The Rep 25 March 2022

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Second hit on ELM sees
bakkie, equipment stolen
Security officer assaulted by gun-wielding four
N AT U R E ’S WONDERS
ZINTLE BOBELO
The Emalahleni Local Municipality in
Cacadu this week suffered yet another
attack by criminals, this time with heavily
armed robbers holding security personnel at
gunpoint and making off with one municipal
vehicle and equipment.
The attack comes a few months after armed
hijackers stopped a municipal vehicle
transporting money to a Komani bank and fled
with more than R115,000 in cash.
Police spokesperson Captain Namhla
Mdleleni said a case of business robbery and
attempted murder was opened after four suspects
invaded the municipal offices on Tuesday.
Municipal spokesperson Luthando
Nqumkana said the heavily armed robbers held
security personnel at gunpoint at about 1am
before going to the areas where the vehicle and
equipment were kept.
“Security personnel contracted to the
municipality were allegedly ordered at gunpoint
to search for the keys of vehicles and, in the
process, one of the security personnel was
assaulted and injured by the robbers,” he said.
“After forcefully opening the safe where
vehicle keys are kept, they allegedly tested the
keys in a number of vehicles and eventually
managed to gain access to a single cab assigned
to the directorate of planning, economic
development, tourism and agriculture.”
He said the suspects also stole municipal
equipment which they loaded into the stolen
vehicle before fleeing the scene.
“The equipment includes grass-cutting
machines, chain saws, grinders, a generator and
a big toolbox full of an assortment of tools.”
Police were alerted and summoned to the scene.
Mdleleni said no arrests had been made yet.
Nqumkana said: “Unfortunately we cannot
provide any further information as yet.
“While the incident will surely hamper our
service delivery efforts we wish to inform the
residents that we will never be hindered in
delivering on our service delivery mandate.”
Last week The Rep reported (‘Emalahleni
taken to task over R115,000 heist’, March 18)
that a case of armed robbery was still under
investigation according to police spokesperson
Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli after the attack
on a driver who had been transporting money to
a Komani bank on the R61 near Glen Grey on
November 16 2021.
In his statement, Nkohli said the attack took
place at about 9am and the driver of the
Emalahleni municipal vehicle alleged that “he
was travelling from Emalahleni to Komani when
a white Nissan bakkie with a blue light pulled
him off the road. It is said that the driver was held
at gunpoint and the suspects managed to steal
cash and a cellphone, before fleeing the scene.”
Emalahleni Business Youth Forum Xolisile
Pemba accused the municipality of not
discussing the matter in a special council
meeting.
The forum demanded answers in the form a
letter written to the local authority on why the
loss of R115,561.10 in revenue collected for
services was not brought to light.
In the municipality’s defence, Nqumkana
said internal investigations were under way and
that as soon as they were finalised, a report
would be submitted to council.
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‘This is so wrong’, Mkhwebane says of shoddy stadium
ZINTLE BOBELO
The public protector provincial office is
well under way with investigating the
alleged procurement irregularities
relating to the R15m construction of the
Lesseyton sports field, with
investigations set to conclude in the
third quarter, according to public
protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
While concluding their month-long,
countrywide stakeholder roadshow,
Mkhwebane and deputy public
protector Kholeka Gcaleka conducted
an inspection at the facility, following
complaints lodged over the shoddy
sports field that came under fire after its
launch last year.
“Even R5m to me is a lot of money
to construct such a facility. They are
playing with people here.
“The money could have gone
towards installing boreholes to address
the water scarcity issue in this area so
that people can have water. This is so
w r o n g ,” said Mkhwebane.
“Apparently some documents
cannot be found, but we are the
investigative body in terms of the
Constitution. We have our way of
accessing these documents. We are
working with the special investigating
unit and the Hawks,” she added.
MEC for cooperative governance
and traditional affairs Xolile Nqatha
was expected to issue a forensic report
I N V E S T I G AT I O N :
Enoch Mgijima
Local
Municipality
mayor
Thembeka Bunu,
left,
accompanied by
Public Protector
Busisiwe
Mkhwebane
during an
inspection of the
R15m Lesseyton
sports field last
week P i c t u re :
ZINTLE BOBELO
after engagements were made while
Mkhwebane and Gcaleka met with the
provincial heads of the Bhisho
legislature.
Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality
mayor Thembeka Bunu said the report
would be discussed in the next council
meeting and that the council had 30
days to respond on the findings.
Mkhwebane was also expecting
documentation from the Komani Civic
Forum chair, Zithulele Sana, who
indicated during the inspection that the
forum had conducted its own
investigation, coupled with evidence,
referring not only to the sports field, but
other projects as well, which
Mkhwebane was eager to receive.
Bunu noted that the municipality
had no issues with people coming
forward with information that might
assist with the investigation.
Meanwhile, a damning preliminary
report recently released by Wesley
Pretorius & Associates Inc suggests the
procurement process and awarding of
the tender were “marred with
irregularities” which included, but
were not limited to, misconduct by
officials, the tender not being
advertised on required platforms and
unlawful adjudication and evaluation
of bids.
The company recommended the
municipality apply to the high court for
the award of the contract to Thalami
Civils to be reviewed and set aside.
Resident Asanda Mnyani said the
Lesseyton area had always been
neglected by government.
“The public protector’s visit gave us
hope that some of our issues will be
addressed. This is not to say we have
not taken any action ourselves, we
have been knocking on doors without
any solutions. Instead things carry on as
usual as if nothing wrong is happening.
“It is not only this sports field but
other projects as well. We have had
numerous protests to show our
dissatisfaction, but the leadership
continues to oppress the people of this
area. We hope the public protector will
do the opposite.”
Community member Apollo Mekile
of Ekuphumleni, said i nve s t i g a t i o n s
must be carried out, with those
responsible being held to account.
“What we also want is to have the
stadium built according to the known
plan. This is incomplete. We do have
hope that this will be investigated
further because we have seen people
going in and out doing inspections.”

2 Tel: (045) 839-4040 / editorial: mjekulal@therep.co.za / advertising: charodinev@therep.co.za 25 March 2022 THE R E P R ES E N TAT I V E
Mixed reactions as clergyman denied bail
Retired pastor Mgijima charged with attempting to murder wife and staging it as suicide
LUVUYO MJEKULA
Gender activists and the Mgijima
family have welcomed the
m a g i s t ra t e ’s court’s decision to
deny bail to retired pastor Mongameli
Mgijima, 68, charged with trying to
murder his wife and staging it as a
“suicide”.
Komani magistrate Sibabalwe
Matshikiza refused bail despite the
investigating officer’s about-turn from
opposing bail to supporting Mgijima’s
release with strict conditions and
defence lawyer Nonkosi Mkile’s
assertion it would not be in the interests
of justice to keep a sickly, elderly man
in custody.
