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11 at WSU test positive

Initial student infected at

women's retreat in EL

COLOURFUL HAIR

ANDISA BONANI

Eleven Walter Sisulu

University (WSU)

Queenstown campus

students have tested positive for

Covid-19, after one attended a

wo m e n ’s retreat in East London,

where she contracted the virus

from a roommate.The National

Laboratory Health Service

(NHLS) and the health

department conducted tests at

two WSU student residences in

Komani on Sunday, and for

more than 30 students who

attend a Btech class, on Monday

(See picture on Page 12).

Health department Chris

Hani district director, Sindiswa

Tywabi, said government had

introduced a new rapid antigen

test which made provision for

results to be available

i m m e d i a t e l y.

“This is the start of cluster

outbreaks that we will see as we

enter the festive season because

we are on alert level 1 and

people behave as if Covid-19

has been conquered.

“The WSU students who

tested positive have been sent to

an isolation facility, with one

who is pregnant at Frontier

Hospital for observation.”

Tywabi said as of November

22, the Chris Hani district had

recorded 10,515 Covid-19

infections since the lockdown

began in March, with 405 new

cases - and most cases in E n o ch

Mgijima and Inxuba Yethemba

municipalities.“Of the total

accumulative number, 9 555

people have recovered and 570

have succumbed to the virus.

“Of the 405 new active

cases, Enoch Mgijima

contributed 131 infections and

Inxuba Yethemba 174.

“Other municipalities

contributed less than 20

infections each. “Th e

department cannot stress

enough the importance of nonpharmaceutical

interventions

like the washing of hands,

wearing of masks and social

distancing, but people are not

conforming.

“If people continue to

behave as if we are not in the

middle of a pandemic, it means

we are fighting a losing battle.”

Tywabi said the Chris Hani

health district was finalising a

resurgence plan that would

identify areas needing attention,

and what resources were

ava i l a b l e .

“The district resurgence plan

will assist us to put necessary

measures in place like admitting

people to hospitals if the

numbers grow beyond

anticipation.

“However, people refuse to

be isolated because they believe

in home remedies which are not

allowed in some places of

isolation.“

GOOD CAUSE: Queen's College Boys' Primary School staff and pupils had their hair sprayed in support of cancer awareness

month on Wednesday. The school's first cancer drive raised R27,000 and all proceeds will go to the CANSA organisation. Showing

off their colourful hair are, from left, Thapelo Chatima, Liam Bosman and Connor Casey Picture: CAMILLA WIGMOR

WSU professional nurse in

charge, Xoliswa Hlomendlini,

said students were taken aback

by the news of infections and

were anxious when tests were

conducted in one of the

residences.“We also found out

that some students from other

residences visited the ones we

tested.

“The Btech students attend

on a part-time basis and others

have jobs where they could

have potentially infected people

if they tested positive.

“A lot of contact tracing

would have to be conducted to

curb further infections and, most

importantly, cluster outbreaks.”

Speaking on Vukani FM on

Tuesday about the recent Covid-

19 infections, CHDM mayor

Wongama Gela said the snaking

queues outside the Komani Po s t

office were worrisome and

could lead to infections (See

picture on Page 12).

“We need to strengthen

Covid-19 awareness campaigns

to educate the people about the

importance of social distancing

and the maintenance of good

hygiene standards.

“Our campaigns target

hotspot areas, which have

yielded good results.

“We urge people to adhere

to the Covid-19 regulations so

we may all be safe as we get

used to the new normal way of

doing things,” Gela said.

Anger as initiation season suspended further

ANDISA BONANI

Some men and parents are at

loggerheads over the suspension

of the summer initiation season

due to the Covid-19 pandemic,

while the number of confirmed

cases and deaths continues to

rise, especially in the Eastern

Cape.

The suspension was

announced on Sunday by cooperative

governance &

traditional affairs (Cogta) deputy

minister Oben Bapela.

Bapela said the decision was

made in consensus with all

stakeholders involved, so that

lives may be saved and the

spread of the virus contained.

“The imposed nationwide

suspension of initiations is an

unprecedented development as

this important cultural practice

can only be suspended or

cancelled in the event of the

passing-on of a king in that

particular kingdom.

“Therefore, in recognition of

what customs dictate, this

important decision to

temporarily suspend initiation

was not taken lightly as

consideration was given to the

risks associated with

coronavirus which

unfortunately still pose a great

threat to human life,” he said.

However, some men are

divided as to whether or not the

customary practice should be

allowed to continue this season.

Machibini-based Embo

Madoda Initiation School and

Health Issues founder,

Sithembele Yamaphi, said the

decision by government could

have a devastating affect on

young boys who had hoped to

undergo the practice after it was

postponed for the winter

season.

“It does not make sense that

government would allow

drinking spots to operate, where

people do not wear masks or

observe social distancing, but

refuse for a cultural practice to

be carried out. They are trying to

rid us of our culture systemically

by doing this and we refuse to

allow that to happen,“ he said.

“Government needs to

consult everyone involved,

including parents and the boys,

so we may all find ways to

practise our culture safely to

avoid spreading the virus and

death.

“I see this as a way of

government pushing initiation

to be done medically and we

will not have that.

“Is it because there is no

economic gain from our

practice that they will not allow

it, is it a question of government

not trusting us men to do what

we have been doing all our

l ive s ? ”

Sethu Fadane, who hails

from Ngcobo, said she was

having sleepless nights worrying

that her son may commit

suicide after the announcement

was made that this initiation

season would also be

suspended. “He is in matric and

has been awarded a scholarship

to study in Cuba next year.

“We all thought he would

have undergone initiation

before he left the country in

January. He will stay there for

four years until he graduates,

which is such a headache.

“He is so frustrated and did

not believe me when I told him

about the suspension.

“I am worried about his

wellbeing because he is very

disappointed in me.

“I spoke to him about the

alternative, which is to go the

medical route, but he refused -

understandably - because he

would not be seen as a man by

his peers.

“I know the youth of today

go through a lot and that is why I

worry that he may want to take

his life over this,” said Fadane.

She said she was

disappointed in government for

prioritising the sale of alcohol,

but not a cultural practice.

Komani local Vuyisani Hans

said he understood that boys

looked forward to u l wa l u ko but

had nothing to lose and had

their lives to gain from being

safe from the virus.

“The practice of u l wa l u ko

does not have an expiry date

and the requisite 18 years of age

for participation is for legal

reasons, but is not mandatory.

“Surely the boys can wait a

little longer. The ideal situation

to lift the suspension would be

when a vaccine has been made

available to would-be initiates.

“However, I also understand

that might take a long time

while in the meantime things

need to return to some form of

n o r m a l i t y.

“Things will eventually settle

and we will find a workable

solution for initiation, but we

cannot take children to the

mountain while there is a

resurgence in infection and

death - that would be reckless.”

Traditional leader, chief

Aaron Feni, said he was

completely against the

suspension of u l wa l u ko and that

government needed to allow

people to choose for

themselves, as stipulated in the

bill of rights.

“Government is in

contravention of the bill of rights

which provides for people not to

be denied the right to enjoy their

culture, practise religion and

use their language.

“We did not get our tradition

from government, but it decided

to involve itself. This is a blatant

attempt to destroy our tradition,

culture and customs because

we were not even consulted in

this decision.

“If the country is against

initiation that was endorsed by

God himself, then it means we

are against God himself.”

Ntabethemba resident Dan

Plaatjie condemned the practice

of illegal initiation, stating it

placed the lives of young boys at

risk.

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Man discovers bag

containing bank cards

Resident reports find after seeing child playing with cache in the street

NTSIKELELO QOYO

Mystery shrouds a stash of

bank cards allegedly

discovered in a refuse bag

meant for disposal.

The cards containing

confidential information about

almost 100 residents were

discovered on Monday near

Ulinda’s Spaza in Victoria Park.

Gershwin de Wet, who was in

possession of the cache, said he

had seen a child playing with them

in the street.

Upon asking the child, he was

allegedly directed to an unattended

refuse bag opposite the shop

containing a hoard of other cards,

along with banking slips.

“I noticed this boy sitting there

when I came out of the shop.

“I noticed a stack of cards next

to him with a fidelity bag lying

there. When I asked him where he

had got the cards, he pointed to the

b a g s ,” said De Wet.

“I went to the shop [Ulinda’s]

and asked the owner if he knew

about the bags and if he knew there

was information [cards] in the bag,“

added De Wet.

According to De Wet, Ulinda’s

owner Cedric O’Connor, said the

bags only contained banking slips

which were taken out during

maintenance of the ATM.

When shown the cards, he

allegedly told his employee to bring

the bag inside the shop. Speaking to

The Rep, O’Connor confirmed that

the black bag containing the cards

had come from his shop.

He claimed that the cards were

from an Absa ATM on his premises.

“That boy [De Wet] is a Komani

Hospital patient. I told him to give

me the cards, but he refused. I

explained they were from the ATM

and removed during maintenance.

“He did not listen and insisted

on taking them,” said O’C o n n o r.

He said he later called the

police who did not come, and also

informed Absa about the cards.

Absa managing executive, Tshiwela

Mhlantla said they were informed

about the cards.

“The landlord of the property

where the ATM is stationed

informed us of the discovery of

bank cards by a member of the

public,“ Mhlantla said.

“We understand that the

conscientious citizen who found

the cards reported these bank cards

to the police. Absa cannot

comment on the origin or

authenticity of the cards found and

PILE OF

CARDS: A

stash of bank

cards allegedly

discovered by

a Victoria Park

resident on

Monday. The

cards were

allegedly

removed from

an ATM and

were due for

disposal

P i c t u re :

NTSIKELELO

QOYO

will assist the authorities if a formal

investigation is launched.

“We take our fiduciary

responsibilities seriously and

implement stringent processes for

dealing with matters pertaining to

client information. This includes a

rigorous process for managing

retained bank cards at our ATMs.

“However, out of deep concern,

Absa did investigate and crosscheck

our systems and we can

account for the cards that have

been retained by our ATMs in the

area and reported by customers.”

Alleged rape: police criticised

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ZINTLE BOBELO

The family of a 16-

year-old girl from

Ezibeleni who was

allegedly raped last

week, shared their

discontent with the

way police officers

handled the matter.

According to the

girl’s aunt, the victim

sneaked out of the

house with her 22-

year-old cousin on the

evening of November

14 to go to a popular

bar in the area.

While on their way,

they allegedly met the

accused, who told

them the place was

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closed and offered to

walk them home.

“He pulled out two

knives and forced them

to walk to his nearby

s h a ck ,” she alleged.

