young boys in 

Unifound was becoming the norm, with 

incidents reported in Phambu, Gobashevu, 

Dlagusha and Addis Ababa streets in 

Unifound. “There is a case in court of four 

boys who were raped last year in Unifound, 

allegedly by a member of the community out 

on parole. It is claimed that he would drug 

the boys, than he would rape them.” 

The 8-year-old had this week not returned 

to school as he was receiving medical 

t reatment. 

Police spokeswoman Captain Namhla 

Mdleleni confirmed that a case of rape was 

under investigation and a suspect was in 

c u st o d y. 

Sheriff raids EMLM 

Officer attaches R68m assets for debt 

ANDISA BONANI 

THE Queenstown 

sheriff has 

at tached 

movable assets 

from Enoch Mgijima 

Local Municipality 

(EMLM) worth 

R68-million. 

The debt is owed for 

construction of a 

community hall which 

was built in 

Sterkstroom by Milowo 

Trading six years ago. 

The company was 

not paid according to a 

settlement agreement. 

The attorney 

representing Milowo 

Trading, Lionel 

Trichardt of Lionel 

Trichardt and 

Associates, said the 

local authority failed to 

honour a settlement 

agreement on 

numerous occasions, 

therefore necessitating 

the need for drastic 

measures. 

“We have ordered 

the sheriff to attach all 

movable assets from 

the municipality and if 

this does not amount 

to the required 

revenue, we will 

arrange for their 

immovable assets to 

be attached.” 

The sheriff said the 

auction of the assets 

would take place next 

month if a payment is 

not made. 

“The actual date is 

yet to be 

communicated to me.” 

Trichardt indicated 

that after numerous 

meetings with the 

municipality, they 

signed a settlement 

agreement last year 

which stated that 

EMLM would pay 

monthly instalments of 

R7-million for three 

consecutive months, 

starting in October last 

year. But Milowo 

Trading did not receive 

p ay m e n t . 

Trichardt said after 

the municipality failed 

to pay as promised 

they took up the matter 

with the Grahamstown 

High Court which ruled 

in their client’s favour 

in March. 

Milowo Trading built 

the hall in 2012 which 

cost the municipality 

R21-million, but never 

received payment. 

Robert Goss of 

Milowo Trading said 

when he had started 

building, the 

foundations had been 

laid. He had used his 

own money to build 

the structure after he 

was approached by the 

municipality, but was 

never paid. 

“The last time they 

asked me to attend a 

council meeting where 

the matter would be 

discussed, the EFF 

refused because the 

matter was not listed 

on the agenda. The 

debt has accumulated 

over the years with 

interest, that is why the 

assets had to be 

at tached.” 

The sheriff, Jenny 

Coetzee, said she was 

not allowed to speak to 

the media.. 

EMLM spokesman 

Fundile Feketshane 

said the matter was 

being legally dealt with 

and at this stage the 

municipality could not 

divulge anything until 

there was a resolution. 

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Third time lucky for EMLM? 

ANDISA BONANI 

ENOCH Mgijima Local 

Municipality (EMLM) 

earlier this year appointed 

the third female executive 

mayor, Nokuzola Sisisi Tolashe, 

who brings with her vast 

political experience and is 

eager to better the lives of the 

impoverished people in the 

municipal area. 

Tolashe commenced her 

duties on March 3 after former 

mayor Lindiwe 

Gunuza-Nkwentsha was 

removed from office by her 

political party for 

maladminist ration. 

The new mayor’s 

appointment came after 

lengthy in-fighting in the ANC 

and dissatisfaction from 

opposition parties. 

In an interview on Friday, 

Tolashe indicated that the 

Costly Komani taxi rank remains vacant 

PILANATHI RASMENI 

THE multimillion-rand Komani 

intermodal taxi rank has been 

turned into a place of theft and 

vandalism as the windows and 

electric cables have been 

ripped off and lights broken 

while some are using it as a 

public toilet and a leisure park. 

The rank was supposed to be 

operational in 2014, but in April 

it remains closed with no 

security measures to safeguard 

it. 

One of the street vendors 

who were supposed to benefit 

from the project, Vuyelwa Lali, 

said it was unhygienic to 

prepare food at the temporary 

rank. 

Security staff apprehend several suspects 

RED Guard response officers attending 

to a panic button activated at a local 

store last week, recovered equipment. 

Two suspects were handed over to 

the police, operations manager Willie 

 

municipality was doing 

everything in its power to 

ensure services reached the 

people who needed them 

most, but the financial 

situation of the local authority 

made that difficult to fully 

execute. 

“The municipal manager and 

I are working tirelessly in 

trying to normalise the 

situation, which may take a 

while as there is not enough 

money to work with. The 

troubles facing this 

municipality began when three 

municipalities – each with 

their own problems – were 

brought together. The 

amalgamation brought with it 

a lot of instability and 

uncertainty among employees. 

“We still have only one 

permanent director which is 

one of the major issues. Part of 

our strategy to ensure stability 

will be to employ permanent 

“I have to cook v e t ko e k here. 

Every season passes while we 

sit in the street. The sad part is 

that I am paying R200 to rent a 

shelter to keep my belongings 

s a fe . ” 

Taxi owners said they were 

forced to park on p av e m e n t s . 

HARD AT WORK: Enoch 

Mgijima Local Municipality’s 

new mayor, Nokuzola Sisisi 

Tolashe, is eager to bring 

about change in the area 

Picture: ANDISA BONANI 

directors who are committed 

to doing what is required of 

them without worrying about 

their contract not being 

renewed,” Tolashe said. 

“The situation should be 

better in the next financial year 

which begins in July. The most 

urgent matter we are trying to 

fix now, is that of the Eskom 

debt and the looming power 

STILL EMPTY: The intermodal taxi rank remains vacant 

despite its completion 

Picture: PILANATHI RASMENI 

One of the taxi owners, who 

asked to remain anonymous, 

said, “We are not doing any 

business because there is no 

central pick-up point. We do not 

have a proper place to park. 

Commuters also tend to avoid 

the muddy rank on rainy days.” 

Reynecke said. Response officers 

apprehended a man who had allegedly 

stolen a phone and who had then run 

into a business last week. The man was 

caught and handed over to the police. 

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interruptions. 

“The mayoral committee is 

yet to have meetings to 

discuss the matter after our 

payment plan to Eskom was 

rejected. We initially had an 

agreement with Eskom to pay 

R12-million which they later 

said needed to be topped up 

with R4-million. We paid the 

money and were shocked to 

receive a letter informing us 

that our payment plan had not 

been considered.” 

Tolashe said by December 

this year, a lot will have changed 

for the better and that people 

needed to be patient as change 

did not happen overnight. 

Tolashe, who was born and 

bred in Mlungisi, joins EMLM 

as the third woman at the 

helm after Gunuza-Nkwentsha 

and Nozibele Makanda, who 

served in the former Lukhanji 

Local Municipality. 

Commuters take the risk of 

being mugged and walk long 

distances with groceries to 

reach a temporary taxi rank 

near the informal settlement of 

Rawutini, in Mlungisi. 

Municipal spokesman 

Fundile Feketshane said, “We 

shall make an announcement 

soon”. 

The Rep reported (“Not a 

squeak on opening of taxi rank”, 

February 9 2018) that the taxi 

rank was 90% complete in 2014. 

It was also reported (“On the 

rise,” April 3 2015) that the 

project had been allocated 

R11-million in the 2015-16 

financial year, with R14-million 

at the time to be allocated in 

the 2016-17 financial year. 

Also, response officers on patrol 

apprehended a man in possession of a 

suspected stolen gas bottle over the 

weekend. He was handed over to the 

police. – Rep reporter 

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Ilinge man in need of help 

HELP, PLEASE: The sickly Monde Ndlanga was found doing his laundry 

when The Rep visited the home 


ANDISA BONANI 

AN ILINGE family is seeking help for an 

ailing family member who was recently 

discharged from Frontier Hospital. 

Information about the family was 

brought to the attention of The Rep by a 

concerned neighbour, Ncumisa Gqalane, 

who has tried to help the family and the 

sickly Monde Ndlanga. 

Gqalane said Ndlanga had been sick 

for years and that this year his body had 

started developing sores which had 

become infested with maggots. 

“I accompanied Ndlanga with his 

19-year-old brother to hospital last week 

and he was released two days later. He 

does not take his medication because he 

says it makes him sick when he takes it 

without having eaten. Ndlanga lives with 

his younger brother, Andile and sister, 

Vuyokazi. Vuyokazi is mentally 

challenged and therefore is not much 

help. All of them are unemployed and 

therefore food and clothing are big 

problems. 

“Earlier this year I tried to get social 

workers involved but they only came to 

visit the family once and never returned. 

Andile, who is the only healthy person in 

the family, spends his days looking for 

odd jobs so he can get food so that 

Ndlanga can take his medication.” 

Andile said both their parents had died 

and the siblings have been living 

together. He said the situation got bad 

when his older brother got sick and he 

had to take care of him. 

“I used to work in Johannesburg, but I 

had to return because of my brother’s 

sickness. It is difficult for me because I 

can not look for a stable job because 

there is no one to take care of my family. 

I am asking anyone who can help us with 

our brother to please come forward. The 

sores on his body are getting worse, he 

can not walk properly and sometimes he 

can not go to the bathroom by himself.” 

He said last time they visited the 

hospital, they were told that there was 

nothing more that could be done unless 

his brother drank his medicine. 

“He sometimes gets cheeky with me 

when I remind him about medication and 

he is older than me so I can not force 

him.” 

Anyone who can assist the Ndlanga 

family with medical information, food 

and clothing can contact Ncumisa 

Gqalane on 078-919-8039. 

STUTTERHEIM - On Saturday, 13 members of 

the Historical Society met their taxi at 

Amatola Haven. 

The driver, Anton Kolisi, arrived on time 

and the group boarded the taxi for Adelaide 

via Cathcart. The first pitstop was at 

Baddaford farm stall near Fort Beaufort then 

it was on to Adelaide to enjoy lunch at 

Midgely’s Hotel (built in the mid 1800s). 

Lunch was followed by a tour of the 

Adelaide Museum. Apart from artefacts from 

the 19th century, there are two Springbok 

rugby blazers belonging to Gary Pagel and 

Os du Randt, both of whom attended 

Adelaide Gymnasium. 

In the afternoon the group visited the 

town square opposite Midgely’s and studied 

the War Memorial listing the names of those 

from Adelaide who lost their lives in the 

World Wars I and II. 

On Sunday they were invited to the 

Presbyterian Church and were surprised to 

see a photo of the Rev Ian Hawkridge 

among the former ministers. Ian is now the 

Stutterheim Presbyterian minister. 

Then it was on to the Dutch Reformed 

Church. The architecture of this church is 

magnificent. During the Anglo-Boer War 

(1899-1902) it was commandeered by the 

English and used as barracks. After a 

splendid lunch at The Stoep hosted by our 

tour guide, Nelene Klopper, they travelled to 

The Mill cricket ground. Here Lochart Ainslie 

explained that the mill had been in his 

family for seven generations and how the 

cricket ground came about. Then they went 

to Bedford to the Rosarium and had 

afternoon tea at the Duke of Bedford Inn. 

On Monday morning, they headed back to 

Stutterheim via Fort Beaufort, Alice and King 

William’s Town. Those who enjoyed the trip 

were Brian and Linda Lanz, Tom and Jenny 

Cole, Mario and Louise Ferreira, Roy and 

Jenny Potter, Lyn King, Hazel Mundell, Sylvia 

Steinmetz, Yvonne Love and Margaret Wood. 

B OT H the men’s and women’s hockey teams 

were in action on Sunday in East London. 