Bulelwa Mgijima, the former
pastor’s niece, said: “We are happy that
he did not get bail – to protect even
himself from the outraged community
and members of the church, who are
angry. [As a family] we are still angry.
“He is my uncle but it was wrong of
him to attack a woman.”
She said as an anti gender-based
violence group coordinator in the
ANC, she was taking a stand for
wo m e n .
Asked if the family would visit
Mgijima in jail, she said: “The only
person I will visit is the wife, to show
how sorry we are as a family and
support her by finding medication that
can help heal her neck.”
A member of a group of women
wh o protested outside the court
throughout the bail application said:
“We are satisfied with the court
j u d g m e n t .”
The DA women’s network said it
welcomed the ruling, saying it was in
the interests of justice for the victim and
her family to keep Mgijima
i n c a rc e ra t e d .
“The outcome has brought smiles to
many activists who asked the court to
keep him in jail.
“Crime against women is bringing
shame to our communities at large,
especially when it is as violent as the
case in question,” councillor Lunga
Mangcu Tokwe said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Petros Majola, a wellknown
woman and children’s rights
activist and leader of Khula Community
Development Project, expressed some
sympathy for Mgijima, saying he was
almost 70 years old, sick and seeing
his life ending in such a “bitter” w ay
was concerning.
“We do have a little sympathy
because he is human, but the most
sympathy is for the woman.”
Majola felt the court acted in the
interests of justice.
“Having South Africa under a cloud
of gender-based violence and femicide,
I think today’s judgment is 100% right,
it is what we expected. We understand
his age and his health condition, but at
the same time we need to look at the
question, ‘what if the rope did not
break? The mother would have died’.”
Mgijima is charged with attempted
NO BAIL:
Mongameli Mgijima,
right, a 68-year-old
retired pastor,
interacts with a
family member
shortly after his bail
application was
denied in the
magistrate’s court in
Komani on Tuesday.
Woman and
c h i l d re n ’s rights
activist Petros Majola
looks on P i c t u re :
LUVUYO MJEKULA
murder after he and three accomplices
allegedly attacked his 57-year-old wife
in the couple’s New Rest home on
March 6.
They allegedly tied Nomthandazo
Mgijima’s hands and legs together with
plastic tape, and then hung her from
the roof with a rope, with her feet
resting on a chair.
After the three men left, Mgijima
went to pray in another room, returned
and then allegedly kicked the chair,
leaving his wife to hang.
After a while the rope broke and she
fell to the floor and survived.
However, he instructed her to lie
and tell people she had tried to commit
suicide or face being killed by the three
men, according to investigating officer,
Sergeant Ntombokuqala Musa, who
testified in court last week.
After calling a tenant to help him,
Musa said Mgijima drove his wife to
the hospital where she informed nurses
of her ordeal.
He was later arrested after his son
spotted his vehicle at a local taxi rank,
allegedly ready to flee to Maclear. He
reported him to the police.
He was arrested on March 9 and
made his first court appearance on
March 11.
In refusing bail, magistrate
Matshikiza said he considered all
evidence presented to him by the state
and the defence.
This included the state’s argument
that Mgijima was likely to evade trial,
interfere and influence witnesses,
particularly his wife and his alleged
accomplices, Mgijima’s personal
circumstances including his old age,
illness, the fact that he faced a genderbased
violence-related allegation and
his previous convictions.
Mgijima had been found guilty of
treason and theft in the past but has no
pending cases or warrants of arrest
issued against him.
The magistrate also accepted a
petition submitted by Mgijima’s family
members, church members, the ANC
and members of the community calling
for bail to be declined.
The magistrate was satisfied the
state met the provisions required to
refuse bail.
He postponed the case to April 25
for further investigation
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THE REPRESENTATIVE 25 March 2022 Tel: (045) 839-4040 / editorial: mjekulal@therep.co.za / advertising: charodinev@therep.co.za 3
Local beekeeper creates a buzz at Eastern Cape competition
LEN’S NEWS
Jarl Heurlin, who works his bees
with his son Dylan, entered the
novice, light liquid honey class in
the Eastern Cape honey and mead
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The novice class is open to
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Heurlin grew up with bees on his
father’s farm on the Fincham’s Neck
road. He continues to work with
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This year the novice class was
the largest any judge could recall in
more than 20 years. It was
particularly encouraging to have a
good number of young beekeepers
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With the Eastern Cape’s rich
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sourced from a wide range of
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Beekeepers came from Bizana,
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Mthatha, Peddie, Komani, Fort
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Eastern Cape honey and mead show
will be held next year in Buffalo City.
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2023 National Bee Conference
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Mkhwebane vows to intervene
Public Protector
informed on RDP
housing issues
ZINTLE BOBELO
Resident Zolile Tonga, who has
laid several complaints
regarding an RDP housing
project in Lesseyton where poor quality
structures were constructed, pleaded
with public protector Busisiwe
Mkhwebane to launch a probe and
hold those responsible accountable.
The Rep reported (‘Hope after
seven-year wait: Lesseyton residents set
to have their RDP house project
u n b l o ck e d ’, December 4 2020) that an
incomplete 700-house RDP project
which started in 2009 in Lesseyton had
come to a halt following several issues
which included collapsing houses.
It was reported the issues included
encroachment and that the houses
were built in public spaces reserved for
a reservoir, church, clinic, community
hall or pump stations, which Tonga had
previously exposed.
Temporary structures for Toisekraal,
Zola, Xuma Tabatha and Ekuphumleni
residents were provided by the
department of human settlements.
One of the structures caught fire,
claiming the life of Siyabulela
Dayimane. After several complaints to
all relevant stakeholders responsible for
the project, Tonga said no-one was ever
held accountable.
Office of the Public Protector
national spokesperson Oupa Segalwe,
who had responded to questions sent
by The Rep, said the matter was closed,
citing that the allegations were “not
substantiated”.
“Complainants who are unhappy
about the basis upon which their cases
are closed due to unsubstantiated
allegations can, in terms of the public
protector rules, request a review of the
decision from a higher authority
internally. If the request is upheld, the
matter is reinvestigated,” Segalwe said.
Meanwhile, during his quest for
justice, a shooting took place at Tonga’s
home days after his son was allegedly
followed by an unknown person in a
white VW Polo last year.
He believed the reason behind the
incident was due to what he said an
article about the project.
Mkhwebane, who was in Lesseyton
last week during an inspection-in-loco
of the controversial R15m sports field,
listened to Tonga’s grievances before
assigning the matter to the provincial
public protector.
Tonga told Mkhwebane he had
followed all the necessary steps to
address the irregularities with the
relevant bodies, including the office of
the public protector in Bhisho.
“My complaint was attended to and
the office produced findings. Some
irregularities were picked up, but they
could not identify any other
wrongdoing. People involved in the
project failed to monitor and inspect,
hence houses cracked and were
collapsing. Some of the appointed
contractors still work for government.”
