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Shop owner is killed

Residents claim foreigner

wanted to open second store

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ZINTLE BOBELO and

NTSIKELELO QOYO

On Wednesday night,

Md Dulal, 45, a

Bangladeshi national,

was shot dead in his shop in

Nomzamo, Mlungisi, in what

residents called a professional

hit.

Neighbours said they had

heard gunshots just after 8pm

and went to check the shop,

where they found Dulal lying in

a pool of blood.

“I was with my daughter

when we heard two gun shots.

“We ran outside the house

but there was no one in sight.

“When we went inside the

shop, we found Dulal lying on

the floor,” she said.

The neighbour, who

preferred to remain anonymous,

said they had called a local

security company, the ward

councillor and a ward

committee member.

When The Rep arrived at the

scene, police and emergency

personnel had barricaded it and

a crowd of residents had

gathered.

More residents had gathered

further up the street outside the

shop of another foreign

national.

According to an eye witness,

community members had

pelted the shop because they

accused the owner, an Ethopian

man, of being involved in the

alleged hit.

Dulal’s nephew, Meabu

Naser, said his uncle had lived

alone in the shop and had been

running it for seven years.

“I got a call after 8pm and

we came here. When I arrived

at the scene a lady told me two

local guys shot him and fled.

“He was shot twice in the

h e a d .”

Naser said he did not know

anyone who would want to kill

his uncle, and that nothing had

been stolen from the shop.

Residents said prior to the

murder, a meeting had been

called last week after an

argument Dulal had with the

Ethopian shop owner, whom

they identified as Alex.

The two had allegedly

argued about a shop Dulal

wanted to open in the same

street.

Nomsa Chanti, the ward

committee member who

chaired the meeting, said the

argument took place last

Monday morning at the house

the two were arguing over.

“I was on my way to work

when I heard the commotion.

”I went to check and found

Alex with Dulal,” Chanti said.

“When I asked I was told it

was about Alex who did not

want Dulal to use the house for

his shop.

“Alex offered the owner

R10,000 for 10 months not to

allow Dulal to use the property.

“The owner refused.”

On Wednesday night, angry

residents had allegedly pelted

two shops owned by Alex with

stones.

While The Rep was at the

scene, a man who was carrying

maize meal and a black bag was

put in a police van for alleged

looting.

“Foreigners are dangerous.

“I called the meeting

because I sensed something bad

was going to happen.

RAIN AT LAST: Balmoral Pre-Primary School pupils, from left Indiphile Kene, Catherine Fincham and Aiman Khan, celebrated the

recent rain after the prolonged drought Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

“A few years ago, Alex had

another confrontation with

another foreigner he did not

want in this area. That time guns

were brandished.

“I spoke to people then and

asked if that behaviour was

acceptable but no one did

a ny t h i n g ,” Chanti said.

On Thursday morning,

Chanti said she found three of

her calves poisoned and dead in

front of her house.

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When I arrived at the scene

a lady told me two local

guys shot him and fled

Meabu Naser

MD DULAL’S NEPHEW

“I am really disappointed at

people. They say I sided with

Alex but I wanted to avoid the

danger which I perceived was

c o m i n g ,” she said.

Police spokesperson Capt

Namhla Mdleleni said in a

statement: “Police were

summoned to the scene after

community members heard

gunshots in one of the spaza

shops.

“On arrival they found the

victim with bullet wounds in his

body and already dead.”

Mdleleni confirmed a case

of murder was opened, adding

that the motive for the killing

was unknown.

She said anyone with

information should contact Lt

Col Bulelwa Lembese on

08244-18178 or 08600-10111.

The Rep was unable to get

comment from Alex by the time

of going to print.

ANDISA BONANI

Let’s Talk Komani’s court

application to have E n o ch

Mgijima Local Municipality

dissolved is one of 16 similar

applications in the Eastern Cape

currently before the

Grahamstown high court.

This was revealed by MEC

for treasury, Mlungisi Mvoko,

who rounded up all six mayors

in the Chris Hani district for a

joint engagement with

municipalities at Aloe Grove

last Friday.

Mvoko said after the high

court had ordered the provincial

government to immediately

dissolve the Makana

municipality, 40 similar

applications across the country

had been recorded, with 17

from the Eastern Cape.

The MEC said this was due to

civic organisations’ attempts to

have government account to

Mayors get raked over the coals

them in their efforts to gain

control.

The EMLM is said to have a

similar “agreement” with

Phakamisa Business Forum, for

it to be shown the proof of

payment to Eskom.

The Rep reported, (R1.2m a

month on road maintenance

goods, February 2020) that

EMLM last month could barely

pay salaries and had missed the

deadline to pay its Eskom debt.

They were also supposed to

show proof of payment by

February 8 to the forum which

assisted in having Eskom’s

decision to switch off electricity

in the area rescinded by the

Grahamstown high court last

ye a r.

However, EMLM

spokesperson Lonwabo Kowa

disputed this, saying the Eskom

debt was paid on time, but he

did not confirm the agreement

with the business forum.

Mvoko blamed

municipalities for causing

stakeholders to take them to

court for non-delivery of basic

services.

“The desperation of

stakeholders is causing them to

force municipalities to do the

right thing.

“In most cases we see the

reasons why municipalities are

taken to court, and one can

hardly defend them. If we lose

the Makana case, many

municipalities will be dissolved.

“Municipalities are to blame

for allowing this to happen. The

non-completion of procurement

processes results in delays in

expenditure of conditional

grants, thus causing late

payment of contractors, among

other issues.

“So we have roll-outs every

ye a r.

“Most municipalities across

the province do not have funded

budget and have chief financial

officers and municipal

managers in acting situations.”

Mvoko said the popular plea

by stakeholders in struggling

municipalities was the

invocation of section 139 of the

constitution, which made

provision for the provincial

government to intervene.

“Placing one man as an

administrator does not solve the

matter. We have seen it.

“You cannot expect one man

to save an institution that was

bankrupted by a group of

people over a period. This is not

a solution.

“Municipalities need to

change their ways and do better.

“Municipalities need to

understand the importance of

revenue collection and the

payment of its debts, especially

Eskom . . .

“You need to know there is

not a chance provincial

government will pay your debts.

“You can write to cooperative

governance and

traditional affairs [Cogta] MEC

Xolile Nqatha asking for bailouts,

but you will not get it, I

assure you.”

Mvoko said municipalities

had the tendency to make huge

commitments to Eskom when

they were pressed, but did not

honour them.

“You need to be realistic

about what you can afford and

make commitments

accordingly, because if you

default after making a

commitment the power utility

will switch you off.

“The lack of Eskom payment

by municipalities is among the

reasons municipalities are taken

to court by community

f o r m a t i o n s ,” Mvoko said.

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Young man dies

from brutal

attack, leaving

family in pain

ARRIVE ALIVE: Lesley Conjwa asks Enoch Mgijima local municipality mayor Luleka Gubhula

what type of car she drives, when complaining about pothole-riddled roads in Ezibeleni, at a

community meeting on Monday Picture: NTSIKELELO QOYO

EMLM mayor hears

Ezibeleni residents’

service delivery woes

NTSIKELELO QOYO

On Monday, Ezibeleni residents packed the

community hall in zone one to tell Enoch Mgijima

Local Municipality mayor Luleka Gubhula to

cancel their municipal debt, and fire the ward

councillors.

Gubhula led a delegation which included

speaker Bongiwe van Heerden, chief whip

Nombuyiselo Ndlebe, as well as all the Ezibeleni

ward councillors.

The meeting followed a petition delivered by

residents, led by the Komani Residents’

Association last Friday, listing grievances about

service delivery.

Residents waited their turn to tell the mayor

how living conditions had become unbearable in

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the township, questioning why they paid taxes if

no services were rendered.

“We do not even get black bags anymore,

what are we paying for?” asked one resident.

“You give jobs to your friends and then

demand rates from us,” interjected another.

Their ire was especially directed at the

councillors whom they said had failed abjectly,

with some allegedly demanding bribes for jobs.

“I have been applying for 12 years [for a farm

near Komani]. I have never received a response.

“I know it is because you want it for your

friends and people you know. I do not want to be

known by you,” added another woman.

“We have firms here but they are full of

people from outside, we are left to pick up

p a p e r s ,” said a disgruntled youth.

The list of grievances included roads riddled

with potholes, electricity supply that was

constantly tripping, refuse not being collected, the

dumping site near Queendustria, unemployment

and RDP housing, among other issues.

Addressing residents, Gubhula a ck n ow l e d g e d

the service delivery failures and condemned the

illegal behaviour of which some officials were

accused.

“People of Ezibelelni are not wrong to ask

about roads, streets lights, electricity, the drainage

system and collecting of revenue, this is our job.

“I drive on those potholes, we all experience

the same thing. They are an embarrassment to us

as government.

“It is unacceptable that bribes of any kind are

demanded. Those who demand sexual favours are

demeaning women. Their victims must expose

t h e m ,” said the mayor.

She went on to explain what the municipality

was doing and the challenges it faced, financially

and logistically.

Gubhula said she had no power to remove

councillors and that the speaker’s office was the

relevant place to deal with this.

She also committed to tabling the scrapping of

the area’s debt at council.

The council delegation was given 14 days to

attend to the listed demands.

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Mother says son wrongfully accused of stealing

ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

A25-year-old man who

was brutally attacked in

Komani recently for

allegedly stealing a car battery,

died from his injuries last week.

Abongile Sishuba, who

sustained brain injuries, died

after fighting for his life for two

weeks in Frontier Hospital.

His friend, Cyril Baartman,

who was also attacked during

the incident opposite the local

prison, said they were walking

to town when a white Nissan

bakkie stopped next to them.

“About seven men headed

for us and asked where their

New CHDM manager

tackling five issues first

NTSIKELELO QOYO

The newly appointed Chris Hani

District Municipality manager

this week spelt out his action

plan, with responding to the

auditor- general’s recent

disclaimer opinion his first

p r i o r i t y.

Gcobani Mashiyi, the former

manager of Enoch Mgijima

Local Municipality, was recently

appointed as CHDM’s new

manager, assuming his duties

last week. The post had been

vacant since 2018.

Speaking at a press

conference on Tuesday, Mashiyi

said there were five key areas he

would focus on in the next six

months.

First would be the auditor

g e n e ra l ’s “disclaimer” opinion.

He said an audit action plan

had been developed, which

would be presented to the

mayoral committee first, then to

council.

“We will make sure all the

elements of the action plan are

implemented and monitored on

Alleged chair thieves are nabbed

Last Tuesday night, Red Guard

response officers attended to an

alarm at a business where they

found a window had been

broken, operations manager

Willie Reinecke told The Rep.

They chased a suspect and

assisted the police in

apprehending him.