“According to

them, the accused

coerced my nephew

into raping my niece,

which ended up with

him raping her as well.

“He released both

of them after she

threatened to tell her

father, who is wellknown

in the area,

what had happened.”

she alleged.

The aunt said they

learnt of the news the

next day and reported

the matter to the

police.

“On our way back

from the hospital after

a medical

examination,

community members

were already informed

and had apprehended

the accused and mob

justice ensued.

“We took the

accused to the police

station and they

refused to arrest him.

“They said they

could not detain him

because he had been

injured.

“We argued with

them and ended up

leaving the police

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station with the

perpetrator, along with

the victim.”

Upon receiving

advice from a former

station commander,

the family, who spoke

to The Rep outside the

Ezibeleni magistrate’s

court on Tuesday, said

they took the accused

back to the police

station and insisted on

his arrest.

The accused was

set to appear in the

Ezibeleni magistrate’s

court on Tuesday, but

members of the public,

including a reporter

from The Rep, could

not attend.

The group was

refused entry by a

police officer and

security guards who

cited Covid-19

precautionary

measures.

The victim’s father

said: “We heard that

he [accused] was only

arrested after he had

opened a case of

assault. We are here to

find out if he was really

a r r e s t e d .”

Po l i c e

spokesperson Capt

Namhla Mdleleni said

a suspect arrested for

rape was remanded in

custody and would

appear in court on

January 4 2021.

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CHDM’s R67m projects budget

Service delivery

a high priority

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: CHDM mayor Wongama Gela outlines

some of the CHDM innovative projects to be implemented through the

municipal support programme Picture: ANDISA BONANI

ANDISA BONANI

The Chris Hani District

Municipality (CHDM) has

earmarked R67m for innovative

projects to boost economic

development and improve service

delivery throughout its six local

municipalities.

A total of R19m has been set aside to

improve the municipal water and

sanitation services, including the

purchase of jetting machines, TLBs and

water carts.

A further R7m has been assigned for

the paving and upgrading of Bells Road

and parts of Wodehouse Street, and the

beautification of the N6 from the traffic

circle near Komani Psychiatric Hospital

to the one close to Alan Hahn Caltex

fuel station.

The N6 project will encompass the

replacement or repairing of traffic lights,

the installation of solar street lights,

placement of concrete containers with

indigenous shrubs, placement of steel

street bins, repairing of road signs,

installation of concrete benches and the

fencing of the public gardens.

The last phase of will include the

erection of a big screen at the Hexagon.

CHDM mayor Wongama Gela said

the N6 project would be labour

intensive and implemented over nine

months with no less than 30 job

opportunities to be created.

“District and local municipalities are

independent and autonomous

categories of local government, each

assigned distinctive powers and

functions. Central to the functions of a

district municipality is the legislated

duty to build capacity and support the

local authorities that fall in its area of

jurisdiction.

”Therefore areas where support is

needed are identified by the respective

municipalities.

“CHDM’s model of support is

informed by key pillars and must be

demand driven,” he said.

Gela said the projects were also

geared toward the replenishment of the

water and sanitation infrastructure,

which included renovations at the Kowa

Sewerage Treatment plant.

“The renovations include the

repairing of dysfunctional boreholes and

establishment of municipal-owned

mechanical workshop.

“Other projects to be conducted

entail the development of the CHDM

information and communications

technology (ICT) infrastructure like Wi-

Fi connectivity, youth development

support programmes, support to agroprocessing,

livestock improvement and

the winery programme implemented by

the Chris Hani Development Agency.”

The mayor said unemployed youth

and small, medium and micro

enterprises (SMMEs) would benefit

largely from the projects as they would

yield job opportunities.


Boost for taxi industry

Qusta’s new Queenstown filling station will offer fuel at lower prices to benefit all stakeholders

Queenstown Uncedo Service

Taxi Association (Qusta)

launched its R1,5m Diesel

Plus filling station for taxis only at the

inter-modal rank on Wednesday.

Plus Group CEO Enus Osman, who

is based in Cape Town, said this was

the first pilot project to be implemented

and the second phase would be a

shopping complex with 15 stores.

“We are looking at establishing

more fuel stations at 63 branches in the

Eastern Cape,” Osman said.

“We work on an incentive basis and

always negotiate for the best price. Our

diesel is only R12 a litre, 80c cheaper.

Taxis will save R60 on a full tank.”

Petrol will be available from next

month.

Osman said this was an opportunity

for local taxis to get a group discount

for fuel.

“Over the years taxis have always

been excluded from a good price for

fuel, although they have been doing a

lot of social work in carrying people

from one area to another.”

The CEO said the project began

about three years ago when the group

presented the concept to Uncedo

Service Taxi Association, a project in

which the two organisations would

work together for everyone to benefit.

“The Plus Group aims to empower

the community. The idea is to bring the

people via taxis to the central area of

the taxi hub. We will create business

ADVANCING BUSINESS: Queenstown Uncedo Service Taxi Association with Group Plus members and taxi association stakeholders celebrate the opening

of Diesel Plus, a new filling station for taxis at Komani’s intermodal taxi rank on Wednesday Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

opportunities for every person who

comes to us and says they would like to

be part of this organisation,” he said.

National Uncedo Taxi Service

Association president Ntsikelelo

Gaehler said a meeting would be

called to encourage all drivers to fill up

at the fuel station next week. He said

the fuel station did not belong to

individuals, but to all taxi operators.

Qusta chair Sandi Mgobo said: “It is

the first time the taxi industry has

something this great to contribute

positively to the business.

“We believe the filling station will

assist us to give better service to our

passengers.

“Today people from the community

were able to get work. We have

employed three petrol attendants and

as time goes by we will employ more

p e o p l e .”

He urged taxi drivers to support the

filling station so those who had

received employment could keep their

jobs.

“We have employed two people

permanently to clean the rank. They

receive R500 per week. We employed

a security guard who receives R6,000 a

month. This is not from the

municipality but from Qusta’s treasury.

“This reflects that the time has come

for our communities to benefit from the

development activities of the intermodal

taxi rank.”

TIP SITE

FENCING:

The fencing

of the

Ezibeleni

landfill site

by DTI is

almost

complete

and will

p re v e n t

vagrants

entering and

burning toxic

waste

materials

P i c t u re :

ANDISA

BONANI

R31m project to fence

Ezibeleni landfill site

Businesses battling due

to continuous burglaries

NTSIKELELO QOYO

Continued burglaries at the

Ezibeleni industrial area have

become a source of

consternation for businessmen

who say their operations are

now struggling because of the

c r i m i n a l i t y.

Sabspho Chemicals owner

Sabelo Jayiya has been left in the

dark after criminals stripped his

premises of electrical wiring.

He has been a victim of the

repeated break-ins for months,

something that has been going

on since the lockdown began.

Earlier this year The Rep

reported (“Factories hit by

break-ins”, August 28) that

Jayiya and other businessmen

said they feared organised crime

had taken hold in the township.

A spate of burglaries had

occurred in the area, with

criminals becoming brazen

enough to remove roofing from

some buildings.

At the time, Jayiya said the

problem had moved from

burglaries to vandalism,

something which made them

feel as if they were being

targeted.

“We are now in the dark.

They stripped and stole

electricity cables. What we do

not understand is why they

completely destroyed the power

b o x ,” said Jayiya.

Another business owner,

Xolani Nyokana, said he was

starting from scratch because of

the loss he had incurred.

One of his properties had

been vandalised while

equipment, including an

industrial-size geyser, had been

stolen from another.

“During the lockdown, I

made visits to the site. In broad

daylight, they were inside

squatting, meaning they had

turned the place into their

home.

“In the very first week of

lockdown we had a burglary.

“The doors were destroyed

and working equipment stolen. I

have only recovered 30% of

what we lost. Even what we got

back was so damaged we

cannot use it again.

“They were here again

recently, managing to enter from

the roof of a building that is 6m

high. To me that proves this is

c o - o r d i n a t e d ,” said Nyokana.

Police spokesperson Capt

Namhla Mdleleni said no

arrests have been made in

connection with the burglaries.

ANDISA BONANI

The department of trade and

industry is in the process of

installing a clear-view fence at

the Ezibeleni landfill site to

prevent vagrants from burning

gaseous materials that pose a

health risk and to control the

wa s t e .

The fencing of the tip site is

part of a bigger project of the

Komani Industrial Park and

includes others like the supply

and installation of a fence in the

industrial park, the installation

of a pedestrian gate and 17

vehicle gates, the refurbishment

of Stephen and Royganna roads,

the replacement of damaged

kerbs and the general

rehabilitation of the storm water

system.

Enoch Mgijima Local

Municipality (EMLM)

spokesperson Lonwabo Kowa

said the institution was being

assisted with funds by DTI, and

the Development Bank of South

Africa (DBSA) played a role as

the developer.

“The Chris Hani District

Municipality is the

implementing agent of this big

project, which amounts to

R31m. The Ezibeleni landfill site

is fenced to ensure a safe

environment for people and

businesses in the area. This is a

response to concerns of

pollution and hazardous fumes

originating from the site.

“The fence will assist in

ensuring that plastic bags,

papers, and other waste material

are under control and do not

contribute to pollution,” he said.

The Rep reported

(“’Unlicenced’ health hazard”,

June 28 2019) that waste picker

Mzamomhle Pendu said fires at

the dump site were a frequent

occurrence as many pickers

smoked and vagrants lit up to

keep warm.

“This site is prone to fires

and at times can be

uncontrollable. Sometimes we

try to extinguish the flames, but

it can be very difficult on windy

days. Fires here have become

the norm that could cost

someone’s life.”

Kowa said the 2.4m clearview

fence was a replacement

for the old vandalised fence that

had holes in them made by

homeless people who used the

landfill site to search for

valuable material.

“This project is 95%

complete and 11 small, medium

and micro-sized enterprises

(SMMEs) have participated and

benefited from the project.

“The original duration of the

project was eight months, but

that was extended due to

lockdown-related delays. Work

should be done before the end

of this year,” he said.

LIGHTS OUT: Premises belonging businessman Sabelo Jayiya were recently burgled, with the

criminals stealing the wiring and destroying the power box. Jayiya and other businessmen at the

Ezibeleni industrial area have been victims of break-ins since lockdown Picture: SUPPLIED



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FOR SERVICE: Valerie Hatha (née van Heerden) was presented with an

inscribed mirror from the Crouch Memorial Congregational Church.

