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DEPUTY Minister (DM) for theDepartment of Communica-tions, Stella Ndabeni-Abra-hams, handed over 26 tablets tolearners from Cunningham

Senior Secondary School at Tholeni loca-tion in Butterworth as part of a back-to-school campaign.

Pupils from other schools in the area re-ceived 300 school bags from Ndabeni-Abra-hams.Tholeni location is known as the Field of

Death after 23 women were brutally killedhere between 2008 and 2012.Talking to the learners, she said it was

important that learners knew what they

wanted to become after finishing matric.Ndabeni-Abrahams said the tablets

would also pro-vide learnerswith internet ac-cess thanks to Vo-dacom.“You must

make sure thatyou are using itto search sitesthat will help youexpand yourknowledge – notdating sites. Allpeople who areSouth Africans must support education,”she said. According to her they were awareof the problems in the area of Tholeni

where a number of women were brutallymurdered and raped, by a serial killer.

She said theyhave decided todo something tosupport the com-munity of Thole-ni through edu-cation.“So we came

here to see whatwe could do touplift the stan-dard of educa-tion at thisschool,” Ndabe-

ni-Abrahams said. She said they hoped thatby donating the tablets, learners wouldpass the final exams with better results.

The principal of the school, Belinda Mak-wabe, said they were happy about the tab-lets and they hoped that their learnerswould do their best at the end of the year.“We will make sure that we keep the tab-

lets in a safe place so that they won’t be sto-len. They will be used by learners of allgrades, because we want to make sure thatwe start teaching them to use it while theyare still in the lower grades,” said Mak-wabe.The Executive Head of Vodacom Thando

Mthintsilana appreciated the partnershipthey have formed with the Department ofCommunications.“Using tablets will enable you to work

hard and achieve better results. We wantyou to become leaders of this country oneday,” said Mthintsilana.

Tabletsgiven forbetter resultsDeputy Minister for Communications, Stella Ndabeni­Abrahams, shows grade 12 CunningHam High School leaners, Siyanda Madubula and Ngxanga Zandile, how to use the tablets that were donatedto the school. PHOTO: SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

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FOLLOWING a request by a suspected “con artist” whowas trying to place an advertisement inExpresswith sus-picious looking job offers and false street addresses, aninvestigation was launched in order to protect Expressreaders from being conned.

The name and the address provided in the advertisingbooking form by the person who wanted to place the ad-vert in the classifieds section were suspicious.

Alarm was also raised by the fact that in order for peo-ple to respond to the employment posts advertised, peoplehad to send an sms to a number given for interviews atR10 per sms.

The person’s name was given as Mrs Price. Salarieswere offered in line with remuneration for people withexperience, but in the advert clearly stated that no expe-rience was needed. The information supplied for the ad-

vert was sent from a gmail account.The business’s name was supplied as M.G.C Factory

Department which was, according to the prospective ad-vertiser, situated at 8 Owen Street, corner Dykor and Ag-ricura Streets, Mthatha, 5100, South Africa.

The Express team’s investigation revealed that thebusiness situated at the above mentioned address is aplumbers and hardware premises, and that there was nobusiness called M.G.C Factory in the premises nor nextdoor. Nasiphe Ndindwa who has been working next tothe shop said there has never been such a business there.She said she started working there 3 years ago.

Besides the business being ‘fake’ even the street namesgiven, namely Dykor and Agricura, don’t exist in Mthat-ha.

The Express team tried contacting the two cell num-bers that were listed as contact numbers in the advertis-ing booking form, but both went straight to voice mail.

Beware of con artists’ adverts

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THE lifeless body of an infant which wasfound without a head at Ndayini location inthe Thaleni Administrative Area, Lusikisikiis still being kept in the Lusikisiki mortuaryas Inkosi and community members were al-legedly refusing the family to bury it in thearea until the missing body part had been re-covered.

Community members and Inkosi allegedlybelieve that if the body is to be buried in thearea it would bring misfortune to their locali-ty.

The gruesome discovery of the headlessbody of a baby girl was made on October 7,2014.

According to reports, apart from the miss-ing head, a part of the baby’s shoulder was al-so missing.

