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MM’s contract not renewed

Councillors call for community

services director to also vacate post

INLISTING HELP

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

The Enoch Mgijima Local

Municipality (EMLM) has

resolved not to renew municipal

manager Nokuthula Zondani’s contract

and has given her a month’s notice to

vacate the administration’s top seat.

Meanwhile, EMLM community

services director Linda Bolani has been

sidelined for failing to produce a

response letter of appeal after the

Makhanda high court judgment that

deemed her appointment to be invalid.

This was revealed by councillors

who attended an internal special

council meeting in which the national

cabinet representative, Dr Monde Tom,

presented the two items at the Jesus

Christ Church premises on Friday.

An councillor who wished to

remain anonymous said: “Dr Tom

made a presentation advising the

council on the court judgment of

community services director Linda

Bolani and on Zondani’s term as the

municipal manager, which has reached

an end.

“He also gave a way forward on

appointing a new municipal manager

in her place.”

Zondani, surrounded by a number

of controversies over the years in the

municipality, had been the head of the

institution since 2019.

Bolani was employed as director of

community services by Zondani

without her position being agreed on

by the then co-operative governance

and traditional affairs MEC Xolile

Nqatha.

The matter was taken to court by the

former administrator, Monwabisi

Somana, who did not approve the

appointment.

One of the councillors who

attended the meeting said the

municipal manager did not yield the

results they had wanted in EMLM.

“She has not performed, there is no

way on earth that she could possibly be

reinstated. In fact, she needs to get fired

for her lack of performance. She cannot

collect revenue, she cannot manage

her expenditure.

“The Eskom bill is running out of

control and is now probably over the

R900m mark. This is just plain

incompetence at a disgraceful level.

“If you are the head of the

organisation you cannot tell me yo u

did not know about the ghost

e m p l oye e s .”

He said there were a myriad of

things that had not been done properly

which Zondani needed to account for.

The councillor said Bolani should

vacate her position.

“The people have been paying her

salary, subsequent to the judgment ...

she must be taken for review and be

forced to pay that money back.”

The second anonymous councillor

said the municipal manager’s contract

must not be renewed as the

municipality’s financial state was now

worse than it was previously.

“Linda must go. As a council, we

must adhere to the court judgment.”

Another councillor, who also did

not want to be indentified, said the

municipal manager had given one

month’s notice.

“No-one has an interest in having

her contract renewed.

“The NCR Dr Monde Tom stated

clearly in the council meeting what the

opposition parties have been saying for

a long time, that the municipal

manager had misled the council on

several occasions.

“Zondani has failed services in

Enoch Mgijima Municipality; the fence

of the indoor sports centre has been

stripped.

“Mzingisi Sikweyiya Hall has been

vandalised, and Ashley Wyngaard has

no ablution facilities, yet people are

paying money to book these halls.

“There is no need for municipal

funds to service the halls, they are

supposed to be serviced from money

The Eastern Cape Khoi and San group met with former president Jacob Zuma, third from left, at his Nkandla home

in KwaZulu-Natal to appeal for his assistance in inclusion in the definition of African, Khoi and San. With him

were, from left Chief Theo Jeptha from Komani, Chief Jan Bekkies (San spiritual leader), Paramount Chief Gert

Steenkamp (Oeswana tribe), San Chief Bradley Steenkamp from KZN and Khoi and San activist Christian Martin

Picture: ROSEMARY RODRIGUEZ

that residents are booking the facilities

with. We have no halls. The town hall

burned.

“These are the small things which

are holding us back as Enoch Mgijima.”

She said the municipal manager’s

job was to make sure that her

administration was doing well and that

services were delivered to the people.

She said in 2019, a letter was sent to

Nqatha stating that the appointment of

the community service director “did

not concur”, but the appointment,

which had been a hot topic since, had

finally reached its end.

“She said she appealed and the time

of the appeal has lapsed but nothing

has been brought forward before the

council.

“The council took a decision that

until she gets the court to respond, and

not lawyers, she must stay away from

wo r k .”

Questions were sent to EMLM

spokesperson Lonwabo Kowa who told

the media to contact Zondani and

Bolani.

However, at the time of going to

print, Zondani could not be reached.

In response to the media inquiries,

Bolani said: “Call the people who were

at the meeting and ask them. I did not

attend the meeting.”

When asked if she was still working

or if she had vacated the office, she

abruptly ended the call.

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CHDA guiding district’s energy future

GCINA NTSALUBA

As the country transitions

its energy sector from a

coal-based economy

towards cleaner sources of

power such as renewable

energy, this will have a direct

impact on local and district

municipalities.

The Chris Hani District and

its local municipalities owe

about R1.1bn to Eskom.

This energy insecurity has

adversely affected businesses

and service delivery in many

parts of the district, while also

limiting i nve s t m e n t

opportunities, with some

investors having left the region.

The South African Local

Government Association’s

(Salga) New Generation

Capacity-Building Programme,

in collaboration with the US

Agency for International

Development Southern Africa

Energy Programme, is providing

technical assistance and

capacity building to support

municipalities in managing

existing energy infrastructure.

It also facilitates purchasing

energy from Independent Power

Producers (IPPs) at a much

cheaper price than through

Eskom.

“The support Salga is

providing to municipalities will

create jobs and new skills

because there is going to be a

lot of technical skills transfer

needed for these projects.

“Salga is also providing

hands-on support to a couple of

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES: Chris Hani Development Agency acting CEO Abongile Hala at the

Chris Hani renewable energy roundtable seminar recently Picture: SOURCED

municipalities that are already

advanced in this space,” said

Salga spokesperson Sivuyile

Mbambato.

He said the programme had

attracted more than 30

municipalities so far, with

training currently under way.

Spearheading the district’s

energy transition programme,

the Chris Hani Development

Agency (CHDA), established to

stimulate economic growth

through investment facilitation

and partnerships development,

recently signed a Memorandum

of Understanding (MoU) with

the University of Stellenbosch

through its centre for renewable

energy and sustainable studies.

The aim is to build a

partnership for technical

feasibility studies, planning and

investment facilitation for

renewable energy projects.

Acting CHDA CEO Abongile

Hala said as the country was

introducing green energy, green

gas (hydrogen) and green

ammonia, the district was

positioning itself towards

establishing a manufacturing

hub for solar panels and

electronics within the Komani

Industrial Park.

“[Artisans’ skills] will be

crucial towards this process,

and will contribute to the

economy of the region,” he said.

He added that the renewable

energy programme in the

province contributed more than

30% towards local economic

empowerment through

providing jobs during the

construction and maintenance

phases of the project.

In July this year, the CHDM

and CHDA facilitated the Chris

Hani Economic Development

and Investment Summit in

Komani to discuss challenges

and lessons learnt from

renewable energy projects,

areas of collaboration, as well as

private-public partnerships to

ensure the energy supply future

of the district and province.

Included in the concept

document is empowering

district and local municipal

officials, SMMEs, investors and

other stakeholders with

knowledge on renewable and

sustainable energy.

Chris Hani District

Municipality spokesperson

Bulelwa Ganyaza said the

district, through its agency, was

still busy with a feasibility study

to assess the best public private

partnership business model with

local municipalities.

H ow e ve r, local

municipalities Inxuba

Yethemba, Enoch Mgijima and

Emalahleni were earmarked to

enter into a partnership with the

development agency towards

purchasing energy from IPPs.

CHDM’s electricity

expenditure for the 2021/22

financial year is R45.271,901,

which includes water schemes

and consumption for offices and

buildings.

“It should be noted that the

district municipality does not

sell electricity to its consumers,

the electricity is used to operate

the schemes and the revenue is

derived from the water

consumption by its consumers,”

Ganyaza said.

Much closer to the ground,

the knock-on effects of power

outages have not only crippled

small businesses and homebased

ventures, but have left

many local creatives and

entrepreneurs out of work.

“As artists that create music

and perform for a living, we

cannot share our music with

audiences.

“I can tell you for a fact that

most local musicians and artists

in general are not only losing

income but their expensive

sound equipment is damaged

because there is no electricity

b a ck u p ,” said a local gospel

singer who did not want to be

named.

The music graduate, who

runs a home-based business as a

piano teacher, said the majority

of artists could not support

themselves and their families

f i n a n c i a l l y.

“How much more now if

they have to also buy

generators, inverters or even

consider solar energy just to

hold rehearsals, let alone

performances.

“The whole value chain of

the industry is suffering and on

the brink of death.”

Municipalities must look at green energy: BKCB

GCINA NTSALUBA

The profit margins of local small

businesses have plummeted into

dark times due to the ongoing

Eskom blackouts, and local

government needs to act fast to

provide alternative energy

sources, says the Border Kei

Chamber of Business (BKCB).

The “Ti t a n i c ” power utility

Eskom will sink everyone into a

great energy depression if

municipalities miss the green

energy train, BKCB believes.

