The Rep 22 March 2019

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DA set ultimatum 

to mayor of EMLM 

Threat of non-payment of 

rates if municipality does 

not improve in three months 

ANDISA BONANI 

DA premier candidate Nqaba 

Bhanga gave Enoch Mgijima 

Local Municipality (EMLM) mayor 

Sisisi 

Tolashe three 

months to turn 

the state of the 

municipalit y 

around, failing 

which he will 

mobilise people 

to stop paying 

for rates and services. 

The ultimatum from Bhanga followed a 

service delivery protest that saw 

hundreds of DA supporters march from 

the truck stop at the western end of 

Cathcart Road to the municipal offices in 

Komani, where a memorandum of 

demands was handed over to Tolashe. 

Bhanga said Komani used to be one of 

the most beautiful towns in the province, 

Their time of taking residents for 

granted is over and power is in 

eve r yo n e ’s hands to change the 

status quo by voting for change 

but since the ANC government had taken 

over it had deteriorated, with 

pothole-ridden streets, ailing electricity 

infrastructure and municipal assets that 

were important for service delivery 

having been sold at an auction last year. 

“I give you 

three months to 

improve the 

situation in this 

municipality or I 

will mobilise all 

people, including 

businesses, to 

withhold their buying power and stop 

paying for rates and services they do not 

even get. 

“You cannot have people in leadership 

positions who continue to squander 

money meant for the betterment of the 

people living in this area. We will ensure 

that no municipal official is paid by 

encouraging residents to refrain from 

paying for services. It is incorrect to 

continue rewarding people for things 

they fail to do.” 

PROTEST FOR CHANGE: The DA painted Komani blue during a service delivery protest on Monday with hundreds of 

supporters in attendance when they handed over a list of demands to EMLM mayor Sisisi Tolashe Picture: ANDISA BONANI 

STRIKING: Komani experienced a dramatic storm earlier this week and Top Town resident Corne van der Vyver took 

this extraordinary photo of an orange sky. Another Komani resident expressed awe at the spectacle when arriving 

home that day. ‘I thought we had left the lights on at home but as it turned it was the weather,’ she said Picture: CORNE 

VAN DER VYVER 

Bhanga visited several areas in 

Komani on Sunday when he also met 

with the business fraternity to listen to 

their grievances. 

“This municipality is bankrupt to a 

point where it cannot even pay 

businesses it hired to do certain projects. 

I was in Victoria Park and Mlungisi, 

where heaps of litter plague the areas 

because the municipality simply does not 

do its job. Many poor people who 

deserve RDP houses live in shacks and 

your councillors require sexual favours as 

a prerequisite to getting a house. That is 

disgusting to say the least. Young people 

are unemployed because if you are not 

friends with the ANC people you will not 

get a job, whether you qualify or not.” 

In the memorandum, the DA called for 

all financial transactions, including 

investment accounts, from EMLM and 

former entities Tsolwana, Nkwanca and 

Lukhanji local municipalities, to 

determine where all monies flowed to. 

“All of these are fruitless, wasteful and 

irregular expenditures of the local 

authority and the three former entities 

with the aim of implementing proper 

consequence management on officials 

and office bearers responsible for the 

financial woes of EMLM. 

“A complete investigation on all bid 

adjudication, committee appointments of 

service providers or contractors by 

current and former entities, as well as a 

complete audit on projects and the 

quality thereof. 

“The DA is also extremely concerned 

about the allegations of sex for jobs and 

sex for houses in the municipality. We 

therefore want the administrator, Vuyo 

Mlokothi, who has been appointed by 

MEC Fikile Xasa, to immediately conduct 

a full investigation and that any evidence 

obtained be handed over to the relevant 

authorities for prosecution,” read the 

memorandum. 

Bhanga said a forensic investigation 

into the local authority's finances for the 

period 2015/2016 to 2018/2019 financial 

years, two years prior to the 

amalgamation of the municipalities and 

the two subsequent years was needed. 

DA national spokesperson for basic 

services Makashule Gana said he 

supported the march because corruption 

was a huge problem in the municipality. 

“We have given the mayor a time 

frame to address the issues we have 

tabled before her in the memorandum 

and warned her that if she does not turn 

around this municipality, the worst will 

descend for the ANC-led municipality. 

“Their time of taking residents for 

granted is over and power is in 

ever yone’s hands to change the status 

quo by voting for change come May 8.” 

The manager in the office of the mayor, 

Butsha Lali, said the mayor received the 

DA’s petition and will honour it by 

looking at all the issues raised, in 

preparation for a formal response to the 

party as a critical stakeholder in the 

municipalit y. 

“However, we are disappointed at the 

reported utterances, if they are 

accurately attributed to the DA leader, 

regarding non-payment of rates and 

services. We are sparing no effort in 

improving provision of basic services. 

Therefore at no stage should any 

responsible leader discourage or 

mobilise residents and businesses for 

non payment of services as that plunges 

the institution into further financial 

woes.”

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Crime in and 

around town 

PROTECTING YOUR ASSETS 

BE VIGILANT. IF YOU SUSPECT SUSPICIOUS 

ACTIVITY AROUND YOUR HOME, YOUR 

NEIGHBOURS’ HOME, OR IN YOUR 

NEIGHBOURHOOD, PLEASE REPORT IT 

TO THE POLICE. 

35 Ebden Street, Komani 

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

Last Monday afternoon Red Guard security 

officers at a supermarket apprehended a 

suspect for theft, operations manager Willie 

Reinecke told The Rep. 

The stolen goods were recovered and the 

suspect was handed over to the police. 

A panic alarm summoned response officers 

to a house at midday on Wednesday, where 

they apprehended a suspect who was 

breaking in and had the door already broken 

open. The suspect was handed over to the 

police. 

On Friday afternoon the security officer on 

duty at a liquor store called for assistance. 

Response officers were dispatched and a 

suspicious person was found with a bag 

containing fake notes. The suspect and his 

fake money were handed over to the police. 

Response officers also attended to a panic 

at alarm at another liquor outlet where they 

apprehended a suspect who has stolen a 

bottle of liquor. The suspect was released 

after the manager allowed him to pay for the 

stolen liquor. 

On Saturday morning response officers 

were summoned to a shop by a panic alarm. 

They apprehended a suspect who has stolen 

a phone at the business the previous week, 

but the suspect was released after he gave 

the stolen phone back. 

SPCA could face closure 

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

The SPCA, which has been facing 

serious financial constraints for 

the past few years, may be 

facing closure as it last received 

its monthly subsidy from Enoch 

Mgijima Local Municipality 

(EMLM) in March last year. 

This could mean an increase in 

animal cruelty, stray dogs and a 

lack of care for 71 animals 

currently under the care of the 

o r g a n i s at i o n . 

According to DA councillor 

Chris de Wet, EMLM had 

allocated funding for June last 

y e a r. 

SPCA acting manager Nicole 

Potgieter said the organisation 

had been depending on a 

corporate fund donated by a 

local man who had passed away, 

and did not understand why the 

money had not been paid to the 

SPCA in June. 

Potgieter said the SPCA had 

previously received R12,000-a- 

-month from the municipality, 

but the subsidy had been 

increased in June to R15, 000 

and would continue till 2024. 

“I do not think EMLM realises 

how important the SPCA is, but if 

we do close they will, because all 

the animals will become their 

problem. The SPCA is actually 

there to prevent animal cruelty 

and not to deal with stray 

animals. The stray dogs are the 

municipality's responsibility, but 

because they were giving us a 

monthly subsidy the SPCA took 

care of the animals,” she said. 

Although three meetings were 

held with EMLM no steps have 

been taken to address the matter 

and no clarification was given as 

to why the money had been 

withheld. She said EMLM was 

the SPCA's biggest funder. 

For food and other expenses 

the SPCA had to rely on the 

public for help, Potgieter said. 

The Rep asked EMLM why the 

subsidy had stopped and how it 

planned to address the issue. 

Acting EMLM spokesperson 

Butsha Lali said he would follow 

this up with chief financial 

officer, Gcobani Mashiyi, but 

there had been no response at 

the time of going to press. 

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Administrator’s 

contract 

re n e w e d 

ANDISA BONANI 

The MEC for the department 

of cooperative 

governance and 

traditional affairs 

(Cogta) Fikile Xasa, has 

announced the renewal 

of the administrator’s 

contract for a further 

six months to oversee 

Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipalit y’s (EMLM) 

finances. 

Xasa made the 

announcement during 

a special council 

meeting last Thursday, 

after the administrator, 

Vuyo Mlokothi, tabled 

his report that was 

supposed to mark the 

end of his contract at 

the local authority. 

The MEC indicated 

the decision to extend 

M l o kot i ’s contract was 

taken on February 22, 

and came from the 

Eastern Cape executive 

committee (exco) and 

that it would end on 

September 14. 

Xasa said he appreciated 

progress made 

by the administrator 

and supported the 

decision by the exco. 

“The administrator 

brought fair levels of 

financial stability to 

this municipality, but 

there still are a number 

of things that need to 

be addressed before he 

steps down.” 

He said among those 

were the precautionary 

suspension of the 

suspended municipal 

manager, Chris 

Magwangqana, the 

filling of three 

managerial positions, 

the implementation of 

the financial recovery 

plan which had already 

been adopted by 

council, and a decision 

be made regarding 

contract workers and 

interns currently on the 

municipalit y’s payroll. 

“Enoch Mijima is still 

faced with immense 

challenges that require 

the administrator’s 

expertise. However, the 

responsibility cannot 

be placed on his 

shoulders alone. Before 

he departs, he must 

have concluded certain 

issues like that of the 

accounting officer and 

the filling of the 

manager posts which 

will have a financial 

implication on the local 

authorit y.” 

Mlokothi was 

appointed last year for 

a period of six months, 

ending on February 28, 

after Xasa invoked 

section 139 (1) (b) of 

the Constitution which 

made provision for 

intervention to ensure 

EMLM fulfilled its 

obligations as a 

government entity. 

During the 

announcement, Xasa 

mentioned when the 

decision to intervene 

was accepted it meant 

councillors had no 

power to take decisions 

at council, which 

subsequently led to 

him coming under fire 

from councillors. 

ANC councillor 

Papama Madubedube 

said the report by the 

administrator seemed 

outsourced and did not 

reflect the financial 

assistance that was 

promised prior to his 

placement in the 


UDM councillor 

Mthuthuzeli Hokolo 

said it was news to him 

that councillors had no 

decision-making 

powers because the 

section which Xasa 

invoked, only gave 

provision for the 

administrator to 

intervene in “some” 

sections of the 

FIKILE XASA 


The MEC must not 

come here and dissolve 

the municipality 

without following the 

procedure. Only parts 

of section 139 were 

implemented and if you 

say we have no powers 

that means you 

dissolved council, 

which is not the case. 

“By extending the 

administ rator’s 

contract you are killing 

the people of Enoch 

Mgijima because there 

has not been much 

change since Mlokothi 

was appointed.” 

DA councillor 

Malibongwe Xhelisilo 

said the report 

presented by Mlokothi 

was drafted by the exco 

based on the 

assessment of what the 

administrator had done 

thus far. 

“When you extend 

the administrator’s 

contract do not 

threaten to dissolve 

this municipality 

because we are ready 

for that. Mlokothi has 

been here for six 

months and street 

lights are still not 

working, roads still 

have potholes, refuse is 

not collected and I 

heard in the office 

where proof of 

residence is made, they 

cut paper in half. Is 

that what you call a 

cost-cutting measure?” 

asked Xhelisilo. 

Councillors slate 

Xasa’s wage hike 

ANDISA BONANI 

Department of cooperative governance and 

traditional affairs (Cogta) MEC Fikile Xasa, has 

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) 

councillors up in arms over approving a 2% salary 

increment. 

The upper limits of salaries, allowances and 

benefits increment granted by Xasa s runs 

contrary to what was published in the government 

gazette dated December 21, where the Cogta 

minister made provision for a 4% increment. 

Council documents in possession of The Rep 

indicate that, in the current financial year, the 

municipality had budgeted for a 5% increment in 

councillors' salaries, allowances and benefits 

which therefore meant the local authority was able 

to make allowance for the 4% increment. 

Councillors demanded that Xasa, who had 

attended the special council meeting to announce 

the contract renewal of EMLM administrator Vuyo 

Mlokothi, explain why he defied the minister's 

decision and only granted a 2% increment. 