This baby girl was believed to have beenone-day old and was found in a secluded placein the locality.

After an investigation by the elderly women

of the locality – who started milking each andevery woman in the area and inspected theirprivate parts – an 18-year-old woman believedto be the mother of the baby was arrested.

This was after milk came from her breasts

and she failed to explain where the baby was.The report also stated that she was found

with the signs of a woman who had recentlygave birth. In an endeavour to get the babygirl buried, the Lusikisiki Community Polic-ing Forum (CPF) took a stand last week tomake sure that the baby gets buried.

The chairperson of the CPF in Lusikisiki,Alfred Vungaye confirmed their intervention

in the matter.“On Tuesday we held a meeting with the

family of the deceased and the mother in a mu-nicipal boardroom at Lusikisiki and our focusafter this meeting was to call a mass meetingwith the community of Ndayini and their Ink-osi to make sure that the baby gets a decentfuneral in her locality of birth,” said Vun-gaye. He also revealed that they would engagepoliticians from the area, including theformer Ingquza Hill Municipality MayorWilliam Ngozi. He said they have not yet de-cided on a date for the mass meeting, as theywere still consulting with community mem-bers from the location. Attempts to get a holdof Mr Ngozi were fruitless as his phone wasringing unanswered.

Police spokesperson Captain MduduziGodlwana confirmed that the body has not yetbeen buried, since the community refused thefamily permission to do so in the locality.

He said a woman was arrested and was fac-ing a charge of concealment of birth and wasgranted bail when she appeared at the Lusik-isiki Magistrates’ Court.

Headlessbodystill inmortuary

In an endeavour to getthe baby girl buried, theLusikisiki CommunityPolicing Forum (CPF) tooka stand last week . . .

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SABELA Ngcizela (43) was convictedand sentenced to 20 years in prison bythe Willowvale Regional Court for rap-ing a woman (65) after she refused toboil eggs for him.

Police Spokesperson Captain Jack-son Manatha confirmed the incident.According to him Ngcizela was workingas a shepherd at Maqhugqwini location.

On the day of the incident he ap-proached the victim and requested herto boil eggs for him. The victim who wasstaying alone refused to cook the eggs.

“The perpetrator was not employedby the victim. He then attacked andpushed her onto the bed and assaultedher and raped her. The victim later re-ported the rape to the neighbours.

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ALIBODEwoman andmother of two vowedto fight to the end in order to get the moneyfor her own maintenance and that of hertwo children. “This money belongs to meand my children and to no one else.”

Buyiswa Msithwa, who hails from Zan-dukwana location, toldExpress that she hadbeen trying for four months to get her mon-ey for maintenance at the Libode Magis-trate’s court offices, but said she had beensent from pillar to post.She said she had paid several visits to

these offices, but was told that there was nomoney, even though she knew that themon-ey had been deducted from her former boy-

friend and father of her two children’s sala-ry.“I even failed to buy clothes for December

for my children and when the schoolsopened their uncles had to dig deep intotheir pockets.“I know the money from their father is at

the magistrate’s offices. They are refusingto release it. I do not know why they tookmy bank account details when it was goingto be difficult for them to deposit the moneyfor my children,” saidMsithwa fuming withanger.She said she was preparing to take further

action, because she was not getting any helpfrom these offices. Since last year Expressnewspapers has received several calls frompeople around Nyandeni area complaining

about not receiving theirmaintenancemon-ey from the Libode offices.An official from Libode Magistrate’s

Court offices who is not allowed to speak tothe press confirmed that they were experi-encing problems with paying people in No-vember and December.“Nevertheless in January we sorted out

those problems and I had not received anycomplaints of people who had not yet re-ceived their money,” he said.He denied that there were people who had

not been paid for four months.“We only had a problem in November and

December. According to my records I don’thave any information of a person whoclaims that she has not been paid for fourmonths.”

Woman up in arms overmaintenance

Buyiswa Msithwa claims she has not been paidmaintenance for the past four months.

PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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MORE than 220 licensed tavern owners fromthe Eastern Cape, signed a pledge to abideby a Code of Practice drafted by the IndustryAssociation for Responsible Alcohol Use(ARA) on Tuesday, January 27.