It said profit margins had

been grossly affected because

many small companies could

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not afford to buy or run

generators indefinitely and they

would have to send staff home.

While several businesses

have either downsized or closed

their doors as they cannot cope

with the constant strain on their

businesses, others continue to

remain resilient through the

energy storm winds.

“Imagine being a hairdresser

or nail salon, and that is your

core business, but due to

constant outages your business

has to turn clients away, so you

do not make any income oin

that time yet things like rent,

services and staff still need to be

p a i d ,” said BKCB administrator

Adré Gainsford-Bartis.

She said this created more

unemployment in an already

WEDNESDAY,

19 OCTOBER 2022

strained market and smaller

businesses operating from home

were taking the heaviest knock

According to research, Stage

6 load-shedding meant

businesses lost four hours of

productivity time all at once,

instead of the usual two they

had become accustomed to.

This also meant that they had

outages three times a day at long

intervals, which had a major

impact on their equipment.

“Bigger companies had

additional down time due to

them having to wait for

machines to ‘heat up’ again,

only to have the power shut

down a few hours later.

“Government needs to find

relief methods through

alternative energy sources to

assist business or their local

m u n i c i p a l i t i e s ,” Gainsford-

Bartis said.

She said for the last few days

load-shedding had been

reduced to Stage 3, which was a

bit less aggressive than Stage 6.

However, a new demon had

reared its head in the form of

cable theft taking place during

longer load-shedding periods

and this is affecting energy

supply and service delivery to

businesses and households.

“Unfortunately Stage 4 was

just announced again, so it is

inevitable that we will be seeing

Stage 5 or 6, or worse, at some

stage again,” Gainsford-Bartis

said.

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SUBCONTRACT SANRAL X.003-046-2019/1-SCGM 14 - 29

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for participating: Get Ahead Primary, Stepping Stone, Queenstown

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EMLM skip

bins will help

refuse crisis

RAINBOW CIVILS invites tenders from experienced EME/QSE subcontractors for Contract SANRAL X.003-046-2019/1 FOR THE ROUTINE ROAD

MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL ROUTE 6 SECTION 3 KM 8.04 TO KM 58.86 AND NATIONAL ROUTE R61 SECTION 5 KM 0.25 TO SECTION 6 KM 92.78

AND NATIONAL ROUTE R67 SECTION 4 KM 43.43 TO SECTION 5 KM 33.20 on behalf of Rainbow Civils in accordance with the requirements of

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL). This project is in the province of Eastern Cape and in the Chris Hani District

Municipality.

Subcontractors are required for the following subcontracts:

Works Package

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X.003-046-2019/1-SCMM 17 – MINOR MAINTENANCE













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2 CE

2 CE

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1 CE

1 CE

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The approximate duration is 8 months. CIDB Regulation 25 (1B) will be applicable to this contract.

Only tenderers who are at least 51% Black owned, who is an EME/EME start up or QSE and meet the definition of a Targeted Enterprise as defined

in C3.2.2.5, and who are registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database at the tender closing date; and meet the stipulated minimum

threshold for local content and production as stated in the Tender Data are eligible to tender.

Only tenderers that meet all the eligibility criteria under clause 4.1.1 of the Tender Data will be considered.

Only tenderers who meet the minimum functionality score as stated in clause 5.11.9 will be evaluated further on price and preference.

It is estimated that tenderers should have a CIDB contractor grading designation as indicated in the table above:

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The Enoch Mgijima Local

Municipality has purchased

27 new skip bins to help

manage the refuse crisis in Komani.

According to spokesperson

Lonwabo Kowa, the skips were

purchased with municipal funds

and will be placed in various areas

around town.

Most of the skips would be

placed at shops and places where

refuse was more prolific, Kowa said.

The new skips were received by

the portfolio head for community

services, Nosipho Papiyana.

“Most of the skip bins will

replace old ones which were in bad

conditions. Some were leaking and

others were rusty, while some were

no longer usable.

“As the municipality, we are

putting all systems and resources in

place to ensure a clean

e nv i r o n m e n t ,”Papiyana said.

In his statement, Kowa said the

municipal truck would continue to

regularly collect refuse, “which will

help ease the pressure of managing

refuse for businesses and eliminate

irresponsible dumping”.

Kowa added that the

municipality would hire skip bins

out to any businesses. An

application process was required.

“This venture serves both the

purpose of cleaning the

environment and that of revenue

enhancement as businesses that

have skip bins at their premises are

billed for the service by the

m u n i c i p a l i t y.”

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Most of the skip bins

will replace old ones

which were in bad

conditions.

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The physical address for collection of tender documents is the Rainbow Civils site office, 2 Chamberlain Street, Queenstown, 5319, where

tender documents may be collected from Monday, 03 OCTOBER 2022 during the hours 09:00 to 16:00 (Monday to Friday). Tenderers are

to schedule an appointment for the collection of documents by contacting rainbowcivilsqtn@gmail.com

Please be advised that the route will not be traveled and that it will be the responsibility of each tenderer to acquaint themselves with the route

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Strong winds damage

houses in Springrove

MUD BATH

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

Four houses were badly damaged

when strong winds and hail

pummeled Springrove village in

Ntabethemba last Thursday.

Sivuyile Plaatjie, who is a ward

councillor in the area, told The Rep that

roofing that was blown off one home

had hit another house’s roof, causing

substantial damage.

Plaatjie said the strong winds and

hailstorm had lasted for about 30

minutes.

Soon after the storm hit, the

councillor said a villager reported that

two houses had been damaged by

wind.

Plaatjie said 42-year-old Nobathini

N ya m a k a z i ’s mud house was worst hit

during the storm.

“She is currently staying in a

resident’s house. The owner will return

in November.

“N ya m a k a z i ’s RDP house was

approved in 2017, but Chris Hani

District Disaster handed over the

housing project to the provincial

human settlements department.

“The two other houses that were

affected were the ones that people had

built for themselves next to their RDP

houses, which were not damaged,”

said Plaatjie.

He said officials from the provincial

human settlement department had

visited the area on Tuesday to assess the

storm damage.

They confirmed the RDP houses

were in the process of being built, after

having been handed over to the

department.

“The Chris Hani officials from the

disaster department were also present

NATURAL DISASTER: A mud house in Springrove village in Ntabethemba

had its roof ripped off by strong winds last week Picture: SUPPLIED

to conduct an assessment for [those

affected] to receive temporary houses

in the meantime.”

However, the counsellor said there

were no promises made about

rebuilding the RDP owners’ a l t e r n a t ive

homes that had been damaged.

He said the provincial human

settlements officials said they would

consult heads of departments regarding

this.

Plaatjie said Springrove village had

been hit by devastating storms over the

ye a r s .

“Last year, three houses’ roofs were

blown off by strong winds.

“In 2014, a house was struck by the

wind. It was a mud house.

“The stone fell off the rooftop and

hit a child who sadly died from the

incident.

“Between 2003 and 2004, four

houses were damaged by wind and the

Chris Hani Disaster unit rebuilt them,”

he said. Plaatjie also recalled that in the

early ‘90s, his home was destroyed by

strong winds.

CHDM spokesperson Bulelwa

Ganyaza said the Chris Hani district

was prone to severe weather including

tornadoes, strong winds, hail and heavy

ra i n .

“The district municipality officials

were the first to respond to the incident

and after preliminary assessments were

done, relevant stakeholders were

contacted.

“In this case, the department of

human settlements formed part of the

team that conducted the assessments.

“Based on the assessments, the

department will make a determination

for provision of temporary shelters,”

Ganyaza said.

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CLOSING DATE: 31 August 2023

TO APPLY: Applications must be submitted on a

completed and signed NEW Z83 form, detailed CV,

certified copy of South African Identity Document

and certified copies of all academic qualifications

and credit records. Persons in possession of foreign

qualifications MUST submit an evaluation certificate

from the South African Qualification Authority

(SAQA). Failure to submit the requested documents

will result in the application not being considered.

Certification stamp must not be older than 3 months

on all qualifications.

Faxed and late applications will not be accepted.

Ikhala TVET College is an equal opportunity

employer and reserves the right not to appoint.

People with disabilities and coloured females

are encouraged to apply.

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Family faith camping weekend

LEN’S NEWS

Last year, a Men’s Christian Camp

was hosted at the Rhebokfontein

Retreat just 40km from Komani. It

was a small beginning, but 35 men

from Komani and surrounds attended

and everyone felt the camp should be

an annual event and that it should be

considered a family get-together.

This year, it comes in the form of a

Faith Filled Family weekend in a bush

camping set-up. Camping spots were

on a first, come first serve basis, with

ample space for visitors.

Campers are to be self-sufficient

and arrive on Friday any time after 1pm

to set up camp and enjoy fellowship

around the camp fire.

