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40 000 COPIES WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, February 10, 2016 Tel: 041 503 6111 | Email: [email protected] | Motherwell, KwaDwesi, KwaZakhele, New Brighton, Zwide, KwaNobuhle & Bethelsdorp Editor: Bettie Giliomee FREE – MAHALA COTTON SIZE: S-XL SLEEP SETS PER SET LACE BRA HEART BRA HEART PANTY LACE BOYLEG BRA DIAMANTE PANTY DIAMANTE BRA ANTE LADIES SIZE: 3-8 BEDROOM SLIPPER Style may vary per store. PER PAIR Govan Mbeki Branch- 041 582 1387 The Bridge, Greenacres- 041 363 4328 Cleary Park Branch -041 481 1349 Uitenhage Branch- 041 991 0351 X1R33NK9-100216-XT-eblmty-fworld NO. 4 KHAMA STREET, Nu2 (041) 469 1036 LAMINATING FLOORING DECORATIVE CEILING TILES R69 99 2 sqm box R229 99 /box from WE ARE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, WE DELIVER FOR YOU from NEW RANGE OF FLOOR TILES AVAILABLE X1R2F039-100216-XT-mflmty-motherwell NCEBA DLADLA W hile it is not clear why Gabula Qaga (51) shot dead his wife, Nandipha Sithole-Qaga (32) his sister-in-law Zizipho Sit- hole (27), his son Cwenga (6) and himself on Friday night, questions are al- so being raised about lobola which has alle- gedly not been paid. It is, however, a known fact that seconds be- fore she was shot and killed by her raging hus- band, Nandipha threw their last-born child Phumelele (3) through the window, saving him from death. The event, in which about eight gunshots were fired, led to the death of four members of the family and the residents of Saxwila Street, NU29 Motherwell, reeling in shock. Express Indaba visited the family on Mon- day when relatives from outside Port Eliza- beth were still trickling in to hold prayers as well as share the grief with the Sitholes who were still dumbfounded. “Why would he (Gabula Qaga) do something like this? What is it that they could not solve together, by talking?” asked Mphumzi Sithole (59) the father who has lost two daughters and a grandson in the shooting. Continued on page 3 Lobola fight mars Sithole family burial Seated from left, Zanyiwe Mahlatshana (Nandipha’s aunt), Noluntu Sithole (aunt), Mphumzi Sithole (Nandipha’s father) and Nomakhaya Sithole (aunt). On the floor, with the 3-year-old Phumelele, is Zilungile Sithole, Nandipha’s younger sister. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA ‘That family asked for a hand in marriage but they never came to pay lobola. We were still waiting for them and only saw the ring on Nandipha’s finger.’ - MPHUMZI SITHOLE

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Page 1: Express Indaba 10 February 2016

40 000 COPIES WEEKLY

WEDNESDAY, February 10, 2016 Tel: 041 503 6111 | Email: [email protected] | Motherwell, KwaDwesi, KwaZakhele, New Brighton, Zwide, KwaNobuhle & Bethelsdorp Editor: Bettie Giliomee

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While it is not clearwhyGabulaQaga (51) shot dead his wife,Nandipha Sithole-Qaga (32)his sister-in-law Zizipho Sit-hole (27), his son Cwenga (6)

and himself on Friday night, questions are al-so being raised about lobola which has alle-gedly not been paid.

It is, however, a known fact that seconds be-fore shewas shot and killed byher raging hus-band, Nandipha threw their last-born childPhumelele (3) through the window, savinghim from death.

The event, in which about eight gunshotswere fired, led to the death of four membersof the family and the residents of SaxwilaStreet, NU29 Motherwell, reeling in shock.Express Indaba visited the family on Mon-

day when relatives from outside Port Eliza-beth were still trickling in to hold prayers aswell as share the grief with the Sitholes whowere still dumbfounded.“Whywouldhe (GabulaQaga) do something

like this? What is it that they could not solvetogether, by talking?” askedMphumzi Sithole(59) the father who has lost two daughters anda grandson in the shooting.

Continued on page 3

Lobola fightmarsSithole familyburial

Seated from left, Zanyiwe Mahlatshana (Nandipha’s aunt), Noluntu Sithole (aunt), Mphumzi Sithole (Nandipha’s father) and Nomakhaya Sithole(aunt). On the floor, with the 3­year­old Phumelele, is Zilungile Sithole, Nandipha’s younger sister. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

‘That family asked for ahand inmarriage butthey never came to paylobola.Wewere stillwaiting for them andonly saw the ring onNandipha’s finger.’­ MPHUMZI SITHOLE

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AN elderly Port Elizabeth woman, NomvulaEdithMbangi, iswaiting for the daywhen shewill finally own a house. Even though hername appears on the Housing Delivery Liston the computer on the 9th Floor of the LillianDiedericks Building, she still does not havea house.

