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Luyolo Mngonyama (24)of Mthatha is one of

only two Eastern Capefinalists in the 2016 MissSouth Africa competitionThe dazzling Miss SouthAfrica Pageant will beheld at Carnival City on

Saturday March 19Thousands of TV viewers

will be watching thebroadcast on MshyNet

(DStv channel 101) andMzansi Magic (DStv

channel 161) from 5pmuntil 7pm as 12 of thecountryrsquos most beautiful

young women vie for theMiss South Africa crown

PHOTO DEONFERREIRA

BUNTU GOTYWA

SCANDALOUS details emerged incourt during the bail hearing ofNoluthando Baleni who is accusedin themurder of her husband Cof-fee Bay deputy principal Kholisile

Baleni

Noluthando Baleni stunned a filled court-room lastweekwhen she admitted to havingan affairwith themanallegedly hired byherhusband to kill herThe revelation came during her cross-ex-

amination in the bail hearing for themurdertrialBaleni told the court that her husbandhad

plotted to kill herThe supposed hitman however had be-

come Balenirsquos lover before carrying out thedeed

The alleged hitman who is only known asbeing a traditional healer had then spilledthe beans to Noluthando about her hus-bandrsquos plot to have her killedHer husbandrsquos body was found riddled

with bullets inside his vehicle onOctober 28Baleni her father the Reverend Oliver

Mgutyana and Bongani Skolpati are all ac-cused of the murderProsecutor Sicelo Mbeleki told Nolut-

hando that the three had plotted the murderwith the healer in a car at Mthatha PlazaMbeleki toldNoluthando ldquoThe traditional

healer phoned your husband and put thephone on speaker and asked him what hewanted to be done andhe said he justwantedyou to be killedldquoAfter that you planned that instead he

must be killedrdquo Mbeleki saidThe prosecutor went on to say that Bale-

nirsquos fatherwas the onewhohad struck a deal

with the traditional healer outside thecarHe said the traditional healer had

planned to organise a hitman fromEastLondonMbeleki said that Noluthando had al-

so bought her new lover a car as a re-ward and he had registered it in afriendrsquos name as a way of sidetrackingany investigationShedenied this andsaid shehadonly

lent himmoney to buy the car and hadonly done it because of fearldquoYes I had an affair with him but

because I was scared of him He toldme he had saved my liferdquo she saidldquoI only lent him the money be-

cause he was demanding and notasking politelyrdquo she saidThe hearing has been postponed to

April 7

Wifeadmits toaffairwithallegedhitman

IsMthatharsquos Luyolo thenextMiss SA

2 NewsMarch 17 2016Isolomzi Express

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE high number of bodyguards who guardsomepoliticiansandofficials inMhlontlohasre-sulted in tension among the municipality thecommunity and opposition parties

Mhlontlo comprises Qumbu and Tsolo andhas 26 wardsResidents and opposition parties are asking

where the municipality is getting the money topay these bodyguardsThey suspect there is misuse of municipal

funds and that money for development or ser-vice delivery is misdirected to pay the body-guardsThe appointment of bodyguards followed the

ambush of the speaker of the council XolileNkompela who is also chairperson of the ANCin the OR Tambo regionThe incident tookplace towards theendof last

year Nkompelarsquos bodyguard was killed and thevehicle theywere travelling inwas riddledwithbulletsDuring recent service delivery protests in-

Qumbu Nkompela arrived to receive a petitionunder the watchful eye of heavily armed body-guards He himself was armedwith a gun at hiswaistThe organiser of the Mhlontlo Civic Associa-

tionDumaGuqa stressed that therewas aneed

to disband thismunicipality because of themis-management of funds which had led to the mu-nicipality regressing from qualified audit out-comes to a disclaimerGuqasaid therewasaneedto investigatewhy

Tando Masersquos vehicle had blue lights Mase isa director of infrastructure in theMhlontlomu-nicipalityandit isallegedthathealsohasheavi-ly armed security that guards him day andnightThe United Democratic Movement (UDM)

chairperson in theMhlontlo sub-region Zakhe-ni Nondaka confirmed that the issue of body-guards for some councillors and officials hadbeen raised at a recent council meeting but itwould only start when funds were availableThe council would look for fundsldquoBut now we see the influx of bodyguards

guarding the leadership So our question iswhere they get the money to pay these body-guardsrdquo he saidNondaka said that thehugeamount ofmoney

that was being spent on court battles betweenleaders fighting each other was having an im-mense negative impact on service deliveryldquoThe sumofR24-million for access roadswas

returned to thenationalTreasurybecauseof thepowerstruggleandmismanagementof funds Inaddition the R15 million for electrification alsowent back to the Treasuryrdquo he saidHe said they would write a letter to the local

government MEC asking him to interveneNkompela said a resolution had beentaken to

hire the bodyguards for him since his life wasin jeopardy following the attack which left hisbodyguard dead ldquoI donrsquot know who was not

aware that my life was in danger and that therewas a need for additional securityrdquoHesaid itwas theresponsibilityof themunici-

pality to take action if some of its councillorsrsquolives were in danger

Outcryoverhiredbodyguards inMhlontlo

Mhlontlo speaker and chairperson of the ANC in the OR Tambo region Xolile Nkompela isflankedby heavily armed bodyguards at an event in Qumbu PHOTOSIM MDLEDLE

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

IN a bid to clamp down on sloppy workmanshipin theEasternCape theNationalHomeBuildersRegistration Council (NHBRC) is rolling out atraining programme to sharpen the skills ofhome inspectors