On Saturday morning, an

armed response officer was

dispatched to a seed business to

assist the manager who had

called the company’s 24-hour

battery was. I was confused.

They immediately grabbed me

and Sishuba ran away.”

Baartman said he had

managed to wrestle his way free

from the men and run away.

He thought Sishuba had also

got away, however, he was still

missing hours later.

Sishuba’s mother, Xoliswa,

went to the police station with

Baartman to report the incident.

Xoliswa said: “I want the

men to get life imprisonment.

My son died a painful death.

“In the hospital his face was

big and swollen and his eyes

were closed, his skin had peeled

off and some of his hair was

removed, which shows that he

a fortnightly basis [to] ensure

maximum implementation.”

Next for Mashiyi will be to

make sure no municipal grant

amounts return to the national

purse.

“In the past, we have not

done well in the spending of

these grants. However, in the

last six months there is a plan to

improve that situation.

“Four weeks ago, we had a

meeting with the department of

corporate governance &

traditional affairs when we

discussed spending of the

grants, particularly the

municipal infrastructure grant.

“We requested CHDM to

develop a spending acceleration

plan which will detail how the

grants will be spent.

“We will try to make sure no

grants are returned due to nonperformance

and non-spending.

“Complementing the

expenditure will be improved

revenue collection,” he said.

Mashiyi said among other

avenues, an improved billing

system was being explored.

control room for help. They

assisted him to apprehend three

staff members who had

allegedly attempted to steal

goods. They were handed over

to the police.

That afternoon, the control

room received a call for from a

church where suspects were

allegedly stealing chairs.

Response officers caught

two suspects who had broken in

at the back office. The two were

handed over to the police.

was dragged. The doctors said

he had a clot on the brain.

“He could not speak and his

body was shaking . . . he died

for something he did not do.”

She said she had informed

the police investigator after she

and Baartman had spotted the

bakkie one day in town, but no

arrests had been made

“The investigator told me the

man said his vehicle was with

him the day of the event, which

is why he did not arrest him.”

She was relieved the case

had been handed over to

another investigator.

Police spokesperson Capt

Namhla Mdleleni could not be

reached for comment.

“We are busy with the first

phase, which is data cleansing.

“This will move us towards

credible billing.”

He also said there were

proposals to centralise a billing

point in Komani for both water

and electricity.

“The manner in which

payment systems have been

structured has posed a

challenge to consumers of water

and electricity.

“CHDM has initiated an

engagement with Enoch

Mgijima to look at a better way.”

Mashiyi’s said the

municipality was cognisant of

the deteriorating water situation

across the region.

“We want to stabilise water

supply. One of our key

challenges is that the

infrastructure is very old.

“However, there is work

being done to make sure water

provision is not compromised.”

Other areas he would look

into were the support of local

municipalities and improving

general performance, he said.

During the night, response

officers attended to an alarm

activation at Southbourne

Primary School, where they

found that the door of the

computer room was not locked.

The caretaker was called to

lock the door but nothing had

been stolen.

A suspect was apprehended

for theft at a supermarket on

Sunday. The items were

recovered and the suspect

released as he was under 18.

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Road equipment

finally arrives’

EMLM delivers on road maintenance

ANDISA BONANI

Residents of the Enoch

Mgijima Local

Municipality (EMLM) will

soon commute on refurbished

roads as the new yellow plant

equipment handed over by

transport MEC Weziwe Tikana

in 2018 has finally arrived.

The fleet, which consists of a

grader, TLB, excavator and a

roller, are servicing several

roads in Komani that residents

have been complaining about.

In last year’s Taking

Parliament to The People held in

Komani, Tikana said the

equipment t had not been

delivered due to differences

between the department and the

local authority in the service

level agreement (SLA).

However, Enoch Mgijima

Local Municipality (EMLM)

spokesman Lonwabo Kowa said

the SLA and both parties

involved had agreed on roles,

responsibilities and how the

machinery must be used and

maintained.

“The agreement will lapse in

March 2023 and the plant will

be returned to the department.

Roads under the EMLM are set

to be revamped after it r e c e ive d

the long-awaited construction

NEW ARRIVALS: The new EMLM yellow plant was used to

start refurbishing stretches of gravel roads in the Ezibeleni and

Mlungisi townships last week Picture: LONWABO KOWA

plant from the transport

department. It was handed over

to the municipality on February

7. The plant has been acquired

to maintain damaged roads in

the municipal area.”

Speaking at the handover,

portfolio head for technical

services councillor Noluthando

Nqabisa said the plant would

ensure gravel roads were

maintained.

“The ultimate goal is to have

paved roads, but at this point we

need this kind of machinery.”

Projects to be carried out

with the plant include the

upgrading of internal streets in

Hofmeyr and Luxolweni

townships, upgrading of the

road past the Tsolwana Nature

Reserve, upgrading of the

Ezibeleni main road and a

number of others.

COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE: DA MPL Yusuf Cassim looks through a broken board on the

wall of a Louis Rex Primary School classroom, during an oversight visit to the school recently

Picture: ANDISA BONANI

Dilapidated Louis Rex Primary

endangering pupils’ lives: DA

ANDISA BONANI

A DA member of the provincial

legislature says Louis Rex

Primary School’s dilapidated

infrastructure poses a serious

danger to pupils.

The MPL and party’s

constituency leader in Enoch

Mgijima, Jane Cowley, was

speaking at an oversight visit to

the school by fellow party

member, MPL and shadow MEC

for education, Yusuf Cassim.

Cassim said the visit was part

of the president’s safe sanitation

programme to ensure that

schools which needed new

infrastructure would be assisted.

“Through this programme

we learned of 1,500 schools

with unsafe sanitation facilities

in the province.

“In the previous financial

year, the Eastern Cape

government was supposed to

have provided 138 schools with

new sanitation infrastructure,

but they only managed to

provide 42.

“It is a lot worse in the

current financial year, which

will end soon. They were

supposed to provide 262

schools with toilets, but most

have not been started yet.

“They have this tendency to

appoint implementing agents in

some schools to do last-minute

work that is not up to standard.”

Cassim said at this rate, it

would take government 40

years to deal with the sanitation

backlogs in schools, without

even mentioning those that

needed refurbishment.

“This breaks my heart

because we have seen the plight

of schools in the province,

particularly this one.

“There are still small girls

who go to open fields to relieve

themselves. It is unsafe,

infringes on their rights and

tramples on their safety . . . “

He said his main priority was

to ensure the school remained

at the top of the education

department’s priority list for

schools that needed to be

rebuilt, as well as on the safe

sanitation programme.

Cowley said pupils had also

hurt themselves due to holes in

broken wooden floors and

inhaled dangerous asbestos

fibres from the roof every day.

DA member of parliament

Desiree van der Walt said she

would take the matter up with

the relevant committee to

ensure help was fast-tracked.

Principal Bevan Christoffels

said the school had 1,400

pupils, of whom 800 were girls

who had to share 12 toilet

cubicles, most of which did not

work properly.


Filmmaker

brings his art

back home

Clark trying to collapse

municipality, Zicina says

‘We are trying to save bankrupt’ entity, LTK chairperson states

STUTTERHEIM: Thamsanqa Kasie is a young man on the rise. He

spent his entire childhood in town and matriculated from Stutt

High in 2013. He always had an interest in the arts and culture,

being awarded best actor and director during his school days.

In grade 11, he had the opportunity to write, direct and film

his own short film with Nab’ubomi, a company based in Port

Elizabeth. It was no surprise that Kasie went on to study film and

the arts after school.

He has since graduated and has been back in his home town

for the past few months. When schools began, he embarked on a

programme of seminars, creative talks and screenings of his work

at schools around town in order to share the importance of the

arts and how burgeoning minds can make a career of their talents

and passion for creativity.

Pupils learn how he has gone about writing and how this, in

turn, has allowed him to tell important stories to entertain and

stimulate viewers of all ages. He hopes to help students to find

“validity in the creative economy of this country”.

Some of the films he is screening include Sakhumzi, God

Amongst Other Things and Mlungisi. The latter film is named

after and inspired by Mlungisi location in Stutterheim. He has

won several awards for his scripts and filmmaking.

Va l e n t i n e ’s Day is over and for lovers the season has renewed

their commitments, while singles have sighed with relief. To mark

this day, the bowling club hosted a well-attended dance.

They also took the opportunity to open the renovated areas of

the bar and surrounds. There was also a wine tasting event at

Vinkel en Koljander. This month they tasted rosés. The evening

was facilitated by Donald Kemp, who captivates the guests with

his broad knowledge and quick wit while leading them through

what Ernest Hemingway called “the highest form of culture.”

Over the weekend the town was without electricity for much

of Saturday and Sunday, due to a blown transformer. The lower

parts of town and Mlungisi were without water from Sunday and

at the time of writing the supply still had not been restored.

ANDISA BONANI

The Chris Hani region

ANCYL will nominate

their regional working

committee chairperson at the

upcoming provincial

conference in Komani soon.

This resolution was passed at

an ANCYL regional conference

in December.

Yanga Zicina, commonly

known as Clarity, will lead the

p r ov i n c e ’s youth to “take up

space and find a voice in

strategic positions” to advance

problems facing them.

Zicina said young people in

the province were faced with

poverty and u n e m p l oy m e n t .

“The reason we need to be in

decision-making positions is

because we know our own

struggles, and who better to be

the advocate of our needs than

young people?

“Gone are the days of the

old guard in ANC structures

taking up all key positions.

Zicina said while the youth

understood job opportunities

were scarce and, as such, were

venturing into entrepreneurship,

there was not enough support.

“All young people require is

support so they may unlock

their business ventures which

would greatly contribute to the

mainstream economy . . . wh i ch

will result in job opportunities

for others.”

Asked about the Chris Hani

ANCYL programmes for young

people, Zicina said their

priorities included “exposing”

Let’s Talk Komani (LTK)

chairperson Ken Clark who, he

alleged, was masquerading as

“genuine” when he was actually

working to collapse the local

g ove r n m e n t .

“That man is working with

LTK public relation’s officer

Jacqueline Wijtenberg to

campaign against the

municipality and we want the

people to see them for who they

are.

“When we said we would

boycott Twizza we did not

mean jeopardising jobs, but to

show Clark we are on to him.”

Zicina said he suspected

Clark did not have a title deed as

proof of ownership of the land

his house was built on and that

he allegedly used millions of

litres of water daily in his

businesses, which he did not

pay for.

“Clark is a DA activist who

has contested elections and

failed and now he is using poor

people to pursue his selfish

agenda - we dare him to come

clean.

“He wants to forcefully

receive government tenders

when he knows there are clear

supply chain processes that

must be followed.

