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Group tired of waiting for

RDP houses torches trucks

ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

Seven trucks including a

municipal fire engine

were torched on the N6

between Komani and Cathcart

on Wednesday afternoon as a

residents’ protest over an RDP

housing project turned ugly.

The residents say they have

been waiting for RDP houses to

be built for 20 years.

EC police spokesperson

Captain Majola Mkohli said 12

cases of malicious damage to

property were being

investigated, after some vehicles

were burnt and others stoned.

“Five trucks were torched,

including a municipal fire

engine that was set alight. The

police used shotguns because

residents were throwing stones.

“The police are busy with

i nve s t i g a t i o n s .”

He was confident arrests

would be made soon.

One of the truck drivers,

Kidwell Sivakanqa Stemella,

was transporting maize from

East London to Bloemfontein.

Stemella said: “I found the

road blocked.

“While we were waiting at

the traffic jam, the protesters

asked me to turn my truck

across to barricade the road.

“When I was about to do so,

the protestors began to violently

throw stones at the truck.

“I got out and ran and they

began to chase me with stones.

“They went back to the truck

to take my belongings. I

attempted to go back to the

truck and they chased me away

Protesters say police provoked them to violence

PROTEST ACTION: Seven trucks, including a municipal fire engine, were set alight on the N6 between Komani and Cathcart on

Wednesday afternoon as angry residents demanded that a RDP housing project be speeded up Picture: SUPPLIED

and started burning the truck.”

After 5pm, Stemella said he

was trying to hitchhike to the

police station to report the

incident.

Community chair

Mziwebhongo Borwana

claimed their march had been

peaceful for four hours.

“When we started the march

we closed the N6. No-one was

burning anything until the

police forcefully removed the

residents from the road and beat

t h e m .”

He claimed the police

provoked residents to anger and

then the trucks were set alight.

Borwana said last month

human settlement MEC

Nonceba Konstiwe had paid

them a visit, along with her

director, who gave them time

frames of the land surveying

processes and bulk

infrastructure that was expected

to be concluded on May 31.

He said the residents were

angry that the time frames had

not been met. He said only the

land surveyors had come, with

no further steps taken, and no

feedback from the department

to the community.

He said about five land

surveyors had been to the site

over the years.

“The houses were meant to

be built in 2002. We have been

waiting for a full 20 years.

“It’s 28 years of democracy

and we have not seen a single

RDP house being constructed in

Cathcart. But we have been

voting for the same political

party, the ANC, since 1994.”

He said the township was

established in about 1985 but

the roads had never been

serviced.

“We have never received a

tar road or at least paving.

“People tell us about

democracy, we don’t know

what that is. We see RDP houses

on TV. They told us things

would happen. We told them it

was not the first time we had

met someone like her promising

us heaven and earth. After that

she is not taking our calls or

responding to messages.

“I am 46 years old and living

in my parents’ house with my

wife and children. There were

people who were chased away

from farms. They are living in

mud establishments in an area

saturated with water.”

He said the poverty-stricken

community near the N6 had to

use fire wood to cook.

“The population depends on

two shops for employment

which is USave and the garage.

“Eighty-year-olds have to

cross over the N6 to go and

relieve themselves as they have

no toilets.”

Human settlements

spokesperson Yanga Funani said

the department had prioritised

Cathcart to build RDP houses

this year, and was in constant

communication with the

steering committee.

However, bulk infrastructure

was the municipality’s

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.

Amahlathi acting municipal

manager Lubabalo Manjingolo

said he was on his way with

both the mayors of Amahlathi

and Amathole to address the

Cathcart residents.

Help pupil get to national choral finals in Johannesburg

YOUNG TALENT: Nkwanca

Public High pupil Asiphe

Beyi Picture: SUPPLIED

LUVUYO MJEKULA

A talented Komani chorister

who excelled at a provincial

schools choir competition and is

set to represent the Eastern Cape

at the national championships

next week, needs help.

Asiphe Beyi, a grade 11

pupil at Nkwanca Public High

School, won the mezzo-soprano

category at the ABC Motsepe

South African Schools Choral

Eisteddfod (SASCE) provincial

contest in Gqeberha recently.

The 17-year-old now needs

financial support to travel to

Randburg, Johannesburg, to fly

the flag of her school and her

province high.

In a document circulated in

Komani earlier this week in

which she asked for donations,

Asiphe pleads: “I humbly

request assistance in donating

anything that will help [me]

since both my parents are

unemployed. Your assistance

will be highly appreciated.”

Her mother, Nosipho

Maqaloti, said: “We are

unemployed, but as her parents

we try by all means to support

her music because she loves to

sing. We are pleading for [the

public’s] support to help my

daughter get to sing in

Jo h a n n e s b u r g .”

The four-day national event

runs from June 28 to July 1.

Launched in 2019, the

Motsepe SASCE competition

aims to showcase creativity,

inspiration and artistic talent

among South Africans,

according to the Motsepe

Foundation website.

The site says the competition

has opened many doors for

acclaimed international artists

such as Pretty Yende, Phumeza

Matshikiza, Given Nkosi and

Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi.

“The Motsepe Foundation is

proud to contribute to the

❝We are pleading for

[the public’s] support

to help my daughter

get to sing in

Johannesburg

development of music and

unearth talent at schools.”

Each year the eisteddfod

draws in thousands of pupils

from across the country, mostly

from rural areas, to compete

and stand a chance to win

prizes designed to improve the

school and community at large.

More than 95 secondary

schools and 60 primary schools

participate in the contest with

60 members per choir and a

total of more than 9,500

participants, the website says.

The competition has more

than 30 different categories at

national level and runs for four

days. The first day is dedicated

to primary schools and the other

three showcase secondary

schools that perform various

pieces from choir, opera and

izitibili to indigenous folklore.

The department of basic

education says the competition

is one of its “most significant

cultural events on the annual

school calendar since 2001”.

The competition has had to take

a break for the last two years

due to the lockdown.

Asiphe says she started

singing at a very young age – at

primary school, with help from

her teachers including Loyiso

Rodolo and Viwe and Anele

Zikalala. Asked why she sings,

she said: “Music gives me a

sense of joy – when I sing I feel

h a p py.”

- For donations, please

contact Nosipho Maqaloti on

078-646-4318.

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Wards 9 and 15 get to

elect new committees

Nomzamo residents vote in numbers with street teams to be appointed

ABONGILE

SOLUNDWANA and

KUHLE NDLANGISA

After disputing the ward

committee election

processes that they were

not pleased with, residents in

ward 15 in Nomzamo and ward

9 in Ezibeleni were afforded a

re-run by Enoch Mgijima Local

Municipality (EMLM).

The speaker’s manager,

Noxolo Fatuse, facilitated the

elections in Ezibeleni on

Monday and in Nomzamo on

Tu e s d ay.

Nomzamo residents came

out in numbers to choose their

new ward committee

representatives in accordance

with the area’s seven clusters.

The newly elected members

are Nomachina Fata, Ayanda

Mputing, Xola Njokweni,

Ndimphiwe Dakada, Ncumisa

Maqaloti, Kholeka Mrubata and

Thembinkosi Mankayi.

At the time of going to print,

The Rep had not yet received

the names of the two new

ward 9 Ezibeleni committee

members.

Ward15 councillor Andile

Zondi, who was pleased with

the way the voting process

went, said he looked forward to

working with his new

team.

“As a councillor I will not be

able to attend to everyone at the

same time, which is why the

committee members are elected

— to assist the councillor.

“The ward committee

members’ responsibility is to

look after their allocated clusters

and also assist in appointing

street committee members.”

The street committees would

keep track of information of

every household as far as their

living conditions were

concerned, he said.

He added that if a household

faced poverty or

unemployment, they would be

prioritised in the case of job

opportunities or any

programmes that might assist

them.

According to Zondi, power

theft, water outages and

unemployment were the three

enemies confronting Nomzamo

at present.

“Illegal connections add

pressure to the transformers and

result in the community not

having electricity.”

He said water tanks were

supplied in ward 15, but were

not refilled, which left the

community without water.

“The crime rate in

SERVING

COMMUNITIES:

The newly elected

Nomzamo ward

committee

members, are,

from left, Kholeka

Mrubata,

Ndimphiwe

Dakada, Ncumisa

Maqaloti, Andile

Zondi, Xola

Njokweni, Ayanda

Mputing,

Thembinkosi

Mankayi, Lucas

Komeni and

Nomachina Fata

Picture: ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

Nomzamo continues to

increase as the youth have

nothing to keep them occupied.

“If employment

opportunities were to arise for

young people, the crime in our

neighbourhood would

d e c r e a s e .”

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LEN’S NEWS

If your front door is visible from the road, it is

likely to be watched closely.

There is no shortage of loiterers who will take

an open door as an open invitation – even if you

are in the house.

