6 Tel: (045) 839-4040 / editorial: mjekulal@therep.co.za / advertising: charodinev@therep.co.za 27 November 2020 THE R E P R ES E N TAT I V EIN OUR POSTBAGgraphic © liudmyla pushnova / 123RF.com24 Prince Alfred Street, Queenstown or mjekulal@therep.co.za or fax (045) 8 3 9 - 4 0 59Letters must be accompanied by the name and address of the author. A pseudonym should be supplied where necessary. The editor reserves the rights to choose and edit letters for publication. Defamatory and slanderous letters will not be considered. Letters have to bebrief and to the point due to space restrictions. Please limit letters to 250 words or lessRoads a danger to allFOR SERVICE: Valerie Hatha (née van Heerden) was presented with aninscribed mirror from the Crouch Memorial Congregational Church.Valerie and her husband, John, both retired teachers turnedbusinesspeople, will retire to Johannesburg at the end of November. Aspecial sermon was dedicated to their role in serving the church andcommunity. Valerie is the last of seven children of the late Frank andChristine van Heerden to leave after more than 80 years inQueenstown. Joining her (seated) in accepting the gift are Chris andZelda van Heerden, Joseph van Heerden and Garth vanHeerden Picture: SUPPLIEDNo Eyasekasi race butmassacre rememberedLast Tuesday, November 17, markedthe 35th commemoration of theMlungisi Massacre, when residentswere murdered by the apartheidforces while getting feedback on theconsumer boycott.Those people were in a churchbuilding, but this did not deter theevil act.This massacre is c o m m e m o ra t e dby the Lukhanji Athletics Club withthe Eyasekasi 6km and 12km races.As the route meanders throughthe township, runners reminisceabout Luvuyo Lerumo, who wasmurdered at what was known as theBattle of Breidbach, NonzwakaziMethodist Church, where themassacre took place, AshleyWyngaard, Dumpy Adams, theMlungisi graveyard where the whitebones of our heroes and heroines lie,the Mlungisi Stadium which was ahive of sporting activities and theI s ra e l i t e s ’ Church, whose membersfell in the Bulhoek Massaccre.The race is usually held on the lastSaturday of November, butunfortunately this year the race willnot be held due to the pandemic.However, people should notforget the rich history of Mlungisi,which is not only based on politics,but also on sport, music and othercultural events.Sabelo Bantwini Jayiya, Ko m a n iSOCIETY SNIPPETSFrom birthdays to anniversaries to achievements to notices ... Share yourinformation with us:mjekulal@arena.africa or fax (045) 839-4059Happy birthday wishes are extended to Leanne du Plessis (November 28),The condition of the roads in Komani isgetting worse each day. The other day Iwas going up Green Street, with Midason my left. The robot changed to redand the vehicle in front of me stopped.The holes were so deep that the leftback wheel went into the hole andwhen the robot turned green the wheelwas so deep he did a wheelspin anddamaged the wheel.The way people swerve to avoidpotholes, you are not sure if they areturning off or not. And when theyswerve into your lane, you are veryclose to a head-on collision.FACE 2 FACE with /Thembakazi Yiweni, director at Lihlumelo MediaQWhat do you do?AI am a managingdirector of LihlumeloMedia, a company that dealswith events, visual andperformance arts. We arealso involved with a varietyof community projects.What do you enjoy aboutyour job?I like assisting people andbeing hands-on. It is what Ilove most about publicrelations.Briefly describe yourb a ck g ro u n d .I was born and bred inQueenstown, but originallyfrom Tarkastad. I studiedInformation Technology andcomputer engineering atIkhala TVet College and salesand marketing at Buffalo CityBusiness College. I practisedradio journalism at LukhanjiCommunity Radio for aboutsix years where I am nowhead of news.I also worked as amarketing manager atThemba Funeral InvestmentI use different routes hoping that Ican miss the potholes, but there is nodifference in their condition.There are more traffic lights out oforder than working.Many people don’t take intoconsideration that If robots are out ofaction, it should be treated as a fourwaystop, but they do not do so.They just drive the way they want to.There are far fewer street name signsthan there should be. If you are lookingfor a particular street, you can’t find it.People