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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THERE was a glimpse of unityamong the Dlomo royal familymembers as they assembled dur-ing the funeral of NozolileMtiraraat Mqhekezweni Great Place near

Mthatha last Saturday.

They have been through a lot of battles anddifferences, but at the funeral Mtiraras, Mat-anzimas, Mandelas, Dalindyebos, Joyis andMnqandenis gathered under one roof withtheir only mission to mourn for an elder, No-zolile Ellen Mtirara (95).

All the parties, who do not see eye-to-eye onsome matters of the Amadlomo, in particularthe recent issue of the AbaThembu kingship,were under one umbrella and at times theywere talking together.Even the proposed regent of imprisoned

King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, his son Azen-athi, was present, flanked by some of the iink-osi zaBathembu.Nozolilewas thewife ofChief JusticeMtira-

ra,whowas the cousin of the lateNelsonMan-dela.

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Unityatfuneral ofAmaDlomoelder (95)

The coffin of the late Nozolile Mtirara is carried to her resting place. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

Mandla Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s oldest grandson, married Rabia Clarke in a privateMuslim ceremony at the weekend. This is Mandla’s fourth marriage. The ceremony tookplace at the Kensington Mosque on Saturday, followed by a reception at the 15 On OrangeHotel in Cape Town. Mandela announced his marriage in a statement on Sunday in which heextended his heartfelt gratitude to Rabia’s parents, her extended family and the Muslimcommunity for welcoming him into their hearts. “Although Rabia and I were raised indifferent cultural and religious traditions, our coming together reflects what we have incommon: we are South Africans,” Mandla said. PHOTO: BENNY GOOL / ORYX MEDIA

MandlaMandelawedsfor fourth time

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

IN an endeavour to solve the problem of un-employment that faces young peoplethroughout South Africa, the Mnquma Mu-nicipality joined hands with the South Afri-can Youth Council (SAYC) in hosting an ed-ucational and developmental indaba in But-terworth.

The purpose of the meeting was to openup opportunities to unemployed young peo-ple, unemployed graduates, matriculantswho did not qualify to go to university andyoung people who have dropped out ofschool.Educational institutions includingWalter

Sisulu University, Ingwe Technical Voca-tional Training College and the Department

of Education were invited.They gave presentations about the availa-

ble opportunities and urged people to con-sider training for skills that would makethem employable.They were also told about the bursary op-

portunities that are available.SAYC provincial treasurer Teboh Nolud-

we said itwas the taskof theSAYC to ensurethere was skills development across thespectrum.He said theywanted to ensure thatmunic-

ipalities prioritised the development of theyouth and free education.“We are going throughout the province to

monitor that the youth are skilled and takepart in their skills development.“We need to work collectively with the

government to develop young people to en-

sure that we create an environment to ac-commodate the youth,” Noludwe said.The young people who attended the event

expressed their gratitude for having such agood opportunity and promised they wouldtake advantage of it.

Plans to unlock job opportunities for youth

Some of the participants in the youth indaba in Butterworth, including former ‘Generation’actress Zinande Mfenyane. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

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Mandela grew up in Mqhekez-weni under the guardianship ofChief Jongintaba Mtirara, whowas Justice’s father.

Justice and Nelson grew up to-gether, but later Chief Jonginta-ba organised a wife for his son(ukuzekelwa).

Nelson and Justice, avoidingJongintaba to organise wives forthemselves, sold a cow in thenearest shop and left for Johan-nesburg. But Justice came backhome because of the difficultieshe faced in Johannesburg andtied the knot with Nozolile. Theyhad six children.

Addressing the mourners,Chief Ngangomhlaba Matanzi-ma, speaking on behalf of Ama-dlomo elders, called for respectwithin the royal family and saidpeople must stop using the me-dia to divulge internalmatters ofAmadlomo.

He said every member of theroyal family must ensure he or

she maintained peace and unityamong the family. The funeralwas attended by the OR Tambo,KSD and Ngcobo mayors, MECs,members of the provincial legis-lature, Contralesa, Chief Phat-hekile Holomisa and inkosi ya-maHegebe and many more digni-taries.

Unity at funeral ofAmaDlomo elder (95)

Nkosi Daludumo Mtirara and ChiefPhathekile Holomisa at the funeralat Mqhekezweni Great Place.PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

A YOUNG man who pleaded guilty to rap-ing a 75-year-old woman was sentenced to10 years’ imprisonment by the Tsomo Re-gional Court last week.

Samkelo Tshayisa, 21, waylaid and rapedthe elderly woman while she was goingalone from her locality to another one.

The incident happened on May 24 last

year at Dudumashe locality in Ngqamakh-we.

Police spokesperson Captain JacksonManatha said Tshayisa had grabbed thewoman from behind and throttled her, andhad then started raping her.

“Tshayisa was chased by the communityand they arrested him. A case of rape was

opened at the Ngqamakhwe police sta-tion,” he said.

“He pleaded guilty to rape and was sen-tenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.”