Please take that extra bit of care to keep your

property secure, especially if, like in Prince

Alfred Street where there has been no electricity

for the past 12 days and therefore no security

systems working.

It takes a burglar less than five minutes to

clean out the essential items of your house.

Those with dogs are less vulnerable than those

without. The elderly are much more vulnerable

because they move more slowly.

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IN SHOCK: A group

of Ezibeleni church

women stand next to

the taxi they were

travelling in P i c t u re :

LUVUYO MJEKULA

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Churchgoers escape

serious injury in Dahlia

Street head-on crash

LUVUYO MJEKULA

Two Toyota Avanza taxis – one

carrying a group of women from a

church who were travelling home

from a funeral in Mlungisi, and

another speeding down Sussex

Street, collided in Dahlia Street on

S u n d ay.

The five women sustained minor

knocks in the accident.

Paramedics attended to the

shaken women while police officers

battled to control the large crowd of

onlookers that quickly gathered

around the two vehicles.

Still visibly shocked, one of the

women told The Rep: “We were

going down [Dahlia] street when the

other taxi came from the [Sussex

Street] corner and did not give our

driver a chance. It came at high

speed and headed straight towards

us and hit our taxi.

“I screamed once and did not

know what happened thereafter.”

She said she and her fellow

congregants were fortunate to have

survived the head-on collision.

Onlookers said the driver of the

speeding taxi had lost control of the

ve h i c l e .

They also alleged that the driver

jumped out of the taxi and fled the

scene. However, one of the women

denied this, pointing to a man at the

scene as the driver.

Police had not confirmed this or

the cause of the accident by the time

of going to print.

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Rotary baton passed on

WARM HOSPITALITY

President aims

to strengthen

partnerships

ZINTLE BOBELO

Strengthening partnerships

with stakeholders and

focusing on need-based

projects is the Lukhanji Sunset

Rotary Club’s 2022/23 vision, as

declared by newly inducted

president Sheila Lynn

Senkubuge.

Senkubuge took over the

baton during an intimate

induction ceremony at the

Wesley Methodist Church on

Youth Day.

Past president Luxolo

Mkosana handed over the

presidential chain for

Senkubuge to officially assume

her duties.

Before her speech, she asked

those present to observe a

moment of silence, saying it

would be remiss of her not to

acknowledge the sacrifices

made by the class of 1976.

Being a product of Balmoral

and Queenstown Girls’ High

School and having spent her

youth in Komani, Senkubuge

was privileged to be inducted as

the new leader.

“I am honoured to have this

moment where I am able to

come full circle and be able to

give back to my community, the

very community that I reaped so

much from and that enabled me

to be the woman I am today.

WARM WELCOME: The Lukhanji Sunset Rotary Club inducts Sheila Lynn Senkubuge, third from

left, as new president of the club. Welcoming her at the ceremony are, from left, past president

Luxolo Mkosana, teasurer Reg Morgan, assistant governor Adre Bartis and past president

Margaret Myburg Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

“Rotary is the community,

the society and the club that

resonates with who I am,” she

said.

Looking back at what Rotary

had stood for since its inception,

Senkubunge said they had to

strategically identify ways to

further the ambitions of the

club.

“We are aiming in the

upcoming year to make sure we

are able to partner with the

Queenstown Rotary Club,

EarlyAct in schools, Interact

societies in high schools,

businesses and civil society.

When we strengthen these

partnerships, we will uplift the

community and also further the

aspirations of the club.”

She said to make a greater

impact, the club would also

look at strengthening

relationships with international

Rotary groups.

“We have been looking at

getting involved in basic

education literacy groups as

well as health, water and

sanitation projects.

“These will definitely benefit

s o c i e t y,” she added.

Mkosana said while in

conversation with Senkubuge

e a r l i e r, he had highlighted that

one of his missed opportunities

during his time as president was

the area’s schools.

“I would like to see us

working with the schools

because if we plant these ideas

in the young community which

is our children, that is a better

investment for our future,” he

said, adding that his successor

had his full support on her

leadership path.

ENJOYABLE MORNING: The Madeira-We Care group of

women recently presented a movie morning for the residents

of Madeira Home in Komani. The movie showed was ‘Mamma

Mia’ and was greatly enjoyed by all. The residents were each

given a movie ticket with a lucky draw number on it. They each

got popcorn and a juice to enjoy while they were watching the

movie and French fries to take home with them to have with

their lunch. There was a lucky draw and the winners were Lillias

Fuller and Gail Hartley Picture: SUPPLIED

SWEET BEATS

MARIMBA BAND:

The Southbourne

Primary School

ensemble

performed the

school’s song

during a cultural

evening in the

school hall on June

14. The talented

pupils are, from

left, Libolethu Rols,

Aphelele

Makhokha,

Siyolisile Ndembe

and Liyabona

Mzimane on the

guitar, were joined

by their teacher,

Craig Alston, on

drums Picture:

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PUBLIC NOTICE

APPROVED TARIFFS FOR THE 2022/2023 FINANCIAL YEAR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 17, 21 and

95 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT

NO 32 OF 2000, AS AMENDED AND SECTIONS 17, 21, 22, 23 and

24 OF THE MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT NO 56 OF

2003

This notice serves to inform the public and stakeholders that the

Council of Chris Hani District Municipality has approved an increase

of 4,8 % to the Tariffs for the 2022/2023 Financial Year.

The Tariffs were approved by Council at an ordinary Council

Meeting on 25 May 2022 which will be effective for the Period: 01

July 2022 – 30 June 2023

A copy of the Tariffs can be obtained from any of the Chris Hani

DM Water & Sanitation Offices throughout the Chris Hani District.

Electronic copies of the Tariffs can be requested from the following

officials:

Ms. N. Seti - nseti@chrishanidm.gov.za

Ms. S. Kriel - sdeysel@chrishanidm.gov.za

Mr G Mashiyi

MUNICIPAL MANAGER

AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: Members of the Eastern Cape People Living with Disability

(ECPLD) held a disability awareness event at Phumelela Special Care Centre in Ezibeleni on

Youth Day Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

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Attracting investors in focus

Ndabeni-Abrahams visits region

to attend CHDM summit

ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

Political stability, good

infrastructure, municipal

accountability for

government funds and

competitive leaders with a clear

economic development

understanding are some of the

key requirements to attract

investors to Chris Hani.

These were some of the key

elements small business

development minister Stella

Ndabeni-Abrahams touched on

during the Chris Hani District

Municipality (CHDM) and Chris

Hani Development Agency

(CHDA) economic development

and Investment summit

breakfast recently.

The event, sponsored by AR

Boards at Queen’s Casino and

Hotel, was well-attended by

potential investors – some from

the province, local

entrepreneurs, government

officials and stakeholders.

Ndabeni-Abrahams said the

event was aimed at preparing

for the upcoming investment

summit from Ju l y 13-14 in which

she would be joined by finance

minister Enoch Godongwana.

The minister also launched

the summit website –

w w w. ch d i nve s t m e n t s u m m i t .

org.za – for those interested in

attending the summit to register.

“The department is

interested in making sure there

is inclusive economic growth

when investors are called.

“We are here to lay out the

foundations of attracting

investors, because it is

important for municipalities and

development agencies to have a

good understanding of what that

entails.

“This is why we listened to

their growth plans with CHDA

giving its narrative of what the

LAUNCH: From left, small business development minister

Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Chris Hani district mayor Wongama

Gela, Chris Hani development board chair Andile Mini and

finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

economic drivers of the district

a r e .”

She said her department also

wanted to ensure domestic

investors were not left behind,

while considering international

and national investors.

“Support towards those who

stand to benefit from the

opportunities of small

businesses should be pledged.”

The minister added that the

department’s role was to

persuade businesses to

unbundle value and supply

chain processes to give space to

entrepreneurs.

“They should make sure they

have stability and work out their

financial issues.

“Such things can make

investors reluctant to come and

invest, if the municipality

cannot account for its funds.”

Finance MEC Mlungisi

Mvoko said the Chris Hani

region needed to use its strong

farming expertise to exploit the

abundant agricultural resources

to unlock agro-value chains.

“There is a great need to

grow the manufacturing sector

and link it to agro-processing.

“The three biggest employers

in Komani are manufacturers:

Twizza, Crickley Dairy and

Stateline Pressed Metal.

“The bulk of the district’s

farm output goes for processing

outside the district,” he said.

Mvoko said opportunities

existed in food-processing,

especially in the areas of

convenience food, specialty

foods and organic foods

“Beside food processing, the

district can promote high-value

crops such as cotton as well as

b i o - d i e s e l .”

CHDM mayor Wongama

Gela said the endeavour was in

pursuit of harmony among all

role players to make the local

economy grow and create jobs.

“We are here to set a new

narrative on investment and

move towards positive change

as our district is open for new

i nve s t m e n t .