The gogo (64) who currently resides in ashack with her husband Sine Mbangi (75) iscomplaining of not getting her own shelter -the housing delivery service which the gov-ernment promised poor SouthAfricans in thepost-apartheid South Africa.Mbangi claimed to have registered for the

house a number of times and accuses authori-ties and councillors of different managementtimes of inaction.When things looked as if they were really

starting to take shape, she inexplicably foundthe house that was supposed to be given toher, taken by someone else.“I first registered for a house whilst I was

still a resident of Elalin’ ebomvu (Red Loca-tion) as early as 1993 but up to this day I havenot been luckywith the two councillors in thearea,” said Mbangi, a mother of two children(aged 27 and22)whoarenot stayingwith themowing to a lack of space.“Just recently though, I sawmyname in the

computer as a housing recipient, only to learnlater that the house was given to someoneelse. Where is my own house?” asked gogoMbangi, adding that shewanted ahouse “any-

where.”With no house of their own, the couple live

in a shack built in the yard of Inkqubela Pro-tectiveWorkshop, at the corner ofMadala andFerguson Streets where gogo Mbangi was aFacilitator.Inkqubela is a school that looks after intel-

lectually disabled children.In this little space, theMbangi couple claim

not to have the dignity usually bestowed onthe elderly in this country.The roof of the shack which gogo Mbangi

says she built herself in 1996, when her hus-band was still living in the rural areas, leakswhen it rains.“When I see the rain coming, I immediately

put out two huge basins to collect water. Oth-erwise there’s flooding in this shack.“Furniture and other important belongings

are always destroyed. This has been the situa-tion for longer than I can remember,” said go-go Mbangi who says she is diabetic and alsosuffers from high blood pressure and arthri-tis.Old age is catching up on her husband too,

who is also suffering from diabetes and bloodpressure. He barely walks.“Wewill have to knowwhere the house that

she sayswas given or sold to someone else is,”said Municipal spokesperson MthubanziMniki, adding that the issues would need aninvestigation.“But as the municipality, we view selling

of RDP houses as a serious offence. Anyoneinvolved in doing so, will face the full mightof the law,” said Mniki.

Metro to investigateRDPhouse selling claim

Nomvula Edith Mbangi and husband Sine Mbangi in their shack. PHOTO: NCEBA DLADLA

THE Uitenhage police arelooking for community as-sistance in investigating anarmed robbery inKamesh onSunday afternoon.“About 4pm, two unknown

suspects armed with knivesentered a spaza shop in JohnDissel Street and threatenedto stab the owner and her as-

sistant,” police spokespersonSergeantMajola Nkohli said.The men stole airtime

vouchers, cigarettes andcash.Anyone with information

that could lead to the arrestof the suspects should con-tact the Kamesh detectives at0041 988 8200. – NCEBA DLADLA

Police seek information on robberyNCEBA DLADLA

THE Uitenhage police arrested 218suspects during crime prevention op-erations at the weekend, policespokesperson Lieutenant GerdaSwart said.

The arrests were for assault with in-tent to do grievous bodily harm,housebreaking and theft, theft out ofmotor vehicles and robbery, among

others.Therewere 64 traffic fines issued, to-

talling R32 000, and 26 suspects werearrested for the illegal possession ofdrugs.Swart said the police had issued 76

fines for liquor-related crimes. Ninepeople were arrested for driving un-der the influence of liquor.She said police officials would con-

tinue to address crime in the Uiten-hage area as they were committed to

decreasing crime effectively.“The South African Police Service

appeals to the community to workwith the SAPS to reduce crime by pro-viding valuable information that willlead to the arrest of suspects and therecovery of illegal firearms,” she said.Those with information on illegal

firearms are requested to contacttheir local police station in the Uiten-hage area or phone: 010111 or CrimeStop: 0 08600 10111.

U’hagepolicearrest 218 inweekendswoop

THURSDAY February 4 marked anothermilestone in the history for Media 24, withthe first publication of their brand-new freelocal newspaper, the Queenstown Express.Making this even more significant is the

fact that the media house is investing in aprint edition at a time when print media isincreasingly under pressure globally.“This is testimony to the popularity and

success of the Express brand of local news-papers, which has been a favourite read inpeople’s homes since the first edition ofPort Elizabeth Express was published inNovember 1983 – more than 32 years ago,”said Bettie Giliomee, regional editor of EPMedia and editor of Queenstown Express.QueenstownExpresswillbedistributed to

20 000 homes in Queenstown every Thurs-day.The launch of the newspaper was cele-

brated at a special function at the HeritageGuest House in Queenstown on Wednes-day, February 3. The eventwas attended by

key roleplayers in theQueenstowncommu-nity.Staff of the paper took to the town’s

streets on the launch day to hand out news-papers. A cake cutting ceremony was heldin the centre of town and was attended bythe town’s former actingmayor and portfo-lio head of the technical services depart-ment, Mzolisi Gwantshu.The newspaper has a staff of four, two re-

porters and two advertising representa-tives,whoarebasedat thenewspaper’s offi-ces in Queenstown. Production and print-ing of the Queenstown Express is done inPort Elizabeth.EPMedia is part ofMedia 24 and publish-

es 7 local newspapers throughout the East-ern Cape. A total of 310 000 free copies ofExpress newspapers, i.e.Port Elizabeth Ex-press, Express Indaba, Kouga Express, UDNews, Mthatha Express, Isolomzi ExpressandUvoLwethuExpress, are distributed ev-ery week, door to door.

