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BABALWA NDLANYA
AMAN who is suspected of raping awoman in front of her husband wasapprehended by community mem-bers in Tshoveni locality in Butter-worth.
It is alleged that the suspect (23) forced his wayinto the couple’s house while they were asleep.
He then asked them for information on thewhere-abouts of his girlfriend.
Police Spokesperson Captain Jackson Manathasaid the suspect allegedly drewhis knife and threat-ened the couple,He pushed thewoman (37) to anoth-er bed in thepresence of herhusbandand rapedher.
“It is not clear why the husband did not take ac-tion to protect his wife as the alleged crime tookplace in front of him. After committing the crimethe suspect fell asleep,” he said.
The couple then got a chance to raise the alarmand contact the police.
Both the police and community members foundthe suspect still in deep slumber and snoring in thebed where he allegedly raped the victim.
Manatha said theyareproudof theTshoveni com-munity members because they did not assault thesuspect as they are being taught of not taking thelaw into their own hands.
Rapesuspectcaughtafterfallingasleep
USaneliso Gwengu uncamanantomi ezama ukwenza ntleibhayisikile yakhe. Read storyon page 6. PHOTO:BABALWANDLANYA
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BABALWA NDLANYA
COMMUNITY members from Vongqo locali-ty in Dutywa are fuming and threatening theDepartment of Education in the Eastern Capethat they will take further action if they donot fulfil their promise of opening ThubelihleHigh School.
The chairperson of the school committee,Chamberlain Ntlava, said the communityforced pupils fromUpperBolotwa Junior Sec-ondary School to join the strike, demandingthe department to give them answers on why
the school was not opening as promised lastyear.“This school was built by both parents and
the Department. The department then deliv-ered furniture and instructed the communitymembers to look for a principal. The Depart-ment would then send teachers so that theschool could operate,” he said.Ntlava added that they had phoned an in-
spector to contact the MEC for Education, MrMandla Makhupula, to come and tell themwhat happened.Furthermore, one of the parentsMrSkonde-
la Jadu, said this is very painful because theirchildren now don’t know where to go becausethis school was their hope.“We will ensure that they (department) are
giving us good answers or else we will seewhat we are going to do about this andwewillmake sure that we are taking action aboutthis,” Jadu added.Chief Sandla Sisulu said theywant answers
from the Department because now it seems asif it was fooling them. He said this was affect-ing all of them because their children wereforced to go long distances when they want togo to a Senior Secondary School.Express could not obtain comment from the
department becausephones for the spokesper-sons for the department were on voicemail.
Community threatensDoEafter failure toopenschool
Community members want answers from this MEC, Mandla Makupula. PHOTO: BABALWA NDLANYA
MANDLENKOSI MXENGI
SEVERALschools in theBuffaloCity regionwhoseGrade 12 pupilswere part of the Ilimastudy and revision camps managed to im-prove their pass rates in 2013.
Some of the region’s schools that joinedlast year’s Ilima study camps included Uvi-we Senior Secondary from Scenery Park,EastLondon’sUlwaziHighSchool andFuni-we Senior Secondary School, situated in a
farm area alongside the R346 road betweenEast London and King William’s Town.Grade 12 pupils from these three schools
were part of thousands of 2013 matriculantswho joined these study camps which led totheir schools improving their pass rates.Ulwazi High School pupils joined Ilima
studycamps in 2011 and that sameyearman-aged to improve the school’s pass rate to69%, in 2012 the school achieved 91%, whilein 2013 the school got an improved 100%passrate.
Funiwe Senior Secondary School, a farmschool in Qhuru and Khambashe areas,joined the Ilima camps when they were firstintroduced in 2011 and in that year got a 55%pass rate; 2012 the school achieved 88.6%and in 2013 the school improved its pass rateto 96.2%.Formerpupil,AthandileNkume, said eve-
ry Grade 12 pupil showed commitment anddedication to the camps and everyone wasalways present.Some of the pupils who were part of these
camps got distinctions and received bursa-ries to further their studies.Last year Eastern Cape Premier Noxolo
Kiviet donated R500 000 towards the 2013study camps during a fundraising gala din-ner held in East London and said that theprovincial government was fully behindthese camps.Ilima provincial coordinator, Ngcweleka-
zi Gwegwe, said the target for 2013 was theunderperforming schools and about 481camps were established.
In 2012 about 21 000 pupils from 320schools joined the camps. In 2011 about 190schools with 11 598 pupils that participatedin these camps 63% of these schools im-proved their results.Since the inception of these camps in 2011
the province managed to improve its passrate from 58% achieved in 2011 to 61.6% in2012 and the 2013 pass rate stands at 64.9%.