The men beat Duncan Village 2-0 with goals 

from Rohan Lombard and Michael Dugmore. 

The women lost 1-4 to Old Boys. Stutt’s goal 

was scored by Tarryn Sparks. 

A TOTAL of 62 athletes completed parkrun 

event #182 in chilly but sunny conditions. 

Congratulations to Charisse Grenfell on 

completing her 150th parkrun, Tristan 

Nepgen on his 10th and earning his Junior 

10 Club certificate and Daniel and Jess 

Coetzee who were handed their Purple 25 

Volunteer shirts. Bart Wantenaar also 

notched up his 25th stint as a volunteer. 

AND OFF THEY GO! Members of the Stutterheim Historical Society during 

their trip to Adelaide 

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TIMES: The 

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Dordrecht 

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MACLENNAN 

DORDRECHT - A TEAM of dinosaur 

hunters from the University of the 

Witwatersrand is in the area this 

week, scouting for new fossils and 

revisiting known sites, indicates Ben 

Maclennan, chairperson of the 

Dordrecht Anderson Museum. 

Among their tasks is to finish the 

excavation of a set of bones 

exposed in a dam spillway in the 

Swempoort area. 

Last year they dug around the 

bones and coated the upper 

surfaces with a jacket of plaster. 

This week they plan to hammer 

away the shale around the bottom 

edge of the jacket so that they can 

use chisels to prise the specimens 

loose from the rock they are sitting 

on. 

Then they will coat the exposed 

underside with plaster of paris as 

well, to protect the fossils on their 

journey back to Johannesburg, 

where they will be expertly freed 

from the matrix. 

The team was at work at the site 

on Wednesday after having dug 

away a layer of sand and mud which 

the rains had deposited over the 

fo s s i l s . 

After Dordrecht, the team heads 

for Barkly East, to revisit the sites 

where the remains of two 

crocodylomorphs - ancestors of 

t o d ay ’s crocodiles - were discovered 

by legendary fossil hunter James 

Kitching in the 1980s. 

ST E R KST R O O M - The farmers’ a s s o c i at i o n 

AGM was held at Sterkstroom Club on 

Tuesday afternoon. Outgoing chairman 

Petrus de Wet thanked the committee 

and members for their commitment to the 

association during his term in the chair. 

A new committee was elected, 

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chairman Kevin Webster, secretary 

Megan Moorcroft and additional 

members John Richardson, Tony 

McDougall, Attie Oelofse, Debbie de Klerk 

and Chris Neser. The deputy secretary is 

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GWATYU village residents near Komani have 

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deeds for the land on which they and their 

forefathers lived. 

The village consists of 88 farms, 

equivalent to 40 000ha and senior dwellers 

of the area are worried government will 

move them to alternative land and 

nationalise the land as per the EFF’s request 

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Resident Sdodo Matsheke, 88, of Maties 

farm said he had lived on the farm all his 

life and had never seen any form of 

development in the village since the 

“proclaimed” democracy. “There is nothing 

happening in this village. People are poor 

and schools are dilapidated, yet government 

is doing nothing. We cannot farm the land 

because it is not ours officially. Life during 

the apartheid era was much better than it is 

today because we could grow vegetables 

and farm stock for our families. The 

government has neglected the people of 

Gwatyu yet they are the first to visit us when 

they need us to vote.” 

Nowezile Tom, 92, of Sofu farm indicated 

she was born and bred in the village. She 

LISTENING EAR : DA leader Mmusi 

Maimane talks to Gwatyu Village’s 

Nowitness Madyungu on a recent visit 


said living conditions had become worse 

and that she feared for her great 

grandchildren’s future in the country. 

“There are many old people like me here. 

Most are sickly and have to travel long 

distances to get to the clinic in Cathcart and 

that costs money. We have lost everything 

since the democratic government and no 

form of service delivery gets to the people 

on these farms. We have no water and 

electricity and now the government wants to 

take away the one thing that would ensure a 

brighter future for our families. We need this 

land so our children can farm it.” 

Maimane promised the villagers that he 

would take up the matter with government 

officials in parliament so the land belonging 

to families on the farms would remain 

theirs. “This is exactly what we mean when 

we say the EFF’s expropriation of land 

without compensation is utterly wrong. 

“Black people of South Africa need to be 

given what is due to them and decide for 

themselves how they want to use the land. If 

the land is nationalised all of you will get 

nothing from it. Your suffering and resilience 

will have been for nothing. We need to be 

firm as a people and ask that land be given 

to the rightful owners.” 

Resident Thembakazi Matsheke has since 

established the Gwatyu Community Property 

Association (CPA) which seeks to assist the 

villagers in claiming the land. “Our major 

issue is to have the CPA registered. I have 

knocked on every door I know to seek 

assistance. Our parents will die without 

knowing what will happen to the land, 

hence we decided to seek political 

intervention. Government once threatened to 

move everyone living on the land to a 

township nearby, but we refused. There is so 

much that could be happening on this farm 

but we cannot do anything because we do 

not have title deeds.”

THE REPRESENTATIVE 27 April 2018 Tel: (045) 839-4040 Emergency: (A/H) 083-272-0955 ° Editorial: sonjar@tisoblackstar.co.za - advertising: charodinev@tisoblackstar.co.za 5

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EDITORIAL 

OPINION 

Power and 

wate r, 

a n y o n e? 

WILL the residents of the 

Enoch Mgijima municipal 

area wake up on the 

morning of Wednesday, May 3, to 

find themselves without water 

and electricity? 

As the debt owed by the 

municipality to Eskom mounts on 

a monthly basis, with the last 

known figure believed to be over 

R60-million, there seems to be no 

resolution yet. 

The power utility has rejected 

the municipality’s payment plan 

(“No power deal yet” April 20) 

and the clock is ticking. Fast. 

Eastern Cape Cooperative 

Governance and Traditional 

Affairs spokesman Mamnkeli 

Ngam indicated that the 

provincial government would do 

everything in its power to keep 

the lights on and to help EMLM. 

It is therefore puzzling why the 

local authority has not been 

placed under provincial 

administration. To be fair, new 

EMLM mayor Sisisi Tolashe and 

the new MM, Chris 

Magwangqana have not had 

much time to turn around an 

inherited debt and bringing in a 

provincial administrator could 

only help to turn around the 

s i t u at i o n . 

Several factors may have 

contributed to the debt – the 

amalgamation of the three areas 

of Tsolwana, Nkwanca and 

Lukhanji into the new entity of 

EMLM, electricity theft (which is 

nothing new, but seems to be on 

the rise), the lack of debt 

collection by EMLM, the lack of 

proper accounts being sent out to 

consumers and a myriad of other 

factors as highlighted in the 

recent Auditor-General’s report. 

The Rep reports on today’s 

front page of assets valued at 

millions which have been seized 

due to outstanding debt. 

It seems that the floodgates 

have opened and there is no 

money to settle the debts. 

Any resident who has the best 

interests of the area at heart 

should be pulling his head out of 

the sand and taking note of what 

is, indeed, a dire situation. 

An area without electricity – 

where water can not be pumped 

due to the lack of power – is a 

recipe for disaster. 

With the long weekend due, it 

means that there will be only one 

day – April 30 – to fix what is 

broken and to mend bridges with 

Eskom to prevent the planned 

power cuts. 

Will EMLM manage to pull the 

bunny out of the hat at the last 

moment? 

I hope so – for all our sakes. 

We dare not fail them 

THE Department of Basic Education 

needs to pay serious attention to 

the mess that is related to the 

provision or lack thereof of safe and 

hygienic toilets for its schools. 

On Monday a case, brought by 

the parents of Michael Komape 

whose young body was found deep 

inside a pit toilet, was concluded. 

His parents wanted the department 

to pay R3-million as compensation 

for general damages and for 

constitutional damages emanating 

from his death. The court dismissed 

both claims but ordered that 

medical costs for 

Komape’s two 

siblings be borne 

by the state. 

This 

unfortunately, is 

not the only case 

in which a young 

pupil has died due to unsafe toilet 

facilities at schools. A grade R pupil 

at a school near Mbizana also 

drowned after falling into a pit 

lat rine. 

The Rep last week covered the 

story of a Stutterheim school, 

Isihoboti Public Combined School, 

where the toilet structure simply 

crumbled, rendering it unsafe for 

use by the pupils. Read this gem of 

an answer from the Amathole 

Education Department 

spokesperson, Malibongwe 

Mthimka, “A building cannot simply 

collapse without showing signs. 

Schools have SGB members 

responsible for assessing the 

school on a weekly and monthly 

basis to make sure such events do 

not happen”. 

Principal Mandlenkosi Gayoyo 

explained the possible cause of this 

IN 

TOUCH 

... with Phumelele P Hlati 

collapse, ‘When I took a look at the 

toilets I noticed that the foundation 

was made from zinc instead of 

bricks. The concrete base was then 

laid on top of the zinc which 

r u st e d . ” Now when you go back to 

the statement of the department 

you can see how nonsensical it 

actually is. 

With this kind of attitude from 

the department, it becomes clear 

that millions earmarked for mud 

school eradication were sent back 

to treasury in the last financial year. 

I wonder what he would have 

said on behalf 

of the 

depar tment 

after the death 

of that grade R 

pupil Lumka 

Mthethwa near 

Mbizana. 

The norms and standards for 

schools are quite clear. Why they 

need a court to remind them and 

make them do what they are 

supposed to do is very 

disappointing. 

As things stand, 9000 schools 

have only pit latrines as toilets, 171 

have no water, 569 have no 

electricity and, shockingly, there are 

68 schools with no toilets 

w h at s o e v e r. 

I don’t know what Basic 

Education Minister Angie 

Motshekga is going to investigate 

when the statistics are and have 

always been available. The order by 

President Cyril Ramaphosa is 

therefore nothing but a ruse to buy 

more time and appear to be doing 

something. 

Ours is not a caring government, 

please prove me wrong. 

STILL DOING GOOD WORK: Former Komani Dog Unit member Warrant Officer Ethienne Gerber continues with his excellent 

work. Gerber and his dog, Misty, were instrumental in the recovery of the body of David Bellet-Brissaud, 48, of Gabon from 

the water of the PE harbour last week. Bellet-Brissaud‚ 48‚ disappeared without a trace from the Paxton Hotel in Humerail in 

Port Elizabeth in the early hours of last Friday 

Picture: Eugene Coetzee@THE HERALD 

FACE 2 FA C E 

Question: Briefly describe 

your background. 

Answer: I was born and bred 

in Centurion, Gauteng. After 

school I completed a BOptom 

degree at the University of the 

Free State (where I also met 

my husband, Donovan), and in 

January 2015 I moved to 

Komani. I am currently working 

for Mellins I-Style Optometrists. 

Q: If there is one thing that 

you could change about your 

life what could it be? 

A: My whole family lives 

around Gauteng and the Free 

State, therefore we don’t see 

each other that often. If it was 

that easy, I would choose to 

live closer to them. 

Q: A word of advice to the 

youth. 

A: It is fine to start at the 

bottom. It is actually a good 

place to start when you are 

building your career and future. 

Climb the ladder, equip 

yourself and become or be the 

best in what you do. 

Q:. What is your occupation? 

A: I am an optometrist. My 

... vox pops on the street 

What do you think about ... 

ANDRE ENGELBRECHT 

YOUR VOICE 

What does freedom mean to 

you? What will you be doing to 

celebrate Freedom Day? The 

Rep intern, Pilanathi Rasmeni, 

took to the streets to find out. 

Andre Engelbrecht from 

Sandringham 

There is no freedom in this 

country. We are experiencing 

murder, corruption, poverty 

and dirty cities. Look at the 

state of Komani, it is filthy. The 

current government is corrupt. 

I will never raise my child here 

in this country. 

