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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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AMAPOLISA akuCentane othuke kwaphela

nasecepheni ngelixa ezithela phezulu kwezi-

jumba zentsangu ebezibotshwe kakuhle, em-

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aphakathi kweminyaka engama 35 ukuya

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ishina ngentsangu ukanti kulindeleke ukuba

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Othethela amapolisa eClaster yaseGcuwa,

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readers to comment on mistakes in the newspaper and shall correct

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

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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:

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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 international icon.He called on South

Africans to be united and build the nation and

adhere to the teachings of Tata NelsonMande-

la. This is a time of pain for South Africans

because it is the first year we are celebrating

his birthwithout Tata. He said all SouthAfri-

cans needed to follow in the footsteps of inkosi

Dalibhunga (Nelson Mandela) who loved his

nation.

The grandson of the late TataMandela, Nko-

si Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela expressed his

gratitude to the South African government for

keeping the legacy of his grandfather alive.

President Zuma spends his 67minutes inMvezo

President Jacob Zuma taking part in a cleaning campaign at Qunu on Mandela Day. PHOTO: SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

5News

July 24, 2014

Isolomzi Express

Stormvictims receivenewhouses

Councillor Simfunile Budu and KSD Housing Manager, Liziwe Mkwali, handing over the keys to

Masithembele Tokwana. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

REPORTER

THIRTEEN families from Gxididi and Mpind-

weni localities in Mthatha, who fell victim to

aheavy stormhitting the area in 2010, received

new houses last week.

The houses were handed over by the King

Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in partner-

shipwith theprovincialDepartment ofHuman

Settlements.

KSD Executive Mayor, Councillor Non-

koliso Ngqongwa, assured other victims who

were still waiting for their houses, that they

would get their permanent structures in due

time. The municipality will continue rolling

out houses to all the wards of KSD and tomor-

row, the municipality will be introducing a

contractor which has been tasked to build 1188

houses for the residents of ward 25 and ward

27, said Ngqongwa.

She added that the beneficiaries were very

excited when they were handed their house

keys. They had been residing in temporary

structures since the storm damaged their

houses in 2010. She also apologized for the de-

lay. The delay to the provision of these per-

manent structures is attributed to the long

list of storm victims. We are happy that the

ones that are ready are being handed over,

said Ngqongwa.

One of the beneficiaries, Masithembele

Tokwana, said she would be moving in

straight away. I thank the government for

providing me with this house, I am so happy

that I got my house while Im still alive and

I amnot going towaste any time, I ammoving

in today, said the excited Gogo.

Human Settlements has already built about

100 houses for victims of the 2010 disaster.

Each victim got a 40 square meter, four room

house worth R85 000.

6News

July 24, 2014

Isolomzi Express

Kennedy Chitula Mwange

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BABALWA NDLANYA

PUPILS from the Zithenjini Junior Second-

ary School in Dutywa received tracksuits

and schools bags from the Amathole District

Municipality (ADM) last week.

Since winter has seen temperatures plum-

meting, these less fortunate pupils from

Zithenjini were lucky to receive tracksuits

that would keep them warm when going to

school. According to the Mayor of the Mb-

hashe local Municipality, NoncebaMfecane,

their aim was to assist pupils from this

school, since they had realized that these pu-

pils were coming from poor families.

TheADMalso assisted this school by sup-

plying two toilets. Previously the school only

had four toilets. Two toiltets were used by

teachers and the other two had to be shared

by the pupils, said Mfecane.

According to Mfecane all pupils (158) re-

ceived school bags and shoes, while 98 pupils

also received tracksuits.

One of the pupils who got a tracksuit, Luy-

anda Mkhaliphi, said he was very happy

about what the ADMhad done for them. We

will be like other children who are coming

from better off families now, because of the

support we got from the ADM.We dont have

words to express how we feel to about what

the municipality did for us.

Pupils receive tracksuits

Pupils from Zithenjini JSS wearing the tracksuits they receive from ADM. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

BABALWA NDLANYA

THE Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB)

changed the lives of children

at the Siyakhana Youth Cen-

tre by donating toys and gro-

ceries as part of their 67 min-

utes initiative.

Nandipha Sondati from

ECLB said they had decided to

make a contribution to this

home, since they were a gov-

ernment institution looking

after people with alcohol ad-

diction. Sometimes children

are ending up here because of

alcohol. This is why weve de-

cided to assist them.

The Manager of the centre,

Nonceba Matsha, said they

were grateful of the support

they got from ECLB. It is a

blessing to us to be visited by

these stakeholders and this is giving us hope

that we will manage to fulfill our dreams for

this centre.