The training programme is offered to munici-pal building inspectors and Human SettlementsDepartment inspectors to enhance their skillsand technical capabilities in an effort to curbpoor workmanship during constructionTheprogrammewas launched in theORTam-

bo region in partnership with the provincial De-partment of Human Settlements and the ORTambo District Municipality last weekThe three-day training programmewas facili-

tated by an NHBRC-accredited training special-ist and it focuses on home building technicalstandards building regulations and construc-tion processes NHBRC provincial managerNombasa Ngoqo said the training was aimed atenhancing the performance of inspectors andkeeping them well-informed on building andtechnological advancesldquoOur training programme focuses on soils

foundations superstructure roofing and finish-ing health and safety and alternative and inno-vative technologyrdquo she saidWe want to keep our internal inspectors and

government abreast of the latest developmentsand trends in the construction sectorrdquoNgoqo said the OR Tambo region had been

identified as a hotspot due to the high numberof non-compliances with home building stan-

palitieswe identified aneed to sharpen the skillsandtechnicalknowledgeofourinspectorssothatwecandecisivelydealwithnon-complyingbuild-ers in order to protect housing consumersrdquo shesaid

Meanwhile the trainingwill be rolledout inalleight districtmunicipalities of theprovincewitha view of enhancing the quality of homes builtintheprovinceandcurbtheuseofcheapandsub-standard building materials

Effort to sharpen skills of home inspectors

This group of inspectors from the OR Tambo District Municipality Department of Human Settlements and NHBRCcompleted an inspector training course to sharpen their skills and knowledge of construction and qualityassurance PHOTO SUPPLIED

THE director of JKN Development Consult-ants an East London-based Eastern Capecompany LazolaKubukeli is confident of get-ting business for his company in Zimbabwewhen he travels there this weekKubukeli is one of the 30 businesspeople

who will be participating in the three-leggedinvestment and trade initiative in HarareGweru and Bulawayo from March 13 to 19Themissionwill be ledbyDeputyTradeand

Industry Minister Mzwandile MasinaThe delegationwill consist of companies op-

erating in theagricultureandagro-processingsectors built-environment professionals andtheoil andgasminingandcapital equipmentand electro-technical sectorsThe programmewill include business semi-

nars site visits mini-exhibitions and busi-ness-to-business meetingsldquoWehave learnt that therearenumerous in-

frastructure development projects in Zimbab-

we and our main objective in travelling thereis to explore the possibilities of participatingin the projectsrdquo Kubukeli saidldquoThere are also mines in Zimbabwe which

require our expertiseldquoThe mines import quantity surveying and

architectural skills from as far as Australiaandwe reckonour company iswell-suited and-located to provide the skills from South Afri-cardquoJKN which is based in Nahoon and has a

satellite office inMpumalanga is a built-envi-ronment professional service for companiesspecialising inarchitectural quantity survey-ing and project management servicesThe company which Kubukeli started five

years ago employs 10 people He plans to em-ploy more when he signs concrete deals dur-ing the international missionThe trip to Zimbabwewill be the third trade

and investment mission organised by the de-

partment that Kubukeli has participated inLast month he was assisted by the depart-

ment to travel to India where he managed tomeet two companies that showed interest inestablishing joint-ventures with his companyfor projects in South AfricaHe also travelled to the Democratic Repub-

lic of the Congo with a business group lastyearMasina said the visit was part of the depart-

mentrsquos efforts to cement economic relationsand increase trade and investment betweenSouth Africa and ZimbabweldquoThe mission to Zimbabwe will enable the

SouthAfricancompanies to identify tradeandinvestment opportunities in the country andto interact with Zimbabwean businesspeopleandconsiderways inwhichcooperation part-nerships and joint-ventures could be estab-lished in order to explore these opportuni-tiesrdquo Masina said ndash REPORTER

East Cape company to try its luck inZimbabwe

dards and regulations experienced in the arealdquoIn our engagement with the provincial De-

partment of Human Settlements and munici-

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)has allocated R22 million to upgrade Mthat-harsquosVulindlelaHeights industrialparkaspartof its programme to revitalise state-owned in-dustrial parks across the country

The budget has been allocated for the firstphase of the project which will focus on theupgrading of the infrastructureThis endeavour is an attempt to restore the

firmswhichwere thepride of the formerTran-skeiIn the then Transkei there were two indus-

trial towns ndash Mthatha and Butterworth ndash whowas a big source of employment for locals In1990 the winds of change started in the indus-tries based in both towns and some firms mi-

grated leaving thousands of people from theprovince and outside jobless and hungryThe business community in the OR Tambo

region has welcomed the announcement stat-ing that the project would create job opportu-nities and reduce crime OR Tambo Chamberof Business chairman Vuyisile Ntlabathi saidthere was potential in Vulindlela Heights andhis business was still operating in the areaHe said they needed to start by looking at

the infrastructure because it was in a poorstateldquoMy hope and prayer is for the government

to ensure that local contractors benefit fromthis mega project and locals are up-skilled asthe premier normally states that 30 of pro-curementmust go to the local peoplerdquo Ntlaba-thi saidldquoThe revitalisation of the Vulindlela

Heights industrial park will go a long way inboosting the economy of Mthatha by attract-ing much- needed investments creating jobsand assisting in eradicating povertyrdquo he saidldquoThis was expressed by the director of local

economic development at theKingSabataDal-indyeboLocalMunicipalityRichardMnqoko-yirdquoThe revitalisation programmewill be rolled

out in six of the countryrsquos provincesIn the Eastern Cape the Vulindlela and

Queenindustria industrial parks have beenidentified for immediate upgrading at a bud-get of about R22-million eachA number of jobs will be created during this

refurbishment phasewhichwill comprise theconstruction of a boundary fence and the in-stallation of awaste-skip structure CCTV sys-tem and electrical infrastructure

ldquoAs a local municipality we are happy thatour interaction with various levels and enti-ties of governmentwill finally come to fruitionwhen the inception meeting of all the stake-holders takes place in Mthatharsquordquo MnqokoyisaidldquoThis will mark a significant milestone in

our plans to grow the economy of Mthatha byamong others ensuring that the VulindlelaHeights industrial park is upgraded The ob-jective of the initiative is to increase the capac-ity of the park as an industrial hub therebyattractingmore investmentswhichwill createemployment and boost our economyrdquo he saidVarious businesses operating in the park

have already expressed the desire to expandtheir operations once the park has been reor-ganised and infrastructure such as roads andelectricity has been upgraded