Valerie and her husband, John, both retired teachers turned

businesspeople, will retire to Johannesburg at the end of November. A

special sermon was dedicated to their role in serving the church and

community. Valerie is the last of seven children of the late Frank and

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No Eyasekasi race but

massacre remembered

Last Tuesday, November 17, marked

the 35th commemoration of the

Mlungisi Massacre, when residents

were murdered by the apartheid

forces while getting feedback on the

consumer boycott.

Those people were in a church

building, but this did not deter the

evil act.

This massacre is c o m m e m o ra t e d

by the Lukhanji Athletics Club with

the Eyasekasi 6km and 12km races.

As the route meanders through

the township, runners reminisce

about Luvuyo Lerumo, who was

murdered at what was known as the

Battle of Breidbach, Nonzwakazi

Methodist Church, where the

massacre took place, Ashley

Wyngaard, Dumpy Adams, the

Mlungisi graveyard where the white

bones of our heroes and heroines lie,

the Mlungisi Stadium which was a

hive of sporting activities and the

I s ra e l i t e s ’ Church, whose members

fell in the Bulhoek Massaccre.

The race is usually held on the last

Saturday of November, but

unfortunately this year the race will

not be held due to the pandemic.

However, people should not

forget the rich history of Mlungisi,

which is not only based on politics,

but also on sport, music and other

cultural events.

Sabelo Bantwini Jayiya, Ko m a n i

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Happy birthday wishes are extended to Leanne du Plessis (November 28),

The condition of the roads in Komani is

getting worse each day. The other day I

was going up Green Street, with Midas

on my left. The robot changed to red

and the vehicle in front of me stopped.

The holes were so deep that the left

back wheel went into the hole and

when the robot turned green the wheel

was so deep he did a wheelspin and

damaged the wheel.

The way people swerve to avoid

potholes, you are not sure if they are

turning off or not. And when they

swerve into your lane, you are very

close to a head-on collision.

FACE 2 FACE with /

Thembakazi Yiweni, director at Lihlumelo Media

QWhat do you do?

AI am a managing

director of Lihlumelo

Media, a company that deals

with events, visual and

performance arts. We are

also involved with a variety

of community projects.

What do you enjoy about

your job?

I like assisting people and

being hands-on. It is what I

love most about public

relations.

Briefly describe your

b a ck g ro u n d .

I was born and bred in

Queenstown, but originally

from Tarkastad. I studied

Information Technology and

computer engineering at

Ikhala TVet College and sales

and marketing at Buffalo City

Business College. I practised

radio journalism at Lukhanji

Community Radio for about

six years where I am now

head of news.

I also worked as a

marketing manager at

Themba Funeral Investment

I use different routes hoping that I

can miss the potholes, but there is no

difference in their condition.

There are more traffic lights out of

order than working.

Many people don’t take into

consideration that If robots are out of

action, it should be treated as a fourway

stop, but they do not do so.

They just drive the way they want to.

There are far fewer street name signs

than there should be. If you are looking

for a particular street, you can’t find it.

People are saying they are taken to

sell as scrap metal.

and I was also a sales

representative at Bayport

financial institution.

I am the spokesperson in

the Eastern Cape Information

Technology Initiative (ECITI).

I also script write for

Imbumba Yekhaya Cultural

Group.

What do you think makes a

successful entrepreneur?

Be passionate about what

you do and you will never go

wrong. The fact that I love

and I live what I do makes

me successful.

What do you value most?

Pe o p l e .

What motivates you to keep

going in life?

Looking at how driven other

young people are. I have

learnt that in life your

background does not

determine your future.

Who is your role model?

My role model is Yvonne

Chaka Chaka. She is

passionate about reaching

out to the community and

has done a lot without any

compensation.

What do you enjoy about

Ko m a n i ?

YO U R VOICE opinions on the street

Most of the streets don’t have

painted lines so people drive where

they want, park where they like and

don’t know if it is a stop street or not. As

things are so bad I take all as stop signs.

Many people park in Green Street

next to Weirs Toyota where there is a

yellow line and “no parking” boards but

they are just ignored.

The traffic cops should check and

collect high parking fines. It is

sometimes fully parked on both sides so

that only one vehicle can get through

and this causes traffic jams.

A n o ny m o u s

The local talent. We have a

lot of young people

showcasing their talent at the

moment, from owning

companies to having their

own brands.

What do you think about…

Tubby Milne and Nadene

Sieberhagen (December 2), Mike

Morgan (December 3), Dorian Heuer

(December 4), Banathi Makaula

(December 6), Peggy Greeff

(December 7), Tracey Heidemann

(December 9), Jocelyn Barber and

Bronique Scharnick (December 11)

Belated birthday wishes to

Kimberly Ranger, Grace Chinguwa

and Elissa Naude (all on November

16), Lorraine Hayes, Shanleigh

Sinclair and Francois Kuit (November

20), Kate Muller, Musa Hobololo,

Kirsty Benecke, Bridget Smith, Aidan

Janse van Rensburg and Rosendo van

Schalkwyk and Wayne Gilfillan

(November 21), Cynthia Schaefer

(November 22), Mikayla Boy, Errol

Hayes and Lesley Vincent (November

24), Verena Uhlig and Nkululeko

Ngcefe (November 25), Bruce van

der Meer, Caroline Kriel, Erin

Chellew, Justin Kuyler, Adre Bartis

and Lester Pike (November 26).

Leon Filmer is still in hospital in

Bloemfontein and it appears his

condition is unchanged. Roger

Carthew recently underwent spine

surgery and is making good progress.

He and Bridget seem to have settled

in their new, smaller home in Kentonon-Sea.

Ke l ly Godley and Kyle van Niekerk, a

farmer from the Bedford district, were

married at the farm recently. We wish

them much happiness. Rolando and

Adrienne Godley came from Port

Alfred to keep an eye on George

Godley while the family was away.

Condolences are extended to the

families and friends of Tracey de

Klerk, Rounell Stride, Phumla

Mdlankomo, Elizabeth Tabo,

Nomamfengu Mpangele, Qhajana

Faku, Zola Nontsele, Tyhilelwa Lena,

Lufefe Bavuma, Nokuzola Stemela,

Vakele Kiti and Monwabisi Soci.

DIANA

JACOBSON

On Wednesday the 16 Days

of Activism for no violence

against women and children

campaign started. The Rep

reporter, Ntsikelelo Qoyo,

went to ask women if they

thought the annual

campaign helped in the fight

against gender-based

violence.

Diana Jacobson

from Top Town

We need more of these

campaigns. The more

awareness there is, hopefully

CAROL

NICHOLAS

LIYEMA

MSHUPELA

the more sensible the people

who commit these crimes

will be.

Carol Nicholas

from Top Town

I think it is making a

difference. I think more and

more people are talking

about these things and they

are working.

Liyema Mshupela

from Ezibeleni

They do work because they

ELMARICA

MANUAL

voice what many women are

going through in South

Africa but do not have the

strength to speak about what

they are going through.

Elmarica Manual

from Aloevale

I think if we women stand

together we can achieve

anything we put our minds

to. I think women need to

become more empowered

so they can stand up for

themselves. Families also

need to support women in

NOMBULELO

R AW U T I N I

abusive relationships.

Nombulelo Rawutini

from Dongwe

Personally, I wish men

would step up in this fight

against abuse. They are

supposed to be the

protectors in our homes yet

they become the

perpetrators. We need men

to be role models and the

voices of change.

They must be at the

forefront of this fight and talk

to other men.



Celebration

for those who

graduated

Student formation Sunrise honours members

NTSIKELELO QOYO

Student formation Sunrise

hosted its year-end

function at the Moth Hall

over the weekend to celebrate

its members who recently

g ra d u a t e d .

Sunrise, a non-profit

organisation (NPO) formed by

WSU and Fort Hare students,

focuses on outreach

programmes such as expos for

pupils and student support for

those at universities.

The two-day ceremony

started on Friday with the

opening address by the chair of

Sunrise, Sibabalo Dlodlo, who

welcomed members and

reflected on the year’s success.

Saturday was the main event

and certificates were awarded to

members for the various

contributions they had made to

the NPO and its projects.

“Our aim is academic

excellence. We do this through

career expos where we inform

pupils about university life and

courses offered by different

institutions.

“Ultimately it is about

instilling passion and ambition

in children in the rural Eastern

Cape who are often left behind,”

said Dlodlo.

“We have different

programmes and events for

members from induction, team

building to release.

“This weekend we were

closing the year and celebrating

members who had graduated,”

he said.

The keynote address was by

Dr Nomxolisi Mtsi, a lecturer at

the WSU Komani campus.

Mtsi challenged her attentive

audience to make an impact in

life using an analogy based on

Donna Kersey’s fable, The

Pencil Story.

Dlodlo said they were now

looking ahead to next year.

“The event went very well.

We are happy about the way the

weekend panned out.

“We are now looking

forward to the inductions,

which will be shortly followed

by the opening ceremony,” he

said.

LOOKING AHEAD: Student non-profit organisation Sunrise had its year-end function over the

weekend at the Moth Hall. From left, Zizipho Rhayiya, Nosipho Lukhele and Andiswa Mthi were

some of the members in town for the celebrations Picture: SUPPLIED

Ikora to continue

working for residents

NTSIKELELO QOYO

TICKLED PINK

Spokesperson of the newlyformed

civic organisation,

Independent Komani Residents’

Association (Ikora), Zolile

Xalisa, says Komani residents

know their “good deeds”.

Speaking to The Rep, Xalisa

said their departure from the

Komani Residents’ Association

(Kora) had not confused people

about who the community

leaders were.

“People know what Kora, led

by Xolani Ngxathu, Thulani

Bukani and Xalisa, has done for

them. We have organised many

things in the community, from

food parcel distribution to

school uniforms for indigent

children with the help of our

p a r t n e r s ,” said Xalisa.

“Recently we helped clear a

field in Ezibeleni for a sports

club that wanted to use it for

soccer and netball. There was

an illegal dumping site in

Ezibeleni zone 1 hazardous to

residents, and through the help

of local companies, it was also

c l e a r e d ,” said Xalisa.

He said the splinter group

would continue its mandate,

separate from partisan political

agendas.

“We noticed some people

had the agenda of moving this

organisation towards the agenda

of their political parties. Our

objectives were always clear —

we are non-partisan and

apolitical.

“Today we no longer have

the South African National Civic

Organisation (Sanco) as the

vanguard for workers. It is dead

STILL HERE: Spokesperson of the newly-formed civic

organisation, Independent Komani Residents' Association, Zolile

Xalisa Picture: SUPPLIED

because it is in alliance with the

ruling party and it is now

t o o t h l e s s .”