Ilima study camps help improve schools pass rate
Funiwe Senior Secondary School, a schoolsituated in the Qhuru and Khambashe farmarea, has managed to improve its matricpass rate in the past three years. PHO-TO:SUPPLIED.
‘‘“Wewill ensure that they (depart-ment) are giving us good answersor else wewill see what we aregoing to do about this andwewillmake sure that we are takingaction about this,” Jadu added.- SKONDELAJADU
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BABALWA NDLANYA
ATTENDING study campshelped grade 12 learners fromButterworth to do well in thematric exams.
Linda Golela, secretary forthe South African DemocraticTeachers Union (SADTU), saidthe Butterworth branch had agreat improvement in their re-sults and that “Operation Fun-da” (the name which was giv-en to the camps) had helpedpupils a lot.
He said they would continuewith this campaign because itshowed that it was helping thepupils.
“As teachers we are still fac-ing challenges. The Depart-ment of Education is failing toemploy permanent teachersand is instead relying on tem-porary teachers,” Golela said.
He said the department mustsolve this problem. He addedthat other learners were notbeing taught since there was ashortage of teachers.
When the spokesperson forthe Department of Education
was contacted for comment tosee what would be done to ad-dress the issue of teachers hewas not available since he wasin a meeting.
In recent media reports theMinister for Basic Education,Angie Motseka, confirmedthat they knew about theproblem facing the EasternCape Province.
She is expected to visit theprovince soon in an effort tofast-track the appointment ofmore teachers.
ButterworthGrade 12 dowell - LindaGolela
Learners from Ganizulu SeniorSecondary School busy checkingfor their names in the Newspa-per when the matric results were
released. PHOTO:BABALWANDLANYA
BABALWA NDLANYA
ISEBE lezeMfundo laseMpuma Kapa lince-diswa yiPortfolio Committee lithe bhazalalakwiveki egqithileyo lizama ukufumana ingx-aki ezikhokelele ekubeni ezinye izikolo zin-genzi kakuhle kwiziphumo zokuphela kon-yaka.UMphathiswa weSebe lezeMfundouMandla Makuphula ephelekwa ligqiza la-
khe bathe bandwendwela isikolo samabangaaphezulu iDlulisa ekwilali yaseMnyamenikuCentane.
Osisithethi seli sebe uMalibongwe Mtimauthe kwesi sikolo bangama-24 abafundiabathe bachophela imviwo zokuphela konya-ka, kuphumelele umfundi wamnye, abanebaza kuthi babhale izifundo zoxabangelo.
Uthe ukuba aba bafundi bathe baphumelelaoko kuza konyusa inani lokupasa kwabafun-di.
“Into esiyiphawuleyo apha kukuba alukhoubambiswano. Isebe ke ngoku lizama ukubakulungiswe leyo ngxaki ukuze kubekho
iziphumo ezihle xa kuphela unyaka,” ut-shilo uMtima.
Woleke ngelithi, bayathemba ukuba siza
kubakho isisombululo kule ngxuba kaxakakuba iinjongo kukuba kufundiswe umntwa-na womntu omnyama.
Ukanti zibini izikolo ezithe zandwend-welwa leli sebe. Sikhona nesinye isikolo nasoesithe sandwendwelwa ligqiza lesebe lezeM-fundo eGcuwa.
Amagosaathebhazalalaezikolweni
SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE
LUSANXUNGUPHELE nangalo mzuzu usa-pho lwakwaNdamase kwindawo yaseThek-wini Emthalala kwidolophu yaseSajonisikulandela ukuba endaweni yokuba kufu-maneke isidumbu sesalamane saloebekuthiwa sabulawa sangcwatywakwakuyo la lali, kusuke kwafumanekaikhandlela elibomvu kwelo ngcwaba. UPeacemaker Ndamase nowayesebenzanjengelungu lomkhosi kwi-South AfricanNational Defence Force wathi walahlekangomhla we-5 kwekaCanzibe ngomnyakaka1995, kanti amalungu osapho oko esiwaevuka ekhangela lo tata wabantwana ababi-
ni kodwa abuya noboya bentenetya. Olugrumbo lwangomhla wesixhenxe kweyo-Mqungu ibilolwelesibini lulandela olwan-go 2001 nekulapho kwadula amarhe okubau-Peacemaker lo wabulawa wangcwatywaeMngazi. Nalapho kanti babuya nem-bandes’ khova. Ongubhuti kamfi uMaxa-biso Ndamase uthi babindekile yile nto be-lusapho. Uthi into abasele beyithandazelangoku belusapho kukuba kufumaneke am-athambo akhe bakwazi ukuwangcwabangesithozela nje ngosapho. Uthi ngelixaelahleka wayekunye nabahlobo bakhekodwa akukho namnye omaziyo ukubawatshona phi umkhuluwa wakhe.“Isiphatha kabuhlungu kakhulu le nto silu-