Manatha said the case had been efficient-ly investigated by the Butterworth familyviolence, child protection and sexual offen-ces unit. – REPORTER

Mansentenced for rapingwoman,75

BABALWA NDLANYA

THE Willlowvale police are investigating theallegedrapeofanelderlywoman atEsithawi-ni location in Willowvale on January 30.

Police spokesperson Captain Jackson Ma-natha said the victim had been asleep with

her 10-year-old granddaughteron thenight ofthe incident.

“The suspect,who isknown toboth thevic-tim and the granddaughter, kicked the dooropen,” Manatha said.

“He allegedly attacked the victim andraped her. The victim cried loudly and thiscaused the perpetrator to run away.”

Manatha said police officerswere expectedto arrest the suspect very soon.

Butterworthcluster commanderBrigadierStanley Sibidla condemned the behaviour ofmen who continued abusing women.

“The police will try by all means to arrestthis perpetrator. We will not rest until he isarrested,” he said.

Suspect sought for rape of elderlyWillowvalewoman

REPORTER

THE Butterworth police haveopeneda culpablehomicide case aft-er the body of a was found nearHighway Lodge along the N2 in But-terworth on Wednesday last week.

Police spokesperson CaptainJackson Manatha said the man,who was about 52 years old, had

been seen by patrolling Butter-worth police officers, who called anambulance.

“Hewas taken to theButterworthstate mortuary. He was wearingmaroon trousers, a blue shirt andcream takkies,” Manatha said.

The police are appealing to thecommunity to telephone them at047 40111 00 if they can identify theman.

Manfounddeadbypolice

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

INKONDEKAZI eneminyaka eyi81ithe yabhubha emva kokuwelwayindlu yakhe.

Oku kwenzeke ngoLwesine wev-eki ephelileyo kwilali yaseMandile-ni eMt Ayliff emva kwemini nala-pho lendawo ithe yahlaselwa zizi-chotho kunye nemimoya evuthuzangamandla.

Kuthe kwaphephuka izindlukwawa neepali zombane nalaphokuthe kwamoshakala izindlu ezing-

apha kwamashumi amabini kwiila-li zaseMount Ayliff naseNtabanku-lu.

Osisithethi somasipala iAlfredNzo uMnu Ndabuko Masumpa utheamagosa akwamaspala athe aphu-ma ngobuninzi ukuyojonga umon-akalo nokuzisa uncedo kwabo ba-chaphazelekileyo.

“Kwiilali zaseMount Frere,eMount Ayliff naseNtabankulubathe baphinda bangamaxhobawesichotho esithe satshabalalisaimizi yabo kunye nengxelo yomntuobhubhileyo eMandileni,” utshilo

uMasumpa.Uhambise wathi isigqeba sezo-

politiko sikhokhelwa nguSodolo-phu waloMasipala uEunice Dikosithe sahambela amakhaya anga-pha kwe200 ukuzama ukuncedaapho ludingeka khona ukuqulaukutya, iingubo, oomatrasi kunyenempahla yokwakha yokuvusa ezozindlu ziwileyo.

IAlfred Nzo ikwenze oku ngokub-ambisana nenkampani ezimeleyoiAl-Imdaad Foundation nethe yani-kezela ngeengubo eziyi500 kunyenokutya kumaxhoba.

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Enye yezindlu ezithe zatshatyalaliswa ngumoya nesichotho esithe sahlasela kwiilali zaseMt Ayliff nekulapho kuthekwabhubha umntu wamnye. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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RURAL Development and Agrarian ReformMECMlibo Qoboshiyane was at Ludeke Pri-mary School in Libode recently as part of hisproject to enable schools to produce pupilswho consider a career in agriculture or ruraldevelopment.

Ludeke is one of several schools adoptedby theMECwith the aimof providing techni-cal support and the maintenance of schoolgardens.The department gave hundreds of seed-

lings for the school and other surroundingschools.Qoboshiyane said he wanted more in-

volvement in agriculture from young peopleand for the country to look at the EasternCape when it came to ploughing.“We want people to return to gardening.

We want to be able to produce our own milk,eggs to help with the schools feedingscheme.”Principal Thulani Giqwa said hewas hum-

bled by the presence of the MEC at hisschool.He said the efforts by the MEC brought

hope and would inspire many children fromthe location - even the ones who had given

up on education.“These seedlings will assist us greatly. To

have our own garden will assist us in usingour nutrition funds for other things that theschool needs.“We don’t have much and we have to save

every bit we can to make our school better,”Giqwa said.The principal said most of the pupils in

the area were victims of social ills like un-employment.“Most kids here depend solely on grants

which happen to support the whole familyand those situations are demoralising forthe children,” he said.The MEC is working closely with the De-

partment of Education to ensure the successof his adopt-a-school project.Department of Education officials have

been deployed to ensure proper links be-tween the adopted schools and the Depart-ment of Rural Development and AgrarianReform.Qoboshiyane was joined by the Progres-

sive Youth Alliance in also handing out 100pairs of shoes to needy children at theschool.The alliance has embarked on a back-to-

school campaign to supply children fromdisadvantaged schools with school shoes.