Campers can even arrive early on

Saturday, according to the organisers.

“We are blessed to have Afrika

Mhlope as one of our speakers. Shawn

Warren, who brought the Word to us

last year, will be joining us again,” said

farm owners and organisers Rose and

Tony MacDougall.

“The campsite has been upgraded

but there is no electricity so it is simple

bush camping with no generators, but

there are showers with hot water.

“On Saturday at 10am we start with

praise and worship and a message from

Afrika Mhlope. The afternoon session at

LOOKING GLAMOROUS

LET US WORSHIP: What a Faith Filled Family weekend looks like at the Rhebokfontein Retreat just outside Komani Picture: SUPPLIED

4pm will be led by Warren and on

Sunday the service will start at 10am.”

Families are encouraged to camp in

the peace and quiet on the farm or

come out to join a time of fellowship

and worship.

“People can bring their chairs,

warm clothing and picnic or braai with

the hosts. There will be ample wood

and braai fires and gas cookers

available to boil a kettle and make a hot

cup of coffee or tea,” they said.

It was also noted that this was a

non-denominational gathering. People

can bring their bibles, their faith and

share fellowship with fellow believers.

There is no charge for camping but

a cash donation to cover speakers and

other costs is welcome.

For more information visit

www.rhebokfonteinretreat.com or on

Facebook at Rhebokfontein Retreat.

Contact details for Tony 082-455-5468

or Rose 082-312-7513.

Sewage leak, filth shocks visitors

Spectators and coaches from

different parts of the province

attending the first Eastern

Cape Chess Tournament

were unimpressed with the

sanitation service delivery.

The visitors were met with

the stench of a sewage spill at

the main entrance to the

Thobi Kula Indoor Sports

Centre and blocked,

uncleaned toilets, wh i ch

forced competitors to walk

across the sewage overflow to

access toilets at Nonesi Mall.

Some of the visitors said

they had no interest in

returning to Komani again.

One of the officials said

she had had to pay someone

R200 to clean one of the

toilets for the children to use.

“We spent close to

R60,000 in Komani. We

booked in at a bed and

breakfast, and we are buying

food from here and this is the

service we receive.”

Many parents

accompanied their children.

OR Tambo chess coach

Stanford Shoriwa said he

struggled to sleep well during

his time in Komani.

“If I had known Komani

was like this, I would never

have come. My shoes smell

of sewage, my players were

UNHYGIENIC SEWAGE: Some of the chess players

treading carefully across the sewage overflow on their way

to Nonesi Mall on Sunday Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

not happy. This was a very

unpleasant surprise,” he said.

Henk Coetzee from

Kariega in Nelson Mandela

Bay said sewage was

overflowing everywhere. If

there was another

tournament in Komani, he

was not be attending.

“There are no toilets for

the boys, they are closed. The

wo m e n ’s toilets do not have

seats. There is no toilet paper.

There are water leaks against

the wall. It is shocking.”

According to Eastern

Cape Chess interim president

Luzuko Ndinise, who

organised the tournament

with his team, the sewage

overflow emerging from the

Nonesi Mall direction had

been flowing since Thursday.

“The visitors were

shocked when they came

here. I had to try to calm

them down to not divert from

the tournament. I told them

this is the service delivery we

have to put up with in

Komani. On Thursday the

sports centre caretaker said

he had contacted Vusi

Matanda from Chris Hani,

who said the problem would

be fixed,” Ndinise said.

However, the technicians

never appeared and no

explanations were given.

Enoch Mgijima Local

Municipality spokesperson

Lonwabo Kowa said the

centre was cleaned on a daily

basis and the hall was

cleaned when it was booked.

“There were, however,

two bookings on the

weekend and the ablution

facilities which had just been

repaired were found in a bad

state on Monday. This is to be

addressed.”

He said the facility had

since been cleaned and it

was unfortunate it had been

damaged and badly affected

during one of the events.

CHDM spokesperson Buli

Ganyaza said the sewer was

attended to after it was

reported, but the blockage

was identified further down

Derby Street.

“Our jetting machine was

busy on the same line which

is full of fat deposits clogging

the whole line. It was busy

further down the street

addressing the same

b l o ck a g e .

“When the sewerage is

unblocked it subsides on the

one manhole and rises on the

other, hence the overflow.

This happens until the object

that causes the blockage is

accessible and removed from

the system.”

He said the municipality

would continue monitoring

and cleaning the line.

“CHDM municipal health

service has been activated to

undertake an awareness

campaign engaging

businesses that may be

responsible for the fat

d e p o s i t s .”

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EDITORIAL OPINION

Be proactive

in breast

cancer fight

It is that time of the year

wh e n we get to raise

awareness on the impact

of breast cancer.

October is Breast Cancer

Awareness Month, but m a ny

people are still uneducated

about their breast health.

It is a fact that early

detection saves lives.

“Breast cancer is one of

the most common forms of

cancer for South African

women of all races, with a

lifetime risk of one in 27,”

according to the Western

Cape government website.

The National Breast

Cancer Foundation is working

towards ensuring all women

have access to screenings,

tests and procedures.

Breast cancer awareness

is crucial to save lives and

help prevent the devastating

effects, such as having to

undergo a mastectomy, if the

disease is discovered at a later

stage.

Are people aware of this

disease, said to be one of the

most common cancers

among women in SA?

Or do many of us choose

to be ignorant or not have

check-ups until cancer strikes.

It was quite shocking to

learn, when The Rep intern

walked around the streets of

Komani to ask people about

breast cancer and how often

they conducted selfexaminations,

that most of

those interviewed were not

aware of the Breast Cancer

Awareness campaign or the

risk factors.

Though male breast

cancer is rare, reports from

the Breast Health Foundation

recorded that in SA, 1-3% of

all breast cancers occur in

men.

“According to the latest

data from the National

Cancer Register, men have a

one in 943 lifetime risk of

developing breast cancer.”

Are men aware of these

statistics?

Are these awareness

campaigns overlooked?

Are there enough

conversations on the impact

of breast cancer?

Government has

encouraged monthly breast

self-examination for women,

which should be done after

their menstrual period.

This is considered an

important screening method.

Also, women over the age

of 45 are encouraged to have

regular mammograms done.

Hopefully, in the near

future, we will see an

improvement in the

diagnostic rate as we

proactively take care of our

own health by knowing the

risks, getting check-ups and

conducting selfexaminations.

SOCIETY SNIPPETS

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Happy birthday Chuma Venfolo, Bongolethu Sondlo, Yonela

Nalana (October 7) Gcina Qabaka (October 8) Msimelelo Ralane,

Fuzile Fistoz, Ayanda Gatyeni, Xola Mahali and Nobhotwe

Shenxane (October 9), Joyce Joni,Tebogo Lebobo, Siphosethu

Kambi, Iris Yokwe (October 10), Sindaphi Antonio (October

11),Michaela Isaacs (October 14), Nosipho Mzamo, Thuliwe

Manqina and Lusanda Bobo Vuyokaz Siyo (October 15) Pucuka

Somi, Khanyo Kwani and Kamva Ningiza (Ocober 16) Maxwell

Levine, Pumla Gqagqa (Ocotober 17), Lungiswa Songelwa, Nelisa

Bomela (October 18) Siphokazi Tyalana, Phikolomzi Mjomana and

Lu-Mare Fraser (October 20) Olwethu Sana (October 21) Thobeka

Tsotetsi (October 24) Kholiswa Mgqozolana (October 25) Poziswa

Nyaka (Ocober 27).

Belated birthday wishes to, Francois Le Roux, Chuma Joni and

Cheslin Jekels (October 2), Xoliswa Maqhula, Phumlani Magawu

and Thulani Oyiya (October 3) Chwayita Zote (October 4), Abonga

Nkunwana, Ziyanda Fatyela, Mfundo Pambo and Nonqaba Gogo

(October 6).

CULTURAL VIBRANCY

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FACE 2 FACE with

Q

: What do you like about

what you do?

A

: What I enjoy most about

my job is helping people

find a home.

Q: What is the most important

thing you have learnt in your

c a re e r ?

A: Building connections,

though there is much you can

do by working alone.

The greatest success often

comes when you connect and

work with a network of clients,

friends and colleagues,

especially in the marketing

i n d u s t r y.

Q: How do you relax?

A: My favourite way to relax is

to go for a walk in the evening

with my husband and beautiful

d a u g h t e r.

Q: What are you reading at

the moment?

A: I am currently reading, If I

Can, You Can and Unleash

Your Full Potential: Live your

Ultimate Life, both by Sally

E i ch h o r s t .

YO U R VOICE opinions on the street

/ Ashleigh Waller Marketing manager

Q: Is there any mantra/belief

you try to live by?

A: To do everything for the

glory of God.

Q: Where did you grow up?

A: I was born and raised in

Ko m a n i .