“We must relook at the way

we move forward, the way we

eat and heat our homes. And

yes, people are changing the

way they invest too.”

CHDA board chair a dvo c a t e

Andile Mini said their duty was

to level the playing field and

make sure they created a

conducive environment for

industry partners.

“As we proceed towards the

investment conference, we want

people to see that we have a 25-

year span coal belt in our

region. We should commission

institutions like the Council for

Scientific and Industrial

Research to tell us what we can

get out of coal, for local

entrepreneurs to start lining

themselves up in the value

ch a i n ,” Mini said.

Engcobo’s police

get kids on board

REP REPORTER

As part of the Youth Day

celebrations on June 16,

Engcobo police organised the

Station Commander’s Cup

soccer tournament, in which a

number of teams participated.

Aimed at engaging the

youth, the initiative took place

at the Engcobo Village sports

field.

The event was preceded by a

crime awareness event attended

by a number of stakeholders

from the local mayor’s office to

the religious fraternity,

traditional leadership and youth

structures.

The youth of Engcobo and

surrounds were addressed by

representatives from the

different authorities.

Engcobo station commander

Colonel Xolani Sali described

the initiative as a workable

strategy to engage youth in the

fight against crime.

He called upon young

people to play their role in

ensuring safety in their own

e nv i r o n m e n t s .

“We hereby invite

everybody, especially the youth,

to join hands in the fight against

crime, as fighting crime is

e ve r y b o dy ’s responsibility,” Sali

said.

“Together we can fight crime

e f f e c t ive l y,” he said.

Chris Hani acting district

c o m m i s s i o n e r,

Brigadier Zuziwe Magqashela,

said she appreciated the

presence and support of the

different stakeholders, saying

everyone had a role to play in

fighting crime and dealing with

moral decay in society.

Mayor of Dr AB Xuma

(formerly Engcobo) Local

Municipality, Siyabulela

Zangqa, emphasised the role of

the community and young

people in the fight against

crime.

“Crime is a societal matter,

we therefore cannot let the

police fight crime alone while

crime is committed in our

communities, especially

h o u s e h o l d s ,” he said.

Young, old join in clean up

ZINTLE BOBELO and

KUHLE NDLANGISA

Community activist Peter King,

who hosted a Youth Day event

in Sabatha Dalindyebo,

Mlungisi, said it was time that

issues hampering education

were fully addressed.

King said he was working

towards establishing a youth

forum after throngs of young

people gathered to celebrate a

first-of-its-kind Youth Day

programme in the area.

“The year 1976 [Soweto

Uprising] is just there to remind

us of what happened.

“We are facing deeper

issues.

“There are no roads for

children to go to school in rural

areas, there are no toilets and

schools are still not built,” he

said.

The forum will aim at

tackling issues faced by the

educational sector, he added.

King said in recent months

there had been complaints

about robberies and

housebreakings in the area,

which were a result of

unemployment and lack of

activities for the youth. He said

he hosted the event as a positive

initiative for the youth, to draw

them away from crime and

other social ills.

“In the initiative that we are

starting, we are going to move

around as a forum, highlighting

nutrition and basic education in

schools; roads and infrastructure

and the overall social

p r o b l e m s .”

King is not only focused on

positively impacting the lives of

youth in Sabatha, but in the

Chris Hani district as a whole.

Mlungisi was also a hive of

activity when young and elderly

people of Q and S sections took

to the streets in a clean-up

mission to clear the area of

plastic and rubbish.

Meanwhile, Eastern Cape

People Living with Disability

(ECPLD), an organisation

formed last December, had its

first awareness event at

Phumelela Special Care Centre

in Ezibeleni.

Organisation chair

Nosiphiwo Mcinga, who is

wheelchair-bound, was

involved in a car accident in

1993.

Having had to adjust to her

new way of living, Mcinga said

she had always kept a positive

mindset.

“I am now more than 40,

married with three children.

“We were here to motivate

pupils living with disability. It is

important to know that it is not

the end of life.”

Present on behalf of the

ward 13 councillor was

Mbulelo Ngonyama, who is a

ward committee member. He

said supporting the day was

important not only because the

nation commemorated Youth

Day but to inform and create

awareness among the youth

about living with disability, as

well as on the 1976 uprising.

Educator Vuyiswa Qhele

said: “Our children who are

living with disability are often

neglected.

“We do not recall having this

kind of event and we had to

agree to have it at our school.

“We want the youth of this

institution to be educated so that

they can have a bright future.”

- To be part of the

organisation, contact Mcinga on

073-426 9413.

Reading clubs celebrate with a pop-up book party

Marking Nal’ibali’s 10th birthday and

the much-anticipated end of the

school term, Nal’ibali, the reading-forenjoyment

campaign, will be hosting

a pop-up book party for children and

their caregivers at 10am on Friday,

June 24, at the Thembisa Community

Hall in Thembisa, Burgersdorp.

Founded in 2012, Nal’ibali is

based on research that says children

who regularly enjoy stories in

languages they understand are

better equipped and more motivated

to learn to read when they reach

s ch o o l .

It is believed that if all children in

SA are to learn to read and love to

read, then a community-wide

approach that extends beyond the

school walls is needed.

Rodney Msomi, Nal’ibali

provincial co-ordinator in the Eastern

Cape, says: “In the Eastern Cape,

Nal’ibali works with two fellow

literacy NGOs, Book Dash and

WordWorks, to roll out the Yizani

Sifunde literacy project.

“Funded by Liberty Trust, Yizani

Sifunde aims to provide communities

in the Eastern Cape, including

Burgersdorp, with high-quality Early

Childhood Development (ECD)

training, lots of books for the children

and their families and literacy

practices for communities and

f a m i l i e s .”

Msomi’s work includes running

reading clubs, training of caregivers

and other adults on how to read and

share stories with children and hosting

public events and activations that

demonstrate how to get young

children to enjoy stories and related

literacy activities.

It also allows community members

to experience the joy reading brings

first-hand and learn where to find free

ch i l d r e n ’s stories in their home

languages.

“We all love stories and when

children have positive early

experiences with books and reading,

they learn to love them.

“When these experiences are with

their parents or caregivers, a deep

bond is formed between them and

children have the added benefit of

feeling loved and emotionally secure,

which lays a strong foundation of early

learning to be built on later in school,”

says Msomi.

“Sometimes the importance of play

is overlooked, but by simply putting

down our phones and spending a few

minutes relaxing with our children, we

can help them learn more words and

stimulate memory and curiosity.

“No fancy toys are needed – a lot

can be achieved by telling stories,

singing songs, reading aloud and

talking about books together,” s ay s

Msomi.

The pop-up book party will be a

celebration of the work happening in

the Thembisa community and

n a t i o n a l l y.

Children and caregivers will enjoy

songs, games, book gifts and a visit

from one of the Nal’ibali mascots.

- For more details on the party,

contact Rodney Msomi on 072-573

9493. To contact Nal’ibali, visit

www.nalibali.org or WhatsApp

‘s t o r i e s’ to 060-044-2254.


ALL THE BEST:

Kwa Komani

Technical High

School choir is

heading to the

ABC Motsepe

South African

Schools Choral

Eisteddfod

(SASCE) national

championship

next week

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Kwa Komani choir

put school on map

MOMENT OF GRATITUDE

ZINTLE BOBELO

Only a few days is left for

the Kwa Komani

Technical High School

choir to take centre stage at the

ABC Motsepe South African

Schools Choral Eisteddfod

(SASCE) national championship

after obtaining first position in

the provincial rounds of the

choral competition.

Choir conductor Bianca

Bless said out of nine districts,

the choir came out tops in the

provincial stages held in

Gqeberha last month, singing

Halala Sasce in the mixed choir,

African category. The group is

set to leave for Johannesburg on

M o n d ay.

Bless said they were ready to

take up the challenge on the

national stage.

“In the last provincial

competition we got second

place. It has been a while since

we secured first place.

“It was when the legendary

mam’Mfundisi was still around.

“I am elated after the win,”

she said.

Bless added that the journey

had not been easy, with the

victory owing to God,

commitment and dedication.

“I had to start from scratch

because most of the pupils had

stopped singing due to Covid-

19.

“I had to deal with raw

voices, but it all worked out in

the end.

“We are prepared for the

national competition and my

group is ready.”

Bless also took home the

choir conductor’s award for the

provincial SASCE.

The singing group will be

part of the four-day national

choral competition and are

looking forward to putting the

school on the map.

FAMILY CONNECTION: The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Mlungisi honoured church

members for their dedication and commitment in an appreciation service recently. Attending

the service are family members, from left, mother Nonzukiso Matross, brother Ndoyithini Peter,

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EDITORIAL OPINION

Outcry over

salary increases

justified

South Africans have every right to condemn the government’s

decision to increase the salaries of politicians and other

government officials by 3%. President Cyril Ramaphosa

announced the increases would be backdated to April last

year and would apply to all categories of public office-bearers,

including ministers and their deputies, premiers, MECs, MPs, MPLs,

traditional leaders and judges.