She said the centre was currently funded

by the Department of Social Development,

but theywere still inviting other institutions

to assist them.Matsha said theywere speech-

less about what the ECLB did

for the centre, because they

didnt know that they could get

such support from them.

TheAreaManager for theDe-

partment of Social Develop-

ment, Siziwe Mvinjelwa, said

they aprececiated the effort

made by ECLB to assist this

centre. She said as SocialWork-

ers they had a responsibility to

ensure that everybody is get-

ting support.

Some of the children are

here because of alcohol abuse

in their homes, creating an un-

stable and unsafe situation for

them to live in. We then bring

them to the centre.

Mvinjelwa said other chil-

dren here had been abused.

We are happy to see that there are people

who still care about others, because nowa-

days people seem not to be thinking of those

in need, but only of themselves.

ECLBdonates toys

andgroceries

The Manager of Siyakha

na Youth Centre, Nonceba

Matsha doing welcoming

remarks. PHOTO: BABALWA

NDLANYA

The staff of Siyakhana

Youth Centre, SAB staff

and ECLB stading behind

the grocery that was

donated by ECLB.

PHOTO: BABALWA NDLANYA

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SURELY dear reader you know about the say-

ing that says when days are dark friends are

few?

Thats what we noticed about a guy whom

we used to see driving with his friends all

night long when we we were still grooving.

They were going to almost all the night

clubs of UTA in one night.

Wawubonanje ukuba therewas a good rela-

tionship kulamajita ehlala endawonye, mara

amanye babengenazikari. Nina gossip team

nanibabona nisiyaphi? Kaloku as you know

we are always on the street looking for gossip

news not booze or girls and we are getting

paid for that. Aish, da man is suffering now

and we dont knowwhere his friends are now

when he is in that situation.

Even though he has no car presently but he

still loves mnandi places even though his

friends are nowhere to be found.

We met him in Chicago as he was trying to

go back to his room.

He told us that he tried to phone the guy

whom he used to jujuma with, but he was

not picking up his cell phone and hewasmen-

tioning his name.

And we know the man he was always

putting pressure on the guy tomove from one

place to another with his car.

Shame we felt bad and helped by transport-

ing him to his room in Norwood.

This isUTAkendoda during your affording

days friends are all over you but when things

are bad they just vanish and not help even

when you need help. Ask uGesh esafika la

wayene friends all over but once his vehicle

was involved in an accident in Tutor Nda-

mase robots they were nowhere to be found.

Mara ke if uphinde wagrand ntwana baza-

kuphinde bavele befuna ukusebenzisa kwa-

khona. Pasop.

Watch out for these herbalists

We fail to understand why people dont

want to listen because we have been telling

them about these brothers from our neigh-

bouring countries but it seems as if abantu

bakuthi abafuni kumamela.

Recently we met a guy who was crying that

Wherearehis friendsnow?

ZIYANDA SIDUMO

SHOPRITE group held its 8th annual TOP-

stars at Sun International-Hemingways

recently.

Workers shine

his savings had been robbed by these guys

who promised him that he would become a

millionaire. Kwathiwa makakhuphe yonke

imali ebank to add more fortunes to it.

Naso ke naso isiyatha esikhulu sesixelelwa

ukuba imali engaka masingayikhuphi mara

yenawafostela kuhle kukaMzekeMzekekuba

uboniswe imali ibigcwele ibagkwathiwauku-

ba angakhupha le isebankini inganyeyakhe

le ebeyibona. Engaqale anikwe le seyikhona

nje phambi kokuba aye kukhupha le yakhe.

Shame, our people are.ai shame, bazakuthi

siyabathuka.

Nditsho entsomini akukho mntu wake

wathi elihlwempu wenza omnye isetyebi, so

bantu bakuthi yekani obuyatha kuba ayikho

le nto.

Xa umntu ezakunika iimpuku zemali usay-

ifunelani imali ezakuwinisa iLotto ungaboni

kwalapha kuye ukuba lo mntu akakudingi

ukuwina iLotto kuba unezinto zakhe.

Ungavele uthi ubona ukhandlaza ehamba

ngenyawoerenta iqokobhe lematshisi le ndlu

athi uzakukutyebisa nawe uvume lo nto

kodwa uyazibonela nje nawe ukuba uyaze-

dlulela kulo mntu nalapha asebenzela khona

akukho nto ithi angakunika izityhwentywe

zemali. Mfethu umphile lo R80 000 lo gqirha

yincame. Iqale phantsi mara usebenze

ngengqondo yakho iyeke ukukuxelela izinto

ezingasoze zenzeke.

Uvumile moss.