The Code aims to promote the responsiblesale of alcoholic beverages by encouragingtaverners to refuse the sale of alcohol to un-derage minors, pregnant women, and thosepatrons who are already visibly intoxicat-ed.The pledges were signed at a Taverners’

Imbizo initiated and hosted by the ARA, inpartnership with the South African LeisureTourism and Hospitality Association (SAL-THA), at the Southern SunHemingways Ho-tel in East London. This was the fourth ofa series of nine nationwide Imbizos that willrun until April 2015 – one in every province.“Through these Imbizos we are tackling

the issue of alcohol abuse at a grassroots lev-el by challenging tavern owners to workalongside us in the fight against alcohol-re-lated abuse,” said ARA CEO, Dr OsbornMa-hanjana. “As alcohol traders, they have thepower to choose who to serve – or not toserve. At the Eastern Cape Imbizo we en-couraged the tavern owners to take a pledgeto refuse the sale of alcohol to pregnantwoman, which leads to Foetal Alcohol Syn-drome (FAS), those who are under 18, aswell as to customers who are already obvi-ously too drunk and could potentially causeharm to themselves or others.”Monga Phaladi, SALTHA Secretary Gen-

eral, urged the tavern owners at the EasternCape Imbizo to “take ownership of your sell-ing of alcohol. The responsibility behindselling and consuming alcohol is so impor-

tant to this nation, and as such we requestthat you abide by the laws and look afteryour own customers.”The Eastern Cape tavern owners had the

opportunity to ask questions regarding li-quor laws and regulations and discuss is-sues around the prevention of alcohol abusewith the panel of speakers, which included,among others, Mgwebi Msiya, Manager ofMarketing and Communications at the East-ern Cape Liquor Board, Eastern Cape NAF-COC Chairperson, Phumzile Ndendela, the

Foundation for Alcohol Related Research(FARR) CEO, LeanaOlivier, aswell as repre-sentatives from SARS and the SAPS.“The response by the taverners has been

positive,” says FARR CEO Leana Olivier.“These Imbizos are a significant platformthat bring together government, industryplayers, Non-Profit Organisations and thetavern owners all under the same roof - itis only by working together and all of us tak-ing responsibility that we will be able to seea marked change in our communities re-

garding the negative effects of alcoholabuse.”In keeping with the message of co-regula-

tion, Dr. Mahanjana says that “apart frominterventions such as the Imbizos, the ARAis developing a strict marketing Code ofCommunication that will be released to thepublic to inform them on what the alcoholmarketing regulations are, and accordinglywe will give the public a reporting platformso that they can also play a part in co-regu-lating and give active feedback.”

EasternCape tavernerspledge to sellalcohol responsibly

Christopher Peter, atavern owner fromSweetwater in KingWilliams Town, signedthe pledge to sellalcohol responsibly atthe Taverner’s Imbizoin East London onJanuary 27.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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WHEREhasall themillionsgone that thegov-ernmenthaspumped into theMagwaandMa-jola Tea estateswhere no harvesting is takingplace and workers are not being paid?

This iswhat theDemocraticAlliance in theEastern Cape is asking after its provincialleader Athol Trollip took the advice of RuralDevelopment andAgrarianReformMECMli-boQoboshiyane andwent in “pursuit of a cupof tea” at the Magwa and Majola Tea estateslastweek, as part of aDAoversight tour, visit-ing former parastatal projects of the formerTranskei and Ciskei that have been and arebeing revitalized by the ANC government.The plantations, which Trollip describes as

national assetswhich are strategically situat-ed to providework to desperately poor and re-mote communities, have received in excess ofR200 million inbailouts from the state to date,“yet the state of productivity and viability isworse than ever”.“Anoffer byRuralDevelopment andAgrar-

ian Reform MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane that I

should ‘drink tea and relax’ is nothing morethan an empty cuppa,” said Trollip in a state-ment.Trollip said het took Qoboshiyane’s advice

andwent in “pursuit of a cup of tea” at theMag-wa andMajola Tea estates with a DA-team con-sisting of Annette Steyn MP (Shadow Ministerfor Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), RossPurdon MPL (Shadow MEC for Economic De-velopment Environmental Affairs and Tour-ism) and cllr Rory Gailey (from Sarah Baart-man District Municipality and DA deputy pro-vincial chairperson).“This turned out not only to be a futile exer-