Tonga said he had applied for an
internal review in 2019 and was told
the matter would be dealt with.
“Phones are not answered and
when we visit the office we receive bad
treatment. Not even acknowledgement
CALL
FOR
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Lesseyton
re s i d e n t
Zolile
To n g a
pointing
at one of
the RDP
houses
re p o r t e d
to be in
poor
condition
P i c t u re :
ZINTLE
BOBELO
that they have received the papers.” In
her response, Mkhwebane said: “It
cannot be right that you travel from afar
not to be assisted. Your matter will be
dealt with. The provincial public
protector will handle this complaint.”
Officials were to inspect the houses.
Deceased person, hospital patient among ‘scam’ BGM attendees
ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA
The ANC Chris Hani regional
conference could be compromised
after leaked scanner reports from
branch general meetings (BGMs)
revealed a deceased person, a hospital
patient and someone who was in Cape
Town as among attendees at the
meetings in more than 30 wards.
These incidents are random samples
of some of the people said to have been
present at the BGMs, which formed
part of the 70% that were conducted in
Chris Hani branches ahead of the
regional conference from April 1-3. The
rest of the meetings were expected to
have been concluded by March 19.
The alleged manipulation has
provoked several branches to go to
court.
According to the BGM registering
rules, only 20% of the attendees are
allowed to be scanned manually but
the scanning reports revealed 100% of
the people at the “meetings” were
scanned manually through the ANC’s
online registration system.
An anonymous source said: “Th e y
used the master list attendance register
from BGMs in the system. It comes
with people’s ID numbers. This clearly
shows there were no BGMs conducted.
“They just used the IDs on the
master list. This is because they are not
popular, they have no support on the
ground. This is why we are required to
only punch in 20% manually; it is to
prevent this exact scam.”
The Rep received a copy of the
death certificate of someone who was
scanned as being present at the Intsika
Yethu BGM and a copy of an affidavit
of a woman who was in Cape Town at
the time ward 9 had its meeting, which
the scan reflected she had attended the
BGM which “took place” in ward 10.
And an affidavit of a man from ward 6
in Ezibeleni who was in hospital.
In response, ANC regional secretary
Lusanda Sizani said: “We will prove
that in a court of law. The scanning
report will prove it. The provincial
appeals committee will also investigate
the matter.”
ANC provincial spokesperson Gift
Ngqondi said the ANC always advised
members to exhaust internal processes,
which were to appeal before making
use of other means and to consult the
provincial dispute resolution
committee if they were a g g r i e ve d .
“If there are genuine appeals they
will be sent to the province.”
A letter from attorneys Phiwokuhle
Nyobo Inc to Sizani stated its clients
had witnessed gross irregularities and
violations from the ANC’s regional
executive committee in some branches.
“Most of these irregularities have
been reported to both the offices of the
regional and provincial executive
committees and some have been
escalated to the office of the national
executive committee,” the letter stated.
Plea to clear furrow to stop flooding
ZINTLE BOBELO
A drainage canal buried under a mountain of
waste due to illegal dumping in Museveni Street in
Khayelitsha is a health hazard to residents who
have called for the municipality to remove it
before they take further action.
Community activist Vuyolwethu Mqaba said
the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality had
ignored the issue for years despite several
consultations with officials and councillors.
“The municipality came, placed huge rocks
and left the place like that. When there is a major
flood all of the waste is redirected and damages
people’s properties. Criminals are now even
taking advantage of the situation.
“We do not only want the municipality to
remove the dirt, we would like them to
incorporate the community as well. It is not as if I
am putting it in the hands of the council alone.
“The waste is in close proximity to people’s
property and has turned into a health hazard.
“We might even find a dead body here – that is
how bad the place is,” he said.
Mqaba said he was willing to take the matter
further if residents’ plea was ignored.
“I am willing to even go to the human rights
commission and report this. It has been years.
“The place is a short cut which connects the
two areas, Unifound and Khayelitsha. People with
disabilities use that road regularly, but cannot do
so now in the condition it is in. They have resorted
to taking the long route. People have previously
been attacked in this spot,” he added.
“We want this municipality to stand up. What
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Livid Khayelitsha
residents are pleading with the Enoch Mgijima
Local Municipality to clear away the garbage
in what used to be a furrow in Museveni Street
Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO
we know about them is that they are in chaos and
we, the citizens, are suffering. They must fix this.”
Tembela Fani said he had to build a brick wall
to prevent rain water from flooding his house.
“They have only dug a portion of the ditch.
This shows they have no interest in us. The only
interest they have is us paying rates. We don’t
even have a ward committee member in our area
who understands our frustration. Instead they have
elected people from other areas,” he said.
EMLM spokesperson Lonwabo Kowa said
there were no records of complaints with the
customer care and other municipal offices,
stating, however, that the area was included in the
municipality’s plans to clean up illegal dumpsites.

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‘Clean environment a
human right’–DA
Members tackle the filthy Dumpy Stadium area
ABONGILE
S O L U N D WA N A
The DA used Human Rights
Day to emphasise that
people do not deserve to
live in a rubbish-strewn
unhygienic environment.
The party members joined
hands with a few community
members in Victoria Park to
clean up the open area near the
Dumpy Adams complex.
This was an actionorientated
reminder that the bill
of rights enshrined in section 24
of the South African
Constitution states that every
citizen has the right to a healthy
environment that is protected
from pollution and ecological
d e g ra d a t i o n .
According to the DA, St
Th e r e s a ’s Primary School pupils
who make use of the open
space near Dumpy Adams to go
to and from school are at risk as
the filthy pool area attracts
snakes.
Two snakes were seen
emerging from the pool in
separate incidents recently.
This is one of the reasons the
party also sought a tractorloader-backhoe
to remove the
litter and rubble collecting in
the abandoned swimming pool.
DA PR councilor Zuko Mandile
said: “The DA in Enoch Mgijima
is stressing the fact that people
do not deserve to be living
under such an unhygienic
environment where it is dirty all
ove r.”
With Enoch Mgijima set to
distribute skips in dumping
hotspots, Mandile said the
rubbish-strewn open area near
Dumpy Adams needed to be put
on the list.
Enoch Mgijima
spokesperson Lonwabo Kowa
said: “The skips are still on
tender stages.”
Piles of rubbish from EMLM’s
‘clean-up’ left dumped for weeks
LUVUYO MJEKULA
Residents of Aloevale and Newvale say they
were excited when an Enoch Mgijima Local
Municipality-led clean-up drive hit their streets
earlier this month.
The Rep reported (March 4, ‘Dumping issue’)
that the EMLM, in partnership with the Chris
Hani District Municipality (CHDM), the
departments of forestry, fisheries and
environment and economic development,
environmental affairs and tourism, the Chris Hani
Development Agency and Salga embarked on a
clean-up campaign, tackling hotspot dumping
areas in Mlungisi ahead of the waste
management summit at Roydon Game Reserve.