Moreyoungpeopleneeded inagriculture –Qoboshiyane

MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane with Ludeke SPS pupils during the handover of school shoes.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

NewECbusiness chamber formed

BABALWA NDLANYA

COMMUNITY members from But-terworth and surrounding areaswill have the opportunity to see well-known gospel artist ThobekileMkhwanazi, who is known for thesong It’s a Wonderful Day.

Mkhwanazi is expected to perform atthe CD launch of BonginkosiMabuzwa-na in the Butterworth Town Hall onApril 2.Mabuzwana said she was one of the

gospel artists who would entertain theresidents of Butterworth at the launch.He said he would be launching his

first CD, Qhawe lezulu. “My CD con-sists of 11 songs and on that day Ipromise the listeners that they willsee me performing all my songs live.”Also among the artists who will be per-

forming on the day are Sihle Mathunjwafrom Ncandweni Christ Ambassadors,Sayoni from God’s Army and SiyandaDyonase.“We hope that people who attend the

launch will not go back home empty-handed since the word of God will also

be preached, people will receive bless-ings and those who are sick will behealed by the worship.”He said those who were interested in

being the part of the launch could buytickets at Computicket or from him.Tickets for adults are R80 and for chil-

dren are R40.

CD to belaunched inButterworth

SibongiseniMabuzwana islaunching his

first CD.PHOTO:

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

BUSINESSMEN in the Eastern Cape haveestablished a new business chamber calledthe Eastern Cape Chamber of Business (EC-COB).The establishment of the chamber tookplace in East London on January 29.The main objective of its establishment is

to ensure that black people participate inthe economy of the province.According to the provincial secretary of

the newly established chamber, AndileNontso, they want to ensure that the needs

and aspirations of SMMEs in the provinceare represented to ensure fair distributionof tenders.“We want to ensure that in all the provin-

cial tenders, 30% local beneficiation is guar-anteed and that all the service providers getpaid on time. We want to ensure that blackbusinesses speak with one voice, united atall times, and ensure that the rights ofSMMEs are protected,” Nontso said.Mthatha businessman and OR Tambo

business community president VuyisileNtlabathi was elected president of thischamber.

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REPORTER

SAPS in Mbizana together with governmentdepartments embarked on a school safety pro-grammearoundMbizana lastMonday,Febru-ary 1, 2016.

Several high schools including Village andTshayingca Senior Secondary Schools werepart of the campaign.SAPS Spokesperson, Mount Ayliff cluster

MlungisiMatidanesaidthat thepurposeof the

event was to ensure that drugs and dangerousweapons are removed from the children espe-cially from the school.“The team was checked other hazards

around the schools such as cleanliness of toi-lets and also cutting of grass and small shrubsaround the schools,” said Matidane. He saidthat The Department of Education and Healthdepartments appreciated the event and ad-vised thestakeholders that theeventmust con-tinue even to another schools and also to en-sure that school linkages is properly done.

SAPS run school safety awarenessLearnersfrom variousschoolslisteningattentively atthe speakersduring theSchoolsSafetyAwarenessin Bizanalast week.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

TWENTY seven schools from Flagstaff andLusikisiki will be celebrating the LibraryWeek on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at SiceloShicela hall in Flagstaff.

The celebrationswill beheld along the annu-al themebeing ‘Libraries for long life learning’.

Ingquza Hill local municipality Library Ser-vices Manager Wezo Nqalo said that the cele-brations are held annually to put emphasis onchildren where they are encouraged to utilize

libraries in their schools and those aroundthem.

“We are hosting the celebrations in partner-ship with the Department of Education sincethe schools belong to them and we try by allmeans tokeepour librarieswell-equippedwithbooks that are useful to the school’s curricu-lum,” said Nqalo.

Hesaid that thecompetitionwill beona locallevel where the learners will be competing ondifferent categories including poetry citing,dramatic poetry, spelling, book discussion,reading and scrabble.

NobulaliNdungane, a teacher fromHlabathiJunior Secondary School said that the initia-tive is very effective in assisting the learnersacademically.“Such activities encourage the children to

read the books, something that is not really apriority to them but is more vital for vital fortheir studies,” said Ndungane.

HlabathiJsshaswonR100000at theNationalChampionsofSchool’sEnvironmentalAwardslast year adding to the R30 000 they scooped atthe Provincial awards for the same competi-tion.

Municipality encourages learners touse libraries

REPORTER

SUBJECT advisors from the Department ofBasicEducation(DBE)andsubjectspecialistsand change agents from the National Educa-tionCollaborationTrust (NECT)areworkingtogether to ensure the curriculum is com-pletely covered by teachers in the MountFrere district.