Those employed by independent constitutional institutions such

as the offices of the public protector, auditor-general and electoral

commission will also receive a 3% pay rise, TimesLIVE reported last

week. The recommendations for the pay rise were made by the

Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-

Bearers.

How will the increases affect the officials’ salaries? Ramaphosa’s

annual salary and benefits increased from R2.9m to a little more than

R3m, while his deputy, David Mabuza’s earnings will go up from

R2.8m to more than R2.9m.

Ministers will earn nearly R2.5m annually, while deputy

ministers’ salaries will be more than R2m. It will be interesting to see

how opposition leaders in parliament respond to the outcries,

considering that they, too, are set to benefit from the increases.

DA leader John Steenhuisen’s pay will rise to almost R1.65m,

while EFF leader Julius Malema and other leaders of minority parties

will receive an increase to nearly R1.4m.

MPs and other senior legislative figures also received increases,

with the speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-

Nqakula, earning more than R2.9m.

Responding to the increases, which the government attempted to

rationalise by claiming it would prevent public officers from

becoming demoralised, the Congress of South African Trade Unions

(Cosatu) called it hypocritical, considering there was no sympathy

shown for imposing wage freezes on nurses and doctors working 48-

hour shifts, as well as police officers.

Cosatu has said the increases were unfair to struggling public

service workers and would further widen the pay gap between

public office-bearers and public service employees.

It makes little to no sense that government leaders get salary

increases when the country they are supposed to lead to prosperity is

grappling with major crises – high unemployment, the sky-rocketing

cost of living worsened by rising food prices, collapsing

municipalities and state-owned enterprises, to mention a few.

The other upsetting reality is that these government leaders

already earn enormous salaries accompanied by massive perks.

It’s also worth noting that just last month the government rejected

the wage demands of employees in the public sector, saying it was

not offering any increase. It remains to be seen whether the powers

that be will bow to pressure and reverse the commission’s decision.

KOMANI WEATHER

The temperatures predicted for the weekend are a sure sign that we are

now in late June and we’d better brace ourselves for the chills of July and

the August winds.

The minimum temperature on Friday will be 3°C, but it will only go up

to 14°C at the maximum.

It will be mostly cloudy and there’s a slight chance of a little moisture.

The humidity will be high and there will be a gentle breeze.

Saturday will start off at just 1°C. It will be partly cloudy and there will

be a very gentle movement of air.

The minimum temperature on Sunday will be down to zero, with the

maximum at a reasonable 17°C. However, it will be sunny and virtually

calm, so grab this opportunity for a braai. - w w w. a c c u w e a t h e r. c o . z a

IN OUR POSTBAG

Apartheid, a system practised

by a minority white

government, was declared a

crime against humanity.

Presently, the majority of

black people experience the

same crime, but this time at

the hands of a majority black

g ove r n m e n t .

We are human beings

and this is what is

perpetrated against us: The

withholding of basic

necessities like water and

e l e c t r i c i t y.

QWhat do you like about

your job?

AWhat I love about my

career as a teacher is

waking up with a purpose

each and every day.

My favourite part of my

work is that no day is the

same as another.

Working with students is

a handful.

What is challenging about

what you do?

As much as our work as

teachers is structured, the

truth is nothing is predictable

when it comes to teaching

and working with students.

Name three people you

would like to sit at a dinner

table with and why?

Oprah Winfrey – I love the

fact that she, too, considers

herself a teacher and she

always talks about educating

people as being her

motivation in life.

Tata Nelson Mandela – as

an educator, I really would

love to pick his brain about

This has become normal.

Our town is experiencing

the coldest winter and old

people, those with serious

health conditions, school

children and working parents

wake up in the morning

clueless, for no reason was

communicated from the

m u n i c i p a l i t y.

Our safety in the dark, on

our streets, in our own

homes, is at risk and the

mayoral committee and

municipal spokesperson are

FACE 2 FACE with

what it truly means to be of

service to others without

external rewards being your

only motivation in life (as

teachers we really need to

understand this).

My mother – she is the

reason I went into teaching,

she was a former teacher

herself.

What fuels your motivation?

Working in the education

fraternity as a whole is a

challenge at the same time.

What do you do in your

spare time?

Go out with friends or family.

What interesting topic has

your attention now?

I’m currently reading 48

Laws of Power by Robert

Greene.

What three items can you

not go without?

My phone, coffee and

watching the series Pe a ky

Blinders or The Wife on

S h ow m a x .

mum, as if they live in

another town or planet for

they justify and defend many

of these wrongs.

Basic human rights are

safety, water, food,

education, health, and so on,

and the local government is

responsible and accountable

to its citizens.

It is high time that we

start a class action against the

individuals who are not

performing.

Hold them accountable,

What development would

you like to see in your area?

At the top of the list would be

stable electricity, an end to

potholes and building of

YO U R VOICE opinions on the street

shelters for the street

ch i l d r e n . Komani is really

cold at this time of the year

and seeing children on the

streets pains me.

What do you think about…

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Komani’s people suffering under

the Enoch Mgijima municipality

to pay up. They are not above

the law.

Ordinary law-abiding

citizens are being turned into

criminals out of frustration

because of the non-delivery

of the aforementioned

services, and before

something tragic happens,

we in Komani must come to

our senses and heal our

t ow n .

Break the deafening

silence.

- The people shall govern

/ DESTINY MAJOLA KwaKomani Technical School

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Stone and Vernon Tromp (June 25), Richard Fietze, Joyce Mxakwe, Jenna Roux,

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Redgard, Jasnae Tromp and Vuyokazi Ngamlana (July 8).

Happy belated birthday to Betty Shiela Hykes (June 21).

Sincere condolences to the families and friends of Frekie Smith, Majovu

Nongangayipi, Naziwe Lali, Zendry Ambraal, David Botha, Nomakhaya

Dyantyi, Lisbeth Jinxila, Noluthando Kulata, Nokuzola Neranene, Bejile

Ngeno, Bulelani Silandela and Nomathandazo Xelo.

MLANDELI J

M Q O T YA N A

The Rep intern Chuma Joni

took to the streets and asked

residents whether they

supported President Cyril

Ramaphosa’s decision to

accept recommendations to

increase the salaries of

public office bearers by 3%.

Mlandeli Joseph Mqotyana

from Madeira Park

The increase of the salary of

the people in high places

benefits them and leaves us

people at the bottom with

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G R O E N E WA L D

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WEYER

nothing. That is harsh on us

as we also want to be heard.

Adele Groenewald

from Top Town

There was a major increase,

well not major but there was

an increase now, and I feel if

it’s throughout the whole of

South Africa, then it will be

lenient.

Nicole Weyer

from Komani

I don’t think it is such a bad

R O B E RT

KIZIRI

thing. Inflation is sitting at

5% at the moment so a 3%

increase is way below that.

I don’t think it is an

unreasonable thing to ask.

Robert Kiziri

from Queens’s Drive

Salary increases partly

contribute to inflation and

thus loss in value of the rand.

What government needs

to do is to strengthen the

rand so that it gains more

purchasing power. With a

B AT H A N D WA

YEKANI

strong rand, not only will

workers benefit, but also the

majority, especially those

who depend on grants.

Bathandwa Yekani

from Komani

I am not working for the

government but at the same

time I know the workers

didn’t get an increase for the

past two years.

The 3% increase is going

to be very harsh on the

e c o n o my.


Dress for where you intend going

in life, not for where you are now

Early in 2000 when I was

working for SAICA I wrote

about this topic. I’ve

decided to tackle it again

because I feel it’s still very

r e l e va n t .

SAICA had a youth-based

magazine called XL (Excel at

Life) that focused on providing

career and lifestyle-related

advice on a quarterly basis.

I’m covering this topic

because I’d like to re-emphasize

the importance of first

impressions. Let’s start by

defining non-verbal

communication. This is when

you communicate with other

people without uttering a word,

but rather by using gestures that

include posture, eye contact

and general body language.

The way you dress is also

considered as one of the aspects

of non-verbal communication

and has social significance to

your audiences. Your dress

sense conveys non-verbal clues

about your background and

p e r s o n a l i t y.

Most experts agree that 70-

93% of all communication is

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Miranda Lusiba

non-verbal. One of the most

well-known research projects

on non-verbal communication

was led by Dr Mehrabian in the

1960s. These stats are an

indication of how important it is

to dress properly when you go

for interviews and also

maintaining this when you start

wo r k i n g .

I mentioned first impressions

because your dress sense speaks

for you before you even open

your mouth. People start

judging you by how you look.

If you go to work dressed in

tights, flip-flops and a T-shirt,

then unfortunately no-one will

take you seriously in business.