sapho kuba nangona ebehamba uMzanstiAfrika wonke kuba elijoni kodwa akazangeakhe angabuyi ekhaya. Rhoqo emva kween-yanga ezintathu ebebuyela ekhaya.Ebengelotshipha futhi elithanda ikhaya,”utshilo. Udize ukuba nangelixa eswelekakwakuza kubakho umcimbi owawu-bandakanya yena (Peacemaker) be-zaku-wenza belusapho. UMaxabiso unenkoloyokuba ezi ndawo zimana zikhonjwa ukubaubhuti wakhe ukuzo kungenzeka ukubawayengcwatyelwe ngenene kodwa abenzibobubi bathi bakuva ukuba kuzakugrun-jwa bamgrumbe kuqala baye kumngcwabakwenye indawo. “Siyathemba ukuba ng-enye imini uphando lokuza lubabhence
abenzi bokubi,” uthethe watsho. Osi-sithethi samapolisa, uCaptain MduduziGodlwana ukuqinisekisile ukuba ngeneneabakhange basifumane isidumbu endawe-ni yaso base bafumana ikhandlela elibom-vu. Uthe uphando lusaqhubeka. Ubhenelekuluntu lwala ndawo ukuba luze ngapham-bili nalo naluphi na ulwazi ngokubhekise-lele kule ntsukazikeyi.
Kuvakala ukuba ngomnyaka ka2001kukhe kwakho ugrumbo olwenziwa ngom-hla we-7 kweyoMnga emva kokuvakalakomingi-mingi ukuba unyana wolu saphonowayelilungu lomkhosi , umzimba wakheungcwatywe kule ndawo.
Kufunyenwe amakhandlela endaweni yesidumbu
AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
TOP-of-the-range Nelson Mandela school ofscience and technology, sponsored by Ger-man-based mobile company Siemens, was of-ficially opened by the State President, JacobZuma, last Friday.
This R10m-valued school will help Grade 8-12 learners to no longer travel longer distanc-es to get high school education.
Zuma said the school will therefore pro-vide solid grounding for learners and addressthe skills shortages in these areas in thecountry.
“This school turned Madiba’s dream intoa reality which will change lives,” said Zuma.
CEO for Siemens Africa, Sigi Proebstl saidthrough this investment, their company wasdemonstrating its commitment to supportinggovernment with its goal of increasing thelevels of education in South Africa.
“We are a technology company focusing on
ZumaopensNelsonMandela-school
Mandelaschool: Firstbatch ofexcited learnersat MandelaSchool ofscience andtechnology atthe officialopening of thisstate-of-the-artschool lastFriday. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISAMADIKIZELA
technology solutions. The school will be de-signed according to the principles of sustain-ability, and it will incorporate state-of-the-art environmental friendly solutions, such aswater purification systems and will be pow-ered by solar energy,” said Proebstl.
The school was opened last week throughthe partnership between Siemens, MvezoTraditional council and the provincial De-partment of Education and even though itwas only opened last week, the classes havealready been started.
Also gracing this milestone achievementfor Mvezo community was the Eastern CapePremier Noxolo Kievet, MEC for basic educa-tion, Angie Motshekga, MP and Mvezo Chief,Mandla Mandela, local chiefs and the com-munity at large.
The school’s buildings were named afterthe key members of the Mandela family withthe teachers’ quarters named after the wom-en in the family, from Nelson Mandela’sgrandmother to his wives.
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ZIYANDA SIDUMO
WALTER Sisulu University (WSU) has madeit clear that it will not accept walk-in applica-tions as their due date for applications waslate last year.
The only exception where late applicationswill be considered is for programmes which
still have vacancies.University spokeswoman Angela Church
said the university is only able to accommo-date about 7 000 first year students in 2014.
“We’ve received over 20 000 applicationsfrom first year students for 7 000 places andmanyof theseapplicantsdonotmeet themin-imumentrance requirements as their resultsare below the required standards. Our appli-
cations closed on December 20, 2013. Howev-er,wemayaccept late applicantswhere therearevacancies inparticular programmes.Ma-triculants with good mathematics, scienceandaccountingresultsmaybeconsidered forsuch programmes,” said Church.
Church encouraged prospective studentsnot to wait for the last minute to apply andthat they should apply early at the university
to secure a place for the following academicyear.
“Students should apply early to study atWSU. Usually our applications close on Octo-ber 31 each year, but last year we extendedthe deadline owing to the revised academiccalendar to cater for lost time,” said Church.
