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< The funeralprocessionleaves for thegrave site on theMandela farm inQunu in theEastern Capelast Sunday.Stories and morephotographs onpages 3 and 4.FOTO: FELIXDLANGAMANDLA

= GracaMachel andWinnieMadikizela­Man­dela at theMthatha Airportduring thearrival of theremains of thelate formerPresident NelsonMandela inMthatha.FOTO:GCIS

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BUTTERWORTH Police Station Officials re-cently bid their Station Commander, ColonelCoert Jordaan, farewell.

Jordaan retired after 36 years in the SouthAfrican Police Service.According to thePolice Spokesperson, Cap-

tain Jackson Manatha, Jordaan was trans-ferred fromKomga to be Station Commanderat the Butterworth Police Station in 1996.“He was regarded as one of the best Station

Commanders in the Eastern Cape Province.His last day on duty will be December 31. Hehad previously served in East London, KeiRoad, Stutterheim and Komga,” Manathasaid.In his speech, Jordaan said he enjoyed each

and every minute as the station commanderin Butterworth. He appealed to the youngmembers of the SAPS to be disciplined andto love their work. He also called on themem-bers of the SAPS to respect the communityand to work smartly with them.Butterworth SAPS Cluster Commander,

Brigadier Mzimasi Vukani, described Jor-daan as a dedicated policeman and wishedhim a happy retirement.

Farewell for StationCommander Jordaan

Butterworth Police Station Commander, Colonel Coert Jordaan,at his farewell function. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Colonel Coert Jordaan and AC Nqabakazi. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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THEButterworth Police Cluster is planningto be highly visible in its area during the fes-tive season to serve and protect members ofthe community.This is according to Butterworth Police

Cluster Spokesperson, Captain JacksonManatha, who said they have also asked po-lice officialswhowereworking inside policestations to join police officials whowould beon patrol during this time.

“We have to cover the whole area, from

Willowvale to Centane. We will make surethat police officials are visible to protect res-idents and tourists to the area.”He said they had heldmeetingswith tradi-

tional leaders, asking them to help in mak-ing sure that no homestead holds traditionalceremonies till late.

“All traditional ceremonies need to finishearly. Peoplehave to leave thosehomesteadsby 5pm at the latest.”He said by doing this they were trying to

decrease the number of youth being killedwhile travelling to and from traditional cer-emonies.

Butterworth police ready to be visible over the festive season

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A MAN (44), suspected of raping and impreg-nating his biological daughter (15) was arrest-ed by the members of the Family Violence,Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit inButterworth last week.

Police Spokesperson, Captain JacksonManatha, said the man from Mpenguza Vil-lage in Butterworthwas arrested at his home.The rape allegedly took place on May 11 in

theMpenduzaVillage,while the girl’smotherwas away attending a night vigil in the area.“The girl didn’t speak to her mother or

teachers about her ordeal. Her mom noticedthat her daughter’s stomach was becomingbig; she then asked her what happened,” saidManatha.He said it was only then that she told her

mother that she had been raped by her father.The mother went straight to the ButterworthPolice Station to open a case against her hus-band.In a separate incident, the Centane andWil-

lowvale Police recovered loads of dangerousweapons from boys in different villages nearCentane and Willowvale.The weapons were used during faction

fights between the boys from different villag-es. They allegedly don’t allow others to entertheir villages, resulting in fighting.