“We will take extreme

measures to ensure he is

exposed for what and who he

i s ,” Zicina said.

Clark said every effort made

by LTK was to restore full

municipal function for the

benefit of all residents under the

EMLM jurisdiction.

“We are non-partisan and

have no interest in causing the

downfall of any political party,”

Clark said.

“We firmly believe there are

good people in the ANC and we

will work with anybody who

has the same aims and

objectives as LTK, which is also

to restore the municipality as

envisaged in the constitution.

“R865m has been written off

in wasteful, unauthorised and

fruitless expenditure over the

past two years - that is an

indictment on council and

senior management staff.

“They owe the people of

Komani an explanation.

“The municipality is

bankrupt because of how it has

been managed. We are trying to

save it.

“Transforming the current

deadlock around service

delivery involves multiple

stakeholders and the secretary

of LTK, Jacqueline Wijtenburg,

has given voluntary time in

service of this ideal for more

than a year.

“She is a chartered public

relations practitioner,

specialising in stakeholder

relations, registered with the

Public Relations Institute of SA.”

Clark added that another

ANCYL member made an

unfounded allegations that he

stole electricity and water,

which he said was an effort to

destroy his integrity.

“I found the language used

by that individual repugnant

and dehumanising and I intend

to take legal action against him."

Clark said he would show a

copy of his title deed to The Rep

as proof of ownership of the

land his house was built on.

Emalahleni demands

no bail for rape cases

First Miss Valentine

crowned in Ezibeleni

ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

Emalahleni residents have

called for parliament to make a

bill amendment that p r e ve n t s

rapists being given bail.

This was one of their

memorandums of demand

which department of safety and

liaison MEC Weziwe Tikana-

Gxothiwe read to the public on

behalf of the residents outside

the magistrate’s court in Cacadu

on Tuesday.

The community members

had embarked on a peaceful

march from Zulu square to the

Cacadu magistrate’s court with

department of safety and liaison

and Emalahleni Local

Municipality officials.

The public outcry for more

government intervention

emerged from the spate of drugfuelled

murder and rape crimes

against the elderly, the disabled,

women and children.

Tikana-Gxothiwe said: “Th e

residents are complaining about

court cases taking a long time to

be resolved. We plead with the

court to prioritise rape c a s e s .”

She said the residents also

requested that more police be

deployed in Emalahleni,

especially on grant payment

days and for police visibility

during the night.

The residents also said the

criminals influenced under-age

youths to commit crime as they

would escape imprisonment.

“We need government to

develop sport in the area. We

want the law to be harsh on

those who practise lawlessness.”

Sentenced murderers and

rapists must not be given parole,

she said. Other requests were

for the need for community

policing forums and headman

structures to be established in

Emalahleni villages.

“We want the government to

establish and support these

structures. There must be an

understanding between the

police and the prosecutors. The

municipality must have by-laws

to assist the police in doing their

j o b ,” the MEC said.

The memorandum of

demands was received by the

area court manager, Zola

Buyeye, and court manager

Nomfusi Tyemela as the

magistrate was busy with a case.

Buyeye said the demands,

which the residents wanted a

response to within 30 days,

would be sent to the regional

office in East London.

The department of safety and

liaison conducted an awareness

campaign to combat crime.

Emalahleni mayor

Ntombizanele Koni said: “We

are happy that none of the

identified criminals arrested

have received bail since May.”

ZINTLE BOBELO

The crowning of the first Miss

Valentine took place at the

Ezibeleni zone 3 community

hall on Saturday.

Ezibeleni youth leader Avela

Qwalela said the event was a

project started in November and

initiated by the youth of

Ezibeleni for young girls.

He said the young citizens

were taught about various

career paths and leadership.

Tthe pageant was for contestants

who participated in the sessions

to present information obtained

during the engagements.

The project was

spearheaded by a group from

Ezibeleni called Konoraz.

Miss Valentine 2020 Kuhle

Nodida,16, said she was

looking forward to working in

community projects. “I am

happy I was able to showcase

ALL SMILES: The youth

of Ezibeleni held the

first annual Miss

Valentine pageant.

Pictured, back from left,

first princess Anovuyo

Kubheka, Miss Social

Aluve Mviti and second

princess Ukhona Habe.

Front Miss Valentine

2020, Kuhle Nodida

Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

my talent so that other young

people can do the same.”

Miss Social 2020, Aluve

Mpiti,17, said she was

overwhelmed and appreciated

the opportunity.

Fire claims the lives of three

young children in Cofimvaba

ENOUGH:

Department

of safety and

liaisonMEC

We z i w e

Tikana-

Gxothiwe

joins the

residents in a

march against

escalating

crime in the

Emalahleni

Local

Municipality

P i c t u re :

ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

SINAWO POSWAYO

Three children, aged six, nine

and 13 died tragically in a fire

that broke out at a C o f i m va b a

home on February 14.

Family spokesperson

Thokozile Dangazele told The

Rep the distraught family were

battling to cope with the

t ra g e dy.

The children’s devastated

mother, Afika Dangazele, was

unable to speak to the media.

“On the evening, Inani, 13,

Unako, nine, and Azingce

Dangazele, six, died while we

were out preparing for a family

f u n e ra l ,” Dangazele said.

“They were home with an

adult woman relative.

“They told her they would

sleep in a separate house and

wait for their grandmother.

“If she did not arrive they

would not mind sleeping alone

and asked to be woken at 10am.

“On Saturday, the woman

did not wake the children as it

was too early.

“She sent a 13-year-old to

fetch something from the house

where the children were

sleeping.

“On arrival, it appeared

there had been a fire in the

house, the room they had slept

in was black from smoke and

two of the children were lying

on the floor next to the door.”

According to a statement

issued by provincial police

spokesperson Brig Tembinkosi

Kinana, an inquest will be held

to establish how the children

died.

In the statement, provincial

police commissioner, Lt Gen

Liziwe Ntshinga sent his

condolences to the family and

called on the community to

offer moral support.

He warned parents to

exercise extreme caution when

leaving children alone.

The childrens’ funeral will be

held on February 29.


PRIME P R O P E RT Y

Upfront rentals should

be treated with caution

Both landlords and

tenants can lose out

According to the TPN Credit Bureau,

upfront rental payments should be

approached with caution.

From a landlord’s perspective, it may seem

great to receive upfront payments for between six

to 12 months’ rent in advance, but the payments

could well come to a screeching halt because of a

change in the tenant’s financial situation.

The landlord may be primed to trust the tenant

as upfront payments have a powerful positive

impact on the relationship of trust and the

landlord may allow the tenant some leeway, to

their own detriment.

While not always the case, a willingness to

pay upfront could allude to the fact that money

comes and goes for that tenant.

Another problem which often arises is that

landlords and tenants don’t agree upfront on how

the payment for utilities will be handled.

This should be clearly set out in the lease

agreement, especially if the tenant is required to

pay that monthly over and above the upfront

rental payment.

Landlords should also note that regardless of

whether the tenant has paid the lease upfront or

not, the tenant is still entitled to cancel by giving

20 business days’ notice in terms of the

Consumer Protection Act.

Save for a cancellation penalty or any damage

repairs, any remaining upfront rental will need to

be refunded.

The money should therefore not be spent but

invested and only drawn on a monthly basis.

TPN advises that it’s best to make use of an

estate agent as an intermediary who can ensure

that all is above board and that the money is in

trust and accruing interest for the tenant’s benefit,

and only drawn and paid over to the landlord as it

becomes due.

Alternatively, the landlord can place the

money in a separate account with a monthly

withdrawal set up to periodically release it.

Seeff’s Century City branch manager, Adrian

Louw, says there are definitely benefits to tenants

paying rent upfront as it offers excellent security

and could put the tenant at the top of the list of

applicants.

The difficulty could, however, arise if the

upfront rent is only for a period of the lease; say

six out of the twelve months of the contract.

He recommends all tenant applications be

vetted thoroughly, regardless of how the tenant

intends to pay.

Offering to pay the lease upfront should not

be a way for a bad applicant to circumvent the

process.

Tenants looking to pay upfront should also be

subjected to FICA scrutiny to combat any

potential that it may be a money-laundering ruse.

What could, for example, happen is that the

tenant would pay six months upfront, but then

use the CPA provision and cancel giving 20

business days’ notice by their second month.

This time though they would provide a

different bank account for the rental refund.

Mark Johnson, Seeff’s MD for the North Coast,

says while always cautious, they do accept

upfront rental payments provided the source of

the funds can be verified to ensure that it is not

part of a money laundering scam.

Upfront payments are often ideal for those

looking to negotiate a better rental price.

While it might be preferred by someone with

a negative credit score, he says the agency always

does additional reference checks to satisfy the

landlord that they are not dealing with a

delinquent tenant.

Qualifying the tenant thoroughly should

alleviate any concerns over upfront rental

payments. Keeping the money in a trust account

and then making monthly payments to the

landlord is also always preferred.

According to Seeff’s Centurion MD, Steve van

Wyk, upfront rentals don’t benefit tenants in

general, unless it’s to circumvent a bad credit

score.

Generally, there isn’t really any discount for

upfront rentals and the tenant may lose out on

interest they could have earned on the money.

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EDITORIAL OPINION

Mob justice not

the way to go

Crime continues to be a

thorn in the flesh for

South Africans and

residents have every

right to demand that justice is

meted out to criminals.

But it must be proper justice,

administered by the appropriate

institutions, not mob justice.

The latter is illegal.

Beating up criminals and

suspected offenders may satisfy

the victims and other residents in

close proximity, but does not

solve the country’s crime

problems.

On the contrary, it places an

even heavier burden on the

already stressed police resources

as all reported assault cases,

whatever the motive, have to be

i nve s t i g a t e d .

In last week’s edition of The

Rep we featured the story of an

alleged mugger finding justice at

the hands of a mob in the vicinity

of the Queenstown and Frontier

Museum and the Public Gardens.

The mob left him bruised and

with a bloody wound on the

head.

In this edition (on page 2), we

report on a young man who was

assaulted, allegedly by people

who accused him and a

companion of stealing a car

b a t t e r y.

The youth’s injuries proved

very serious and he passed on.

He will be laid to rest tomorrow.

It is still not clear if the young

man was the actual culprit.

And that is precisely the point

— in many instances, the victims

of the beatings are not even the

culprits.

It is important for residents to

remember that there is a correct

and legal way of dealing with

criminals, whether caught redhanded

or suspected of crime.

The police should be called to

take over and the residents should

avail themselves as witnesses in

the resulting cases.

This would help ensure cases

are dealt with speedily and

thereby provide higher chances

of successful prosecution.

In many instances, cases are

delayed because there is not

enough evidence and many a

time this is because people just

do not want to testify.

In cases where police fail to

do their work, the residents must

report them to their superiors.