However, EMLM spokesperson Lonwabo
Kowa this week said the recent clean-up
campaign dealt with illegal dumping sites and
did not cover Aloevale and Newvale.
He said the “illegal dumping site” in Dahlia
Street was included in the municipality’s cleanup
plan.
H E A LT H
HAZARD: Irate
Newvale and
Aloevale
residents want
EMLM to take
responsibility for
not having
removed bags of
rubbish
collected in its
clean-up
campaign a
month ago
Picture: LUVUYO
MJEKULA
However, Newvale and Aloevale residents
say since the clean-up, piles of rubbish in black
bags has been left lying on the side of the road in
Dahlia Street, posing a health risk.
Angry Aloevale resident Thabisa Mzinyathi
said: “We were very happy and excited about the
cleaning, but we are not happy any more. It’s
been a month that this rubbish has been sitting
here. The [municipal workers] come and stand
next to the rubbish and a municipal truck comes
to Aloevale on Thursdays and to Newvale on
Fridays, but the rubbish is not removed.
“We voted for the municipality, but what did
we vote for if we are going to get this treatment?
“We have children and homes here - it is
smelly and there are dead dogs.”
The residents say strong winds blow the
rubbish into their yards.
“We are living in a pigsty. Children struggle to
breathe because of the bad odour,” fumed
Aloevale resident Thobeka Dlwengu.
Samantha Don, also from Aloevale, said: “It is
worse than before . . .”
VIOLATION OF
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officials roll up their
sleeves on Human
Rights Day to pick
up litter strewn
a ro u n d the Dumpy
Adams Sports
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It has become the norm now
that, whenever a politician
is in trouble in her or his
portfolio, they announce
grandiose plans or make very
controversial statements so as to
divert the attention away from
their often mediocre
performance.
They will, for a long time,
harp upon problems they have
identified in their department
and go into great lengths
explaining how we arrived at
that juncture, but would be
short on workable solutions to
address the issues they have
identified.
Others, like Lindiwe Sisulu,
would make controversial
statements about the very
constitution they are sworn to
abide by so as to mask the fact
that all she is doing is
moonlighting as a minister of
tourism without any tangible
results.
Another failed politician,
Zihle Zikalala, also jumped into
this whirlpool of confusion by
declaring that, with a straight
face nogal: “We want to issue a
call for us to debate whether it is
not time to move away from
absolute rule by the
Constitutional Court to a
situation where we have a
parliamentary democracy in
which the voice of the people
who elected is supreme to all
other voices.”
Mind you, this is no small
time politician but a whole
Populism over
substance
IN TOUCH
Phumelele P Hlati
premier and a very senior
member of the ANC which is
the ruling party in South Africa.
In a nutshell what Zikalala is
proposing is a return to the
apartheid style form of
government where parliament
can make whatever legislation
they want and the people would
have no recourse if those
legislations are pernicious.
When Thabo Mbeki said
ANC members had to improve
their “capacity to think” wh i l e
giving an address at the Western
Cape extended two day interim
provincial committee meeting
in Cape Town this week, was he
referring to this type of
utterances by senior leaders?
“Are we fit for the job?” he
asked.
How does anyone who is
well versed with the long and
distinguished history of the
ANC's fight against tyranny now
turn around and espouse ideas
similar to those of the likes of
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PW Botha who saw the
constitution and the rule of law
as nothing but a nuisance and
who turned our country into a
military state?
People instead of thinking
critically and coming up with
better laws, want us to be
dependent on the whims of
those in power and basically a
rule by a mob.
Parliamentary democracy as
touted by Zikalala ravaged our
country and no one could stop
the National Party on their
ruinous path as what they were
doing was ‘legal’ as they said so
t h e m s e l ve s .
Leaders we have lack the
thinking capacity to lead us into
the promised land as they have
chucked out all those with that
c a p a c i t y.
They want now to
compensate for their clumsy
attempts at creating new
legislation by casting aspersions
at the judiciary which is only
doing its job of interpreting the
very same constitution
parliament passed.
The judiciary does not make
laws but interprets them.
The constitution they used
was passed by parliament so
surely parliament should have a
far superior understanding of the
constitution since it was their
document to start with.
We cannot allow populism
to triumph over substance and
critical thinking. We must never
succumb to mob rule.
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FACE 2 FACE with
QWh a t kind of work do
you do?
AI am a DJ, a producer, a
film scorer (doing
commercials for TV and radio)
and a businessman.
Q: What do you enjoy about
your work?
A: I enjoy travelling and
playing music for people.
Doing events for which I call
local artists and those around
the country while also lending
out sound and lights
equipment.
Q: What is the best advice
you would give to parents on
raising their kids?
A: I would advise parents to
let their kids follow their
dreams. Children have to
explore and learn the world
by themselves. Not meaning
they should not monitor them
when they are doing wrong,
but to let them be. Support
and love their children’s
careers and dreams.
Q: As a DJ, which kind of
music do you play?
A: I play Deep House, mostly
because I have a feeling and
understand it better for my
own production, but I also do
other genres like Afro House
and this month I am doing an
Amapiano album for the first
time ever.
Q: What do you love about
Ko m a n i ?
A: The love of music that
people around here have.
Komani has a crowd of house
music lovers who understand
and relate to any music.
Q: What motivates you?
A: A belief I have is that one
day I am going to be where I
want and deserve to be. Every
time I play or produce I feel I
am getting better with people
who love what I am doing.
People comment almost
everywhere I play and tell me
they have never heard such
Deep House sets around town
/ AVELA MDINGI
and places nearby, which
makes me believe I am doing
good.
Q: What is your favourite
holiday destination and why?
A: It is Johannesburg -
anywhere that side where I
feel comfortable and happy to
be. I think it is because I have
been there for quite some
time.
Q: What is your favourite
childhood memory?
A: The first time I had my own
sound and studio equipment –
my mother bought that for
me. I was in grade 8 and I
used to play around wherever
and whenever I wanted and I
used to be paid about three or
four times a week.
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Clark, JP Smith, Juan van der Walt and Malvin Charasika (March
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Riana de Lange, Shania Mulder and Raven Swartz (April 1),
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Solomon, Jason Strydom, Kim Stone and Simnikiwe Tsemane
(April 4), Aaron Stoltz, Tamryn Henning, Bridget Hartley, Lyle
Sonemann and Jaydee Davids (April 5), Zane Lee, Esteline
Lodewyk and Kay-lee Lentoor (April 6), Ernest Littleford, Tyrone
Rankin and Marlene Serfontein (April 8).
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Odendaal, Rita Bacela, Asanda Thungwana, Mziwamadoda
Mbengo, Xoliswa Mvane, Mihlali Stuurman, Nontutuzela
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ABID
SHAHZAD
South Africa marked
Human Rights Day on
Monday, March 21 and
The Rep intern Chuma
Joni took to the streets
and asked residents if
they had celebrated the
d ay.