R22mto revitaliseVulindlelaHeights

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

SOME communities in the NtabankuluandMzimvubu local municipalities fallingunder the Alfred Nzo District municipalityhave vowed that there will be no voter reg-istration process in their areas without thefulfilment of promises by the leadershipand the delivery of services where theystay

There were disruptions of the registra-tion process and other areas did not regis-ter at all because of the anger of the peoplewho demand services before they will par-ticipate in registration or voting

The residents are complaining about ac-cess roads housing water and sanitationelectricity and unemploymentRegistration could not take place at five

voting stations in Ward 15 which includedTonti SolomonGagane Ngqani (all in Nta-bankulu) and Ngonyameni in Mount Ay-liffIn Ward 16 two voting stations were af-

fected ndash in Mabofu and Mazeni Other af-fected areas were the Mount Ayliff Port StJohns Mnquma Mbashe and Sakhisizwelocal municipalitiesCooperative Governance and Tradition-

al Affairs MEC Fikile Xasa said the gov-ernment led by Cogta as the coordinating

department would send a team of officialsto the affected areas this week to addressthe source of the current challengesldquoIn the same vein we encourage all pub-

lic representatives to put the interests ofour people and communities first to be-come their own liberatorsrdquo he saidldquoLet us bring hope to our people and ease

their frustrations by delivering servicesurgently within realistic timeframesrdquoHe called for the strengthening of work-

ing partnerships with all key stakehold-ers including traditional leaders council-lors ward committees and community de-velopment workers to address servicedelivery issues

No registration no votewithout service delivery

Nomveliso Thoko Busisiwe Mzamane andMasibulele and Carrot Thoko vow that theywill not register until the government gives thegoshyahead for the electricity infrastructurewhich was installed in their locality last monthto be switched on PHOTO SIM MDLEDLE

REPORTER

EASTERN Cape Premier PhumuloMasualle hasdismissed sevenclaimsthat were lodged by the traditionalleadership in the province

The premier announced his deci-sion on the traditional leadershipdisputes at theMthathaCityHall lastThursdayThe matters included the AbeT-

shawu Tribe in Mbizana who were

claiming senior traditional leader-ship over the Imizizi Traditional Au-thorityAnother dispute dimissed was of

Sindezama Mdunyelwa whoclaimed recognition as a traditionalleader of the Zaci and Hegebe tribeinMqanduli the leadership of whichis currently under Phathekile Holo-misaFive other other matters were also

dismissedAccording to a statement issued by

provincial government spokesper-son Sizwe Kupelo the premier ar-rived at the decision following alengthy process of investigationsconducted bya committeewhichwasestablished in terms of Section 26 (a)Act 41 of 2003 as amended in 2009ldquoHe then considered the recom-

mendations of the committee andmade the decision in termsof Section26 (3) of the Traditional LeadershipGovernance and Framework Act 41of 2003rdquo Kupelo stated

PremierMasualledismisses traditional claims

REPORTER

THE Alfred Nzo Development Agency (AN-DA) embarked on drive to unearth undis-covered and raw local talent in the AlfredNzo District

The hopeful music makers poets danc-ers actors comediansandwriterswere firstinducted about the dynamics of the enter-tainment industry by South African MusicRights Organisation (SAMRO) Businessand Arts South Africa (BASA) and (EasternCape Audio Visual Centre (ECAVC) in aworkshop held last Friday at the AlfredNzoConference Centre Mount AyliffldquoThe aim of the talent search which is

done in partnership between ANDAECAVC and Alfred Community Radio is toempowerartists tomanageandmarkettheirworkaswellashaveabetterunderstandingof the entertainment industry in generalrdquosaidNdabukoMasumpaMunicipal Spokes-personThe workshop was followed by auditions

where contestants competed for top spots tobookspacesinthenextroundof thecompeti-tion where the ultimate winners would geta recording deal with Eastern Cape AudioVisual Centre in East LondonTherunners-upwouldbeassistedbyBusi-

ness and Arts South Africa and EasternCape Audio Visuals Centre to market pro-duce and manage their work

AlfredNzoDevelopment Agency unearthslocal talents in the district

In accordance with the editorial policy of the Isolomzi Express we invitereaders to comment on mistakes in the newspaper and shall correct signifi-cant errors as soon as possible Send info to the Ombudsman of Media24rsquosLocal Press George Claassen at georgeclaassenmedia24com or call him at

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REPORTER

WHEN Patience Thusi a school teacher inKwaZulu-Natal was diagnosed with aplasticanaemia in 2010 she thought she would notlive to see her twodaughters reach adulthood