That is the whole point of

station and cluster commanders;

provincial and national

commissioners as well as

institutions such as the public

protector and human rights

commission.

Residents should partner with

police in eradicating the scourge

of crime rather than adopting a

DIY mindset.

Having a sip in solidarity

with people of Komani

I bought myself a Twizza in solidarity

with the people of Komani. LinkedIn

says Twizza has 152 employees in

Ko m a n i . That translates to 152

families with electricity, who go to

bed fed.

Twizza remains one of the

businesses that provide muchneeded

employment to the people of

our small town which is being run

into the ground by greedy politicians

who have no conscience.

I remember you, Zithulele

Sigonyela, insulting the youth of

Komani when they went on a march

for better service delivery last year.

Today you want to mobilise them

and boycott Twizza because your

bread is on the line? You’re my friend

but you’re losing the plot! The people

of Komani stand to lose nothing with

the disbandment of EMLM. Nothing!

Th e y ’re probably living at their

lowest already. Have you seen the

decay in Komani? Have you seen the

dilapidated infrastructure? How

many potholes have you had to

dodge today? Closing Twizza would

mean 152 more families living in

abject poverty. Have you realised

Dear readers,

please note that we

do not have In

Touch this week

due to unforeseen

circumstances. Be

advised that it will

be back next week

bigger and better

on Page 7. Editor

that our CBD is filled with foreignowned

spaza shops? Spaza shops in

the CBD! Businesses are fleeing!

To everyone who has been

coerced to endorse this move, please

ask yourself this: What’s the benefit

to you when the situation in Komani

stays the same? What are they going

to do for you now that they have

failed to deliver all this time?

Vuyisani Hans on Facebook

KOMANI WEATHER

The cooler, cloudy and damp

conditions we have been

experiencing lately are set to

continue over the weekend.The

temperatures on Friday will vary

between 17 and 28°C and there will

be spells of clear skies alternating

with clouds throughout the day.

Humidity will be high.

A fairly low possibility of a slight

drizzle is forecast for Saturday and

the humidity will remain high. There

will be very little breeze and the

minimum temperature will be 18°C,

while the maximum will be 23°C.

On Sunday it will be mostly

overcast with perhaps a little light

drizzle from time to time. The

minimum temperature will be 16°C,

reaching 25°C at the maximum.

BLOOD BUDDIES: The SA National Blood Service donation clinic visits Queen’s College four times a year. At the end

of January 62 pints were bled, which is nearly double the target. Peer promoters are, back from left, Desmond Ayeh,

Eli van Schoor, Emmanuel Fako and Wehan Marais; front, Zukhanye Mda, Kamvelihle Mangqangwana, Zukhanye

Dubulekhwele and Mninawe Mayekiso Picture: NCOMINKOSI MKANDLA

FACE 2 FACE with /

Mike Boy, deputy headmaster of Queen’s College

QWhat do you wish to

achieve as a teacher

and deputy headmaster?

AAs I approach the end

of my teaching career,

there is not really much more

that I hope to achieve other

than to look forward to what

lies ahead for me in my

retirement years. I have

enjoyed considerable

gratification from the

mentorship of aspiring young

teachers and school pupils

alike. I have always strived to

see the lighter side of life and

placed a high premium on

human relationships and

trust. I have probably headed

every possible portfolio at

QC and enjoyed sharing my

experience and learning

from those I worked with.

What defines an ideal pupil

for you?

Nothing can ever replace a

youngster with integrity,

manners, respect and self

discipline, all of which are

under tremendous threat at

present. I admire

adolescents who manage to

live according to these

values while maintaining a

sense of humour and a

balance in all they do.

During your school times,

which teacher made an

impact on your life, and

why ?

Without mentioning names,

it would undoubtedly be

those teachers who provided

clear boundaries regarding

right and wrong, but at the

same time made the effort to

get to know their pupils and

build relationships with

them.

Which subjects do you teach

and how do you think they

would be of relevance in

your pupils’ l ive s ?

I have taught social sciences

(more specifically

geography) for the better part

of 38 years. In this world of

declining resources and

increasing deterioration, I

have endeavoured to create

an acute awareness of the

delicate balance that exists

between man and his

environment, and the

urgency to conserve and

preserve at all costs.

What do you think of the

South African education

system?

There have been far too

many experimentalshifts in

curriculum systems over the

years, many of which have

failed elsewhere in the

world. Furthermore, our

current education system is

flawed in that it teaches

youngsters to memorise

rather than think. The art of

critical thinking and problem

solving needs to be

prioritised. Parents also

need to be far more handson

in helping to create a

reading culture among

school-going children.

What do you plan to do

when you retire as a

t e a ch e r ?

I have given 40 of my best

years to a cause in which I

truly believe and I feel that

it’s time to stop and smell the

roses.

What is the most satisfying

experience you’ve had since

you came to Queen’s

College?

Witnessing the successes of

those with whom I have

worked, and those who I

have had the pleasure of

teaching. Observing

youngsters come out of their

shells, grow in character and

blossom into worthy young

adults, ready for life beyond

the classroom.

YO U R VOICE opinions on the street

What is your motto in life?

Do unto others as you would

have them do unto you – and

above all, trust in the Lord

and acknowledge Him as

your Lord and Saviour.

What is your favourite

music?

I was a senior school boy in

the 70’s – the decade in

which some of the most

iconic rock bands made their

appearances. The music of

Queen and Dire Straits

would probably top my list

of favourites. But having had

three teenage daughters, I

have learned to appreciate

any music that stirs the soul!

What is your view on the

state of South African

politics?

Absolute chaos at present!

We live in a time of total

lawlessness where there are

no consequences for

criminal behaviour. To

witness the collapse of

our economy in the hands

of an incompetent

government is heartbreaking.

Now is the time for strong

leaders to sit around the

table and rescue what

remains. We are heading

for total collapse unless

voters wake up and put

God-centred, trustworthy

leaders in positions of

a u t h o r i t y.

What do you think about…

LISTER

VEYISHILE

TheRep intern Sinawo

Poswayo went to ask Komani

residents what they think the

municipality should do

about community members

who do not pay their rates

and taxes, rather than

switching their electricity off.

Lister Veyishile

from Whittlesea

Most of the buildings in our

town are empty. The

municipality must rent out

those buildings to generate

profit to pay what they owe.

BONGANI

VA K E L E

A N A S TA C I A

PITT

Bongani Vakele

from McBright

The municipality must

decrease the level of

unemployment and thus

increase the amount of

income in households. That

way the households will be

able to pay what they owe,

rather than the municipality

demanding a huge amount

from unemployed people.

Anastacia Pitt

from Newvale

We are very angry at the

municipality, so we can not

CHRISTIAAN

ROUX

suggest anything for them.

We do not have anything

positive to say towards

Eskom or the municipality.

Christiaan Roux

from Westbourne

I am a pensioner and from

my pension there is a lot I

must pay, including my

medical aid that is with the

municipality. In the past they

could not receive payment

for my pension fund and

demanded I pay interest

when the fault was with their

finance office. In this case I

say they must check

NOSIPHELO

FUZANI

thoroughly before they

switch off people’s power.

Nosiphelo Fuzani

from Khayelitsha

They mistakenly switched off

my home. First they must

check before they switch off

people’s homes, and make

time to check door to door if

their system is incorrect. The

municipality should open

job opportunities for the

youth. Our parents are failing

to pay rates and taxes

because we are jobless and

they must still support us.


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Call for Clark

to back off

ill-advised

We find the comments made by

Zithulele Sigonyela repugnant to say

the least, and want to give another

perspective to his emotional and

immature outburst against Twizza

and Ken Clark.

Twizza and Crickley Dairy,

together, employ over 500 people in

and around Komani.

Clark has helped secure muchneeded

water for the town; first with

his foresight to envisage and plan the

Xonxa Dam pipeline project in 2007

with others, and now recently,

during our extended drought.

Eskom is still providing our town

and all its institutions with electricity

today because Clark, together with

other business owners and the

Border-Kei Chamber of Business,

successfully brokered a deal that

compels the Enoch Mgijima

Municipality to comply with a debt

repayment plan.

S i g o nye l a ’s comments are not

only one-sided but also divisive.

They smack of arrogance and clearly

expose him for what he really is:

ignorant and ill-informed.

We would not even venture into

pointing out who steals electricity in

Komani; it is an open secret who the

thieves are. Sigonyela should rather

spend his time and energy in helping

our struggling municipality get rid of

the thieves.

In his defence one may argue

that Sigonyela is either ill-advised or

clearly on a mission to help send

Komani into the doldrums.

Thankfully, he speaks for himself and

not for all of us.

This is not an attempt to put Clark

on a pedestal and certainly not an

attack on the ANCYL, but we must

give credit where it is due.

Some food for thought ... who

will stand to gain if Clark and his

“so-called cabal”, as referred to by

Sigonyela, are “warned to back off”

by the ANCYL as suggested by

Sigonyela, and who will be the

biggest losers if Twizza and Crickley

close their doors?

For the record, the “so-called

cabal” that Sigonyela refers to

comprises the Black Management

Forum, Muslim Society, Komani

R a t e p aye r s ’ Association, farmers’

associations, members of the clergy

and many other non-governmental

organisations.

That is the different perspective

we wanted to share with the people

of Komani.

VANS committee

NOTICE BOARD

The Notice Board is intended to help

people advertise events and avoid

clashes. The date, event, venue and

time may appear free of charge for

three months, but these details must

reach The Rep by 12 midday on

Mondays, to appear in that Friday’s

edition. E-mail

chuxf@tisoblackstar.co.za or call

045-839 4040.

Wednesday-Friday, February 19-21:

Tjaart Vorster tennis tournament,

C ra d o ck .

Thursday-Saturday, February 20-22:

Ryla camp.

Friday, February 21: QC cricket vs

Marlow (home); Merrifield water polo

friendship tournament, EL.

Saturday, February 22: Chris Hani

mega district athletics, Cradock; QC

cricket vs Hudson Park; EC basketball

championships, Kingswood.

Sunday, February 23: Merrifield Mile,

Wriggleswade Dam.

Wednesday, February 26: QC

interhouse gala, GHS pool; GHS tennis

vs Cradock (away).

Friday, February 28:

Selborne/Clarendon tennis tournament,

EL; QC cricket vs Selborne; St John’s

basketball tournament, Johannesburg;

Rotary steak evening, clubhouse, Frost

Street; Stepping Stone grade R class

fundraiser; Bloemfontein squash open.

Saturday, February 29: SPCA book sale,

The Mall, 9am; Hangklip rugby, netball,

hockey – Gill tournament; craft market,

Moth Hall, Wodehouse Street; Get

Ahead schools golf day, Queenstown

Golf Club.