Mphuthumi Masiza from 

Mlungisi 

We will enjoy ourselves on 

job is to test people’s eyes, to 

improve their vision with 

spectacles, contact lenses or in 

certain cases even low vision 

devices. I am also concerned 

about primary eye care and eye 

health and if necessary I refer 

patients to an ophthalmologist 

(eye specialist) for specialised 

eye care. 

Q: What is the best book 

you’ve read so far? 

A: I am a hopeless romantic 

so if I read (which doesn’t 

happen much) I normally end 

up with a romance novel. I can 

not really name a best book, 

but the last meaningful book 

I’ve read was C a p t i vat e d by 

Staci and John Eldridge. 

Q: If you were asked by a 

radio to play a song that 

would best describe South 

Africa, what would it be? 

A: Dis ‘n land by Snotkop 

and Karen Zoid. 

Q: What do you value most? 

My faith and family time. 

Q: Your thoughts on the VAT 

increase – what impact do 

you think it will have on the 

MPHUTHUMI MASIZA PETER KING JULIUS MAPHEMPENI VUYISILE SONGELWA 

Freedom Day. Yes, we are free 

because we no longer have to 

carry identification everywhere 

we go. 

We can sleep in our 

favourite hotels freely; there is 

a difference compared with the 

apartheid government. 

Peter King from Mlungisi 

Freedom Day means a lot, 

but since 1994 there is no 

freedom. It is not about just 

holding hands with different 

races. The youth are not free 

as we are unemployed. 

In order to get a job in a 

municipality you have to sleep 

with the manager. Corruption 

with Izaan Merola , I-Style optometrist 

South African economy? 

A: My opinion would be that 

the 1% VAT increase obviously 

does have a negative effect on 

all South Africans in the short 

to medium term, but if the 

government uses the increased 

revenue to South Africa’s 

benefit we might just see an 

increased positive economic 

growth in the long term. 

Q: What motivates you to 

keep going in life? 

A: Our dog, Jerry, and my 

faith in God. I am an over 

thinker so sometimes the 

stupidest things or 

situations can leave me 

stressed and depressed. I 

then think about this one 

verse in the Bible; 

“Therefore do not 

worry about 

tomorrow, for 

tomorrow will 

worry about 

i t s e l f. ” It is not 

always that easy, 

but I have 

realised that 

everything will 

be okay in the 

has taken a lead in this 

countr y. 

The ruling party, the ANC, is 

failing us. The councillors are 

not playing any important 

roles in our communities. It 

only benefits the few who are 

in power. 

Julius Maphempeni from 

Mlungisi 

We are not free at all, the 

drug dealers are walking freely 

in our society. The high rate of 

murder and unemployment is 

of major concern. I will not 

celebrate this day because I 

don’t want to seem as if I am 

celebrating other people’s pain 

end and if it is not okay then it 

is not yet the end. 

Q: Who is your role model? 

A: My sister. Even though 

she is three years younger I 

admire her spontaneous 

outlook on life, the passion she 

has for her work, her ambition 

and her imagination. She 

always looks for the light in 

people and then that will be 

the only thing she sees. 

of loss and poverty. 

Also I do not get the concept 

of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 

transgender community – it is 

not meant to be allowed. 

Vuyisile Songelwa 

Emachibini 

Economically we are not 

free. However, we are free 

because we no longer have to 

carry IDs. 

I can stay anywhere and 

swim at any given time. The 

service delivery is very poor, 

especially in the rural areas. 

The roads are poor, our cows 

are dying in Emachibini 

because of a lack of water.


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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Donating clothes to The Rep’s drive for the needy 

on Tuesday were, from left, Chulumanco Stuurman, Lutho Ndaliso and 

Noluntu Botha 


IN OUR POST BAG 

Change of name can 

still be challenged 

JOHN McConnachie and Sigidla 

Ndumo, Joint Co-ordinators Keep 

Grahamstown Grahamstown (KGG), 

write: It is two years since 

Queenstown meekly surrendered its 

163-year-old name and so little interest 

was shown that no-one seemed to 

notice that the change was contrary 

both to the South African Geographic 

Names Council (SAGNC) guidelines 

and the relevant legislation. Not only 

that, but the promulgation of the name 

change was defective and open to 

legal challenge. 

The guidelines of the SAGNC read, 

“Geographical names are part of the 

historical, cultural and linguistic 

heritage of the nation which it is more 

desirable to preserve than destroy.” 

There are few names to which this 

applies more than Queenstown. 

The legislation also lays down the 

procedure to be followed for name 

changes to be effected, the most 

important being that there must be a 

proper public consultation process. 

This legal requirement was reinforced 

by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) 

when it reversed the renaming of Louis 

Trichardt 10 years after its name was 

changed to Makado. The SCA defined 

what must be done to constitute a 

proper public consultation process and 

that was definitely not met in the 

renaming of Queenstown or other 

Eastern Cape towns such as Alice 

(Dikeni) and Elliot (Khowa). 

Lastly, in terms of the legislation, 

once a proposed name change is 

gazetted, 30 days must be allowed for 

objections and the change only 

becomes final after objections are 

considered by the Minister of Arts & 

Culture. In the renaming of 

Queenstown, Alice and Elliot, the 

notice of the proposed changes made 

no mention of the right of people to 

object and the then chairperson of the 

Eastern Cape Provincial Geographic 

Names Committee (ECPGNC) which 

recommended the change, Samkelo 

Janda, was quoted in the Daily 

Dispatch of 5.3.16 as saying “once the 

Minister gazettes the changed names, 

they become official from that 

moment.” Therefore, not only was the 

notice defective by not alerting people 

to their right to object, but the 

statement by the chairperson of the 

ECPGNC was deliberately misleading 

as he must have been aware that the 

law allows 30 days for objections 

before the change becomes final. 

Grahamstown has been fighting the 

change of its name for 10 years and the 

ECPGNC and SAGNC are now, in their 

desperation, resorting to the same 

methods employed in Queenstown. If 

only Queenstonians had put up a fight 

it would not be happening, but if Louis 

Trichardt could get the change 

reversed after 10 years, why not 

Q u e e n st o w n ? 

Are there no Queenstonians 

prepared to stand up for the name and 

to compel the SAGNC to live by its own 

guidelines and the law? 

If there is anyone out there who 

wants to challenge the change, we are 

willing to assist. 

SOCIETY 

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B I RT H D AY wishes are extended to The Rep’s 

Mavis Buhe and Nonceba Vetezo (April 27), 

Bronwynne Brown (April 28), Jamica Plaatjies 

(April 29). Quinton van Wyk (April 30), Juan van 

der Merwe (May 1), Bridget King and Marcus 

Kaschula (May 2), Aviwe Qavane (May 5), 

Anastacia and Charlene April (May 8), Mechell 

Stander and Asanda Mdlela (May 9), Karen 

Coetzer (May 10) and Sibusiso Molefe (May 11). 

BEL ATED birthday wishes go to Siyavuya Mabuto 

(April 19), The Rep’s Simtembile Mgidi and 

Patrick Casey (April 22). 

WISHES for better health are extended to 

Michelle Lee. 

CONGRATUL ATIONS to Stuart and Wendy Weir on 

their wedding anniversary on May 2. 

CONDOLENCES to the friends and family of the 

late Fezeka Penxa, Tinnie Keevy, Mirriam 

Geduld, Vanessa van Wyk, Sinzo Ngesi, Sisiwe 

Mdangi, Mzimkhulu Ndlelo, Mbuyiselo Malafu, 

Laziki Mabli and Mzuvukile Sonkosi. 

E N J OY Freedom Day on Friday and Workers’ D ay 

on May 1. We hope you all get some time off to 

spend with family and friends. 

KOMANI 

W E AT H E R 

NO rain is forecast for this weekend and the 

sky will generally be clear. While the nights 

will continue to be cool, the days will remain 

warm and balmy. 

Today was scheduled to start at 11°C and 

there will be a gentle breeze. The sky will be 

clear and the maximum temperature is 25°C. 

Tomorrow will be much the same, with 

temperatures ranging between 10 and 26°C, a 

clear sky and a brisk breeze. 

On Sunday it will again be relatively breezy, 

with a cool 8°C minimum, rising to 24°C at 

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ROUND&ABOUT 

Grateful for support, wishes 

CHUX FOURIE 

MOVING into the 

office at Balmoral 

Girls’ Primar y 

recently has been 

new principal Bianca le Roux, 

although it is no great 

distance from the Grade 5 

classroom she has been 

calling ‘hers’ for years. 

Bianca (neé Gouveia) was 

born in Caledon and started 

school in Plettenberg Bay, 

eventually matriculating at 

Hudson Park in East London. 

After that she studied at 

the then Nelson Mandela 

Metropolitan University (now 

NMU) in Port Elizabeth 

where she graduated with a 

BPrim Ed degree. 

While she was there she 

met a young man from 

Queenstown, Clinton le Roux, 

who was working there and 

was later to become her 

husband. 

Bianca’s first teaching post 

was at Balmoral in 1994 and 

she and Clint met again, 

eventually being married in 

1996. She has been there 

ever since except for three 

years when Clint was 

transferred to Bloemfontein 

THE Notice Board is intended to 

help people advertise events and 

avoid clashes. The date, event 

and venue may appear free of 

charge for three months, but 

these details must reach The Rep 

by noon on Mondays, to appear 

in that Friday’s edition. E-mail 

c h u x f @ t i s o b l a c k s t a r. c o . z a or call 

(045) 839-4040. 

Friday April 27: Freedom Day 

public holiday; Celebrations at 

The Rec, 12.30pm; Country rugby 

festival hosted by Queen’s. 

Thursday April 26: SANBS lucky 

dip promotion, Queenstown 

Blood Donor Centre, 10am-6pm. 

Friday-Monday April 27-30: All 

Girls’ festival, East London. 

Saturday April 28: I Love Stance 

2K18, Victoria Manor, 9am. 

Saturday-Sunday April 28-29: 

Grey High rugby festival, Port 

Elizabeth. 

Monday April 30: School holiday; 

SANBS lucky dip promotion, 

RELAXING: Balmoral Girls’ Primar y’s new principal Bianca le Roux shares a rare moment 

of leisure with her son, Chad, left, and husband, Clint 


Seven comedians to 

tickle your funnybone 

ABONGILE 

S O LU N D WA N A 

LOCAL comedian 

Khanyisa Bunu will 

bring two Eastern 

Cape-based 

comedians, Tsepiso 

Nzayo and TD Jokes, 

and four Johannesburg 

comedians in Themba 

Jazzbuda Nhlapo, 

Hilda Sethosa, Tshepo 

Sethosa and Siya Seya 

to La Aura Lounge in 

Komani on May 12. 

Bunu said she had 

carefully selected 

comedians who were 

popular in South 

Africa. 

“Seya has headlined 

almost every comedy 

show, including Blacks 

Only by David Kau and 

is among the 

and she taught at Brebner 

Primary. When they came 

back to Komani she went 

back to Balmoral, first in a 

temporary capacity which 

later became permanent. 

She is now in her 24th 

year of teaching, most of 

which has been at Balmoral, 

and most of which has been 

in Grade 5, specialising in 

fastest-rising comedy 

stars in the country. 

Sethosa is an internet 

s e n s at i o n . 

“Her videos are the 

most watched by a 

comedian in the 

country. She portrays a 

Shangaan character 

called Emelda. 

“You have to study 

your audience and do 

KHANYISA BUNU 

m at h s . 

Their son, Chad, was born 

in 2000 in Bloemfontein. He 

is now in matric at Queen’s 

College and next year plans 

to go on a gap year to 

Aust ralia. 