Abid Shahzad
from Ebden Street
I was at home, I didn’t go
anywhere. Human
Rights Day to me means
PAT R I C K
D AV I S
that everyone is equal
and has rights. It is one of
the most important
public holidays in South
Africa.
Patrick Davis
from Cathcart
Not really. I just had a
day off and enjoyed it at
home. Exactly as it says,
we have to celebrate it
because everybody has
rights everyone is
YONELA
TSHITSHA
entitled to as a human
being, regardless of race.
Yonela Tshitsha
from Madeira Park
I couldn’t celebrate
Human Rights Day
because I was busy – I
had work at home.
Human Rights Day
means all human beings
are born free and equal
in dignity and rights
everyone is entitled to as
NANGAMSO
SETI
a human being.
Nangamso Seti
from Emagxaki
I couldn’t celebrate it
because my right to
water was taken away by
my municipality. From
Thursday to Sunday we
were without water. It
only came back on
Monday and so I didn’t
celebrate it. Human
Rights Day is a reminder
L I N D I K H AYA
STEMELE
of our human rights.
Lindikhaya Stemele
from Komani
I enjoyed it as it was
Human Rights Day. I
enjoyed it at home with
my friends. Human
Rights Day to me means
everyone has a right to
life, equality and human
dignity. On this day we
recognise the human
rights of people.

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Literacy initiative reaches Komani
Yizani Sifunde partners with 40 Early Childhood Development centres locall y, and in EL, Elliot
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c h i l d re n ’s home language because language is a
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The project focuses on nurturing the
early literacy foundations of very young
children to help them do well in school.
It also works with the adults who
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Early Childhood Development (ECD)
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the importance of reading and sharing
stories with children and feel
comfortable and confident to do so.
“When working with children, it is
exciting to get more resources.
“The books help us to support
learning and teaching. I am happy that
the materials are in the children’s home
language because language is a
foundation of culture,” said
Notombekhaya Memani, an ECD
practitioner from Komani whose creche
was included in the project last year.
Yizani Sifunde’s project manager,
Pumelele Keswa, shares more details
about the project as it prepares to move
its focus to new communities in
Molteno and Sterkstroom this year.
What is Yizani Sifunde?
Yizani Sifunde [isiXhosa for ‘Come,
let’s read’] is a special reading
intervention project by three prominent
South African literacy NGOs – Book
Dash, Nal’ibali and Wordworks.
It has been made possible by the
Liberty Community Trust.
What is the project’s vision?
BIG PLANS: Pumelele Keswa, Yizani
Sifunde’s project manager
Yizani Sifunde aims to infuse
underserved communities in the Eastern
Cape with high-quality early childhood
development training, an abundance of
books for the children and their families,
and sustained literacy practices in the
community and the family.
Why is this needed?
Research shows that 78% of Grade 4
pupils cannot read for meaning and
close to a third of children from rural
areas are functionally illiterate. The
majority of these children will leave the
school system without the skills they
need to succeed in life and will remain
trapped in a cycle of poverty.
By starting early at the ECD level, the
effects of are meaningful and longlasting.
This is because the foundations of
language are laid in children’s early
years [before Grade R] and language is
the foundation of all learning.
What is Yizani Sifunde’s approach?
Yizani Sifunde aims to ensure yo u n g
children fall in love with books and
stories at home, in school and the
community, by:
Providing training in partnership
with NGOs ITEC and Khululeka to
practitioners at ECD centres.
Inviting parents/caregivers and
interested adults in the community to
receive training.
Supporting all participating adults
through a network of Story Sparkers.
Please share some of the milestones
the projects reached in 2021
Last year, Yizani Sifunde partnered
with 40 ECDs and their communities
around East London, Komani and
Elliot. Some notable achievements are:
● 35 ECD practitioners across 40 ECD
centres received training to run literacybased
programmes;
● 356 adults trained to run or support
reading clubs;
● More than 36,000 isiXhosa
storybooks were distributed via ECD;
centres to more than 1,100 children
● More than 35,000 isiXhosa;
storybooks distributed to 1,350 children
via 60 community reading clubs set up
by interested adults outside of the ECDs;
● 2,600 books distributed to other
projects in the communities.
What to expect for 2022?
The Yizani Sifunde project has
moved to new sites around Molteno,
Burgersdorp, Sterkstroom, Mdantsane
and Berlin.
The work started in the first cohort of
ECD sites, in Komani, East London and
Elliot, will continue.

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ZAAAE NKOSINATHI
BORN: 1957-09-12
DIED: 2022-03-13
FUNERAL:
2022-03-26
VENUE:
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held at home at Topu
location Mtsheko A/A
Cacadu district at
09:00 am
CEMETERY:
Tambo
TIME:
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KALOLO
ZAAAE VUSUMZI
SIKHUMBUZO
BORN: 1978-01-01
DIED: 2022-03-16
FUNERAL:
2022-03-26
VENUE:
Funeral service will
be held at home at Tambo
village Komani district
AT 10:00 AM
CEMETERY:
TAMBO
TIME:
12:00 AM
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STEMELE
BANDILE
Late of Vrigin,
Lesseyton, Komani
District
Born: 19.10.1946
Died: 13.03.2022
Funeral: Saturday
26.03.2022
Starting at home
at 9am
Thence to the Vrigin
Cemetery, Lesseyton
for the Interment
at 12 noon
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PAKEMI
WILLIAM
Late of
Bilatye,
Cofimaba District
Born: 01.01.1945
Died: 11.03.2022
Funeral:
Saturday 26.03.2022
Thence to the Bilatye
Cemetery, Cofimvaba
for an early burial at
08:30am,
followed by a service
at home at 9am
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MFENE LISA
JAMBASE
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TSHANGA
XOLANI
WISEMAN
Late of Q151 Sixishe
Street, White City,
Mlungisi, Komani
Born: 15.02.1972
Died: 10.03.2022
Funeral: Friday
25.03.2022
Starting at home at
10am (Iliso Lomzi
Apostolic Church)
Thence to the
Komani Cemetery
for the Interment
at 12 noon
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SOPHITSHO
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MABIJA
YONGAMA
MAKABONGWE
BORN: 1985-12-12
DIED: 2022-03-14
FUNERAL:
2022-03-25
VENUE: Funeral service
will be held at home at
1230 Bulawayo street
Mlungisi location
Komani at 09:00 am
Cemetery:
Komani Town
TIME:
11:00 am
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NOLWANDLE
GLORIA
Late of
Upper Zangqokwe,
Whittlesea District
Born: 07.01.1946
Died: 10.03.2022
Funeral: Saturday
26.03.2022
Starting at home
at 10am (Methodist
Church of S.A.)