Fallingbehindoncurriculumcoveragehasbeen among the main reasons for the poorperformance of many schools in the EasternCape, indicating that teacher professionalisa-tion and support are key to improved learn-ing outcomes in these schools.To achieve this, the DBE’s English first ad-

ditional languagesubjectadvisors,alongwithmaths and foundation phase specialists andchange agents from the NECT, recently com-pleted training on curriculum planning andtracking curriculum coverage, and will berunning a series of workshops at Mt. Frereschools to orientate the teachers on using theplanning and tracking tools.

Lawrence Sithole, Maths G.E.T specialist,expressed excitement about the upcomingworkshops, saying many of the teachers hesupports at various schools will be glad to re-ceive the tool. “Many of my teachers havetalked about the covering of curriculum in itsentirety and it has been a problem for many.This toolwill enable teachers toknowexactlywhere they are and where they need to be tofinish the curriculum,” said Sithole.

On many occasions, learners have com-plainedthattheyhadbeenassessedduringex-aminations on topics they never studied inclass and thus failed. The planning and track-ing tools will guide both teachers and theschool management team (SMT) in trackingthe progress and the pace at which teachersneed to work.

Foundation phase home language special-ist, Noxolo Skele, noted that the planner andtracker are user-friendly and exciting to use.“These tools are exciting.Wehave already in-troduced these to the teachers during the 4thterm of 2015 and they are excited about it.Plus, this current toolalsohasa learner-activ-ity book, which is also CAPS- aligned,” saidSkele.

Skelecommentedthat teachersshehasspo-

ken to while preparing for the upcomingschool-basedworkshops also sounded excitedabout the tool. “Theymakementionof the 4thterm trackers, which helped them a lot, andthey are looking forward to the comingwork-shops,” added Skele.This sentiment was echoed by Phatheka

Mfino of theDBE: “Thiswill bring about a lotof improvement in our schools. We won’t betalking about content gap challenges any-more,because thewholecontentof thecurric-ulum would have been covered,” she said.The NECT works to ensure that turn

around processes at schools translates to im-proved performance by the learners, the pro-fessionalisation of teachers and the smoothrunning of the schools by SMTs and govern-ing bodies.

Teachers receive help to improve curriculum coverage

Teachersattendingtraining inMt Frere tohelp themcompletetheircurriculumon time.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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MORE than 60 pupils from different schoolsand members of Working on Fire, the Depart-ment of Environmental Affairs, the policefrom Nquza Hill Municipality, Eastern CapeParks and Tourism and San Parks celebratedWorld Wetlands Day at Mhlanga Junior Sec-ondary School in Flagstaff last week.

Themain purpose of the day was to educateeveryone about the importance of wetlands aswell as the advantages and disadvantages offire on wetlands.

Environmental officer Luyolo Sheyi saidwetlands were important because they re-duced the severity of droughts and floods byregulating stream flow.“We should not destroy wetlands or turn

themintodumping sites as theyprovide liveli-hood resources to the rural poor in the formof drinking water,” Sheyi said.

Community fire awareness officer Wonga-ma Copiso from Working on Fire said one ofthedisadvantages of fire onwetlandswas thatit could lead to loss of seed if it occurred atthe wrong time.“It can also lead to loss of vegetation compo-

sition and structure,” Copiso said.Pupils performed poems that emphasised

the importance of the wetlands.Working on Fire is a national veld and for-

est fire fighting resource under the auspicesof the Department of Environmental Affairsand it has close to 600 fire fighters based at22 bases throughout the Eastern Cape.The programme provides veld fire suppres-

sion support to the provinces, Disaster Man-agement Centres, Fire Protection Associa-tions and land owners like South African Na-tional Parks and Cape Nature.There were 27 schools who attended this

event, among them was Hlabathi J.S.S,Mkhankomo J.S.S, Mkambathi S.P.S, Mat-

hambo S.P.S, Ginyindlovu S.P.S, MkamelaJ.S.S, Gebhuza J.S.S, Edolophini J.S.S, KwaMhlanga J.S.S, Darkly Finiza J.S.S, Kwa Qon-da Full Service School, Mpingana S.S.S,Izi-misele J.S.S, Mtomntsasa J.S.S, Kwa MbonoJ.S.S, Mgwili S.P.S, Luphondo J.S.S, GebuzaJ.S.S, Ngwenyeni J.S.S, Singembeni S.P.S,Ntabezwe J.S.S, Holy Cross J.S.S, KhabingeleS.P.S, Kwa Velile J.S.S, Zwelibongile S.S.S,

Jikindaba S.S.S.The winner of National Championships in

Environmental Awards, Nobulali Ndungane(a teacher fromHlabathi J.S.S) said theywerehappy to get such an education. “As educatorswe were not aware of the importance of wet-lands until last week. The stakeholders madeus aware thatwetlands are very important be-cause they give life to others,” saidNdungane.

Peopleeducatedon importanceofwetlandsWorking on FireWorkers attendedan event atMhlanga J.S.Swhere they taughtpeople andlearners about theimportance ofwetlands.PHOTO: BABALWANDLANYA

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

AN 80-year-old Mthatha woman saysthere is nothing that can terminateher relationship with agriculture be-cause it isherbreadandbutteraswellas her hobby.