Sunday, March 1: GHS at Bloem

squash open; Golf, Queenstown ladies’

open; St John’s basketball tournament,

Jo h a n n e s b u r g .

Tuesday, March 3: GHS English

Olympiad.

Thursday-Saturday, March 5-7: Eastern

Cape athletics championships, EL.

Friday, March 6: Wo m e n ’s World Day

of Prayer, Grens netball festival; Eastern

Cape athletics championships.

Friday, Saturday, March 6,7: Hangklip

at Grens tournament.

Saturday, March 7: QC sport day;

Border Schools rugby day, EL; Eastern

Cape basketball champs, Kingswood.

Friday-Sunday, March 6-8: QC

Ecowatch river rafting experience.

Tuesday, March 10: QCOBA Mother

Branch meeting.

Wednesday, March 11: Hangklip

squash vs Cradock (home).

Friday, March 13: Hangklip civvies day

and music theatre; GHS SCA stay

awa k e .

Saturday, March 14: Graeme College

rugby day, Makhanda.

Friday-Sunday, March 13-15: Greg

Beiling hockey festival, EL; Tony

Godding hockey festival, EL.

Tuesday, March 17: GHS Grade 10 life

sciences excursion.

Wednesday, March 18: GHS interhouse

general knowledge quiz; QC 1st team

hockey tour to Bloemfontein.

Thursday, March 19: GHS matric

dance; SA Schools squash tournament,

Johannesburg; SA national schools’

athletics, Gauteng.

Friday, March 20: First term ends;

Hangklip rugby in Jeffreys Bay; Rob

Taylor hockey festival, EL.

Saturday-Monday, March 21-23: Grey

High School rugby festival, PE.

Thursday-Saturday, March 26-28: SA

junior athletics championships, Paarl.

Saturday, May 23: East Cape Fuels golf

day, Queenstown Golf Club.

Friday, May 29: Rotary steak evening,

clubhouse, Frost Street.

Thursday, May 14: Opening of Love of

Art charity art exhibition, Queens

Hotel.

Friday, Saturday, May 15, 16: Love of

Art charity art exhibition, Queens

Hotel, from 10am daily.

Saturday, May 30: Craft market, Moth

Hall, Wodehouse Street.

ANCYL chair

must apologise

to Clark: BKCOB

The Border Kei Chamber of Business, based in Komani, takes very

strong exception to the remarks made against one of our members,

Ken Clark, by the ANCYL regional chairperson, Zithulele Sigonyela,

in an article published in The Rep on February 14.

Clark has been instrumental in getting the Xonxa Dam project

operational, providing much-needed relief to the community of

Komani and surrounds, who have suffered greatly due to the lack of

water in this area.

He has given unselfishly of his time, knowledge and expertise to

be of assistance to the Komani community, without expecting

remuneration. He was one of the founder members of the

Queenstown Water Crisis Community established in 2007.

The threats and allegations made by Sigonyela to mobilise

community members against Clark and his company are

unacceptable and are refuted by the BKCOB.

Our town, Komani, is currently in a state of crisis!

The unwillingness of the local municipality to work with the

BKCOB and other community organisations to rectify the dire

situation in our town cannot be accepted.

The BKCOB is a member organisation of Let’s Talk Komani. We

business organisations are tired of the poor service delivery and lack

of co-operation shown by the local municipality.

We, the BKCOB, urge Sigonyela to retract his derogatory

statement and to apologise publicly for his behaviour.

Mark Wilson, chairperson, Border Kei Chamber of Business

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Happy birthday wishes are extended to Elise Naude

and Yanga Zicina (February 21), Albré Wagener,

Thea van Eeden, Chanelle Bredenkamp, Lucia

Mabeka and Phumza Kapayi (February 22), Hlela

Nkutu (February 23), Cheryl Petzer (February 24),

Adrienne Godley, Julian Thompson, Peter Staffen

and Nadia Wilson (February 25), Elisma Hayes and

Philo Renders (February 26), Annemarie

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Johan Reynders (March 1), Magriet Second (March

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Cassandra van Jaarsveld and Colleen Aylesbury

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Belated birthday wishes to Nomthunzi Magida and

Kyle Aylwin (February 17), Zinzi Siswana, Josslyn

Sutton and Greg Pohlmann (February 18), Colleen

van der Venter (February 19), Nicole Shone, Enid

Greyling and Jeanette Hookins (February 20).

Residents of Komani and surrounding areas are

reveling in the rain we have been having almost

daily. Although there has been very little run-off to

fill dams, the veld and gardens are already looking

so much better than they were a short while ago. By

the beginning of this week more than 70mm had

been measured in Komani for the month.

S eve ra l brave Komani men and women took on the

grueling Surfers’ Marathon in East London last

weekend. Well done on their stout efforts.

Condolences are extended to the friends and

family of Deon Kettledas, Phumla Yibe, Skingi

Memani, Nolali Matroos, Nobuntu Lokwe, Piti

Malawana, Basil August and Monica Kama.

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PAKAMILE

NOMLINDELO

EVELYN

Late of 421 Zone

2, Ezibeleni,

Komani

Born: 10.02.1947

Died: 09.02.2020

Funeral: Saturday

22.02.2020

Starting at home

then to the

Baptist Church,

Ezibeleni for a

service at 10am.

The cortege will

proceed to the

Komani Town

Cemetery for the

Interment at 1pm

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

MAGABA

NOZINGA

CIHOSHE

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MPEMNYAMA

NOMFUNDO

EMILY

Born: 1951-12-09

Funeral: 2020-02-11

Died: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)

Address: 91 Zone 2,

Ezibeleni, Queenstown

Venue: Home

Time: 09:00am

Interment: Lukhanji

Cemetery

Lala Ngoxolo Dikela

Service conducted by

Ithemba Funeral

Services

Cell: 073 489 4080 /

062 443 7720

STEMELA

SABELO

Late of 1582

Tinara, Ilinge

Born: 18.02.1982

Died: 12.02.2020

Funeral: Saturday

22.02.2020

Starting at home

then to the Ilinge

Community Hall,

for a service at

10am. The cortege

will proceed to the

Old Ilinge

Cemetery for the

Interment at 1pm

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

MFENE

LISA CANZI

SANZANZA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MAGWAXAZA

NEL

MZWAMADODA

Late of Emdeni,

Swartwater, Lady

Frere District

Born: 03.03.1958

Died: 08.02.2020

Funeral: Saturday

22.02.2020

Starting at home at

10am (New Gospel

Church). Thence

to the Emdeni

Cemetery,

Lady Frere for the

Interment at 1pm

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

MVULANE

MSUTHU

NCILASHE

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MAKAE

TUMELO

Late of Mitfort,

Komani District

Born: 02.03.1981

Died: 10.02.2020

Funeral: Saturday

22.02.2020

Starting at home

at 10am (Jehovah

Nissi Worship

House Ministries).

Thence to the

Mitfort Cemetery,

Komani for the

Interment at

12 noon

ROBALA KA

KGOTSO

MOTAUNG

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MBABANA

SIMPHIWE

Late of 4115

Masonwabe Street,

Extension 3, Ilinge

Born: 13.04.1976

Died: 06.02.2020

Funeral: Saturday

22.02.2020

Starting at home

at 10am (Fani

Reformed Church

in Zionist). Thence

to the Old Ilinge

Cemetery for the

Interment at 1pm

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

JOLA

NGWANYA

QENGEBA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

DINISO

SIYABULELA

Late of Ku-Mmaya,

Cofimvaba Disitrict

Born: 15.12.1976

Died: 13.02.2020

Funeral: Saturday

22.02.2020

Starting at home at

10am. (Ukukhanya

Kwe-Zenzo

Zionist). Thence

to the Ku-Mmaya

Cemetery,

Cofimvaba for the

Interment at 1pm

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

MQADI

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

BARNES

NOMATHAMSANQA

IRENE

Late of 1079

Mayaba Street,

New Bright,

Mlungisi, Komani

Born: 01.09.1939

Died: 17.02.2020

Funeral: Saturday

22.02.2020

Starting at home

then to the

Komani Town Hall

For a service at

09:30. The cortege

will proceed to the

Mlungisi Cemetery,

Komani for the

Interment at 11:45

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

MATHANGANA

KRILA MBAMBA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

SISHUBA

BOYCE

MZWAMADODA

Late of Upper

Hukuwa,

Whittlesea District

Born: 24.03.1956

Died: 12.02.2020

Funeral: Saturday

22.02.2020

Starting at home

at 10am (The

Christian Zionist)

Thence to the

Upper Hukuwa

Cemetery,

Whittlesea for the

Interment at 1pm

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

MBONGWE

SONDISA

SONDAMELA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

It is with a sense

of sadness that

we announce the

passing of the late

STUURMAN

MONGEZI

NELSON

Born: 1941-12-20

Died: 2020-02-10

The funeral service

for the late Stuurman

Mongezi Nelson of

180 Kwazakhele

Khayelitsha,

Queenstown will

be held at Home on

Saturday

2020-02-22. The

cortege will proceed

to Queenstown

Cemetery at 13:00pm

Rest in Peace.

15 Years of dignified service

Cell: 082 832 8140

XOSENI

NKULULEKO

GEORGE

Late of 16 Jan

Smuts Avenue,

Balmoral, Komani

Born: 18.05.1962

Died: 11.02.2020

Funeral: Saturday

22.02.2020

Starting at home

then to the Thobi

Kula Indoor Sport

Centre Hall, Komani

for a service at

9am.The cortege

will proceed to the

Komani Town

Cemetery for the

Interment at 12:30

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

JOLA QENGEBA

MPHANKOMO

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

It is with a sense

of sadness that

we announce the

passing of the late

QALI/BANGISO

SIYAVUYA

Born: 1991-05-21

Died: 2020-02-12

The funeral service

for the late Stuurman

Mongezi Nelson of

180 Kwazakhele

Khayelitsha,

Queenstown will

be held at Home on

Sunday

2020-02-23. The

cortege will proceed

to Queenstown

Cemetery at 13:00pm

Rest in Peace.