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THE DA’s Ngqura Constituency officein Kwazakhele, Port Elizabeth was at-tacked last Friday with gunshots beingfired and DA officials and councillorsrobbed of their belongings includingcellphones and bank cards.

The DA accuses the ruling ANC ofemploying “dirty tricks” as it is threat-ened by the inroads the opposition ismaking in the traditional ANC strong-holds.“In what seems a well orchestrated

operation targeted specifically at theDA, the armed men knew exactlywhich individuals to target in order tosteal their bank cards,”said DA Nelson Mandela Bay mayoralcandidate Athol Trollip.“The horrific event in which count-

less lives were at serious risk,” Trollipsaid, “happened just days after ANCMP Lulu Johnson allegedly announcedat a funeral service in Port Elizabeththat those present, especially theyouth, should go to the DA offices(i-ofisi zamabhuku) in Njoli Street ear-ly in the morning or late at night anddeal with the DA.”Trollip accused MPs Fikile Xasa and

Tony Duba of making the same threats

by declaring that “the war had begunto defend ANC branches.”Trollip said that Duba said, “the

ANC should protect the ‘elderly’ fromunruly ill disciplined DA Youth.” Ac-cording to him, the timing of the life-threatening utterances was extremelysuspicious.Duba denied these allegations say-

ing “I don’t know what Trollip is talk-ing about. I was not there. I did not at-tend the service and never said thosewords”.Duba said that it was unfortunate,

however, for the DA leader to associatesuch acts of criminality with the politi-cal party.“All we need to do as political parties

is to unite and isolate criminality inour communities. The only way we canroot out crime is when we uniteagainst it and do not accuse one anoth-er of the very same crime,” said Duba.ANC RTT Coordinator Cheeky Mak-

asi said “I did not know of the incident.It is the first time I hear of it,”. Makasiadded that the ANC could not allow theuse of such language in a democraticdispensation.“We used violence during apartheid

and not anymore. It would be unfortu-nate for any ANC leader to have saidsomething like that,” said Makasi.

DAofficesattacked,ANCblamed

NCEBA DLADLA

ABOUT 960 pupils who attend the MboniseloPrimary School in NU1 Motherwell have abright future, thanks to Via Afrika Publishers’sponsorship of an interactive digital educationcentre which was handed over to the schoollast Thursday.

Via Afrika CEO Christina Watson and wardcouncillor Andiswa Menemene cut the ribbonand officially opened the centre which is madefrom a shipping container.The centre, aimed at bringing information

technology teaching to the classroom, has 25tablets, a computer, Wi-Fi internet access withVia Afrika-sponsored data, more than 400 ViaAfrika e-books, apps and other digital facili-ties.“Though situated in an area faced with seri-

ous unemployment and abject poverty, wherecrime is abundant, Mboniselo Primary School,which sought to be a beacon of hope, enteredthe competition to win the centre for better ed-

ucation in order to overhaul their situation,”said principal Thembalethu Hopa.Hopa equated receiving the digital toolswith

taking part in the fourth industrial revolution.“A key element in the initiative is ensuring

sustainability and measurable results over along term,” said Watson.Watson added that results in critical learn-

ing areas likemathematicswould also improvewith the training of teachers to enhance theirknowledge and teaching skills.“We not only train educators to utilise the

equipmentwhen the centre arrives, but also re-turn at least once a month to continue thattraining for a minimum of one year,” Watsonsaid.Schools inMpumalanga, Free State and Lim-

popo provinces thatwere already beneficiariesof their gesture have already shown much im-provement.School governing member Newman Mavu-

ma thankedViaAfrika and promised on behalfof the school to look jealously after the centre“to protect the future of our children”.

School principal Thembalethu Hopa and local Cllr Unathi Menemene officially opened the DEC lastThursday. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

Councillorshelp kidsconnect withDEC. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

ViaAfrikahelpsM’wellSchoolgo digital

NCEBA DLADLA

ANC national spokesperson Zizi Kodwa hasurgedparents in theNorthernAreas to let theirchildren go back to school.

Hewasspeakingduringthehandoverofadig-italeducationcentrebyViaAfrikatoMboniseloPrimary School in NU1Motherwell last Thurs-day.He congratulated Via Afrika for the gesture

aimedattransformingthelivesofchildrenfromthe disadvantaged community.“We commend those like Via Africa who in-

vest in the future of black children,” Kodwasaid.“Educationwas theweapon tooppresspeople

as wewitnessed during the apartheid days, butit was also the weapon to free people.”Those who were working hard to transform

the lives of poor and vulnerable children inSouth Africa should be applauded, he said.He urged the company’s chief executive offi-

cer, Christina Watson, to sponsor likewise atleast one other school from theNorthernAreas- where there was an equal need.