Ntsimbini-born Ntombomzi Mad-inga said the diamond of theTranskeiwas agriculture and therewas no oth-er way to curb poverty besides restor-ing the importance of agriculture inthe minds of the people of this area.“Since we don’t have mines, they

mustknowhowtousethelandandgettheir hands dirty and that will resultin good endings,” she said.“It is not our culture to buy every-

thing from the shop. As for me, I buyonly cooking oil, rice and a few otherthings which I am unable to producefrom the soil.”When the Express crew arrived at

her home inPRDCampnext toMuru-muru,Mthatha, sheshehad just comeback fromsellingherveggiesat shopsaround Mthatha and mielies at gov-ernment offices in buildings likeBotha Sigcau, PRD.Customersarealso flocking in large

numbers to her home to buy chickensand vegetables.She said thatwhengrowingup they

used to wake up in the morning andrush to hoe the big fields of maizewhich were owned by her father.This had created a passion for agri-

culture in her heart.She said that even at the Cicirha

Training College in Mthatha whereshe did her teaching diploma she hadexcelled in agriculture as they hadhad their own plots.Despite her age,mamaNtombomzi

is still doingeverything inhergardenand the entire yard is green.She said that even while she was

workinginLibodeasaninspectorshehad never stopped using the land asshe had hired unused fields andploughed maize and sold it.Even today Madinga uses her-

whole yard to grow produce.She also asks her neighbours to

give her unused land and pays themwith what she produced from thatland.She said the secret behind her

healthylifewasthatsheate freshfoodfrom the garden.She said that caterers from Mthat-

ha and the surrounding areas alsoplacedorderswithherbecauseevery-thingwasfreshandfromthesoilrath-er thanbeingkept in the refrigerator.Madinga has been a good Samari-

tan to many people and has given adecent education to several poor chil-dren.Rural Development and Agrarian

Reform MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane re-cently delivered 200 chicks, 10 bags offeed, two hosepipes and rakes to her.“It was the first time I had received

a donation,” she said. “I thank youMECQhoboshiyane for choosingme.Ineverexpectedthis. Itwasthehappi-est day in my life.”

‘Agriculture is thediamondof Transkei’Gogo NtombomziMadinga says agricul-ture is her bread andbutter and it can curbpoverty in the Transkei.

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As forme, I buyonly cooking oil,rice and a fewother thingswhich Iam unable toproduce from thesoil.” - Ntombomzi Madinga


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BABALWA NDLANYA

UBENEZIPHUMO ezihle umthandazo obubanjwe liSebe lezoLimo eMpuma Kapanalapho belicenga khona uSombawo uku-ba aphe abantu imvula. Kwiveki egqithi-leyo iimvaba ngeemvaba zithontelene eKo-mani zikhokelwa nguMphathiswa weSebelezo limo uMlibo Qoboshiyane. Ukuzinca-ma kweli Sebe licele umthandazo kulande-la ilanga ebesele lithwaxe phantse iphondolonke nebelisenza ukuba kufe izilwanyanakunye nezityalo kwaye kungabikho na-manzi anokuselwa ngabantu.

Usuku lwangoLwesithathu emalanga lu-benomohluko nanjengoko imvula igalelekangangoko ingakumbi kwindawo ezifananaseMthatha, nalapho ibingasazawi kho-na.UNobhala weNdlu yeeNkosi uNkosi Xo-

lile Ndevu uthe ibisele iyi nxalabo into yo-kunga nethi kwemvula nto leyo eyenzeabantu abaninzi kwiindawo ngeendawo

kuquka nakooFlagstaff bathi bhazalala na-bo beya kucenga uSombawo.

“Kona into yokutshintsha kwama xeshaine galelo kakhulu kule nto yobu shushukodwa ke nathi kufuneka sithi gqolo si-phindele kula nto ibisa kwenziwa kudala,yokuba kuyiwe entabeni kuyokucelwa im-

vula,” kubeka uNdevu.Woleke ngelithi, kuyabaluleka ukubaabantu bathi gqolo belandela izinto ebezi

sakwenziwakudalaukuzamaukucengauS-ombawo.

Ube neziqhamo ezihle umthandazowemvulaIsandyondyosemvula esilandeleumthandazoweSebe lezolimo sishiyeizithuthizintyumpa-ntyumpekaedamini.IFOTO:ITHUNY-ELWE

BABALWA NDLANYA

KULINDELEKE ukuba kubanjwe udlwa-bevu lo mthandazo nalapho kuza kuba ku-cengwa uSombawo ukuba ehlise itarhulakhe kubafundi bezikolo eziphantsikweSekethe ebizwa ngokuba yiMpumelelonephantsi kwedolophu yaseDutywa.