Walter Sisulu University will not accept walk-in applications
REPORTER
AS the class of 2013 – thousands of them new-ly armed with Bachelor’s passes – scrambleto secure a space at universities and colleg-es, an education expert has warned prospec-tive students to ensure they carefully scruti-nise institutions before signing up.
“Thousands of newly matriculated youngpeople are being turned away at universi-ties due to space constraints. It is encourag-ing to see so many prospective students in-clude private higher and further educationinstitutions as they consider alternatives. Itis therefore most regrettable that there arestill some unscrupulous people exploitingstudents’ difficult situation, for fraudulentand selfish financial gain,” says Dr FelicityCoughlan, Director of the Independent Insti-tute of Education (IIE).
The IIE is SA’s largest and most accredit-
ed private higher education institution, andCoughlan notes that private institutions arerequired to adhere to the same rigorousquality assurance processes as state univer-sities - meaning that if you register at theright private institution you are able to gaina qualification of equal standing and quali-ty.
Most private institutions operatingthroughout the country are registered andaccredited and almost all offer a viable alter-native for students seeking a post-schoolstudy opportunity, but it is a travesty thatthe actions of some taint the whole sector,Coughlan says.
“Students unfortunately do not seem to re-alise just how easy it is to check the creden-tials of private institutions and thus denythemselves the protection of being sureabout the status of the institution – andtherefore the qualification – they are choos-ing,” she says.
“All the key information about the regis-tration of an institution is available in theRegister of Private Higher Education Insti-tutions kept by the Department of HigherEducation and Training, and the informa-tion is also readily available from reputableinstitutions.”
Additionally, there are ways students can- and should – interrogate institutions be-fore parting with any money.
“There are a few key questions to ask towhich there are some simple answers, andif an institution is able to respond appropri-ately, it is worth considering,” she says.
Before signing up, ask the institution:• To show you their certificate of registra-
tion with the Department of Higher Educa-tion. It should detail the campus, providerand the qualifications offered. No certificate– no go.
•All higher education qualifications needto be accredited by the Higher Education
Quality Committee of the Council on HigherEducation – if they are not accredited theywill not appear on the certificate referredto above. There is no other document detail-ing the accreditation which is why checkingif the qualification is on the certificate is anessential step.
• All qualifications must be registered onthe NQF by SAQA and students should askfor the SAQA NQF identity numbers.
“Students eager to sign up in the currentclimate where spaces at tertiary institu-tions are scarce may be tempted to foregothis little bit of additional hassle,” saysCoughlan. “But failing to make the effortmakes you enormously vulnerable to scam-sters.
“By taking the time to ask these simplequestions, you contribute to strengtheningthe private higher education sector by mak-ing it harder for scamsters to continue to op-erate.”
Studentswarnedabout fly-by-night colleges
BABALWA NDLANYA
UKUZAMA ukuncedisana nabahlali bakwaWard 15 ngaphantsi kwedolophu yaseXhorauMasipalawaseMbhasheuthewanikelangez-ixhobo zokwakha idiphu ngenjongo yokusindisa imfuyo yabo ukuba ingafunyanwazizifo.
Kwiveki egqithileyo uSodolophu waloMasipala, uCeba Nonceba Mfecane uthewandwendwela aba bahlali ukuya kujongaukuba sele kushiyeke kanga kanani ukuba i-gqitywe ukokhiwa le diphu.
“Eyona nto ndiyithandayo kukuba bayazokhela into ebonisa ukuba baya yifuna ngo-hgygtygywq11q1kwenene. Kodwa kusa fune-
ka songeze ezinye izixhobo kuba sinqwenelaukuba ibe igqityiwe ingeka pheli le nyanga.”
Woleke ngelithi aba bahlali bathe babhinqaomfutshane bazokhela le diphu, kwaye kuda-la bekhala besithi imfuyo yabo iyafa, benguloMasipala bazama ukuncedisana nabo.Ngaphandle koku ukwaveze ukuba bona ben-gumasipala abanawo amandla okuyi qala
phantsi idiphu bayenze koko lisebe lezo limoelithi lenze oko ze bona bancedise xa kukhoezondawo zonakeleyo.
Lo kaMfecane uthe baza kunikela ngediphuukuze igalelwephayangaphakathi yakuba ig-qityiwe kwaye ayi zuku nceda amafamakuphelakodwawonkeumhlali uzokwaziuku-yisebenzisa
Uncedisaabahlali uMasipalakulwakhiwo lwebhulorho
BABALWA NDLANYA
THE Mbhashe Local Municipality hasopened a play centre where children of Du-tywa and surrounds can play in a safe envi-ronment.
The Mayor of Mbhashe Local Municipali-ty, Councillor Nonceba Mfecane, said theyhad decided to change the lives of the chil-
dren who are living in Dutywa and sur-rounding areas.