Eight years ago she was 

appointed deputy principal 

under Sarie Els, who has 

now retired and is living in 

research. You have to 

read and tackle current 

issues and trending 

topics. That way you 

remain relevant.” 

Bunu said people 

interested in doing 

stand-up comedy 

should start by writing 

material and practising 

with friends and family 

until they were 

confident. 

Bunu is starring in 

Scandal and shooting 

a rugby studio show, 

Off the Bench, with 

Glen Bierderman where 

she plays a rugby 

analyst from the 

ghetto. It is available 

on YouTube. 

Next month she will 

shoot season five of 

Ses Top La , a SABC1 

comedy series. 

Queenstown Blood Donor Centre, 

10am-6pm. 

Tuesday May 1: Wo r ke r s ’ D ay 

public holiday. 

Friday May 4: GHS Shakespeare 

fe st i va l . 

Friday-Saturday May 4-5: 

Queen’s Junior sport v Grey 

Junior; Queen’s College sport v 

Grey High (home). 

Saturday May 5: Balmoral sport 

v Aliwal North (away); Golf, 

Bedford ladies’ open; ‘I am God’s 

Lupus Warrior’, Hangklip Junior 

School Hall, 10am. 

Monday May 7: Balmoral Early 

Act cake sale. 

Tuesday May 8: QCOBA Mother 

Branch AGM, 

Wednesday May 9: Balmoral 

Grade 2 fun evening. 

Wednesday-Friday May 9-11: 

SAAAC tender training. 

Friday May 11: Balmoral 

Pre-primary grandparents’ tea; 

Balmoral foundation phase 

M ot h e r s ’ Day assembly. 

Port Elizabeth. 

Asked what her future 

plans for Balmoral were, she 

replied, “Definitely to 

maintain the high standards 

for which the school is 

known. Our sport and 

academics are good, but we 

plan to concentrate on the 

development of our culture 

side. We hope to start a 

HELPING HANDS: Luke Goldschmidt, a grade 3 pupil at Queen’s Junior has 

a friend whose father had to have both legs amputated and when he 

heard that collecting plastic lids and handing them in at Pick n Pay could 

help to provide a wheelchair, he decided to do what he could. His friends 

and teachers have helped since he began collecting in December and he 

was recently able to hand in this haul. Well done Luke! Picture: SUPPLIED 

ON THE 

NOTICE BOARD 


Queen’s Junior sport v Dale 

(away); Balmoral sport v 

Kingsridge (away); GHS sport v 

Kingsridge (away); Queen’s 

College sport vs Dale (away). 

Sunday May 13: M ot h e r s ’ D ay ; 

Border Foundation junior golf, Kei 

Mouth. 

Monday May 14: Queen’s Junior 

M ot h e r s ’ Day assembly; Balmoral 

SGB meeting, 5.30pm. 

Wednesday May 16: Balmoral 

Grade 1 fun evening; Queen’s 

College rugby, chess and 

debating vs Cathcart (away). 

Thursday May 17: GHS general 

knowledge Olympiad, 2pm; 

QCOBA wine tasting, Queen’s 

Hall. 


Queen’s Junior sport v Stirling 

(home); Balmoral sport v Stirling 

(home); GHS sport v Hudson Park 

(away); Queen’s College sport vs 

Hudson (away). 

Saturday May 19: Cross country 

hosted by Port Rex, Bonza Bay 

beach, 8.30am. 

Monday May 21: QCOBA national 

council meeting. 

Tuesday May 22: GHS SGB 

meeting, 5.30pm; Border junior 

competition, Queenstown Golf 

Club. 

Thursday May 24: Queen’s 

Junior SGB meeting; GHS exams 

star t. 

marimba band in the near 

future and work on the choir 

and other cultural activities.” 

When she ever has time to 

spare, Bianca enjoys 

handwork such as art 

needlework, knitting and 

crochet and enjoys reading a 

wide variety of genres. 

Clint is an avid cyclist and 

she and Chad enjoy going 

with him to events and 

supporting him in his 

endeavours. “We enjoy 

travelling and believe in 

showing our son places of 

interest in South Africa, 

which we often combine with 

visits to our families or 

Clint’s cycling,” she says. 

She concludes, “I would 

like to thank the SGB for 

their faith in me and when I 

was appointed I was very 

humbled by the 

overwhelming number of 

messages, flowers, good 

wishes and support from 

people in Komani and 

beyond, some of whom I 

don’t even know. 

“Balmoral is like a family 

and it’s wonderful to be able 

to head up a special family 

such as this.” 

INCOMING: Roy Hayes was inducted as the new 

national president of the Queen’s College Old 

B oy s ’ Association during the school’s 160th 

reunion president’s banquet 

WELL DONE: Peter Haxton with the Ian Dyer 

trophy which he received for his contribution as 

an Old Boy made to Queen’s College. It is the 

highest award which can be bestowed by the 

Queen’s College Old Boys’ A s s o c i at i o n 

Pictures: SONJA RAASCH 

Talk on ‘God’s 

Lupus Warrior’ 

DON’T forget to diarise 

Saturday morning, May 5, 

because that is when you will 

be able to hear the most 

amazing story titled “I am 

God’s Lupus Warrior”. 

Komani’s Isebella Blignault 

was desperately ill with lupus 

in the intensive care unit of a 

Bloemfontein hospital and not 

expected to live, when she 

had an out-of-body experience 

and the Holy Spirit told her 

she must write her story. 

Through many hardships 

and with much help from 

unexpected sources she got it 

done and at last the book is to 

be launched on that day. It is 

available in English and 

Afrikaans. 

Author Maretha Maartens 

will be the guest speaker, 

local musicians will add their 

contributions, a light meal will 

be served and there will be 

lucky draws. 

The launch will be held at 

the Hangklip Junior School 

hall at 9.30 for 10 am. 

Stop press: News just 

received! Isebella heard this 

week from Christian Media 

Publishing that they have 

agreed on a circulation 

contract with 600 bookshops 

and churches around the 

country and the world to 

distribute her book. 

Tickets are available from 

Heidi 082-564-2806 or at the 

d o o r.


WE’VE GOT THIS: Members of the DA took the initiative to 

clean up and cut the grass in open spaces around town in 

Komani last week 


XOLILE MALI 

April hero helps 

women, children 

OMANI’s Local Hero for April is 

KXolile Mali of Ilinge. 

In a motivating letter, Nceba 

Msuthu of the Ilinge Victim Support 

Centre said Mali worked with all in 

the community via the support 

centre, which is a 

non-government 

o r g a n i s at i o n 

based in the 

residential area 

near Komani. 

The main objective of the centre is 

to protect people, particularly 

women and children, against all 

forms of abuse. 

Msuthu said Mali “always goes the 

extra mile in doing good for those in 

need. 

“He is a true community builder 

who lends a helping hand to victims 

of all kinds. As for all his efforts, we 

must also consider that he is 

unemployed and that he has been 

sacrificing like this for years. Keep 

up the good 

work.” 

C o n g r at u l at i o n s ! 

He will be 

receiving a R250 

voucher from 

Protea SuperSPAR and a coffee 

(courtesy of Seattle and Co coffee) 

and a muffin – both from Fresh Stop 

at Alan Hahn Motors. 

The Border Kei Chamber of 

Business will print a certificate to 

acknowledge his achievement. 

KINGSWOOD COLLEGE 

QUEENSTOWN PROSPECTIVE PARENTS’ EVENING 

About Kingswood College: 

Set in beautiful grounds, Kingswood 

offers its pupils a well-rounded education, 

with wonderful facilities available in the 

academic, cultural and sporting spheres. 

Kingswood College Head, Mr Jonathan 

Trafford will be hosting a Prospective 

Parents’ Information Evening in 

Queenstown to provide prospective 

parents with an opportunity to learn 

about the Kingswood College 

Co-Educational offering. 

What? When? Where? 

Date: Tuesday, 8 May 2018 

Time: 18h30 

Venue: Heritage Guest House, Queenstown 

Come and Join us! 

Please RSVP to Danél Pruissen at 

d.pruissen@kingswoodcollege.com 

on or before Thursday, 3 May 2018 

Find us on 

EDUCATING 

for LIFE 

Website: www.kingswoodcollege.com 

Email: kingswood@kingswoodcollege.com 

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR 2019

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The Dagwood celebrates 

THE Dagwood 

Family Restaurant More than 50 years of supplying delicious food 

in The Mall in 

Brewery Lane has long 

been a favourite 

among residents of 

our town and those 

from further afield. 

No one knows 

exactly when it was 

started, but what is 

certain is that it has 

been the place of 

choice for more than 

50 years for residents 

wanting to go out for a 

meal, to get a 

delicious takeaway 

lunch or supper, for 

visitors to stop and 

rest for a while as they 

have a meal or a 

coffee break from 

shopping or just for 

young people to hang 

out with a milkshake 

or an ice-cream. 

The Dagwood used 

to be situated in 

Cathcart Road and 

was taken over by 

Andrew and Liesl Nel 

in 2000, making this 

their 18th year in the 

business. 

It is managed for 

them by general 

manageress Mechell 

Stander and manager 

Antoinette Kriek, with 

Lizanne Ferreira as the 

Turn to page 11 



WELCOME: The Dagwood’s senior management, from left, manager Antoinette Kriek, general manager Mechell Stander and owners Liesl and Andrew 

Nel in their new addition, a semi outdoor deck for casual parties 


HERE TO ENTERTAIN: 

Rowan Stuart, an 

up-and-coming 

musician from Durban, 

will provide the music 

on the Dagwood’s 

celebratory night, 

Thursday, May 3 


Meals for 

every 

occasion 

From page 10 

assistant night 

m a n a g e r. . 

In 2016 they moved 

to The Mall, to even 

bigger and better 

premises, where the 

support of the public 

has made them the 

success story they are 

t o d ay. 

The Dagwood now 

employs 25 people, all 

geared to contribute to 

the family-friendly 

restaurant atmosphere 

with its extraordinary 

comfort food. 

In addition to the 

normal takeaways, 

platters to take away 

may also be ordered 

for functions and there 

is a smaller private 

function venue that 

may be booked for 

small parties. 

But despite the 

growth and success, 

the Dagwood still 

prides itself on still 

serving the same 

great-tasting, fresh 

and fabulous food they 

have done for the past 

18 years, and even 

before that. All dishes 

are freshly prepared 

and each is made in 

the Dagwood kitchen 

to their own secret 

recipes. They only sell 

A-grade steaks and 

the best prawns in 

town – to mention just 

a few. 

May has been 

chosen to celebrate 

the more than 50 

years of the 

Dagwood’s existence 

as it also marks the 18 

years it has belonged 

to the Nels. 

To mark this happy 

occasion an 

up-and-coming artists 

from Durban, Rowan 

Stuart, will entertain at 

the Dagwood on May 

3, so don’t delay, book 

your table today for a 

wonderful evening’s 

entertainment with 

loads of lucky draw 

prizes and a few 

surprises. Phone 

Mechell now on 045- 

839-2371 and have a 

wonderful evening. 

Coming together is the beginning. 

Keeping together is progress. 

Working together is success. 

Happy 50th Anniversary. 

The achievements of an organization 

are the results of the combined efforts 

of every individual. Happy Anniversary. 

Your hard work and dedication 

has paid off. Congratulations! 

PLEASE COME IN: The interior of 

the new Dagwood restaurant has 

that modern ‘indust rial’ look 

while still being a comfortable 

and congenial place in which to 

enjoy a great meal 


On this blissful and charming 

day of your Corporate 

anniversary... may you 

continue the journey of 

success with pride! We wish 

you happiness, and many 

more years of success! 

Congratulations! 

UMFUNDISI FRUITERERS 

54 Robinson Road 

Tel: 045-838 5985 or 

045-838 5890 

Congratulations. 