It is ultimately at the polls

where the organisation believes

its mandate lies.

“We will not always be a

mechanism of opposition and

accountability to the local

g ove r n m e n t .

“Ultimately residents are

giving us a mandate to contest

for power.

“Come 2021 we are heading

to the ballot because the current

leaders have left the

communities behind.”

Perpetrators of racism and

worker exploitation must also

be aware.

“We want to stress that we

are not happy about the racism

and exploitation happening to

workers at the firms in

Queendustria.

“As much as we want our

people to work, we will not

allow black people to be

exploited.

“We will go everywhere that

workers are calling us,” said the

spokesperson.

CRAZY HAIR FOR CANSA: Queen's College Boys' Primary School pupil Riley Smith taking

part in a cancer drive at the institution on Wednesday

Picture: CAMILLA

WIGMORE

FUNKY AND SPUNKY: Ben Bercovich of Queen's College Boys' Primary School looking

colourful during a cancer drive at the school this week Picture: CAMILLA

WIGMORE


New strategy to help taxi drivers

: Changes in operating hours

bring benefits for everyone

ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

The new operating hours

introduced by

Queenstown Uncedo

Service Taxi Association (Qusta)

in Ezibeleni this month are

yielding positive results after 74

taxis were repossessed due to

the over-saturated local market.

The rank operating hours

have changed from 9am and

now extend from to 6am to

7pm, Mondays to Fridays and

from 5am to 4pm on Saturdays.

Qusta chair Sandi Mgobo

said the dwindling number of

trips per day had resulted in

financial constraints which

made taxi owners incapable of

paying the monthly instalments.

The issue prompted Mgobo

to conduct an investigation into

the sector before coming up

with a turnaround plan with his

executive to save more transport

businesses from fading away,

leaving many families without

an income.

He said before the local taxi

industry became saturated, a

taxi driver made at least R800

per day. This, he said, drew

more people who viewed the

transport sector as a way to

make money. “Those who had

retired began to join the taxi

business. We also created space

for those who were drivers for

more than 10 years who had

saved up to buy their own taxis

to join the business.”

According to Mgobo the

impact of increased numbers of

vehicles began to become

evident about 10 years ago. This

led to the establishment of the

current taxi rank in the

township. He said before the

new operating times were

introduced, taxi operators

picked up passengers as they

pleased, until 9am.

“This was a waste of petrol

because a taxi would have to

take five passengers to town and

return without generating the

required amount to make a

p r o f i t ,” he said.

Mgobo said other taxi

associations and stakeholders

were consulted before the

operating schedules were

amended.

“With this new system,

drivers are now able get at least

four to five trips per day. Before

they would get one or two per

day while others went home

without a single trip, making it

impossible for them to pay their

OPERATION PROGRESS: Queenstown Uncedo Service Taxi Association’s new operating hours are bringing positive results to

Ezibeleni taxi rank, as evidenced by commuter Portia Mabengwana, pictured here with taxi driver Nkosinathi Mba

Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

instalm ents.”

Mgobo said people were

starting to commend the

changes, which they saw were

making a difference.

With the new system he said

problems like drivers dicing to

get to passengers first were to

end, along with those who were

eager to keep passengers by

buying them a packet of chips.

“Ezibeleni has young drivers

who were prioritised to curb

unemployment, but they were

under enormous pressure to

meet the targets set by taxi

owners. I could see it would

lead to a tragic accident one

day. The speeding made

passengers uncomfortable.”

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affordability issues or matters of personal

taste.

”The best changes a homeowner can

make are the ones that make the space

feel spacious, practical and inviting,”

says Goslett.

Sometimes all that a bathroom needs

is modern fixtures, a tile and grout scrub

and a fresh coat of paint to transform it

into a completely new space – all of

which is easily achieved on one’s own.

”It may sometimes be necessary to

inject some capital into a property to

give it a fair chance of selling, but sellers

should try and keep these costs as low as

possible in order to avoid negative

r e t u r n s ,” he warns.

”As a simplified example, if a seller

pays R50,000 to renovate a bathroom,

but the value of their home only

increases by R10,000, then the seller

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renovate the bathroom spaces, Goslett

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what buyers want in a bathroom in that

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a sale and recoup their renovation costs,”

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Focus on challenges

facing SA musicians

Ilam hosts workshop on development at Rowell old age home

NTSIKELELO QOYO

Veterans and budding

musicians were at the

Rowell old age home on

Saturday for a workshop on

artist development hosted by the

Mlungisi Gegana Academy.

The workshop was

conducted in partnership with

the International Library of

African Music (Ilam) and

focused on challenges facing

contemporary and retired artists.

The audience was addressed

by Nandi Mnyani from the

Southern African Music Rights

Organisation (Samro) who

spoke on various issues

including ownership of music

rights and institutions that assist

artists with funding.

“We had a presentation

about the music industry and its

structure, from copyright to

licensing and artist branding.

“We spoke about avenues

available to artists to help them

survive under lockdown.

“Organisations like Business

and Arts South Africa (Basa), the

Arts and Culture Trust, National

Arts Council and Concerts SA (a

mobility fund for virtual

concerts) have all offered artists

relief grants.

“Samro protects the rights of

composers and authors, locally

and internationally.

“They do this by collecting

license fees from music users –

television broadcasters, radio

stations, in-store radio stations,

pubs, clubs, retailers,

restaurants and all other

businesses that broadcast, use or

play music. The collected fees

are paid in a form of music

r oya l t i e s ,” said Mnyani.

Mlungisi Gegana said this

was only the beginning of the

initiatives that would be

conducted by his academy in

partnership with Ilam and the

Sounds and Rhythms Music

Association (Sarma), a local arts

development organisation.

“We are more than happy

with the way the day went.

“The workshop has made

many people excited. There is

so much encouragement and

people are happy with what we

have started. We are inspired to

go forward and make it even

b e t t e r.

“Currently we are

interviewing local legends to get

their stories and challenges. The

research is conducted by Ilam

and will be archived,” said

Gegana.

HOT TOPIC: Nandi Mnyani from the Southern African Music

Rights Organisation was at the Rowell old age home on

Saturday at a workshop hosted by the Mlungisi Gegana

Academy and the International Library of African Music

Picture: SUPPLIED

Real Men event in Dongwe focuses on GBV

ZINTLE BOBELO

This week marks the start of 16

Days of Activism against

gender-based violence, and in

support of the campaign,

Nomaxabiso Victim Support

Centre in Whittlesea hosted a

men’s conference in the

Dongwe community hall last

week.

Centre manager Zoleka

Mtshiselwa said the non-profit

organisation’s aim was to

promote a safe environment and

to ensure the safety of women,

men and children.

The centre has introduced a

Real Men programme, targeting

men in surrounding villages.

“The organisation is there to

provide basic counselling and

equip victims of crime.

“It aims to prevent domestic

violence and rape and to

minimise the risk of crime.

“We have discovered serious

cases of emotional, physical and

sexual abuse in rural areas,

caused by men, and that of men

being abused by women which

are not immediately reported.

“People in rural areas do not

know where to report these

c a s e s ,” she said.

FIGHTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: A men's conference

targeting young men from Dongwe, Whittlesea and

surrounding areas was hosted by Nomaxabiso Victim Support

Centre last week

Picture: SUPPLIED

Real Men member,

Siyabulela Menze, said the

purpose of the event, under the

theme “Thetha Ndoda“, was to

speak out against gender-based

violence (GBV).

“The event was to say not in

our name. Let us stop and fight

against GBV, help men

rediscover their value and revive

their dignity and help prevent

and eliminate the stigma of men

being labelled as perpetrators.

“We need to change our way

of thinking.

“We have to be men of this

new era and change our ways so

the next generation acts on

protecting women and

ch i l d r e n .”

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from various government

departments including social

development, justice, the SAPS,

health, Sassa and correctional

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FLATTENING THE CURVE: The Chris Hani health district and National Health Laboratory

Services personnel conduct Covid-19 tests at the Walter Sisulu University Queenstown campus

on Monday Picture: SUPPLIED

KEEP IT CLEAN: While waiting for the municipality to clean up

their area, Komani Park residents took the initiative to clear an

open field, which has been turned into a dump-site, in Orange

Street recently. Volunteers Sibaza, left, and Nkosinathi Vuntu,

who were on site, said the goal was to maintain a clean

environment and urged community members to refrain from

illegal dumping. Contributions were made by residents of

Komani Park so that unemployed individuals were paid to

assist in clearing the area

Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

CELEBRATION AND MOTIVATION: Matric pupils at John Noah High School in Komani on Sunday had a celebratory dinner with

their deputy principal, Lindiwe Ntulini, at a local eatery before sitting for their physical science second paper on Monday. ‘My last

dinner with my grade 12s on Sunday was just to say goodbye to them after all the hard work they have put in this year, given the

conditions brought about by Covid-19. That is staying at school for the entire period of exams while their peers are out there

enjoying life,’ Ntulini said Picture: SUPPLIED

More teams,

bigger prizes

for Valgas FC

tournament in

Nomzamo

NO SOCIAL

D I S TA N C I N G :

The Queenstown

Post Office

continues to have

snaking queues

with no social

distancing observed

by people awaiting

their R350 pay-outs

from the UIF

Picture: ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

NTSIKELELO QOYO

Still high from last weekend’s

successful tournament, Valgas

FC is partnering with PH Sports

in hosting another tournament

this weekend at Nomzamo,

featuring more teams and even

bigger prizes.

“As we announced last

weekend, the first one was just

an appetiser, the main event is

this weekend,” said Valgas

owner, Phumelele Hlati.

Appetiser as it was, last

week’s final turnout proved fans

were eager to see local teams

back on the fields.

Excitement was also stoked

by the return of amateur soccer

to the area, which has been

missing out on league play as

local teams have opted for the

Dumpy Adams Sports Complex

as the preferred venue.

Last weekend’s losing

finalist, MK Academy FC, will

look to go all the way this time,

but competition is stiffer as 16

teams will now be gunning for

g l o r y.

Hlati said they hoped the

tournament would become an

annual competition.

It was held under the theme

‘back to our roots’, in memory

of the club’s founding member

Wanda Mnkile.

“Many of the youngsters

have finished exams and they

will have a lot of time on their

h a n d s ,” Hlati said

“We want to keep them

away from the social ills

associated with the festive

season.

“We also want to prepare for

the new season because we

envisage it will start early in

January and this will ensure they

have adequate training.”

Winners will walk away with

R2,500, gold medals and kit.

The runners-up will get

R1,000, silver medals and kit,

while the losing semifinalists get

R600 each. All participating

teams will receive a soccer ball.