Q: What is your favourite

childhood memory?

A: Growing up in a close

family. Every road trip we took

together is a favourite memory.

Q: Which musician really

appeals to you at the moment?

A: Choosing a single musician

is tough for me but if I had to

choose an all-time favourite, it

would be Bruce Springsteen.

Q: What is your favourite

quote/motto?

A: My favourite quote is: “Yo u

cannot wait until life is not

difficult any more before you

decide to be happy.”

Q: Do you prefer heels or

flats?

A: Flats.

What do you think about …

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Rep intern CHUMA JONI took to the streets of Komani and asked residents whether they

were aware of the annual campaign and if they went for regular screenings or did self-examinations.

KOMANI WEATHER

Locals should brace themselves for more record heat this weekend

as high temperatures are expected throughout the weekend in

Komani. Although low clouds and cool weather conditions with

22°C can be experienced today, ice-cream vending machines will

be in use on Saturday as temperatures rise to 33°C.

Very warm temperatures can also be expected on Sunday, a

32°C high, sunshine and warm weather conditions. An ideal way to

spend the day outdoors for some. — w w w. a c c u w e a t h e r. c o . z a

What are you doing for Komani?

Send us your story via WhatsApp on 073-025-2220 and

we will publish it.

It can be a cleaning campaign or pothole repair project.

Lusanda Sishuba

from Sada

No, I do not go for

check-ups or

examinations. I am

relaxed, I guess, because

in my mind I always

thought only women are

at risk of getting cancer.

But now that I know,

I will not be lazy and I

will go and get a checkup

regularly.

Jesse de Wet

from Victoria Park

I was not aware of it,

though I do read about it

in newspapers.

Now that I know, I

will regularly go even

though I am scared to,

but for my own health I

will definitely go.

The sooner, the

b e t t e r.

Lynette Swarts

from Komani

If you find a lump in

your breast and you feel

that something is wrong,

it is better to go earlier

than to ignore it until it is

too late.

The earlier you go to

the specialis,t the better

for you to be diagnosed

and get treatment.

I have not tested but I

will go and get tested.

Annelize Marais

from Grey Street

Breast check-ups are

very important.

I do go once a year

for a check-up because I

know how important it

is to take care of your

health.

Vuyo Thinga

from Prince Alfred

S t re e t

I have not yet tested, but

I have seen people who

were affected by cancer

and it is not a very nice

experience, as I have

observed. As a result, I

am thinking of going for

a check-up for my safety.


#PRIssues: The importance of maintaining the

integrity of a donation/sponsorship agreement

Ever since I helped Seven Stars

with the process of securing the

Twizza sponsorship, I have been

contacted by a number of people who

also need assistance to put together

sponsorship proposals as well as to

approach various organisations that

can assist them with either donations

or sponsorships.

Because of my experience in

doing PR in the sponsorship space, I

have not had a problem assisting

those I can in the past.

However, as mentioned in my

previous columns, there is a

difference between a sponsorship and

a donation.

By definition, donations are

charitable in nature, and they purely

benefit the organisation that has asked

for the funds. A sponsorship on the

other hand is a business transaction:

companies put in money expecting

something in return, in the form of

marketing and/or revenue.

Back to the topic at hand. It is very

important for organisations that ask

for either a sponsorship or a donation

to stick to the terms of the agreement.

This includes how the money that is

sponsored or donated is used.

If a donation is requested by a

non-profit organisation (NGO) that

looks after children for example, the

running costs for that organisation

would include items such as

food/groceries for the children for

each month, monthly utilities such as

water and electricity as well as other

day-to-day operational costs. The

donation given to that NGO in the

form of cash would then need to be

used for exactly that.

This is because whether it is a

sponsorship or a donation, the

organisation that requested the funds

will have to account either quarterly

or annually in the form of receipts,

invoices, banks or financial

statements, to show how the money

was used. That particular NGO can

unfortunately not divert from the

agreed terms, unless the expense is

justifiable or falls into miscellaneous

or unexpected costs.

It is also important for that

organisation to work within the

means of the available amount. Let

me give you an example. When I

worked at the bank, we were

approached by a lady who owned an

NGO. She requested funding for an

initiative that she wanted to do, and

the specific amount was R30,000.

The provincial leadership forum at

the bank met and discussed this

EMPOWERMENT

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Miranda Lusiba

request, after careful consideration,

and they decided to take the money

from one of the divisions. She was

then contacted and told that the

funding has been approved.

Immediately after she was

informed that her request had been

approved, she changed her mind and

asked for more money, and told the

bank that she would rather have

R100,000.

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The moral of this story is that any organisation that

asks for a donation or sponsorship from any company

in the public or private sector should have a longterm

vision in mind

The bank told her that it did not

have that kind of cash and if she

chopped and changed her mind like

that, then it did not want to work with

her any more. She ended up not

getting the R30,000 as well, because

she was trying to milk the bank for

more money. This told management

she was greedy and saw the bank as

the golden goose that keeps on laying

golden eggs.

When she started asking for more,

we started questioning her integrity

and her intentions – therefore we did

not want to be associated with such a

questionable character any more.

In another example, an NGO

funded for a year under the bank’s CSI

programme was asked for financial

reports at the end of the year,

including receipts outlining how the

money was spent.

This was a way to account for how

the money was spent for that whole

year. They were supposed to produce

receipts for groceries bought monthly

for the 40 kids at the children’s home,

but instead they produced a number

of receipts from fast-food restaurants

for two people who were clearly, on a

continuous basis, taking each other

out using the money meant to take

care of the orphaned and vulnerable

kids.

The following year, the bank

decided not to continue funding that

NGO and the people that suffered

were unfortunately the children, who

were supposed to be the main

beneficiaries.

The moral of this story is that any

organisation that asks for a donation

or sponsorship from any company in

the public or private sector should

have a long-term vision in mind.

This vision should be to create a

long-term relationship with the

sponsoring organisation or the funder,

by doing things right and ensuring that

the relationship is mutually beneficial.

This is what makes a donor or a

sponsor see the need to keep on

funding that particular organisation.

Because should this not happen,

donors or funders will run away and

not come back again. And if, for some

reason, the name or reputation of an

NGO is negatively affected because

of lack of proper management of

finances, I can bet you that no other

donor or sponsor will want to touch or

be associated with your organisation

again. So again, this is my friendly

advice: Do the right thing and think

long-term.

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Load-shedding causing more

damage than we’re aware of

N E W LY W E D S

When there is load-shedding,

we all think it is just a switch

off of electricity, to be

switched back on two hours

later and voila, life goes back

to normal.

This is how we, as

ordinary people, experience

lights off from Eskom.

Unfortunately, there is

much more to it than that.

Everything relies on

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

Many government

departments sit in the dark

when the electricity is off as

many do not have generators

and those that have, do not

have ones that are powerful

enough to restore full

f u n c t i o n a l i t y.

So if you have travelled

from many of our outlying

areas to Komani to get

services but there is loadshedding,

you have to wait for

the power to come back on.

And sometimes even

when the power is back on

the systems malfunction and

you have to go back home

without accessing the services

you came for.

I will focus on two sectors

to illustrate the devastating

effect load-shedding is

continuing to have.

Let’s consider hospitals

and all other health facilities

first.

At present, there are no

feasible systems in place to

exempt these facilities from

load-shedding even though

everyone admits that to switch

them off even for one minute

can be catastrophic.

IN TOUCH

Phumelele P Hlati

The explanations many

municipalities give for this is

that the hospitals are

embedded on the grid of the

surrounding suburbs, making

it impossible to isolate them

during load-shedding.

A while ago, the Limpopo

health department announced

it had suspended all elective

surgeries because of the

erratic power supply issues.

Imagine the very bad

consequences for someone

who has been waiting for

months to have a hip

replacement but now has to

wait even longer for the

surgery, sentencing that

person to further agony for an

indefinite period of time.

The second sector,

sanitation, includes sewerage

works and water provision,

which are totally reliant on

electricity to work.

Who knows what kind of

damage is done wh e n

sewerage and water systems

grind to a complete stop?

According to a recent

survey in SA, 1.1 million litres

of water is lost through leaks

every year. Leornado Manus,

the deepartment of water and

sanitation acting deputy

director of regulations

compliance, mentioned that

one municipality wanted an

extra 40% increase in its

water allocation, when in

effect it lost 65% of its water

through leaks.

This means 65l of 100l of

water supplied to the

municipality is lost to leaks,

never making it to customers.

This is the situation in most

municipalities around the

c o u n t r y.

What has that got to do

with load-shedding, you ask?

We depend on electricity

to push water around, so

when it is off, that means no

water is pushed and air

pockets may develop in the

system.

When the electricity

comes back on, that air gets

pressurised and causes

damage to the ageing water

infrastructure, causing burst

pipes all around.