Fatherarrestedforalleged rape

Sadly, in June 2006, while I was at work,someone broke into my garden cottage andRugby Museum. Among personal belong-ings, original amateur 15 man code Interna-tionalandSouthAfricanProvincialmemora-bilia, including books, lapel badges, longsleeved match worn numbered jerseys andmatch day programmes were stolen. Detailsof stolen memorabilia and wants are availa-ble on request.The acquisition of the much sought after

rugby memorabilia took 47 years.I appeal to anybody who gets offered any

of the stolenmemorabilia to contactmewith-out any delay.Inaddition to locating the stolengoods, I’m

looking for the following memorabilia onTranskei Rugby: Commemorative tie, lapel

badge, match day programmes, match wornnumberedTranskei jerseywithout sponsor’slogo andwithout striped sleeves and player’stie.Furthermore, apart from former Interna-

tional and South African Provincial playersfromtheamateurera, Iappeal toreaderswhocould help me to obtain much sought aftermemorabilia to contact me.I am supporting the following sides: Lon-

don Scottish and Villager’s Rugby Clubs,BlueBulls,BritishLions,ScotlandandSouthAfrica. I can be contacted on0 083 689 0896.Or write to FJ van der Vyver, PO Box 5122,Pretoria 0001.

Mr FJ van der Vyver, Van’s RugbyMuseum

Request formissing and otherrugbymemorabilia

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MTHATA Fever reporter Simbongile Mdle-dle was among the hundreds of media at-tending Nelson Mandela’s funeral and wasin Qunu in the days before the funeral.Re-porters usually tell readers about otherpeople’s views and experiences. In this re-port Sim tells about his personal experi-enceasareporterandbeingpartof thissad,though historic, occasion.

“I really feel honoured to have been part ofSouth Africa’s history during the reign of itsbeloved leader, Tata Nelson Rholihlahla Man-dela.

Even though journal-ists were not allowed togo close to the grave,just covering the eventand telling the worldhow history was beingmade, was absolutelyout of this world.

The next generationwill only learn abouthim in history bookswhilst the present gen-eration had the priv-iledge of spending timewith this internationalicon whilst he was stillalive.

I was only 15 yearsold when Mandela wasreleased from prison.As a boy from the bun-dus I would never havethought that one day I would be part of his fu-neral, let alone to see him face to face.

The first occasion was in 2003 at the Lusik-isiki College of Education where he was hand-ing out ARVs to patients with HIV/Aids.

In 2005 I saw him at the funeral of his secondoldest son, Makgatho Mandela, and 2007 at thewedding of his grandson Mandla Mandela.

Even though I never even shook his hand, itwas just a wonderful experience seeing him in

real life at not only on a television screen.His funeral and the days preceding it were,

for me, a combination of sadness, celebrationand anger. On the first announcement thatTata Mandela was no more, sadness was writ-ten on the faces of the people; sadness over theloss of a dearly loved leader who changed thelives of many people in this country.

At prayer services held in Mthatha and itssurrounds, the mourners’ faces were grief-stricken.

After the announcement Qunu was as quietas the grave. People just sat in front of theirtelevisions trying to believe that Madiba wasno more.

As the first initial days of unbelief and deni-al passed and peo-ple started to accepthis departure, theybegan to celebratehis life. Duringgatherings, such ashis night vigil, peo-ple started to singsongs praising himas a hero and em-phasizing therewould be no onelike him.

In his hometownand Mthatha, thou-sands of peoplewere eagerly wait-ing from early inthe morning for hisremains to arrive atMthatha airport.

Many people inQunu complained

of not being given an opportunity to see hisbody, despite the fact that he was born here.

The military plane carrying the body ofTata Madiba arrived at 13h30 in the companyof two helicopters. The human chain startedin front of Mthatha Airport and stretched tohis home in Qunu.

Mandela has been laid to rest after a longwalk to freedom. May his soul rest in peace.Sopitsho, Yemyem, Vela bembhentsele.

My story aboutMandela

Cell phones and tablets were used by thousands to capture TataMadiba’s last journey to his resting place in Qunu on Sunday.PHOTO: CHRISTIAAN KOTZE

< Many mourners gathered at public viewingplaces around Qunu to watch the funeral on bigscreens. PHOTO: WERNER HILLS

NELSONMANDELA:A JOURNEY’S END

State funeral foraworld icon

= Heads of State, Royalty and many VVIPs fromaround the globe attended Sunday’s funeralservice in a custom­built dome at Qunu.POHTO:FELIX DLANGAMANDLA

The South African Air Force held a fly­past in honour of NelsonMandela. PHOTO: WERNER HILLS

Simbongile Mdledle.T

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INDLU yeenkosi ithi ilahlekelwe kukusweleka kweNkosiyaseQwaninga Administrative Area, eWillowvale kwayeoku kushiye isikhewu esikhulu nanjengoko umntwanawegazi lo ebe zibandakanye kakhulu kwizinto zoku phuh-lisa abantu bakhe.