“We have noticed that when they comefrom school they have nowhere to go. Thatis why we decided to open this space. Whenthey play there they are supervised by theirparents because we want them to be safe atall times,” she said.
In addition, parents do not have to pay forthis as it is free for everybody, except old
people.Mfecane said they had seen that there
were lots of children who come to play therewhich results in them having to stand in aqueue. To address this the municipality isplanning to open another play center intown.
One of the parents who took his childrento this play center, Lamlile Ntsaluba, saidchildren are enjoying it a lot. He said this
place is very safe but it is necessary for par-ents to supervise as it is next to the busy N2road.
“It will help us a lot because we won’tspend a lot of money when we want to takeout our children,” he said. Ntsaluba addedthat there are no other play centers in thearea so this would help them a lot.
Municipality opens play centre for Dutywa kids
REPORTER
DURING December 2013, Centane Police con-fiscated about 500 dangerous weapons fromyouth (mainly boys) of different villages inCentane.
The weapons included battle axes, bushknives, iron-loaded sticks, pangas and sharpweapons.
The weapons are normally used during fac-tion fights among the boys from different vil-lages, resulting in many unnecessary mur-ders, attempted murders and assault with in-tent to do grievous bodily harm.
As a result of the confiscation of theseweapons, murder and assault cases wereslightly lower in the Centane area over thefestive season.
Centane Policeconfiscatedhundreds ofweapons
Butterworth ClusterCommander Brig.Mzimasi Vukani andCentane StationCommander Lt ColNelson Siqhola withsome of the confiscatedweapons. PHOTO:SUP-PLIED
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BABALWA NDLANYA
IZIKOLO zeli laseMpuma Koloni zivulwe itit-shala zikulungele ukuqalisa ukufundisa nan-jengoko izixhobo zonke zokufundisa isebelezemfundo lisithi lizithumele kulo nyaka up-helileyo.
Oku kuqinisekiswe ngosisithethi seli sebe
uMnu Loyiso Pulumane watsho esithi kwan-go suku lwango Mvulo kule veki igqithileyo,iititshala bezithe chithi sakaukujonga ezikol-weni ngenjongo zokuyo kwenza izicwangcisozonyaka zilungiselela ukuvulwa kwezikolo.“Isebe liya qinisekisa ukuba akukho titsha-
la ziza kugxothwa kwaye neetitshala zethuty-ana ziza kubuyela ezikolweni nanjengokoisebe likwi phulo lokuba zibe zititshala ez-
isigxina,” kubeka uPulumane.Lo kaPulumane ugxininise ukuba iititsha-
la zonke zibuyele kwindawo zazo ebe zifundi-sa kuzo kule nyanga kaJanuwari, akukho tit-shala iza kuphelelwa ngumsebenzi.Ngaphandle kokuukwaveze ukubaphantse
kukhona iititshala eziyi-3000 ezihleli ema-khayangenxa yengxaki ezithile ezifananoku-gula. Uthi isebe lifune ikhampani ethile uku-
ba incedise kumba wokuba kuqwalaselwekwezo titshala ukuba ngokwenene azi ku-lungelanga na ukusebenza, ukuze ezo zifu-maniseke zinga kulungelanga ukusebenzazinikwe isick pensions zazo ngolwimi lwasemzini.“Siya liqhuba ke elo phulo kwaye bakhona
oGqira abazijongayo ukuba ngokweneneazikufanelanga kusina na ukusebenza.”
ISebe lithi izixhobozifikengexesha
BABALWA NDLANYA
TEACHINGatMtshotshisa Junior SecondarySchool was off to a great start as, in responseto the call from the Department of Educationin theEasternCape,on the firstdayofopeningall schools must start teaching, they were do-ing just that.Principal of the school, Lamlile Ntsaluba,
said since the Department delivered station-ery last year, this had helped them so muchbecause they had started sorting stationeryfor pupils on Tuesday last week.“Then today we have started teaching be-
cause we want to ensure that we don’t wastetime. Our pupils came in numbers to school– its only 20% who did not come, which is apity,” he said.
At Phutuma Junior Secondary Schoolteachers did the same. According to the Prin-cipal of the school, Babalwa Mtumtum, theydon’t have time to waste because learnersneed to be taught. “At this moment we have1 001 learners that we admitted,” she said.TheDepartment ofEducationdelivered fur-
niture to the school last year, but theyarenowfacing the challenge of not having enough
classrooms due to the large number of learn-ers.Mtumtum said they are forced to take outsome furniture every morning so that therecan be a space in the classrooms.The Department of Education Spokesper-
son, Loyiso Pulumane, confirmed that theDepartment had delivered stationery lastyear so that teachers could start teachingon the first day.
