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EASTERN Cape Rural Develop-ment and Agrarian ReformMEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane hand-ed over state-of-the-art doublecombination desks and garden

tools to Xuba Junior Secondary School inElliotdale, last week.

According to Qoboshiyane the school wasselected because it does not have school fur-

niture. Five students were forced to sharedesk that was supposed to be shared by twostudents.“The handover was in partnership with

the African footprints of Hope organization(AFOHO), which is led by Nolita Nkomana.We also approached the South African For-estry Company (SAFCO) to donate about125 desks to accommodate 250 leaners fromXuba,” said Qhoboshiyane.Nkomana said AFOHO is a non-profit or-

ganization that has facilitated a contribu-

tion of 150 school two-seater desks fromSAFCOL.These desks were handed over to Xuba

and Masivuyiswe Junior Secondary Schoolin Alice.“AFOHO has a partnership with the of-

fice of Qhoboshiyane which has been do-nating desks since in 2012.

“It is currently involved in the RaymondMhlaba Legacy Project, as part of the backto school campaign and in honour of Ray-mondMhlaba’s legacy in advocating for ed-

ucation as a human right,” said Nkomana.According to her they started the rela-

tionship with DESRAC when the MEC forthis Department was MEC Zoleka Capa.“We are still in that partnership even

though Capa is no longer the MEC of DES-RAC. At the moment we have to rely on get-ting assistance from other people and offi-cials because we are not funded.”In future they hope to embark on many

more projects that will change lives for thebetter.

MEChandsoverschool furniture

Mbhashe Mayor Nonceba Mfecane and MEC for DESRAC Mlibo Qhoboshiyane sitting amongGrade 9 learners in their new desks at Xuba J.S.S in Elliotdale. PHOTOS: BABALWA NDLANYA

REPORTER

THE Department of PublicWorks has awarded six bursa-ries to Eastern Cape 2015 matric-ulants interested in careers inthe built industry.

The six, who obtained a com-bined total of 21 distinctions, arepart of the 40 bursaries awarded,worth R4.8-million, to pupilsfrom seven provinces.Of the six bursary recipients,

two are from St James Secondaryschool in Cofimvaba.Bambeni Qiqa (18) and Esethu

Butina (18) each received a bur-sary worth R130 000 a year whichwill cover tuition, textbooks,

meals, accommodation and amonthly stipend.Each of the six bursary recipi-

ents will pursue careers in thebuilt environment.Bambeni Qiqa will study elec-

trical engineering at Wits Uni-versity, while Esethu Butina willstudy chemical engineering atthe Nelson Mandela Metropoli-tan University.Minister Thulas Nxesi con-

gratulated the beneficiaries, say-ing they must never forget thatthey were where they were be-cause of hard work and commit-ment.“Your future, as you negotiate

the higher education environ-ment, holds many opportunities,

but also many challenges. Ulti-mately, success is dependent onyou. You need to keep up the hardwork and avoid all the obvioustemptations.“Support structures are in

place, academic, spiritual andpsychological, so if you do runinto problems, seek help as soonas possible. There are peoplethere whose job is to support you,so make use of these facilities,”he said.“When I say work hard, take a

balanced approach and alsomake time for sporting, culturaland other activities.“So work hard but enjoy your

time in higher education as atime to develop as a person, ho-

listically, personally, spirituallyas well as academically and pro-fessionally. I wish you well forthe future. Indeed, you are the fu-ture of the built environmentprofessions in South Africa,”Nxesi said.“I’m very happy to have re-

ceived this bursary as I’ve al-ways wanted to obtain a tertiaryqualification in chemical engi-neering,” Buthina said.“My financial background has

always been a constant worry interms of achieving my dreamssince I come from an impoverish-ed family, but because of the De-partment of Public Works, mydream to study chemical engi-neering has been realised and for

that I am very grateful.”The core function of the

schools programme is to developand nurture scarce skills as partof the department’s transforma-tion of the built industry.The bursary programme, in-

troduced in 2013, forms part ofthe department’s seven-yearturnaround strategy to identifyand harness scarce skills in thebuilt industry.It has benefited more than 130

academically and financially-de-serving first-year students fromdisadvantaged communitieswith opportunities to study forbuilt industry degrees at varioustertiary institutions.

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MEC for DESRAC Mlibo Qoboshiyane, Mbhashe Mayor Nonceba Mfecane and other officialsincluding learners show desks that were handed over by Qoboshiyane and AFOHO.

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BUNTU GOTYWA

SOUTH African National Civic Organisation(Sanco) provincial chairperson Dr Zukile Lu-yenge says it is not pleasant to see the Thembunation in such a disconsolate situation, afterthe jailing of King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo.

Luyenge and other Eastern Cape Sancoleaders visited Dalindyebo while he was inthe Life St Dominic’s Hospital.

Luyenge said the leadership of Sanco hadreceived the blessings of the convicted kingin their efforts to try to unite the Thembu fam-ily and the families who had suffered at thehands of Dalindyebo.

He said the king had told Sanco they wereplaying an important role in bringing peaceto the Thembu nation.

“After meeting the king, the plan is now tovisit the rest of the family.