UNkosi Zanenxiwa Manxiwa uthe wasweleka emvakokugula ithutyana kwaye walaliswa nasesibhedlele.Echaza uNobhala weContralesa, uNkosi Xolile Ndevu

uthe uManxiwa ube ngusihlalo kwistructure saseM-

Igutyungelwe lilifu elimnyama indluyeeNkosi

Abantwanabegazi kuqukanoNkosiuZanenxiwaManxiwaosesiphakathinibafotwakomnye umsithokuGatyana.PHOTO:BABALWANDLA-NYA

bhashe kwaye ube luncedo kakhulu esi zweni sakhe.“Ininzi into ebe yenza kule ndlu yeenkosi nebi bonisa

ukuba uthanda ukubona uluntu lwakhe luphuhla. Ubon-ise ukuba yinkokheli kwaye andiqondi ukuba ikhonainkokheli eya kuphinde ifane naye,” kubeka uNkosi Nde-vu.Ukantiakukhali iinkosinanjengokoumntwanawegazilo ube kwaluncedo kakhulu naku badlali bebhola nanjen-goko ebethi anike inkxaso ngamanye amaxesha acele um-fa-niswano konovenkile.UmqeqeshiweCityLoversFC,uMnuLindaMayezauthe

balahlekelwe kukusweleka kwale nkosi kuba bebe kwaziukufumana izixhobo zokudlala kuyo.

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

AWOMANwho hails from Lusikisiki, AkonaNtsaluba (36), expressed her gratitude to Tata(father) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela for givingher a second chance in life.

She said she was heartedly touched and re-membered the day when he gave her a firstARV pill at Lusikisiki College of Education,when she heard the announcement of his de-parture.After signing a treatment plan during his

reign in the presidency, Dr Nelson Mandelavisited Lusikisiki, where he gave a first pillto Ntsaluba and other HIV patients after her.“In December 2003, I started taking ARVs

and I was honoured because my first pill wasgiven to me by Tata Nelson Rholihlahla Man-dela-a leader, an icon who has a golden heartand had passion in helping and saving livesof people, andnot forgetting people in rural ar-eas, like Lusikiski.“And of course, in Lusikisikiwewill always

be grateful, love and remember uTata for giv-ingusa secondchanceandbelieving thatARVprogrammes can work in rural areas, and forchoosing to work or support the MedicinesSans Frontiers (MSF) programme that madeus to be proud to say todaywe havemore than14 000 people on ARV in Lusikisiki, thanks tou Tata,” stressed the mother of two, Ntsaluba.

The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) re-gional organizer, Noloyiso Ntamehlo, con-firmed that Akona was the first patient in theOR Tambo District to receive an ARV pillfrom tata Madiba. She also confirmed the fig-ure of peoplewhowere onARVs in Lusikisikipresently.Ntsaluba said the fact that she got a pill

from Mandela gave her a power to get morepeople involved in a fight against HIV/AIDS,defending and protecting human rights andmaking sure feminist approaches were usedin addressing gender violence and HIV.“I used to hear back in the days, when there

were songs like ‘Kusasa ekuseni sikhululauMandela’ (early in the morning we are re-leasing Mandela) and the majority of peoplein the country were singing this song, as wellas songs like ‘umkhonto we sizwe’.“It is hard to believe that Tata is no

more...butwewill always remember and hon-our him. He will always be in our hearts andmore especially in my heart as he is the onewho gave me a second chance to be with myfamily, and children, and a chance to fight forthe rights of the people in this country. Iwould like to say thankyouTata for beingyouand for the golden heart that you had in mak-ing sure that childrenhaveabetter future andpeople’s lives are saved; you have broughtunity to the world,” said the mother of twochildren.