Lo mthandazo uza kubanjelwa kwiholoyase Silityuwa eBoholotwa Administra-tive Area ngomhla weshumi eline sithan-dathu kule nyanga.Echaza ngoku ngokuthe gabalala uMnu

Thembinkosi Qendu onguCircuit Manageruthe bathabathe isigqibo sokuba khe bab-ize uSombawo kulandela indlela abantwa-na abathe baphulukana izimilo ngayo.“Indlela abayiyo ezikolweni benza uku-

ba kube nzima kwititshala ukuba zihlohlezikhululekile kumagumbi okufundela ku-ba kaloku azazi ukuba ziza kudibana nan-toni. Kwaye oku kuchaphazela nezi phumoekupheleni konyaka kuba kaloku bazifakeinzipho zaphelela ekusebenziseni iziyobi-si,”kubeka uQendu.Woleke ngelithi ukungabina zimilo kwa-

bafundi kwenza wonke umntu ojongenenemfundo abe nexhala kuquka nalo komitiejongene nokulawula izikolo iSchool Gov-erning Body (SGB).Lo kaQendu uthe bameme abefundisi

bemvaba ngemvaba, abazali kunye nabobantu banokuthi baphumelele oko kubabaphume ngobuninzi babo ukuza kulomthandazo.Ngaphandle koku ukwa veze ukuba abo

banxiba izivatho kuma bandla wabo bam-

kelekile ukuba benze kanjalo ngolu suku.Kwaye kuza kube kuthandazelwa izintoezohlukeneyo ezidibene nabafundi. Kwel-inye icala uMfundisi uLitha Nyathela on-go sihlalo weMoral Regeneration Move-ment (MRM) eMathole uthe bazama kangangoko ukuqinisekisa ukuba abafundi babafundisa ngobu ngozi boku lahlekelwa si-similo.“Maninzi amaphulo esiwenzayo uku-

zama ukuncedisana nabo kuba kalokuumntwana akutya ezi ziyobisi uba ying-xaki kwase khaya, ekuhlaleni kanye nasezikolweni,”kubeka uNyathela.Woleke ngelithi injongo yeMRM kuku-

buyisela izimilo ingakumbi kubantu abat-sha kuba baku ngena kwezi ziyobisi bayebazi bone sele bentyumpa-ntyumpeka ezis-eleni.

Kuzakuthandazelwaabafundi eBholothwa

REPORTER

THE Portfolio Committee on HigherEducation and Training has called onthe State Information TechnologyAgency to prioritise the issue of certifi-cation backlogs for the (vocational)National Certificate in order to allowyoung South Africans an opportunity tobe in the job market.

SITA came to brief the committee onthe progress it has made since it lastvisited parliament in August last year,when it committed to clearing thebacklog in six months.The January 31 deadline was missed

and the agency asked for an extensionto June this year.Committee chairperson Yvonne Phosa

said failure to deliver on this area ofservice delivery affected many youngpeople and their employability.“The committee is adopting a zero-tol-

erance approach on this issue,” she said.“This is about the lives of those

students who are affected. These arepeople who are suffering as a result ofpoor performance by the entity despiteall the efforts the government is makingto increase access to education,” Phosasaid.“The failure to clear the backlogs

talks to a lack of responsiveness to theneeds of young South Africans andreflects badly on the entity.”She asked SITA to outline the kind of

support it required to meet the Junedeadline and said the committee wouldin the meantime raise the issue ofSITA’s capacity, which seemed to be achallenge, with its counterparts in theTelecommunications and Postal ServicesPortfolio Committee.

SITAasked todealwithcertificationbacklogs

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

MTHATHA-BORN jazz artistKanyisa was admitted to theChris Hani Baragwanath Aca-demic Hospital in Johannesburgafter suffering a stroke on Janu-ary 23.

The singer, whose real name isNomdakazana Mnyaka, spent al-most a week in hospital and isstill undergoing treatment,which could mean that it will bea while before she returns to thestage.The songbird is also under

watchful eye of a physiothera-pist, sometimes goes jogging andis responding well.The hit-maker of Iyandibetha le

ndoda fame confirmed this weekthat she had become serious illrecently while she was on a visit

in Lenasia.“My body became shrivelled, I

was unable to feel my left side,I was dizzy and my mouth wastwisted on one side. I was dis-charged from hospital on Tues-day last week,” she said.Mnyaka thanked her friends

who had supported her all theway.“I was seriously ill, but their

support made me strong and de-feated the stroke.”Her experience has led to her

deciding to commence a stroke-awareness campaign.“I went through hell and I don’t

want to see other people to gothroughwhat I have experienced.“I need to give them informa-

tion about the malady.“Soon after I have fully recov-

ered I will go on the streets of thiscountry to make people aware of

the dangers of suffering astroke.”She vowed that she would beat

the stroke, no matter what.She promised to release a track

which would describe the illnessand the time that she was in herhospital bed not feeling her bodyat all.