Dressing like this gives the

impression that you do not take

yourself or the people around

you seriously – so why should

anyone else take you seriously?

Th e r e ’s someone who put it

nicely on a current affairs radio

show. She said it was important

to dress for how you want to be

addressed.

When I started working, I

learnt very quickly that it was

important for me to dress for

where I was going in my career,

not where I was. Because I

could already see myself as a

director in a company one day, I

dressed for the position that I

aspired to. My formal dress

sense – which was not

necessarily expensive but

decent – during interviews and

at work gave everyone the

impression that I knew exactly

where I was going in life – and I

did. You see, I had a small body

frame then and I was short,

especially when I was a junior

writer at FHC, a communication

agency specialising in the ICT

i n d u s t r y.

I found the industry very

intimidating because it had a lot

of older male CEOs and

executives who spoke in a very

technical language that took me

a while to understand.

Every time I attended client

meetings with these executives

from companies that included

Progress Software, Mustek

(Mecer) and Unisys to name a

few, I felt I needed to power

dress to be taken seriously.

If I had dressed in jeans and

takkies in those meetings, as tiny

and short as I was – e ve r yo n e

would have assumed that I was

13. And if I tried to say

something in the meeting – noone

would have expected

anything intelligent to come out

of my mouth.

In fact, I would have made a

bad impression from the time I

walked into those boardrooms.

My previous CEO at GAM when

I was MD at The Grind PR used

to say how a person dressed at

work translated into the quality

of work they produced. So, in

essence, when a person looks

scruffy, the work they deliver

unfortunately also becomes just

as clumsy.

Recently, I was approached

by two youngsters who read

these columns in the Rep. One

is a first year IT student at WSU

here in Komani. He has

aspirations to be an

entrepreneur and asked if he

could spend time with me so

that I could mentor him in

business. The other had finished

her PR diploma and was looking

for an internship opportunity.

Firstly, I was impressed by

the fact that they even took the

time to read the newspaper and

secondly when I asked to meet

with them so that I could

interview and assess them, they

came dressed for the occasion.

Their dress sense made

another good impression on me

before they even spoke. This

told me that they knew what

they were looking for in life and

were going out of their way to

get it.

My advice to youth is when

you are working for a company,

know that you are representing

its brand. Clients/customers

want to be serviced by people

who look clean and

professional.

As bosses, we give important

projects to employees who do

not only speak and look good,

but also those who deliver

quality work; equivalent to the

way they dress.

Also, when opportunity

comes – as bosses we promote

employees who consistently

deliver quality work to our

clients. However, it all starts

with how you look.

For more info, contact me

on: C: +27 (0) 68 029 8760

(Voice-Calls); C: +27 (0) 78 675

1297 (WhatsApp) E:

m i ra n d a @ s t ra n g e c o n s u l t i n g .

co.za; Ora4117@gmail.com

- Miranda Lusiba is the

founding director of Strangé

Consulting, a boutique PR

agency specialising in

communication, media

relations, freelance writing,

reputation management and

media training.

Learning strategies, styles and skills that work

Perhaps the greatest influence on education in

modern times has been the advent of technology

in all its varied forms.

It has proved of inestimable value in assisting

with the rapid dissemination of information

globally, and has succeeded in broadening the

horizons of even the average man in the street

e n o r m o u s l y.

While this might seem to be a phenomenal

feat, it has brought with it many challenges which

are slowly having an impact on the very fabric of

our society.

In the education system, both teachers and

pupils have a vast array of assistive devices at

their disposal to improve the quality of the whole

teaching/ learning experience.

The challenge lies, however, not only with the

need to keep abreast of technology and

familiarise oneself with all the latest programmes

and electronic tools, but also to acknowledge

that the pupils of today are no longer satisfied

with the more old-fashioned and traditional

teaching methodologies.

They have been raised in environments which

are not conducive to good listening skills, as most

of the information presented to them is in a visual

form (television, computer monitors and

cellphone screens).

In addition, much of the visual material, as in

the case of computer games, resides in the realms

of virtual reality.

Therefore, the way in which teachers present

information in the classroom, and the way in

which pupils assimilate information, has

changed vastly from previous eras.

These observations, which have been

researched, and the results of many studies

recorded, highlight that pupils are often

overwhelmed with the volume of information

available, for instance on the internet, yet lack

suitable strategies to access and interpret,

assimilate and implement this information.

Likewise, due to the plethora of sensory

stimulation available to children even from a very

early age, teachers need to identify the most

dominant feature of their ability to assimilate

information (for example, perhaps the child

learns best when presented with visual stimuli

rather than auditory stimuli).

This would give an indication of that

particular pupil’s predominant learning style.

This is not to say other senses or perceptions

should not be stimulated, but it is important the

pupil is helped to find the style with which he/she

is most comfortable, for that will assist him/her

with learning tasks.

Teachers who have had experience dealing

with children with learning difficulties will

understand the importance of this factor in the

whole learning process, as a child who has a

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hearing impairment would obviously struggle with

auditory instructions.

Similarly, a child who is dyslexic might prefer a

teacher to read through their test paper to check

they have not misread instructions or content

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The whole question of learning styles and

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A pupil who battles with the Gestalt approach

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concept, would do better to use a linear model of

making study notes than the more popular “mind

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drawing up study notes.

There is no “golden rule” when it comes to

study tactics. What is more important is the

outcome – the end result.

In the same way, the teacher in the classroom

needs to accept there will be a range of learning

styles abilities in his/her classroom.

Therefore, the way in which lesson material is

presented and delivered should be varied to cater

for different learning styles.

The frightening part of this equation is that

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of lateral thinking, Edward de Bono, claimed that

some of the greatest of Man’s ideas and inventions

emanated, not from conventional vertical type of

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BALENI

NOMBULELO

ELIZABETH

Late of

6857 Mahlangu

Street, Nomzamo,

Mlungisi, Komani

Born: 04.10.1953

Died: 19.06.2022

Funeral: Sunday

26.06.2022

Thence to the Komani

Cemetery for an

early burial at 07:30,

followed by a service

at home at 10am

LALA NGOXOLO

MAMBONGWE

KETANI

THULANI

Late of

3507 Livingstone

Street,

Unfound,

Mlungisi,

Komani

Born: 10.10.1981

Died: 13.06.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 25.06.2022

Starting at home at

10am

(Silowa Apostolic

Church in Zion)

Thence to the Komani

Cemetery

for the Interment at

1pm

LALA NGOXOLO

KHAWUTA MVABA

JIKIJWA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MAYISE

APHELELE

Late of 55 McBride,

Komani

Born: 06.03.1994

Died: 15.06.2022

Funeral: Saturday

25.06.2022

Starting at home

at 10am (Methodist

Church of S.A.)

Thence to the

McBride Cemetery,

Komani District for the

Interment at 12:30

LALA NGOXOLO

JOLA NGXABANE

MPHANKOMO

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

NIKANI

NOWAYINDILE

Late of

Bankies,

Vaalbank,

Komani

Born: 02.06.1940

Died: 10.06.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 25.06.2022

Starting at home

at 9am

(Roman Catholic

Church)

Thence to the Bankies

Cemetery,

Vaalbank for the

Interment at 12 noon

LALA NGOXOLO

MAMPONDOMISE

JOLA QENGEBA

MPHANKOMO

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

TYAWANA /

KWAZA

LAWRENCE

Late of

EJekeni,

Agnes Rest,

Lady Frere District

Born: 21.08.1965

Died: 14.06.2022

Funeral;

Saturday 25.06.2022

Thence to the eJekeni

Cemetery,

Agnes Rest for an

early burial at 9am,


at home at 10am

LALA NGOXOLO

MQWATHI DIKELA

NONI

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

QUMZA

KHATHAZILE

SIKOLISILE

ELLIOT

Late of

1070 Cookhouse,

Ilinge

Born: 08.02.1969

Died: 16.06.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 25.06.2022

Starting at home

at 9am

(The Old Apostolic

Church)

Thence to the Ilinge

Cemetery

for the Interment at

11am

LALA NGOXOLO

MGEBE DUDUMA

NGOBE HOLOMISA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

APLENI

YANDISA

THEOPHOLLUS

BORN: 1998-09-26

DIED: 2022-06-08

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:

Funeral service

will be held at home at

Cacadu extension

Cacadu at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Cacadu Ext.