Northern Areas schools have not yet openedfor the2016calendaryear.This isdue toparentscomplaining of a plethora of problems the De-partment of Education was not addressing totheir satisfaction.Some of the problems related to a shortage of

learner supportmaterial, a shortage of teachersand overcrowding in schools.Matric results in the area were also dismally

low last year.“We understand their concerns. They are le-

gitimate concerns, but we cannot hold children

to ransom while we negotiate our issues withthe government,”Kodwa said.He urged parents to trust negotiations be-

tween the Department of Education and thestakeholdersinvolvedtocomeupwithamicablesolutions.“We heard their cries because of the number

of challenges faced, but education is about thefuture of their children.“They must open schools and not deny their

children the right to learn,” he said.

NorthernAreasparentsmust reopenschools -Kodwa

ANC national spokes­person Zizi Kodwa(right) and regionalRTT coordinatorCheeky Makasi discusseducation matters inMotherwell lastThursday. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

Continued from page 1

He added that according to the cou-ple’s neighbours,Nandiphawas alleged-ly a victim of physical abuse.The Express Indaba reporter was

shownpicturesofvisible scars thatNan-dipha’s family claim she sustained onthe Wednesday before her killing.According to police spokesperson

ConstableMncediMbombo, it is at Nan-dipha’s parents’ house that the argu-ment between the couple took place re-sulting inGabula taking his own life aft-er taking the lives of three.“Police are investigating three cases

of murder and a separate inquest dock-et,” said Mbombo.In a new twist to the tragedy, the Sit-

hole and Qaga families have not agreedon the terms of Nandipha and Cwenga’sburial. And that has irked Nandipha’sfamily to evoke the talks of lobolawhichaccording to Nandipha’s aunt NoluntuSithole, Gabula did not pay.“Three ofmy childrenwere killed but

they did not come to me. I had to go tothem to discuss funeral arrangements.What I did not agree upon is that theywantedtoburymychild inPeddiewherethe Qaga family stayed. I cannot allowthemtodothat,”Sitholesaid,addingthathe did not receive lobola for Nandipha.“That family asked for a hand inmar-

riage but they never came to pay lobola.We were still waiting for them and onlysaw the ring onNandipha’s finger. Theycan’t expectme to give them the right tobury her,” he said, adding that it is onlywhen he brought police to the negotia-tions table that theQaga family consent-ed to giving him Nandipha’s body, butcould still not allow him the body of hisgrandson.“Atthisstagewearenotsurewhenthe

burial’s going to be, until we finalisetalks with the Qagas. Otherwise, wewant to bury our children ourselves,”said Sithole.AttemptsbyExpressIndaba tocontact

a member of the Qaga family for com-ment were unsuccessful.

Lobola fight mars Sitholefamily burial

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4 NEWS INDABA | WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2016

NCEBA DLADLA

THE Thamsanqa Tinker Tots early childhooddevelopment centre inMgwangqa Street, NU 6Motherwell, has been hailed as the best thingthat has happened to the community of thistownship.

Thisbecameevidentwhenthecentreheldanevent lastThursday to show its commitment tothe people of Motherwell to educate their tod-dlers and introduce the young children to artsandculturalactivities throughtrainingandde-velopment.“We(asteachers)educate thetoddlersaswell

as take an interest in community develop-ment,” principal Larisa Fourie said.“On Thursday we invited our project direct-

ors, including founder Louise Fourie of theFamily Restorative Services, parents, commu-nity leaders including ward councillor Ma-zangwandile Dano, local pastors andmembersof the community to showcasewhat we are do-ing.”Toddlers start trickling in from7amandpar-

ents collect them at 5pm.Theinstitutionalso looksafterchildren,who

arenotnecessarilyat thecentre,duringthedaywhentheirparentsarebusywithotherengage-ments.“This place is where our heart is. We give

these children love as we continue to open upopportunities for them through education,”Fourie said.Someof the teachers gobeyond thecall of du-

ty to teach children traditional dance, she said.“I have a group of five- to 15-year-olds whom

I teach traditional dance every Monday to Fri-dayafter school,” said teacherBabalwaPasiya,whose children gave the audience a wonderfulperformance.“This is our way of giving back to the com-

munity that supports us,” said teacher Athen-kosiGoqo,who teaches children theart of beat-ing the drums while others sing and do tradi-tional dances.“This institutionmustbeapplauded,”Pastor

ShapesNgcukanaof theGoodNewsCommuni-ty Church said.“They are doing excellentwork for this com-

munity. I hope they also instil the love and fearof theLord in these toddlerswhile theyare stillyoung. This could curb somuch crimeand cor-ruption in Motherwell.”