Council speaker Bongiwe van Heerden, said 

Xasa had to leave council straight after he made 

his announcement regarding Mlokothi's contract 

to attend to other urgent matters. 

Councillors, including those of the ANC, were up 

in arms, demanding their salaries be increased by 

4%, which Van Heerden summed up stating, “The 

popular view among councillors is that the MEC 

abort the 2% and wait until the municipality's 

finances have improved, then implement the 4% 

increase.” 

ANC councillor Sibusiso Mvana said he was not 

happy with the speaker's summary because the 

MEC was supposed to have submitted a report to 

councillors regarding the matter so that it could be 

discussed. 

UDM councillor Mthuthuzeli Hokolo said if the 

MEC concurred that a 2% salary increase was 

appropriate, then he could keep it for himself 

because he did not want it. 

“We hear of a letter written by the MEC 

concurring with 2%. We want to see that letter so 

that we have proof and can keep it for our records 

for future reference.” 

ANC councillor Phaphama Madubedube said the 

MEC should approve the 2% now and then in the 

new financial year starting on July 1, grant the 

remaining 2% so it would add up to 4%. 

Other councillors advised that the 2% be 

accepted because the municipality was bankrupt 

and the little money it had should be used to 

improve service delivery. 

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VLV conference 

focus on land 

e x p ro p r i a t i o n 

This year’s VLV conference (the 87th) 

was held among the beautiful 

mountains between Lady Grey and 

Barkly East at Lupela Lodge. 

The theme for the whole of the 

Cape Province this year is “Leave a 

Fo ot p r i n t ” and there were 12 

delegates, 28 day visitors and nine 

committee members present. 

The opening was handled by Ronel 

Opperman and friendship candles 

were lit for the VLV by president Irma 

Davel, for the Lady Grey branch by its 

president Elize Cloete and by 

education and culture convener Adele 

Richardson for the country which is 

being studied this year, New Zealand. 

After the business of the 

conference had been dealt with 

Johan Wege, chairman of the Bird’s 

River Farmers’ Association was 

invited to speak about land 

expropriation. He has a qualification 

in psychology, is a committee 

member of Agri East Cape and its 

human resources management. 

He said the ANC had, on December 

20 2017 decided “that consideration 

must be given to amend the 

constitution to allow for expropriation 

without compensation, on condition 

that it does not adversely affect the 

economy or food security”. 

This was submitted as a motion to 

parliament. 

The constitutional revision 

committee had received more than 

700,000 written comments within 

less than six months and public 

hearings were held in the various 

provinces over the following three 

months, culminating in discussion in 

parliament in September. Agri SA 

made a verbal presentation and in 

November a recommendation was 

made to parliament by the review 

committee that what was implied in 

the constitution should be made 

explicit. 

An ad hoc committee under e 

leadership of Thoko Didiza had been 

appointed to deal with this and has 

already had meetings. 

During 2015 the speakers forum in 

parliament decided to appoint a 

panel to investigate the content and 

implementation of these regulations 

since 1994, with former president 

Khalema Mothlante as its chairman 

and a heavy focus on land issues. 

This panel held public hearings 

countrywide over the following 21 

months and drew up a 600-page 

report, of which 100 pages dealt with 

the land issues. On the matter of 

expropriation without compensation, 

the following was said, “The panel is 

reporting at a time that some are 

proposing that the constitution be 

amended to allow for expropriation 

without compensation to address the 

slow and ineffective pace of land 

reform. This is at a time when the 

budget for land reform is at an 

all-time low of less than 0.4% of the 

national budget, with less than 0.1% 

set aside for land redistribution. 

Moreover, those who do receive 

redistribution land are made tenants 

of the state, rather than owners of the 

land. 

“Experts advise that the need to 

pay compensation has not been the 

most serious constraint on land 

reform in South Africa to date – ot h e r 

constraints, including increasing 

evidence of corruption by officials, 

the diversion of the land reform 

budget to elites, lack of political will, 

and lack of training and capacity 

have proved more serious stumbling 

blocks to land reform.” 

“What is the real problem?” We g e 

asked, saying too little had been 

budgeted, expenditure had been 

skewed, goals were not reached and 

there were ineffective mechanisms 

for the transfer of land. In addition, 

the legislation regulating land 

ownership had been withdrawn from 

the Nedlac process. 

Final regulations in terms of the act 

on property valuation, published in 

November 2018, were being 

implemented and some court cases 

were taking place. 

The expropriation legislation had 

been published in December and the 

time allowed for comment had 

expired. 

Load shedding – and my 

customers are walking out! 

NTSIKELELO QOYO 

“Month end is the busiest time, but my 

customers left because I could not 

attend to them without any power.” 

This is the new reality for Stella 

September, a hair salon owner whose 

business has come to a halt because of 

load shedding. 

Komani, like the rest of the country, 

is coming to terms with the new status 

quo. “It is affecting my business very 

badly. I still had to pay rent regardless 

of how much money walked out of the 

door. I don’t even know when it will go 

off. There is no information.” 

Xoliswa Chatha, who runs a sewing 

business and shares the premises with 

September, said: “It is causing a lot of 

trouble with my customers. 

“They come here expecting their 

garments and they are unfinished. It 

affected my sales and last month and I 

still had to pay my rent – R1,400.” 

Sirnidhi Malavally Magaraj, owner of 

Komani Medlife Pharmacy, said: “Load 

shedding is very expensive. We have 

already paid for the electricity. There 

are also other unforeseen expenses 

which will have to come out of our 

pockets. I can’t close down. 

“Medicine is an essential service, 

customers cannot afford not to get it 

and I cannot afford to lose customers. 

Medicine supply is an essential service. 

“The government must look into 

making a law which ensures that these 

services must continue to be supplied, 

regardless of load shedding. 

“It is unforeseen, but whoever is 

responsible must pay. If not the government 

must introduce new taxes, maybe 

service taxes to cover our losses.” 

Meanwhile, other businesses are well 

positioned to benefit from the power 

outages. 

Matthew Grimbeek, owner of Coastal 

Hire, which that fixes and rents out 

generators, said: “Yes it is good for 

business, but it is really not nice for my 

customers who come in at their wits’ 

end. It is expensive. 

“They come in desperate because 

they have to keep their businesses 

open. It is also very expensive to bring 

in a generator for maintenance or 

repairs.” 

South Africa has been experiencing 

intermittent power cuts since 

November last year. Eskom originally 

cited unstable coal supply as the 

reason, but since the start of the year 

the country has been plunged into 

darkness and general maintenance is 

cited as the cause for load shedding. 

At a media briefing on Tuesday, 

minister of public enterprises Pravin 

Gordhan said “We will get it right in the 

next year or two.” 

Energy experts predict that the crisis 

might last for the next ten years. 

To get information on when power 

will be cut off, people can visit the 

Eskom website or download the 

EskomSePush application. 

Registration on Central Supplier Database 

(CSD): National Treasury 

As part of the National Treasury Supply Chain Management, 

all suppliers who are interested in doing business with 

government must register on the CSD. 

Organisations of the state, which includes Ikhala TVET 

College, will not be able to conduct business with services 

providers/suppliers who are not registered on the CSD. 

Registration on the CSD will provide you the opportunity to do 

business with all organs of state. 

All suppliers who are interested to do business with Ikhala 

TVET College are hereby advised to register your company 

on www.csd.gov.za . For support, please send an email to csd. 

support@treasury.gov.za or alternatively call 012 406 9222. 

If already registered on CSD, please submit your proof of 

registration to us via email or fax2email at supply@ikhala.edu. 

za or 086 682 9594. 

Any other enquiries can be forwarded to the following 

contacts: 

Mr K.T Tabo 047 873 8817 

Ms S.E Kolobile 047 873 8815 

MAD HATTERS: The delegates to the recent VLV conference had fun with way-out hats 

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Accessible facilities 

for all at the museum 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

The Queenstown and Frontier Museum is 

ready to welcome people with disabilities 

with the facility's newly built wheelchair 

ramp and accessible toilets. 

Museum head, Thobile Mdlela, said 

they had invited Enoch Mgijima local 

municipality disability council convener 

Thoza Mzilikazi last week to test and 

ensure that the museum was inclusive 

and accessible for people with 

disabilities. 

“The building, as we know, has recently 

been renovated and we have made sure 

that toilets accommodate the disabled 

PASSED THE 

TEST: Enoch 

Mgijima Local 

Municipalit y 

disability council 

convener Thoza 

Mzilikazi tests 

the wheelchair 

ramp at the 

Queenstown and 

Frontier Museum 

with museum 

head Thobile 

Mdlela Picture: 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

with assistance from our service provider. 

“The ramp was built during the 

renovation process. Previously we used 

our back entrance as it had a little ramp 

which was a total embarrassment for us.” 

Wheelchair-bound Mzilikazi, who was 

involved in a car accident almost 31 years 

ago, said his role at the museum was to 

test if the facility was accessible as there 

were policies to ensure compliance. 

“They have done wonders for us and 

the elderly. 

We are currently doing disability 

outreach programmes around Komani. 

“People need to understand that we are 

not disabled, but it is the environment 

that is disabling us and that needs to 

change.” 

Mzilikazi said these were efforts that 

would benefit the next generation as 

people living with disabilities were faced 

with many challenges. 

“We appeal to all the departments, 

especially those that have not yet 

complied, to act. 

“We are facing a challenge of 

non-compliance, especially with private 

companies. 

“We are not the object of pity. We want 

to be part of society.” 

Family in shock 

after tragic find 

at military base 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

A family in Mlungisi’s R section 

are mourning the death of their 

loved one following the 

“shocking” discovery of the 

lifeless body of a 30-year-old 

male at the old military base on 

Sunday afternoon. 

According to a cousin of the 

deceased, Bulelwa Oyiya, it was a 

casual Sunday morning and the 

deceased – Luvuyo “Happy” 

Oyiya – was preparing to go to 

church. 

“He was ironing his clothes 

around 9am and the electricity 

went off due to load-shedding. He 

then left before everyone in the 

house and that was the last we 

saw of him.” 

The cousin said the police 

arrived at their door around 1pm 

to inform the family about the 

tragic discovery. 

“They told us a group of 

children playing in one of the 

vandalised buildings at the army 

base had made the discovery,” 

Oyiya said. 

“Fortunately one of the police 

officials had seen him in our area 

before and, after asking around 

in our neighbourhood, they knew 

where to find us.” 

She said they were told that 

the deceased, who was found 

half-naked, sustained head 

injuries and his phone was 

missing. 

“We are all still in shock. 

Happy was a friendly person who 

loved to sing and he was friends 

with everyone. Why would 

someone want to hurt a person 

like him?” 

She added that the deceased 

used to sew for a living, a skill he 

had acquired after undergoing a 

skills development programme. 

“He had started making money 

from this skill and was someone 

who would just leave the house 

and not say where he was going. 

“We are still wondering why his 

body was found in that area and 

are trying to get information of 

our own so we can assist the 

police who are also doing their 

best with the investigation.” 

She said they were waiting for 

the post-mortem for the cause of 

d e at h . 

Eastern Cape police 

spokesperson Captain Khaya 

Tonjeni said Komani police had 

opened a case of murder. 

“The body had a few bruises 

and an autopsy will ascertain the 

cause of death. 

“There are no arrests yet and 

the investigation continues,” said 

To n j e n i . 

Happy will be laid to rest next 

week.

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EDITORIAL 

OPINION 

Clarion call 

to save our 

to w n ’s SPCA 

Today we report on the 

disturbing story that the 

SPCA in Komani might have 

to shut its doors because of 

financial constraints. 

The organisation is so 

cash-strapped they cannot 

afford basic running costs, 

including fuel and animal food. 

On its website, the National 

Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) 

makes it clear that SPCAs are 

not government funded and rely 

solely on the generosity of the 

public for their operation. 

According to SPCA’s acting 

manager, Nicole Potgieter, the 

local SPCA's funder who they 

have relied on for a long time, 

recently passed away and a 

monthly subsidy from the 


Municipality has not been 

for thcoming. 

Potgieter says the last 

monthly subsidy from the 

municipality was received in 

March 2018 and the managers 

have been at pains to establish 

why the funds stopped coming. 

The closure of the SPCA 

would be bad news, not only for 

Komani but the surrounding 

areas as well. 

The possible repercussions 

for animals are unimaginable. 

Potgieter says the 

municipality and the 

community would feel the 

effects as cruelty to animals 

cases could spike and they 

would now be chasing after 

stray animals, if the SPCA 

closes. 