Her life changed the moment she learnedthat her bone marrow was not producingenough red blood cells white blood cells orplateletsSince that day Patience has been living be-

tween her home and the hospital to get bloodtransfusions every other day just to stayaliveThe country will this month reflect on Hu-

man Rights Day (21 March) and the foremostright in the constitution ndash the right to lifeFor the South African National Blood Ser-

vice (SANBS) this is the opportune moment

to reflect on an experience like PatiencersquosLike many others she will celebrate this Hu-man Rights Day because a life-saving bloodtransfusion was available when they neededitBecause of thousands of blood donors peo-

ple like Patience mothers in labour cancerpatients and accident victims are afforded asecond chance to complete their life storiesThis is the underlying message of a cam-

paign called GiveATomorrow which theSANBS will roll out to emphasise the impor-tant role that blood donors play in promotingpeoplersquos right to lifeldquoWhen we hear stories like Patiencersquos we

are determined to continue hosting blooddrives knowing that our donors donrsquot justgive blood they give a life waiting to be livedmeaningfully Blood transfusions have keptPatience alive for about five years so that she

can continue imparting knowledge in ouryouth as a teacherrdquo said SANBSCommunica-tions Manager Vanessa RajuTomeet the growing need for blood SANBS

must collect 3000 units of blood units dailyThree people can benefit from the variousblood products created from each pint that isgiven in the selfless actCurrently SANBS has a diverse donor base

of over 490 000 people and although this isgood the organisation is always looking to re-cruitmoremembers into its family of dedicat-ed volunteersldquoWe at SANBS hope that people who ha-

venrsquot donated blood before will be inspired totake that big step by visiting one of our dona-tion centres and embark on the fulfilling jour-ney of ensuring the availability of this pre-cious life-giving resource for those in needrdquoadded Raju

Givebloodgivea tomorrow

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

IBINGUMMBO NoMxesibe amalungu am-aWesileasukambombozonezeBorderampEast-ern Cape District athe ahlanganisa iintlokokwingqungquthela yezovangelo yeli Bandlaphantsi koMfundisi Timothy Ntathu nebib-anjelwe kwisekethe yaseCala kutsha nje

Le ndibano ibiyenye yeenkonzo eziqhuty-wayo rhoqo ngonyaka nalapho kuxhotyiswakhona abaVangeli (Evangelists) kwakunyenooNobhayibhile (Bible women) ngendlelayokubizela bonke abantu kuYesu osindisayoUkantiumxholowalonyakaubusithildquoUsindi-so kubo bonkerdquoEsenza intetho kule ndibano owongamele

ezovangelo kweli bandla uMfundisi Ndumiso

Mkefa ukhuthaze bonke abathe bathabathainxaxheba kule ndibano abaquka abaVangelikwakunye nooNobhayibhile esitsho esithikuye kwabonakala ukuba umgangatho ux-

homekakhulukulonyakaUthe intsimi inku-lu abavuni bambalwa bangatyhafi endleleniegxininisa kumbongo lo walo nyaka ukubabalandele wona

Ingqungquthela yamaWesileUmfundisiNdumisoMkhefaephahlwengabanyeabefundisiabaVangelikwakunyenooNobhayishybhile kwinkonshyzo ibiseCalaPHOTOSIMMDLEDLE

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

THEIngquzaHillMunicipalityhostedasignlan-guage awareness campaign in Lusikisiki lastThursday to recognise the deaf society in the ar-ea

Nandipha Mdiya from the speakerrsquos office atIngquza said theywere trying to reach all the af-fected people in themunicipality and their fami-liesldquoWewant tomake sure that our frontline per-

sonnel arewell-trained in sign language tomakeit easy for deaf people to access all themunicipalservicesrdquo Mdiya saidMlawu Tyatyeka chairperson of the PAN

South African Language Board (Panslab) in theEastern Cape applauded the municipality forthis awareness drive as he said that not muchwas done ndash especially in government offices ndash toaccommodate the deaf society

ldquoWeneedtomakeaneffort to learnandunder-stand sign language as it is the only languagethat they can speak and understandrdquo TyatyekasaidHe said deaf people needed to be treated the

same as hearing people and not be called offen-sive names as if they were stupid because oftheir challenge to speak normallyldquoThis languageshouldbemadeanofficial lan-

guagemaking it the12thofficial language in thecountryrdquo he saidDisabled People of South Africa Ingquza Hill

branch chairman Nikiwe Badula said that theday was very important for the entire disabledsocietyldquoWe feel like we are important now that the

municipality has set aside this day to look intoour challenges and ways to overcome themrdquoBadula saidShe also highlighted the stigma people tended

toattach todisability treatingdisabledpeopleas

less than humanldquoThe offensive names some people tend to call

us need to stop and we demand to be treated asequal with any other humansrdquo Badula said

Communityurged to learn sign language

Panslab chairperson Mlawu Tyatyeka addressesthe community of the Ingquza Hill municipalityduring the sign language awareness drive linLusikisiki last week PHOTOSUPPLIED

BUNTU GOTYWA

THE Mthatha branch of the Soul CityRise Young Womenrsquos Club will tomor-row conduct a career expo and promotecareers not known by most young peo-ple

The Rise Young Womenrsquos Club is aprogramme of the Soul City Instituteaimed at promoting girlsrsquo lives in thecommunities they live inThe young women are encouraged to

form community and school groups ofup to 20 peopleThe groups then undertake projects

conduct meetings and do activitiesaimed at mobilising young women toparticipate in taking responsible actionto shape their lives and those of the peo-ple around themRise Young Womenrsquos Club mentor

Aphelele Makongwana said they hadchosen to focus this expo on the lesser-known careers to give options to pupilswhen theywent to higher-learning insti-tutionsShe said theywere also doing their bit

in curbing the unemployment rate bypromoting many of these careersldquoWe donrsquot want pupils to only go for

the obvious careers because that is partof the reason they struggle to find em-ployment after varsityldquoThere are many careers that are un-

known to these kids and they end up fol-lowing the same careers that everyoneis going forldquoWe encourage them to look for the

many other careers that are out therethat will benefit them going forwardldquoWe want them to be open about ca-

reers thatwill offer thememployment assoon as they leave universityrdquo Makong-wana saidThe club says many career exhibi-

tions that take place in Mthatha covercareers that are popular over and overagainldquoFor example there are many careers

in the Department of Health but the ca-reers they always hear of are those inmedicine such as becoming a doctor ornurserdquo Makongwana saidThe club also wants schoolchildren to

be exposed to careers that ldquodo not in-volve a lot of reading and studying butreqiure practical and technical skillsrdquoIt says children need to bear in mind

thatnotall studentswill beacademicallyexcellent and therefore will find it hardto get the careers they plan to pursueThe career expo will be at the Rotary

stadiumnext to the Isibaya complex andwill start at 730amAnumber of schoolswill be part of the

programme including St Johns CollegeNgangelizwe High School MthathaTechnical School and many othersaround Mthatha