THE South African National DefenceForce (SANDF) alerts Nelson MandelaBay and the surrounding areas of immi-nent road closures and noise pollution,due to the upcoming military activitiesrelated to the Armed Forces Week andArmed Forces Day from February 13 to21.High volumes of noise including gun

fire andmanoeuvres by the SANDFdur-ing capability displays will be experi-enced, while military convoys will betravelling in and out of the metro.All possible efforts will be made to re-

duceanynegativeimpactontheenviron-ment.Some of these measures include:

. Extensive notices to all pet owners aboutthe event.

.Making use of several recycling service pro-viders to recycle the waste generated by theevent.

.Makinguseofbio-degradableplatesandcut-lery for the meals.

. Ensuring that the Kings Beach area iscleaned and there are no pyrotechnics left afterthe events.In all the road and street closures,

there will be traffic officers andmilitarypolice to supervise the flow of traffic andto conduct point duties. The SANDFapologises for any inconveniencecaused.

) For the complete list of the road closuresand times, go to our Facebook Page (PE ExpressNewspaper) and look under “Notes”.– REPORTER

Armed ForcesWeek:Road closuresexpected

Centreaims to change toddlers’ lives; From left,LarisaFourie,(principal),BabalwaPasiya, TiyaWessels,LulamaNomzanga,Luise Fourieand EllenMarufu ofThamsanqaTinker Tots.PHOTO:SUP­PLIED

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INDABA | WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2016 NEWS 5

NCEBA DLADLA

THE Church of Umzi WaseTiyopi-ya, Traditional Rite, under Bish-op Mbulelo Ngqono in New Brigh-ton has shown what it is to carefor the poor and downtrodden.

Members of the social responsi-bility team of this church in Ag-grey Road visited the InkqubelaProtective Workshop, whichlooks after intellectually disabledchildren from Port Elizabethtownships, to give them clothingand love.The institution, at the corner of

Ferguson and Madala streets inNew Brighton, was formerlyknown as Luthando-Luvuyo.“We head the committee that

looks after the needs of the poorand vulnerable, especially theelderly and children,” said Non-gazi Nobebe, who with membersNtobeko Ndayi and Weziwe Ma-qanda brought huge boxes full ofclothing for about 66 pupils at theinstitution.They are grouped into two - the

5- to 10-year age group and the 10-to at least 18 group.Nobebe said that as the eyes of

Christ in the community they hadseen the needs of the institutionduring their visit in Decemberwhen, as a result of their partner-ship with government depart-ments, they had accompanied theoffice of mayor Danny Jordaan todeliver R10 000 to assist the educa-tional institution.“We want to thank Umzi wase-

Tiyopiya from the bottom of ourhearts,” said Nomvula Mbangi,

who is the institution’s facilita-tor.“We are indeed a needy institu-

tion. Our children come from verypoor backgrounds. Even thoughsome do get government support

grants, the majority don’t, so theneed is enormous.”Mbangi said they depended on

good Samaritans for survival.Nozi Matshoba, an administra-

tor at the Inkqubela Protective

Workshop, said mainstreamschools as well as special schoolssent them children who have in-tellectual disabilities.Some of these children love

sports but do not have equipment

to play.“We are still in need of sports kit

and equipment, as well as food asmost of our children come toschool on empty stomachs,”Mbangi said.

Churchextendshelpinghand to theneedy

Carrying red top is Umzi waseTiyopiya’s Ntobeko Ndayi and on the far left Nobengazi Nobebe, flanking from from left, Nomvula Mbangi, Nozi Matshoba,Nomabhele Nkohla, Thandeka Gqomfa and Nobengazi Nobebe of Umzi waseTiyopiya. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

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REPORTER

PORT Elizabeth hip-hop artist,Azi Dladla has recently releasedhis singleMy Love, featuring EmLloyde just in time for Valen-tine’s Day as Azi’s message oflove, which is for all seasons, res-onates with many this month.

This time around, the youngartist, who turns 20 years oldnext month, has used his realname Azi, instead of his stagename, Azz Veritazz.

InMy Love, which is dedicatedto someone special, Azi showsmaturity both lyrically and mu-sically.

He is fresh from mingling withthe best international and SouthAfrica acts such as Andy Nar-rell, Thandiswa Mazwai, Nathiand Kid X among others duringthe fourth annual Ebubeleni Fes-tival at St George’s stadium inPort Elizabeth.

Azi caused a stir when he re-leased his debut album The Be-ginning of the End which he re-corded at the age of 15 with hisfather, Nceba Dladla, little sisterZipho and a friend, Licebo Vatya-ne, who is also known as YoungLee in 2012.

He then released a mix tape ti-tled Verum Dicere in 2014. TheseProjects were well received bymusic lovers in and around theEastern Cape.

Azi has been featured in festi-vals and shows, namely the An-nual Picnic at Willow Dam inUitenhage 2014 and 2015, PortElizabeth Splash Festival, JCCfashion show and KirkwoodWildsfees.

He has also had interviewswith Putco Mafani/PastorNozewu in UWFM”s BEE Showand the late Viv Bozack’s Showat Algoa FM.