The NSPCA’s website says for 

more than 60 years SPCAs have 

been protecting the country’s 

animals. 

“We prevent cruelty, promote 

kindness and alleviate the 

suffering of animals.” 

Their objective is to serve and 

protect all animals, to uplift 

their welfare and to ensure that 

the protection they have under 

South African law is upheld and 

respected. 

The question is now whether 

Komani residents, not only 

those who love animals, will let 

an organisation whose job is so 

important, just cease to exist. 

It would be the saddest day 

for animals in this town – and 

its surrounds. 

This publication will continue 

to inform members of the 

community on new 

developments regarding this 

unfortunate story and we will 

continue to make our own 

contribution towards saving the 

SPCA. 

All in all, the ball is in Komani 

residents’ courts to salvage this 

crucial organisation. 

Different wheat 

types healthier 

than others 

When it comes to wheat, you really 

need to know its true nutritional 

value. You may be aware that white 

and sometimes brown bread is not 

worth much to your health 

compared with wholewheat bread. 

Without wheat it is difficult to 

picture the current Western diet. 

Wheat is well incorporated into 

various Western processed foods 

such as 

breakfast cereals 

and sometimes 

sausages and 

hamburger 

pat ties. 

Due to 

intensive farming and the 

hybridising development, the 

grains of wheat have changed from 

the bygone days when the Bible 

spoke of bread as being the “st a f f 

of life”. 

There are many varieties of 

wheat, including spelt and bulgur 

wheat which have more nutrients 

and a more digestible form of 

gluten. Spelt is versatile – when 

fermented it is made into spelt 

milk! Spelt flour does not rise as 

easily or high as wheat, but the 

gluten in wheat is much harder to 

d i g e st . 

In fact, highly processed wheat 

bread consumption has been linked 

to constipation and other 

bowel-related problems. Modern 

wheat has more gluten and far less 

vigorous husk surrounding it. 

This tough outer nutrient coating 

makes it harder to harvest, but 

protects the inner grain from pests 

and insects. And without this tough 

coat of husk, more pesticides are 

needed to keep pests at bay. 

Anyone with celiac disease 

should avoid barley, oats, rye and 

all forms of 

wheat. And 

anyone with 

gluten 

intolerance 

should avoid 

wheat, but 

sometimes oats and rye are 

accepted, as the gluten in these 

cereals is in a different form. The 

actual cereal grain consists of three 

basic parts, known as bran, germ 

and endosperm. Endosperm is 

mostly starch, while bran is high in 

fibre and nutrients. 

The germ component has nothing 

to do with germs, but is rich in 

nutrients. Typically white wheat 

flour is mainly crushed endosperm. 

Sadly manufacturers now need to 

spend more to nutritionally enrich 

refined flours to replace what was 

lost in processing. 

It seems after all the processing 

of wheat, food just got poorer in 

value to your body but more 

expensive for your budget. 

LIGHTING IT UP: Top Town resident, Corne Van Der Vyvfer, took this photograph during last week’s storm 

FACE 2 FA C E 

Q: What do you do? 

A: I’m a working student, finishing an 

undergrad specialising in economics and 

finance at UCT and starting post grad 

studies in July. I also work full time for an 

NPO in the education sector. Its name is 

Emagqabini Education Academy and I am 

the programme coordinator. 

Q: Why did you enter the competition? 

A: I found the topic genuinely interesting. 

Bitcoin has been a talking point for a long 

time and last year it was in the media 

frequently. I was also involved in some 

Bitcoin trading when its value was 

appreciating at an extraordinary rate. 

Many were saying it’s a bubble similar to 

the one that caused the 2008 crash so an 

essay topic that gave me the chance to 

investigate that was very appealing to me. 

I also needed the prize money. The post 

grad programme I want to do does not 

have any bursary funding and costs 

R70,024 this year. So the prize money 

(R60,000) would cover most of it and I 

would save up the remaining R10,000 and 

pay it myself 

Q: Was it your first time in parliament 

and how was it attending the budget 

s p e e c h? 

A: Yes. It was a great experience seeing 

so many ministers and parliament 

members in person. 

Q: Was it a good speech? 

A: It was okay. Like I said, we are 

generally going in the right direction. 

Q: What would you like to see the 

government do after the elections? 

YOUR VOICE 

SEAN 

FERGUSON 

South African political parties 

had until Wednesday last 

week to submit their lists of 

candidates for the upcoming 

national elections. The Rep’s 

news editor Luvuyo Mjekula 

and intern Ntsikelelo Qoyo 

asked Komani residents what 

qualities party candidates 

should possess and why. 

Sean Ferguson from 

Queen’s Drive 

I am looking for integrity, 

honesty and a sense of where 

they come from, a sense of 

the people they represent. It 

would be nice to have 

... vox pops on the street 

What do you think about ... 

ZHANE 

BARNARD 

properly educated people. I 

want them to be able to 

implement change in our very 

corrupt government. 

Zhane Barnard from Top 

To w n 

They should be honest, 

loyal to what they are saying 

and not be corrupt. Because 

they make empty promises… 

we are going to build you a 

house or renovate it. 

They must be different from 

the other leaders we have. 

Zola Henene from Lady 

Fr e r e 

We expect patriots, people 

with CALEB QOYO winner of the Old Mutual 

national essay competition for undergraduates. 

A: First corruption – let the multiple 

inquiries into state capture and corruption 

take their course and afterwards act on the 

information that surfaces as a result, 

dismissing those implicated. 

Secondly restore fiscal credibility. 

ZOLA 

HENENE 

SIRNIDHI 

M A L AVA L LY 

who are trustworthy, who 

have the development of the 

people of South Africa at 

heart and not selfish and 

corrupt people. 

We have seen how corrupt 

people have pulled the 

country down and the 

president is pulling out all the 

stops to fight that corruption. 

Sirnidhi Malavally Magaraj 

from Top Town 

Whoever comes to power 

just must not forget the 

fundamentals – of the people, 

for the people, by the people. 

If any of these things fail it is 

no longer called a democracy 

We have been experiencing low 

economic growth coupled with high 

national debt. These two things, considered 

separately, are manageable but at the 

same time are a cause of genuine concern 

to me. Government knows this and we are 

moving in the right direction of reducing 

expenditure and addressing the critical 

state of our SOEs. I still think more could 

be done. 

Q: Which person has had the most 

impact on your life? Why? 

A: Many people have shaped me. In my 

personal life my parents, family and friends 

have influenced me. 

Q: Favourite place in South Africa? 

A: In Mowbray, Cape Town, there is a 

restaurant called Jerry’s. That is my 

favourite place at the moment. Apart from 

the Eastern Cape and Western Cape I 

h av e n ’t travelled much. 

Q: What do you do for fun? 

A: Hang out with friends and after a long 

day I enjoy reading Calvin and Hobbs 

books. I have a collection of them. I also 

sketch and paint using water colours. 

Q: Favourite book? 

A: It’s a tie between Development as 

Fr e e d o m by Amartya Sen and Why Minsky 

Mat ters by L. Randall Wray. 

Q: Who do you look up to? 

A: Academically, Hyman Minsky, Amartya 

Sen, J.M Keyns, Steve Keen and Karl 

Polanyi have shaped me. Leaders like 

Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr and 

Mohamed Ali are people I drew inspiration 

from. 

MARCELLE 

G R E Y V E N ST E I N 

but an autocracy. 

There is a lot to be done for 

the upliftment of the people, 

the poor are getting poorer 

the rich, richer. 

They must focus on health, 

electricity, education and 

sanitation. All of them are 

different in their own way. You 

just have to choose who is 

the least devil. 

Marcelle Greyvenstein from 

Top Town 

I’m very excited. I just hope 

they make the correct 

decisions, the right decisions 

for all of us. I want everyone 

to be happy.


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KOMANIW E AT H E R 

It seems the balmy autumn 

weather that is typical for this time 

of the year will continue this 

weekend and the rain seems to 

have abated for a while. 

Fr i d ay ’s minimum temperature 

will be 13°C and it will be partly 

cloudy throughout the day. The 

maximum will, however, be only 

21°C. On Saturday it will again be 

partly cloudy although there will 

me less cloud about. It will be 

warm and pleasant and the 

temperatures will range between 

14 and 26°C. 

It will be even warmer on 

Sunday, with the maximum 

reaching an uncomfortable 32°C 

after an early morning start of 

16°C. It will be mostly sunny, with a 

little cloud about.– 

w w w. a c c u w e a t h e r. c o . z a 

Westbourne resident Pamela Sani 

writes: It has been a week that I have 

lived in streams of dirty sewerage, 

with bad smelling water in my 

backyard. On Saturday last week I 

could not enter my home by the back 

door because dirty, bad smelling 

water was overflowing at the door. 

HOW THINGS HAVE 

CHANGED: Anthony 

Sahd sent in this 

picture of a heavy 

snowfall in 1970. In 

the background are 

the old Daily 

R e p r e s e n t at i ve 

offices (it was a 

daily newspaper 

then). These 

buildings were 

demolished to make 

way for the Bert 

Strauss building 

which now occupies 

this site in Cathcart 

Road 

No assistance with the 

sewage in my back yard 

The worst part of it is that it is full 

of flies and that tells me that the 

water has faeces in it. 

What I hate the most is that if you 

skip a month on paying the municipal 

rates, your electricity is cut off. 

I had to make a furrow so that the 

water flows into the drain. 

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From birthdays to anniversaries to achievements to 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes are extended to Zanele 

Bobelo and Selina Owethu Peter (March 23), 

Hlonipha Mapaseka Nyaba (March 24), Angela 

de Coning (March 25), Sam Millar who will be 

five on March 27, and Lynne Terblanche, Peet van 

der Walt, Chante Adonis, Chantel Brody and 

Merio-MayEllis (also March 27), Veronica 

Ngomana, Deirdre Schwartz, Amelia Martin, Siya 

Mzileni and Hanneke Coetzee (March 29), 

Charlene de Villiers, Corne van Heerden, Ed 

Clark, Juan van der Walt, Malvin Charasika and 

Herman Venter (March 30), Lynn de Waal, 

Jeanne Bowes, Karin du Preez, Ronel Taylor and 

Chelton Arinds (March 31), Denise Wagenaar, 

Alroy Kriedemann (April 1), Tyrese Brecht, 

Michelle Henson, Lindy McKerry and Almisha 

Pringle (April 2), Ernest Dowling, Jason Strydom, 

Kim Stone (April 4) 

BELATED BIRTHDAY wishes to Raymundo 

Betancourt and Riedwaan Greyling (March 15), 

Riehaan Greyling (March 17), Lihai Bercovich and 

Lydia Pyoos (March 19), Derek Helm, Siphosethu 

Tshangela (March 20), Star Ndaba, Michelle 

Christoffels and Petronella Ruiters (March 21). 

There has been quite an exodus this weekend 

with many folk travelling to Johannesburg to see 

the ED SHEERAN SHOW. We wish them an 

enjoyable evening and safe travels. 

CONGRATULATIONS on yet another wedding 

anniversary to Joe and Laura Makowem, who will 

celebrate on April 2 and Quintin and Melinda 

Wentzel who marked their special day on March 

7 and Peter and Verena Uhlig on March 19. 

CONDOLENCES are extended to the family and 

friends of the late Lundi Hoyi, Eunice Peter, 

Mekjennet Xhayiya, Happiness Xala, Patricia 

Mbhalo, Kindness Peteni, Esther Nofemele, 

Hellen Bizwapi and Constance Mgqweto. 

With the SCHOOLS CLOSED and many people 

away on holiday the streets are noticeably 

quieter, but while we may enjoy the peace and 

quiet, let us not forget that a former mayor once 

described the schools as “Q u e e n st o w n ’s greatest 

industr y” and once they re-open on April 2 there 

will be a hive of activity with Queen’s reunion not 

far off and the Love of Art charity exhibition early 

in May. 

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ROUND&ABOUT 

100 NOT OUT: Komani resident Brenda Forword received an award for having 

donated 100 units of blood from SANBS donor practitioner Maryke Harris 

Picture: ANDISA BONANI 

The SANBS 

celebrates 

milestones 

ON THEIR WAY: Khilona Vallabh, Emmanuel Psarras, Monique da Cruz, Colby Green, Logan Raasch, Nathan Wolfe, Bianca 

Pretorius and Tristan van Rensburg were dressed to the nines for the recent GHS matric dance 

Picture: LINDIE WALLER 

P H OTO G R A P H Y 

ANDISA BONANI 

Komani blood donors were treated to 

a three-course meal at an awards 

ceremony by the South African 

National Blood Service (SANBS) for 

having reached various milestones of 

blood donations. 