Schools followDepartment of Education’s instructions
Pupils enjoy their first dayat school
Grade 2pupils getacquaintedwith the textbooks thatthey will beusing thisyear. PHOTO:SUPPLIED
Looking serious in theclassroom during thefirst day at school wereGrade 3 learners fromMtshotshisa JSS.FOTO:SUPPLIED
Grade 3 pupilswere hard atwork alreadyon the first dayof the schoolyear. PHO-TO:SUPPLIED
Pupils fromMtshotshisaJuniorSecondarySchool inDutywawerehappytobeatschoolonthefirstdayof the2014schoolcalender.
REPORTER
AS post-matric celebrations become memo-ries to treasure, this year’s school-leaversstand on the threshold of their next big lifeadventure – starting their post-school stud-ies. Going from home and school to tertiaryeducation and a new environment is daunt-ing, and the University of Life is set to handout a few unexpected lessons on the way.
“Unfortunately, the business of life andliving sometimes overwhelms young peopleas they enter this new period. So much so,that the business of studying and achievingthe longed-for qualification sometimes dis-appears into thin air, often with disastrousconsequences,” says Dr Anne-Ka van denHoek, Academic Manager at The Independ-ent Institute of Education, South Africa’s
largest and most accredited private highereducation institution with 21 campusesthroughout the country.“It is therefore important that soon-to-be
students get their heads in the right space,to create the healthy environment that willassist them in achieving the strong gradesthey intend to reap at the end of the year,”says Dr van den Hoek.She says there are a few common sense
resolutions that will stand new students ingood stead and lay the foundation for suc-cess in 2014.“Bymaking someminor tweaks to theway
youapproachyourdaily life, andby commit-ting yourself to steadfastly building newskills in achievable bit by bit chunks, you’llsoon start to feel more empowered in yourdaily endeavours,” says Van den Hoek.“By all means, go all out to enjoy being a
Five steps to a better student life in 2014student and the wonderful new experiencesthis life stage brings, but at the same time,commit to taking at least one step towardsself-empowerment and improvement everyday. These small daily commitments willaddupand, over thenext three or four years,will accrue compound interest which willset you apart from your peers at the end ofyour studies.”Van den Hoek says that these small acts
of daily empowerment will translate into amore manageable life and environment,which will have a positive knock-on effectto many aspects of students’ lives, includingtheir studies.
New students should promise themselvesthe following in 2014:
. I will monitor the way I use my time.I will break upmy free time into blocks allo-
cated to relaxing with friends and family, toexercisingmymind and body, and to follow-ing my passions. This will help me to findan appropriate balance between work andpleasure.
. I will write down the three things Ishould have done differently in my studieslast year and check back each week that Iam not falling into those habits again.
. I will find at least one community-basedactivity to support, because I acknowledgethat I have a responsibility to give back tothose less fortunate than me.
. Iwill take ‘oneappat a time’, by learningonenew technological skill (that is not aboutgaming or social media) every month, evenif it is only the shortcut keys on my key-board. It all adds up to making me more ef-fective.
. I will eat and exercise properly, not be-cause I hope to be the centre of attentionwherever I go, but because if I feel good andam healthy, I will look good, be more confi-dent, and be able to deliver my best.
6 NewsJanuary 23, 2014Isolomzi Express
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YANDISA POPPY DLEMBULA
IN Bizana the Ekukhanyeni Restaurant andTake Away is famous for its sampand chicken where everybody en-joys sitting there and eating the de-licious food and samp.
Ekukhanyeni Restaurant andTake Away is situated at the Alba-ny building and is famous for itsdelicious receipe of cooked sampand grilled chicken.
Masodi Phume is the owner ofthe business that started in Sep-tember last year. She is being as-sisted by four local staff members.This business has been busy eversince it opened as people love theway the samp is prepared. Phumesaid that therewere ups anddownsbut it’s part of the business world. “I see mybusiness growing very big in a few years tocome as I also want to cater for weddings andother big events,” added Phume.
She concluded by saying that she will takethings slowly but at the same time make use
of every opportunity that comes her way.
Ingredients for four servings:NB: Wash your hands at all
times before preparing food.
Samp1cupsugarbeans, 1and cupsamp, 1 tea-
spoon of salt, 1 litre of water, a mug ofcooking oil and a pinch of selected spices ofchoice
Chicken4 pieces of chicken, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1
cup of water, 1 teaspoon of rajah, 2 tea-spoons of barbeque spice, 1 onion, 1 greenpepper, of garlic, half a mug of cooking oiland a pinch of parsley
Preparing
Samp· Pour your samp and beans in
a pot with water and salt.· Wait for it to boil and the samp and beans
to be cooked.· Add your cooking oil, with the spices of
your choice.· Cook for about 10 minutes until the ingre-
dients have blended in.· Taste and add ingredients where needed· Then it is ready to be served.