Eastern Cape songbird Kanyisa suffers stroke

Nomdakazana Mnyaka in herhospital bed. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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7EntertainmentFebruary 11, 2016Isolomzi Express

Good!!You knowukuthi we don’t like vio-

lence because we are men of peaceand harmony, but if someone keepsonprovokingorhurtingothersweac-cept the violence.We have been watching taxi own-

ers, ifnot taxidrivers,abusingmotor-ists who give lifts to hitchhikers.The way they beat or insult them

is provoking and the way they blockthewaywhen they are chasing some-one can create a terrible accident.We were driving our Turu-turu

next to the Northcrest ShoppingComplex whenwe saw a kombi chas-ing a white Polo Vivo.Sasho sathi kuyakwayile mikhuba

yoonotaxi. You know ukuthi news isour bread and butter we stopped andwatch.Thekombiblockedtheroad for this

small car and the guy who was driv-ing came out fuming ngumsindo.And the taxi driver was coming outon the other side. Zothulana phezulunges’bhakela kwacaca ukuba umjitalo we-Polo uwhorho and uyayosela leingunotaxi.

Savuya kuba we don’t like daaiding abayenza ebantwini. Beseku-shotanjeukuba ibalekekuba lamjitaebeyiphethe ngenqindi.Incedwe kukuba kufike abanye

and nalo mjita we-Polo wazincedaukuba avele aphindele emotweniyakhe atshinxe zingakwazi ukumfu-mana ezi bezifika kuba beziza-kumxhaphaza.Isimanga ke apho sikhona kukuba

le ibibethwa kakhulu senga kungadekulanyulwe yiyo ngoku esiyifunaesiqwini kodwa yohlulekile ngelalixa ibiyodwa

They don’t know where to wearsleeping clothesDo you know ukuthi it is not on to

see apersonwearing sleeping clothesoutside his or her yard and some-times you ask yourself about thefunctionality of his or her mind.It’s worse kuthi thina boo-darkie

sigilana nabo kuma-mallswith sleep-ing clothing abayazi na ukuba daaiding uyinxiba xa use-yard (in) kwak-ho not ukuphumela estratweni.Come on guys.

Like for instance we were sittingphantsi komthunzi welanga eMthininabangani bethu around 4pm whenwe saw a woman passing by in agown.Ungade uyokugqitha phakathi

kwenyambalala yabantu ne-gownngabula uhlala e-town. Zileqeleniizinto ezi mara nazi ukuba zilunge

nini. Hoping everybody who used togo out with a gown if not pyjamas heor shewill stop it fromnowon.Nivilemoss.

Ukuphela kwentloniphoBantrwabam masinixelele imfihlo

ngelixa thina booGesh besisakhula.Ubungami nantombi or umfana xa

kusiza abantu abadala kwaye yonkeinto besiyenza kwi-isolated areas si-hlonipha ngalo ndlela.Mara ngoku bantrwabam nilahle-

kile nto leyo yenza ningazi nelungi-leyo nengalunganga, Asazi ke ukubanophalela phi xa ningakwazi ukuk-hetha okulungileyo kokungalungan-ga kuvele kube ngumgubo wenxowaenye.Sibambe ongezantsi sesikubone

aphakuN2kufutshanenaseRodeeMtAyliff xa sibona intwana encinaneimokomeleni nentombi ngo-kisskungenakwandaba yokuba kuham-ba bani kulo ndlela. Abantu abadalabekunyanzeleka bajonge le emalan-dalahle kuba banentloni zokujongaoku kwenziwa zezimvambilini.Siyanikhuza njalo nqandenikani

abanqabulani abantwana estratwenikuba lo nto yinto yabantu abadalakuyahlonitshwa futhi.Mara ise ingathi ezinto za-

namhlanje ziyakhawulezelwa kubaaba bantwana abakabikho kwibangalokuba sebenento yokuthandana.

They are so desperate neh?Ingaba mhlawumbe oosisi bethu

basengxakiniyamadodaukubabang-ade baqhathe amadoda ngokumitha?Mhlawumbi lo mntu suba efuna le

ndoda ithini?Imthande kuba ezithwele or there

is somethingbeyond.Kalokusikuxel-ele iindaba ezi ungazaziyo kukhonaioutie eyondla iinyanga zisembiniesithi lomntuwayouzithwele kwayengulo mjita.

Umfethu ebemenzela everythinguyaliqonda ibhongo lokuba nomn-twana wokuqala ebomini bakho ya-worsekeusisiuthiuthweleamawele.So, umjita ebelahlela kwanto ezi-

bonakalisa nje ngotata.Zihambile iinyanga lafika ixesha

lokuba abeleke usisi. Kuba thinamadoda siyaqateka waphinda wathiubelekilemarakeabantwanausapholubathathele kulo. Ewe akukho ntoqha yena umfana makabethe um-thwalo angathengi nto uzakuzithen-gele.Ubethe imbunda unyana kwaqe-

gqeleka iinyanga but abantwanaabaveli ndawo. Ude wamcinanis-

elangelingenikubaefunaabantwanakulapho usisi e-confess khona ukubaakazanga wazithwala, umfethuukhala esimantshiyane ngoku kubaulahlekelwe yinto engaphaya kukaR12 000 esondla abantwana abange-khoyo.Sivile ukuba unina wabantwana

uphele emehlweni washiyeka ezin-tliziyweni.Mawwuu, let us take our pens and

dig for more gossip news. Mojaa!!!