cise but also an empty offer byMECQoboshiya-ne,” said Trollip.“What is alsohardlybelievable is the fact that

the MEC who boastfully offered me a cup ofMagwa tea has not even visited these planta-tions to see what’s actually going on there.There arenone so blind as thosewhodon’twantto see!” said Trollip.According to Trollip they found at “Majola a

very sad scene where the tea bushes, thoughsome having been pruned, were all over grownand unfertilized. There has been no plucking of

tea at all this seasonwhich shouldhave startedin September!“The plucking season ends in March and

there is absolutely no sign that any harvestingwill take place this season,” said Trollip.According to Trollip the same situation pre-

vailed at Magwa but on a much “grander”scale. The tea plantation here was in what canonly be described as a “parlous state”.On both the estates the workforce and man-

agement have allegedly not been paid formonths (Majola, 9 months andMagwa up to 13months). According toTrollip, thisand the factthat there is no money for electricity and coalto run the antiquated factories is the reasonwhy absolutely nothing is happening here andwhy the beneficiaries and workers are starv-ing. “AtMagwawemet and spoke to desperateworkers who had just been to the plantationto collect meagre food parcels donated to themby a local grocery chain store. These peoplesaid that despite being consumed by hungertheir status of no work no pay or more perti-nently no pay/money no work they could notsend their children to school either,” saidTrol-lip.

“It seems that the last time they were paidfor actual work done was just before the elec-tions in May 2014, which seems like a wagesfor votes scam. They said that they were givena months’ wages in December, which thoughmight sound generous, is in fact a slap in thefaces of people who want to work for a living.”“The question which kept cropping up, was

where has all the money gone? These planta-tions have received in excess of R200 millionin bailouts from the state to date, yet the stateof productivity and viability is worse than ev-er. “The current managers are also constantlyunder pressure from a belligerent and desper-ate unionised workforce and they say thattheir lives are sometimes threatened.“It must also be said however that their via-

bility is bedevilled by low workforce produc-tivity and highminimumwages thatmake theplantations and their tea production uncom-petitive. These factors are however only com-pounded by very poor or non-existentmanage-ment and proper professional support by thegovernment.Trollip said the fact that they have been al-

lowed to deteriorate to the state that they are

No tea - just starvingworkersat EasternCape teaestates saysDA

Workers at the Magwa Tea estates speaking to a DA-delegation. The head-high tea bushes on the right should be pruned to be as high as a grown person’s waist.PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY THE DA

in isa“cryingshameand theANCgovern-ment must bear theblame for this trav-esty”.“The DA team’s

week long oversighttour in the Easternpart of the provincewas to go and see forourselves what ishappening on theground, so to speak.These unannouncedoversight visits gaveus an important per-spective of how littleis actually happen-ing despite the bud-get and transfers ofmillions and mil-lions of rands tothese projects”.Attempts to get

comment from theDepartment of RuralDevelopment andAgrarian Reformwere fruitless attimeof going toprint

.Visitwww.mthathaex-press.co.za for videocomment in isiXho-sa by a tea estateworker

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TO address the unacceptably high mortalityrate of pregnant women, Pregnancy Week isheld annually in South Africa, to createawareness.

This year Preganancy Week will be fromFebruary 12 - 18.

The Department of Health uses PregnancyAwarenessWeek to strengthen pregnancy ed-ucation and stress important issues that pro-mote healthy pregnancy and safe mother-hood.

Pregnant women should start attending an-tenatal care as soon as they suspect that theyare pregnant and certainly within their firsttrimester.

When is the right time to have a baby?

Having a baby is awonderful yet life-chang-ing event and it is important that you havethought carefully about whether you areready for it. You and your partner should dis-cuss this together and find out if you are bothprepared for the changes that pregnancy andyour new baby will bring.

What should I do if I want to have a ba-by?

When planning your pregnancy you shouldvisit your gynaecologist with your partner atleast two to three menstrual cycles in ad-vance. In this way you will be able to ask allthe questions that you have before trying toconceive, which can set you on the path togood planning right from the very beginning.