You Best wishes made for it. 

another successful 

year. 

Congrats to all 

the staff. 

Keep up the great 

service and awesome 

food - All the Best! 

LDP QUEENSTOWN 

COCA COLA 

CONGRATULATIONS! 

All the best for 

the future 

11 FACTORY ROAD 

045 838 9807 

9 Grey Street, Queenstown, 5319 

 

 

 

Congratulations on building a great 

company and achieving a significant 

milestone in your ongoing journey 

PROTECTING YOUR ASSETS 

ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR 

50TH ANNIVERSARY, WE 

CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR 

CONTINUED SUCCESS. 

35 Ebden Street, Komani 

Tel: 045 839 7228 | 044 010 0541 | Fax: 045 838 2430 

May you see many more years of success.

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Giving voice to pupils 

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

LUKHANJI FM presenters 

have embarked on an 

outreach programme for 

local schools in partnership 

with the departments of 

education, social development 

and health. 

The radio station recently 

launched the programme for 

matrics at John Noah High 

School. 

Lukhanji FM head of news 

Thembekazi Yiweni said the 

outreach was aimed at helping 

the youth and give back to the 

communit y. 

“The community radio 

station serves as a link 

between the community and 

the government, which is why 

we decided to approach local 

departments to join us. 

“We started with John Noah 

as the school has a poor 

matric pass rate, which makes 

the pupils lack the confidence 

to think they can do well.” 

Yiweni said the school’s 

pupils came from poor 

OUTREACH PROGRAMME: Lukhanji FM presenters with representatives of the departments of 

education, health and social development and pupils at John Noah High School 

Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

backgrounds and the radio 

station wanted them to know 

there were people who cared. 

The outreach would also be 

extended to other schools, she 

said. 

“We will do the outreach on 

a quarterly basis. Our aim is to 

not only focus on matrics, but 

on the Grade 9s who still have 

to choose the correct subjects 

for the future.” 

Principal Samkelo Maka 

lauded the outreach. 

“When Yiweni approached 

the school for a slot with the 

pupils we gave it to her 

because we believed that, as a 

former pupil of the school, she 

would help the pupils in 

guiding and encouraging them 

to take their studies seriously.” 

He said the content was 

relevant as it spoke directly to 

the challenges the pupils 

fa c e d . 

“The pupils are affected by 

behavioural trends, lifestyle 

patterns, substance abuse and 

absenteeism, which are rife. 

“We have pupils from childheaded 

homes. These are the 

problems which make them 

vulnerable. We had a case 

where a pupil lived with a 

boyfriend who was working. 

“She refused to stay at 

home because she said it was 

an unstable environment to 

study in,” he said. 

The outreach also gave the 

school a platform to make the 

community aware of the 

issues faced by the youth, 

Maka said. 

ON POINT: The Queen’s College band during the Freedom of Entry parade 

along Cathcart Road in Komani as part of the school’s 160th reunion 

celebrations at the weekend 


Gift of the gab rules 

GHS 

Derby v Clarendon: Debating – senior team 

Jabu Seti, Sazi Mbalo and Sibo Yapi won; junior 

team Khuthala Mayekiso, Catherine Roberts and 

Aiswarya Mathew (best speaker) won. 

Chess: Top-five players lost 1-4. 

Senior debating league: Two teams entered, 

with the A team placed third and the B team 

sixth. The A team now qualifies to compete at 

the provincial debating tournament. The top-10 

speakers of the day included three GHS girls – 

Nande Dube (fifth), Nitta Mattam (sixth) and 

Cwenga Gosa (seventh). 

In the junior debating league, the junior A 

team was ranked third and junior B team four th. 

Congratulations to Khuthala Mayekiso who 

was ranked second and Aiswarya Mathew who 

was ranked seventh in the top-10 speakers of 

the day. 

IT’S WAR: Queen’s College Old Boys doing the war cry on The Rec on Saturday during the school’s 160th reunion celebrations 


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A new home for Nomathemba 

EMLM steps in to help provide a house for frail woman in Mlungisi 

ANDISA BONANI 

AM LU N G I S I 

resident, 

N o m at h e m b a 

Mbana, is set to 

have her house rebuilt 

from scratch after the 

dilapidated structure 

was destroyed by bad 

weather last year and 

left the frail owner 

homeless. 

Portfolio head for 

human settlements 

Luleka Gubula and the 

director for human 

settlements in EMLM 

Liseka Bam attended 

the sod-turning and 

handover of the site to 

Pict rasques 

Improvement Pty Ltd 

last Thursday. 

Gubula said the 

building of the house 

was a dream come true 

for the Mbana family 

and they were happy 

that this much-needed 

service was delivered 

t i m e o u s l y. 

Mbana, who currently 

lives with her sister, 

Noluthando Qoza, made 

headlines last year 

when she mysteriously 

disappeared from home 

and was found days 

later in an East London 

hospital. 

The Daily Dispatch 

last year reported the 

mentally disturbed 

Mbana was run over by 

a car which left the 

scene and the victim 

was found by passersby 

which resulted in her 

being hospitalised in 

East London. 

The alarm about 

Mbana’s house was 

raised by ANC ward 

councillor Mncedisi 

Mbengo who reported 

the matter to Enoch 

Mgijima Local 

Municipalit y’s former 

mayor, Lindiwe 

Gunuza-Nkwentsha. 

Mbengo indicated 

Gunuza-Nkwentsha did 

everything she could 

while still mayor to help 

Mbana and ensure a 

house would be built for 

h e r. 

“The former mayor 

consulted with relevant 

officers in Chris Hani 

District Municipality 

(CHDM) who took it 

upon themselves to 

help Mbana. The 

construction to the 

house will commence 

this week. 

“This act of kindness 

by local government 

includes six other 

houses to be built for 

indigent families. 

“I had to write a 

motivational letter to 

CHDM on why these 

seven houses had to 

take priority and why 

the families needed 

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new homes urgently. 

“These are the fruits 

of that letter and I am 

grateful to be of service 

under a municipality 

that listens to people’s 

needs and acts 

a c c o r d i n g l y. ” 

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Open on weekends and holidays 

Meals included in school fees 

Safe outdoor games and many educational toys 

After care services 

Potty training 

‘Let us care for your child and put your mind at ease’ 

Enquiries 078 687 8422/ 071 917 2306/ 074 529 7012 

8 Bells Road, Queenstown 

(Cnr Woodhouse Street, Opposite Lukhanji B&B and CHDM) 

Known as a 

natural yellow 

dye, but it’s so 

much more 

TURMERIC has been and still is a commonly used 

natural dye for foods such as rice, and even 

c l ot h i n g . 

For many years in the East, turmeric has been 

used as an effective medicine too. 

This spice has been linked to having a role in 

preventing cancer development and Alzheimer’s 

disease. 

The active ingredient in turmeric that has been 

so well researched, is named curcumin. Curcumin 

has proven to have powerful anti-inflammatory 

effects which can relieve pain when taken in the 

right doses. This may be especially helpful if you 

suffer from arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease or 

any other chronic inflammatory condition. 

Curcumin relaxes the smooth muscles of the 

digestive tract, supports healing of the colon and 

assists in lowering high blood sugar levels. Studies 

show how curcumin even reduces gas and bloating. 

The active ingredient called piperine gives black 

pepper its pungent 

flavour and it 

enhances 

absorption of 

nutrients and 

medications (herbal 

and drug). Science 

shows how black 

pepper even 

increases turmeric 

absorption, so best 

to use these two 

spices together. 

Excessive doses 

of turmeric can thin the blood and may cause 

stomach upset. Turmeric should be avoided if you 

take blood thinner medications or if you are due for 

surgery or have gall bladder disease. This is to 

avoid complications. It is considered safe for 

pregnant women to have turmeric in low doses. 

Turmeric tea is enjoyed more in the East, best 

prepared with a little black pepper and honey. It is 

such a warm spice and is often part of curry 

powders. However, turmeric does not give a strong, 

hot burn-like flavour. It can add thickness to stews 

and soups. There are also turmeric capsules 

available. However, you can easily incorporate this 

versatile spice into your cooking for health benefits. 

Turmeric is related to ginger. The commonly 

available deep yellow turmeric spice is derived 

from grinding the underground stem/root of the 

plant. Turmeric literally can brighten up our day by 

giving you more colourful foods, but it also may 

brighten up your body when eaten with your meals.

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AROUND 

THE 

GREENS 

Queenstown Bowling 

Club 

G Fritz, S Mc Millan, 

R Geyer, K Geyer 17, T 

Taylor, R Barnardo, 

Johan Fritz, M Manthe 

15. R Aylwin, J Fritz, N 

Schloesser 14, R de 

Kock, M Morris, K. 

Manthe 20. 

Queenstown Golf 

Club 

Bowling section 

Friedie Fincham 

Tr o p h y : T Landman, F 

Corbett, R Miles 20, F 

Prinsloo, L Taggart, G 

Odendaal 11. P v d 

Walt, S Molony, L 

Pretorius 17, A Brown, 

F Pretorius, C Pieterse 

16. T Landman, S 

Molony, F Corbett 20, 

F Prinsloo, F Pretorius, 

G Odendaal 9. 

D C Scott Trophy: D 

Richardson, F 

Pretorius, A Sahd, G 

Odendaal 22, F 

Prinsloo, L Pretorius, F 

Corbett, R Esterhuizen 

14. L Breetzke, S 

Molony 26, L Pretorius, 

F Pretorius 7. 

On the 

go for a 

cause 

P I L A N AT H I 

RASMENI 

UNDER the theme 

“Health and Fitness 4 a 

Cause”, Chris Hani 

district department of 

sport, recreation, ar ts 

and culture (DSRAC), in 

conjunction with 

Tyronmilas Aerobics 

Club, Queens Fitness 

Centre, Strauss’s and 

Nonesi Mall, will host 

an aerobics marathon 

and fun run at Nonesi 

Mall during May. 

Four local primary 

schools, including 

Lukhanji Primary, Van 

Coller, Thembelihle, and 

St Theresa’s Primary, 

are expected to 

participate in various 

sporting activities. The 

entrance fee for the fun 

run is R10, while the 

aerobics participants 

are required to bring 

one school uniform item 

on the day. 

DSRAC manager 

Thoko Oliphant urged 

Chris Hani residents to 

come in their numbers 

and participate. 

“The main objective 

of this initiative is to 

benefit needy children, 

as well as help those 

who are heading 

families, to get a warm 

school uniform as the 

winter is approaching. 

All the entrance fees 

and school uniforms 

collected on the day, 

will be shared equally 

between the four 

schools.” 

The aerobics category 

will involve tug of war, 

kata boxing, hi-lo, boot 

camp and strong man. 

The winners will receive 

various prizes. 

So be at Nonesi Mall 

at 7am on May 5. For 

more information, call 

072-182-9511 or 

072 - 9 3 3 - 575 6 . 

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Consecrations 

1090 

Consecrations 

1090 

Consecrations 

1090 

Consecrations 

1150 

Funeral Notices 

1150 


1150 


1150 


UTHYILO MATYE 

CINGO 

Dumile 

Malcomess 

In Memoriam 

1100 

Nomdumiso 

Caroline 

1942 -1974 1949 -2011 1959 -1994 1964 -2015 

Venue: St Peters Anglican Church Ezibeleni 

Date: 28 April 2018 

Time: 09h00 at church 

Utyhilo Matye @ Lukhanji and Ezibeleni Cemeteries 

In Memoriam 

1100 

MAZALENI NOMPUMELELO THELMA 

1950.05.14 - 24.04.2017 

An anchor, a fundament, a nurturer and 

a mother she has been to us. A thousand 

words can’t bring you back, 

neither can a million tears. 