The semi-formal event last 

Wednesday saw donors and car 

dealerships who hosted blood drives 

in 2018, being pampered at The 

Gallery for having contributed 

life-saving blood. 

Guests and donors had a free pass 

at the bar while the meals, speeches 

and conversation continued to keep 

the good mood going as donors were 

called to the podium to receive their 

awa r d s . 

SANBS donor practitioner Maryke 

Harris said the awards ceremony was 

held to show gratitude to the people 

who had made it part of their lives to 

donate their blood to save the lives of 

those who needed it most. 

“This is just a gesture to say thank 

you to everyone for their support, but 

most importantly, from the people 

who you gave your blood to. 

“Your contributions are far more 

important and meaningful than what 

we have organised for you here, but 

we know you do not need us to pay 

you for it with anything. 

“This evening is all about the 

donors and celebrating the many 

times you have shared your blood 

with others. We are here to celebrate 

the milestones you have achieved in 

your blood donation careers. We 

have received so much support from 

Komani, but we still need to recruit 

more people in our families, 

workplaces and our social circles to 

become part of this important 

i n i t i at i v e . ” 

Harris said people who were not 

donating blood had no idea how 

many people one donation saved. 

She said one “pint” of blood saved 

three people and if everyone donated 

at least four times a year they would 

have saved 12 people’s lives each 

y e a r. 

Donors received awards for their 

donations, including a gift to 

encourage them to keep sharing their 

blood with others. 

The milestones achieved ranged 

from youngsters who started 

donating in 2018 and did not miss 

their donation dates, to people who 

had donated more than 100 times, 

with one local having donated 250 

times since starting d o n at i n g . 

Those recognised included: 

Asisipho Ndzendevu, who joined Club 

25 for having donated 20 times before 

her 25th birthday, Esethu Pongolo and 

Lucky Moni (20), Ashwall van 

Heerden, Martha Lee, Tembile Pimpi, 

Karel Myburg (50), Malibongwe Fuma, 

Derek Wormald, Xolani Nyhaba, 

Kishor Harry, Ronald Hardnick, Anna 

Erasmus, Linda Cotterrell (75 each), 

Brenda Forword, Siebert Pretorius, 

David Moody, Morne Fouche, 

Johannes Hattingh and Christopher 

van der Watt for 100 units donated, 

Stephan de Klerk jr, Mary-Anne de 

Klerk, Michele van de Venter and 

Derek Boy (125) and Coenraad 

Bezuidenhout (150) with Milly Whale 

topping the list at 250 units. 

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY: Esther Dowling, centre, last weekend celebrated her 

60th birthday with a 60s party for family and friends. Special guests were 

her daughters, Zenda Zimmermann all the way from Karlsruhe in Germany 

and Samantha Venske from Ramsgate Picture: CLAYTON SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY 

LOOKING GOOD: Carin Goodman was all dressed 

up on the way to the GHS matric dance 

Picture: MR-ME PIXEL 

The Notice Board is intended to help people 

advertise events. The date, event, venue 

and time may appear free of charge for 

three months, but these details must reach 

The Rep by noon on Mondays to appear in 

that Friday’s edition. E-mail 

chuxf@tisoblackstar.co.za or call 045-839-4040. 

Thursday to Sunday March 21 to 23: Grey 

ON THE NOTICE BOARD 

High School rugby festival, Port Elizabeth; 

SA Schools national athletics 

championships, Port Elizabeth. 

Sunday to Wednesday March 24 to 27: 

Hangklip rugby/netball tour to Mossel Bay. 

Thursday to Saturday, March 28 to 30: SA 

Squash open tournament; SA junior 

athletics championships. 

Thursday to Sunday March 28 to 31: 

Founders 1st XI hockey festival (Northwood). 

Saturday March 30: SPCA book sale, The 

Mall. 

Friday April 5: Presbyterian roadhouse, 

12pm to 1pm and 5pm to 7pm. 

Sunday April 7: Town vs Country golf, 

Queenstown Golf Club. 

Saturday April 13: Hangklip Junior School 

sports day, school premises, 8am. 

Friday April 26: Kinky Robot live show, 

Stutterheim Country Club. 

Saturday April 27: Stutterheim Round 

Table bike ride, Stutterheim Country Club. 

Wednesday May 1: NG Church b a z a a r, 

Robinson Road, from 9am. 

Thursday May 9: Opening of Love of Art 

charity art exhibition, Queens Hotel. 

Friday, Saturday May 10, 11: Love of Art 

charity art exhibition, all day, Queens Hotel. 

Saturday, June 1: Friends of Madeira 

mid-year fair, Madeira Home gardens, from 

9am; Bulletjies rugby tourney, Hangklip 

Junior School, 8am.


9 

Poor state of 

roads leads 

to meeting 

ABONGILE 

S O LU N D WA N A 

ANC provincial chairman 

Oscar Mabuyane 

and department of 

transport, safety and 

liaison MEC Weziwe 

Tikana visited Machibini 

Taxi Association (Mato) 

members concerning 

the deteriorating roads 

in the area. 

This followed after 21 

Mato members, along 

with the headman’s 

executive committee 

members of the village, 

had taken their 

complaints to the ANC’s 

Calata House and the 

department of 

transport, safety and 

liaison offices last 

Tu e s d ay. 

They had threatened 

that if the road was not 

attended to within 

seven days, a total 

shutdown strike would 

fo l l o w. 

Mabuyane and Tikana 

had also done a Thuma 

Mina campaign for the 

upcoming elections at 

the Methodist church in 

Ilinge earlier on the 

same day. 

Mito public relations 

officer Mbulelo Madolo 

said Mabuyane 

informed them that he 

had received the road 

complaints petition 

from the ANC secretary, 

Lulama Ngcukayithobi, 

who had spoken to 

them at Calata. 

“Mabuyane said the 


Municipality could not 

construct a tar road as 

the municipality was 

bankrupt and under the 

administration of the 

province. 

“He said the tar road 

would be budgeted for 

at a later stage and that 

they could only fix the 

gravel road at present,” 

Madolo said. 

“Mabuyane said he 

had witnessed the bad 

state of the road on his 

way to the ANC 

campaign and that no 

road was meant to look 

like that. He added that 

the municipal 

leadership had failed to 

d e l i v e r. 

“He said we could 

look at paving as it cost 

R1m to make just 1km of 

tarred road and paving 

would cost less.” 

Madolo said Tikana 

had indicated that she 

did not know about the 

letter of approval to 

construct a tarred road 

from the national 

department of transport 

in 2014. However, she 

admitted to have 

received other letters 

requesting tarred roads. 

“We are not satisfied 

with the outcome but 

they are at least doing 

something to mend the 

road.” 

He said plant was 

hired and sent on Friday 

to start repairing the 

road. 

FRANK DISCUSSIONS: ANC officials met with Machibini Taxi Association members after complaints about the poor state of 

roads in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality region 

Taxi rank 

serves as 

shelter 


The intermodal taxi rank, which is supposed to be 

a pride of service delivery for the Chris Hani 

District Municipality (CHDM), has become an 

albatross around its neck. 

The rank, which was scheduled to be opened 

back in 2017, has been put to good use by 

vagrants who seek shelter against the elements at 

night. Construction on the multi-million rand 

project began in 2013, was completed in 2017 and 

has been abandoned ever since. The Rep has been 

informed that there has been squatting at the rank 

for years. Nozukile Tata, a hawker, is dismayed by 

the delays. “The [temporary] taxi rank we are 

currently using is not fit for the purpose. It is hard 

for us to sell food to people here. It is very dirty 

and customers complain, saying they will get sick 

from our food. Our makeshift shelters are even 

being stolen – just yesterday I lost my covering. 

They [vagrants] take them to make fires to keep 

warm and it is going to be worse now that winter 

is coming.” 

Local taxi drivers who preferred to remain 

anonymous complained that they were being 

inconvenienced by the temporary rank. “This place 

is not suitable for any service to the public. The 

rains make it a pigsty.” 

CHDM spokesperson Butsa Lali said: “The 

municipality is aware that people are sleeping at 

the rank. This is the same with all government 

infrastructure that is not being used.” 

On the opening of the rank he said, “The 

municipality will release a statement on Friday.” 

Attempts to obtain comment from Uncedo Taxi 

Association have been futile. The public relations 

officer Tolly Madoda said: “If the taxi association 

has any problems with the municipality they will 

get hold of the media themselves.”

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No. 3 Tylden Street, Queenstown 

Phone: 045 838 5032 | Fax: 086 240 6676 

Email: info@zikizaprops.co.za 

Website: www.zikizaprops.co.za 

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you will save R15,000 in interest 

payable over its lifespan,” Goslet t 

s ay s . 

“That being said, if you invest the 

same amount into your home loan 

but you are in the final year of its 

20-year lifespan, you will only reduce 

the interest you pay by R170. 

“The tipping point in this scenario 

in deciding whether to put the money 

into savings or reinvest it into your 

home loan is at around year 13 of its 

20-years, where you will reduce the 

interest you pay over the lifespan of 

your bond by R3,500. Later into your 

loan term, you are likely to be 

reducing the interest payable by less 

than what you could be earning in an 

interest-bearing savings account,” 

Goslett says. 

“Timelines therefore have a 

significant role to play in weighing 

up whether to save first or to pay off 

your home loan faster – and 

compound interest is largely to thank 

for this. 

“ In the earlier stages of your home 

loan, the majority of your monthly 

instalment goes towards paying off 

PROPERTY FOR SALE 

interest. That is why investing into 

your home loan during these early 

years will dramatically decrease your 

loan term and the total interest 

payable, potentially saving you a lot 

of money.” 

“However, if you are nearer to the 

end of your home loan term, it is 

advisable to invest any additional 

funds into a savings or investment 

account as this will earn you more 

than adding to your loan instalments 

will save you.” 

As a final piece of advice, Goslett 

suggests that homeowners consider 

keeping their home loans open when 

they near the end of their loan term. 

“Since the interest charged on a 

home loan is invariably less than the 

interest charged on a personal loan, 

it will cost less if homeowners take 

out money against their pre-existing 

home loan than it would to refinance 

their home from scratch or to take 

out a personal loan in order to 

access money on credit,” Goslet t 

adds. 

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Bowes McDougall Inc. 

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

Creative indoor 

storage 

solutions for 

your bicycle 

Apart from road hogs and uphill routes, finding 

a place to store a bicycle is one of the biggest 

challenges most cyclists face – particularly if 

they are staying in an apartment complex 

without a garage. 

For those who live in active suburbs nearby 

popular cycling routes, Regional Director and 

CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, Adrian 

Goslett, suggests that creative indoor bicycle 

racks or storage solutions can increase the 

value of the property and give it a unique 

selling advantage over similar properties in the 

area. 

“In general, whether a home is large or small, 

many homeowners will complain of a lack of 

sufficient storage space. Creative built-in 

additional storage solutions therefore often 

greatly enhance the appeal of any property. 

Sellers could stand to benefit from this when 

placing their home on the market,” says Goslett. 

Below, RE/MAX of Southern Africa suggests a 

few creative storage solutions for cycling 

homeowners: 

Bicycle on the bookshelf 

While bicycle wall art might appeal to some, 

it might not appeal to everyone. To ensure the 

resale value of a property, homeowners should 

consider installing shelving units that have the 

dual functionality of acting as a bicycle rack as 

well as a decorative shelving unit when the 

bicycle is removed. These tend to work better 

on darker walls as loading and offloading the 

bicycle from the rack can cause scuff marks 

against walls in lighter paint shades. 

Cycling on the ceiling 

For homes with particularly high ceilings, 

such as loft-style apartments or homes, 

installing a bicycle rack in the ceiling can be a 

great space saving solution. This option also 

works well in garages, provided the homeowner 

does not drive a tall vehicle such as an SUV. 

Spokes in the staircase 

The space under a staircase in a 

multiple-story home is almost always wasted 

space unless it is converted into storage. 

Homeowners could enclose the space to create 

a cupboard in which a bicycle rack could be 

placed and the bicycled could be stored out of 

sight. For exposed staircases, bicycle racks 

could be attached underneath the steps to 

create a unique form of bicycle storage art in 

the home. 