Thence to the Upper
Zongqokwe Cemetery,
Whittlesea for the
Interment at 12 noon
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11030
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In the Estate of the Late
BUKELWA NOZUKO
MTWEBANA, Identity
Number 610226 0789
08 4, of 13 FALCON
AVENUE, KINGS
PARK, QUEENSTOWN,
and who died on 31
DECEMBER 2020.
Estate Number:
1467/2021
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.
Authorized Agent
MICHELLE BAXTER
De Wet Shaw &
Baxter Attorneys
45 Grey Street
PO Box 1305
Queenstown
5320
Tel: 045 838 2520
REF: MB/NM/
MTW26/0001
6151
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11030
Estate Notices
In the Estate of the Late
GERBRECHT CORNELIA
WENTZEL, Identity
Number
540526 0066 08
5, married out of
Community of Property,
of LUSERNHOEK
FARM, DISTRICT OF
QUEENSTOWN, who
was born on
26 May 1954 and who
died at Queenstown on
16 June 2007.
Estate Number:
002404/2021
CREDITORS AND
DEBTORS in the above
Estate are hereby
required to file their
claims with and pay their
debts to the undersigned
within 30 (THIRTY) days
of the date of publication
hereof.
Agent For The Executor
METCALF, SAHD AND
COMPANY
P.O. Box 127
8 Grey Street
Queenstown
5320
Tel: 045 - 839 4136
Fax: 045 - 838 3233
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In the Estate
of the late
NONZWAKAZI
NOMFUNDO
BEAUTY NGUNA
(ID No:
54080807850820)
born on 8th of
August 1954,
unmarried of 479
NEWTON, MLUNGISI
LOCATION,
QUEENSTOWN
(Estate No:
1499/2021)
Masters Office,
GRAHAMSTOWN
All persons having
claims against the
above mentioned
Estate must lodge
them with the
Executor within thirty
(30) days from the
date of publication
hereof.
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Queenstown
Tel: 045 839 6898
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Email: lmtiya@
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TWO (2) HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS REQUIRING
EXPERIENCIAL TRAINING: Degree or National Diploma in
Civil Engineering or Equivalent.
PROJECT NAME: UPGRADING OF FIKILE GWADANA ROAD IN EZIBELENI -PHASE 1
Buchule Engineers (Pty) Ltd invites applications for the position of Two (02) Higher Education
Students requiring Experiential Training for the above-mentioned project on behalf of Enoch
Mgijima Local Municipality. A successful candidate will be employed by the Consulting Engineer on
the project. First preference will be given to residents of Wards 4,5,6,7,8 and 9. Second preference
to residents of adjacent wards in Ezibeleni, Third preference to residents of Enoch Mgijima Local
Municipality and Fourth preference to residents of Chris Hani District Municipality.
Job Purpose:
The primary purpose of the job is to ensure that the students receive the requisite experiential
training in line with the requirements of completing their degrees or National Diploma.
Duration: 12 month Contract Stipend: R9000.00
Requirements:
• Qualification:
• Must have at least completed all S4 subjects;
• Must be a resident of Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality;
• Must be able to communicate: speak, read and write in English and isiXhosa;
• Must comply with standards set by the Consultants;
• Be aware of steps required to develop necessary skills that will be offered during experiential
training period;
• Must have good communication skills;
• Must comprehensively record all practical experience gained, on a daily basis;
• Should be prepared to work under difficult conditions;
• Must be aware and accept working hours and payment conditions;
• Should have skills in organizational development;
• Should have an understanding of construction and be able to communicate with contractors
and sub- contractors.
Key Performance Areas:
• Basic understanding of Engineering surveys;
• Basic understanding of Tender and Construction drawings;
• Basic understanding of material investigation, classification or quality control testing;
• Basic understanding of documentation and or admiration;
• Basic understanding of Design and Design packages (civil designer, civil 3D, prokon, etc.);
• Basic understanding of contract documentation and or administration (COLTO, SABS, GCC
2015, etc.)
• Basic understanding of financial aspects (BoQ, payment certificate, fee accounts, etc.) and;
• Involvement to Construction Participation and Supervision.
Please forward a C.V. with a covering letter, a letter from the Institution of Higher Learning,
supporting documents, certified Proof of Address (letter from Ward or Traditional Council), certified
latest academic results not records, and a certified copy of your Identity Document (ID).
NOTE:
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of Buchule Engineers (Pty) Ltd, 67 Prince Alfred Street, Komani, Eastern Cape. Telegraphic,
telephonic, telex, facsimile, electronic, e-mailed and late documents will not be accepted.
ENQUIRIES:
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11030
Estate Notices
In the estate of
the late
BULELWA LETITIA
MAKAULA
born 10/06/1964
identity number
6406100582082
of
14 BESWICK STREET,
QUEENSTOWN
Estate Number
209/2022
Date of death
13/09/2021
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.
PIETER JACOBUS
COETZEE
Bowes McDougall Inc
27a Prince Alfred Street,
Queenstown 5319
045 807 3800
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In the estate of the
late NOMPUMELELO
ROSEWITTA NONGAUZA
Born: 18/06/1940
Identity Number:
4006180525084
of 353, ZONE 2
EZIBELENI, 5326
Estate Number
004521/2021
Date of death 05/08/2020
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.
MICHIEL JOHAN BESTER
Bowes McDougall Inc
27a Prince Alfred Street,
Queenstown 5319
045 807 3800
In the Estate of the Late
VUKILE MAZWAYI
Born: 09.03.1959.
Identity number:
590309 5769 089
of 41 Lotus Drive,
Queensview Park,
Queenstown, 5320.
Married in Community
of Property to
surviving spouse:
NOMTHANDAZO
CHARLOTTE
MAZWAYI. Identity
number: 661118 0658
088. Estate Number:
000389/2022.
Creditors and Debtors
in the above Estate are
hereby required to file
their claims with and
pay their debts to the
undersigned within
Thirty (30) days from the
date of publication hereof.
Agent for and on
behalf of the Executor
WILLEM JACOBUS VAN
JAARSVELD
VAN JAARSVELDS
ATTORNEYS
65 Prince Alfred Street
P. O. Box 1577
Queenstown, 5320
email: info@van
jaarsvelds.co.za
Tel: 087 160 0829
11030
Estate Notices
In the estate of the late
BANTUBONKE
SALAKUPATWA
born 06/06/1956
Date of death:
20/01/2015
identity number:
560606 6995 08 4
and surviving spouse
FELICIA NOLUVUYO
SALAKUPATWA
identity number
610927 0863 08 0 of
QUEENSTOWN
Estate Number:
938/2015.
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.