PEOPLE LIKEUSPEOPLE LIKEUS< DumokaziMacingwana,AsithandileMacingwane,Amavi Mbasa andMihlali Mponcowere captured atthe concert at theMthatha SportsField.

Blessing Tawu and Bulelwa Sithole attended theconcert in Mthatha.

; SiyabongaSompini andMkhanyiseliBangani at themusic concert inMthatha at theend of January.

< Some of the music loverswho attended the concert atthe Mthatha Sports Field.

;Well-known-poet NkqoVabaza (in brownhat) was amongthe dignitarieswho graced theconcert inMthatha.PHOTOS: SIMMDLEDLE

BUNTU GOTYWA

SAJONISI Youth Radio (SYR) sta-tion manager Smiso Shozi is con-fident that the station will finallygo on air late this year.

The community station basedin Port St Johns received its

broadcasting licence from the In-dependent Communication Au-thority of South Africa (Icasa) in2013.The station was supposed to be

on air by early 2014, but a lack ofsupport meant the station couldnot broadcast at the earlier de-sired date.

Shozi said it had been difficultto secure funding when the sta-tion was supposed to go on airthree years ago.He did not want to dwell much

on the detail about funding andwhere the support had finallycome from, but he reassured thecommunity of Port St Johns that

there was no need for panic.“Things were different back

then and now we have a couple ofbusinesses who will support us.“The people of Port St Johns

and the OR Tambo region shouldnot worry, Sajonisi Youth Radiowill surely start broadcasting thisyear.

“We know that people havebeen patientlywaiting for the one-and-only youth radio in the East-ern Cape that will cover the ORTambo District Municipality.”Shozi said the station was all

about youth empowerment andthe station had been built as a so-cial movement.

Sajonisi Youth Radiowill be on air this year - Shozi

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KULINDELEKE ukuba ubek-wizingazi eliphezulu umdlaloweNational First DivisonLeague ozakube uphakathikweMoroka Swallows kwaku-nye noMthatha Bucks kwibalaiDobsonville ngecala emvakwentsimbi yesi-thathungoMgqibelo.IBucks ityelela iSwallows

emva kokuba idlale ntanganye

naMazulu ngeqanda macalakumdlalo ububanjelwe eMthat-ha Stadium kwiveki epheli-leyo.Amathol’ amnyama bekume-

le ukuba enze ngcono kulomdlalo nanjengoko Amazuluebedlala ngabadlali abalish-

umi kwisiqingatha sesibini ,kodwa ukungabikho kobu-chule bokufaka amanqaku ku-

badlali bawo yeyona nto eban-gele umdlalo uphele iliqandamacala omabini.ISwallows kwakunye ne-

Bucks zihleli emsileni zombinikuluhlu lwamaqela e-NFDLeague ngemidlalo elishumi el-inesibhozo edlalwe ngala maq-ela mabani kweli nqanaba.Kodwa iBucks inamanqaku

alishumi elinesibini ebhodini

logama iSwallows elishumi eli-nanye awayo.Loo nto ibonakalisa mhlophe

ukuba lo mdlalo wale mpela-veki ungaphunyelelwa naleli-phi iqela, nakubeni Amathol’amnyama ayibetha iSwallowskumdlalo odlulileyo ngegowulielinye eqandeni kwibala iM-thatha Stadium kunyakaophelileyo. – ANELE RAZIYA

Ithuba lokuqokelelaamanqakukuMthathaBucks

UMthatha Bucks udlale ntanganye naMazulu ngeqanda macalakwibala Mthatha Stadium ngempela veki. PHOTO:ANELE RAZIYA

Amazulu noMthatha Bucks adlale nge0-0 macala kwibala MthathaStadium. PHOTO:ANELE RAZIYA

PORT Elizabeth side Lion City are stillleading the ABC Motsepe League log ta-ble after they defeated Mthatha City 1-0at the NU2 Motherwell Stadium at theweekend.Tornado managed to close the gap be-

tween themselves and the log leaderswhen they defeated FC Elliot 1-0.On-formCity are now on 39 points after

17 games, while league contenders Tor-nado have 36 points after playing thesame number off matches.As things stand, it seems that it is go-

ing well for the Port Elizabeth outfit be-cause they are approaching their fourthweek leading the table.In other weekend results, Morning

Stars defeated Matta Milan 2-1, EC Beesdefeated SUBS 2-1 and Future Tigers andYoung Ideas FC played to a goallessdraw.Struggling bottom side Emperors FC

defeated Highbury 1-0. Zimbane Killersedged FC Buffalo by two goals to one.Kokstad Liverpool defeated Blackburn

Rovers by one goal to zero. – ANELE RAZIYA

Tornado 3 pointsbehind log leaders inABCMotsepe League

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