If homeowners are planning on renovating 

their home to make a permanent storage 

solution for their bicycle, Goslett encourages 

them to consider how future buyers might 

perceive the addition. “Whenever one is making 

permanent additions to a property, it is always 

worthwhile to consider the effect it might have 

on the resale value of the home. If you have an 

ongoing relationship with a real estate 

professional, you could always run the idea by 

them just to make sure you are not lowering the 

value of your home or decreasing its appeal by 

your planned project,” Goslett concludes. 

To get in touch with a real estate professional 

from the world’s number one brand in real 

estate, visit www.remax.co.za.


11 

Final salute 

to the ‘good 

doctor’ 

Tribute to Dr Dumisani 

N o b et s i k i 

What a gentleman, 

what a leader, indeed 

we must give him 

praise as his name is 

also Dumisani meaning 

“give praise”. 

Nobetsiki graduated 

with a MBCHb degree 

from the University of 

KwaZulu-Natal in 2010. 

He did his internship 

in Kwazulu-Natal and 

completed two years of 

community service at 

Frontier Hospital in 

Komani. He opened a 

private practice in 2014 

and within a space of 

four years had three 

branches (the one in 

Komani and one each in 

Tarkastad and 

Hofmeyr). Where he 

saw a need, he filled 

the gap hence the 

establishment of the 

Tarkastad and Hofmeyr 

branches. 

Nobetsiki also had a 

passion for ministry and 

served diligently in 

many leadership roles 

at the Assemblies of 

God under the 

leadership of Rev 

Bongani Ntsele. He 

touched many lives and 

God used him to 

transform many lives of 

young and old people at 

the church with his gifts 

of co-ordination, 

innovation and 

leadership. He served 

Komani and 

surrounding towns 

diligently as a medical 

doctor until his last day. 

Myles Munroe puts it 

this way, “The greatest 

tragedy in life is not 

death, but a life without 

a purpose.” Nobetsiki 

lived his purpose and 

completed his 

assignment and we are 

thankful to him for all 

he did. His memorial 

service was held on 

February 26 at the 

Assembly of God, 

Mlungisi and he was 

buried at his home in 

Sitshayelo, Lusikisiki. 

We thank his wife, 

Thembi, for affording 

him the time to serve 

the nation with passion 

and his mother who 

raised him to be the 

man he was. May his 

soul rest in peace. 

Simbongile 

Pambuka and 

Nopasika Pinzi 

SA not one 

of world’s 

100 happiest 

countries 

HELPING HAND: People are escorted to safety by 

aid workers at the airport of the coastal city of 

Beira in central Mozambique on March 19, 2019, 

after the area was hit by the Cyclone Idai. More 

than 80 people were rescued by Rescue South 

Africa and the South African army with 

helicopters from the Buzi area, province of 

Safala, where they were stranded since March 

15. Rescue workers in Mozambique were racing 

against time to pluck people off trees and 

rooftops on March 19, after a monster storm 

reaped a feared harvest of more than 1,000 lives 

before smashing into Zimbabwe Picture: ADRIEN 

BARBIER / AFP) ADRIEN BARBIER 

Lwandle Bhengu 

SA has fallen short of 

being among the top 

100 happiest countries 

in the world. 

This is according to 

the annual World 

Happiness Report‚ 

which placed SA at 107 

out of 156 countries. 

The survey‚ now in its 

seventh year‚ rates a 

country by how happy 

its citizens perceive 

themselves to be. 

The report was 

released by the UN’s 

S u st a i n a b l e 

Development Solutions 

Network on Wednesday 

to coincide with 

International Day of 

Happiness‚ which was 

celebrated under the 

theme, “Happier 

To g e t h e r ”. 

The theme focused on 

what humans had in 

common‚ rather than 

what divided them. 

This year’s report 

focused on happiness 

and the community: 

how happiness has 

evolved over the past 

dozen years‚ with a 

focus on the technologies‚ 

social norms‚ 

conflicts and government 

policies that have 

driven those changes. 

It ranked countries on 

the six variables that 

support wellbeing: 

income‚ freedom‚ t rust‚ 

healthy life expectancy‚ 

social support and 

generosit y. 

At the top of the list 

was Finland, while 

war-torn South Sudan 

was ranked at the 

bot tom. 

According to CNN 

report co-editor John 

Helliwell‚ a professor 

emeritus of economics 

at the University of 

British Columbia, “the 

top 10 countries tend to 

rank high in all six 

va r i a b l e s ‚ as well as 

emotional measures of 

wellbeing”. 

African countries that 

made the top 100 were 

L i bya ‚ Algeria‚ Nigeria 

and Ghana. 

Wo r l d ’s happiest 

count ries: 

1. Finland 

2. Denmark 

3. Norway 

4. Iceland 

5. Netherlands 

6. Switzerland 

7. Sweden 

8. New Zealand 

9. Canada 

10. Australia 

Wo r l d ’s least happy 

count ries: 

1. South Sudan 

2. Central African 

Republic 

3. Afghanistan 

4. Tanzania 

5. Rwanda 

6. Yemen 

7. Malawi 

8. Syria 

9. Botswana 

10. Haiti 

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LITTLE LADIES IN RED: Balmoral Pre-Primary staged their annual Letterland Day. This year the girls dressed up as 

characters from fairytales and nursery rhymes. Back: Zingce Magxidolo, Lulodwa Kohli, Onwaba Mngqibisa Front: 

Nelisha Haripersad, Sarah Bredenkamp, Hlalanathi Majezi, Onenceba Saule, Dylan Lentoor, Sambese Mahlasela Picture: 

SUPPLIED 

LEARNING 

CURVE: 

P l a y wa y s 

pre-school 

children 

enjoyed their 

visit to the 

librar y 

recently 

Picture: 

SUPPLIED 

PROUD PUPILS: Bulelani High School pupils Somila Madida, second from left, and Aluncedo Sizani, 

third from left, participated in the schools provincial athletics eliminations in Port Elizabeth recently. 

Sizani will proceed to the SA national schools championship. Pictured with the pupils is school sports 

leader Zanele Wambu, left, and head of languages, Mthathamba Sibidla Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO 

Sizani on track to 

JOURNEY INTO SCIENCE: Christ The King Primary School pupils were taken on a tour to Africa Scifest 

2019 in Grahamstown recently. According to teachers, it was an awesome experience for the children 

as they learnt a lot about the world of science and technology. The school gave credit to Grahamstown, 

Lydia Namugosa (visionary), CTK Alice and CTK Whittlesea principals, parents, sponsors and Team 

Kingdom Connexion (photography) 

Picture: SUPPLIED 

athletics stardom 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

A grade 12 pupil from Bulelani High School will 

represent the province in the 100m at the South 

African national schools athletics 

championships, currently on in Port Elizabeth. 

School sports leader Zanele Wambu said 

Aluncedo Sizani, 18, had first participated in the 

Ezibeleni schools circuit athletics 100 and 200m 

eliminations and came first in both. He then 

went to the Chris Hani West district athletics 

elimination, maintaining his first position there, 

before proceeding to provincial competition. 

“It was not his first race, he had participated 

in last year. He obtained first position at 

provincial level in the 100m in the finals 

recorded a time of 10.5secs, well within the 

allotted 10.8secs which qualified him to 

participate at national level. 

“ However, he did not qualify for the 200m 

event due to a minor injury.” 

Wambu said Sizani was a diligent pupil, not 

only when it came to sport but excelled at 

academics as well. 

“We have never had discipline issues with 

him. Even during training sessions he is always 

willing to go the extra mile. He is very 

c o n s i st e n t . ” She said in terms of preparation, 

Queen's College and the department of sport 

and recreation, along with his personal trainer, 

had contributed immensely to his journey. 

Sizani said he was glad to have been granted 

an opportunity to represent the school, his 

family and the province at the annual national 

programme. “I am passionate about athletics 

because it enables me to relax, especially when 

it comes to focusing on my studies. My plan is 

to help coach other young athletes so they can 

better their talent. My dream is to also 

participate in the 2020 Olympics,” he said. 

Wambu said another pupil, Somila Madida, 

had also made the school proud by 

participating in the U19 javelin event at 

provincial level. Madida who wants to become 

a chief financial officer, said she hopes to study 

sports science to help improve her javelin 

action. “There was a lot of pressure and I was 

proud because I was the only black person in 

that category. We had extensive support from 

the school and the teachers.”


13 

Gospel outfit wins award 

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

Rhythm Divine gospel group 

and Abantwana, an a capella 

group, scooped the top awards 

at the Umlazi Arts and 

Business Awards (Umaba) in 

Durban recently. 

Rhythm Divine, a quartet 

outfit, won in the category for 

best male gospel artists after 

stiff competition with Ithimba 

le Afrika from Kwazulu-Natal. 

Meanwhile Abantwana, who 

are also a quartet, who were 

nominated in three categories, 

walked away with the best 

song of the year award. 

The groups both operate 

under Imbokodo Productions 

from Whittlesea. 

Rhythm Divine singer Aviwe 

Holiday said, “Winning the 

award is a great privilege and 

very motivating because we 

always wanted to know if 

people related to our music. 

“However, casting the votes 

for us gives us the affirmation 

to continue to entertain with 

our musical craft.” 

Holiday believed that what 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

The department of rural 

development and land reform 

held the National Rural Youth 

Service Corps (Narysec) 

programme exit workshop for 

participants who have 

completed training at Victoria 

Manor last Friday. 

Programme director 

Mandayi Rala said the 

24-month skills development 

programme which was 

introduced in 2010, targets 

unemployed rural youth, aged 

between 18 and 25. 

“The programme is in 

partnership with the 

department of defence and the 

students are taught leadership 

skills, discipline and 

patriotism. We have dedicated 

12 of the 24 months to 

sending the students to 

various FET colleges to be 

trained in different courses 

accredited by Seta. Today we 

have a group of students who 

THE WINNERS: Rhythm Divine Quartet gospel group vocalists 

Siphe Dyan, front, and back from left, Siphuxolo Bandla, 

Tobela Konkwane and Aviwe Holiday Picture: SUPPLIED 

made their music relevant was 

the message which it carried 

to uplift people’s spirits. 

Rhythm Divine’s Tobela 

have been trained in business 

management and others in 

facilitation, occupational 

health and safety and 

IT-related courses. 

“This group completed their 

training last year and the 

session is known as an ‘exit 

workshop’ where we grill 

Konkwane said the group was 

formed in 2018. 

As far as taking their music 

career further was concerned 

Skills development empowers rural youth 

CREATING OPPORTUNITIES: Department of rural development 

and land reform skills development programme director 

Mandayi Rala shares vital information with participants in the 

National Rural Youth Service Corps Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO 

them. The department’s 

objective is to make sure they 

are ready for employment. We 

also encourage them to 

establish their own businesses 

and further their studies.” 

Rala said 97 students from 

around the province had 

participated in the session, 

Konkwane said: “Our 

individual plans after tertiary 

education are to get on with 

our different careers and then, 

as a group, we’d love to record 

more albums”. 

Zimi Manqoba said the 

group started off casually in 

2016 at Plettenberg Bay High 

School and officially formed a 

group in 2017. 

“A capella to us is like a 

mother of all music genres or 

at least most of them, but 

since a capella is not a genre 

we are categorised under Afro 

soul,” said Manqoba. 

“We use our music to brings 

awareness of what is 

happening in our country, 

communities and the world. 

“We incorporate this information 

in our songs with the 

hope of stimulating people’s 

minds and solve the social 

problems we speak about.” 

Manqoba said the music 

had reached heights in less 

time than the group had 

imagined. It also gave them 

the assurance that the world 

was listening and watching. 

with contributions made by 

the National Yo u t h 

Development Agency, Seda, 

Lulaway Recruitment agency 

and Ikhala College. 

“This is an exciting 

programme because some of 

them have already managed to 

establish their own businesses 

and got job opportunities. 

Before their induction, we 

analyse the economic 

activities in the province. We 

are currently working on the 

recruitment process for 150 

students for a two-year 

period.” 

He added that the 

department recruits twice a 

year – in March and July – 

provided there is funding. 

“Our aim is to try and get 

the students employed, but we 

cannot do it alone and have to 

work with various stakeholders 

for them to get opportunities. 

There are a lot of students who 

have been retained by their 

host employers and we are 

very proud about that.” 