Chicken· Chop onions, green pepper and garlic· Pour cooking oil and chopped ingredients
LOCAL IS LEKKER: EKUKHANYENI RESTAURANTANDTAKEAWAY
Masodi’s famous sampandchicken
Nokuthula Maliza.PHOTO: YANDISAPOPPY DLEMBULA
The famous samp andchicken from Ekukhan-yeni Restaurant servedwith salads. PHO-TO:YANDISA POPPYDLEMBULA
in a pot· Wait for ingredients to boil then add spic-
es. When ingredients have blended in, putyour pieces of chicken in the pot with onlyhalf a cup of water.
· Boil until meat is cooked and all ingredi-ents have blended.
· Take it out of the pot when cooked andplace the chicken in an oven tray
· Pre-heat oven at 150 degrees· After 10 minutes place the chicken tray
in the oven at 100 degrees.· After the meat is golden brown, it is ready
to be served.
isikile kulandela ukusokola kwakhe xa es-iya esikolweni, lo nto yamenza wacela uta-ta wakhe ukuba amthengele yona.
“Ndiyithanda kakhulu kwaye ndichithaixesha elininzi ndihamba ngayo ndisiyakwindawo ezikude nanjengoko kwezinyeindawo izithuthi zinqongophele,” kubekayena.
Ukwaveze ukuba nabo abantwana bayathanda ukumlandela xa bembona eqhuba
le bhayisekile ima bala bala kuba betsalwayimibala. Ngaphandle koku uthi wathathaisigqibo sokuba afake inombolo mbhalo(number plate) ukuze nezinye izithuthizimbone endleleni zimhloniphe.
Uthi iphinde imncede kakhulu xa esiyaedolophini kuba akachithi mali. Bakhonanabantu abaye bazise ezabo ukuba aban-cede ngoku bahlobisela. USaneliso uthiuya kuze ohlukane nebhayisikile yakhe
mhla wasweleka. Ngaphandle koku uk-waveze ukuba iphinde imncede kakhuluekuzi voca voceni ukuze umzimba wakheuhlale uphilile.
“Qho ngonyaka ndiya yiqhaqhandiphinde ndiyenze kabutsha ukuze ngalolonke ixesha ihlale inomtsalane eluntwi-ni. Noxa ndinga sebenzi okwa ngoku ndiyendithunge izihlangu zabantu ndifumaneamasent okuyihlobisa.”
7MotoringJanuary 23, 2014Isolomzi Express
BETTIE GILIOMEE
AT the end of last year Nissan launched newmodels in its Almera and Sentra range withthe two basically switching places in theJapanese manufacturer’s range of models.
The redesigned Almera is now competingin the smaller B-segment of the market forcompact family cars while the new Sentratakes on the C-segment. (See next week’sedition for more on the new Sentra.)Competitors of the new Almera, which is
built in Chennai, India, and aimed at thirdworld markets (and their poor road condi-tions), include the VW Polo Vivo, HyundaiAccent and Chevrolet Sonic.With its name originating from the Span-
ishword “almendra - big diamond” the Alm-era will prove popular among especiallyyoung famlies, who need the extra spaceand practicality that this family sedan of-fers at an affordable price, or as Nissansays: Big on Car, Small on Price. Available
in one model grade, the new Almera 1.5Acenta is available inmanual and automat-ic and retails for R165 000 and R175 500 re-spectively.
ExteriorA large exterior combined with a spa-
cious interior and boot are three of the bigfeatures of the Almera.In the looks department the Almera will
not exactly turn heads, but it is also not oneof those cars that you either like or dislike.It basically just looks like a practical, con-servative family sedan.
InteriorBut practical is a good thing – something
which the Almera is big on literally. Theback seat passengers will, especially, ap-preciate the big rear legroom. Not to men-tion the extra two air vents for the rear seatpassengers with a dedicated, independentfan speed control.New parents will be overjoyed with the
fact that their luggage will also be able togo with on a holiday after all baby’s thingsare packed in.The upholstery is a durable black and
grey cloth combination, with interior pan-els finished in black.
Ride:The new Nissan Almera is available with
a 1.5-litre petrol engine. According to Nis-san, the low-emission and efficient engineallows the five-speed manual version of thenew Nissan Almera to achieve a claimedaverage combined cycle fuel economy of6.3-litres per 100 km, the four-speed auto-matic variant achieving 7.2.It will not exactly burn rubber on the
mom’s taxi route, but it sure has enoughpower and juice to take the family and theircargo comfortably on the long road.
SafetySafety equipment comprises ABS with
EBD and BAS, two airbags, five three-pointseat belts, ISOFIX child seat anchor points,
a third brake light and an immobiliser.