It has been a year since 

our mother left us. No 

words can ever 

express how we miss 

her. She will forever 

be of an inestimable 

value in our lives. 

Phumla ngoxolo 

Mampemvu, Jali 

From your loving 

children Buyiswa, Nandi, 

Mavusi and grandchildren 

Siphoki, Babu, Sibash, Inam and Kholo 

1150 


1150 


Mzukisi 

Theophillus 

1 

DOMESTIC 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

In Memoriam 

1100 

Nosizwe 

Julian 

1 

DOMESTIC 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

In Memoriam 

1100 

NOTHEMBA CONSTANCE 

NOMWA-WANA 

It’s been 10 years now but I feel like it’s been 

days, God has taken you away from us. 

Our hearts and minds were torn apart, but 

God does things on purpose. 

Your teachings and guidance 

will always be in our minds 

and thoughts. You are 

living within us daily and 

we thank God for ever 

blessing us with you in 

our lives. 

Missed and loved by your 

husband, your children and 

grand-children. 

VELLEM 

ZOYISILE 

MICHAEL 

Born: 1961-02-01 

Died: 2018-04-19 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

2018-04-28 

Address: 7601 

New housing 

Nomzamo, 

Queenstown 

Venue: Home 

Cemetery: 

Lukhanji 

Cemetery 

Service conducted by 

EYETHU FUNERAL 

Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

DESEMELE 

NONGQELE 

Late of 

Elixeni, 

Qoqodala, 

Lady Frere District 

Born: 21.08.1954 

Died: 13.04.2018 

Funeral: 

Saturday 

28.04.2018 

Starting at home 

at 10am 

(Zionist Faith) 

Thence to the 

Elixeni Cemetery, 

Lady Frere for the 

Interment at 13:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMNGWEVU 

MASKHOMA 

TSHANGISA 

RUSSELL AND SON 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

Tel. 045 839 4012 

NOKHEPHEYI 

NOSISI 

SOPHIE 

Late of 

497 Zone 1, 

Ezibeleni, 

Komani 

Born: 14.07.1947 


Funeral: 

Saturday 


Starting at home at 

the Vincent Palotti 

Hall, Ezibeleni 

for a service at 

10am. Thence to the 

Lukhanji Cemetery 

for the Interment 

at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

NCIBANE 

MHLANTLA 

MAWAWA 

SENZWA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 



SOKO 

ZAMBUBUNTU 

Late of Ententeni, 

Upper Ngonyama, 


Born: 02.01.1961 


Funeral: 

Sunday 29.04.2018 

Starting at home at 

10am 

(Methodist Church) 


Upper Ngonyama 

Cemetery, 


Interment at 13:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

JOLA QENGEBA 

MPHANKOMO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

1150 


1150 


NOTICE NO. COUNCIL : 06/04/2018 

NOTICE OF DRAFT IDP FOR 2018-19 FINANCIAL YEAR 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 21 and Section 21 A of 

the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, No. 32 of 2000 that Enoch 

Mgijima Local Municipality tabled its Draft review IDP/Budget which was 

adopted at a Council meeting held in Komani on the 29 March 2018. 

VANESSA 

AGNESIA 

 

VAN WYK 

late of 7 Church 

Street, Victoria Park, 

Queenstown, passed 

away suddenly at 

the Aurora Hospital 

in Port Elizabeth 

on the 18th of April 

2018 in her 56th year. 

Sadly missed and 

deeply mourned by 

her loving brothers, 

sister, extended 

family, colleagues 

and friends. The 

interment will 

take place in the 

Queenstown 

Cemetery on 

Saturday the 28th 

of April 2018 after 

services conducted 

at home at 10am and 

then at 11:30 from 

the Dutch Reformed 

Church (NG Kerk), 

Robinson Road, 

Queenstown. Friends 

kindly accept the 

intimation 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

WILLIAMS 

ELIZABETH 

DAPHNE 

late of 88 Marigold 

Street, Aloevale, 

Queenstown, 

passed away 

peacefully on the 

22nd of April 2018 

in her 92nd year 

Sadly missed and 

deeply mourned by 

her loving daughter, 

grandchildren and 

extended families. 

The Cortege will 

proceed to the 


for the Interment at 

11am on Saturday 

28 April 2018, 

after a services 

commencing at 

9 am at home 

and at 10 o’clock 

from “Kingdom 

Hall of Jehovah’s 

Witness”, Joubert 

Street, Westbourne, 

Queenstown. 

“At Rest” 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NDABENI 

POLOTO 

WILLIAM 

Born: 1962-06-25 


Funeral: 

Saturday 


Address: 

3118 Thembisa 

location, 

Burgersdorp 

Venue: Home 

Cemetery: 

Burgersdorp 

Cemetery 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

LANDELO 

JIKILE 

Born: 1969-06-07 


Funeral: 

Sunday 


Address: 

Kwa Boy Mvani 

Farm 

Venue: Home 

@ 9am 

Cemetery: 

Mvani Cemetery 

at 12hoo 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

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Mgijima Local Municipality and submit the comments to municipal offices 

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Enquiries regarding the Draft IDP can be directed to IPED Office based in 

Komani during office hours at 045 807 2694 




KOMANI

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BABA 

PARIS 

AYANDA 

Born: 1980-02-07 


Funeral: 

Saturday 


Address: 

Emaqolombeni 

Village, Gqebenya 

Venue: Home 

@09:00 

Cemetery: 

Emaqolombeni 

Cemetery @12:00 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

DAMA 

NONTINAM 

REGINA 

Late of 

8236 New Houses, 

Nomzamo, 

Komani 

Born: 08.02.1952 


Funeral: 

Friday 27.04.2018 


at the 

Mzingisi Skweyiya 

Hall, Mlungisi 

for a service at 9am 

The cortege will 



for the Interment at 

11:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMTSHATSHU 

TUBHANE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

5010 

Education & Tuition 

BOBOZAYO 

MANDLAKAPHELI 

Late of 

Nongqongqwana, 

Nquqhu, 

Cofimvaba District 

Born: 08.03.1953 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



at 10am (St. 

Johns Church). 

Thence to 

the Nquqhu 

Cemetery, 

Cofimvaba for the 

Interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

NYAWUZA 

THAHLA NDAYELI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

KUPISO 

NONZWAKAZI 

ELIZABETH 

Late of 

Lower Shiloh, 

Whittlesea District 

Born: 21.08.1949 


Funeral: Saturday 


Starting at 

home at 10am 

(Universal 

Church). Thence 

to the Shiloh 

Cemetery, 

Whittlesea for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMBAMBA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

5010 

Education & Tuition 

APPLICATIONS FOR 2019 

Applications for Grade 0, Grade R 

and limited openings in Grade 2 – 7 

are now available. 

NO OPENING IN GRADE 1 

Closing date for applications: 13 May 2018 

Our language policy is English Home 

Language with Afrikaans as First 

Additional Language. 

THIS IS A FEE PAYING SCHOOL. 

Visit our facebook page for more 

information about the school. 

MLINDAZWE 

MAFA 

Late of 

1396 Zone 2, 

Ezibeleni, Komani 

Born: 19.01.1985 


Funeral: 

Monday 



then to the 

Assembly of God, 

Ezibeleni 

for a service at 

9am. The cortege 

will proceed to the 

Lukhanji 

Cemetery for the 

Interment 

at 11:30am 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

JOLA QENGEBA 

MPHANKOMO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

BOYANA 

LINDILE 

MILFORD 

Late of 

Mtwaku, Bolotwa, 


Born: 15.05.1938 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



at 10am 

(Presbyterian 


to the Mtwaku 

Cemetery, Lady 

Frere for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

NONI DIKELA 

NTSWAYIBANA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MAQETUKA 

BONGANI 

“TOVEY” 

Born: 1978-01-01 


Funeral: 2018-04-27 

Address: 

8187 Nomzamo 

New Houses 

Venue: Home 

Interment: Lukhanji 

Cemetery 

VINJWAS FUNERAL 

SERVICES 

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 / 

073 911 2032 

MANYINYI 

REV. ALFRED 

Late of 

794 Four Rooms, 

Ilinge 

Born: 31.12.1961 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



then to the 

Uniting Reformed 

Church, Ilinge for 

a service at 9am. 



Ilinge Cemetery 


at 13:30. 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MGCINA TYHOPHO 

NOKWINDLA 

XHAMELA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

It is with a sense 

of sadness that we 

announce the passing 

of the late 

TENGIWE 

ELIZABETH 

PETENI 

Born: 1953-01-01 


The funeral 

service for the late 

Tengiwe Elizabeth 

Peteni of 652 

New Location, 

Sterkstroom, will 

be held at church. 

The cortege 

will proceed to 

Sterkstroom 

Cemetery on 

Saturday 


at 1pm 

Rest in Peace 

15 Years of dignified service 

Tel: 045 839 7113 

Cell: 082 832 8140 

MBALISO 

KEKE HILCOT 

Born: 1933-06-07 


Funeral: 2018-04-28 

(Saturday) 

Address: 32 Old 

Masakhe Township 

Sterkstroom 

Venue: 

Community Hall 

Time: 10am 

Interment: 

Sterkstroom 

Cemetery at 

13:30pm 

May your soul rest 

in peace Mqoma, 

Sigqo. 

It is with a sense 

of sadness that we 

announce the passing 

of the late 

LILLIAN 

NOMANGESI 

COTIYANA 

Born: 1948-11-09 


The funeral service 

for the late Lillian 

Nomagesi Cotiyana 

of Qoqodala 

Village, will be 

held at home. The 

cortege will proceed 

to Qoqodala 

Cemetery on 

Saturday 


at 1pm 

Rest in Peace 

15 Years of dignified service 

Tel: 045 839 7113 

Cell: 082 832 8140 

MGOLODELA 

FEZILE 

MICHAEL 

BORN: 1961-04-26 

DIED: 2018-04-21 

FUNERAL: 


VENUE: Funeral 

to be held at Home 

at Mcewula Village, 

Whittlesea @ 

10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Mcewula 

TIME: 13:00pm 

KOMANI AVBOB 

FUNERAL SERVICES 

ROBINSON ROAD 29 

QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

NGOZI 

AGNES 

NOMAKA 

BORN: 1943-07-05 


FUNERAL: 


VENUE: Funeral to 

be held at Home at 

Qutsa Village, 

Tsomo @ 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Qutsa 

TIME: 

13:00pm 

KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

BURWANA 

KOLISILE 

BORN: 1960-11-03 


FUNERAL: 




No. 1013 Matshikiza 

Street, Mlungisi @ 

10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Lukhanji 

TIME: 13:00pm 

KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

KUSE 

JOHNSON 

JONGISIZWE 

BORN: 1931-07-14 


FUNERAL: 




Nqganda Village, 

Lady Frere @ 

10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Qutsa 

TIME: 13:00pm 

KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

DYANI 

EUNICE 

BORN: 

1963-02-10 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 




Simo @ 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Simo 

TIME: 

13:00pm 

KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Telefax: 045 838 1047 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

SIZANI 

BUTANA 

ALLEX 

Late of 

5427 Sizani 

Street, 

Zwelitsha, 

Sterkstroom 

Born: 30.08.1963 


Funeral: 

Sunday 



at 10am 

(Zionist Faith) 


Sterkstroom 

Cemetery 


at 12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO JALI 

MPEMVU 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

QAYI 

XOLISWA 

Late of 7499 

Unathi Mkefa, 

Ezibeleni, 

Komani 

Born: 25.12.1947 


Funeral: 

Saturday 



then to The Old 

Apostolic Church, 

Ezibeleni for a 

service at 09:30 



Lukhanji 

Cemetery for the 

Interment 

at 11:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMBATHANE 

XESIBE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NOMANA 

NOMALINGE 

EUNICE 

Late of 

Khwezi, Jojweni, 


Born: 05.11.1953 


Funeral: 

Saturday 


Starting at 

home at 10am 

(Methodist 


to the Upper 

Jojweni Cemetery, 



PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMZIMA 

CEDUMA 

BHOMOYI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NGCWANGU 

JULIA 

NONTSASA 

Late of Elixeni, 

Mgqukwebe, 


Born: 19.11.1926 


Funeral: 

Saturday 


Starting at 

home at 10am. 