Commemorating November as

Responsible Gambling Month

Campaign aims to highlight the negative effects

ZINTLE BOBELO

The Eastern Cape

Gambling Board (ECGB),

together with the South

African Responsible Gambling

Foundation (SARGF), mark the

month of November as

Responsible Gambling Month.

The theme is “Minimising

the Potential Harmful Effects of

Problem Gambling: The

relationship between problem

gambling and gender-based

violence”. The aim of the

annual campaign is to inform

and educate gamblers, potential

gamblers and the public at large

about the harmful effects of

problem gambling.

The campaign also

highlights the signs of excessive

and irresponsible gambling, and

the steps that individuals, family

and community members can

take to assist those directly and

indirectly affected by problem

gambling.

The announcement of

lockdown level 1 by President

Cyril Ramaphosa on September

20, has meant that the gambling

industry is also open to punters,

though with certain restrictions

still remaining in place.

This move to level 1 brings

with it the risk of punters

gambling excessively and

irresponsibly, especially with

some people having lost their

jobs and others having

experienced pay cuts.

The ECGB, together with the

SARGF, want to emphasise that

gambling should remain a

recreational activity and not a

means to supplement an

income or a means to make

extra money.

The ECGB also

acknowledges that gambling

can become excessive and

addictive, which requires the

utmost care and awareness of

the dangers of problem

gambling.

As part of creating awareness

and beaming the spotlight on

excessive and irresponsible

gambling, the South African

Responsible Gambling

Foundation hosted the National

Responsible Gambling Month

Webinar, which took place on

November 21.

Among the topics discussed

by various experts during the

webinar was establishing the

relationship between problem

gambling and family violence,

reporting on gender-based

violence (GBV) in a social

media perspective and reporting

GBV to the authorities.

Other topics looked at were

h ow the legal system handles

GBV complaints, and the extent

to which South African

gambling legislation protects

families from problem

gambling.

While visiting gambling

establishments for recreational

purposes, punters and potential

punters are encouraged to

gamble responsibly and not to

gamble at illegal establishments

including online gambling

commonly found at places

disguised as internet cafes.

The ECGB encourages

punters and the general public

to report any suspected illegal

gambling activity on 0800-333-

813 or 043-702-8300 or e-mail

compliance@ecgb.org.za

Suspending

the initiation

season correct

Of all the things you can accuse our

government of having during this

period of lockdown, common sense

would not be one of them.

There were many instances

during the easing of the lockdown

regulations when some of the

decisions they took defied logic and

lacked common sense.

Overall though, they did get

many of the decisions spot on, like

the decision that has been taken to

extend the suspension of the

initiation season once more.

That there are people who even

dare criticise this move beggars

belief. In one of my posts on one of

the social media platforms, I said

those who went through the

initiation ritual in its traditional form

would know that taking a boy to the

bush during a very infectious

disease outbreak that requires strict

and heightened levels of hygiene is

a pea-brained idea.

Those who ask why we can’t

allow the boys to go to the bush

because people are allowed to go to

church and taverns clearly either do

not have a clue about the initiation

process and the conditions that

prevail in the bush, or they have

forgotten.

Chair of Contralesa in the Eastern

Cape, Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana,

said: “As far as we are concerned,

Contralesa, as well as the House of

Traditional Leaders, have agreed

with the provincial government that

this summer initiation season will be

opened and we are waiting for

response from the national ministry.

The delay on the part of the national

ministry is causing more harm.”

His reasoning is that not opening

the initiation season will allow

illegal schools to open and operate

under the radar and thereby pose a

danger to the initiates as they will be

unsupervised by the authorities.

The traditional surgeons were

also quoted as saying: “We are very

disappointed t our initiation custom

has been halted. Our hearts are

bleeding at the pronouncement by

the minister. This is our only pride

for the young boys to graduate from

boyhood to manhood. It is a blow to

us, the Xhosa people, it’s a pain.”

Let us look at the infection

IN TOUCH

Phumelele P Hlati

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What harm would a

delay of one year be

to an 18-year-old?

statistics of the last few days before

we even attempt to tackle those two

statements. The Eastern Cape is

responsible for 55% of all new

infections in the country and there is

no sign of it slowing down.

Traditionally, in a state of war

(which we are basically in) initiation

would be suspended until more

favourable conditions are attained.

As for the traditional surgeon, I

should not even waste my time with

him as he is purely motivated by

economic concerns.

What harm would a delay of one

year be to an 18- year-old? I have

always maintained that taking 18-

year-olds to the bush is not desirable

anyway as it is way too early.

Who would want to go through a

very watered-down initiation

process sans many of the traditional

practices? What would then be the

difference between that and going

to the hospital? In whose interest is

this objection being made?

The government should stand

firm and not allow itself to be

bullied into making a callous

decision. For a change there would

be no family grieving over a

needless death in the bush, at least

not this year.

If that was the only reason, it is a

good enough reason all on its own.

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Impounded cow ‘fights for life’

LUVUYO MJEKULA

Alivestock owner from

Ndlovukazi village this

week equated the

municipal pound in Komani,

where impounded stray animals

are kept, to punishment cells.

Zinikele Hadi watched in

dismay as his frail, emaciated

cow fought for her life at the

pound in Green Street on

M o n d ay.

A visibly upset Hadi, 66,

said the sight of the “dy i n g ”

animal hurt him deeply.

“This is my cow. I am hurt

because several times when I

have come here I have found

the animals starving,” he

lamented.

He said he had been

searching for the animal for

weeks.

“It is not the first time. Goats

and other animals die here.

Why do they take the animals in

if they cannot feed them?”

Hadi said livestock was his

livelihood. “I am unemployed

and I depend on these animals.

If our animals are left to die like

this, what do they (the Enoch

Mgijima Local Municipality and

animal pound staff) expect us to

survive on?”

He argued that an animal

kept in such an enclosure

needed to be fed so that when

the owner reclaimed it, it was

“fat and fresh so that even if you

are penalised, you can see that

your animal is healthy”.

Instead, he said, the animals

were taken to the ‘kulukudu’ (a

name given to little cells

apparently used for spare-diet

and solitary confinement on

Robben Island during the

apartheid years) where they

would die.

Hadi said their animals had

left their enclosures due to a

damaged fence. They had had

fencing around their own

Bokospak pound in Ndlovukazi,

but the recent rains had brought

the fence to the ground.

“We have been to the

municipality to ask for fencing

because the cattle escape. Th e

municipality promises us, but

does not deliver. We will do the

labour, they must just provide us

with the fence,” said Hadi.

Two other livestock owners

corroborated Hadi’s account.

“The story is the same – we

come [to the municipal pound]

every year because

neighbouring farmers bring our

cattle to the pound.

The problem is fencing,” said

Fumanekile Smayile, also 66.

He said councillor Zukiswa

Ralane of the department of

community services had

promised to help them with a

fence and mediate between the

livestock owners and their

neighbours. None of the

promises were fulfilled, he said.

Siphiwo Thezaphi, another

animal owner from Ndlovukazi,

said: “We are in pain.”

He said Ralane had admitted

their fencing challenges were a

d i s a s t e r.

A manager at the pound

rejected the owners’ claims.

EMLM spokesperson

Lonwabo Kowa said the

municipality had, for years,

been taking care of all

impounded livestock in

municipal facilities.

“These animals are fed daily,

provided with water and other

necessities. They get lucerne

and are also herded for grazing.

“Currently there are nearly

300 animals and only two are

sick or unhealthy, but they are

being taken care of. One of the

cows has been in municipal

premises since before lockdown

and the owner finally showed

up recently,” Kowa said.

He also rejected the animal

ow n e r s ’ claims that they were

promised a fence.

“Ralane or municipal

officials never made any

promise to erect a fence.

“Subsistence farmers from

Ndlovukazi complained about a

commercial farmer who

constantly impounded their

l ive s t o ck . Ralane only made a

proposal that a meeting with the

said farmer should be held in

order to find common ground.

“She further advised farmers

to work with the ward

councillor and contact the

department of rural

development and agrarian

reform on the issue of fencing.

“That was the last interaction

and no feedback was provided.

The department of community

services headed by councillor

Ralane is still available for any

assistance and advice to these

f a r m e r s ,” said Kowa.

Livestock owners claim animals neglect at municipal pound

LIFE STRUGGLE: Ndlovukazi village resident Zinikele Hadi tend s to his struggling cow at the municipal pound in Green Street,

Komani on Monday. He alleges the animal was a victim of neglect Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA

TAKING A SIP: A cow drinking water at the municipal animal pound in Green Street on Monday, an occurrence Enoch Mgijima

Local Municipality’s spokesperson, Lonwabo Kowa, says takes place on a daily basis Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA

Whittlesea residents without electricity for weeks

ZINTLE BOBELO

Residents in Emadakeni,

Whittlesea, are desperate for

their electricity to be restored,

after an outage allegedly hit the

area more than three weeks ago.

Community member

Sibongile Neli said they had

experienced power cuts weeks

ago and had received little to no

help from Eskom.

“I reported the matter at the

Komani office and people were

sent out to fix the problem.

“The power only lasted for a

day and then it was off again.

“The matter has not been

resolved since. This week we

came to report it again and were

not assisted.

“We were told people were

working from home due to

Covid-19 and we should call or

message their customer line.

“We use money we do not

have. We have to buy airtime to

constantly to call them, the

same money we use to buy

paraffin to cook.

“It is only a certain area that

is without electricity. Those who

have illegally connected power

in their homes are not even

experiencing this issue.”

Neli said residents could not

buy groceries that needed to be

kept in a fridge or freezer.

He said they suspected there

was a faulty electricity pole in

the area.

Resident Nomzwakhe

Ngemntu said: “We ratepayers

are suffering while those

stealing electricity are not facing

this problem.

“We have also run out of

wood to make fires.”

Responding to questions

sent by The Rep, Eskom

spokesperson Zama

Mpondwana referred to a

statement recently issued by the

institution’s media desk, saying

severe storms in the province

had caused electricity outages.

“Eskom is moving closer to

complete restoration of

electricity supply to customers

who were affected by the recent

storm in the Eastern Cape.

“This week’s severe storm

damaged Eskom’s infrastructure,

leaving thousands of customers

without electricity.

“Since Tuesday, Eskom

technicians have been working

hard in an effort to restore

supply to affected areas and the

number of customers without

electricity has significantly

dropped.

“Technicians are continuing

with the work to bring back

those customers who are still

out. We appeal for patience

during this period and advise

customers to treat all electricity

appliances as live as electricity

could be restored at any

t i m e .”