Youngwomenrsquos clubholds career expo

REPORTER

EDUPLANT has started the yearwith five one-day workshops ineach province ndash 45 workshopsthat will reach thousands of peo-ple

These fun edu-workshops aimto provide teachers and commu-nitymemberswith tangiblewaysto support the estimated 40 ofpupils who are undernourishedand therefore unable to learnproperlyFor the pupils teachers and

communitymemberswhoattendtheseworkshopspovertyandun-employment are mitigated as

they gain valuable skills that uselocal and available resources totransform dust bowls into foodforestsAll schools should enter the

competitionastheycanwinfund-ing training planting resourcesand a chance to present the storyof their food garden at the Edu-Plant Finals in Gauteng in Octo-berThis event is one week of edu-

entertainmentwithaccommoda-tion and travel all paid for En-tries close on May 31Climate change is a serious

risk to vulnerable communitiesand thiswasrecentlyhighlightedinNovemberat theCOP21 inPar-

is where more than 100 heads ofgovernment came together totalk abouthow to takebetter careof our planetThese mitigation methods are

being addressed by South Afri-carsquos leading permaculture initia-tive the EduPlant ProgrammeSevere weather like that in latesummer this year can destroycropsandleadtohungerandfam-ineSchools that apply permacul-

ture principles are better able towithstand such events andmain-tain food security and help toprevent debilitating nutritionaldeficiencies such as kwashior-kor

The Woolworths Trust sup-ports the EduPlant programmeThewinnersof this yearrsquos com-

petition will also be able to sendone teacherona two-weekcoursethat will provide vital skills tobuild on their schoolsrsquo successesand enable them to cascade theirskills to the surroundingcommu-nity Sixty finalist schools standto win a total of R275 000 in cashprizes as well as tools and educa-tional resourcesThe entry form can be down-

loaded at httpwwwtreescozapro-grammeseduplant Follow theprogress of EduPlant schools onFacebookhttpswwwfacebookcomEduPlant or twitter EduPlantSA

Schools urged to enter EduPlant competition

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RURAL Development and Agrarian ReformMEC Mlibo Qhoboshiyane has expressed hissatisfaction with the progress that has beenmade at the Magwa tea estate in Lusikisiki

Magwa has been in a crisis which saw em-ployees taking to the streets and toyi-toyingover the nonpayment of their salaries for sev-eral monthsTheGrahamstownHighCourt thenappoint-

ed an administrator tasked with providing

business-rescue administration to the tea es-tateThe man tasked to do so is Garth Voigt who

has been hard at work in pursuit of stabilisingthe tea estateVoigt said that since his appointment he had

beenengagingwithall relevantcreditors in theestate and ascertaining the amount of debteach was owed by the Magwa tea estateThe creditors include the workers Eskom

SARSand theUnemployment InsuranceFundQhoboshiyane said ldquoI am pleased with the

work being done so far by the administrator

working with all creditorsldquoI encourage creditors to work closely with

the administrator during this process to com-plete all the work that needs to be done in thisadministrative phaserdquo he saidQhoboshiyanealso stressed that this process

must be used to discuss all issues of interestto creditors so that when they completed thisphase they would be able to move on with thesustainable and commercial production of teaat MagwaHe said this processwas part of the business-

rescue process that the government had fol-

lowedas part ofmaking theMagwaandMajolatea estates able to produce tea commerciallyagainMeanwhile the owed employees want the

process to be spedup because they say they arestarvingNomsa Mbese said what they wanted from

the governmentrsquos intervention was to processtheir salaries for all the months they workedwithout paymentldquoWe dedicated our time to Magwa with the

hopeof gettingpaid butwecameoutwithemp-ty handsrdquo she said

Magwateaestate is shapingup

REPORTER

WALTER Sisulu Universityrsquos (WSU) searchforanewvice-chancellorhasfinallypaiddivi-dends following theannouncementonMarch8ofProfessorRobMidgleyas the institutionrsquosnew vice-chancellor and principal

The appointment was made following atwo-part interview process held on January29Staff students and community members

were afforded an opportunity to engage withthe candidates as they delivered a 20-minutepresentation live from the Buffalo City cam-pusrsquos Potsdam Site and streamed to all theother campuses during the latest interviewsA 20-minute question-answer session then

ensued before the candidates were putthrough their paces during the last round offormal interviews with the vice-chancellorselection panel headed by council chairper-son Judge Nambitha DambuzaThis latest round of interviewswas preced-

ed by an unsuccessful recruitment processthat saw four candidates vying for the posi-tion last yearProfMidgley isaRhodesUniversityprofes-

sor emeritus an advocate of the High Courtof South Africa and a member of the Acade-my of Science of South AfricaHe obtained a B Com LLB at Rhodes Uni-

versityandaPhDfromtheUniversityofCapeTownHe is the author ofmore than 100 academic

publications including three books Law-yersrsquo Professional Liability (1992) Principlesof Delict (2nd ed 1997 3rd ed 2005) co-au-thored with JC van der Walt also publishedas theDelict section inTheLawofSouthAfri-ca (First Reissue Vol 8 part 1 1996 2nd ed2005) and The Law of Delict in South Africa(2010 2nd ed 2012) co-edited with Max Loub-serHe has served onmost academic andman-

agement committees at faculty senate andcouncil levels at three different universitiesin South Africa