(Methodist 


to the Elixeni 

Cemetery, Lady 

Frere for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MADLOMO 

SOPHITSHO 

NGQOLOMSILA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

KOLO 

NOLISIN 

VIOLET 

Late of 

Greyspan, 


Born: 10.09.1926 


Funeral: 

Friday 27.04.2018 


at 10am 

(Anglican Service) 

Thence to 

the Greyspan 

Cemetery 


at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAGAMEDE 

MAMWUSHE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

TELEKISO 

UNATHI 

Born: 1977-03-09 


Funeral: 


Address: 

2126 Zone D 

kwaThemba 

Ezibeleni 

Venue: 

His Grace 

Tabernacle 

Interment: 


VINJWAS FUNERAL 

SERVICES 

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 / 

073 911 2032


1150 


MBIZWENI 

NONKOLISEKO 

GLADYS NOMUST 

BORN: 1954-01-12 


FUNERAL: 2018-04-28 

ADDRESS: 256 Zone 2 

Ezibeleni, Queenstown 

VENUE: United Methodist 

Church Echancele 

TIME: 09h00 

INTERMENT: 


Lala Kakuhle Bhayi. 

SIZWE SUPER 

COUNTRY FUNERALS 

045 838 4607 

6151 

Employment Offered 

1150 


EASIGAS DEPOT 

GENERAL MANAGER 

We need a young energetic 

male to start ASAP. 

Drivers Licence is essential 

CV to Fressie CC 

Francis Street in Queenstown 

1150 


EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 

NOTICE: SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 

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FUMA 

LUNGELO 

TERRENCE (FIRE) 

BORN: 1976 - 08 - 08 

DIED: 2018 - 04 - 20 

FUNERAL: 2018 - 04 - 28 

(SATURDAY) 

ADDRESS: 1637 Zone 1 

Ezibeleni (Queenstown) 

VENUE: 1637 Zone 1 

Ezibeleni (Queenstown) 

TIME: 10h00 - 13h00 

INTERMENT: 


Lala Ngoxolo Vambane, 

Siyoyo. 

ELVIS SKEPE DIRECTORS 

073 269 0624 

045 838 2490 

6151 

Employment Offered 

SIYENGO 

ZAMUXOLO 

SPENCE 

Born: 

12.10.1966 

Died: 


Funeral: 


Venue: 

Lower Didimana 

Village, eHewu 

Time: 10h00 

Lala Ngoxolo 

Xaba, Nomjoli, 

Linda 

For all 

your 

Property 

Advertising 

needs call 

045 839 4040 

Notices 

2180 

2040 

Fortune Telling 

2040 

Fortune Telling 

MAMA FAITH 

with muti herbs 

(20 years experience). 

Sixilonga ngesipili 

nangamanzi etc. 

Contact: 

078 199 8159 

- Be responsible for the management and 

coordination of municipal traffic service function - 

law enforcement traffic transgression and municipal 

by-law 

- Plan and facilitate law enforcement operations and 

ensure that all traffic regulations and laws are 

effectively enforced 

- Be responsible for the execution and management, 

development, planning and design functions with 

regard to the traffic management plan. 

- Develop short, medium and long-term law 

enforcement strategies 

- Conduct research and inspection – come with 

intervention initiatives in addressing the expansion 

of traffic demands in line with the IDP of the 

Municipality 

- Develop and institute an effective reporting system 

in the section to aid council in the management of 

the service delivery 

- Administering road accidents, road safety unit and 

supporting emergence and rescue personnel during 

major disasters 

- Managing and ensure that any risk to public safety 

or contravention to traffic regulations and laws are 

identified and corrective measures enforced on of 

fenders 

- Managing and coordinates speed checking, road 

blocks, special operations, traffic patrol, duties and 

attends to courts cases 

- Maintain effective and efficient stakeholder’s 

relation and ensure all general protocols, policy and 

procedures are adhere to. 

- Manages and ensure administrative sequences 

related to statutory documentation, registers and 

statistics are performed 

ENRICHING THE SCHOOLS: The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture in 

the Chris Hani District handed over sports kit and equipment to more than 20 

underprivileged schools on Friday with, from left Wezo Ndike, Maxhoba Kweleta, 

Thoko Oliphant, Monwabisi Koti and Patrick Rooy Picture: PILANATHI RASMENI 

NOTICE NO. HRM 05/4/2018 

STAFF VACANCY 

PUBLIC SAFETY 



CHIEF TRAFFIC OFFICER 

SALARY SCALE: - R470 176.68 – R610 307.08) (Task Grade 16) 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPA’S) REQUIREMENTS EXPERIENCE 

- Traffic Officer Diploma; 

Transport Management 

- Registration as a Traffic 

Officer 

- Ability to work under 

pressure 

- Computer literacy and 

Financial Management 

Skills 

- Good human relations, 

communications & 

interpersonal skills 

- Valid code B driving 

license. A valid Code 

EC and /or Code A driver’s 

license would be an added 

advantage 

- Excellent management / 

leadership skills 

- Knowledge of the 

legislative framework 

impacting on Local 

Services 

- Conflict handling skills and 

ability to give attention to 

detail 

- High level of responsibility 

- No criminal record 

- Good interpersonal skills 

and writing skills 

- Extensive knowledge of 

Traffic legislation 

regulations and Policies 

including the Road Traffic 

Act of 1996 

- At least 3 years working as Traffic 

Officer 

- 4 years in a Supervisory or Middle 

Management experience 

- Must be eligible to be appointed 

as a Peace Officer, as per the 

criminal Procedures Act of 1977 

as amended 

CLOSING DATE : FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018 at 12:00 

The Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality is an equal opportunity employer. People from designated groups are encouraged 

to apply. 

Any person who endeavours to canvass either a Councillor or an Official for this position will immediately be disqualified. 

Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae with a covering letter and certified copies of qualifications, ID must be 

submitted to the Human Resource Department at 70 Cathcart Road, Town Hall Building, Komani, 5320. 

OR 

57 John Vorster Drive Sterkstroom 

OR 

Human Resource Department at 39 Smith Street, Molteno,5500. 

OR 

Human Resource Department at NO 12A Murray Street, Tarkastad, 5370. 

Normal fringe benefits will be applicable. 

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KOMANI

18 


THE REPRESENTATIVE 27 April 2018


SPOR TSSCENE 

Mixed bag of rugby results 

GOOD TO BE BACK: 

Tseke Siyobi, formerly 

of Breakers but now 

playing for Swallows, 

was in dominant mood 

against his old team 

Picture: MAXWELL LEVINE 

MAXWELL LEVINE 

IT WAS a bitter-sweet weekend 

for Komani rugby supporters as 

their three teams plying their 

trade in the Border leagues 

experienced a mixed bag of 

results. 

There was a first win for Old 

Collegians while Breakers and 

Shining Stars suffered home 

d e fe at s . 

In their clash against Swallows, 

Breakers held their own in the first 

stanza. But, with the score 

deadlocked at 8-8, Swallows 

scored 26 unanswered points 

Swallows took the early 

initiative with an unconverted try 

by Simnikelo Nandipha. Nkunku 

Mbusi put Breakers’ first points on 

the board with a penalty 

conversion to trail by two points. 

S wa l l o w s ’ Aphiwe Stemele replied 

with a penalty of his own as 

Swallows took an 8-3 lead. Thabo 

Sokwebe dotted down for an 

unconverted try. 

Swallows were all class in the 

second half, led by their 

dangerous flyhalf, who put in a 

man- of-the-match performance 

with Breakers old boy Tseke Siyobi 

dominating the breakdown area. 

Aphiwe Stemele started the 

onslaught with a try initiated by 

wing Buhle Magazi who offloaded 

for Stemele to score and convert 

as Swallows took a 15-8 lead. 

Eighthman Siyobi smashed 

through the defence to score. 

Soon after it was wing Siyasanga 

Patti who raced over to score an 

unconverted try after brilliant 

work by the backline. 

Stemele’s handling skills and 

pace came to the fore as he 

intercepted and sprinted the 

length of the field to score under 

the posts, with prop Zwelidumile 

Nomazwe converting. Although 

Swallows played with 14 men after 

their prop received a yellow card, 

Breakers posed no danger with a 

comfortable win of 34-8. Swallows 

top the standings with 15 points 

from three matches while 

Breakers dropped to fourth, still 

on 10 points. 

Old Collegians redeemed 

themselves with a masterclass 

performance in beating 

Cambridge 30-3 away from home. 

Collegians dominated proceedings 

from the word go as they raced to 

a 19-0 lead in the first 10 minutes. 

There was no stopping the Komani 

side as they scored a further 11 

points to secure a memorable 

victory. Cambridge forfeited the 

match 11 minutes into the second 

half with 29 minutes still to play. 

Craig Pijoos scored a brace of 

tries with Neville Olivier and 

Rowan Bishop also on the scoring 

board. Cheslin Jekels kicked two 

penalties and one conversion with 

Renzo Sass adding the other 

conversion. Collegians moved to 

sixth on the table while 

Cambridge is rooted at the 

bot tom. 

Shining Stars were humbled 

21-11 by United Brothers at home. 

Stars dropped to ninth on the log 

while United is second. League 

will resume on May 5. 

Queen’s youngsters too strong for class of ‘08 


QUEEN’S College, in 

celebrating their 160th 

anniversary, played a 

friendly soccer match 

on Friday between the 

class of 2008 and a 

team comprising pupils 

who did not play for any 

first team sides. 

The pupils showed no 

mercy to the Old Boys 

in a game that was 

played in good spirit as 

the energetic youth 

scored a goal early in 

1965Ride cyclists zoom into Komani at 30km/h 

TONY FROST 

Hangklip High School 

On Saturday, Hangklip hosted a 

sports day against Winterberg. 

Netball: U14 B won 8-1, U14 A lost 

11-5, U16C lost 6-7 against Maria Louw’s 

second team; U16B won 13-10, U16 A 

won 29-8, thirds lost 11-1 against Maria 

Louw first team, seconds won 20-17, 1st 

team won 31-11. 

H o c ke y : Thirds lost 2-3 against Maria 

Louw. Goals were scored by Iviwe 

Mbane and Lizalise Tyhalu. 

The second team played against 

Winterberg’s first team and won 1-0. 

The goal was scored by Thaimika 

Ambraal. 

The first team played against a 

combined team and won 9-2. Goals 

were scored by Cearyn Claassen (2), 

Chanté du Randt (2), Shakina Jackson 

(2), Jenae van Wyk (1), Hanneri Janse 

van Rensburg (1) and Amber Scholtz (1). 

Rugby: For the second week in a row, 

the rugby had positive results. U14 won 

29-7, U15 won 29-10, U16 won 33-17, 

2nds drew 24-24, 1st won 44-19. 

Queen’s College Junior 

Fixtures v Selborne, squash: top 5 

lost 4 matches toone, (12-3 in games).. 

H o c ke y : U9A lost 1-2, U9B won 2-0, 

each half. The Old Boys 

retaliated with a goal of 

their own but the boys’ 

third goal came in the 

dying minutes of the 

game, taking the final 

score to 3-1. 

Vuyolwethu Ntsizi, 

the co-ordinator of the 

Old Boys side, said they 

had no plans to size up 

their opponents in the 

early stages of the 

match, they had come 

with one simple motive 

- to kill. 

