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BABALWA NDLANYA

T

HE Department of

Communications

Deputy Minister,

Stella Ndabeni-Abra-

hams handed over a

satellite television set at JSSken-

jana Senior Secondary School in

Dutywa and another to Milton

Mbekela High School in Qunu

last week.

The platform features various

learning channels which would

enhance the learning experience

and enable learners to be part of

the digital global village.

Ndabeni-Abrahams, in part-

nershipwith PlatcoDigital, have

been working on a social respon-

sibility programme to roll out

satellite television sets in rural

schools throughout the country.

We want to ensure that our

learners are having access to

new technology so that they

could get better results at the end

of theyear.These televisionswill

assist learners to get more infor-

mation for their studies, she

said.

Principal of the school, Noma-

wabo Sanqu said they were

pleasedwith such a gift from this

department. We are sure that

our leaners will get the best re-

sults. We are always doing well

at the endof the year, but thenew

system will assist us a lot.

According to her theywere the

pride of Mbhashe, since JS Sken-

jananas learners always got

good Grade 12 results. She said

this was the best opportunity to

ensure that they pull up their

socks, so that they could achieve

even more.

The Department of Educa-

tions District Director, Mbulelo

Safa confirmed that JS Skenjana

always got great results.

He said theywere sure that the

new television would be a great

help to the school as well as to

other schools in the area.

Schoolgets satellite TV

The Deputy Minister for Communications Stella NdabeniAbrahams showing a learner a satellite televison they will use to access information.

PHOTO: SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

Mbhashe Mayor, Councillor

Nonceba Mfecane at JS

Skenjana SSS during the

handing over of a satellite

television.

PHOTO:BABALWA NDLANYA.

2News

July 24, 2014

Isolomzi Express

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REPORTER

AMAPOLISA akuCentane othuke kwaphela

nasecepheni ngelixa ezithela phezulu kwezi-

jumba zentsangu ebezibotshwe kakuhle, em-

va kokutswetywa iindlebe kwiVillage iKai

Farm.

Oku kukhokelele ekubeni amapolisa an-

qakule avalele amabhinqa amabini

aphakathi kweminyaka engama 35 ukuya

kwengama 37 kulandela ukufunyanwa kwa-

wonentsangu exabisa i-R6000 kwimalike zob-

umnyama. Ukanti le ntsangu isikali sayo si-

yi-5620 kg. Amapolisa avule ityala lokush-

ishina ngentsangu ukanti kulindeleke ukuba

abatyholwa bavele ngoLwesithathu phambi

kwenkundla yamatyala yakuCentane.

Othethela amapolisa eClaster yaseGcuwa,

uCaptain Jackson Manatha ukuqinisekisile

ukubanjwa kwala manina angabarhanelwa.

Bazakuvela enkundlenikungekudalangezi-

tyholo zokushishina ngomthunzi

weenkukhu.

Abasetyhini

babhadwe

nentsangu

Amapolisa akuCentane ngelixa ebonisa ngenqwaba yentsangu efunyenwe kwabasetyhini. IFOTO:ITHUNYELWE

In accordance with the editorial policy of the Mthatha Express, we invite

readers to comment on mistakes in the newspaper and shall correct

significant errors as soon as possible. Send info to the Ombudsman of

Media24s Local Press, George Claassen, at george.claassen@media24.com or

call him at 0 021 851 3232. Readers can also contact the SA Press

Ombudsman at 0 011 484 3612/8 or e-mail ombudsman@presscouncil.org.za.

OMBUDSMAN

FROM the people who brought you Citizen Journalist, now comes

the new and exciting initiative for our young writers Youth

Journo.Youth Journo is a programmepresented byMedia24s Local

Newspapers, of which OP Koerante forms part of, that gives high

school students the opportunity to share their schools news with

the rest of the community online. But it is not only restricted to

school news anything that is of importance to teenagers could be

submitted under Youth Journo on ourwebsite, whether it be dating

tips, book or CD reviews or more serious matters like drug abuse

among teenagers. To launch this exciting project, OP Koerantewill

be giving away a laptop to a school that submits the most Youth

Journo entries online. To enter for this competition, learners or

rather Youth Journos would have to go to our website to tell us

why their school is the best (only online entries will be accepted).

How to enter

Go to www.isoexpress.co.za. The Youth Journo (or his/her parent) must

register as a user on the website and then click on Tell Your Story.

The online form you need to fill in is as easy to use as Facebook. The Youth

Journo must remember to fill in his/her name and surname, upload a photo

of himself or herself and also mention the schools name somewhere in the

story. Stories should be at least 250 words.