15 Years of dignified service

Cell: 082 832 8140

MAYEKISO

TAYIMILE

BORN: 1936-10-20

DIED: 2020-02-13

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)

VENUE: Funeral service

will be held at home at

Qhoboshane location

Machubeni A/A Lady

Frere at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Qhoboshane

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

SONGO

LUNJE

BORN: 2011-04-02

DIED: 2020-02-11

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)



Cacadu Ext. Lady Frere

at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Cacadu

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

BARNES

MAKHOSONKE

JAMES

Born: 1953/02/20

Died: 2020/02/15

Funeral: 2020/02/22

(Saturday)

Address:

1279 Zone 1,

Ezibeleni

Venue: Bible Life

Family Church

Interment: Komani

Cemetery

Rest in peace

VINJWAS FUNERAL

SERVICES

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 /

073 911 2032

SISHUBA

ABONGILE

BORN: 1992-08-08

DIED: 2020-02-10

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)


will be held at home at 8950

Murray Street Newvale

Komani at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Komani Town

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

MAMATU

NOMASHEYI

NOZUKILE

DAPHNE

BORN: 1947-02-02

DIED: 2020-02-08

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)



Tiwane Location Upper

Mnxe A/A Cala

at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Cala

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

AUGUST

BASIL

MVUYO

Born: 1950/07/12

Died: 2020/02/05

Funeral: 2020/02/22

(Saturday)

Address:

Vrigin Lesseyton

Venue: Home

Interment:

Lesseyton Cemetery

Rest in peace

VINJWAS FUNERAL

SERVICES

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 /

073 911 2032


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MBOVU

NOKOMETE

CIMILEYO

BORN: 1934-08-12

DIED: 2020-01-06

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)



Slevini Location Cacadu

A/A Lady Frere

at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Cacadu

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

JIDANA

SITHEMBISO

BORN: 1947-01-12

DIED: 2020-02-10

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)



Gcibhala location

Zwartwater A/A Lady

Frere at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Zwartwater

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

WITBOOI

THELMA

BORN: 1974-11-16

DIED: 2020-02-14

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)


will start at home at 521

Soga Street Mlungisi

Location Komani then

proceed to the Mzingisi

Skweyiya hall for a service

at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Komani Town

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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SIGOTSHO

PHILANI

SIMON

BORN: 1953-07-09

DIED: 2020-02-11

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)



Unathi Mkefa location

Ezibeleni T/Ship Komani

at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Komani Town

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NZIWENI

NOWEWE

ELSIE

BORN: 1940-06-10

DIED: 2020-02-13

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)



Ndlovukazi location

Komani at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Ndlovukazi

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NDOLELA

TUTU

BORN: 1941-11-22

DIED: 2020-02-07

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)



1548 Zone 2 Ekuphumleni

Location Whittlesea

at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Ekuphumleni

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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MAQONDOSE

NOMBUYISELO

BORN:

1930/06/15

DIED:

2020/02/07

FUNERAL:

2020/02/22

ADDRESS:

Bomeni A/A

VENUE:

Lady Frere at

10H00

INTERMENT:

Bomeni

Cemetery

Rest in Peace

Serving Through Dignity

and Trust

No 21 Derby Street

Queenstown 5319

Tel: 045 838 1441

Fax: 045 839 5668

CELL: 082 692 2851

083 328 4050

Email: nesawuli@mweb.co.za

VULITUBA

ZWELINJANI

BORN:

1950/06/20

DIED:

2020/02/16

FUNERAL:

2020/02/22

ADDRESS:

Nkolonga A/A

Lady Frere

VENUE:

Lady Frere at

10H00

INTERMENT:

Nkolonga

Cemetery

Rest in Peace


and Trust

No 21 Derby Street

Queenstown 5319

Tel: 045 838 1441

Fax: 045 839 5668

CELL: 082 692 2851

083 328 4050


TINTSIWE

NOWINTONI

FIKILE

BORN:

1930/11/20

DIED:

2020/02/02

FUNERAL:

2020/02/22

ADDRESS:

Rwantsana A/A

Lady Frere

VENUE:

Lady Frere at

10H00

INTERMENT:

Rwantsana

Cemetery

Rest in Peace


and Trust

No 21 Derby Street

Queenstown 5319

Tel: 045 838 1441

Fax: 045 839 5668

CELL: 082 692 2851

083 328 4050


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SIBANGO

NOYEKENZE

BORN:

1960/12/29

DIED:

2020/02/07

FUNERAL:

2020/02/23

ADDRESS:

Mtsheko A/A

Lady Frere

VENUE:

Lady Frere at

10H00

INTERMENT:

Mtsheko

Cemetery

Rest in Peace


and Trust

No 21 Derby Street

Queenstown 5319

Tel: 045 838 1441

Fax: 045 839 5668

CELL: 082 692 2851

083 328 4050


LOLIWE

NTOMBINTOMBI

LIZZIE

BORN:

1935/01/30

DIED:

2020/02/09

FUNERAL:

2020/02/22

ADDRESS:

Cavar A/A

Lady Frere

VENUE:

Lady Frere at

10H00

INTERMENT:

Cavar

Cemetery

Rest in Peace


and Trust

No 21 Derby Street

Queenstown 5319

Tel: 045 838 1441

Fax: 045 839 5668

CELL: 082 692 2851

083 328 4050


DYONASE

JONGUMZI

BORN:

1954/03/16

DIED:

2020/02/11

FUNERAL:

2020/02/23

ADDRESS:

Bomeni A/A

Lady Frere

VENUE:

Lady Frere at

10H00

INTERMENT:

Bengu Cemetery

Rest in Peace


and Trust

No 21 Derby Street

Queenstown 5319

Tel: 045 838 1441

Fax: 045 839 5668

CELL: 082 692 2851

083 328 4050


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MENE

NOWATISE

YIYI

ELIZABETH

BORN: 1940-12-26

DIED: 2020-02-04

FUNERAL: 2020-02-22

(Saturday)



New Location Sterkstroom

at 10:00 am

CEMETERY:

Sterkstroom

TIME: 13:00pm

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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WORKSHOP MANAGER:

(Queenstown)

A logistics company in Queenstown seeks

Workshop Manager to lead their truck maintenance

workshop. A minimum of 5 years’ experience

in a similar role and overseeing the maintenance

of diesel engines is a must.

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Business For Sale

SUPERMARKET FOR SALE

Independently owned Franchise

Supermarket and Bottle Store.

Currently trading successfully and

showing substantial growth.

Owner wishes to retire.

Contact: 063 5503 917

for further details.

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Legal Notices

The Department of Education

represented by LUKHANJI P. P. S. EMIS

No: 200600392 invites service providers

to submit quotations for supply and

delivering of foodstuffs for School Nutrition

Programme (SNP) as per the attached

CLOSING DATE:

28 February 2020 at 12pm

For more information contact:

Mr M.E Tshabe : 045 839 5474

NB: No late or faxed applications

will be accepted.

11060

Sale in Execution

In the MAGISTRATE’S COURT for the DISTRICT

of QUEENSTOWN HELD at QUEENSTOWN

CASE NO: 26/19

In the matter between:

GRIFFITHS ATTORNEYS

Plaintiff

and

PETROS MPISANA

Defendant

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION

KINDLY TAKE NOTICE THAT a Sale in Execution

of the undermentioned goods will be held

on 6 MARCH 2020 at the Sheriff’s Offices,

QUEENSTOWN, at 10h00, consisting of:

GOODS:

1X Coffee Table;

1X 3 PCE LOUNGE SUIT;

1X LG FLAT SCREEN TV;

1X DEFY 4 DOOR FRIDGE;

1X SAMSUNG FRIDGE;

1X MICROWAVE;

1X 3 PCE BEDROOM SUIT;

1X CHEST OF DRAWERS & 2 BEDSIDE

CUPBOARDS;

1X EXERCISE BIKE;

1X EXERCISE MACHINE;

1X EXERCISE MACHINE;

3X CAMPING CHAIRS,

to the highest bidder

DATED at QUEENSTOWN on this 7th day of

FEBRUARY 2020.

Plaintiff’s Attorneys

GRIFFITHS ATTORNEYS

44 Ebden Street

QUEENSTOWN

5320

Telephone No: 045 – 838 601200

Ref: MR m. GRIFFITHS / MAT 1 - 19

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Estate Notices

ESTATE

IN THE ESTATE of

the late JACKSON

PHAKATHI MATWA

(Identity no.

391115 5358 08 3)

of No. 146 Nonesi

Street, Lady Frere,

5410, who died on

the 28 th November

2019 (Master’s

reference number:

000679/2020)

All persons having

claims against the

above Estate are

hereby invited to

lodge their claims

within thirty (30)

days from the date

of publication of

the Notice to Zenith

Nonqaba Matwa of

No. 146 Nonesi Street,

at Lady Frere, 5410

C/O Z. E. Sontshi

& Associates, P. O.

Box 9206, No 4-6

Robinson Road,

Queenstown 5320,

Tel/Fax:

045 838 3460

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IN THE ESTATE

of the late

NONTSASA NOCAWE

MTYOBO (BORN KILI)

Born: 13.06.1943

Died: 27.11.2018

Identity no.

4306130370080

of 10 Waterberg

Road, Queenstown,

5319, Eastern Cape

Province,

Estate No.

000402/2019

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.

Executor and / or

authorized agent

KAREL PETRUS DE

WAAL

De Waal - Baxter

Attorneys

29 Ebden Street,

Queenstown, 5319

Tel: 045 839 4095

email:adele@

dewaalbaxter.co.za


Amavarara gets

CHDM’s support

DREAM TEAM

Mayor highlights role played by sport in society

ANDISA BONANI

The Chris Hani District

Municipality has pledged

continued support to local

soccer club and Nedbank Cup

qualifiers Amavarara, after their

2-1 win against Super Eagles in

Mdantsane recently.

This week, the team travelled

to Thohoyandou in Limpopo to

face off against Black Leopards,

in the hope of securing a spot in

last eight of the competition.

The game will kick off at

8pm on Friday in Tohoyandou.

CHDM mayor Wongama Gela

said council supported the team

due to sports’ vital role in

s o c i e t y.

“Youth programmes are

viewed as an avenue to foster

positive youth development . . .

“We are proud of the team’s

sterling performance which has

earned them recognition and a

huge support base.”

Gela said the district

municipality would lobby

support from other stakeholders

to address the team’s needs.

After the team’s victory against

the Eagles, the municipality’s

reported support to the team

with R150,000 before the game

was questioned by local soccer

fans, as was whether it was

given prior to a special council

meeting that resolved to support

the team.

These questions were

directed to Gela and CHDM

municipal manager Gcobani

Mashiyi during a press briefing,

but were u n a n sw e r e d .

ISAZISO KULUNTU - UKUHLAWULELWA KWENKONZO ZIKA MASIPALA

Oku kukwazisa kulo lonke uluntu luka Masipala wase-Enoch Mgijima

ukuba u Masipala, osebenza ngokuhambelana nomgaqo-nkqubo wawo

wokulawulwa kwamatyala kunye nemithetho enxulumene noko, uqale

inkqubo yokuqokelelwa kwemali, kwaye uhlaba ikhwelo kubo bonke

abahlawuli-nkozo abanamatyala kwi akhawunti kamasipala, ngokubhekisele

kumanani-maxabiso, iinkonzo, imali eyongezelelweyo kunye nezinye

iindleko zamatyala, ukuba baye ngokukhawuleza kwii ofisi zikamaspala

ezikufuphi bahlawule njengoko kuchaziwe kumgaqo-nkqubo.