The Old Boys missed 

AFTER nine days of pedalling at about 80 

pedal strokes a minute, the seven cyclists 

who rode all the way from Johannesburg 

to Komani to raise funds for bursaries for 

pupils, entered The Rec on Thursday at 

the start of the Queen’s College reunion. 

It had been the eighth edition of the 

1965Ride which was started by the 

Queen’s College matric class of 1965 as 

its contribution to improving education by 

means of a bursary fund. There have 

been at least two members of that class 

involved in the cycle tour since inception 

and this year was no exception with Tony 

Frost cycling his eighth tour and Ian 

Dorrington (second tour) and his wife, 

Pam, providing support services. 

SCHOOLSSPOR T 

the U9C lost 2-0, U10A lost 0-1, U10B 

lost 1-2, U10C lost 10-4, U11A lost 1-4, 

U11B won 2-1, U13A drew 1-1, U13B lost 

0-2, U13C drew 1-1. 

Rugby: U9A won 21-14, U9B won 12-0, 

U9C won 42-5, U10A won 22-0, U10B 

lost 0-5, U11A lost 0-15, U11B drew 5-5, 

U11C drew 7-7, U12A lost 12-13, U12B lost 

14-20, U12C won 26-5, U13A lost 10-54, 

U13B lost 0-48, U13C lost 5-26. 

GHS 

Squash: The first team beat 

Clarendon 5-1 and now qualify for the 

Squash Top Schools to be held in 

Pietermaritzburg. The 2nd team lost 1-5. 

Squash players participated in the SA 

Closed Tournament in Johannesburg 

recently. The following results were 

obtained: U16 5th Kirsten Lyons, 17th 

Tyla-Mae Roux; U14: 15th Emma du 

Preez. 

Hockey v Clarendon: 1st lost 0-2, 

2nd drew 1-1, 3rd lost 1-2 , U16A lost 0-1, 

U16B drew 0-0, U16C lost 0-3, U14A lost 

0-10, U14B lost 0-7. 

N et b a l l : U19A lost 13-28, U19B lost 

17-20, U19C lost 8-11, U19D lost 4-16, 

U16A won 19-9, U16B won 21-6, U16C 

lost 12-17, U14A lost 9-18, U14B lost 7-17. 

Golf: Girls participated in the Border 

FACE OFF: Queen’s College Old Boys during the Queen’s 

160th birthday celebrations Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI 

plenty of scoring 

opportunities as it 

appeared their strikers 

had a phobia for the 

goal uprights. 

Queen’s teacher and 

BACK AGAIN: Participants in the 

1965Ride from Johannesburg to 

Komani arrive at The Rec on Thursday 

Picture: MIKE DOVE 

The 2018 1965Ride tour group was 

special. No other group has managed to 

achieve six 10km segments at an average 

speed of more than 30km/h, including 

the last 10km up to the Penhoek pinnacle! 

At the other end of the scale, few other 

groups have managed to exhaust our 

interim soccer coach 

Ndumiso Mkandla said 

the aim of the game 

was to welcome the Old 

Boys as they requested 

the soccer match 

Foundation Golf Queenstown 

Championship and achieved the 

following results over 18 holes: Kerrith 

Hartley 95, Erin Barraud 99, Sarah du 

Plessis 101, Rebecca Aylesbury 104 and 

Sarah-lee van Straaten 123. Over 9 

Hhles: Carla van Jaarsveld 62, Tatum 

Bosch 68. This resulted in Kerrith 

Hartley being placed first and Erin 

Barraud second in the girls’ section. 

Cycling: HS again participated in the 

well-organised 1965Ride and 

Walk-the-Walk. These events are to 

raise funds for schools in Komani. 

Shelly Goldschmidt, a staff member, 

is congratulated on completing the 

grueling 200km cycle ride from East 

London to Komani. A group of 

enthusiastic girls from the school also 

cycled some of the way. 

Hangklip Junior 

The annual sport day was held last 

weekend with 950 players from 14 

schools taking part in rugby and 

netball. In all, 45 rugby and 100 netball 

matches were played. Hangklip won 22 

of their matches, lost 7 and drew two. 

The school’s next fixture is at home 

against Volkskool from Graaff-Reinet on 

May 12. 

against the pupils. 

Mkandla said, “We 

do not have soccer in 

the school, but we are 

testing the waters to 

see how the boys and 

the community react to 

it. 

“I am happy with the 

talent I saw from the 

boys today. I am 

confident we could 

have a very competitive 

team that could take on 

any team in the region. 

If we ever have a 

Queen’s soccer team,” 

supply of spare tubes as a result of 

punctures ... 

Pam Dorrington was the official tour 

photographer whose photos are set to 

appear in the traditional 1965Ride coffee 

table book. 

Mark Berger and his company, 

Alderson Ambulance, undertook to take 

care of our health and well-being. 

So, after about 1.2 million pedal 

strokes, the 2018 1965Ride cycle tour was 

over – but not really. 

They have raised a considerable sum 

(not all of it is in yet as they have until 

June to complete their fundraising) and 

this will ensure that the legacy of the 

eighth running of the tour will endure for 

many years to come. 

WELL DONE: CHDM representative Sindiswa Pinzi, left, hands over the 

trophy to capatain Zozibini Malangeni of Enoch Mgijima netball squad, 

who was crowned district champions 

Victory for the Enoch 

Mgijima netball squad 


ENOCH Mgijima Local Municipality 

netball team came home victorious 

with gold medals and a trophy af ter 

competing with other local 

municipalities for the district netball 

championship title on Saturday at 

Manz netball fields. 

Five municipalities in Chris Hani 

District Municipality, including 

Inxuba Yethemba, Emalahleni, Intsika 

Yethu, Enoch Mgijima and Ngcobo 

battled it out for the first position. 

Out of these five, the two best 

teams were to be selected – one to 

represent the district in the national 

championships in July and the 

second for the U19 Steve Tshwete 

Vukile games in November. 

Department of sport, r e c r e at i o n , 

arts and culture (Dsrac) manager 

Thoko Oliphant said, “We 

congratulate the winners. We hope 

they will make us proud. In February 

we distributed sport uniforms to the 

local municipalities. We are 

impressed to see that the teams are 

using those uniforms because most 

of the clubs come from 

disadvantaged backgrounds and 

cannot afford to buy the necessary 

equipment.” 

Enoch Mgijima netball coach 

Qhamani Ngxathu said, “We are 

overwhelmed. We did not expect to 

win because other teams gave us 

tough time. This victory means 

everything to us as the five players 

from our team will play in the Steve 

Tshwete competition during the 

festive season. We will continue 

working hard and groom the school 

pupils who form part of our team.” 

In second place, Emalahleni Local 

Municipality received silver medals, 

and in third place was Inxuba 

Yethemba Local Municipality with 

bronze medals. Dsrac awarded each 

team with a ball as a form of 

m ot i vat i o n . 

Every year, the local municipalities 

host trials when various players are 

selected to form a first team that will 

represent Enoch Mgjima Local 

Municipalit y. 

138 people attended parkrun 

ON Saturday 138 people ran, jogged and walked the course of the Komani 

parkrun at the Queenstown Golf Club in cool weather conditions. 

A total of 18 were first timers and 37 recorded personal best times.

INSIDE: GOOD NEWS FOR OLD COLLEGIAN – PAGE 19 

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Soccer action 

IN ACTION: Amavarara and Tornado Football Clubs showed off their skills 

in Komani at the weekend 



THE Amavarara Foot ball Club (FC) and 

Tornado FC faced off in two friendly but 

tough matches at the Dumpy Adams 

sports ground on Sunday. 

While the Tsembeyi team of Amavarara 

played in preparation for the play-off for ABC 

Motsepe league, the East London Tornados 

used the match to prepare for the 

provincial National First Division league. 

Tornado FC scored 4 -3 against Amavarara in 

the first game but, in the first half of the 

second game, Amavarara FC managed to put 

pressure on their opponents with the half 

ending in a score of 0-0. Baxolise Nqumashe 

scored a brilliant goal in the second half, 

ending the game on 1-0 in favour of Amavarara. 

Amavarara FC team manager Zandi Mzwakali 

said, “The players showed readiness both 

physically and mentally. We are looking 

forward to the play-offs.” 

Tornado FC assistant coach, Vuyisani 

Mangaliso, said the team showed commitment 

even though the players were suffering fatigue 

from travelling over the weekend. 

“It was a good exercise for us. We expected 

a tough game from Amavarara and many of 

our players could not play because of injuries. 

We should have done better in the second 

game.” 

Ezibeleni organise soccer tournament 

to honour football stalwart Mxolisi Silolo 

WE’VE GOT THIS: Husband and wife team, Marius and Jackie Grobler of 

Komani, participated in the International Federation of Bodybuilding and 

Fitness Opens Arnold Classic Africa qualifier in Buffalo City recently. 

Marius claimed first place in the Novice and fourth place in the Open 

categories with Jackie claiming first place in Novice and Open 

categories and qualifying to take part in the Fitness Bikini overall 

section in Johannesburg from May 18 to 20. They flank Matthew Croney, 

online coach of Body Culture in East London 



THE South African African 

Football Association (Safa) in 

Ezibeleni Zone 1 will host a 

tourney to honour a stalwart of 

the sport, the late Mxolisi 

Silolo, from April 28 to May 1. 

Safa Ezibeleni Zone 1 

secretary Mawethu Nzayo said 

they made the decision to host 

the tournament as a way to 

say thank you, as well as to 

pay tribute to Silolo’s family. 

“There will be 15 clubs that 

are affiliates of the Ezibeleni 

Local Football Association 

( L FA ) . 

“Eight teams will be playing 

in the first round on Saturday, 

with the semifinals taking 

place on Tuesday.” 

Sunday will see the last 

eight teams playing. 

“Silolo used to supply all 

clubs with stationery, not only 

focusing on the Delta Force 

Football Club (FC) to which he 

belonged. He worked tirelessly 

for the development of 

Ezibeleni soccer. 

“When the former Lukhanji 

LFA was disbanded by the then 

regional leadership, he was at 

the forefront of the delegates 

that went to the Safa provincial 

offices to challenge the 

disbandment,” Nzayo said. 

Silolo had, at one time, 

organised kit for all soccer 

clubs in Ezibeleni. 

Silolo’s daughter, Zizipho, 

said her father had been 

passionate about the 

development of soccer. 

“We are pleased that our 

father is being honoured. He 

wanted children to be busy 

with sport instead of doing bad 

things. We are also happy that 

this tournament will take place 

on his birthday weekend,” 

Zizipho said. 

Silolo died on August 30 

2014. 

Two Komani cyclists 

tackle MTB challenge 

TWO Komani cyclists 

– Rocco Nel and 

Clinton le Roux – 

tackled the 360NE 

MTB challenge, a 

single stage race 

starting in the town of 

Oudtshoorn, at the 

w e e ke n d . 

The event marked 

Le Roux’s fourth and 

Nel’s first. 

The race started on 

Friday night with 

participants having 

36.1 hours to 

complete the race. 

There were 

numerous water 

points along the route 

as well as three 

compulsor y 

checkpoints. 

Le Roux 

experienced 

mechanical failure 

and had to end at 

180km while Nel 

finished the race in 

23 hours and 13 

minutes.- Rep reporter 

I DID IT! Rocco Nel 

after completing the 

360NE race 


EYE ON THE BALL 

ON HIS WAY: Unathi Klaas of the Queen’s College first XI hockey team in 

action against Selborne during the QC 160th reunion weekend. The 

Queen’s first hockey team lost 5-1 

Picture: SONJA RAASCH

The Rep 27 April 2018

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