POWER OUTAGE: Residents gathered at a community meeting in Emadakeni, Sada, to try to

find solutions over persisent power outages in the area Picture: SUPPLIED


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NOLINET

XOLISWA

Late of Mkonjana,

Bholotwa, Lady

Frere District

Born: 20.08.1952

Died: 13.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Thence to

the Mkonjana

Cemetery,

Bholotwa for an

early burial at

9am, followed by a

service at home

at 10am

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Late of Hackney,

Whittlesea District

Born: 16.07.1941

Died: 16.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Starting at home

at 9am (Methodist

Church of S.A.).

Thence to the

Hackney Cemetery,

Whittlesea for the

Interment at 11am

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NONTINAYE

Late of Zingxondo,

Mtsheko, Lady

Frere District

Born: 15.04.1951

Died: 21.11.2020

Funeral: Sunday

29.11.2020

Starting at home

at 8am (St. John’s

Apostolic Church).

Thence to the

Zingxondo

Cemetery,

Mtsheko for the

Interment at 09:30

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ALFRED

Late of

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Born: 18.08.1961

Died: 19.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

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Cemetery, Indwe

for an early burial

at 9am followed by

a service at home

at 10am

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Late of 1861

Pakamisa, Zone 1,

Ezibeleni, Komani

Born: 11.10.1989

Died: 21.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Starting at home

at 9am (Gospel

Church of Power).

The Burial was on

Wednesday the

25th of November

2020 at 9am at

the Komani Town

Cemetery.

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Late of Bowden,

Qoqodala, Lady

Frere District

Born: 22.09.1962

Died: 15.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Starting at home

at 9am (Methodist

Church of S.A.).

Thence to the

Bowden Cemetery,

Qoqodala for the

Interment at 10:30

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Tel. 045 839 4012

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SALMON

TIMOTHY

CHARLES

Late of Dordrecht

district

Born: 01-07-1946

Died: 21-11-2020

Memorial Service:

Tuesday,

1 December 2020

Venue: NG Church

Dordrecht

Time: 10am

Thusano Funeral

Services

074 113 7626

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DECEMBER

TANDEKA

SYLVIA

BORN: 1966-03-03

DIED: 2020-11-18

FUNERAL: 2020-11-29

ADDRESS: Nqiningana

Village, Lady Frere

VENUE: Nqiningana

Village

TIME: 09H00

Interment: Nqiningana

Village Cemetery

REST IN PEACE

MBATHANE.WE LOVE

YOU.

pkd-funeralservices@

webmail.co.za

Tel: 045 838 4621

073 255 0536

THOLE

NONTSOMI

ANGELINAH

Late of

Ekuphumleni,

Lesseyton,

Komani District

Born: 31.01.1931

Died: 14.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Starting at home

at 8am (Methodist

Church of

S.A.).Thence to

the Ekuphumleni

Cemetery,

Lesseyton for the

Interment at 10am

LALA

NGOXOLO

MAGXARHA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MABOZA

DAN DANILE

JACKSON

Late of 2300

Ezitandini, Ilinge,

Komani District

Born: 06.01.1969

Died: 17.11.2020

Funeral: Friday

27.11.2020

Starting at home at

9am (Bantu Church

of Christ). Thence

to the New Ilinge

Cemetery for the

Interment at 10:30

LALA

NGOXOLO

MGCINA

TYHOPHO

XHAMELA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

BOVU

SIZWE

Late of Lower

Woodhouse,

Cofimvaba District

Born: 10.10.1950

Died: 20.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Starting at home

at 8am (Methodist

Church of S.A.).

Thence to the

Lower Woodhouse

Cemetery,

Cofimvaba for the

Interment at 10am

LALA

NGOXOLO

MNDLANE

NOMDIMBA

TUTUSE

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MATSHOBA

NOZIBELE

MARTHA

Late of Bullhoek,

Whittlesea District

Born: 14.04.1933

Died: 12.11.2020

Funeral: Sunday

29.11.2020

Starting at home

at 9am (Church

of God in Saints

of Christ). Thence

to the Bullhoek

Cemetery,

Whittlesea for the

Interment at 11am

LALA

NGOXOLO

MABHAYI

KHETSHE

MSUTHU

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

LINGANISO

RICHARD

Late of Blackwoods

Farm, Seymour,

Whittlesea District

Born: 01.05.1940

Died: 19.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Thence to the

Blackwoods

Farm Cemetery,

Seymour for an

early burial at

07:30, followed by

a service at home

at 10am

LALA

NGOXOLO

MNGXONGO

NTSUNDU

HALA YEM-YEM

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MJONGILE

NOWASE

BUYELWA

Late of 1661

Matshoba Street,

Mlungisi, Komani

Born: 31.08.1950

Died: 21.11.2020

Funeral: Sunday

29.11.2020

Starting at home

at 08:30 (Bantu

Christian Church

in Zion). Thence to

the Komani Town

Cemetery for the

Interment at 09:30

LALA

NGOXOLO

MAMQITHI

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012


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DU PLESSIS

ANTHONY

ARTHUR

Late of Tyutyutyu,

Machibini, Lady

Frere District

Born: 11.11.1970

Died: 18.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Starting at home at

10am (Methodist

Church). Thence

to the Tyutyutyu

Cemetery,

Machibini for the

Interment at

12 noon

REST IN

PEACE

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

KANUKA

SYDWELL

ABONGA

Late of EMayirheni,

Mateyise,

Tsembeyi, Lady

Frere District

Born: 12.01.1987

Died: 14.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Starting at home

at 8am (Christian

Zionist). Thence

to the eMayirheni

Cemetery,

Tsembeyi for the

Interment at 10am

LALA

NGOXOLO

MQWATHI

DIKELA NONI

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MBODLA

NONCEBA

Born: 1962-03-21

Died: 2020-11-11

Funeral: Thursday

2020-11-26

Address:

1134 Zone 1,

Ezibeleni

Venue: Home

@ 08:00

Cemetery:

Lukhanji Cemetery

@ 10:00

Service conducted by

EYETHU FUNERAL

Contact: 083 242 2533 /

071 078 6184

TOM

PIKININI

Born: 1958-02-15

Died: 2020-11-14

Funeral: Saturday

2020-11-28

Address:

A 50 Joe Slovo,

Komani

Venue: Home

@ 08:00

Cemetery:

Lukhanji Cemetery

@ 12:00


EYETHU FUNERAL

Contact: 083 242 2533 /

071 078 6184

PONI

NOMSISI

REGINA

Late of Q27

Sabalala Street,

White City,

Mlungisi, Komani

Born: 27.08.1936

Died: 21.11.2020

Memorial:

Saturday

28.11.2020

Starting at home

then to the

Assembly of God,

Mlungisi for a

service at 9am.

The cremation

in East London

will be private on

Tuesday the 1st of

December 2020

LALA

NGOXOLO

MANGCONDE

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MGUZULU

NOTEST

Late of Zwedala,

Mtwaku, Bholotwa,

Lady Frere District

Born: 13.06.1931

Died: 13.11.2020

Funeral: Saturday

28.11.2020

Starting at home

at 8am (African

Church in Zion).

Thence to the

Zwedala Cemetery,

Mtwaku for the

Interment at 10am

LALA

NGOXOLO

MAMCUBE

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

PEKULA

STOFILE

SINDEZAMA

Born: 1953-05-13

Died: 2020-11-20

Funeral: Saturday

2020-11-28

Address:

Vrigin, Lesseyton

No 1

Venue: Home

@ 08:00

Cemetery:

Vrigin Cemetery

@ 11:00


EYETHU FUNERAL

Contact: 083 242 2533 /

071 078 6184

MTATASE

LUNGA

BORN: 1982-12-26

DIED: 2020-11-28

FUNERAL: 2020-11-28

(Saturday)

VENUE: Funeral service

will be held at home at

Yonda village Whittlesea

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Yonda

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

MRUBATA

MVUSELELO

MICHAEL

BORN: 1956-04-14

DIED: 2020-11-13

FUNERAL: 2020-11-27

(Friday)



Upper Didimana village

Whittlesea at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Upper Didimana

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

PETER

FUYIZIZWE

WELCOME

BORN: 1958-02-28

DIED: 2020-11-15

FUNERAL: 2020-11-28

(Saturday)



Mtyatya location Mcewula

A/A Cala at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Mtyatya

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

MOFU

NOKUPHELA

VICTORIA

BORN: 1952-06-06

DIED: 2020-11-15

FUNERAL: 2020-11-28

(Saturday)



Njombela location Bengu

A/A Lady Frere

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Njombela

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

KRAQA

NOMPUMELELO

CYNTHIA

BORN: 1955-11-25

DIED: 2020-11-12

FUNERAL: 2020-11-28

(Saturday)



Mmangweni location

Vaalbank A/A Lady Frere

at 09H00

CEMETERY:

Vaalbank

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NINGIZA

NOMBULELO

GLADYS

Born: 1958-05-05

Died: 2020-11-20

Funeral: Saturday

2020-11-28

Address:

Q 21 Ntumbuka

street Zwelitsha,

Komani

Venue: Home

@ 08:00

Cemetery:

Dongwe Cemetery

@ 11:30


EYETHU FUNERAL

Contact: 083 242 2533 /

071 078 6184

GONGO

NOWANDILE

NOMDANYAZO

BORN: 1950-12-12

DIED: 2020-11-15

FUNERAL: 2020-11-28

(Saturday)



Phezukwevenkile location

Mtsheko A/A Lady Frere

at 09H00

CEMETERY:

Mtsheko

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NTOMBANA

PHUHLUMEHLO

ANDRIES

BORN: 1947-08-05

DIED: 2020-11-13

FUNERAL: 2020-11-28

(Saturday)



Uitkyk location Mhlanga

A/A Lady Frere

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Uitkyk

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

MAGOQOZA

VUYISWA

CAROLINE

BORN: 1944-09-10

DIED: 2020-11-12

FUNERAL: 2020-11-28

(Saturday)



Sisilana village Whittlesea

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Sisilana

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

MNTUYEDWA

SIYABULELA

JAFTA

BORN: 1980-09-05

DIED: 2020-11-14

FUNERAL: 2020-11-28

(Saturday)



Moyeni location Maqhashu

A/A Lady Frere

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Moyeni

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

PERSONAL

Notices

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MGUBASI

NOMTHUNZI

JOYCE

BORN: 1949-04-18

DIED: 2020-11-21

FUNERAL: 2020-11-28

(Saturday)


will be held at home at 885

Four Rooms location Ilinge

Township Komani

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Illinge

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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Notices

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TYWABI

NDINENTOMBI

VIVIAN

BORN: 1942-12-30

DIED: 2020-11-15

FUNERAL: 2020-11-29

(Sunday)



Indwana village Cala

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Indwana

TIME: 11:00am

PHUMLA NGOXOLO

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

ROBINSON ROAD 29

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

PERSONAL

Notices

ANTHONY’S ELECTRONICS

25 CATHCART ROAD

CLOSING DOWN ON

30 November 2020

COLLECT ALL YOUR APPLIANCES PRIOR

TO 30 NOVEMBER 2020

ALL APPLIANCES WILL BE DISCARDED THEREAFTER

2

2180

Call MAVIS or CHARODINE on 045 839 4040 if your business is about to celebrate

a special event/anniversary.