“The first and second albumswere meant to introduce me tothe market and they did well inand around Nelson Mandela Bayand the surrounding areas, butthe new single is going to take mefar,” Azi said.

He added that the full albumwill be out in April.

For bookings, contact Azi onhis cell: 074 513 3627 or [email protected].

Hip­hop artist, Azi Dladla has recently released his single ‘My Love’,featuring Em Lloyde, just in time for Valentine’s Day. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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INDABA | WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2016 SPORT 7

SELBY MADIKANE

YOUNGMadrid FC Head of Devel-opment Coach Mzwandile Sobicatakes the youth of Motherwell’sSteve Tshwete Village and its sur-roundings off the streets so thatthey live a normal life without in-volving themselves in criminalactivities.

Sobica who is known as Tswayior Rastaman, told Indaba Expressthat he was recruiting the youthfrom the dusty streets of NelsonMandela Bay’s biggest townshipto play football.Sobica said, “I recruit the play-

ers who have never played foot-ball before to YoungMadrid youthdevelopment. As community foot-

ball youth coach, I use football asa means of personal and social de-velopment in order to develop op-portunities for young people to getinvolved in sporting activities.“I ensure that that players have

fun, learn good values such asgood sportsmanship and team-work, learn to improve the gameand learn the basic rules andskills that are required to play thegame of football.”Sobica is one of the most suc-

cessful youth coaches in NelsonMandela Bay. Every season allMadrid’s youth teams take hon-ours in the Motherwell FootballAssociation (MOFA) JuniorLeague Competitions.Sobica, who has a passion for

youth football, stated that his

teams’ successes can be attributedto the good cooperation betweenhimself, the players and the club’sexecutive committee.

Sobica explains, “The supportthat I get from the club is tremen-dous – and I appreciate this.“I think to win trophies is just

a bonus. What pays dividends isthat I tell every player to exhibitgood sportsmanship, I do not al-low offensive language and age-cheating or fighting. I treat thesechildren as family and I encour-age team dinners.“But the parental support raises

some eyebrows. I think the ses-sions with parents are importantbut many of the players’ parentsdo not show interest in their chil-dren’s development as far as sportis concerned. It is important thatthe parents must get involved inthe sport of their children.”Sobica suggested that coaches

should provide feedback and giveadvice on players’ performance,fitness and technical skills.“I develop and discuss the strat-

egies and tactics for both the indi-vidual player and the team as awhole. I treat all the players equal-ly as part of my family.“I use my disability grant to buy

food for these children in order toencourage family dinner. Someplayers come to the games on emp-ty stomachs,” concluded Sobica.Motherwell NU 8 Anelisa Ndye-

bi who plays for the South AfricanWomen’s U/17 Team is one ofYoung Madrid’s junior ranksproducts.According to Sobica, Ndyebi

was the only girl who played forhis U/13 Team.

Local coachmakesdifference in communitydespitehisownchallenges

Young Madrid FC Head of Development, Mzwandile Tswayi Sobica, with his players showing the medals they hadwon in the MOFA Junior League. PHOTOS: SELBY MADIKANE

In the far left of the back row is Anelisa Ndyebi who was introduced by coachMzwandile Sobica. Here Ndyebi is with her team Tomorrow Stars.

SELBY MADIKANE

MOTHERWELL Football CoachesAssociation (MOFCA) cordially in-vites all coaches to a meeting thatwill be held at 17 Nciniba Street,Showville today at 5pm sharp.

According to MOFCA GeneralSecretary Thobela Dekeda the aimof the meeting is to evaluate thesuccess of the workshop that washeld on January 30, 2016.Dekeda said that they wanted to

get the response from the coacheswho attended the workshop.“The coaches are the primary

stakeholders of MOFCA. Their in-

put will play the most instrumen-tal role in compiling our SoccerBa-sic Coaching Manual.“Our aim is to work together in

compiling this manual which willbelong to all coaches.“We invite even the new coaches

to join us so that we can make achange to our beautiful game.”Dekeda highlighted that they

wanted to compile a manual withinteresting topics to benefit bothexperienced and brand-new coach-es through bringing them newideas.He urged all coaches to be ready

to take notes at the meeting.Dekeda said, “We would like the

coaches to come up with ideas andbring them to the meeting. Thiswill really assist us in compilingthis all-important manual.“We do notwant to procrastinate

because the spirit of our coaches isvery high.We do not want to disap-point our stakeholders because wehave made a promise of making achange.“So I appeal to all coaches to ded-

icate their time so that our projectbecome a success.”Interested coaches can contact

MOFCA Chairperson LukhanyoWasa on 082 509 6893 and GeneralSecretary Thobela Dekeda on073 202 1717.

MOFCA invites all coaches to ameeting

MOFCA coaches who took part in the workshop and coaching clinic.PHOTO: SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

THE Zwide Football Association(ZWIFA)’s JZ Electrical Top 8 quar-terfinals finally resumed at ZwideStadium on Sunday.