While we may bemoan

the electricity situation, many

other sectors are being

affected and we may not even

be aware of it.

This makes this the most

important issue of our time

and the ANC government

may pay the price for it come

2024 unless something

dramatic happens within the

next year or so.

However, that is the story

for another day.

Let me file this before

load-shedding hits.

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MCDONALD

ELLAN

fondly known as

“Ellie”, late of 25

Hermanus Street,

Victoria Park,

Komani passed

away peacefully

on Friday 30

September 2022

in at the age

of 81 years.

Sadly missed and

deeply mourned by

her loving children,

brother, sister,

grandchildren,

great grandchildren,

extended families

and friends.

The interment will

take place in the

Lukhanji Cemetery,

Komani at 11 o’clock

on Saturday 8

October 2022 after

a Service at home at

9 o’clock and at the

St. David’s Anglican

Church, Victoria Park,

Komani at 10 o’clock.

Friends kindly

accept the following

intimation.

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MANZI

NTOMBIZANDILE

Late of

176 Zone 2,

Ezibeleni,

Komani

Born: 02.11.1965

Died: 27.09.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 08.10.2022

Starting at home

then to the

Ezibeleni Community

Hall, Zone 1

for a service at 9am

HULUSHE

LUNGILE

LAURENCE

Late of

Emachubeni,

Cacadu District

Born: 07.11.1974

Died: 22.09.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 08.10.2022

Starting at home at

09:00

(The Revelations

Spiritual Home)

Thence to the

Emachubeni

Cemetery,

Cacadu for the

Interment at 13:00

LALA NGOXOLO

MHLOPHE

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

KALIPA

LUNGISA

ABEGAIL

Late of

Emtonjeni,

Bolokodlela,

Cofimvaba District

Born: 18.04.1948

Died: 30.09.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 08.10.2022

Starting at home at

10am

(Assemble of God)

Thence to the

Emtonjeni Cemetery,

Bolokodlela for the

Interment at 1pm

LALA NGOXOLO

MAGXARA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

CHARLIE

ZWELINZIMA

Late of

Zweledinga,

Whittlesea District

Born: 04.05.1936

Died: 23.09.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 08.10.2022

Starting at home at

09am

(St. Pauls Roman

Catholic Church)

Thence to the

Zweledinga Cemetery,

Whittlesea for the

Interment at 12:30

LALA NGOXOLO

STHATHU CHISANA

KHOPHOYI

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

WILLIE

YANGA

Late of

Ezingcaceni,

Vaalbank,

Lady Frere District

Born: 18.09.1997

Died: 23.09.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 08.10.2022

Thence to the

Ezingcaceni Cemetery

for an early burial at

08:30, followed by

a service at home at

09:30

LALA NGOXOLO

MGCINA TYHOPHO

NOKWINDLA

XHAMELA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MANGCU

VICTOR

SBENENE

Late of 753 Chief

Abiola Street,

Khayelitsha,

Mlungisi, Komani

Born: 10.10.1944

Died: 30.09.2022

Funeral:

Friday 07.10.2022

Starting at

home at 9am

(St. Andrew’s

Anglican Church)

Thence to the

Mlungisi Cemetery,

Komani for the

Interment at 11am

LALA NGOXOLO

BHANQO DUMANE

BOBESE

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

JACK

LUNGISILE

PHILLIP

BORN: 1977-10-17

DIED: 2022-09-24

FUNERAL:

2022-10-09

(Sunday)

VENUE:

Funeral service will

be held at home at

Guba Village

Cacadu District

at 09:00am

Cemetery: Guba

TIME: 12:00 am

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

Mgcina

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

MNTONGA

GCOTYELWA

IRENE

Late of Esikhobeni,

Cofimvaba District

Born: 21.11.1934

Died: 26.09.2022

Funeral;

Saturday 08.10.2022

Thence to the

Esikhobeni Cemetery,

Cofimvaba for

an early burial

at 08:30, followed

by a service at

home at 10am

LALA NGOXOLO

MATIBE MGOQISA

NJIVA LUCHU

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

FENAMA

NOMABHASO

NOCINGILE

BORN: 1952-09-04

DIED: 2022-09-27

FUNERAL

2022-10-08

(Saturday)

VENUE


be held at home at

Rhoneni Location Mt

Arthur A/A Cacadu

District at 09:00am

Cemetery: Rhoneni

TIME: 12:00 am

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

MaDlamini

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NKITA

NOMHANASE

Late of Dlakavu,

Bholotwa,

Lady Frere District

Born: 19.04.1951

Died: 22.09.2022

Funeral:

Saturday 08.10.2022

Starting at home at

10:00

(Christian Zionist)

Thence to the Dlakavu

Cemetery,

Bholotwa for the

Interment at 13:30

LALA NGOXOLO

MAMAYA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

BHABAALAZA

DUNANA

JOHN

BORN: 1959-09-25

DIED: 2022-09-22

FUNERAL:

2022-10-07

(Friday)

VENUE:


be held at home at

Makhwababa Village

at 09:00am

Cemetery:

Makhwababa

TIME: 12:00 am

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

Mbathane

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NKONJANE

PATRICK

Late of Timoti,

Matyantya,

Lady Frere District

Born: 11.11.1965

Died: 26.09.2022

Funeral: Saturday

08.10.2022

Starting at home at

10am (The United

Christian Zion

Church)

Thence to the Timoti

Cemetery, Matyantya

for the Interment

at 12:30

LALA NGOXOLO

MKHUMA

MBATHANE XESIBE

RUSSELL & SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MDELA

RONNIE

BORN: 1989-06-05

DIED: 2022-09-23

FUNERAL:

2022-10-08

(Saturday)

VENUE:


be held at home at

1281 Vergenoege

Location Ilinge

Township Komani

at 09:00am

Cemetery: Ilinge

TIME: 12:00 am

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

Mbathane

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NJADU

Nozipo

Primrose

Late of 4691 Banise

Street, Newtown,

Mlungisi, Komani

Born: 08.12.1935

Died: 01.10.2022

Funeral: Friday

07.10.2022

Starting at home

then to the Wesley

Methodist Church,

Ebden Street,

Komani for a

service at 10am.

The cortege will

proceed to the

Komani Town

Cemetery for

the Interment

at 12 noon.

LALA NGOXOLO

MANDUNGWANE

BHEJULA

RUSSELL AND SON

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

MASE

NOMZAMO

MARGARET

Born: 1950-09-27

Died: 2022-09-23

Funeral: 2022-10-08

(Saturday)

Address:

460 Joka Street,

Tarkastad

Venue:

Home @ 09:00

Cemetery:

Tarkastad Cemetery

@ 12:00

Service conducted by

EYETHU FUNERAL

No: 23 Joubert Street

Queenstown

045-839 6200 / 083 242 2533

/ 071 078 6184

The cortege will

proceed to the

Lukhanji Cemetery

for the Interment

at 12 noon

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LALA NGOXOLO

MANYAWUZA

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tel. 045 839 4012

Contact Charodine or Mavis on 045 839 4040

www.therep.co.za

The Rep Komani

the_rep_komani

@RepKomani


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HLANGANI

SELBY

JEFFREY

BORN: 1954-09-24

DIED: 2022-09-30

FUNERAL:

2022-10-08

(Saturday)

VENUE:


be held at home at

767 Zone 3

Ekuphumleni

Location

Whittlesea

at 09:00am

Cemetery:

Ekuphumleni

TIME: 12:00 am

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

Jola

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

XOLILE

NGUMLA

BORN: 1973-06-05

DIED: 2022-09-29

FUNERAL

2022-10-08

(Saturday)

VENUE


start at home at

326 zone 3 Ezibeleni

at 06:30am

Thence to the

Komani Town

cemetery for an early

burial at 07H30

followed by a home

service from 09:00

to 10:00am

PHUMLA

NGOXOLO

Dlamini

KOMANI AVBOB

FUNERAL SERVICES

29 ROBINSON ROAD

QUEENSTOWN

Tel: 045 838 2771

Cell: 083 503 8057

NTAKA/

MBEBE

AUBREY

NOMAHLUBANDILE

Born: 25/08/1940

Died: 23/09/2022

Funeral: 08/10/2022

Address: Lower

Shiloh, Whittlesea

Time @ home: 08;30

Time @ cemetery:

12:00

Lala Ngoxolo

Marhadebe

S & A

PROFESSIONALS

FUNERAL SERVICE

30 Bert Strauss Street

Queenstown

Cell No:

071 559 0705

Office No:

045 307 0138

1150

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FIKIZOLO

VUYISWA

JOYCE

Born: 1977-10-09

Died: 2022-09-24

Funeral: 2022-10-08

(Saturday)

Address:

Thornhill, Whittlesea

Venue:

Home @ 09:00

Cemetery:

Thornhill Cemetery

@ 12:00


EYETHU FUNERAL


Queenstown

045-839 6200 / 083 242 2533

/ 071 078 6184

MNGESE

NOWINILE

ANGELINA

Born: 1940-01-01

Died: 2022-09-29

Funeral: 2022-10-09

(Sunday)

Address:

Ku Timoti Village,

Matyhantya,

Lady Frere

Venue: Home

Cemetery:

Matyhantya

Cemetery


EYETHU FUNERAL


Queenstown

045-839 6200 / 083 242 2533

/ 071 078 6184

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SERVICES & SALES

GUIDE

5451

For Sale

1150

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TROMP

NOCAWE

VICTORIA

Born: 1972-06-08

Died: 2022-09-23

Funeral: 2022-10-08

(Saturday)

Address:

2877 Pambo Street,

Unifound, Komani

Venue:

Home @ 09:00

Cemetery:

Lukhanji Cemetery


EYETHU FUNERAL


Queenstown

045-839 6200 / 083 242 2533

/ 071 078 6184

BUSAKHWE

VUYANI

ARTHUR

Born: 1964-01-14

Died: 2022-09-26

Funeral: 2022-10-06

(Thursday)

Address:

16 Albert Street,

Wesbourne, Komani

Venue: Home

Cemetery:

Komani Town

Cemetery


EYETHU FUNERAL


Queenstown

045-839 6200 / 083 242 2533

/ 071 078 6184

SERVICES & SALES

GUIDE

For Sale

5

MELODICAS

Available at the Pillay’s Building,

United Cash Store, 83 Robinson Road,

Queenstown.

Contact: 082 581 1712

5451

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EMPLOYMENT

6151

Employment Offered

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EMPLOYMENT

6151

Employment Offered

DRIVER

FRESSIE CC-QUEENSTOWN

A reliable company

is looking for a Driver

to start immediately

with Code 10 and

a Valid PDP to transport

dangerous goods.

Please e-mail cv to

ria@fressiecc.co.za

Closing date

14 october 2022

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LEGALS

Lost Deeds

11070

11

LEGALS

Lost Deeds

11070

LOST OR DESTROYED TITLE DEED

Notice is hereby given in terms of

Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries Act,

1937, as amended, of the intention to apply

for the issue of a certified copy of Deed of

Transfer Number T14445/2006CTN passed

by THEUNIS JOHANNES VAN DER MERWE

and YVONNE VAN DER MERWE in favour

of MNTUWEKHAYA HENDERSON BISIWE in

respect of ERF 673 and REMAINDER ERF 674

STERKSTROOM, ENOCH MGIJIMA LOCAL

MUNICIPALITY, DIVISION OF QUEENSTOWN,

PROVINCE EASTERN CAPE, in extent 5710

(FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND

TEN) square metres respectively, which has

been lost or destroyed.

All interested persons having objection

to the issue of such copy are hereby

required to lodge the same in writing with

the Registrar of Deeds at KING WILLIAM’S

TOWN within two weeks from the date of

the publication of this notice.

Dated at QUEENSTOWN on

07 October 2022.

VAN JAARSVELDS ATTORNEYS

65 Prince Alfred Street

P. O. Box 1577

Queenstown, 5320

email: info@vanjaarsvelds.co.za

Tel: 087 160 0829

LOST OR DESTROYED TITLE DEED

Notice is hereby given in terms of

Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries

Act, 1937, as amended, of the intention

to apply for the issue of a certified

copy of Deed of Transfer Number

T100270/2002CTN passed by CHRIS

HANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY in favour

of NTSIKELELO GLADILE in respect

of ERF 14 IMVANI, ENOCH MGIJIMA

LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, DIVISION OF

QUEENSTOWN, PROVINCE EASTERN

CAPE, in extent 1041 (ONE THOUSAND

AND FORTY ONE) square metres which

has been lost or destroyed.

All interested persons having objection

to the issue of such copy are hereby

required to lodge the same in writing

with the Registrar of Deeds at KING

WILLIAM’S TOWN within two weeks from

the date of the publication of this notice..

Dated at QUEENSTOWN on

07 October 2022.

VAN JAARSVELDS ATTORNEYS

65 Prince Alfred Street

P. O. Box 1577

Queenstown, 5320

email: info@vanjaarsvelds.co.za

Tel: 087 160 0829

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11010

Legal Notices

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NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT:

INVITATION TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR THE PROPOSED

Notice is hereby given in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Regulations, 2014; published under Section 24 of the National Environmental

Management Act (NEMA; Act No. 107 of 1998) of the intent to carry out the

following activity:

Chris Hani District Municipality is proposing the construction of Xonxa Dam

Transfer Scheme Civil Works for a 4ML/DAY Water Treatment Works and 5ML/

DAY Reservoir for Ilinge and Machibini Villages

An Application for Environmental Authorization for the project has been

submitted to the Department of Economic Development, Environmental

Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) Chris Hani District, Queenstown. The application

is subject to a Basic Assessment Process in terms of GN R 324.No 2 [ {ii}].

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

If you have any inputs, comments, or objections or you would like to receive

background information about the project, please submit your name and

contact details to the contact person below before or on the 28th October

2022 in order to be registered as an Interested and/ or Affected Party.

Environmental Consultants

IKAMVA Consulting

Att: Miss N. Madikane-Moyikwa

No 68 Blakeway Road

P.O. Box 1217

Mthatha, 5099

Tel: 047 531 4044

Fax: 047 531 4097/086 626 8914

e-mail: nontando@kamva.co.za

Lost Deeds

11070

11010

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Lost Deeds

NOTICE

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

11070

Notice is hereby given in terms of Regulation

68 of the Deeds Registries Act, 47 of 1937,

of the intention to apply for the issue of

a certified copy of DEED OF TRANSFER

NUMBER T12728/1997CTN passed by

ESTATE LATE PHYLLIS MAY KEMP, Master’s

Reference Number 7/96/4 in favour of 1.

JOY MAY, Identity Number 520215 0064 08

4, Unmarried; 2. WENDY FLETCHER, Identity

Number 520215 0075 08 0, Unmarried, in

respect of 1. REMAINDER ERF 69 CATHCART,

AMAHLATHI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, DIVISION

OF CATHCART, PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN

CAPE; IN EXTENT: 440 (Four Hundred and

Forty) Square Metres; 2. Remainder OF

ERF 66 CATHCART, AMAHLATHI LOCAL

MUNICIPALITY, DIVISION OF CATHCART,

PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN CAPE, IN EXTENT:

440 (Four Hundred and Forty) 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

KING WILLIAM’S TOWN within two weeks after

the date of the publication of this notice

Dated at Cathcart this 29th day of August

2022.

Applicant:

ELLIOTTS ATTORNEYS

P.O. Box 5

35A Main Street

CATHCART

5310

Tel: 045 843 1011

Fax: 045 843 1611

e-mail: bev@elliotts.co.za

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11010

Legal Notices

11030

Estate Notices

In the Estate of the late

GREEFF PIETER

JOHANNES. ID NO:

421111 5008 087.

Surviving Spouse:

DOROTHEA MARIA

GREEFF. ID NO:

450310 0007 086.

Last Address:

14 NAUDE STREET,

TARKASTAD 5370.

ESTATE NO.003924/2020.

In terms of Section 35(5)

of the Administration of

Estates Act 66 of 1965

notice is hereby given

that copies of the First

and Final Liquidation and

Distribution Accounts,

¿

above will be open for

inspection of all persons

with an interest therein for

a period of 21 days from

¿

the date of publication

hereof whichever may be

¿

of the Master of the High

Court Grahamstown and

¿

Queenstown Magistrate

Court. Should no objection

thereto be lodged with the

Masters concerned during

¿

Executors will proceed

to make payments in

accordance with the

accounts.

DE WAAL-BAXTER

ATTORNEYS

29 EBDEN STREET

QUEENSTOWN,5319

Email: adele@

dewaalbaxter.co.za

Tel: 045 839 4095

Date: 2022-10-07

For all your advertising

needs call 045 839 4040.


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FUN TIMES

How to avoid buyer’s

fatigue in a seller’s market

In the Estate of the late

NOZIBONELO

KUKSIE GCANGA

born 15/09/1946

identity number:

460915 0626 08 7

and surviving spouse

SIKUMBUZO

ELLIOT GCANGA

identity number:

440716 5468 08 6

of HOUSE 2397,

ZONE 4, EZIBELENI

Estate Number:

2436/2020

Date of death:

27/06/2020.

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.

ELISNA NEL

BOWES MCDOUGALL INC

27a Prince Alfred Street,

Queenstown 5319

Tel: 045 807 3800

Kirsten Alt gets her face painted by friends Thinama Qasana,

left, and Nadoneza Shweni during the fun Heritage Day

Celebrations at Queens Casino recently. Picture: LEN’S NEWS

Finding the perfect property

can be challenging in any

market, but even more so

when the demand for properties

outweighs the supply.