Name and address
of executor:
FELICIA NOLUVUYO
SALAKUPATWA
Bowes McDougall Inc
27a Prince Alfred Street,
Queenstown 5319
Tel: 045 807 3800
In the Estate of the Late
CHRISTOPHER ROY
CALLAGHAN
(Identity Number
420126 5027 086)
Married out of
Community of Property
to JILL ISABEL
CALLAGHAN (born
ELLIOT) (Identity
Number 451215 0011
088) who died on
1 July 2019
Estate No.:
002819/2019
Notice is hereby given
that that the First and
Final Liquidation and
Distribution Account
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
at Sterkstroom, for a
period of 21 (Twenty
One) days as from
25 March 2022.
ANDREW IVAN
GEORGE ALT
CO-EXECUTOR
c/o Charteris
& Barnes CC
P.O Box 137,
Queenstown, 5320
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SPORT SCENE
Hikers celebrate Human
Rights Day with climb
Getting outdoors good way to fight anxiety and depression
READY FOR THE CHALLENGE: A group of hikers from Komani Hiking Club, Komani Youth Organisation and Miss
Schools and Tertiary Eastern Cape just before embarking on a hike at Longhill on Monday as part of celebrating Human
Rights Day Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA
LUVUYO MJEKULA
Agroup of enthusiastic hikers took
on Longhill in Komani on
Monday as their way of
celebrating Human Rights Day which is
observed countrywide every year on
March 21.
Members from the Komani Hiking
Club, Komani Youth Organisation and
Miss Schools and Tertiary Eastern Cape
got together and came up with an idea
to celebrate the day in a unique way –
hiking and helping others.
Zibongile Mnyamana, of the Komani
Hiking Club, said the aim of the event
was to focus on the struggles people
face today, while commemorating
heroes and achievements of the past.
“As people living now, there are
struggles we face individually and in
our communities.
“Today, wherever you are, whatever
you are facing, come and be with us, let
us fight a different fight – depression,
Swim school’s stars bag 12
medals at Buffalo gala
ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA
Swim-Nastix swim school made Komani
proud by bringing home 12 medals from
the level one Buffalo Aquatics gala
which took place at the Joan Harrison
swimming complex in East London
r e c e n t l y.
The school’s swimmers returned with
four gold, three silver and five bronze
medals individually.
The Top Town-based Swim-Nastix
swim school was founded by Rochelle
Fourie in September 2018 and
specialises in swimming lessons, stroke
correction, water aerobics and mom
and tots lessons.
Fourie said: “This was always a
swimming school, it was originally
Hayden Bucholtz but I took over when
they moved out of town.”
The pupils who worked hard to
attain the 12 individual and eight relay
medals include Melanie van Staden
who attained five gold, one silver and
two bronze, Khazimla Nyikana who
received five gold and one bronze, Sasa
Mbhalati who attained one silver and
one bronze, and Ezra Blignaut who
brought back a silver and three bronze
high unemployment and other
s t r u g g l e s ,” Mnyamana said.
Besides the health benefits, hiking in
the outdoors was good for the soul, she
said: “You connect on a different level,
unlike when you are at home where
there are walls and you feel stuck.
“When you are outside, your
feelings change because the
atmosphere is different.”
Another Komani Hiking Club
organiser, Marlene de Wet, said the
hikers celebrated unity and renewal.
A call was also made for interested
people to join the club.
Members of the Enoch Mgijima
branch of the South African Youth
Council (Sayc) and Monde’s Agency
also joined the hike.
Charmaine Combi, secretary of Sayc
in Enoch Mgijima, said they were
approached by Komani Youth
Organisation to join the outing.
Thando Nyangintaka, founder of
Komani Youth Organisation and the two
medals.
“As a team, we are extremely proud
of what our athletes have achieved. If
you can believe it, the mind can achieve
i t ,” Fourie said.
Fourie believes none of the
achievements would have been possible
without the efforts of the instruction
pageants, who was also at the event,
said: “It’s one of the prep events for our
April 2 programme in which our models
will be competing. We hope to remove
youth from a depressing atmosphere.
“We chose to be here today to learn
new skills to deal with challenges.
“In today’s world we face different
challenges that we struggle to deal with.
“People commit suicide due to
depression.
“We are trying by all means to unite
and work together as youth in Komani.”
Sihle Gqoboka, a very nervous firsttime
hiker had a message for the youth
on Human Rights Day: “E ve r y
opportunity you get, just grab it.”
For Sihle Mahuzi, however, it was
more excitement than nerves as she had
gone on a mountain hike before.
“It’s a good exercise, especially for
us young people,” she said.
For Zanele Sihlahla, it was about
enjoying the experience: “I am so
excited and looking forward to it.”
SWIMMING
CHAMPS:
Swim-
Nastix swim
school
members
bring
medals
back home
for Komani
P i c t u re :
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team – Monique Pieterse, Anje Vorster,
Yami Mourelle, and Denise Malutu.
However, with the swimming season
coming to an end, Fourie said the
lessons would continue in winter as they
had a heated swimming pool. She said
the gala was set to take place in
S e p t e m b e r.
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Bukho walks off as the
second best U17 in SA
ZINTLE BOBELO
Freemantle Boys’ High School pupil Bukho
Shenxane, who earned a silver medal for
obtaining second position in the U17 10km
walk race at the national school athletics
championships, received a warm welcome at
his school this week after his great
BUKHO SHENXANE
a ch i e ve m e n t .
Sport organiser Tawanda Nyasha said after Shenxane had advanced
from local level to the provincials, he managed to beat the qualifying time
by 54.3 minutes after a few discrepancies.
By virtue of beating that time, his efforts qualified him to participate in
the nationals in Johannesburg.
“It was a long and tedious journey. In Johannesburg he managed to
rectify all the problems and had time to make his mark and finish his race.
“When he completed the race he was in high spirits as he was second
best in the country and won a silver medal.”
Nyasha, who was happy for the athlete, said race walking as a sport
required special technique.
“This is a special type of walk, there is some technique involved.
“You need to make sure your back does not tire.
“It is not easy, it requires a lot of practise.”
Nyasha said the achievement was extremely special as Shenxane
hailed from an ordinary background and managed to beat the odds.
Excited Freemantle Boy’s High principal Vuyisile Cele said Shenxane
had said in his speech that he came back from the competition with vast
knowledge and was determined to forge ahead with the sport.
“This is a great achievement and this has inspired other pupils to do
more in whatever they want to accomplish. The achievement encourages
them to participate in sport, without looking at the win, which is very
important.
“We also believe that it has inspired them to do well in their
a c a d e m i c s .”
Sinonelisile Nkompela, a pupil at Sixishe Agricultural High School also
represented the province at the championships.
League waiting for all
teams to reach 13 games
ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA
The SAB regional league remains
on hold until the rest of the teams
have caught up with the teams
which have played their share of 13
games.
According to Chris Hani Safa
executive officer Madoda Oyiya,
some of the regional teams’ football
fields had been affected by heavy
rainfall in the past few weeks.
Oyiya said: “We had heavy
rains in the past weeks, especially
in places like Rocklands, Molteno
and Cofimvaba where teams were
not able to play.
“Each team is required to play
18 games in the league.