What the school does with the laptop, is totally up to them.

For further information, contact the Online Editor, Tanya van Zyl at

0 041 503 6059 or send an e-mail to tanya.vanzyl@media24.com.

Become our Youth Journo today

REPORTER

THE Butterworth police have found the body of an un-

known male person which was already partially decom-

posed at Transido premises in Butterworth, on Monday,

July 14. The deceased is estimated to be about 40 years

of age and there were visible injuries to the body. The

cause of death is not yet known.

An inquest docket hadbeenopenedby theButterworth

police.

Anyone looking for a missing person fitting the de-

scription should contact the Butterworth police station

on 0 047 401 1100.

Unknownman (40) found dead

3News

July 24, 2014

Isolomzi Express

INVITATION TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS FOR THE

DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN

(RMP): GCUWA DAM

Project Reference Number: ENGX/1403 RMP

PROJECT BACKGROUND AND LOCATION:

OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE:

(especially communities adjacent the dam includes: Zazulwana,

Ingxalathi as well as Mzantsi)

Butterworth Community Hall onWednesday, 31 July 2014 from

14:00pm 16:00pm

Formore information, or to confirmyour attendanceplease contact:

Engineerex (Pty) Ltd has

been appointed by the Department of Water Affairs to undertake the

development of the RMP and associated Business Plan for the Gcuwa

Weir / Dam.RMPwill comeupwith plans that will guide how the damcanbe

used to benefit the local communities, protect the users while keeping the

dam in good condition so as tomaintain the primary purpose of the dam.

The Gcuwa Weir is located in Butterworth Town under Mnquma Local

Municipality within the Amathole District Municipality in Eastern Cape

Province.

All Interested and Affected Parties

are invited to a public meeting that will be

held at

to share information and to allow I&APs to participate

in the development of RMP.

MrAluwani Khuswana: Engineerex (Pty) Ltd,

P.O. Box 12107,DieHoewes, 0163

Tel: 012 667 1085

Fax: 086 605 6697

Email:aluwani@engineerex.co.za

Department:

Water Affairs:

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BABALWA NDLANYA

SUPPORTERS of various jus-

tice organizations, including

the Sonke Gender Justice Net-

work and the Idutywa Wom-

ens Support Group, gathered

outside Butterworth Magis-

trates Court to give support to

family members of a woman

who was allegedly murdered

by her boyfriend in December

last year.

These organizations were

marching to voice their anger

over ongoing domestic vio-

lence.

The accused had allegedly

stabbed the deceased multiple

times in the upper body with

a 30cm dagger.

Nkosinathi Xabadiya ap-

peared before Butterworth

Magistrates Court for the

murder of Sandiswa Mhlawu-

li. His case had been remand-

ed to August 12 and the ac-

cused had been granted bail of

R1000.

ASonkeGenderJusticeNet-

work spokesperson, Patrick

Godana, said they were

marching with the intention

of giving support to the family

of the deceased. The family of

the deceased is not getting

support and counselling, even

though theywere traumatized

by the incident. This case has

taken a long time but we want

to tell men that theymust stop

abusing women because what

they are doing is painful.

The Express heard that the

deceased was dating the ac-

cused before she allegedly de-

cided to part ways with the ac-

cused, who refused to be

dumped. Villagers and mem-

bers of Sonke Gender Justice

wanted to know why the sus-

pect was not behind bars.

The Magistrate postponed

the case as more evidence was

needed from the doctor who

examined the deceased.

Organisations support victims family

Members from different organisations marched outside Butterworth Magistrate Court. PHOTO:BABALWA NDLANYA.

KHAYA MAGENU

EAST Griqualand land claims repre-

sentative, Cyril George Ganger-

dine,,is disputing that the whole of

KwaZulu Natal land belongs to King

Goodwill Zwelithini but claims that

most of the land belongs to the

Khoisan people.

AmaMpondo King Zanozuko

Tyelovuyo Sigcau, has, however, dis-

missed Gangerdines claims and said

he was distorting the information of

land claims.

Thiswas after reports that the Zulu

King was about to launch South Afri-

cans biggest claim for land that was

under control of the Zulus in 1838.

Sigcau said they were set to lodge

a claim for the land starting from

Port Shepstone, Harding, Kokstad,

Swartberg, Matatiele, Mount Fletch-

er and Underberg.

We know that these areas belong

to the land of AmaMpondo and it is

well-documented. The late King

Fakus grave is in Marburg outside

Port Shepstone and our intention is

to claim back our land, said King

Sigcau.