TIME:

12:00 pm

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

MAKHUTU

NONCEBA

ELIZABETH

BORN: 1967-02-09

DIED: 2022-06-11

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:

Funeral service will be

held at home at 531 Old

location Sterkstroom

at 09:00 am

Cemetery:

Sterkstroom

TIME:

12:00 pm

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

YABO

ZOLISA

GOODMAN

Late of Upper

Ngonyama,

Vaalbank,

Lady Frere District

Born: 26.06.1980

Died: 14.06.2022

Funeral: Saturday

25.06.2022

Thence to the Upper

Ngonyama Cemetery

for an early burial

at 09:30, followed

by a service at

home at 10am

LALA NGOXOLO

MYIRHA MZONDI

ZIYEKA

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MATROOS

WAYNE

Llate of 27 Hermanus

Street, Victoria Park,

Komani passed away

suddenly on Sunday

the 19th of June

2022 in at the age

of 60 years. Sadly

missed and deeply

mourned by his

loving wife, mother,

children, brothers,

sisters, grandchildren,

extended families

and friends. The

internment will take

place in the Komani

Town Cemetery at 12

noon on Saturday the

25th of June 2022

after a Service at

home at 10 o’clock

and at the St. David’s

Anglican Church,

Victoria Park, Komani

at 11 o’clock. Friends

kindly accept the

following intimation.

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MJWANA

PELISA

EUSABIA

Late of

Engcele / Ntywenka,

Maclear

Born: 09.02.1968

Died: 14.06.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 25.06.2022

Thence to the

Engcele Cemetery,

Maclear for an

early burial

at 07:30,


at home at 9am

LALA NGOXOLO

MAMPINGA

MAWAWA MBHALO

KANQESHE

SENZWA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

ISAACS

MARTIENS

late of M231 Fitchett

Street, New Rest,

Komani passed away

suddenly on Friday

the 17th of June 2022

in at the age of 66

years. Sadly missed

and deeply mourned

by his loving children,

brothers, sister,

extended families

and friends. The

internment will take

place in the Komani

Town Cemetery at 3

o’clock on Saturday

the 25th of June 2022

after a Service at

home at 1 o’clock and

at The Old Apostolic

Church, New Rest,

Komani at 2 o’clock.

Friends kindly

accept the following

intimation.

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

WITBOOI

JEANETT

Late of

1493 Emaplangeni,

Ilinge,

Komani District

Born: 21.12.1959

Died: 17.06.2022

Funeral;

Saturday 25.06.2022

Starting at home

at 10am

(Christian Zion)

Thence to the New

Ilinge Cemetery for the

Interment at 1pm

LALA NGOXOLO

MAMKWAYI

NGCONDE

KHAWUTA TOGU

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MASUMPA

NOMTHANDAZO

GEORGINA

Born: 03-12-1940

Died: 10-06-2022

Funeral: 26-06-2022

Address: 916

Mntuyedwa Street

Queenstown

Venue: At home

Time: 09:00am

Interment: Komani

Town Cemetery

Rest in peace

NQADALA

SIYABULELA

BORN: 1969-08-21

DIED: 2022-06-12

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:

Funeral service

will be held at home

at Mbewuleni village

Cala district

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Mbewuleni

TIME:

11:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

SOGA

MZOXOLO

GODFREY

BORN: 1988-09-08

DIED: 2022-06-11

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:


held at home at No. 52

Barkly street Indwe at

09:00 am

Cemetery: Indwe

TIME: 12:00 pm

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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LAFOTA

WILLIE

BORN: 1938-07-29

DIED: 2022-06-09

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:

Funeral service will

be held at home at 838

Phumlani location

Molteno

at 09:00 am

Cemetery:

Molteno

TIME:

11:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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ZWELE

NGENISILE

TALLMAN

BORN: 1963-06-05

DIED: 2022-06-13

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:


be held at home at

Ezicelweni location

Khundulu A/A Cacadu

district

at 09:00 am

Cemetery:

Ezicelweni

TIME:

12:00pm

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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DANI

LUVUYO

BUTISE

BORN: 1970-06-21

DIED: 2022-06-14

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:


held at home at 8890

Trotter street Newvale

location Komani

at 09:00 am

Cemetery:

Komani Town

TIME:

12:00 pm

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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NKOMBA

SISA JOSEPH

BORN: 1963-06-27

DIED: 2022-06-14

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE: Funeral service

will start at home at No. 5

Oribri Crescent Madeira

Park Komani at 06:30am

then move to St Michael

Anglican church for a

service at 10H00 thence

to Lessyton cemetery for

interment at 12H00

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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MPU

KWANELE

BORN: 1971-08-03

DIED: 2022-06-18

FUNERAL:

2022-06-26

VENUE:

Funeral service


at Mdeni location

Qutsa A/A Tsomo district

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Mdeni

TIME:

12:00 pm

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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LEGALS

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Estate Notices

In the estate of the late

ERIC SAMWELSON

PAHLO

MESATYWA

born 02/11/1940

identity number

401102 5398 08 5

of 439 ZONE 1,

FISCHER STREET,

EZIBELENI

Estate Number

3773/2021

Date of death 17/01/2021

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

Tel: 045 807 3800

Lost Deeds

11070

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED

DEED

(Form JJJ added by GNR.62

of 25 January 2019)

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 Grand Number TG160/1985 in

favour of NONKOLEKO SHAYVIERA SONDLO,

IDENTITY NUMBER 510407 0612 085,

UNMARRIED, in respect of:

ERF 3272 EZIBELENI IN THE ENOCH

MGIJIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, DISTRICT

OF CACADU, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE

IN EXTENT: 450 FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY)

SQUARE METRES

which has been lost or destroyed.

All persons having objection to the issue of

such copy are hereby required to lodge the

same in writing with the Registrar of Deeds at

Umtata within two weeks from the date of the

publication of this notice.

DATED at QUEENSTOWN this 22nd day of

JUNE 2022.

Applicant:

Bowes McDougall Inc

27A Prince Alfred Street

QUEENSTOWN

lit3@bmcinc.co.za

045-8073800

Lost Deeds

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

(Form JJJ added by GNR.62

of 25 January 2019)

11070

LIBALELE

NOMKHANGO

PORTIA

BORN: 1976-03-15

DIED: 2022-06-10

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:


be held at home at

Braakkloof location

Komani district

at 09:00 am

Cemetery:

Brakkloof

TIME:

11:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

MANTSHI

LWANDILE

LITHA

BORN: 1990-01-08

DIED: 2022-06-12

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:

Funeral service


at Esixekweni location

Agnesrest A/A Cacadu

district

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Agnesrest

TIME: 11:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

VANQASE

SIPHAMANDLA

BORN: 1997-05-20

DIED: 2022-06-12

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:

Funeral service


at Sdakeni location

Mkhaphusi A/A

Cacadu district

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Sdakeni

TIME: 1:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

PANYA

MNCEDISI

BORN: 1959-08-17

DIED: 2022-06-15

FUNERAL:

2022-06-24

VENUE:

Funeral service


at Rhoneni location

Bangindlala A/A

Cacadu district

at 09:00am

CEMETERY:

Rhoneni

TIME:

12:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

BOKUVA

ANDILE

LESLEY

BORN: 1965-04-15

DIED: 2022-06-16

FUNERAL:

2022-06-24

VENUE:

Funeral service


at Galawater village

Whittlesea district

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Galawater

TIME:

12:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

In the estate of the late

PRISCILLA MESATYWA

born 10/05/1942

identity number

420510 0419 08 5

and surviving spouse

ERIC SAMWELSON

PAHLO MESATYWA

identity number

401102 5398 08 5

of 439 ZONE 1, FISCHER

STREET, EZIBELENI

Estate Number

3769/2021

Date of death 04/01/2021

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

Tel: 045 807 3800




copy of Deed of Transfer Number T2932/1999

passed by PROVINCE OF EASTERN CAPE,

to THOBILE RICHARD MKWELO, Identity

Number 4809135585081, unmarried, in

respect of ;

ERF 6533 MLUNGISI, SITUATE IN THE

ENOCH MGIJIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,

DIVISION OF QUEENSTOWN, PROVINCE

OF THE EASTERN CAPE;

which has been lost or destroyed.

All 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 Williams Town.

DATED at QUEENSTOWN this 20 JUNE 2022.