“We stopped the league
temporarily for all teams to reach
13 games.
“The teams that are catching up
have managed to reach 12 games,
which leaves them with one
outstanding each.”
He said the SAB league was
expected to commence on April 2.
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On Monday, Noshumi United
FC from Cacadu in Matyantya beat
Young Stars by 5-1 in their catchup
game at the Dumpy Adams.
Noshumi United, currently
second in the Stream A log,
dominated the first half with a 4-0
difference against Young Stars from
C o f i m va b a .
Young Stars found the net in the
second half, but so did Noshumi
United, ending the game on 5-1.
On Sunday, Twelve Aces beat
Rocklands Swallows by 3-1.
The top three teams leading the
log in streams A and B are: Xalanga
Blues Celtics from Cala top the log
with 26 points, with a 27 goal
difference in stream A, followed by
Noshumi United FC from Cacadu
with 26 points and a 15 goal
difference, and Lucky Stars from
Tsomo with 25 points. In the stream
B log, MK Academy from Dongwe is
leading with 26 points, followed by
Young Minds FC from Ilinge with 25
and Roman Callies from Ezibeleni
with 24.
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Kaizer United U15s win
Enoch Mgijima league
Athletics make 2-2 comeback
but lose in penalty shootout
ABONGILE
S O L U N D WA N A
Kaizer United FC U15
beat Athletics FC 4-3 in a
penalty shootout to win
the Enoch Mgijima junior
league playoffs at the Dumpy
Adams fields on Monday.
The teams met after
emerging on the top of streams
A and B.
Stream A consisted of Kaizer
United, Soul Buddies from
Ezibeleni and Jacaranda from
Ntabethemba.
Meanwhile, stream B
comprised All Star from
Komani, Athletics from
Ezibeleni and Manchester from
Ntabethemba.
Kaizer had a good start and
ended the first half 2-0, but
Athletics made a comeback by
slotting two equalising goals in
the second half with one
conceded a few minutes before
full time. This meant the teams
headed for a penalty shootout.
Meanwhile, the final results
of the U13 teams which also
participated in the playoffs were
still being debated.
The matter is set to be
concluded by the end of the
week. The U13 stream A lineup
was Phoenix Bird FC, Mighty
Bombers and Soul Buddies,
while Eleven Attackers,
Jacaranda, and Moonlight
formed stream B.
Komani Local Football
Association zone chairperson
Ringo Klaas said the junior
playoffs were carried over from
the last junior league season.
“Ntabethemba, Ezibeleni
and Komani were the only areas
in the junior leagues
“Enoch Mgijima has more
than 10 zones that did not play
in the league because most of
the teams were not properly
r e g i s t e r e d ,” Klaas said.
“The winners will join the
Local Football Association
teams in the new junior league
which kickstarts tomorrow.”
Team manager and coach
Kaizer Mopoyi said: “I feel great
considering that we were given
short notice to play. We did not
have time to prepare. We heard
this at 4am today and we had to
assemble a team. Tomorrow
Intsika Yethu will host its
playoffs at the Dumpy and we
will represent Enoch Mgijima.”
WE WON! The victorious Progress squad after winning the EC Super 14 title Picture: SUPPLIED
Unbeatean, proud Progress
deservedly EC champions
PLAYOFFS: Kaizer United FC U15, the winners of the Enoch
Mgijima junior league playoff games at the Dumpy Adams
stadium on Monday Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA
80 take part in parkrun
Last Saturday 80 people ran,
walked and jogged the course of
the Komani parkrun at the
Queenstown Golf Club in cool
weather conditions.
There were four happy
regular parkrunners who
recorded personal best times
and six parkrunners who
enjoyed their first parkrun.
Junior 10 Club membership
was awarded to Winona
Smouse for completing 10
parkruns.
MAXWELL LEVINE
There were back-to-back Eastern Cape
Super 14 titles for Progress after a pulsating
19-15 win over cross-town rivals PE
Harlequins.
The Kariega-based outfit have
reaffirmed their status as the No 1 team in
the entire province.
They were unbeaten in 16 matches,
and played more than 1,280 minutes in the
space of three years. That is one helluva
record.
They were not even phased when their
“home game” was shifted from their
Central Field fortress to WJ de Wet
Stadium in nearby Despatch.
The character of Progress is immense,
their class on another level. They top all
the stats. The final table rarely lies either,
and the best team in the tournament won.
The teams traded blows early on, with
neither moving an inch. Harlequins came
to play and it showed in their intensity
early on. It was evenly matched, with both
teams lacking that killer instinct.
It could be due to the occasion that
there were uncharacteristic handling errors
from both sides when presented with
scoring opportunities.
The battle at breakdown was on
another level, with both teams showing
rock-solid composure in defence. Progress
and Harlequins played the territorial game
to good effect.
Discipline was going to be key in tight
matches like this.
Harlequins’ Angus Human was sent to
the naughty chair for repeated
infringements, but it was Harlies who got
the first chance to put points on the board.
However, the usually reliable Nathan
Fick missed the resultant penalty.
But he made amends with his second
spot kick, slotting it over for Harlequins to
take a 3-0 lead in the 25th minute.
The response from the defending
champions was swift and deadly.
First flyhalf Darrion Edwards slotted a
perfectly-placed penalty. Then Magic
Majola scored an opportunistic try which
was converted by Edwards for Progress to
take a 10-3 lead going into halftime.
It was the “Chippie” show in the
second half when the man of the match
punished Harlequins with his deadly boot.
He converted three penalties as the
champs took a commanding 19-3 lead.
True to their motto, “Never Quit,”
Harlequins threw everything at the
opposition late in the game.
They scored two brilliant tries.
Replacement Yusif Abrahams scored a
converted try in the 73rd minute to bring
the scores closer at 19-10.
Captain Chriszuan Slabbert scored an
unconverted try in the last move of the
game. That just brought a little
consolation, but it was too little too late
with the match ending at 19-15.
Harlequins coach Sebastian Hilpert
praised his side’s fighting spirit: “It was a
tough game, there are sore bodies out
there, but the guys never gave up,” he said.
Progress coach Elroy Ligman agreed it
was a tough game, but that they made
things hard for themselves but pulled
through.
“I am very relieved at winning this
final. The turning point is that we worked a
lot on our discipline, because last week we
received a lot of yellow cards.
“They gave us a lot of penalties which
we capitalised on. Our fitness levels
carried us through this match. Although
losing a lot of players, we trust our system
and we trust the next guy coming in.”
Visibly delighted president Kosie
Basson said: “I am proud of the team,
proud of the club, we worked hard to get
this result. The passion our boys have for
rugby, the love our boys have for the club
and the community, the sacrifices and
commitment to this club. This is the perfect
30th year celebration.”
Progress take home R40,000, gold
medals and a trophy. Deon Plaatjies was
Player of the Tournament with Deon
Booysen Coach of the Year.