‘TataMadibasavedmy life’ -Akona

Akona Ntsaluba next to tata Nelson Mandela’s photographs after receiving an ARV pill from him.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kivi-et, vowed that as a province they wouldcontinue with the legacy of tata Mandelato ensure that children are still enjoyingChristmas even in his absence.

Kiviet was speaking during the Christ-mas party of children which was held lastweek Thursday at Nelson Mandela Muse-um in Qunu.Thousands of needy children fromQunu

and surrounding areas received gifts suchas toys, food and clothes from the Premier.Keviet said they need to ensure that kids

don’t feel the absence of tata, as he normal-ly gave them presents at this time of theyear. “Wewill take his baton and carry on.We don’t want to see any kid suffering inthis country because of poverty; even tatawas against that,” said Kiviet.She stressed that even when schools re-

open they would continue as a province toassist the needy childrenwith uniforms sothat they could be able to attend school.“There would be no kid who will missschool because of poverty.”The first black president in democratic

South Africa passed on last Thursday inhis home in Houghton in Gauteng. He waswell known of his love for the children andduring Christmas time every year he usedto host Christmas parties, giving awaygifts to the needy children throughoutSouth Africa.Kids arrive in full force at Qunu others

praising with songs the role by Madiba inchanging their lives and expressed grati-tude to his late parents who gave birth tosuch a wonderful leader.The kids also had a chance to sign on the

wall of the Nelson Mandela Museum ex-pressing their pain over losing theirgrandfather.

Premier carries onwithMandela’s baton

EC Premier Noxolo Kiviet and children who received gifts from her. PHOTO: SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

ITSHANTLIZIYO kumasiko, izithethe nesi-Ntu ngobubanzi kwidolophu yaseMt Ayliff,uMhlangeqwele ‘Sihlobo’ Mrhabula u-kholelwa ekubeni ukulwa ukuziphathangokungatshongo khona kwabantwana kun-ganqandeka ngokuthi bakhunjuzwe ngemve-laphi yabo besebancinane.

Ngawo onke amaxesha babeneminyhadalaefana nezi-“jadu”, ukhuphiswano lweentom-bi nabafana neminye iminyhadala ye-siNtunanjengoko kwakusenzeka mandulo.USihlobo nowazalelwa kwindawo yaseTon-

ti kwakuyo la dolophu yamaXesibe uthi intoesamgcine ehlonipha yindlela akhule ngayoesekeleze-lwe kumasiko, nto leyo anqwenelaukuba ingenzeka nakwesi isizukulwana si-landelayo nesibonakala ngathi silahlekile.“Ndibona isizwe esimnyama esilahlekileyo

nesingazaziyo ukuba siyaphi,” uthethe wat-sho. Udize ukuba isiko lihamba nentloniphoyilo nto kufanele kuzanywe aba bantwanabasebancinane bangasalahleka ngokuthi bal-andele inkqubo yaseNtshona nebenza ban-gakwazi ukuziphathabangene tshitshekwizi-yobisi kwakunye nokwenza izinto e-zinxam-nye nesiNtu sabo.Le ndoda neyayisakuba yindlavini ithi em-

veni kokuphela kwento eyayisaziwa ngokubabubundlavini yagqiba ekubeni izenzele intoeza kuthi iqhubeke nayo izonwabisa. Ubund-lavini ke kula-pho bekuthi kudibane abafananeentombi ko-nwatywe kwizinto ezazifananemitshotsho nezinye.Emveni kokuphela kobundlavini uthi wag-