IN HIS WORDS: Poet Lulamile Satyo at the launch of his new books 

Local poet Satyo 

launches books 


Last Friday in the Komani town hall, 

former teacher, Lulamile Satyo, 

launched two self-published poetry 

books. The books Imibongo ka Satyo 

and Deep Thought were published in 

2017 and 2018 respectively, but were 

officially launched in Komani last 

week. 

The former Nogate Primary School 

teacher went on to become a 

principal at Mkhewula Primary, a 

school in Hewu. The books were a 

culmination of years of writing. 

He was first published as a scholar 

when his work was selected for 

inclusion in the anthology A w e s e l wa 

1 in 1991. He was also published the 

next year in Aweselwa 2 and 

Nambitha Imihobe in 1993. 

His work is relevant to the present. 

One of the poems, entitled Blessers, 

is a commentary and warning of the 

scourge facing the country. “The 

books are addressed to both scholars 

and non- scholars; they can be used 

for educational purposes and leisure 

reading. They contain teachings and 

warnings. I am fond of the poems 

Chocolate Bones and A Talent,” he 

said. On Chocolate Bones he says: 

“Our society has an obsession with 

light-skinned people and yet has 

failed to appreciate the natural 

beauty that is in dark-skinned 

women. A Talent is a poem about 

how much writing talent has laid 

dormant, unused. It is an 

encouragement to those who feel 

they have a love for any writing. 

“They must pursue it, seek 

mentorship and hone their skills 

through reading.” 

Satyo commented, “It is important 

for a writer’s work not only to speak 

to the issues of the day but be 

relevant for generations to come. 

The writer must question; ‘is the 

work helpful to my generation?’ It 

must also teach where we come 

from. It must be critical of our own 

culture and on what cannot be 

practised any more, like the practice 

of u k u t h wa l a . ” 

Speakers at the launch included 

Funeka Satyo (his mother) who told 

an anecdote about Satyo’s gift for 

captivating storytelling. “On his first 

day of pre-school his teacher came 

into a classroom of kids huddled 

around Satyo, who were enthralled 

by tales learnt from his grandfather.” 

Also in attendance were Nogate 

Primary pupils and their teacher, 

Xaba Miseka. They performed 

renditions of poems they had written. 

Satyo proved he is still a teacher at 

heart, telling pupils about the virtues 

of hard work and discipline. 

The father of two was born in 

Cacadu and is currently working as 

an HoD of languages in the Western 

Cape department of education. 

Keen’s is the local partner where 

Sat yo’s books will be on sale. 

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UNVEILING 

Robert Rothoyi Netty (Mvana) 

Bandla 

Bandla 

Upper Zangqokwe Methodist 

Church 

23 March 2019 

In Memoriam 

1100 

IN LOVING MEMORY OF 

MDATYULWA XOLILE 

JOHNSON 

~ 04.09.2004 ~ 

In Memoriam 

Bread, there’s not a day that goes by that you are 

not thought about, memories are never erased 

of all the good times we had shared together. 

If we could just have a 

telephone line to heaven we 

would have you on the line 

24/7. One last chat? Each 

year goes by and it does not 

get easier but the memories 

get stronger. 

Love from: Your sisters (Lungelwa 

and Boniswa), nephews, nieces 

and the whole family. 

In Loving Memory of 

VINJWA NONTOMBIZANELE EUNICE 

17/03/2018 

It’s been a year now, 

but it feels like 

yesterday. Not a day 

goes by without us 

thinking of you. 

You are dearly missed 

and loved Maxaba. 

From: Your Husband, children and 

grandchildren 

1100 

SILOAN 

JULIAN 

WAYNE 

in lewe van 

Fitchettstraat 

35, Nuwerus, 

Queenstown sag 

heengegaan op 

Woensdag 13de 

Maart 2019 in sy 

54ste lewensjaar. 

Diep betreur 

deur sy geliefde 

eggenote, ma, 

seun, kleinkinders, 

broers, susters en 

breë familie. Die 

teraardebestelling 

vind Saterdag 23ste 

Maart 2019 om 12 

nm in Queenstown 

begraafplaas plaas 

na ‘n Erediens om 

11 vm vanuit Die 

Ou Apostoliese 

Kerk, Nuwerus, 

Queenstown 

RUSSELL EN SEUN 

Begrafnisondernemer 

Tel. 045 839 4012 

MAGOQOZA 

XOLILE 

PAULOS 

Born: 1952-03-22 

Died: 2019-03-09 

Funeral: 

2019-03-23 

(Saturday) 

Address: 

Mission Village 

Mtsheko 

Lady Frere 

Venue: Home @ 

10:00 

Cemetery: 

Mtsheko Cemetery 

Service conducted by 

EYETHU FUNERAL 

Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

NXALA 

SIZAKELE 

Late of Mount 

Arthur, Lady Frere 

District 

Born: 05.08.1956 

Died: 15.03.2019 

Funeral: Saturday 

23.03.2019 

Starting at home 

then to the Methodist 

Church, Mount 

Arthur for a service 

at 10am. The 

cortege will proceed 

to the Mount Arthur 

Cemetery for the 

interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MQWATHI 

DIKELA NONI 

NTSWAYIBANA 

RUSSELL AND SON 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

Tel. 045 839 4012 

FETSHI 

NOMINITHI 

NOMANA 

Late of 370 

Emankcenkceni, 

Sada, Whittlesea 

District 

Born: 16.09.1952 


Funeral: Sunday 



then to the Sada 

Community Hall, 

for a service at 

10am. The cortege 

will proceed to the 

Dongwe Cemetery, 

Whittlesea at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMFENE LISA 

JAMBASE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

DYASI 

NOMHLE 

Late of Emamfeneni, 

Machibini, Lady 

Frere District 

Born: 01.07.1921 




Starting at home at 

10am (Methodist 

Church). Thence 

to the Emamfeneni 

Cemetery, Lady 

Frere for the 

Interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MADLOMO 

MADIBA 

SOPHITSHO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

TYWABI 

NOMAPHELO 

THELMA 

Late of Lumko 

Street, Lady Frere 

Town 

Born: 30.05.1927 





10am (Methodist 

Church). Thence 

to the Lady Frere 

Cemetery, for the 

Interment at 12:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAQHUDENI 

MVELASE 

MPAFANE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

1150 


HLALISO 

LUTANDO 

Born: 1954-12-31 


Funeral: 


(Saturday) 

Address: 

Mtebele Village 

Machibini 

Venue: Home 

@ 10:00 

Cemetery: 

Mtebele Cemetery 

@ 12:30 

1150 


DINTSI 

NWABISA 

PATRICIA 

Born: 1976-12-12 


Funeral: 


(Saturday) 

Address: 

Jojweni Village 

Lady Frere 

Venue: Home 

@ 09:00 

Cemetery: 

Jojweni Cemetery 

@ 13:00 

LUDAKA 

OLWETHU 

Born: 1984-08-29 


Funeral: 


(Saturday) 

Address: 

1153 Extention 4 

Dongwe 

Venue: 

Home 

Cemetery: 

Dongwe 

Cemetery 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

NGQOKWE 

NOMPUMELELO 

MAGGIE 

Born: 1931-10-28 


Funeral: 


(Saturday) 

Address: 

Tyutyutyu Mtebele 

Village 

Machibini 

Venue: Home @ 

10:00 

Cemetery: 

Mtebele Cemetery 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

MINI 

THEMBEKILE 

KOOS 

Late of 2769 

Ezitandini, Ilinge 

Born: 09.11.1955 





10am (New African 

Assembly Church in 

Zion). Thence to the 

Ilinge Cemetery for 

the Interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

DIYA BHEJULA 

QHWESHA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MATIKA 

ETHEL 

NQAYI 

SIZIWE 

BONIWE Late of 1634 Zone 1, 

Late of 1020 Zone 2, 

Ezibeleni, Komani 

Ezibeleni, Komani Born: 25.04.1985 

Born: 30.05.1957 Died: 15.03.2019 

Died: 15.03.2019 Funeral: Sunday 

Funeral: Saturday 24.03.2019 

23.03.2019 Starting at home 

Starting at home at 10am (Zionist 

Faith). Thence to 

at 10am (Zionist 

the Komani Town 

Faith). The Interment 

Cemetery, for the 

will proceed to the 

Interment at 12 noon 

Lukhanji Cemetery, PHUMLA 

at 1pm 

NGOXOLO 

PHUMLA MAMTSHATSHU 

NGOXOLO TUBHANE 

MADLOMO MAHOSE 

RUSSELL AND SON RUSSELL AND SON 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

Tel. 045 839 4012 Tel. 045 839 4012 

HOHO 

HOWARD 

Late of Bowden, 

Qoqodala, Lady 

Frere District 

Born: 25.11.1955 


Funeral: Sunday 



10am 

(Seventh Day 

Adventist) 

Thence to the 

Bowden Cemetery, 

Lady Frere for the 

Interment at 12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MCWERHA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

Call CHARODINE or MAVIS if your business is about to celebrate something special. 

Call now on (045) 839 4040 and find out more about our advertising features.


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1150 


1150 


1150 


1150 


1150 


1150 


1150 


1150 


MGIJIMA 

NOZIBELE 

BEATRICE 

BORN: 1949-12-11 

DIED: 2019-03-09 

FUNERAL: 2019-03-23 

VENUE: Funeral service 

will be held at home at 

Ntabelanga Villlage, 

Whittlesea at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Ntabelanga 

TIME: 13:00pm 

PHUMLA NGOXOLO 

KOMANI AVBOB 

FUNERAL SERVICES 

ROBINSON ROAD 29 

QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MAREPULA 

SHEPHERD 

MKHUSELI 

BORN: 1976-01-17 




will be held at home 

at Upper Lahlangubo, 


CEMETERY: 

Upper Lahlangubo 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MHLAMBISO 

NYAMEKA 

BORN: 1968-03-28 





Showbury Location, 

Qumbu at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Qumbu 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MVENI 

MXOLISI 

NELSON 

BORN: 1963-11-03 





Ngqoko Location, Lady 

Frere at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Ngqoko 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MAGANYA 

NWABISA 

BORN: 1986-06-05 




will be held at home 

at No. 02, Zone 1, 

Ekuphumleni , 

Dongwe Township, 


CEMETERY: 

Dongwe 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

BAMBATA 

BATINI 

BORN: 1960-06-18 





Zwartwater, Lady Frere 

at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Zwartwater 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

LALASE 

NYAMEKA 

BORN: 1943-09-03 





483 (Emabhangalweni) 

Unathi Mfeka, Ezibeleni 

at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Komani Town 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MANGALISO/DLOSHE 

NTOMBIZANELE 

MIRANDA 

BORN: 1958-01-08 





Bongolwethu Location, 

Lady Frere at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Lady Frere 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MTSHWELO 

MTHUTHUZELI 

METHEWS 

BORN: 1976-05-08 


FUNERAL: 




No. 51 John Voorster 

Drive, Sterkstroom at 

10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Sterkstroom 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

PISTOLI 

MNTUKANTI 

VOORSLAG 

Born: 

1904-09-04 

Died: 


Funeral: 


(Saturday) 

Address: 

4030 Masonwabe 

Ilinge 

Venue: 

Home 

Cemetery: 

Ilinge 

Cemetery 



Contact: 045 839 6200 

or 083 242 2533 / 

071 078 6184 

MONDLI 

NZELENI 

Late of Thornhill, 

Ntabethemba, 

Komani 

Born: 01.01.1951 





at 09:30 (Komani 

Ntabethemba 

Methodist Church). 