Should I have an HIV test before becom-ing pregnant?

It is vital that both you and your partnerundergo HIV tests before trying to conceiveyourbaby.Youshoulddo this even if youhavebeen in a long-term relationship together.Thiswill helpyou toprevent the transmissionofHIVbetween the two of you and to the baby.Your doctor can do these tests for you in theplanning stages and talk you through the var-ious options available to you.

Are there any other tests I need beforeconceiving?

Yes, you need to be screened for rubella, orGerman measles. This is in order to ensurethat you do not contract the illness duringpregnancy as it has a high risk of causing con-genital abnormalities in the foetus. If youhavenothad rubella before thenyouwill needto be vaccinated against it. In this case youshould not conceive in the six months follow-ing the vaccination, as your immune systemmay not yet be strong enough.

Youwill alsoneed toundergoa full gynaeco-logical examination including a pap-smear inorder to ensure that you will not require anycervical treatments during pregnancy, asthese may impact on the outcome of the preg-nancy. You and your partner must have pre-natal blood group tests as well.

In addition to this, the father-to-bewill have

to undergo a thorough examination by ageneral practitioner in order to ascertainthat he is in good health and fit for havinga baby.

Do I need to take any nutritional sup-plements before pregnancy?

Folic acid is particularly important dur-ing the time leading up to pregnancy aswellas in the early stages of pregnancy itself asit helps the baby’s brain and spine to formproperly.

Every woman trying to conceive needs atleast 5mg of folic acid every day. Other vita-mins andminerals are also important alongwith a balanced diet, as this will prepareyou in providing a healthy environment forthe foetus to grow in.

You must consult with your doctor onwhich nutritional supplements you shouldbe taking and how much.

Do I need to sign up for antenatalclasses once I am pregnant?

Antenatal classes are vital when it comesto preparing for birth. These classes pro-vide you with practical information thatyou will need throughout your pregnancyandwhen it comes to the birth of your baby.

This is also an opportunity to ask the ex-perts any questions that you may haveabout your pregnancy and the upcomingbirth.

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is healthy during the development process,which sets him or her on the path to goodhealth in the future. It is also important thatyou eat the right amount during pregnancy, de-pending on your weight prior to conceiving.

A woman of average weight can safely gainbetween 11kg and 15kg during her pregnancy.

There are certain foods that must be avoid-ed during pregnancy including raw andsmoked fish, rare and curedmeat, soft cheesesand raw or soft egg yolk. These foods can con-tain dangerous bacteria and parasites thatcan be dangerous to your baby.

Remember that you may suddenly dislikeor crave certain foods during pregnancy. Thisis quite normal and your preferences willmost probably return to normal after thebirth of your child.

Can I smokeordrinkduringpregnancy?

It is strongly advised that you do not smoke

Best foryou,best foryourbabyor drink alcohol when pregnant as this canseverely damage your baby’s health and oftenresults in underweight and learning disabili-ties. Certain drugs and painkillers can also af-fect the foetus and it therefore advisable toavoid the use of these unless absolutely neces-sary and in consultation with your doctor.

How can I stay fit while I’m pregnant?

Unless you have a particular condition pre-venting you from exercising during pregnan-cy there are may options available to you.Mild exercise can be highly beneficial for youand your baby.

Your doctor may recommend walking,swimming, gentle cycling or yoga and wateraerobics.

Sources:www.gems.gov.za, www.webmd.com, www.mayoclin-ic.com, www.marchofdimes.com

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It is important toremember that everybody is different andneeds different foods.However, the rule ofthumb is to eat nutritiousfood such as fruit,vegetables, and goodquality protein and totakewhateversupplements your doctorsuggests.

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WE fail to understand why people are still vic-tims of these fake herbalists who alwaysclaimed that they are going to make them richwhereas they are poor even themselves.

We were reading a story about East Londonresident who lost R90 000 of his pension aftera fake herbalist claimed to multiply it if hetook it out from the bank.

Wawuke wayiva phi lo nto nje kwalapha ek-ukhuleni kwakho?