qiba ekubeni aqokelele abantwana abaselulakwilali yakhe kwakunye neelali ezingqongi-leyo ze enze amakhuphiswano ngomsinowesiNtu ngeempela-veki. “Oku kukuzamaukubagcina bematasatasa ngezinto zakubobahambele kude kwizinto ezi-ngendawo,nezithi zentziwe lulutsha ngeempela veki.”Uhambise wathi ufuna bathi nokuba sebe-

badala bakwazi ukubaluleka kwemvela-phiyabo. Uthe yena akuyo nto ayijonge kakhuluinkxaso e-suka kurhulumente koko uyakuthiurhulumente amfumane endleleni kuba eyo-nantoayilwelayokukubakungalahleki imve-la phi yomntu omnyama.Ngaphandle kokukhuphisana ngeempela

veki amaqela kaSihlobo ayacelwa ukuba ayekunandisa kwizinto ezohlukeneyo kuzozonke iilali zaseMt Ayliff.Oyinkosi kula ndawo uNkosi Mnyamezeli

Gaga uliqhwabele izandla ilinge lalokaMrhabula watsho ebhenela eluntwini uku-ba lizeke mzekweni kufundiswe abantwanangemvela-phi ikwazi ukugcineka.

Bagotywabebatsha

Mnu Mhlangeqwele Mrhabula ephakathi kwamaqela akhe ngelixa lokhuphiswano eSigidini eMtAyliff. PHOTO: SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

Elinye lamaqela kaSihlobo lisenza ezidume ngazo kumnyhadala ubuseMt Ayliff. PHOTO:SIMBONGILEMDLEDLE

REPORTER

THE Eastern Cape Appropriate TechnologyUnit (ECATU) celebrated the completion ofthe organic farming (or food gardening andwater care projects) implemented in UpperSinxako and Si-qhungqwini.

ECATU has implemented organic farming

or food gardening and agro-processing in 120households and installed water tanks, waterpipes and taps in those two villages.According to Sibongile Somdaka, Business

DevelopmentManager, the twoprojects formpart of the Provincial Integrated Anti-Pover-ty Strategy which seeks to ensure coordina-tion and integration of all poverty interven-tions byprovincial departments and entities.

The strategy was launched by PremierNoxolo Kiviet in March this year.Somdaka said that the centre of the Strate-

gy brings empowerment for their own devel-opment, mobilisation and the strengtheningof public/private partnerships.Upper Sinxako and Siqhungqwini villages

were the two identified poverty sites withinthe Joe Gqabi District Municipality and are

two of the 16 pilot sites identified throughoutthe province.The event was attended by officials from

the Department of Rural Development andAgrarian Reform, the Department of SocialDevelopment, the Municipality and localchiefs.

sim.mdledle@feveronline.co.za

ECATUcelebrates achievements

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ABANTUabaninzi kwilali zasemakhaya bathibangene imigalelo eyahlukeneyo ngenjongozokuthi ngelixa likaDisemba nabo babe nentoyokonwaba kumakhaya abo kwaye babe noku-tya nemali yokubagcina ixesha elide.

Bambi bathi bohlukaniselane ngemali aban-ye bathenge ukutya ze bohlukaniselane ngako(ukugqebha).Ubungoziobuthibubekhonakule

nto yomgqebho kukuxhonyiswa kwabantuabasuke be-hlukaniselana ngemali okanye be-lungiselela ukuya kuthenga. Badala ingozingokuthi izigadla abalayishe kuzoukutyakun-go gqunywa ze kuhambe kusiwa, okambe kubekhona umntu ohleli ngaphezulu kwako. Nala-pho lowo osuke ehleli ngaphezulu usuke esemngciphekweni wokuba angawa nalaphokwenzeke ingozi.Osisithethi seSebe lezoThutho phantsi

kwephulo likaFika uPhila, uDr Tshepo Mach-

aeautheabantuabathengaukutyakufaneleba-qinisekeukubaakukhomntuuhlalangaphezu-lu kwako, kuba lo nto ibeka ubomi bakhe es-ichengeni.“Abanye abantu bathi bafumane ukulimala

ngenxa yalo mkhwa. Abantu mabazi ukubaoku akuvumelekanga futhi akukho semtheth-weni. Abahlali maba qinisekise ukuba ukutyaokobayokuthengabayakogqumaukuzekungadaleki iingozi ebe sino kwazi ukuzi khusela,”kubeka uMachaea.