Thence to the 

Ntabethemba 


Interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MYIRA MZONDI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MBELE 

FATYELA 

JOHNNY 

Late of 3739 

Extension 2, Ilinge 

Born: 09.10.1946 





10am. Thence to the 

Ilinge Cemetery, for 

the Interment 

at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MZANGWA 

NCUTHU 

KHWALO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

KANUKA 

WILOSE 

Late of 1602 Zone 1, 

Ezibeleni, Komani 

Born: 22.08.1936 





then to 

The Old Apostolic 

Church, Ezibeleni 

for a service at 

10am 

The cortege will 

proceed to the 

Komani Town 


Interment at 11am 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MQWATHI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MZIMKHULU 

ROBERTA 

XOLELA 

BORN: 1944.06.28 

DIED: 2019.01.13 

FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 1077 

Newbright, Mayaba 

Street, Queenstown 

VENUE: Skweyiya Hall 

TIME: 08:30 

CEMETERY: 

Queenstown Cemetry 

@12:00 

Rest in Peace 

MBARA FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

NO 6 KOMANI STREET 

076 550 4032 

SOBOYISE 

TEMBISILE 

ALBERT 

BORN: 1944 - 07 - 02 

DIED: 2019 - 03 - 13 

FUNERAL: 2019 - 03 - 23 

(SATURDAY) 

ADDRESS: Nkolonga Village 

(Lady Frere) 

VENUE: Nkolonga Village 

(Lady Frere) 

TIME: 10h00 - 13h30 

INTERMENT: 

Nkolonga Cemetery 

Lala Ngoxolo: Faku, 

Nyawuza 

ELVIS SKEPE DIRECTORS 

073 269 0624 

045 838 2490 

For all your 

advertising 

needs call 

CHARODINE 

or MAVIS 

on 

045 839 4040 

TSHATANI 

NOWISILE 

EVELYN 

Born: 02-07-1917 

Died: 14-03-2019 

Funeral: 

23-03-2019 

Address: 

Seplan Mission, 

Askeaton, Cala 

Venue: 

Home 

Time: 10:00am 

Interment: 

Home 

Lala Ngoxolo 

Dikela, Noni 

GALAWE 

NOTEMBILE 

NOMANDLA 

BORN: 1934-04-20 





Kwezi Location, 

Ntabethemba, Whittlesea 

at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Kwezi 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

NTWANAMBI 

XOLISWA 

Born: 1986/03/01 

Died: 2019/03/17 

Funeral: 

2019/03/23 

Address: 818 

 

 

Venue: 

of God 

Interment: 

 

VINJWAS FUNERAL 

SERVICES 

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 / 

073 911 2032 

BLESS 

BUKIWE 

Born: 1977/06/16 

Died: 2019/03/08 

Funeral: 

2019/03/23 

Address: Birch 

Farm 

Venue: Home 

Interment: 

Birch Farm 

Cemetery 

VINJWAS FUNERAL 

SERVICES 

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 / 

073 911 2032 

6 

EMPLOYMENT 

6151 

Employment Offered 

Responsible motorcycles 

needed for deliveries and 

general assistant work. 

Please fax CV WITH ID, 

Motorbike license and 

contactable references to 

086 5369965.Closing Date: 

22/03/2019 

YAMAPHI 

NOWAYINETHI 

BORN: 1940-04-11 



ADDRESS: 

933 Zone 3, Ezibeleni 

VENUE: Izenzo Baptist 

Church, Ezibeleni 

TIME: 10:00am 

INTERMENT: 

Queenstown Cemetery 

Phumla Ngoxolo 

Mamnune. 

pkd-funeralservices@ 

webmail.co.za 

Tel: 045 838 4621 

073 255 0536 

For all your 

advertising needs 

call CHARODINE 

or MAVIS on 

045 839 4040 

6151 

Employment Offered 

Truda Foods Pty Ltd 

We are a manufacturing company based in 

Queenstown, Eastern Cape. We have the 

following jobs available at our factory. 

Drivers Code 14 

We are looking for code 14 drivers to join 

our Dispatch team. 

Requirements: 

Valid code 14 licence with PdP 

Electrical Artisan x 6 

We are looking for electrical Artisans to join 

our manufacturing company. 

Minimum Requirements: 

Minimum 3 months training in electrical 

trade at a SETA accredited institution 

 

¿ 

do electrical, maintenance and repairs at 

our manufacturing plant on a day to day 

basis. 

Minimum Requirements: 

Education: 

¿ 

 

¿ ¿ 

sent with CV) 

Experience: 

3 years in a maintenance position in a 

manufacturing factory environment 

Duties : 

Must be able to work independently. 

Must be familiar and able to work on AC 

and DC circuits. 

Must be familiar with automated machinery 

and PLC’s 

Must be able to work at elevated heights. 

General engineering workshop skills e.g. 

wiring and rewiring, reading of drawings, 

replacing faulty components etc. 

assembly, installation, testing and 

maintenance of electrical equipment. 

Installation of electrical boxes, DB boards, 

 

trunking), ground leads and connecting of 

power to different equipment. 

Wiring of circuit breakers, transformers and 

electrical equipment. Adhere to relevant 

electrical policies and procedures. 

Please indicate on your application for the 

¿ 

Send CV to 

Fax: 0866030700 

Email: louis@trudafoods.co.za 

If you do not hear anything from us by 

the 5th of April 2019 please consider your 

application unsuccessful

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7 

ACCOMMODATION 

7020 

Accomm. Off / Wtd 

11060 

Sale in Execution 

7 

ACCOMMODATION 

7020 

Accomm. Off / Wtd 

4 bedroom house 

@ R4500 p/m 

2 bedroom flat 

@ R2000 p/m 

in Tylden Village 

F Labuschagne: 045 838 1142 

11060 

Sale in Execution 

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION 

IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT FOR THE 

DISTRICT OF QUEENSTOWN 

HELD AT QUEENSTOWN 

CASE NO: 932/2018 

In the matter between: 

JATORA PROPERTY HOLDINGS CC 

EXECUTION CREDITOR 

and 

LUVUYO DAVID MOOI 

EXECUTION DEBTOR 

ID Number: 650916 5831 08 6 

KINDLY TAKE NOTICE THAT in terms of 

judgment granted on 18 JANUARY 2019, in 

the QUEENSTOWN Magistrate’s Court and a 

Warrant of Execution issued thereafter, a sale 

of the under mentioned goods will be sold in 

Execution held at THE SHERIFF’S WAREHOUSE, 

57 KOMANI STREET, QUEENSTOWN at 10:00 

on FRIDAY, 5 APRIL 2019, to the highest 

bidder: 

9 x Plastic Chairs 

1 x Office Chair 

1 x Lexmark Printer 

1 x Canon Printer 

1 x Fax Machine 

1 x Lexmark Printer 

1x Office Desk 

1 x Plastic Table 

3 x Empty Gas Bottles 

2 x Concrete Bags 

3 x Sets of Tombstone Heads 

1 x Head Tombstone 

1 x Computer Stand 

1 x Potato Chip Machine 

1 x Small table 

1 x Generator 

1 x Bread Maker Machine 

1 x Cabinet 

1 x Cooler Box 

1 x Pik 

1 x 4 Burner Gas Stove 

Dated at Queenstown on this 14th day 

of March 2019 

Execution Creditor’s Attorneys 

ROBYN BERRY ATTORNEYS 

23 Bonza Bay Road, Beacon Bay, East 

London, 5241 

PostNet Suite 317 Private Bag X3 

Beacon Bay 5205 

Tel No.: 043 0501146, Fax No.: 043 748 

1209 

Email: robyn@rblaw.co.za 

C/O BOWES MCDOUGALL 

27(a) Prince Alfred Street, Queenstown, 

Tel No. 045 807 3800, Fax No. 045 839 

2526 

REF: D THOMAS/rr/MAT29044 

11 

LEGALS 

11030 

Estate Notices 

In the Estate of the Late 

MZILIKAZI LUNGILE 

HEADMAN 

Born: 02.11.1939, 

Identity number: 

391102 5291 08 4 

Date of death: 

11.12.2006 

of No. 462 Banise 

Street, Mlungisi 

Location, Queenstowni 

Estate Number 

1113/2008 

Creditors and Debtors 

in the above Estate 

are hereby required to 

lodge their claims with 

and pay their debts to 

the undersigned within 

30 (thirty) days of the 

publication hereof. 

Name and address 

of executor and / or 

authorized agent 

Malungisa Goodman 

Jaxa 

JAXA ATTORNEYS 

1 Corner Eagle 

& Crane Street, 

Westbournepark, 

Queenstown 

Tel: 045 838 2686 


MHLAHLO MLULEKI 

BRYNT 

Born: 01.07.1946, 


460701 5762 08 9 

Date of death: 

08.01.2018 

of No. 1495, Zone 1, 

Ezibeleni 

Estate Number 

000550/2018 

Surviving spouse: 

MARLENDA 

NOMAKHAYA 

MHLAHLO 

Born: 28.02.1953 


530228 0883 08 8 

Creditors and Debtors 

in the above Estate 

are hereby required to 

lodge their claims with 

and pay their debts to 

the undersigned within 

30 (thirty) days of the 

publication hereof. 




Malungisa Goodman 

Jaxa 





Queenstown 

Tel: 045 838 2686 

NOTICE BTO 03/03/2019 

EXTENSION FOR INSPECTION OF THE GENERAL VALUATION 

ROLL FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 2019 TO 30 JUNE 2024 

AND LODGING OF OBJECTIONS. 

Notice is hereby given that the period for inspection of the 

general valuation roll for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 

2024 and lodging of objections has been extended to the 

12th of April 2019. 

For enquiries please contact Sibongile Richard on 

045 807 2062 or email SRichard@enochmgijima.gov.za. 

S. NOMANDELA TOWN HALL 

ACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

CATHCART ROAD, 

KOMANI 

Liquidation & 

Distribution 

11170 


NTLOKO ADVISOR 

GIDEON 

Born: 18.03.1927, 


270318 5136 08 9 

of No. 784 Mlungisi 

Location, Queenstown, 

5319 

Estate Number 

001872/2016 

The FIRST and 

FINAL Liquidation and 

Distribution account in 

the above mentioned 

estate will be made 

available for inspection 

for a period of 21 days 

as from 22 March 2019 

and can be viewed at 

the Master of the High 

Court, Grahamstown 

and at the Queenstown 

Magistrates Court. 




Mlungisi Goodman 

Jaxa 

C/O 





Queenstown 

Tel: 045 838 2686 

CLLR. B. VAN HEERDEN 

SPEAKER 

1150 


DWALA 

ENOCH 

Late of Mkhonjana, 

Bolotwa, Lady Frere 

District 

Born: 16.06.1950 





at 10am. Thence 

to the Mkhonjana 

Cemetery, Lady 

Frere for the 

Interment at 

13:30pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MNCOTSHE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

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

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

NOTICE NO. COUNCIL 05/03/2019 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF AN ORDINARY 

COUNCIL MEETING: 29 MARCH 2019 

The Speaker Cllr. B. Van Heerden of Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality hereby gives notice that in terms of section 

29 (1) of the local government: Municipal Structures Act, 

117 of 1998, that an Ordinary Council Meeting of Enoch 

Mgijima Municipal Council will be held on FRIDAY, 29 

MARCH 2019 AT 10:00 in the TOWNHALL, 70 CATHCART 

ROAD, KOMANI. 

The meeting is scheduled as follows: 

Date: Friday, 29 March 2019 

Time: 10:00 

Venue: TOWN HALL, 70 CARTHCART ROAD, KOMANI. 

Any person who do not understand the content of this advert 

is invited to contact Mr X. Makeleni at the Corporate Services 

office at 045 - 8072608 or 70 Cathcart Road, Komani during 

office hours. 

Umntu ongayi qondiyo lengxelo uyacelwa aqhakamshelane 

no Mnu X. Makeleni kwi-ofisi ye-Corporate Services kule 

nombolo 045 - 8072608 kwanombolo 70 Cathcart Road, 

Queenstown ngamaxesha omsebenzi 08:00 ukuya kwicala 

lentsimbi yesine. 

Esi saziso singafumaneka ngolwimi lwesiXhosa kwi-ofisi 

ka Sosiba we-Dolophu; 

kwisakhiwo seHolo yeDolophu, kwi- Cathcart Road 

kuKomani. 

TOWN HALL 

CATHCART ROAD, 

KOMANI 

Per fect 

time to 

unite 

MATTHEW FIELD 

Thursday March 21 sees the country mark 

Human Rights Day, a day where we as a country 

reflect on the rights many fought and died for 

as well as the progress we’ve made as a 

societ y. 

It’s a day where roots are firmly linked to the 

struggle against apartheid. On March 21, 1960, 

the Pan-African Congress (PAC) organised a 

mass protest against the Native Laws 

Amendment Act of 1952, also known as the 

pass laws. 

The pass laws placed restrictions on where 

black people could live, and forced them to 

carry a permit/pass at all times to prove they 

had permission to be in an area. Police could 

demand to see someone’s pass at any time – 

and failure to produce one immediately could 

result in arrest. 

To protest the pass laws, PAC members 

gathered in Sharpeville, Transvaal (now 

Gauteng) and marched to the local police 

station, demanding to be arrested. 

It’s still unclear what exactly set it all off. All 

t h at ’s known for certain is that an order to 

disperse was given which was quickly followed 

up by the police opening fire on the protesters 

which included among them men, women and 

children. 