Gangardine said theZuluKingcan-

not claim the Griqualand (Kokstad).

He said they will deal with this

matter even in the Constitutional

Court and the Khoisan will stand for

their rights.

Therewas a certain region called

no mans land when Adam Kok

came here in the East Griqualand.

It was made up of three districts,

Mount Currie district (Kokstad),

Matatiele, Umzimkhulu and part of

Harding district.

When you talk about no mans

land, itmeans that therewasnobody

who lives there. It is alsoproven that

throughout KwaZulu Natal you will

findBushmandrawings and the spe-

cialists will tell you that how old are

those drawings. It shows that Zulu-

land belongs to the Khoisan, said

Gangerdine.But King Sigcau disput-

ed Gangerdines claims and said

when Griquas arrived in the East

Griqualand they asked for a piece of

land from King Faku of amaMpon-

do. He also dismissed claims that

King Goodwill Zwelithini and the

Nhlangwini Royal house have land

in that part of Eastern Cape which

they want to claim back.

Gangerdine said the drawings

which are found all over KwaZulu

Natal were providing further evi-

dence that the Khoisan were the

first people in South Africa before

Nguni tribes arrived fromNorthern

African countries.

He advised all South Africans to

sit around the table or to call the sec-

ond Convening of the Convention

forDemocratic SouthAfrica (CODE-

SA) to discuss the issue of land.

Land claim opens a can of worms

East Griqualand land claims represent

ative Cyril George Gangerdine.

PHOTO: KHAYA MAGENU

4News

July 24, 2014

Isolomzi Express

PHINDILE GQELE

ASpart of walking inNelsonMan-

delas footsteps of goodwill, Ex-

press publications decided to open

its heart to help the Ncedisizwe

OldAgeProject inLukholoLocali-

ty, Mbizana, by filling cracks in

the walls and painting the centre

on July 18.

This Old Age Project which has

50 members was identified by Ex-

press employees who saw the need

for assistance at the centre. The

elders were extremely pleased

that their centre was now decent,

beautiful and clean.

Members of the project who

were present while the Express

team was at work, made sure that

all the things needed during the

painting were provided, like wa-

ter and a ladder.

A local professional painter,

Ndumiso Magidela, agreed to

help, as did Nkosinathi Nyathi.

Mzize Noqhamza, a member of

the centre, acknowledged the help

of the Express team on behalf of

Ncedisizwe and said the effort in

helping them was highly appreci-

ated. What you did here today is

not for us, but for you. You will

reap the fruits of this goodwill,

concluded Noqhamza.

Expresspitches inonMandelaDay

This is what the centre looked like before being painted. Filling the cracks

on the wall is Greg Nota of Express. PHOTO: PHINDILE GQELE

Greg Nota (right) with volunteers who were assisting him in painting the centre, Ndumiso Magidela, a painter by profes

sion, who agreed to give his assistance free of charge (left) and Nkosinathi Nyathi (middle). PHOTO: PHINDILE GQELE

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THEPresident of theRepublic of SouthAfrica,

Jacob Zuma, has spent his 67minutes on Inter-

national Mandela Day in the Eastern Cape

home village of the late Dr Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela Day was marked by the

United Nations to be celebrated globally,

whereby people got involved in assisting those

who are in need. Zuma started in Qunu and

proceeded to kuMvezo Great Place, where he

officially opened a Museum and met with the

traditional leadership of the AbaThembu.

From Mvezo Great Place, where Dr Nelson

Mandelawas born, Zumawent on to themulti-

million rand Nelson Mandela School of Sci-

ence and Technology in Mvezo.

Before addressing the audience at the Nel-

sonMandelaSchool ofScienceandTechnology

auditorium, Zuma unveiled a statue of Nelson

Mandela. The president first started by taking

part in a cleaning up campaign, accompanied

by National Minister of Arts and Culture,

Nathi Mthethwa, Eastern Cape Premier Pu-

mulloMasualle andmanydignitaries fromna-

tional government.

Addressing the audience, President Zuma

thanked theAbaThembunation for producing

a charismatic leader like tataNelsonMandela.

This isnot adayof speeches, but adayofwork

and a very important day for South Africans,

because this country is enjoying the rare prac-

tice of their hero whose legacy is celebrated

world-wide. We decided as the country to re-

member uTata by cleaning up our country,

said Zuma. Zuma describedMandela as a man

who did good things for his country and who

stood up for the truth until the last moment.

He did good things for liberating this coun-

try andmade us knownworldwide because he

was an intern...