Call now À

24 Prince Alfred Street,

MNGESE

VUYOKAZI

Born: 12.01.1987

Died: 14.11.2020

Funeral: 28.11.2020

(Saturday)

Address: Gqebenya

Village, Small Farm (Lady

Frere)

Venue: Gqebenya Village,

Small Farm (Lady Frere)

Time: 09H00 - 10H00

Interment: Gqebenya

Cemetery

LALA NGOXOLO:

MAMYIRA, MZONDI

ELVIS SKEPE FUNERAL

DIRECTORS

073 269 0624

045 838 2490

11030

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In the estate of the

late MBONOMTSHA

ANDILE

Identity Number

600101 9290 08 1

Last address

4111

PHAKAMISANI,

CALA

Estate Number

003193/2019

Date of death

26/06/2019

Surviving Spouse

NOMSA

THEODORAH

MBONOMTSHA

Identity Number

620301 1039 08 2

The FIRST AND FINAL

Liquidation and

Distribution Account

in this estate viii be

open for inspection

for a period of 21 days

from 27 November

2020 at the office of

the Master of the High

Court MTHATHA and

the Magistrate’s Office,

CALA MAGISTRATE

COURT.

De Wet Shaw &

Baxter Attorneys

P. O Box 1305,

Queenstown 5320

Tel: 045 838 2520

Ref: MB/NM/MB082/0001


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EMPLOYMENT

6151

Employment Offered

-

VACANCY

Pomona Farm, UGIE

Must have experience in

maintenance of tractors and

implements.

e-mail CV to: scottsolu@gmail.com

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LOST OR DESTROYED TITLE DEED

Notice is hereby given in terms of

Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries Act,

1937, as amended, of the intention to

apply for the issue of a certified copy of

Deed of Grant No. TG4721/1999 passed by

Permanent Secretary: Housing and Local

Government in favour of ERIC MATISO and

NOMTHANDAZO LUCIA MATISO in respect

of Ownership Unit Number 196 SADA UNIT

2, ENOCH MGIJIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,

DISTRICT OF HEWU, PROVINCE EASTERN

CAPE, in extent 929 (NINE HUNDRED AND

TWENTY-NINE) square metres which has

been lost or destroyed.

All interested persons having objection to

the issue of such copy are hereby required

to lodge the same in writing with the

Registrar of Deeds at King William’s Town

within two weeks from the date of the

publication of this notice.

Dated at QUEENSTOWN on 27 November 2020.

VAN JAARSVELDS ATTORNEYS

65 Prince Alfred Street

P. O. Box 1577

Queenstown

5320

11030

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late MOSS THUSO

MICHAEL

born: 02/02/1962

Identity Number

620202 6833 08 3

of 4 WATERBOK

ROAD,

MADEIRA PARK,

QUEENSTOWN,

5319

Estate Number

002299/2020

Date of death

28 JUNE 2020

Surviving spouse

MOSS PATRICIA

MIRANDA

born: 17/04/1963

Identity Number

630417 0756 08 4

Creditors and

Debtors in the Estate

are hereby required

to lodge their

claims with and pay

their debts to the

undersigned within

30 (Thirty) days of the

publication hereof.

Bowes McDougall

27a Prince Alfred

Street, Queenstown

5319

Tel: 045 807 3800

6

EMPLOYMENT

6151

Employment Offered

11

LEGALS

11010

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late SICITI-BENGE

TABITA AGREENETTE

Identity Number

650630 0634 08 6

Last address

TYLDENDALE

FARM,

QUEENSTOWN,

5319

Estate Number

003364/2020

Date of death

08/10/2019

Surviving spouse

ZIKHATHILE PETER

BENGE

Identity Number

560606 6194 08 4

All persons having

claims against the

above-mentioned

estate are required

to lodge their claims

with the undersigned

within 30 days after

the date of

publication hereof.

De Wet Shaw &

Baxter Attorneys

P. O Box 1305,

Queenstown 5320

Tel: 045 838 2520

Ref: MB/AF/SIC9/0001


ERF 1603 ILINGE TOWNSHIP ILINGE

Notice is hereby given in terms of regulation

68 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, of the

intention to apply for the issue of a certified

copy of Deed of Transfer Number G106/189

in favour of Representative NOVUSUMZI

LUCY SMAYILE in the estate late ZINGISILE

SMAYILE who died on 26th May 2013,

acting under letters of Authority Number

001646/2018 issued by the Magistrate Court

at Ezibeleni on 4th April 2018 in terms of

section 18(3) of the Administration of Estates

Act, No.66 of 1965(as amended) in respect of

the following property:

ERF 1603 ILINGE TOWNSHIP,

ILINGE , LUKHANJI MUNICIPALITY

DISTRICT OF CACADU

PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN CAPE

IN EXTENT 1126 (One Hundred One and

Twenty Six) square meters)

which has been lost or destroyed.

All persons having objection to issue of

such copy are hereby required to lodge the

same in writing with the Registrar of Deeds

at Umtata within 2 weeks from date of the


BREZH SHARPLEY

ATTORNEYS INCORPORATED

Enquiries

Nomvuselelo Tyali Mbonda

Please use direct line:

(047) 531 3954


Notice is hereby given in terms of Regulation

68 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, of

the intention to apply for the issue of a

certified copy of Deed of Transfer Number

T1109/1999CTN passed by Willie Stephanus

De Coning, Identity Number 500604 5011 08

9, Married out of Community of Property in

favour of Ronald Campbell, Identity Number

610206 5076 08 3 and Elsie Aletta Hendrika

Catrina Campbell, Identity Number 710124

0095 08 2, Married in Community of Property

to each other, in respect of:

REMAINDER ERF 987 QUEENSTOWN,

situate in the Queenstown Transitional

Local Council, Division Queenstown,

Eastern Cape Province;


All persons having objection to the issue of


same in writing with the Registrar of Deeds

at King William’s Town within two weeks from

the date of the publication of this notice.

Dated at East London this 18th day of

November 2020.

Applicant:

Bowes McDougall Inc

27A Prince Alfred Street

QUEENSTOWN

lit3@bmcinc.co.za

045-8073800

11030

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late FAKU WILSON

Identity Number

250207 5133 08 5

Last address

3412

NOMNGQKWANA

STREET, MLUNGISI,

QUEENSTOWN,

5319

Estate Number

4180/2019

Date of death

17/03/2013

All persons having

claims against the

above-mentioned

estate are required


with the undersigned

within 30 days after

the date of

publication hereof.

De Wet Shaw &

Baxter Attorneys

P. O Box 1305,

Queenstown 5320

Tel: 045 838 2520

Ref: MB/AF/FAK11/0001

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late MTIYA REBECCA

MANKEITSO

Born: 22/02/1932

Identity Number

320222 0142 08 6

of 22 CONNAUGHT

AVENUE,

SANDRINGHAM,

QUEENSTOWN, 5319

Estate Number

001135/2020

Date of death

30/10/2019

Creditors and

Debtors in the Estate

are hereby required


with and pay

their debts to the

undersigned within

30 (Thirty) days of

the publication

hereof.

DORIS JACOBETH

NANDI MOYO

Bowes McDougall

27a Prince Alfred Street,

Queenstown 5319

Tel: 045 807 3800

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

(Form JJJ added by GNR.62 OF 25 January 2019)


Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries

Act, 47 of 1937, of the intention to

apply for the issue of a certified copy of

Deed of Transfer Number T17684/1989

passed by OCKERT OLIVIER VERMAAK,

Identity Number 350921 5026 00 3 and

YVONNE ATHALIE VERMAAK, Identity

Number 400909 0070 00 1, Married in

Community of Property to each other,

in respect of ERF 1110 TARKASTAD in

the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality,

Division of Tarkastad, Province of the

Eastern Cape, in extent 2141(Two

Thousand One Hundred and Forty One)

square metres; which has been lost or

destroyed.

All interested persons having objection

to the issue of such copy are hereby

required to lodge the same in

writing with the Registrar of Deeds at

King William’s Town within two weeks

after the date of the publication of this

notice.

Dated at East London this 18th

NOVEMBER 2020.

Applicant:

Smith Tabata Inc

Address: PO Box 11146, Southernwood, 5213

e-mail: simas@smithtabata.co.za

Tel. 043 748 6300

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED


regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries Act,

1937, of the intention to apply for the

issue of a certified copy of Deed of Grant

No. TG780/1998 passed by Member of

the Executive Council for Housing and

Local Government of the Province of the

Eastern Cape in favour of Nosisa Leonora

Matwa Identity Number 601226 0947

08 9 and Wilson Yirho Matwa Identity

Number 570501 5847 08 9 in respect of:

ERF 2302 ILINGE ENOCH MGIJIMA

LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DIVISION OF

CACADU PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN

CAPE


All interested persons having objection

to the issue of such copy are hereby

required to lodge the same in writing

with the Registrar of Deeds at MTHATHA

within two weeks from the date of the


Dated at QUEENSTOWN this 19 th day of

NOVEMBER 2020.

DE WET SHAW & BAXTER

45 GREY STREET

QUEENSTOWN 5319

Tel: 045 838 2520

michelle@dsbattorneys co za

In the Estate of the

late Peter Charles

McEwin,

(Identity number

430220 5029 08

1), married in

Community of

Property to Valerie

Olga McEwin

(born Kruger)

(Idenity number

431013 0045 08 0)

who died on

18/07/2019,

Estate number

2993/2019/2B

Notice is hereby

given that that

the First and

Final Liquidation

and Distribution

Account in the

above estate will lie

for inspection at the

¿

of the High Court,

Grahamstown,

and a duplicate

¿

at Queenstown,

for a period of 21

(TWENTY ONE)

days as from 27

OCTOBER 2020.