Sikhumbuza nokuba bonke abahlawuli-rhafu bayawafumana amaxwebhu

achaza nge akhawunti zabo zenyanga kwaye ngenxa yoko,

bayazi ngezixa-mali ezilityala kwaye zeziphi iziphumo ngokubhekisele

kwiiakhawunti ezidlule kwithuba elibekelwe intlawulo. Ngokunjalo,

uMasipala uyakuqhuba ngokucima umbane kuzo zonke ii akhawunti ezingahlawulwanga

de kwadlula ithuba loko.

BONKE ABAHLAWULI-RHAFU ABANE AKHAWUNTI EZINAMATYALA

NESELE LIDLULILE ITHUBA LOKUHLAWULA BAYABONGOZWA UKUBA BA-

SITHATHELE INGQALELO ESI SAZISO KWAYE BENZE NJENGOKO KUCHAZI-

WE UKUZE BANGAHLANGANI NOKUPHAZAMISEKA.

Xa ufuna ulwazi oluthe vetshe qhagamshelana no, NksNosipiwo Seti kwa

(045) 807 2000 okanye kwi-imeyile ethi nseti@enochmgijima.gov.za.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC – PAYMENT OF ARREAR MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS

This serves as notice to all the community of Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality

that the municipality, acting in accordance with its Credit Control

Policy and related framework, has embarked on an accelerated revenue

collection drive and in line therewith, calls on all consumers whose municipal

accounts are in arrears in respect of rates, services, surcharges and

other municipal bills, to immediately approach their nearest municipal offices

to make payments thereon as provided in the Policy.

This further seeks to notify that all consumers are being served with their

monthly accounts and as such, are aware of amounts that are owing and

what the consequences with regards to overdue accounts are. Accordingly,

the municipality will proceed with disconnections of electricity on

all overdue accounts henceforth.

ALL CONSUMERS WHOSE MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS ARE IN ARREARS AND

ARE OVERDUE ARE URGED TO TAKE NOTE OF THIS NOTICE AND ACT AC-

CORDINGLY TO AVOID ANY INCONVENIENCE.

For further enquiries please contact, Ms Nosipiwo Seti at (045) 807 2000 or

on email at nseti@enochmgijima.gov.za

SQUASH SISTERS: The GHS squash team participated in the Dave Hodgson Tournament in

Grahamstown where they beat Kingswood 18-0, DSG 12-6, Herschel 18-3 and Collegiate 18-0

but lost to Clarendon 1-18. They are, from left, Tyla-Mae Roux, Emma du Preez, Courtney

Stone, Kirsten Lyons (captain), Amy Hoffmann and Keagan Lottering Picture: SUPPLIED

DWS to probe why dam’s

level hasn’t risen after rains

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

Dam levels have picked up

significantly in the Chris Hani

region - except for the Bonkolo

Dam - in spite of recent rainfall.

The problem has continued

for a while, with rumours that

nearby farmers were diverting

the water to their own dams and

that furrows to carry water to the

dam had not been maintained.

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Chris Hani District

Municipality (CHDM)

spokesperson Thobeka Mqamelo

said: “We are aware that there is

agricultural activity taking place

upstream and trapping runoff for

irrigation is just a possibility

which cannot be confirmed as

the farms are privately owned.

“This can only be exposed

when access to view is granted.”

Mqamelo added that the

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matter had been escalated to the

department of water and

sanitation for intervention.

“If it is proved that farmers

are catching water, they would

be expected to have licences

granting them permission to do

so by the responsible

department. If not, a course of

action will be determined by the

department of water and

s a n i t a t i o n ,” Mqamelo said.

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N.C. MGIJIMA

MUNICIPAL MANAGER

TOWN HALL

CATHCART ROAD

KOMANI


SPORT SCENE


UP AND COMING: A thrilled Chloe Buss of GHS,

who competed in the Border/Eastern Province

ladies’ open golf championships ending on 138

nett after two rounds and winning the trophy for

best nett. She came third in the B-division for

gross score Picture: SUPPLIED

Queen’s College

Athletics:

At the Sentraal Top 10 athletics meeting

in Bloemfontein, seven bronze, three

silver and four gold medals were

secured.

The medal winners were Mutombo

Kabau 3rd Under 15 400m (54.22s -

PB), Mbasa Daweti 3rd U15 long jump

(5.86m), Tyler Manthe 2nd U15 pole

vault (3.40m - PB), Siya Konki 3rd U17

long jump (5.95m), Lehlo

Thobothobo 3rd U19 long jump (6.33m

- PB), Chumani Ndzane 3rd U19 discus

(39.50m), 3rd U19 shot put (12.50m),

Terance Heidtmann 2nd U19 pole vault,

2nd U19 javelin (51.05m - PB), Emihle

Mketo 3rd U19 800m (1.57.0s), 1st U19

400m (48.58s - PB), Buhle Kahla 1st

U19 triple jump (13.07m - PB), 1st U19

long jump (6.70m).

The highlight of the day for Queen’s

came from Tristan Manthe, U17, who

cleared a new school record height in

the pole vault (best height ever recorded

by a Queenian) of 4.10m.

Basketball: vs Grey College: U14A

lost 9-8, U14B lost 20-7, U14C won 24-

12, U14D won 6-2, U15A lost 24-3,

U15B vs Grey U16C won 14-7, U15C vs

Grey U16D won 10-7, 2nds won 14-3,

1st - rained out. They were 5-1 down.

U16 St Stithians tournament: Lost

28-0 to Windhoek, lost 34-7 to St

Benedict’s, lost 35-12 to Michaelhouse,

lost 34-4 to St Stithians, lost 19-14 to

Clifton, lost 11-10 to Lethukuthula, won

15-9 vs International school of SA.

Cross-countr y:

An energetic 1,311 runners/walkers

completed the 10km Discovery Surfers

Challenge from Gonubie to Nahoon

beach in East London in extreme heat on

S a t u r d ay.

Queenians’ 10km results were: 4th

overall Mthokozisi Magaga (44:34), 6th

overall Kamva Ntloko (46:02), 10th

male (13th overall) Emihle Tshiwula

(51:29), 11th male (14th overall) Robijn

van der Westhuyzen (51:30).

5km: 5th overall Dean Moss

(22:12).

Cricket:

CSA T20 national tournament -

against Stirling Queen’s 158 for 2 (Cole

van Schoor 34, Bryan Muir 52 not out,

Lihle Sizani 50 not out).

Stirling 79 all out (Lihle Sizani 2 for

13, Janse van der Ryst 2 for 15).

KARATE KID: Proud GHA Grade 10 pupil Naseera Adam, who

obtained her 1st degree black belt in karate in Port Elizabeth. She

is a student of Tom’s Dojo and was put through paces of kata,

kumite and fitness. “Sensei Tom is exceptionally proud of Naseera

who has shown total commitment and dedication to her sport and

she is a true karate-ka and makes Tom’s Dojo proud,” read a

statement from the club Picture: SUPPLIED

SCHOOL S P O RT

Queen’s won by 79 runs.

Against Selborne (final) Selborne 83

all out (Janse van der Ryst 4 for 17, Lihle

Sizani 3 for 6, Sihlalo Benge 2 for

11). Queen’s 85 for 3 (Janse van der Ryst

45 not out , Lihle Sizani 30).

Queen’s won by 7 wickets.

U14A vs St Andrew’s: Queen’s 53 all

out (Keaneo Bevaneo 26, Mbasa

Thomas 26). St Andrew’s 56 for 2 (Itha

Mbulana 1 for 17), Ryan Denston 1 for

16). Rain stopped play.

U15 vs St Andrew’s: St Andrew’s 227

(Kamva. Mkapu 3 for 62, Akho. Ngesi 2

for 40, Conner Oelofse 2 for 35).

Queen’s 68 all out (Conner Oelofse

21).Queen’s lost by 159 runs.

2nd vs St Andrew’s: St Andrew’s 122

all out (Lesego Bota 5 for 50, Jaden

Lentoor 2 for 28, Desmond Ayeh 2 for

21). Queen’s 5 for no loss when the rain

came down. Match abandoned.

1st vs St Andrew’s: Queen’s 229/8

(Lihle Sizani 63, Janse van der Ryst 54,

Cole van Schoor 36).

St Andrew’s 178/7 (Liyema Mgwigwi

3 for 19, Uthandiwe Gatyeni 1 for 12 in

10 overs, Tyler O'Conner 1 for 4 in 3

ove r s ).

St Andrew’s were 51 runs behind and

7 wickets down by end of play.

Squash, St Andrew’s festival:

Graeme College: 4-2

Selborne: 0-6

Grey invitation: 1-5

Grey High: 0-6

Hangklip

Athletics, Queenstown District meeting:

The following qualified for the next

round, the Chris Hani Mega District

meeting in Cradock: Boys U14 Chris

Fourie (discus 1st, javelin 2nd); boys

U17 Reece Stewart (javelin 1st), Jadin

Jekels (long jump 3rd), Ruan Pretorius

(shot put 2nd); boys U19 Chris

Grobbelaar (high jump 2nd), Xander

Nell (javelin 2nd), Anré Janse van

Rensburg (shot put 2nd, discus 2nd,

long jump 3rd).

Girls U14 Inathi Zazi (100m 1st,

long jump 1st ), Zoé Bester (discus 1st,

shot put 3rd, javelin 3rd), Sibabalwe

Moreketla (high jump 2nd ), Renisha

Jackson (long jump 3rd); girls U15

Tanika Heyns (discus 1st, shot put 2nd),

Kristen David (javelin 3rd); girls U17

Mikayla Cooper (shot put 3rd), Michey

du Preez (high jump 2nd), Mia Bakkes

(400m 2nd, 800m 2nd), Samantha

David (100m 2nd), Tammy Loppnow

(javelin 3rd); girls U19 Linique Els (shot

put 3rd), Bianca Coetzee (javelin 2nd,

discus 1st, shot put 1st).

Hangklip Junior

Athletics:

At the interhouse meeting the results

were 3rd Muller (736 points), 2nd

Killian (745), 1st Potgieter (809 points).

Nine records were broken, Oyama

Chitashe broke two – girls U8 60m

(10.16s) and 80m (13.29).

Angela de Klerk shot put girls U10

(5.48m), Jandre van de Berg shot put

boys U10 (7.25m), Kamvalihle

Nikwentsha two – boys U12 high jump

(1.37m) and boys U12 150m (21.39s). JJ

Erasmus boys U12 javelin (24.48m),

Duran Heyns boys U13 high jump

(1.47m), Christiaan Els boys U13 200m

(27.29).