Osisithethi samapolisa kwiCluster yaseXho-ra,uMajorZamukulungisaJozanautheabantuabaza ziyo ukuba bane mali abazo kuyahlulamabaxelele amapolisa ukuze abakhusele. Uthekuyenzekaukubakuthi kufikausuku labo lok-wahlula iza phuli mthetho zibe sele zisazikwaye zizilungiselele.“Iziganeko zoku thathelwa kwabantu imali

yabo ngeli xesha ziqhelekile yilo nto kubalule-kile ukuba basebenzisane namapolisa ukuzebakhuseleke,” kubeka uJozana.

Lixesha lokugqebha,nootsotsi bajongengamehloabomvu

AS the Festive Season starts in earnest, theEasternCapeLiquorBoardwill embarkonanaggressive campaign to raise awareness andto educate people of the Eastern Cape aboutthe repercussions of excessive use of alcohol,especially drivers.Road accidents continue to haunt our socie-

ty inmore thanoneway.Alcohol is reportedlyone of the leading causes of road accidents inthe country. Drunk driving and erratic pedes-trians are a huge issue, and according to theRoad TransportManagement Corporation re-port, over the 2013 Easter Weekend 60% of fa-talities were Pedestrians.

The findings of the study on the socio-eco-nomic impact of liquor abuse commissionedby the Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) inthe past year, revealed that a fair share of thecountry’s most dangerous roads are locatedin the province of the Eastern Cape and thatthe number of accidents occurring on theseroads is disproportionately high.The Eastern Cape Liquor Board is commit-

ted and is working diligently to educate com-munities about the dangers of drunk driving,ensuring that the number of accidents thattake place as a result of alcohol abuse wouldbe reduced.

This initiative is done in partnership withother stakeholders, such as the DepartmentofTransport. The study revealed thatEasternCape roads contribute significantly to annualroad accident mortality rate, specifically ontheN2betweenEast LondonandMthatha andon the N2 between Mthatha and Kokstad.Working with other stakeholders, the East-

ern Cape Liquor Board will go all out to en-sure that drivers are informed about the dan-gers of driving under the influence of alcoholand drivers that are identified as having ex-ceeded alcohol consumption limit will facethe full might of the law.

During this time of the year, illegal tavernsusually abound and the Eastern Cape LiquorBoard duly sends a stern warning to peoplethat trade illegally to refrain from such prac-tices. Similarly, licensed liquor traders areencouraged to obey their trading conditionsby, among other things, not selling liquor tothe underage children, playing loud musicdisturbing their neighbourhood and sellingliquor throughout the night. In the eventwhere such cases are experienced by commu-nity members, we urge them to report themto the Eastern Cape Liquor Board using theirToll-Free Line 080 000 0420.

Liquor Board’s fight against excessive use of alcohol intensifies

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REPORTER

DUE to the death of former presi-dent Nelson Rolihlahla Mandelathe Buyel’ekhaya Pan AfricanMusic festival has moved thedate of its concert, which was setto take place on December 15, toSunday, December 22.

This has also necessitated achange of venue from the BuffaloCricket Park to the Border Rug-by Stadium (ABSA). Tickets tothis annual gathering of musicenthusiasts are still available atComputicket priced at R180.

Fans that have already pur-chased their tickets should not bewary as they can still redeemtheir tickets on the 22nd Decem-ber; otherwise arrangementswill be made for refunds wherenecessary.

The best of local and continen-tal musical talents will performin this festival which is a multi-cultural event aimed at celebrat-ing indigenous African expres-sions.