Hehasexperienceasadeputyvice-chancel-lor at two universities providing insights in-touniversitystrategicdevelopmentandman-agementMidgely will assume his new role as vice-

chancellor and principal of WSU on April 1ldquoWe are confident that Prof Rob Midgley

will prove to be a distinguished vice-chancel-lor and a worthy successor to interim vice-chancellor Prof Khaya Mfenyanardquo WSUspokesperson Yonela Tukwayo said

Walter Sisulu University appoints new vice-chancellorProf RobMidgley isthe newlyappointedviceshychancellorfor WalterSisuluUniversityPHOTOSUPPLIED

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lt Some ofthespectatorswhoattendedthe horseracing inTsolo lastSaturdayPHOTO SIMMDLEDLE

Lutho Ndzambule Singalakha Ndzambule andLuyanda Hlengani captured by the Express crew inMhlontlo PHOTO SIM MDLEDLE

Mpumelelo Makonxa Nokubonga Tiba Yanga Nkompela MihlaliNkpmpela Gibson Mbombo and Gumbi Xabendlini were capturedby the Express crew at an event in Tsolo last weekend

The organisers ofthe Tsolo horseracing held lastweekend in TsoloPHOTO SIM MDLEDLE

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EPMediaholds consultativemeetingwithgovernmentofficials

EP Mediarsquos Nceba Dladla (far left) and general manager Tasmia Ismail (far right) flank JudyNgoloyi director of Ntambanani Media Consulting and Xola Nozewu of Vukani Community Radiowhich is the Queenstown Expressrsquo media partner PHOTOMICHAEL HEALY

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LASTyearrsquosSouthAfricarsquos starStok-vel Chefs winners were theSiyo-phemelela Burial Society from East-ern Capewho won R20 000 in prizemoney

Thesearchisnowonforanewwin-ner where stokvels around the coun-try have an opportunity to show offtheir cooking skills and creativity inthe ultimate Stokvel Cooking Chal-lengesponsoredbyWhiteStarSuperMaize Meal and Roycoreg in partner-ship with Move Magazine

All stokvels are invited to submitarecipe somephotographsandamo-tivation fromwhich the top stokvelsin each participating region will beselected

Three stokvel groups in each re-gionwill competehead-to-head in thesemifinal events which will takeplace as followsGauteng April 23KwaZulu-Natal April 30

Pretoria May 7East London May 14The winning stokvel in each re-

gionwill thenbe transported toGaut-eng for the finalonJune4whenstok-vel groups will compete to win theirshare of the R50 000 cash prizeWhite Star marketing manager

MokheleMakhothi said ldquoWe startedtheWhiteStarStokvelCookingChal-lenge in 2014 and just love to see stok-vel groups continue to come up withcreativedishesusing thisSouthAfri-can staple foodrdquo

Singer actress and White Star ce-lebritychefLuciaMthiyaneandMas-terChef SA2014 runner-upSiphokaziMdlankomoarethestar judgesof thecompetition

When asked what she was expect-ing fromthecompetingdishes Mthi-yane said ldquoEven thoughmaize mealis an everyday food for so manySouth Africans therersquos no reason

why it should be boringldquoThereare somanydishesyoucan

create with maize meal if you use aquality product like White Star andyour imagination This competitionchallenges stokvel groups to thinkcreatively about White Starrdquo

Roycoreg senior brand managerKhosi Snondo said ldquoNo one bringsthe community together better thanthe stokvel moms and their mealsbut they will always tell you that ameal is not complete if there is no fla-vour and gravy to accompany itrdquo

To enter stokvels must send a pic-ture of theirmembers a recipe usingWhite Star and Roycoreg a picture oftheir dish as well as a motivation re-garding why their group deserves tobe part of this exciting competitionEntries can be sent via email to com-petitionsmovemagcoza orbySMSto 34687 before March 20ndash REPORTER

The search is on for SouthAfricarsquos starStokvel Chefs

South Africarsquos starStokvel Chefs 2015winners were Siyophemeshylela Burial Society fromthe Eastern Cape Theteam won R20 000PHOTO SUPPLIED

WHITE Star which runs the StokvelChefs competition has issued a gour-met recipe booklet to show that awhole universe of recipes can be cre-ated using maize meal

They sharedoneof the recipeswithExpress this week to encourage Stok-vel Chefs to enter this yearrsquos competi-tion and get readers experimentingwith maize mealThe recipe is Tegamata Di Pepero-

ni ndash maize meal with an Italian twist(Serves 4-6)

Ingredients170g (250 ml) White Star Super

Maize Meal30ml olive oil125ml red onion chopped10ml crushed garlic750ml chicken stock250ml milk

5ml salt2ml freshly ground black pepper60ml grated Parmesan

Sauce30ml olive oilfrac12 red onion choppedfrac12 red pepper seeded and choppedfrac12 yellow pepper seeded and

chopped1 large aubergine cut into cubes1 x 410g can peeled tomatoes6 sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil

vinaigrette drained and coarselychopped

Salt and freshly ground black pep-per to taste

60ml fresh basil leavesFresh basil leaves for garnishParmesan shavings to serve

Method

1 Heat the oil in a heavy-basedsaucepan Add the onion and garlicand sauteacute until onions are translu-centAdd the chicken stockmilk andsalt and bring mixture to the boilStir in the White Star Super MaizeMeal until mixture is smooth Coverand simmer for 30 minutes Stir inthe pepper and Parmesan Keepwarm2 For sauce Heat oil in a heavy-

based saucepan and add the onionand peppers and sauteacute until onion istranslucent Add the aubergine andtomatoes then cover and simmer for20 minutes3 Season to taste and add the basil

leaves Mix well Keep warm4 Serve the maize meal porridge

topped with the sauce Garnish withextra basil leaves and Parmesanshavings

RECIPE TEGAMATADI PEPERONI

ITALYTegamata DiPeperoniPHOTOSUPPLIED

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BUNTU GOTYWA

TRADITIONAL leaders in the EasternCape will stage a one-day Easter tourna-ment in a bid to reconnect with communi-ties