The Victor Ludorum was Kamvalihle

Nkwentsha and the Victrix Ludorum

Johanne van Eeden.

GHS

Athletics:

At the Queenstown District meeting top

three placings were achieved in their

respective events: 1st places U19

Sibulele Ngculu 200m (qualified first

team), 400m (qualified first team);

Gwibakazi Booi high jump; Louisa

Naidoo long jump.

U17 Anje Strydom discus (qualified

half colours, shot put (qualified half

colours); Amy Styles 100m (qualified

half colours), 200m (qualified half

colours), 400m (qualified half colours);

Tarien Wentzel 3000m (qualified first

team); Meah Durandt high jump.

U15 Awonke Jonga shot put

(qualified half colours). U14 Usisipho

Matoti high jump.

2nd places: U19 Sibulele Ngculu

100m (qualified first team; Amahle

Ntsila shot put (qualified first team);

Courtney Stone 3000m (qualified first

team); Jana Benecke discus (qualified

first team), shot put (qualified half

colours). U15 Awonke Jonga javelin.

3rd places , U17: Thandile Siyeka

200m (qualified first team); U15 Hayley

van Schoor 400m (qualified first team).

Congratulations to Anje Strydom

who set a new U17 discus record, and

achieved half colours for discus.

BLAST OFF: Coaches and captains of the new T10 cricket teams that

will play at Queen’s College next month

Picture: NTSIKELELO

QOYO

Queen’s launches a

T10 cricket compo

NTSIKELELO QOYO

Queen’s College is introducing a

new era in schools cricket, launching

the first 10 overs series in Komani

and the province.

The T10 Blast, launched last

week, will have junior schoolboys

sharing the locker room with their

first team heroes at the college.

At the draw, players and captains

were drawn for six teams that will be

funded by local sponsors.

Rowan Richards, the professional

coach at Queen’s, said this was the

start of a broader initiative to

promote cricket at both the school

and in the wider Komani.

“It is important that we promote

cricket. I think in general and

especially in greater Komani, the

sport is neglected,” said Richards.

He said the vision was to have

more boys playing with hope that the

tournament would grow to include

teams other than Queen’s.

AROUND THE GREENS

Queenstown Bowling Club

Social bowls: Anthony Brown,

Ricky Aylwin, Roger Miles, Stephen

Knepscheld 15, Rowan de Kock,

Michele Morris, Petrus Barnardo,

Jacques van der Schyf 9. John

Knepscheld, Stompie Kriedemann,

Jenny Cheetham 19, Reaan Geyer,

Last Saturday, 149 people ran, jogged

and walked the course of the Komani

parkrun at the Queenstown Golf

Club in perfect weather conditions.

There were 18 happy regulars

who recorded personal best times,

while seven participants e n j oye d

their first parkrun.

A number of visitors were

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“We are constantly inviting others

to play here. Sometimes in

disadvantaged areas it is a problem

to be exposed to facilities like these.

Our aim is to bring boys here, expose

them and let them compete with the

b e s t .”

Head coach of cricket at Queen’s,

Ralph Cullinan, said cricket at the

school was in a “good state.”

“The short-term goal is to get

more of our boys into provincial

teams. From there, hopefully, we will

have South African Schools

selection.

“We work very hard to make sure

all boys are interested in the game,

are coached well and embraced. The

more children we can get playing,

the more it will uplift our standards.

We are fortunate to have dedicated

coaches who want to improve. Our

strength is the way we work

t o g e t h e r.”

The games will be held at

Queen’s on March 1.

Karen Geyer, Melinda Gouws 9.

Ricky Aylwin, Michele Morris, Chris

van der Watt, Hannes Vorster 13,

Corrie Smith, Petrus Barnardo, Reaan

Geyer 16. Stompie Kriedemann,

Gert Fritz, Jacques van der Schyf 20,

Karen Geyer, Anthony Brown, Jolien

Fritz 15.

Parkrun sees 149 join in

welcomed from King William’s Town

and Aliwal North.

Susan Nel and Christiaan Roux

became members of the elite

Milestone 100 club by completing

100 parkruns.

A record number of 19 volunteers

were present and willing to ensure

yet another successful event.

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Queen’s take on Grey PE

Despite rain cutting game short, players show

growth after just two years of starting basketball

ZINTLE BOBELO

Sa t u r d ay ’s rainy weather

left the Queen’s basketball

court wet, resulting in the

cancellation of the school’s first

team game against Port

Elizabeth rivals Grey High

S ch o o l .

Due to safety reasons, standin

coach Nkululeko Gamede

said the game was cancelled in

the first quarter when Grey was

leading with five points, with

one point for Queen’s.

“We always have the best

interests of our boys at heart and

had to cancel the game because

the courts were wet.”

Responding to the p l aye r s ’

performance on the day,

Gamede said: “We are

extremely proud of the boys and

their growth in the past two

ye a r s .

“This is essentially our

second year playing basketball

and we were able to put about

50% of wins in our pockets.

“This obviously shows that

the sport and the boys have

developed in such a short time.

“The number of boys

wanting to play basketball has

increased and we are getting a

lot of schools from around the

province who want to play

against us, so there are exciting

times ahead.”

Grey teacher-in-charge,

Siyabonga Denga, said the

game was tight.

“Queen’s have obviously

started basketball recently, but

they were pushing us hard.

“We were slowly starting to

get ahead.” Gamede said they

were looking forward to the

upcoming tournaments.

“The U16s were at the St

Stithian’s College basketball

tournament and the next couple

of tournaments coming up are

the St John’s U15 and the first

team’s basketball tournaments,

as well as the Jeppe U14

tournament.

“We are excited that we

were able to find tournaments

outside the province to expose

our boys to basketball in

different areas.

“There is no doubt that will

continuously help us grow.

“Basketball is arguably one

of the fastest growing sports

provincially and nationally,

especially in the summer

s e a s o n ,” Gamede said.

FAST MOVING: First team basketball players Yondela Mbasane, from Queen’s, left, and Liyema

Hoyi, of Grey High School, chasing after the ball at the Queen’s basketball courts on Saturday

Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

Breakers blown away

FIT FACILITY: The new sports facility for top athletes, launched at The Rec by the department of

sport, recreation, arts & culture in partnership with Queen’s College Picture: SUPPLIED

New sports academy

for talented athletes

ZINTLE BOBELO

A sports academy was officially

launched on Friday at the

Recreation Grounds to help

develop talented athletes in the

Chris Hani district.

Provincial senior sport

development manager Bafundi

Makhubalo said the aim of

establishing academies in

different districts in the province

was to nurture identified talent.

He said Queen’s was one of

the schools assessed by the

national department which had

met the criteria required.

“We applaud the leadership

at Queen’s for agreeing to go

into this partnership with us.

“Schools will always be the

bedrock of sport development.

“Therefore for us to achieve

the vision of making SA a

winning nation, we must make

sure we work and source the

schools accordingly.

“In 2013, the then minister,

Fikile Mbalula, and the

president of the SA Sports

Confederation and Olympic

Committee [Sascoc] signed a

framework on the academies of

sport in the country, and many

athletes have since managed to

get ministerial bursaries to be

placed in schools,” he said.

Eastern Cape Sports

Confederation president

Mkhululi Magada said

beneficiaries of the initiative

would hail from different areas

in the district.

“This will greatly assist the

district and because the facility

is situated at Queen’s College it

does not necessarily mean it

will only accommodate pupils

from the school,” Magada said

“We will identify children

from rural areas who will be

placed at the school.

“A lot of excellent athletes

come from rural areas and have

no access to such equipment.

“This initiative is to motivate

and host aspiring top athletes.

We want to monitor their

progress so they can compete at

national and international

l e ve l .”

Queen’s headmaster Janse

van der Ryst said the

collaboration was significant.

“The potential for the people

and communities of the Komani

we are serving is endless and

should fill us with hope.

“Two years ago our school

developed Vision 175 and

b e yo n d ,” he said.

“Queen’s College aims to be

an internationally recognised

educational institution of

excellence.

“We have identified four

actions that will propel us

towards our vision; to care

deeply, think critically, act

bravely and collaborate.

“What we are here to

experience today is the act of

collaboration between these

two institutions.”

MAXWELL LEVINE

Progress and Swallows became

the first two teams to book their

places in the semifinals of the

lucrative Eastern Cape Super 14

rugby competition. Both teams

have won five out of five

matches. The competition itself

has been a revelation and the

level of competitiveness in both

groups has been immense.

Breakers were simply blown

out of the park in front of their

supporters at the Thobi Kula

Stadium by an unforgiving

Progress outfit, who hammered

the home side 68-3 in a flawless

display of attacking rugby.

Breakers never really

seemed to fight for a win, but

instead resorted to trying to

defend. Their discipline also let

them down. They paid the price

DONE AND DUSTED: Triumphant Komani

runners who participated in the Discovery

Surfers Challenge 2020, are, from left, Kathy

Helm who completed 10km, Karen Chellew

(10km), Antoinette Godley (17.5km) and Erin

Chellew (10km) Picture: SUPPLIED

with two yellow and a red card.

Progress lead Group A on 23

points. Since the inception of

the competition the Uitenhage

team has never won the

tournament, but there have

been a couple of heart-breaking

final appearances.

Swallows had to dig deep to

beat Kruisfontein 38-36 in a

pulsating match in Humansdorp

to also book their place in the

knockouts. The Border champs

were leading 28-3 at halftime,

but let their oppoinents back

into the game. At one point

Kruisfontein lead 36-35 before a

penalty saved them. Swallows

are on top on 22 points.

Ncerha Leopards continue

their good run and have

virtually secured their spot in

the semifinal after beating their

closest contender, Harlequins,

28-18 to put them on 18 points.

Mathematically they need

two points to secure a safe

passage, with Black Eagles still

to play. Park had an easy 24-3

win against Eagles while Trying

Stars recorded their first win by

beating Old Selbornians 18-12.

It was just the opposite in

results for another Uitenhage

outfit as Gardens recorded a

fifth straight loss when Police

overcome them 32-17.

The much-anticipated tie

between Swallows and African

Bombers is at the NU1 Stadium

in Mdantsane on Saturday. Pro -

gress face Young Leopards, with

Breakers off to Park. Harlequins

host Black Eagles with Old Boys

at home to Kruisfontein. Trying

Stars go to East London to face

Police. Ncerha Leopards and

Gardens have byes.

KOMANI RACERS: Local runners braving the

heat at the Discovery Surfers Challenge 2020

held in East London recently are, from left,

Marlene De Wet (10km), Wayne Pottinger

(17km) and Shameem Farooq (10km) P i c t u re :

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