This currently describes many

markets within SA, which can

leave buyers feeling fatigued by

the lengthy house-hunting

process.

Adrian Goslett, regional

director and CEO of RE/MAX of

Southern Africa, explains that

buyers will need to practice

patience while waiting to find

their dream home within the

current market.

“The market continues to be

incredibly active since the

pandemic. For the RE/MAX SA

network, it’s been over two years

of record sales totals month after

month; and this September was

no different.

“In fact, in June, July, August

and September, we recorded

over R3bn in sales and R3b in

registrations every month, which

is unprecedented in our

c o m p a ny ’s history,” he said.

When the market is active, a

shortage of listings naturally

occurs.

This can make it more

challenging and frustrating for

buyers to find a home. Luckily,

there are a few ways to avoid

b u ye r ’s fatigue within a seller’s

market.

“One of the quickest ways for

buyers to develop a sense of

fatigue is to check listing portals

and rely solely on one’s own

ability to find the right home.

“Buyers can end up feeling

despondent going through all the

same options online every day

but not seeing any new homes

worth considering,” he said.

Instead of checking online

every day, Goslett recommends

setting up alerts so that you

receive a notification whenever a

new listing is loaded.

Listing portals and real estate

company websites have great

search facilities where you can

tailor your search criteria. This

can limit the amount of time you

need to spend going through

listings each day.

Apart from this, Goslett also

encourages buyers to get a real

estate agent involved to help

them with their search.

“Many buyers are reluctant to

contact an agent to search on

their behalf.

“But agents often see new

properties before the portals do.

“If you have partnered with a

reliable real estate professional

who understands your search

criteria, allow them to search on

your behalf to minimise the stress

of being on constant alert for new

listings.

“An agent might also be able

to help you view a home before it

even reaches the property

portals, which will give you an

unfair advantage over other

b u ye r s ,” Goslett said.

Buyers should also go and

view properties in person before

ruling them out as an option.

“Listing photos can be

deceiving. Buyers might be

surprised when they walk into a

property and see its true

p o t e n t i a l ,” he said.

— For more advice around

homeownership, or to get in

touch with the world’s largest

brand in real estate, visit

www.r emax.co.za

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POSITION: Junior Reporter

PUBLICATIONS: The Rep

LOCATION: Komani (formerly Queenstown)

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Rep require a highly motivated journalist to take up the position of

general reporter.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / OUTCOMES

Initiate and write news which has appeal to the community of Komani and

surrounding areas.

A commitment to high-quality journalism.

Above average command of the English language.

A well-developed contact base in the Eastern Cape and Komani and

surrounding areas would be an advantage.

Ability to generate own diary and take direction from the news desk.

Post news, pictures, and videos on digital media platforms.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Matric;

A minimum of two years reporting experience on a newspaper;

ų

Own transport would be an advantage.

Driver’s license.

CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE

A thorough knowledge of journalistic ethics and practices

Good general knowledge

Knowledge of digital media will be an advantage.

SKILLS

AAbility to take own photographs

Excellent interviewing, writing, reporting and story idea generation skills

Excellent news and feature writing skills

Strong interpersonal and fact-checking skills

Time management skills.

Basic computer literacy

Based on our risk assessment, being fully vaccinated is an inherent requirement of this job.

Please send your CV to: ecrecruitment@arena.africa

Closing date: Friday, 28 October 2022

POSITION: Junior Reporter

PUBLICATIONS: GO&Express, & GO&ExpressLIVE

LOCATION: East London

POSITION OVERVIEW

The GO&Express & GO&ExpressLIVE require a highly motivated journalist to

take up the position of general reporter.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / OUTCOMES

Initiate and write news which has appeal to the readers of the Go and

Express.

A commitment to high-quality journalism.

Above average command of the English language.

A well-developed contact base in East London and surrounding areas would

be an advantage.

Ability to generate own diary and take direction from the news desk.

Post news, pictures, and videos on digital media platforms.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Matric;

A minimum of two years reporting experience on a newspaper;

ų

Own transport would be an advantage.

Driver’s license.

Basic computer literacy

CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE

A thorough knowledge of journalistic ethics and practices

Good general knowledge

Knowledge of digital media will be an advantage.

SKILLS

Ability to take own photographs

Excellent interviewing, writing, reporting and story idea generation skills

Excellent news and feature writing skills

Strong interpersonal and fact-checking skills

Time management skills.

Based on our risk assessment, being fully vaccinated is an inherent requirement of this job.

Please send your CV to: ecrecruitment@arena.africa

Closing date: Friday, 28 October 2022


SPORT SCENE

graphic © liudmyla pushnova / 123RF.com

WARM WEATHER: The sun came out shining during the

Queenstown Power and Yacht Club’s successful annual

Opening of the Season held this past weekend, during which a

motocross event was also hosted Picture: SUPPLIED

Thrills, spills as QPYC

hosts motocross series

LEN’S NEWS

On Saturday, the Queenstown

Power and Yacht Club (QPYC)

held its annual Opening of the

Season event in which boats

took to the water and a

motocross series was hosted.

The day saw 38 motocross

riders from Komani, Gqeberha

and East London in action.

Member Ryan Hoffman said

the event was part of the 10-race

Wetherd Series, four of which

are hosted in Komani.

“The numbers of riders are

down but we are trying to bring

the sport back to life and put

Komani and the QPYC back on

the map as a preferred venue.

“We would like to get back

to the point where we can host

regionals and national events in

town again,” Hoffman said.

About 80 spectators e n j oye d

the action on display, and

Hoffman said the club hoped to

attract a bigger entry with more

fans in future.

“The current economic times

does affect our sport as it is

costly to maintain the bikes and

the travel costs and overnight

accommodation also play a

r o l e .” The Komani riders also

take part in the East London

Border race and the Rover

events in Gqeberha.

The final of the We t h e r d

Series is set to take place in

Komani on November 26.

In the 50cc novice class, first

place went to Komani’s Bradley

McDonald, with second to Jack

Stone and third to Rouke

Walker, both from East London.

In the 50cc pro class, first

spot went to Riley Geldenhuys,

second to Aiden Fisher, and

third to Quade Walker, all from

East London.

First in the 65cc class was

Connor Johnson, second was

Ashton Rawlins, and third

Connor Rawlins, all from East

London.

In the C stream class,

Ko m a n i ’s Dylan Love came first,

with East London’s Anton

Bezuidenhout second, and

Ko m a n i ’s Jayden Holtzhauzen

third.

In the B stream class,

Ko m a n i ’s Ian Wood came first

and Gqeberha’s Bradley Rehse

second.

In the A stream class, first

place went to Jono Webster.

HEROES RUNNERS: Jannette Samauls, left, came second in

her age category at the Heroes Run in Qonce (King William’s

Town), while Smartryk Rossouw won third prize in his age

category Picture: SUPPLIED

NEW SPORTS SHOES: The Komani Rugby Academy receive rugby boots from Bola Niumataiwalu, second from left, and his wife

Louise, third from left, who hail from Tokyo, Japan. Receiving the donation at the Mlungisi Stadium on Tuesday are, from left,

Xabiso Bendlela, Luya Mfengu, Olwam Ndoqo, Milani Maseko and KRD founder Hlela Mbasane Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

Donor from Japan visits KRD

ZINTLE BOBELO

After coming across a social media

post on the outstanding work done

by Komani Rugby Development in

Mlungisi, a Fiji-born rugby academy

member, Bola Niumataiwalu, travelled to

the town to donate rugby boots to the young

aspiring professional rugby players.

Niumataiwalu, who now lives in Tokyo,

Japan, travelled with his wife Louise, who

grew up in Dordrecht, to finally have a oneon-one

session with the young players at the

Mlungisi Stadium this week.

Niumataiwalu, who runs a rugby

academy in Tokyo, said: “What struck me

MAXWELL LEVINE

SA makes a return to the

Wo m e n ’s Rugby World Cup for

the first time since 2014 after

deciding not to enter the

competition in 2017.

SA Rugby has focused on

rebuilding the women’s

programme over the past eight

years and go into this

tournament on the back of some

confidence-building results – a

1-1 series draw in Japan and a 2-

0 series win over Spain.

Off the field, former Ireland

centre Lynne Cantwell has taken

over as S A’s high-performance

manager for women’s rugby and

is aiming to increase player

numbers and standards.

With England and France

both in their pool, along with

Fiji, reaching the quarterfinals at

this World Cup is likely to be a

long shot but they will certainly

bring plenty of physicality to all

their matches.

Nolusindiso Booi will

captain SA in what will be the

l o ck ’s third Rugby World Cup.