ERNEST GEORGE

LITTLEFORD

Charteris &

Barnes CC

P.O. Box 137,

Queenstown, 5320

METCALF,

SAHD & Co

CHARTERED

ACCOUNTANTS (SA)

ESTATE NOTICE

IN THE ESTATE OF

THE LATE JOHANNA

MAGDALENA DE WET,

(Identity Number

581011 0078 08 3)

married out of

Community of Property

of GROOT SCHUUR

FARM, DISTRICT OF

STERKSTROOM, who

was born on

11 October 1958

and who died at

TARKASTAD on 9

August 2018.

ESTATE NUMBER:

002887/2019

Notice is hereby given

that the First and

Final Liquidation and


in the above Estate will

lie for inspection at the

office of the Master

of the High Court,

Grahamstown and a

duplicate thereof at the

Office of the Magistrate,

Sterkstroom, for a period

of 21 (Twenty One)

days, with effect from 27

NOVEMBER 2020.

METCALF, SAHD AND

COMPANY

AGENT FOR THE

EXECUTOR

8 GREY STREET

QUEENSTOWN, 5320

Tel: 045 839 4136

Fax: 045 838 3233


Notice is hereby given in terms of regulation

68 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, of the

intention to apply for the issue of a certified

copy of a Certificate of Registered Tittle

Transfer Number T4564/1999 in favour of

ETHEL BUKIWE NGUMLA of in respect of.

1. ERF 7929 EZIBELENI, Transitional Local

Council of Queenstown, District of Cacadu

EASTERN CAPE PROVICNE IN EXTENT 316

(THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN) Square

meters

Which has been lost or destroyed..

All persons having objection to the issue

of such Certificate of Registered Tittle

are hereby required to lodge the same

in writing with the Registrar of Deeds at

Umtata within two weeks after the date of

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THE CHAMPIONS: Seven Stars FC are champions of the Safa Chris Hani regional league after defeating Mountain Shadow FC 4-

1 in a playoff at Ezibeleni stadium last week Picture: NTSIKELELO QOYO

ON THE RISE: Former Hangklip pupil Marco Marais was

recently drafted into the Proteas camp for an inter-squad

warm-up match. The Nelson Mandela Bay Giants and Warriors

batsman is contending for a spot in the Proteas three-match

T20 tour of New Zealand Picture: GALLO IMAGES

GOES HERE

DOING IT FOR

CHARITY: Kyle

Jegels, Matthew

Lemmer and

Jonathan

Makumbi of

Queen’s College

Boys’ Primary

School joined

the cancer

a w a re n e s s

support

bandwagon at

the school this

week

Picture: CAMILLA

WIGMORE

COOL HAIR DAY: Shahil Harry, a pupil at Queen’s College Boys’ Primary

School, poses with his new hair colour in aid of the fight against cancer

Picture: CAMILLA WIGMORE

BIG SMILE: Queens College junior sports administrator Mike Morgan was one of the staff members and pupils who

supported cancer awareness month this week when the school held its first cancer drive, which raised R27,000

Picture: CAMILLA WIGMORE


SPORT SCENE


Valgas clinch off-season event

Soccer makes welcome return

NTSIKELELO QOYO

Valgas FC is bringing

soccer back to the

people. The Komani

football club hosted an

invitational tournament last

weekend at Nomzamo, to the

glee of many fans who came out

to see local teams duel for

bragging rights.

Komani Conquerors FC, MK

Academy, Katura XI, Zimbani

FC, Try Again FC and hosts

Valgas were all jockeying for the

first prize of R1,800, having

each put up R400 to participate.

The proceedings kicked off

on Saturday, with fixtures

decided over a draw in a singlematch

elimination format.

The day belonged to hosts

Valgas who eased past Komani

Conquerors 2-1, its only match

en route to the final.

The second finalist, MK

Academy, had to dig deep after

being held to 1-1 by Zimbani,

winning the match 4-3 in

penalties. They came out

strongly in the second match,

netting five goals without reply

against Try Again FC, who beat

Katura FC in their first match.

The eventual winner of the

final, which was played on the

Sunday in a packed stadium,

was Valgas. After a first half in

which neither side scored, it

was Someleze Dephane’s brace

in the second that sealed it,

although MK Academy

managed to pull a goal back in

the last five minutes courtesy of

Azola Mcwaleni.

MK Academy coach

Bulelani Sindelo said they were

happy to get back on the field

after Covid-19 had ended their

league season prematurely.

“We regarded the

tournament as a preseason

event. We also fielded young

boys in our strategy to integrate

them for next season,” he said.

Valgas owner Phumelele

Hlati said he was happy with the

overall tournament, which was

also an opportunity to get his

team back on the field.

“It went well. We had a

good turnout from the clubs we

invited. It was a very good

exercise that was a joy for the

spectators. The players were

very enthusiastic about getting

back on to the field because

they were sitting for six to eight

months doing nothing,” he said.

GOING FOR GOAL: Valgas FC, in blue, play Komani Conquerors FC during an off-season tournament played at Nomzamo over

the weekend Picture: NTSIKELELO QOYO

CLASS IN SESSION:

Participants were at

Queen’s College on

Sunday for the Border

Cricket clinic for

umpiring and score

keeping. The clinic was

hosted in partnership

with the department of

sport, recreation, arts

and culture and the

Chris Hani Cricket

Association

Picture: NTSIKELELO

QOYO

Around the

G re e n s

Social Bowls:

Michele Morris, Rowan De Kock

and Karen Geyer 16, Esme Barraud,

Reaan Geyer and Stompie Kriedeman

9, Nico Visser, Gert Fritz, and Petrus

Barnardo 24, Anthony Brown, Jolien

Fritz and Jacques Van Der Schyf 9.

Border hosts clinic to help

train much-needed officials

NTSIKELELO QOYO

Cricket lovers were at Queen’s College

over the weekend to participate in this

ye a r ’s first officiating clinic, hosted by

Border Cricket.

The clinic was funded by the

department of sport, recreation, arts and

culture (DSRAC) in partnership with the

Chris Hani Cricket Association and

Border Cricket.

Lessons, which were open to the

public, ran from Friday to Sunday, with

participants being walked through indepth

lectures from the laws of cricket

manual from Cricket South Africa

(CSA).

Chair of the Chris Hani Cricket

Association, Mfundo Siyo, said the

clinic was of great benefit because it

would improve the standard of school

and club cricket in the region.

“We thank Border Cricket and

DSRAC for this initiative. In Chris Hani

we have had huge problems with

umpiring and scoring. Recently we had

the Coca-Cola T20 and in such

tournaments, we tend to use teachers

for officiating which affects the

impartiality of the oficials.

“To us, education means service

delivery. If we have people who know

the game, the standard of cricket in

schools and clubs will improve. Often

when schools come to play against

Queen’s Junior, all officials are on the

staff. This is progress because teachers

will also be able to participate in more

than just a coaching capacity,” said

S i yo .

Border Cricket’s Nokubonga

Dickmolo said they were eager to host

more clinics, but were hamstrung with

funding. “We do clinics in East London,

King William’s Town, Alice and Komani

whenever we get funding. When we get

stakeholders like the department of

sport sponsoring the clinics we are

happy as it is a great help.

“Our being here will be of benefit

for Chris Hani and Border because we

have been struggling to grow the

number of umpires and scorers.

“It would be great to come back and

do a follow-up to make sure that those

who participated are getting game time

and using the training,” said Dickmolo.

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Testing times for Bok Women

While team face tougher struggle than the men, preparations for 2021 World Cup also hampered

MAXWELL LEVINE

The pools have been

confirmed for the

Wo m e n ’s Rugby World

Cup 2021.

The women’s elite tourney

kicks off on September 18 next

year in Auckland, New Zealand.

Pool A sees reigning

champions, New Zealand, face

Australia, Wales and the final

qualification tournament

w i n n e r.

Pool B has Canada, the US,

the qualifiers of Europe 1 and

Asia 1.

Rugby World Cup 2017

runners-up, England, are drawn

in Pool C alongside France, SA

and Fiji.

It has been widely thought

that women’s sport in general in

this country is undervalued and

does not enjoy the same status

as their male counterparts.

The same can be said about

the Springbok Women’s rugby

team.

Their male counterparts have

the world at their feet - they are

the World Champions, the

Rugby Championship winners,

World Team of the Year, World

No 1 ranked team, and Pieter-

Steph du Toit is the World Player

of the Year.

Their success on the field has

seen them enjoy major

endorsement deals for both the

Springboks and individual

players, with sponsors queuing

up to be part of the Springbok

b ra n d .

On top of that, the

Springboks have the biggest

slice of the SA Rugby budget

and the players are handsomely

remunerated. It is not quite so

for the Springbok Women’s

team.

The ladies have struggled

with results on the field of play.

The women’s side can be

regarded as semi-pro. There are

no sponsors lining up to support

the team and broadcasting of

their matches is also in question.

I had a recent interview with

Zintle Mpupha, the Springbok

Wo m e n ’s 7s captain, who is

only one of a few contracted

p l aye r s .

When I raised the question,

whether she thought enough

was done by SA Rugby to move

wo m e n ’s rugby in the right

direction she said: “SA Rugby is

doing as much as they can, and

I believe they are doing the best

with what they have.

“It might not be what we, the

players, would like, but I believe

it is up to us to meet the

standards and get the brand

k n ow n .”

Zintle, who is fortunate to

have a personal endorsement

deal with PumaSA, has

relocated from the Border

region to Stellenbosch as a SA

Rugby contracted player.

When quizzed about the

payment difference between the

men’s and women’s rugby

teams, and what SA Rugby

could do to lessen the gap she

said: “A lot has changed already,

so I think SA Rugby is on the

right path to make everything for

us almost the same as the men.

Gradually we’ll get there.”

More worrying is the

Springbok Women’s team’s

preparations for the 2021 World

Cup in New Zealand.

The Springbok Women had

an exciting 2020 season

planned, with the Rugby Africa

Wo m e n ’s Cup and the year-end

tour to Europe scheduled, but

their matches were cancelled

due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Springbok Women’s captain

Nolusindiso Booi has

encouraged her teammates to

remain positive and keep

working hard with next year’s

World Cup in mind. “These are

unprecedented times, and

although this challenge is unlike

any other we have faced, my

message to the team is that the

pandemic should not be an

obstacle to attaining our goals.

“We have a big task ahead,

which requires commitment

and discipline in everything that

we do, so it is important that we

remain positive and allow this to

make us stronger,” the captain

said.

PRESSING ON: Springbok Women’s rugby captain

Nolusindiso Booi commanding an aerial battle during a match

Picture: SOURCED

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