Applicant:

Bowes McDougall Inc

27A Prince Alfred Street

QUEENSTOWN

CONV1@BMCINC.CO.ZA

045-8073800

FATA

TEMBISA

BORN: 1960-10-31

DIED: 2022-06-12

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:


held at home at 1338

Zone 1 Ezibeleni location

Komani

at 09:00 am

Cemetery:

Komani Town

TIME:

11:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

ADAMS

MONICA

BORN: 1979-11-10

DIED: 2022-06-14

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:

Funeral service

will be held at home at

M225 Fitchett street

New Rest location

Komani

at 09:00 am

CEMETERY:

Komani Town

TIME:

12:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NOGWANYA

NOSI

SYLVIA

BORN: 1957-01-07

DIED: 2022-06-14

FUNERAL:

2022-06-26

VENUE:


held at home at Kotyi

Farm Cathcart district

at 09:00 am

Cemetery:

Kotyi Farm

TIME:

12:00 pm

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NGQOLOZANA

ATHI

BORN: 1998-01-15

DIED: 2022-06-10

FUNERAL:

2022-06-26

VENUE:


be held at home at

Daliwonga location

Upper Woodhouse A/A

at 09:00 am

Cemetery:

Daliwonga

TIME:

12:00 pm

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

MRUBATA

SIPHO

ERIC

BORN: 1951-12-26

DIED: 2022-06-18

FUNERAL:

2022-06-25

VENUE:


held at home at Upper

Didimana village

Whittlesea district

at 09:00 am

Cemetery:

Upper Didimana

TIME:

11:00 am

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

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advertising needs

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or MAVIS on

045 839 4040

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FORM JJJ


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 T062151/2009 passed

by ZHIMING ZHENG (born on 18 November

1976) and HUILIN ZHENG (born on 06 July

1978) Married, which marriage is governed by

the laws of CHINA in favour of ANDRE MARIUS

DUNHIN, Identity Number 590315 5041 08

0, married out of Community of Property in

respect of REMAINDER ERF 1210 TARKASTAD

AND ERF 1211 TARKASTAD, SITUATE IN THE

MUNICIPALITY OF TSOLWANA, DIVISION OF

TARKA, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, 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 this 14th day of JUNE

2022.

DEWAAL - BAXTER ATTORNEYS

29 EBDEN STREET, QUEENSTOWN, 5319

melissa@dewaalbaxter.co.za

045 839 4095


Time to make the most of the new normal

Almost two-and-a-half

years after President Cyril

Ramaphosa – on that

fateful Sunday evening way

back in March 2020 – made that

announcement of an

unprecedented lockdown, our

lives are approaching what we

can say is normality.

Ramaphosa said: “It is clear

from the development of the

disease in other countries, and

from our own modelling, that

immediate, swift and

extraordinary action is required

if we are to prevent a human

catastrophe of enormous

proportions in our country.”

That Thursday, March 26

2020, our lives were turned

upside down, overnight.

We suddenly could not just

IN TOUCH

Phumelele P Hlati

leave our homes and go

anywhere we wished, we were

no longer allowed to attend

funerals, host ceremonies and

entertain ourselves either

through sport or going out on

the town. This came as a

complete shock to all of us and

we really struggled to adjust.

The death toll quickly rose

and this scared us in a way that

even the outbreak of HIV/Aids

pandemic did not.

In addition, not much was

known about the coronavirus,

which led to a lot of confusion,

panic and misinformation.

Some even spoke of

Armageddon approaching, and

end of days.

Given the anxiety and the

calamitous death toll that

suddenly confronted us, no-one

would have thought we would

see this day where the

restrictions are practically gone.

The minister of health, Joe

Phaahla, announced on

Wednesday that the remaining

Covid-19 restrictions like the

wearing of masks, restrictions

on numbers at outdoor and

indoor events and the screening

at entry points into the country

were immediately scrapped.

Many of us have looked at

the way the government has

handled the pandemic since

that day in March, and can say

unequivocally that there have

been more good times than bad.

For a country that is densely

populated and poor as ours, it is

a miracle that the death toll is

not astronomical. I put it to the

swift, albeit imperfect,

interventions by the state.

So now we are here, back to

where we were on March 20

2020. So what have we learnt

and how do we conduct

ourselves going forward? The

pandemic has shown that

government business can be

conducted with much less

physical meetings and

expensive conferences and

s l e e p - ove r s .

It has shown we can bury

people with dignity without all

the large crowds and the pomp.

It has shown us that many of

our businesses can be

conducted on virtual platforms,

cheaply and efficiently.

Now the only remaining

legislative task is that of making

sure we do not get scammed by

cellphone operators.

The nonsense of data and

airtime expiring must be

abolished as it is nothing but

theft. How can I buy something

from you and then if a certain

time passed without me using

all of it you come back and take

it back? How is that even legal?

Now the artists and sporting

bodies can make money by the

return of full crowds in venues.

This came just in time for the

National Arts Festival due to

start next week in Makhanda

and SA Rugby, which is due to

host Wales next month.

However, we dare not go

back to some of the wasteful

pre-pandemic practices.

We must use the “new

normal” permanently. We can

now have a family meeting

without any member leaving

their home, making constant

interactions easier and cheaper.

Am I dreaming or is it possible?

Ethiopians call for

end to attacks on

businesses

LUVUYO MJEKULA

“We, the community of

Ethiopia, wish to state that we

are tired of criminal activities

happening in our businesses

and residential places.

“These people are terrorising

our businesses in and around

Komani, Mlungisi, Cofimvaba,

Cacadu [formerly Lady Frere],

Cala, Molteno, Burgersdorp and

Whittlesea by robbing our

businesses with firearms.”

This was the main message

in a petition handed to a

Komani magistrate’s court

official by scores of Ethiopian

nationals on Friday.

“All of us feel scared –we

have no confidence to work or

drive. The kidnappings take

place on the road or they take

you from your house and

demand R1m or R2m.

“Just last week one guy had

to pay R400,000 to these

c r i m i n a l s ,” said one protester

who owns a shop in Whittlesea.

The protesting group also

demanded that the court refuse

bail to three men – t wo

Ethiopians and a South African –

who appeared on Friday on

business robbery charges.

The trio allegedly robbed an

Ethiopian national’s business in

Lesseyton two weeks ago.

The protesters alleged that

the three attempted to kidnap a

shop assistant, pulling him

[behind a] Citi Golf.

Following the brief court

appearance, the two Ethiopian

nationals, represented by local

attorney Zolile Matiwane, were

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after the date of the publication of this notice

Dated at Queenstown this 10th June 2022.

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CALLS FOR JUSTICE: Carrying South African flags, Ethiopian nationals march to the magistrate’s court in Komani on Friday,

calling for an end to attacks on their businesses. ‘We want peace,’ they shouted Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA

granted R3,000 bail each on

Monday, but the third accused,

an 18-year-old man from Alice,

was kept in custody. He was to

apply for legal aid.

The protesters also used the

action to call for justice for their

fellow Ethiopian shop owner

Gabhyhu “Dere” Haile, who

New name honours Dr AB Xuma

ZINTLE BOBELO

Engcobo Local Municipality

was recently renamed Dr AB

Xuma Local Municipality, with

the local authority set to venture

into service delivery projects in

his honour.

At a media briefing, mayor

Siyabulela Zangqa said the

official announcement came

after vigorous consultations with

all 20 wards, faith-based

organisations and traditional

leadership.

The municipality’s name was

officially gazetted on May 30

and a formal unveiling was

scheduled to take place by the

end of July, along with the

unveiling of statues of Dr Alfred

Bitini Xuma and Walter Sisulu,

who both hailed from the

municipal area.

Dr Xuma was born in

they said had been missing for

nearly six months.

They believe he was

hijacked in the Cacadu area,

and has been missing since.

The vehicle he was travelling

in has also not been recovered.

“We do not know if he is

alive or not. We miss him,” one

IT’S OFFICIAL: Mayor

Siyabulela Zangqa Picture:

SUPPLIED

Manzana village and was the

former president of the ANC

and one of the first black

medical doctors in the country.

said. Asked why their own

countrymen targeted their

businesses, one protester said it

was probably because they

wanted to make “a quick buck”.

Another Ethiopian, Joshua

Melese, said: “They are living

together with us and they know

our soft targets.”

Considering his contribution

to society, Zanqa said it was

unanimously agreed upon that

the municipality be named after

him.

He indicated the

municipality would not spend

more than R400,000 on the

rebranding process, adding that

the local authority had also

received confirmation for Dr

Xuma’s grave to be declared a

national heritage site.

With agriculture having

been one of Dr Xuma’s great

interests, Zangqa said the

municipality would venture into

projects that would create

sustainability and job creation

to fight poverty and inequality.

“We believe it is through

agriculture that we are able to

turn around the economic

outlook of the local

municipality. Hence, together

They asked for the South

African government to take

tough action against the

robbers, kidnappers and

h i j a ck e r s .

“We need justice. That is

why we are here today,” said

Demeke Basore, one of the

Ethiopian community leaders.

with the district municipality

and the department of rural

development and agrarian

reform we have a plan, which is

at an advanced stage, to build

an agro-processing facility and

market centre.”

The mayor said more than

R90m was allocated to the

municipality from the office of

the premier, Oscar Mabuyane,

under the small town

revitalisation programme. “Wi t h

R30m of that amount we are

building a tar road and a bridge

in ward 9.

“With another sum of that

amount we are going to create

by p a s s e s .”

Zangqa added that there was

also a R100m waste water

treatment works project funded

by the Chris Hani District

Municipality, set to improve the

capacity of the system.


SPORT SCENE

graphic © liudmyla pushnova / 123RF.com

Power cut

sees some

matches

cancelled

LFA coaches marvel at Phoenix

Birds after beating Ravens 7-0

ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

Some of the Local Football

Association (LFA) teams

were sent home without

playing their league games at

the Dumpy Adams stadium on

Saturday due to electricity

outages that affected the

printing processes of the teams’

playing cards.