It will also be a third

tournament for Zenay Jordaan,

who played in 2010 and 2014,

while Tayla Kinsey and

Asithandile Ntoyanto are both

heading to their second World

Cup.

the most is seeing the players without rugby

boots on social media so I decided to send

rugby balls and rugby cones for the children

last year.

“I have been meaning to meet everyone

and I could not come down on my previous

trip. I am happy I finally came and met

everyone. I hope this donation will help

them play good rugby.”

He said rugby was more than just a sport

as it helped build character and discipline.

“I would really like to help these boys. I

want to see them go far in life and I want to

see them play professional rugby in Japan.

That is my goal. This is where SA rugby

needs to start, at grassroot level because this

The rest of the squad will be

making their 15s World Cup

debuts in New Zealand, though

there are six players who

featured in the recent Sevens

World Cup in Cape Town –

Lerato Makua, Zintle Mpupha,

Simamkele Namba, Nadine

Roos, Sizophila Solontsi and

Eloise Webb.

Coach Stanley

Raubenheimer said: “Th e

pandemic worked for us as it

gave us an extra year to prepare

because the tournament was

moved to 2022, and we are

going to New Zealand knowing

we have given ourselves the best

chance possible.

“I feel a sense of anticipation

n ow, thinking back to where we

started and how we have grown,

and that we are now ready to

take on the best teams in the

wo r l d .

“We have our objectives and

one of them is to not only make

the country proud with our

effort, but ourselves as well.

“This squad has travelled a

wonderful journey together and

we can now celebrate that by

taking on the biggest teams on

the biggest stage,”

Raubenheimer said.

B a ck s

Jakkie Cilliers (Blue Bulls),

Libbie Janse van Rensburg (Blue

Bulls), Zenay Jordaan (EP

Queens), Tayla Kinsey (Sharks),

Nomawethu Mabenge (EP

Queens), Zintle Mpupha

(Western Province), Simamkele

Namba (Western Province),

is where development starts.”

Louise said it meant a lot for them to

plough back. “I am not really into sports but

to contribute towards a good cause where

yo u ’re from is exciting. It is good to be back

and to see how things are going,” she said.

Grateful KRD founder Hlela Mbasane

said he was happy to finally meet the man

who had been supporting his team through

social media.

“We want to maintain these good

relations because we believe we can

achieve more from this. As you may know,

we have had challenges financially but we

will continue pushing and we are hopeful

for more sponsors,” Mbasane said.

Springbok women’s squad announced

STRONG LINE-UP: The Springbok Women’s team for the

World Cup are well-prepared Picture: SUPPLIED

Aphiwe Ngwevu (Border),

Rumandi Potgieter (Blue Bulls),

Chuma Qawe (Western

Province), Chumisa Qawe

(Western Province), Nadine

Roos (Blue Bulls), Unam Tose

(Border), Eloise Webb (Border).

Fo r wa rd s

Nolusindiso Booi (Western

Province), Roseline Botes

(Western Province), Sanelisiwe

Charlie (EP Queens), Lusanda

Dumke (Border), Micke Gunter

(Sharks), Lindelwa Gwala

(Sharks), Aseza Hele (Boland),

Catha Jacobs (Blue Bulls),

Babalwa Latsha (Western

Province), Lerato Makua (Blue

Bulls), Nompumelelo Mathe

(Sharks), Monica Mazibukwana

(EP Queens), Sinazo

Mcatshulwa (Western

Province), Rights Mkhari (Blue

Bulls), Azisa Mkiva (Western

Province), Yonela Ngxingolo

(Border), Asithandile Ntoyanto

(Border), Sizophila Solontsi

(Sharks).

S A’sf i x t u re s

Saturday October 8, SA v

France (2.15am, Eden Park,

Au ck l a n d )

Sunday October 16, Fiji v SA

(5.45am, Waitakere Stadium,

Au ck l a n d )

Sunday October 23, England

v SA (5.45am, Waitakere

Stadium, Auckland)

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CHDM chess tourney a success

Players from five

districts take part

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

The Chris Hani District hosted the

first provincial chess tournament

with 253 competitors on

Saturday and Sunday at Thobi Kula

Indoor Sports Centre in Komani.

The competition took place

between Nelson Mandela Bay, Chris

Hani District, Sarah Baartman, OR

Tambo and Amatole.

However, Nelson Mandela Bay

(NMB) had pros that dominated the

competition by scooping eight

trophies. Sarah Baartman, who were

the second runner-ups, walked away

with four trophies.

The competition was held for the

U8, U12, U14, U16, U18, U20 and

seniors for both male and female.

According to Eastern Cape (EC)

Chess interim committee president

Luzuko Ndinise, the tournament was

supposed to take place last year.

“All regions were given an

opportunity to host the event, but I

supposed none of them were prepared

t o ,” Ndinise said. “At the beginning of

the year I volunteered for Chris Hani to

host it, but I made it clear that we had

no experience of hosting a tournament

of such high calibre.

“I mentioned that our children

struggled to travel to tournaments,

especially to places like Nelson

Mandela Bay, due to lack of funds.”

Not being able to compete in

tournaments regularly, he said, made

them return to the streets.

Ndinise said this was how the

interim committee bought the

proposal. However, in spite of sewage

overflow at the entrance gates which

CHESS CHAMPS: Nelson Mandela Bay U10 chess players received medals at the provincial chess tournament at the Thobi Kula Indoor Sports Centre, in

Komani on Sunday. Pictured here are, from left, Eastern Cape interim deputy president Luxolo Valanti, Nelson Mandela Bay Chess players Jaden Chipunza –

Silver, Zac Oved – Gold and Charlie Manton – Bronze, Madoda Mapeyi and EC Chess interim president Luzuko Ndinise Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

was left unattended, and unhygienic

ablution facilities at the centre which

the competitors were not happy about,

the event went well.

“Nelson Mandela Bay has been

strong throughout the years. They have

the expertise. Buffalo City Metro and

MNB have existed for a long time and

that is why they are more developed.

NMB and Sarah Baartman had made a

good impression, he said, by bringing

parents to support their children.

He said Sarah Baartman was well

prepared, while Chris Hani and OR

Tambo were new in the tournament.

“We formed provincial teams from

the different age-groups of the district.

We will be competing against other

provinces in Kimberly in December.”

EC chess acting secretary Petrus

Stuurman said they had decided to host

the tournament because they wanted to

have a provincial structure.

“We wanted to have a proper

provincial structure and to select

teams, ten players for male and female

for every age group to represent the

p r ov i n c e .”

UP FOR THE CHALLENGE

Nine Phoenix juniors

signed to league clubs

Veteran runner

Malungisa

Nomwa recently

received a medal

after completing

the Longhill

Challenge.

Nomwa still has

six more races he

hopes to finish

including the

upcoming Twizza

Bonkolo

Marathon in

November

Picture: ZINTLE

BOBELO

ABONGILE

S O L U N D WA N A

Phoenix Bird FC has announced

they have signed nine players

with local teams, and three of

them have been transferred to

Seven Stars FC, a major stride

from junior Local Football

Association league level to a

provincial league.

According to Phoenix coach

Ringo Klaas, the footballers are

all 18 years old.

The three who will be

joining Seven Stars include

centre midfielder Luvo

D aw e t h i , centre back Asakhe

Nikani and centre back

Ayabulela Ncinithwa. Dawethi

is also set to go for trials in Italy

in December.

Seven Stars coach Yongama

Kepkey said: “I am happy for the

boys who went from the Local

Football League straight into the

ABC Motsepe League. We are

grateful to Klaas for developing

such good players. He must

keep up his good work. The

boys are already with us and

they fit perfectly with the team.”

Klaas said: “Seven Stars

management felt the three

players demonstrated the same

standard of football as their

players. They will be part of the

Seven Stars lineup against

Pondo Chiefs in Bizana

t o m o r r ow.”

Meanwhile, right back

Nkazimlo Gini has signed with

Komani Stars in the SAB League.

Four players, left wing Hlela

Mrubata, centre midfielder

Likhona Xoseni, goalkeeper

Hlumelo Peter and striker Lutho

Mbili, are now playing for

Young Minds, which is also

competing in the regional

league.

Klaas said the transfers were

a rewarding moment for his

work, as he had invested years

preparing the boys for the next

level of football.

“I feel grateful to have had

the opportunity of grooming the

players to reach a higher level of

football. They have been with

me for years. I started training

them while they were under

t e n ,” he said.

“Training footballers is a very

difficult journey because there

are a lot of distractions wh i ch

emerge along the way. It has

required me to get their parents

involved by informing them

about the football programme

during the different stages of the

athlete’s development,” Klaas

said.

Klaas indicated that sitting

down with parents was crucial

during the young adolescent

phases where a lot of the boys

were prone to peer pressure.

“Some of them start giving

problems, others leave the team

to join another one that fails to

take care of them and others just

give up. This is why I feel

g ra t e f u l .”

The Rep 07 October 2022

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