TOPstars is a singing competition

for all Shoprite Group workers aimed

at using singing as a tool for ordinary

works to be exposed to goal setting and

empowerment and for workers to real-

ize their talent. Contestants came

from as far as Butterworth to take part

in the competition. They came from

different Shoprite Group chain stores

including Hungry Lion, OK Furnitures, Us-

ave, MediRite and Shoprite Liquorshop.

Masilakhe Konongo, who impressed the

judges with his opera music, walked away as

the 2014 Eastern Cape finalist who will com-

pete in the competitions grand finale in Cape

Town on October 18.

Konongo from Highway Mdantsane Sho-

prite said it has always been his dream to ex-

pose his talent. I started singing opera in

2005. When Im not at work I make sure I am

involved in opera singing, choral choirs and

arts and culture projects. It is my passion.

Shoprite has given me an opportunity to

showcase my talent in other provinces and

thats great exposure, said Konongo.

In its 8th annual TOPstars competition,

a first ever TOPstars CD entitled Allstars

has been launched. TOPstar public rela-

tions officer, Robyn Oliver, said the art-

ists were hand-picked from previous win-

ners and other participants performing on

the collaborative album. The first single

from the album is African Party and is a

song accompanying the first TOPstars

music video, said Oliver.

Renowned music and television person-

ality, Meinie Grove and her AmaGroove

production team who produced the TOP-

stars competition, said she was proud of

the workers who took part in the competi-

tion.

Seen here are Arno Abeln, Deputy Divisional Manager at Shoprite EC, Felicity

Lodewyk from Shoprite Group head office, Masilakhe Konongo the TOPstar

winner and Jo-Ann Daniels the TOPstar embassador

PHOTO: ZIYANDA SIDUMO

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July 24, 2014

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

IN an endeavour to promote and develop

boxing in the entire OR Tambo region,

former boxing legend, Abraham Skhen-

jane, has introduced his boxing promo-

tions company, Punch for PunchProduc-

tion Boxing Promotions, in Mthatha last

week.

Skhenjanas main aim is to develop

boxing talent in the OR Tambo region

and to expose young talent in boxing.

Skhenjane said there were many tal-

ented youngsters in the OR Tambo re-

gion, but that they lacked exposure,

since there was no promotion company

in the area.

We only get promoters fromEast Lon-

doncominghere and theyhave their own

agendas.My companys targetwill be the

deep rural areaswhere Iwas born. Iwant

to ensure that the boxers there get the op-

portunity to display their talent. I estab-

lished this company after seeing that

boxing here is not growing because no

one is promoting it. I want to produce in-

ternational champions from this region

and addmore Koncos here, said Skhen-

jane.

He called on government to invest

more inboxing and saidhewouldbe talk-

ing to the municipalities in the OR Tam-

bo District to introduce boxing tourna-

ments in their wards as part of develop-

ing boxing in rural areas.

This former Transkei champ is cur-

rentlyworking alone, but he appealed to

Campaign topromote local boxing

Abraham Sikhenjana.

PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

government and theDepartment of Sport

to take part in the development of boxing

in this region. This is for our region and

for our children, soweneed to join hands

to put our talent in the limelight.

He said he wished that government

would bring back boxing to schools. If

learners could participate in boxing

tournaments at schools level, it would be

easier to get exposure and to climb the

ladder to professional boxing.

He said his first step is to host boxing

tournaments throughout the region in

an attempt to recruit boxers.

PHINDILE GQELE

THROUGH her enthusiasm and love of run-

ning, Elsie Tobo (76) of the Ncedisizwe Old

Age Project in the Lukholo locality in Bizana

still rakes in the medals.

Tobos love for running started when she

was at primary school. Since 2009 she has

won no fewer than nine medals and a certifi-

cate for her running in the Golden Games.

She said she first started by participating

in races for older people in 2009 in Bizana

when shewon the 100m race. Shewas chosen

to represent Bizana in 2010 in East London,

where she won the 400m event. Although she

was reluctant, she agreed to participate and

came first.

Hereafter she attended other races in Port

Elizabeth in 2011, Rustenburg in 2012 and Jo-

hannesburg in 2013 where she participated

in 100, 200, 400 and 800m events and finished

first in every single race.

Tobo said she had enjoyed keeping fit all her

life. Running keeps me youthful. Young peo-

ple shouldexercisebecause ithelpsone tokeep

fit and be healthy. They should also stop doing

drugs and drinking alcohol and rather involve

themselves in sport, said Tobo.

On Friday, July 18, Golden games selec-

tions were held in Bizana where a team that

will represent Bizana in East London was

chosen. Tobo was one of the athletes.

Runner (76) still rakes in goldmedals

Old people running for Golden

games selections

PHOTO: PHINDILE GQELE