The tournament will be staged at theMkatazo Sports Ground in Elliotdale onMarch 26

Tournament organiser MelinkquboNdabokutya said Eastern Cape kingdomswill use this opportunity to connect withtheir people while shielding them fromthe many ills they faced these days

He said the tournament was more thanjust about sport because it was also away of addressing socio-economic chal-lenges faced by the communities

The Imiganu Easter Sports games arehosted by Imiganu Development Trustwhich was formed by the Imiganu tradi-tional council as a catalyst to drive localeconomic development for the better-ment of its people

ldquoThe main reason for this sports dayis to formalise sports especially in therural areas

ldquoTraditional leaders wanted to connectwith the youth by doing away with for-

mal activities for a bit and rather doingnormal youth activitiesrdquo Ndabokutyasaid

The Easter tournament is in its fourthyear this year and Ndabokutya said ithad been growing ever since its first edi-tion He said it had grown through thesupport of many stakeholders such as theAmathole Sports Council and AmatholeSafa who he named as key role-players inmaking the tournament a success

Soccer and netball are the main sportactivities that take place with horse rac-ing the newest addition to the pro-gramme

The programme is also aimed at pro-moting culture with the organiser say-ing that the attire is strictly soccer andtraditional wear

ldquoThe youth of today are different fromthose of 1976 The times have changedand the use of technology is changingthem They no longer know their priori-ties These are events that allow them toreconnect and do something construct-iverdquo Ndabokutya said

The Western Tembuland kingdomNyandeni kingdom and the SAPS are ex-pected to attend the event hosted by KingZwelonke Sigcawu

Traditional leaders to stage Eastertournament to connect with communities

ITORNADO FC yaseMdantsane iphinde ya-buyela kwindawo yokuqala kwinqanaba le-ABCMotsepeLeagueemvakokubaiqusheiFu-ture Tigers kanobom ngamanqaku alishumieqandeni kumdlalo ububanjelwe eSisa Duka-she Stadium ngempela veki

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I WALTER Sisulu University isethubeni eli-hlekwakhona lokuba iyokudlala kwiPlay-Off ze-ABC Motsepe League Oku kus emva kokubaibethe iLacaruna FC ngamanqaku amabini eq-andenikumdlaloububanjelweeMso-bomvuSta-dium ngempela veki

Amanqaku afakwe nguMkhuseli Mfekethokunye noSiyanda Mkhalipha

IWSU Bika Campus inamanqaku angama-shumi amabini anesibini kuluhlu lwamaqelae-SAB League kwiMnquma Stream emva

kwemidlalo elishumi eyidlalileyoAmaqela akhuphisana kwiSAB League

kwiMnquma Stream asibhozo kuphela nto leyoethetha ukuba i-WSU ishiyekelwe yimidlalo em-ihlanu ukuba ibe ziintshatsheli

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THE annual Easter tournament sponsoredby Meyers Motors and Caltex Eastern Capewill be held again this year

The tournament will take place at theKambi Administrative Area sports groundson March 26 and will continue over twodays and wrap up on March 27

This festival has in the past attractedthousands of locals from all the villages inthe KSD region Twenty soccer teams andten netball teams are expected to partici-pate in this yearrsquos tournament

Tournament organiser Ndomelele Sidlo-va said the draw for this yearrsquos tournamentwill take place at Meyers Motors 55 Madei-ra Street Mthatha this Saturday (March 19)at 4pm All teams must be represented atthe draw

Sidlova said four of the twenty soccerteams that will compete at the tournamentwill take home prize money and the top twoteams will also receive medals with theoverall winner getting a floating trophy toshow off

The top two netball teams will receiveprize money and medals with a floating tro-

phy for the overall winner There will alsobe give-aways during the two days of thetournament as a reward for the supportersThese will be in the form of T-shirts andbranded caps

Sidlova revealed that although this tour-nament is hosted in Kambi AA participa-tion is open to teams from all over the ORTambo District and villages

He said the main aim of these annualevents is to merge the popularity of theirbrands with youth development in the ruraland needy areas

ldquoWe encourage the youth to use thesetournaments as a springboard to showcasetheir talents In previous years we haveseen scouts from local clubs that competein bigger and organised leagues coming towatch these youngsters play We look for-ward to seeing at least one or two of theseboys and girls getting spotted by profes-sional teams Our view as Meyers Motorsand Caltex Eastern Cape is that sport canbe used as a tool to unite communities un-der one umbrellardquo he said ndash SIMBONGILEMDLEDLE

Meyers Easter tourneybackwithabang

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE high number of bodyguards who guardsomepoliticiansandofficials inMhlontlohasre-sulted in tension among the municipality thecommunity and opposition parties

Mhlontlo comprises Qumbu and Tsolo andhas 26 wardsResidents and opposition parties are asking

where the municipality is getting the money topay these bodyguardsThey suspect there is misuse of municipal

funds and that money for development or ser-vice delivery is misdirected to pay the body-guardsThe appointment of bodyguards followed the

ambush of the speaker of the council XolileNkompela who is also chairperson of the ANCin the OR Tambo regionThe incident tookplace towards theendof last

year Nkompelarsquos bodyguard was killed and thevehicle theywere travelling inwas riddledwithbulletsDuring recent service delivery protests in-

Qumbu Nkompela arrived to receive a petitionunder the watchful eye of heavily armed body-guards He himself was armedwith a gun at hiswaistThe organiser of the Mhlontlo Civic Associa-

tionDumaGuqa stressed that therewas aneed

to disband thismunicipality because of themis-management of funds which had led to the mu-nicipality regressing from qualified audit out-comes to a disclaimerGuqasaid therewasaneedto investigatewhy