The tournament had to be post-ponedseveral timesowing to theuna-vailability of the closed ground.Zwide Stadium was full to the raft-

ers as hundreds of loyal supporterswatched their sides playing againsteach other.ZWIFA Ntando Tours and Trans-

port Premier League champions,Ma-jor Chiefs came with their guns blaz-ingwhentheythumpedStrikersUnit-ed 3-1 in a one-sided affair.

One of ZWIFA’s top guns, ShiningStars, left Gal City supporters whim-pering when they edged them out 2-0in an enthralling game.ZWIFAAccurate Reworks Systems

winners, Sophakama, who weretipped as the hot favourities, wereeliminated 3-2 by Zwide Pirates onpenalties after the goalless full timescore.Fans were kept on their feet during

the Soweto derby which was won byGoldenAces1-0over thegallantKuya-sa United Brothers, affectionatelyknown as Gebha.The winners will walk away with

prize money of R8 000, a trophy andgoldmedalswhile therestof theteamswill go home with R800.

ZWIFAJZElectrical Top8resumes inZwide

Major Chiefs players with SAFA NMB President Monde Mhletywa, ZWIFASecretary Phakamile Daca and SAFA NMB Deputy President Marks Totwana.

‘I treat all the playersequally – as part ofmy family. I usemydisability grant tobuy food for thesechildren in order toencourage familydinner. Some playerscome to the gameson empty stomachs.’­ MZWANDILE SOBICA

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IKAMVAMovers proved to be too strong forShowvillage in their SAFA NMB SAB Re-gional League 3-1 victory atMotherwell NU2 Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Following their two consecutive defeats,Movers managed to win their Motherwellderby in fine style. The atmosphere amongthe crowd was electric as the Kamvelihleboys played some exciting football.

Movers did not show any respect to Show-village whose defenders were chasing shad-ows. Movers’ goal poacher Mbongeni KeitaYako found the back of the net to give hisside a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute.

In the 55thminuteMovers increased theirlead to 2-0 when Thamsanqa Nzondana un-

leashed a thunderous shot that left Showvil-lage frustrated.Showvillagedecreased thedeficit to 2-1 in the

67th minute when their skillful wing MayizoleSalasWasa’s volleywent pastMovers goal line.

Mbongeni’s younger brother SithembeleYako headed home their third goal in the 84thminute. Showvillage could have scored theirsecond goal but Wasa miscued his shot thatwent wide.After their two consecutive victories, Camp-

er United looked oiled. Camper United over-came the gutsy Central Acemates 4-3 at Moth-erwell NU 2 Stadium on Saturday.Following their two recent drawn games,

Callies returned to their winning ways whenthey defeated Royal Bucs 1-0 at Zwide Stadiumon Saturday.Newly promoted side NMMU Madibaz

dropped two valuable points in their bid totake the honours in a goalless game with Hot-spurs at NMMU Second Avenue CampusGrounds.Fairview Rovers kept their hopes of win-

ning the league trophy alive after beating Is-land City 3-1 at Marock Road Field.

Other SAFA NMB SAB Regional League re-sults:Highland Spurs 4-2 Motherwell AcademyCentral Acemates 0-1 Fairview RoversHotspurs 2-1 CalliesIsland City 1-1 Highland Spurs

Movers too strong for Showvillage

Ikamva Movers brothers Sithembele Yako andMbongeni Yako say “we have done it” afterSithembele’s goal. PHOTO: SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

ADDO Masters took Abahlobo Masters tothe cleaners when they thwarted them 7-1in their SAFA Nelson Mandela Bay Mas-ters Association League game that wasplayed in New Brighton on Sunday.

Addo who have sneaked to the secondposition on the log table with 42 points,trail Ama-Units by three points.Sindile Slip and Andile Zinganto scored

a brace each while Vusumzi Jawuka, Me-lumzi Bashin Madlebe and LindikhayaNodothi pulled one goal each for AddoMasters.Tsepo Mangwane scored Abahlobo Mas-

ters’ consolation goal.

New Brighton Masters held the log lead-ers Ama-Units to a 2-2 draw, with LuvuyoSiguba scoring the brace for the former.

Mphumezi Runeli and Anele Januarybanged in a goal each for Ama-Units.Zwide Winners earned a hard-fought 2-1

win when they took on VWMasters. Than-duxolo Mapapu and Ayanda Tshaka eachcame up with a goal for Winners. MongeziMali scored themotor industry team’s con-solation goal.PE All Stars defeated Veeplaas Masters

2-1. Monde Tyaliti and Monde Dikana reg-istered their names on All Stars’ scorechart. Luyanda Road Ntengento’s goalgave hope to Veeplaas.Soweto Masters went down 1-0 to Ray-

mond Mhlaba Masters in a tough game.

Addo takesAbahlobo to cleaners

Zwide Winners Masters beat VW Masters 2­1. PHOTO: SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

ABC Motsepe League leaders, Lion Citystunned themost difficult opponentsMthathaCity with a hard fought 1-0 win at MotherwellNU 2 Stadium on Saturday.