are saying they are taken tosell as scrap metal.and I was also a salesrepresentative at Bayportfinancial institution.I am the spokesperson inthe Eastern Cape InformationTechnology Initiative (ECITI).I also script write forImbumba Yekhaya CulturalGroup.What do you think makes asuccessful entrepreneur?Be passionate about whatyou do and you will never gowrong. The fact that I loveand I live what I do makesme successful.What do you value most?Pe o p l e .What motivates you to keepgoing in life?Looking at how driven otheryoung people are. I havelearnt that in life yourbackground does notdetermine your future.Who is your role model?My role model is YvonneChaka Chaka. She ispassionate about reachingout to the community andhas done a lot without anycompensation.What do you enjoy aboutKo m a n i ?YO U R VOICE opinions on the streetMost of the streets don’t havepainted lines so people drive wherethey want, park where they like anddon’t know if it is a stop street or not. Asthings are so bad I take all as stop signs.Many people park in Green Streetnext to Weirs Toyota where there is ayellow line and “no parking” boards butthey are just ignored.The traffic cops should check andcollect high parking fines. It issometimes fully parked on both sides sothat only one vehicle can get throughand this causes traffic jams.A n o ny m o u sThe local talent. We have alot of young peopleshowcasing their talent at themoment, from owningcompanies to having theirown brands.What do you think about…Tubby Milne and NadeneSieberhagen (December 2), MikeMorgan (December 3), Dorian Heuer(December 4), Banathi Makaula(December 6), Peggy Greeff(December 7), Tracey Heidemann(December 9), Jocelyn Barber andBronique Scharnick (December 11)Belated birthday wishes toKimberly Ranger, Grace Chinguwaand Elissa Naude (all on November16), Lorraine Hayes, ShanleighSinclair and Francois Kuit (November20), Kate Muller, Musa Hobololo,Kirsty Benecke, Bridget Smith, AidanJanse van Rensburg and Rosendo vanSchalkwyk and Wayne Gilfillan(November 21), Cynthia Schaefer(November 22), Mikayla Boy, ErrolHayes and Lesley Vincent (November24), Verena Uhlig and NkululekoNgcefe (November 25), Bruce vander Meer, Caroline Kriel, ErinChellew, Justin Kuyler, Adre Bartisand Lester Pike (November 26).Leon Filmer is still in hospital inBloemfontein and it appears hiscondition is unchanged. RogerCarthew recently underwent spinesurgery and is making good progress.He and Bridget seem to have settledin their new, smaller home in Kentonon-Sea.Ke l ly Godley and Kyle van Niekerk, afarmer from the Bedford district, weremarried at the farm recently. We wishthem much happiness. Rolando andAdrienne Godley came from PortAlfred to keep an eye on GeorgeGodley while the family was away.Condolences are extended to thefamilies and friends of Tracey deKlerk, Rounell Stride, PhumlaMdlankomo, Elizabeth Tabo,Nomamfengu Mpangele, QhajanaFaku, Zola Nontsele, Tyhilelwa Lena,Lufefe Bavuma, Nokuzola Stemela,Vakele Kiti and Monwabisi Soci.DIANAJACOBSONOn Wednesday the 16 Daysof Activism for no violenceagainst women and childrencampaign started. The Repreporter, Ntsikelelo Qoyo,went to ask women if theythought the annualcampaign helped in the fightagainst gender-basedviolence.Diana Jacobsonfrom Top TownWe need more of thesecampaigns. The moreawareness there is, hopefullyCAROLNICHOLASLIYEMAMSHUPELAthe more sensible the peoplewho commit these crimeswill be.Carol Nicholasfrom Top TownI think it is making adifference. I think more andmore people are talkingabout these things and theyare working.Liyema Mshupelafrom EzibeleniThey do work because theyELMARICAMANUALvoice what many women aregoing through in SouthAfrica but do not have thestrength to speak about whatthey are going through.Elmarica Manualfrom AloevaleI think if we women standtogether we can achieveanything we put our mindsto. I think women need tobecome more empoweredso they can stand up forthemselves. Families alsoneed to support women inNOMBULELOR AW U T I N Iabusive relationships.Nombulelo Rawutinifrom DongwePersonally, I wish menwould step up in this fightagainst abuse. They aresupposed to be theprotectors in our homes yetthey become theperpetrators. We need mento be role models and thevoices of change.They must be at theforefront of this fight and talkto other men.
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