Tando Masersquos vehicle had blue lights Mase isa director of infrastructure in theMhlontlomu-nicipalityandit isallegedthathealsohasheavi-ly armed security that guards him day andnightThe United Democratic Movement (UDM)

chairperson in theMhlontlo sub-region Zakhe-ni Nondaka confirmed that the issue of body-guards for some councillors and officials hadbeen raised at a recent council meeting but itwould only start when funds were availableThe council would look for fundsldquoBut now we see the influx of bodyguards

guarding the leadership So our question iswhere they get the money to pay these body-guardsrdquo he saidNondaka said that thehugeamount ofmoney

that was being spent on court battles betweenleaders fighting each other was having an im-mense negative impact on service deliveryldquoThe sumofR24-million for access roadswas

returned to thenationalTreasurybecauseof thepowerstruggleandmismanagementof funds Inaddition the R15 million for electrification alsowent back to the Treasuryrdquo he saidHe said they would write a letter to the local

government MEC asking him to interveneNkompela said a resolution had beentaken to

hire the bodyguards for him since his life wasin jeopardy following the attack which left hisbodyguard dead ldquoI donrsquot know who was not

aware that my life was in danger and that therewas a need for additional securityrdquoHesaid itwas theresponsibilityof themunici-

pality to take action if some of its councillorsrsquolives were in danger

Outcryoverhiredbodyguards inMhlontlo

Mhlontlo speaker and chairperson of the ANC in the OR Tambo region Xolile Nkompela isflankedby heavily armed bodyguards at an event in Qumbu PHOTOSIM MDLEDLE

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

IN a bid to clamp down on sloppy workmanshipin theEasternCape theNationalHomeBuildersRegistration Council (NHBRC) is rolling out atraining programme to sharpen the skills ofhome inspectors

The training programme is offered to munici-pal building inspectors and Human SettlementsDepartment inspectors to enhance their skillsand technical capabilities in an effort to curbpoor workmanship during constructionTheprogrammewas launched in theORTam-

bo region in partnership with the provincial De-partment of Human Settlements and the ORTambo District Municipality last weekThe three-day training programmewas facili-

tated by an NHBRC-accredited training special-ist and it focuses on home building technicalstandards building regulations and construc-tion processes NHBRC provincial managerNombasa Ngoqo said the training was aimed atenhancing the performance of inspectors andkeeping them well-informed on building andtechnological advancesldquoOur training programme focuses on soils

foundations superstructure roofing and finish-ing health and safety and alternative and inno-vative technologyrdquo she saidWe want to keep our internal inspectors and

government abreast of the latest developmentsand trends in the construction sectorrdquoNgoqo said the OR Tambo region had been

identified as a hotspot due to the high numberof non-compliances with home building stan-

palitieswe identified aneed to sharpen the skillsandtechnicalknowledgeofourinspectorssothatwecandecisivelydealwithnon-complyingbuild-ers in order to protect housing consumersrdquo shesaid

Meanwhile the trainingwill be rolledout inalleight districtmunicipalities of theprovincewitha view of enhancing the quality of homes builtintheprovinceandcurbtheuseofcheapandsub-standard building materials

Effort to sharpen skills of home inspectors

This group of inspectors from the OR Tambo District Municipality Department of Human Settlements and NHBRCcompleted an inspector training course to sharpen their skills and knowledge of construction and qualityassurance PHOTO SUPPLIED

THE director of JKN Development Consult-ants an East London-based Eastern Capecompany LazolaKubukeli is confident of get-ting business for his company in Zimbabwewhen he travels there this weekKubukeli is one of the 30 businesspeople

who will be participating in the three-leggedinvestment and trade initiative in HarareGweru and Bulawayo from March 13 to 19Themissionwill be ledbyDeputyTradeand

Industry Minister Mzwandile MasinaThe delegationwill consist of companies op-

erating in theagricultureandagro-processingsectors built-environment professionals andtheoil andgasminingandcapital equipmentand electro-technical sectorsThe programmewill include business semi-

nars site visits mini-exhibitions and busi-ness-to-business meetingsldquoWehave learnt that therearenumerous in-

frastructure development projects in Zimbab-

we and our main objective in travelling thereis to explore the possibilities of participatingin the projectsrdquo Kubukeli saidldquoThere are also mines in Zimbabwe which

require our expertiseldquoThe mines import quantity surveying and

architectural skills from as far as Australiaandwe reckonour company iswell-suited and-located to provide the skills from South Afri-cardquoJKN which is based in Nahoon and has a

satellite office inMpumalanga is a built-envi-ronment professional service for companiesspecialising inarchitectural quantity survey-ing and project management servicesThe company which Kubukeli started five

years ago employs 10 people He plans to em-ploy more when he signs concrete deals dur-ing the international missionThe trip to Zimbabwewill be the third trade

and investment mission organised by the de-

partment that Kubukeli has participated inLast month he was assisted by the depart-

ment to travel to India where he managed tomeet two companies that showed interest inestablishing joint-ventures with his companyfor projects in South AfricaHe also travelled to the Democratic Repub-

lic of the Congo with a business group lastyearMasina said the visit was part of the depart-

mentrsquos efforts to cement economic relationsand increase trade and investment betweenSouth Africa and ZimbabweldquoThe mission to Zimbabwe will enable the

SouthAfricancompanies to identify tradeandinvestment opportunities in the country andto interact with Zimbabwean businesspeopleandconsiderways inwhichcooperation part-nerships and joint-ventures could be estab-lished in order to explore these opportuni-tiesrdquo Masina said ndash REPORTER

East Cape company to try its luck inZimbabwe

dards and regulations experienced in the arealdquoIn our engagement with the provincial De-

partment of Human Settlements and munici-






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