By the time the shooting stopped, 69 people 

were dead and 180 injured. 

The Sharpeville Massacre, as it is now known, 

is widely considered to be a turning point in the 

anti-apartheid struggle, one where the 

apartheid government’s brutal racism was put 

on full display for the world to see. Not only did 

it help mobilise resistance at home, it became a 

key talking point for anti-apartheid activists 

overseas. 

As we mark the anniversary of this tragedy 

25 years into democratic rule, we should 

honour the sacrifices not just of those at 

Sharpeville, but of everyone who paid the 

ultimate price so that one day SA could be free. 

We must also not allow ourselves to become 

complacent. Yes, the country has made great 

progress but we still have a long way to go 

before the dream of a truly equal SA can be 

realised. 

Too many people remain trapped in a vicious 

cycle of poverty that prevents them from 

making full use of the rights they have won. Too 

many people continue to spread racism and 

other bigotry either in public or on social media. 

Too many people have had their dignity stolen 

by widespread corruption and nepotism. 

If we truly want to honour the memories of 

Sharpeville, we as a country need to come 

together and work hard to ensure that 

inequality is stamped out for good so that 

maybe one day, we can hold our heads up high 

and walk forward as one.


17 

Saving lives of others 

WELL DONE: Michele van de Venter receives her accolade from SANBS’ Maryke Harris 

LIFE SAVER: Ronald Hardnick receives his award at the SANBS ceremony 

FITTING REWARD: Asisipho Ndzendevu, right, accepts an award from SANBS’ Maryke Harris 

LUCKY MAN: Lucky Moni also received an award for his efforts to help save lives 

Komani blood donors were 

recently awarded by the 

South African National Blood 

Service (SANBS) for having 

reached various milestones 

of blood donations. 

Also see 

story on 

Page 8 

DONOR: Coenraad 

Bezuidenhout was one of 

the recipients at the 

SANBS award ceremony 

Pictures: ANDISA BONANI

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OD Inggs Memorial Run 

SPOR TSSCENE 

VINTAGE AND CLASSIC: Rob Mears was one of the participants in the OD Inggs Memorial Run which set out from 

the Rosehill Mall on Sunday Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU 

READY TO GO: David McNeill and his wife Daphne were 

ready to hit the road with their 1957 Triumph TR3 for the 

second day of the OD Inggs Memorial Run on Sunday 

READY FOR THE PRIZES: Philip Roux with his wife 

Shirley at the prize-giving of the OD Memorial 

Run held at the Port Alfred Ski-boat Club on 

Sunday 

KEPT IN GOOD NICK: Posing next to their 1964 Triumph Spitfire, Ron and Pam Gush arrived at the Port Alfred 

Ski-boat Club for the OD Inggs Memorial Run prize-giving on Sunday 

THANK YOU: Department of sport and recreation acting manager Mxolisi 

Vanda, right, and special programmes assistant manager Nkosinathi Mbali, 

left, handing over sports attire and equipment to Enoch Mgijima Cricket 

Association chairman Siviwe Ngoqo 


DSRAC supports 

local leagues 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

The department of sport, recreation, 

arts and culture held a kit and sports 

equipment hand-over to sports clubs 

around the district at the department’s 

boardroom last week. 

Sport and recreation acting manager 

Mxolisi Vanda said this was a 

continuous programme which focused 

on club development in the district. 

“This is all about the development 

of the Chris Hani district by handing 

over to clubs playing in leagues.” 

Vanda said there was huge 

progress, particularly in netball. 

“Our main focus is the U19 team as 

they are the ones representing the 

district at the Steve Tshwete Games in 

November. We are giving full support 

On Saturday 118 people ran, jogged 

and walked the course of the Komani 

parkrun at the Queenstown Golf Club 

with very wet conditions underfoot. 

In the event there were 10 first 

timers taking part, while eight 

to the U17s to ensure that they also 

participate in the mainstream.” 

Leagues that benefited were the 

Emalahleni Qoqodala netball and football 

league, Enoch Mgijima cricket and 

the Chris Hani table tennis leagues. 

Enoch Mgijima Cricket Association 

chair Siviwe Ngoqo said they were 

grateful for the support. 

“Ever since we started interacting 

with the department, they have been 

helpful and cooperative in terms of 

meeting our needs. We have new and 

old teams in the league and a group of 

foreign nationals will join the association 

soon. The department has played 

a huge role by assisting us with 

equipment, especially cricket bats, 

because we had a limited number,” 

said Ngoqo. 

Wet parkrun no deterrent 

recorded personal best times. 

There were a number of visitors 

from Durban, Cape Town, Port 

Elizabeth and East London. 

The event was made possible 

through the help of 16 volunteers. 

GLEAMING MACHINE: Delene Hawkins left, with her husband David as navigator, at the OD Inggs Memorial Run 

on Sunday 

Pictures: NTOMBI MSUTU 

SCHOOLS SPOR T 

Hangklip Junior 

Rugby: The U13 team took part in the PJ Olivier tournament in Grahamstown. 

Results were: Hangklip won 10-5 vs Fort Beaufort, lost 15-0 vs Volkskool, drew 

10-10 vs De Vos Malan. 

N et b a l l : The U9 team played in the Karel Theron tournament in Middelburg. 

Results were: beat Volkskool 4-3, beat Karel Theron A 7-6, beat Karel Theron B 

2-1 and drew with Cradock 5-5. 

Swimming: At the Country Districts trials Owen van Greunen won a silver 

medal for freestyle; Rynard de Beer a gold for backstroke and a silver for 

butterfly; Karla de Beer a bronze for backstroke and a gold for butterfly.


19 

SOCCER SPECTACLE: Spectators witnessed exciting soccer matches at the Dumpy Adams Sports Complex last weekend, 

including an 8-3 thriller between Valgas and Grootfontein FC 

Picture: NTSIKELELO QOYO 

Valgas top the league 

after strong weekend 


Last weekend soccer fans were 

treated to an 8-3 thriller between 

Valgas and Grootfontein FC in a 

match at the Dumpy Adams Sports 

Complex. 

The game was packed with action, 

with Grootfontein losing a man to a 

red card in the 73rd minute which 

saw them concede three goals before 

the 90th minute. 

At half-time Valgas were 4-0 up, 

but in the second half Grootfontein 

staged a come-back, scoring their 

three goals within 10 minutes to set a 

5-3 score line. The efforts were ended 

by the red card and Bongiwe Sinethemba 

(five goals) and Siyabonga 

Landelo (two), both playing as 

strikers, were scoring easy goals. 

Valgas coach Archie Dyeli said he 

was not happy with the performance 

of the team. 

“We were playing against a weaker 

opposition. The boys lost focus; we 

lost our structure and tactical 

discipline, hence the three goals we 

conceded. But in the end they 

regrouped and got back to basics.” 

His boys heeded the criticism and 

on Sunday played a more disciplined 

game against AFC Komani Stars, 

winning 3-0. The goals again came 

from Bongweni and Landelo, scoring 

two and one respectively. 

While Valgas won both their 

games last weekend, Seven Stars, 

who had gone into last week’s 

fixtures at the top of the log, had a 

mixed bag of results. 

On Saturday they walked all over 

Difra Stars by 4-0 and left them 

languishing at the bottom. 

On Sunday they were involved in a 

clash of the titans, going head to 

head with Amathole. The game was 

played in Sada, but Seven Stars 

could only muster one goal, coming 

from Sergio du Plessis. 

Amathole scored four, by Fata 

Nkosiphinde, Thabiso Ningiza and 

Asanda Marwarwa. 

The weekend saw Valgas get back 

to the top of group B of the SAB 

regional league, just one point off 

fellow Komani team Seven Stars and 

two points behind Amathole who are 

third, but have two games in hand. 

Amathole played one game and 

the Saturday fixture was delayed due 

to a wet field. 

RACE AGAINST LOAD-SHEDDING: Saturday night saw the Border stock car 

racers’ engines roaring back to life. Spectators were treated to a night of 

thrills and unfortunately some spills. Despite two accidents in the V8 

class, the night continued to excite until load-shedding dangerously cut all 

power and lighting at the track mid-race. Thankfully all drivers who were 

on track, managed to come through unscathed Picture: WEZLEY SCOTT 

LOCAL TALENT: Bianca Wood of Clarendon High 

School for Girls has been selected for the SA 

Wo m e n s ’ Hockey Team. The Grade 12 pupil is the 

only player from the Eastern Cape who has been 

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Dalamba bites the 

dust at the Dumpy 

Stemela’s 

sixes seals 

T20 game 


Last weekend Sada Cricket Club 

crushed Siseko Dalamba in an exciting 

T20 played at the Dumpy Adams field in 

the Komani internal league. 

The hosts won the toss and elected to 

bat The visitors showed their intent 

early with Sibongiseni Stemele 

barrelling down the field to deliver the 

first ball short, testing Unathi Jaske’s 

back foot. Jaske was opening with Issac 

Mihlali and would prove up to the task. 

His innings of a solid 42 not out 

anchored his team while Mihlali was 

run out for a paltry three. 

Aviwe Dlabantu was in next, going on 

to produce Dalamba’s best innings in 

knocking up 56. In the middle overs the 

visitors looked to be in control with 

excellent bowling from visiting skipper 

Themba Trom, but sloppy fielding undid 

this, with boundaries beginning to flow 

from spin bowler Luvuyo Makhasi. 

Dlabantu would fall and this brought 

MORE SIXES: Dalamba facing Sada in a T20 game of cricket at Dumpy Adams grounds that was turned on its head 

Siviwe Ngoqo to the crease. He played 

the most exciting knock for the hosts. 

In the 18th and 19th overs he changed 

the whole complexion of the game with 

sixes and fours. He would make 46 from 

just 27 balls before falling to a false 

stroke. The home team would go on to 

make 141, what looked like an 

impressive score at the time. 

In came the visitors who looked short 

of confidence with Keagan Isaacs and 

Ngoqo’s bowling partnership keeping 

them quiet for five overs. Their openers 

were Makhasi and Bonginkosi 

Komisane, who went out for a duck. 

Captain Trom failed, being trapped 

EL Police crowned 

best in the province 

MAXWELL LEVINE 

lbw fot two. Makhasi would fall with an 

attempted pull shot that was caught at 

cover, with the scoreboard reading 29. 

It was only when Mzukisi Mwezo 

came in that the visitors found stability, 

thanks to his maiden half century. But it 

was Stemela “Destruction Boy” as he is 

affectionately known by his teammates, 

Picture: NTSIKELELO QOYO 

who took the game from the home 

team. In the last over Sada needed 14 

from six balls Stemela hit two pull shots 

for six each and sealed the game. 

After the game Trom was ecstatic. “I 

am very happy. The fielding was good, 

bowling was disciplined, batting 

improved.” 

FUN AND GAMES: Thistledown Preschool held a sports day earlier this 

month, with parents and children getting involved in different fun and 

sporting activities such as the hula hoop race, as seen in this picture 


East London Police captured the imagination of 

the entire province when they won the Eastern 

Cape Super 12 rugby competition in style, beating 

Port Elizabeth Police 26-13 in a pulsating finale. 

This pitted the six top Border clubs against their 

EP counterparts to be crowned the best in the 

province. It is sweet victory for the East 

London-based side, considering they had to play 

both semifinals and finals away from home on 

consecutive weekends. 

EL Police had to travel to Uitenhage a fortnight 

ago to play against the unbeaten Star of Hope, 

while PE Police locked horns with another 

unbeaten side in Progress. 

The two police teams turned the tables on their 

more illustrious opponents for two upset victories, 

ironically both away from home. 

Buoyed by their top-class players, EL Police 

showed no mercy to their PE counterparts, taking 

a 19-6 halftime lead at Kemsley Park in PE. 

They were also first to score in the second half 

with a converted try to take a commanding 26-6 

lead. To their credit, the home side kept on 

fighting and got a consolation try to take the 

scores to 26-13. 

Coached by Fergus Kennedy, the East London 

side has firmly re-established itself as one of the 

best teams around and their aim is to capture the 

Border Super League, en route to the Gold Cup. 

Meanwhile in local rugby, Old Collegians 

defeated local rivals Shining Stars 29-26 at the 

Thobi Kula Indoor Stadium. 

ý The long-awaited meeting between Border 

clubs and the South African Rugby Union 

administrator, Basil Haddad, is set to take place on 

Sunday at the Garden Court Hotel in East London, 

starting at 11am.

The Rep 22 March 2019

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