Features:Apart from being big in size, the Almera
is truly big on features for a vehicle in itsprice range.We have alreadymentioned theseparate air vents for the rear passengers,but also impressive are the audio controlson the steering wheel, speed-sensitive auto-locking doors and a comprehensive tripcomputer.It also features remote central locking,
electric door mirrors, a radio/CD/MP3 au-dio system with aux input port, four speak-ers, a height-adjustable driver’s seat andtilt adjustment for the steering wheel - quitean impressive list.
Price:The all-newNissan Almera range is avail-
able as standard with a 3-year/60 000kmservice plan and Nissan’s 3-year/100 00 kmwarranty. Service intervals are 15 000km.Almera 1.5 Acenta Manual R165 000Almera 1.5 Acenta Automatic R175 500
Nissan’snewAlmera:bigon car, small onpriceEXPRESSONWHEELS:NISSANALMERA
The interior. PHOTO:QUICPIC
The new Nissan Almerawill not turn heads in thelooks department iscertainly big on spaceand features. PHO-TO:QUICPIC
8 SportJanuary 23, 2014Isolomzi Express
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BABALWA NDLANYA
NETBALL players from the UpperFalakahla Junior SecondarySchool (JSS) in Dutywa kept thename of theEasternCapeProvincehigh, as they got into category 3during a national tournament heldin Bloemfontein.
According to the Chairpersonof Eastern Cape Schools Netball,Singathwa Magida, these playersmade them proud because theyshowed a lot of dedication partici-pating at national level.“Upper Falakahla’s team was
trained by well qualified netballand the Department of Sport, Rec-
Upper Falakahla keeps EC’s name high
Under 13 Upper Falakahla team that held the the EC flag high during a national tournament in Bloemfontein.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
GREG NOTA
AMAMPONDOUnited FC failed to capitaliseon home advantage and they were beaten 2-0by Buffalo City from East London during theNedbank Knockout Cup final at the NewrestStadium in Lusikisiki recently.
TheBuffalo Citywill represent theEasternCape Province in the last 32 Nedbank Knock-out competition and theywill be playingwiththe clubs from the Premier Soccer and Pro-motional Leagues nationally.The game was the deciding game for the
team to represent EC, since AmampondoUnited FC were the winners of the SAB Re-gional League whilst Buffalo City were the
winners of the Vodacom League.The gamewas controlledmostly byAmam-
pondo during the first half.Spectators who came out in numbers to
watch the game, were pleased when theirteam, Amampondo, scored their first goalduring the first half.The United’s defence which was strong
during the beginning stages of the game, be-cameweakandshowed tiredness towards thedying minutes of the first half.This nearly opened an opportunity for Buf-
faloCity to equalizebut thanks to goalkeeper,Nkosinathi Lunika, who made tremendoussaves, the score was kept at 1-0 during thefirst half. DespiteAmampondo playing enter-taining football and displaying good drib-
AmampondoUnited ‘gives titleaway’
Amampondo United FC who lost 2-1 to Buffalo City which will represent EC in the last 32 Nedbank Knockout competition. PHOTO: GREG NOTA
bling and ball distribution skills, experienceseemed to come out trumps as Buffalo City,who is playing in a higher league thanAmam-pondo, controlled the second half of the game.Within the first fifteenminutes theymanagedto equalize.This was after the Amampondo midfielder
and the captain, Lethu Simayi, had to leavethe field due to a shoulder injurywhich creat-ed a huge void in the midfield. Amampondoplayers seemed to lose the game plan and Buf-falo City took charge of the game.The game went on to extra time when both
teams failed to capitalize on the opportunitesthey had, but unfortunately for the Amam-pondo their defender scored an own goalwhena cross fromBuffaloCity strikerhit him
whilst he was trying to clear the ball. Thatsent the goalkeeper, Lunika, in the wrong di-rection and the ball ended behind the netwhich gave Buffalo City victory and the fulltime score was 2-1.Buffalo City will be representing the EC in
the national Nedbank KO Cup. AmampondoUnited FC have themselves to blame by notwinning the game as their strikers failed tocapitalize on the opportunities they got, espe-cially during the first half as they controlledthe game. Towards the lastminutes of the sec-ond half they had obvious scoring opportuni-ties but their striker missed about four timeswhich made supporters call for a substitu-tion. This was not done since the striker theywere unhappy about had replaced Simayi.
reation, Art and Culture suppliedus with coaches who have goodknowledge of netball to ensure thatour team perform.”The three teams who represent-
ed theEasternCapewereUnder 13-team Upper Falakahla, Under 14-team of Humansdorp High Schooland Under 13 from Port Elizabeth.