The home side showed that they wantednothing other than awin. Their hardworkingdiminutive midfielder, Malibongwe ThwalaMaseti, and Akhona Serero Manxola werevery instrumental in the win.

Manxola met the perfect pass from Masetito score the solitary goal in the 35th minuteafter Maseti and Ludwe Sonjica played somegood moves.

The Motherwell side squandered manygolden opportunities with the visiting sidecoming on strong in the last half of the game.Onesimo Yster Maxengwana and Thulani

Table Motloung kept things tight in the lastline of defence for Lion City. Lwando Nkohladenied the Mthatha team some scoring chan-ces.The super substitute Lutho Totwana

changed the complexion of the game when hesupplied a good pass to VuyolwethuMancaneDingana who failed to tap the ball into theempty net.In the battle of the neighbours Highbury

went down 1-0 to Emperorswhile Young Ideasplayed to a goalless draw with to Future Ti-

gers in King Williams Town.SUBS succumbed 2-1 to EC Bees

at Motherwell NU 2 Stadium onFriday.

Morning Stars showed a braveeffort when they accumulated awell-deserved 2-1win againstMat-ta Milan at Walter Sisulu Univer-sity Campus in Butterworth.

Kokstad Liverpool edged outBlackburn Rovers 1-0 at River-view Stadium in Kokstad.

TornadodefeatedFCElliot 1-0 atSisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdant-sane while Zimbane Killers won2-1 against FC Buffalo in Mthat-ha.

LionCity wins the battle of the two cities

Lion City midfielder MalibongweThwala Maseti competes for the ballwith Mthatha City skipper PusoLetlala. PHOTO: SELBY MADIKANE

NCEBA DLADLA

NELSON Mandela Bay Township sportinglegends are serious about leaving a legacy forgenerations to come.

This became evident when great sport he-roes of yore, like former rugby legend Them-ba Ludwaba, Ngqika Tshume (boxing), MikeMzananda and Vuyisile Ranana (both golf),YesterXatasi (cycling andnetball) amongoth-ersmet at NewBrighton Library on 2 Februa-

ry to recommit themselves to the ideals theywanted to achieve last yearwhen theymootedthe legends programme, said Interim Chair-person Stan Mosia.

“We are an organisation of sports legendswho are 50 years plus,” said Mosia, addingthatmembershipwas open to those iconswhotook part in sports as athletes, officials andadministrators.Winning provincial or national colours for

any sporting legend was an added advantage,according to Mosia.

He said they started with sports people in-volved in codes like boxing, rugby and foot-ball. He applauded the attendance of formerbody builders, cyclists, golfers, swimmersand netball players.

Mosia added that they used media plat-forms, such as Express Indaba and word ofmouth to invite other sporting heroes andheroines to come forward and share their ex-pertise with the young boys and girls of Nel-son Mandela Bay.

“We now have a programme to be chaired

by Mike Mzananda to look into the develop-ment of golf while Xatasi will continue tosteer the ship in township cycling,” he said,adding that sports like boxing, rugbyand foot-ballwere alreadybeing enjoyed bymost of thetownship youth.

“We want to concentrate our energies onthe sports that are somewhat extinct in ourtownships. The knowledge and experience ofthe legends must be utilised to revive allsporting codes inNelsonMandelaTownships.That’s our aim,” Stan Mosia said.

Baysporting legends revivedyingsports

NCEBA DLADLA

BOXING administrator Mthunzi Mapitizahas taken the time off to share his wisdomwith up-and-coming boxing promoters.

Mapitiza, who is the Boxing South Afri-ca (BSA) NelsonMandela Bay Service Pro-vider, has been in the game since the mid1980s as a ring official and administrator.

He spent many years as the Secretaryof the Eastern Cape Boxing Control Com-mission and as an international refereeand judge linked to the World BoxingCouncil (WBC).

He said local promoters should thinkabout arranging development tourna-ments to groom international stars.But, in so doing, Mapitiza said, promot-

ers should make sure that they do notspend toomuch and risk losing their hard-earned cash.

“In a development tournament for in-stance, when topping the bill with an

8-round fight, there is no need for a NelsonMandela Bay promoter to bring someonefromas far asCapeTownandKwaZuluNa-tal while local boxers could do just fine,”said Mapitiza, adding that promotersshould learn to cut down on expenses toensure their sustainability.Paying boxers’ purses, travelling, ac-

commodation and meals for boxers, theirseconds, managers and trainers could becumbersome for some, Mapitiza argued.He said the only time a promoter should

look beyond the Bay borders, was when heor she wanted a boxer from whom he orshe was hoping to win a rating for theirboxers.“If you are doing a fight to get a BSA rat-

ing for your boxer – because you have a de-sire towin a rating for your boxer then youcan spend more by bringing a boxer fromafar.Otherwise, let’s concentrate on givinglocal boxers a chance so that they sharpentheir skills and become the world beatersthat we want them to be,” said Mapitiza.

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