LFA chair Ringo Klaas said

one game from stream A had to

be cancelled, as well as two

from stream B and another one

from stream C.

The chair said the LFA

league, which began last week

for Komani zone teams, was set

to conclude in July.

Though the LFA got off to a

good start with more than 30

teams affiliated with the league,

they have, however, since

decreased to 24.

So far, 1860 top the log in

stream A, Grand Stars in stream

B and Try Again in stream C.

The results for stream A

LEAGUE ACTION: Phoenix Birds FC trounced Ravens FC by 7-0 in a preparation game. They resorted to play after power issues

disrupted proceedings at the Dumpy Adams stadium on Saturday Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

games which could be played

are as follows: Phoenix lost 1-0

to 1860, DMD drew 2-2 with

Black Stars, and in their second

game DMD lost 7-1 to Phoenix

Birds, and 1860 won by 5-0

against Amigos.

In stream B Dynamos lost 1-

0 to Pefeni, Kaizer United won

2-1 against Rising Stars, Grand

Masters lost 2-1 to Rising Stars,

Teenagers lost 4-3 to Grand

Masters and Grand Masters wo n

by 2-1 against Kaizer United.

In stream C, Zaire won

against United by 3-2, Try Again

trounced All Stars by 7-0, Try

Again won 5-1 against

Amazotsho and All-Stars were

4-2 against Amazotsho.

This weekend’s fixtures are

as follows: Black Stars will face

off against Seven Stars, Everton

against 1860 and Phoenix will

play against Amigos in stream A.

Burning Flame will compete

against Kaizer United; Dynamos

will challenge Grand Masters

and Rising Stars are up against

Pefeni on Saturday.

On Sunday, in stream C

Zaira will play against Ravens,

Amazotsho will challenge

Valgas and United will compete

against Try Again, while All-Star

will face Burning Spears.

DOING THE MILES

TOUGH BUT FUN

CONTEST: The Reel Run Queenstown club had its first-ever Reel Run angling competition at

Xonxa Dam and, according to club members, it was a tough but fun event. In the picture, back

from left are Bonnita Nichols, George Nichols, Markus Annandale, De La Rey Reynolds, Delwyn

Dickinson, Attie Boucher and Willie Roux, with Zander Boucher, Corne Roux and Patric Gama

kneeling. The winners were Reynolds, in first place; Bonnita Nichols second and Annandale

clinched third spot. Zander Boucher won first place in the junior section. Picture: SUPPLIED

ON THE BENCH

FLYING THE FLAG: Komani winners in age categories in the 10km and 32km Cumakala

Challenge on June 11 were, from left, Smartryk Rossouw, Sir Nduu Daddy Omac and Jannette

Samauls. Picture: SUPPLIED

SOCCER

COACHES: Local

Football

Association league

coaches, from

left, Mkululeko

Madi of Computer

Stars, Valgas’ Zukile

Phillips, Mzoxolo

Toti from Dynamos

and Phoenix

B i rd ’s Ringo

Klaas enjoying a

friendly between

Phoenix Bird FC

and Ravens FC at

Dumpy Adams on

S a t u rd a y. Picture:

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EXCITING ACTION: Holy Kings ended their game against Madrid FC in a 0-0 draw before

proceeding to penalties at the Ikora Youth Day soccer tournament at Unathi Mkefa sports

grounds in Ezibeleni Pictures: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

SUPPORT: Independent Komani Residents’ Association (Ikora) executive members sponsored

and organised a June 16 youth soccer tournament in Ezibeleni. From left are Ikora administrator

Siviwe Nkephu, secretary Thulani Bukani, chair Xolani Ngxatu and treasurer Tina Nkepu

Ikora puts focus on youth

ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

Holy Kings FC took the

trophy and walked

away with a R1,000

cash prize and full kit after

beating Madrid FC by 5-4 in a

penalty knockout during the

June 16 youth tournament at

Unathi Mkefa sports ground in

Ezibeleni.

Meanwhile, Madrid FC from

Unathi Mkefa received full kit as

Holy Kings win organisation’s first Youth Day soccer tournament

the first runner-up of the

Independent Komani Residents’

Association (Ikora) Youth Day

soccer tournament.

Third prize went to Soul

Buddiez FC for coming first in

the Under 13 streams.

The prizes were awarded by

I k o ra .

Fifteen teams from Ezibeleni

participated in the tournament.

Queen’s College, who were

special guests in the

tournament, played a friendly

match against Soul Buddyz.

Ikora chair Xolani Ngxathu

said the event was a great

success.

“This is our first tournament.

We want to make it an annual

event and introduce other sports

codes like netball for all the

youth to participate in.”

Ikora decided to conduct the

tournament for Ezibeleni youth

as they felt young people were

not receiving much attention, he

said.

“Ikora wanted to show them

that they are valuable.

“We thought hosting a

tournament was ideal as the

majority of the youth in the area

l ove f o o t b a l l .” However, he felt

nothing was being done to

develop sport in Ezibeleni, and

sports facilities were not being

adequately maintained.

“The platform was also used

to engage youth on what June

16 was about and to encourage

them to be active in political

and social affairs affecting their

s o c i e t y.”

Ngxathu was also concerned

that the youth had too much

time on their hands, with not

enough programmes that they

could get involved in, which led

to them becoming involved in

illegal activities.

“What the youth of 1976

fought for we have not yet

a ch i e ve d .

“I k o ra ’s desire is to remove

young people from the streets

and get them involved in

community activities.”

Old Collegians

get the better

of Progress

MAXWELL LEVINE

The Chris Hani District League

kicked off last weekend, with

Old Collegians the big winners

after beating perennial rivals

Progress 14-12.

It was first blood to OC, with

both teams mounting a serious

challenge for the play-offs.

WSU Pythons and Tarka

Stars played to a 13-all draw.

Blue Birds failed to travel to

Dordrecht to take on Blue Buffs.

The Border Super and

Premier Leagues are reaching

their climaxes, with three to four

matches to play in the regular

season.

It looks more and more like a

two-way race in the Super

League between Ncerha

Leopards and Police.

Leopards recorded their

eighth consecutive win with an

astounding 26-24 win over

defending champions S wa l l ow s .

It has been a massive season

for Ncerha, who are on top of

the log, on 35 points.

Swallows are experiencing

an indifferent season and h ave

lost four of their eight matches,

sitting fourth on 20 points.

The only team that can

mount a serious challenge

against Ncerha is Police, who

smashed Berlin Tigers 64-11, in

the process running in 11 tries.

Police are second on 26

points, but have played six

matches. Tigers are ninth on 13

points.

Young Leopards won 21-19

against Buffs, moving them to

19 points and fifth on the log.

Buffs are seventh on 18 points.

Old Selbornians got the

better of WSU All Blacks,

winning 19-15, while Ntlaza

Lions downed Breakers 25-7.

Fort Hare Blues annihilated

OVER THE MOON: The victorious Old Collegians team and their fans in their derby match against archrivals Progress at the

army base fields Picture: SUPPLIED

Black Eagles 68-0 in a one-sided

affair. Old Boys are third on the

log on 24 points and Ntlaza

Lions moved to eighth on 16.

All Blacks are 10th on 12

points, with Breakers second

bottom on five. Fort Hare are

sixth on 18 points, with Eagles

rock bottom on only two.

In the Premier League, it

would be unwise to bet as both

Moonlight and United Brothers

are still unbeaten after seven

matches and have recorded 30

points each and are only

separated by a single point.

Moonlight defeated Shining

Stars 19-13, while United

Brothers won 22-14 against

Ocean Sweepers. They are first

and second respectively on the

log, with United Brothers

edging on top.

Shining Stars are 10th after

picking up a losing bonus point

and are on five points. Sweepers

are seventh on 14.

Bussy Boys got back to their

winning ways after beating

Evergreen 15-12. They are sixth

on the log on 18 points with

Evergreen ninth on six points.

Africans won 16-10 away in

Stutterheim over Wallabies.

Africans are fifth on 18

points, with Wallabies third on

25. WSU Eagles defeated

Ngculu Zebras 31-8 to move to

eighth on the log on 11 points.

Zebras are second bottom

on four points. The match

between bottom club

Cambridge and Winter Rose

was postponed.

Fi x t u re s

Super League: Berlin Tigers v Fort

Hare Blues, WSU All Blacks v

Young Leopards, Old Selbornians

v Ntlaza Lions, Buffaloes v

Breakers, Ncerha Leopards v

Police, Black Eagles vs Swallows.

Premier League: Winter Rose v

WSU Eagles, Africans v United

Brothers, Ngculu Zebras v Shining

Stars, Bussy Boys v Cambridge,

Ocean Sweepers v Wallabies,

Moonlight v Evergreen.

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