You know, now we fed up with these peoplebecause as a gossip team we have exhaustedall our energy trying to make them aware ofthe danger but it seems as if we convey a mes-sage to deaf ears because they keep on goingto these herbalists and being robbed.

Bafethu, why do you believe a person whodrives an old model Toyota Corolla that hecan make you a millionaire and ubona naweukuba soze abenayo himself?

Noko guys musani ukuzifaka emgibeni ni-wujongile, sinixelela nangawo. Wofika kesenigijima kuthi nifuna nincedwe kanti be-ningeva kunqandwa ngokuya benikhupha ezimali nizisa kwabantu.

Kona how do you investigate a case where-by someone withdrew his or her money andgives it to the robber?

No, kungadlalwa ngamapolisa in this case

because even nawo they usually held aware-ness campaigns trying to instill in people’sminds but our people are still the victims ofsuch scams.

Come on good people, nitheni kanti?

Bafethu luyabhidisa olu daka lufakwaebusweni boosisi

Hayi uyabona le nto ifakwa ngoosisi ebus-weni izakulinga amadoda amaninzi. Indodaicinge ukuba umntu mhle kanti usithwe luda-ka ingakumbi la ahamba encwasa ungaziukuba abantu bawo bayaphi.

Okay, here is a story.We attended a party in Qumbu and bekum-

nandi sihleli emzini wenkintsela sisidla ooninooni ekwakusisiphuzo singangolwandle.Ukhona wethu lo sisi ebenomtsalane ngenxayenkangeleko yakhe etsho ngobuso obu-fineand bu-brown strong.

Hayi ke kwaqhutywa kwahamba ubusukukwade kwasa ngoku wonke umntu kufaneleehlambile.

Kugqitywe ukuhlamba, nosisi lo wabuyaekuhlambeni and kucaca ukuba ebengakazi-faki izinto zakhe.

Besesimbona ngezinxibo mara ubuso bu-yamphikisa and kuvele kwayinkobongela njeyosisi eyoyikekayo.

Siyabuzana ingabe nguye uNose lo ube-thetha kakhulu ebonakala ukuba mhle futhi?Hayi wonke umntu avume ukuba nguye.Hayi, shame ziyabufihla ububi ezi nto zase-busweni.

Kaloku uvele elubala ukuba mbi usis’ wa-kho. I wonder ke kwezi bekucaca ukuba zi-dumbe iintloko ngoku ebesafake olu daka lo-buso kubenjani kuzo xa zimbona setsho ngo-buso ngathi bobukagogo.

Thumbs up Vovorence

After a long time not writing about a well-known socialite and the diva “herself” in thegay society uVovo phela,

we heard that during “her” birthday “she”recently hosted, “she” shared with the poordonating some clothing and ooncamncee kub-antwana base-Maiden Farm abazalwa nge-date azalwa ngayo.

That is wonderful Mavovo hoping that atthe next birthday you will invite Umgosi teamphela-the party without the Gossip team is nota party.

And remember we miss you in the mnandiplaces. Perhaps you are no longer visitingthem?

Hey, perhaps umntu washada who knows.Usixelele phela.

Select people whom you can drink with,once you buy an expensive whisky

Hey, guys last weekend we visited kwaMa-lume in Flag (Flagstaff) daai pleg is mnca andwe need to visit again.

It is very decent and it has decent patronsbeside the one who disappointed us.

I think that guy it was his first time to visitand ngaba bantu baphila ngokusarha.

Daai outie was asking for a stiff from theguy who was drinking expensive whiskyalone.

So the guy had no problem and handed overthe glass and the whisky.

Do you know daai term yasetywaleni ka5-finger.

Esi gxadu sive senza njalo sayishaya i-whis-ky yakhe yahlala kwi-half kwanentloni obe-bukele.

Uyabona ke ukubahamba uselisa zonke im-bakabha ezi.

Okay, masithule singena phi thina utywalabekungobobethu vele.

Watch this space next week we will tell youwhat we found during our visits in the tav-erns and shebeen if not ezimokolweni aroundthe Express land.

We will tell you everything. Sharp untilnext time.

Whenareyougoing to stopbeingblindedby these fakeherbalists?