The main festival starting at6pm will kick-start with a 45minute tribute to Tat’ uMandelaby way of a collaboration by vari-ous artists in the line-up and amoving oration by well re-nowned Pan African poet ZolaniMkiva.

The full line-up includedesGrammy Award winning Angel-ique Kidjo, Grammy nomineesHugh Masekela (SA), Vusi Mahl-asela (SA) and other talented art-

ists such as Ringo(SA), The Soil(SA), Zonke (SA), DJ Zinhle (SA),DJ Oskido and Candy (SA), DJPastor(SA), Ndingo Jawah (Bot-swana), LaPheefa (SA), Asanda(SA), Phaphama (SA).

The festival is powered byEastern Cape Parks and TourismAgency the National Departmentof Arts and Culture, Amatholemunicipality and Buffalo city.

Buyel’khaya, which looselytranslates to “return home,” doeswell to encourage and turn thenational attention on the cultur-al wealth that defines the generalAfrican experience.

The festival is proving to be agreat economic driver in the cityof East London and surrounds. Ithas helped to stimulate tourismin the area, with music loverscoming from all over the countryto enjoy the various attractionsthe Eastern Cape has to offer.

These include the Nelson Man-dela Museum, the Addo ElephantPark, the Shamwari Game Parkand many others.

Tickets are available at Com-puticket and cost between R180and R300.

For more information and up-dates join the Buyel’ekhaya Mu-sic Festival on Facebook.

Music Festival posponed toDecember22

Mafikizolo will perform at theBuyel’ekhaya Pan African MusicFestival on December 22.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

REPORTER

THE Eastern Cape (EC) Gos-pel talent search which wasconducted throughout theprovince was a success. The fi-nals were held recently atHemmingways Hotel, EastLondon.

This initiative was part ofthe Eastern Cape Governmentwhich had created a platformfor developing gospel artiststo showcase their talent andbe assisted to penetrate theGospel Music industry. Thiswas an initiative led by theMEC for Sport, Recreation,Arts and Culture, MrsXoliswa Tom. The initiativestarted last year, focusing ongroup performances.

Last year, the talent searchproject saw the winner, Star-let, a gospel group from Lusik-isiki, securing a recordingdeal with one of the majorrecord companies in the coun-try, EMI. Through a struc-tured and focused support, thegroup had released andlaunched its debut album inApril 2013.

This year, the focus hasbeen on solo artists. About 500artists from all eight districtsof the province, inclusive ofthe two Metros, participatedat the auditions that ran fromJuly 13 till August 25 at vari-ous centres around the prov-ince. 108 of these artists quali-fied for quarter finals thatwere held at the Eastern CapeAudio Visual Centre in East

London on November 6.Thirty (30) of these artists

battled it out at the Semi Fi-nals that were held at Ham-burg Artists Village on No-vember 15.

Three high profile personal-ities who are well experiencedin the field of Gospel Musicwere responsible for assess-ing the artists. The panel wasled by the legendary Sizwe Za-ko and also had Tshepo Nzi-mande of Zuz’muzi Music Pro-duction and Nomonde Vakali-sa of Umhlobo Wenene FM.

Speaking his heart out atthe semi-finals Tshepo Nzi-mande had this to say: “I wasabout to close my record com-pany, but the talent I haveseen in the Eastern Capemakes me to think otherwise.I want to raise money and in-vest in the artists from theEastern Cape.”

“To me they are all winners.That is a reason I have askedthe coordinators to coordi-nate a performance by all 30semi-finalists singing togeth-er as one,” said excited MECXoliswa Tom.

The winners were as followfirst price scooped by Si-phokazi Sondishe (Amathole)by doing so she won R50 000and recording deal. 2. LutshaYolelo (Amathole) R30 000 andrecording deal, Sharon John-son (Cacadu) R20 000 and re-cording deal, NozibeleMtshutshwane (Alfred Nzo)recording only and RemanaSmit (Joe Gqabi) recordingonly.

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