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ANELE RAZIYA

BUTTERWORTH Cluster Visible policing Co-ordinatorCaptain Jongile Mrululu has urged the youth to stayaway from criminal activities and drugs that could leadthem to end up in jail.

He was speaking during a Sport Against Crime eventthat was held at the Walter Sisulu University Sportgrounds Bika Campus near Butterworth this past week-end.The event was organised by the Butterworth Police,

made-up ofMsobomvu location, Butterworth Town, Nqa-makhwe, Idutywa, Kei Bridge and Gatyane for the pur-pose of fighting crime and promoting sport.“We believe that sport is a great tool that we could use

to eliminate criminal activities in our areas. This is whywe have decided as the Butterworth Police cluster to holdthese games in different sport codes such as soccer, rugby

and netball,” said Captain Mrululu.He added that by means of the games they were imple-

menting the vision of the Amatole District Cluster. Allclusters held a meeting last year to find out what theycoulddo toprevent crime in their areas and tokeepyoungpeople away from drugs.“Sowearedoingwhatwehaveplanned, namely to fight

crime. The teams that will win their matches will havea chance of representing the Butterworth Police ClusteratAlice in the gameswhere all Clusters under theAmato-le District will compete,” he said.The team that won the final in soccer this weekendwas

Idutywa, beatingMsobomvu by four goals to zero. In net-ball Msobomvu defeated Butterworth by 41 to 5; while inRugby Msobomvu was given a walk over after Butter-worthwasunable toproduce identitydocuments for play-ers. The gameswere played by playerswhobrought theiridentity documents since the tournament was aimed forplayers between the ages of 15 and 25.

Police fight crimethroughsport

Dutywa Netball team went up against Msobomvu Netball team at WSU iBika Campus in Butterworth. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA

A tough match was played between Dutywa and Butterworth Soccer teams at WSU in Butterworth. PHOTO:ANELE RAZIYA

NCEBA DLADLA

THE Eastern Cape Departmentof Sport and Recreation had avery successful conference atthe Boardwalk ICC fromWednesday 28 toFriday 30 Janu-ary.

According to the depart-ment’s provincial General Man-ager, Deidre Sedras, the confer-ence put sport and recreationstakeholders – including allsport federations, the EC SportsConfederation, the EC SportAcademy, school sport repre-sentatives, government depart-ments, public entities andNGOs – under one roof.The aim was to come up with

a blue print that would identifykey priorities and give a three-year strategy to sport and recre-ation in the province.“The conference was a re-

sounding success,” an upbeatSedras said, adding that therewas enough delegate represen-tation. They also concluded res-olutions in the eight key areas.The fact that all municipali-

ties were represented throughtheir municipal managers, aswell asSouthAfricanLocalGov-ernment Associations (SAL-GA), not only helped the confer-ence reach its main objectives,but also ensured that the prov-ince whichwas part of the inter-national community worked asa united entity, Sedras believed.MEC PemmyMajodina called

on the delegates to consolidatewhat is already there and to find

a critical pathway for the ath-letes to ensure that they suc-ceeded in competitions againstathletes from other cities of theworld.Deputy Minister Henrietta

Bogopane-Zulu advised the del-egates to always ensure thatpeople with disabilities were al-so included in their planning.A Memorandum of Under-

standing between the Depart-ment of Sport and Recreationand the Department of Educa-tion was thrashed out to the sat-isfaction of Khithika Lakhithi-ka, the OR Tambo District Mu-nicipality Sports andRecreation Officer.“We sometimes struggle to get

school children in sport, be-cause the schools don’t see theneed. We now hope with thispartnership, things will be dif-ferent in the rural and vast are-as of Mount Ayliff,” said Lakhi-thika, adding that she hopedparents would also be encour-aged to allow children to play.A Resolution Committee

chaired by Sedras was appoint-ed and given a task of complet-ing, validating and ensuring theimplementation of the resolu-tions on issues like school sport,community sport, academies ofsport, infrastructure and theeconomic value of sport.To ensure that these were im-

plemented, Sedras said Sub-committees would be taskedwith assessing the work inprogress on an annual basis,and to give a report at anotherconference in three years’ time.

Conference a huge success