“We want to consult with each other and see

how we can manage to bring peace and stabili-ty to this nation,” Luyenge said.

He also said that Sanco that believed theking should be given a presidential pardon.

He said no one was above the law and itshould be applied to everybody, “but it mustnot undermine the traditional authority”.

“It’s not a very pleasant situation to witnesswhat this nation is going through.

“Abathembu fought in the struggle of thiscountry more than anyone, and it’s just unfor-tunate to see the royal family divided in thesetimes.

“Nelson Mandela and the king’s father,Jonguhlanga (Sabatha Dalindyebo), are justtwo of the people who played a great role inthe struggle of this country.”

Luyenge said all they wanted was to redeemthe dignity of the nation.

“Many people look up to the Thembu nationand what we want to do is bring unity to thisnation,” he said.

‘Lawmustbe respected,butpardonDalindyebo’

BUNTU GOTYWA

THREE Bizana women charged with fraudafter allegedly stealing a corpse from astate mortuary have been released onR3 000 bail each by the Mthatha Magis-trate’s Court.

The women allegedly stole the corpsewith the intention of making a claim froma life insurance company.

Nomfanekiso Nondula (48), NomagcisaMayeza (39) and Nomasister Mayeza (32)are all facing fraud charges.

One of the women allegedly used her de-ceased brother’s documents to claim theunidentified man’s body on January 7.

The man is said to have been involved ina car accident in Libode on Christmas Eve.

His body had remained with the forensicpathology service until the three womenclaimed that he was the son of one of them.

It was only when a family came forwardwith a description of their relative whothey believed had been in a car accidentthat the suspects were arrested.

In an earlier a court appearance, resi-dents of the Mount Zion location in Bizanafilled the court and showed their opposi-tion to the bail application.

They said the suspects had broughtshame to their location and needed to belocked away.

One community member said one of theaccused was also a ward committee mem-ber and they no longer trusted her.

The matter has been postponed untilFebruary 25 for further investigation.

Bail for women accused ofstealing corpse

BABALWA NDLANYA

UCEBA wombutho ophikisayo i-United Dem-ocratic Movement (UDM) kwi lali yase Ntla-bane kuGatyana uthi usinde ekuf eni kulan-dela ukufumaneka kwe tyhefu emanzini asetankini yakwakhe kule mpela-veki igqithi-leyo.

UCeba Nomsa Cele uthi uvuke ekuseninjengesiqhelo wayo kukha amanzi etankiniyakwakhe. Wothuka woma xa ebona kuphu-phuma igwebu ngokunga kugalelwe isephaengu mgubo yokuhlamba iimpahla eman-zini..

“Ndiye ndaqala ndacinga ukuba ibhakedelimdaka ze ndalihlamba. Ndiphindile ndakhakwaphinde kwenzeka into efanayo. Kula-phoke ndiye ndabiza khona abahlali ukuba bazokubona,” kubeka yena.

Uthe ngokwenene abahlali bafikile zakwagqitywa ekubeni kubizwe amapolisa akuGatyana. Uthi nawo afikile kodwa athi awazukwazi ukuvula ityala de kufike iziphumo ezis-ukwa kwisebe leza manzi, nanjengoko kuyekwacaca ukuba maku bizwe lona lizo jongaukuba undonakele uphi.

Woleke ngelithi ayi mphathi kakuhle le ntokuba kaloku une ntshaba ezininzi ingakumbi

engu Ceba weqela eli phikisayo, lilonke akaziukuba kwenzeke ntoni kwaye ngubani lo um-cingele obu bubi.

Othethela amapolisa ase Gcuwa uCaptainJackson Manatha ngelixa ebuzwa yi-Expressngalo mba ucele icase number ngelithi uzakuzama uku qhakamshelana namapolisaakuGatyana afumane iinkcukacha, kodwaaka kwazanga ukuyifumana kuba uCele utheakukho tyala amapolisa alivulileyo ngelithiasalinde kubuye ingxelo kuqala kwiSebe lezaManzi.

“Siza kulinda ukuqale kuvulwe ityala kubake ngoku iya kufana noba sithetha ngento eyi-hear say ngolwimi lwase mzini,”utshilo uMa-natha.

UCebauthi usindekwityhefuUCeba we-UDMuNomsa Cele uthiusinde kwityhefu.PHOTO:BABALWANDLANYA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

KUKHANGELEKA ingathi liyonyuka izi-nga lokulinywa komthunzi weenkukhukwindawo yakwaBomvana, kulandela izi-ganeko eziliqela ezithe zabikwa kutsha njezokulinywa kwentsangu kumakhaya ama-ninzi ohlukeneyo kula mmandla. Oku ku-the kwadula ngelixa logqogqo lwamapoli-sa aseKwayimani kutsha nje. Indawo yak-waBomvana iquka uMqanduli, Elliotdalekwakunye neCoffee Bay.

Kugqogqo oluthe lwenziwa ngamapoli-sa-kutshanje kuthe kufumaneke iigadi ez-inkulu neentsinyana nekulapho bekul-inywe khona le ntsangu.

Kwisiganeko sokuqala kuthe kwa-banjwa indoda eneminyaka engamashumi

amathandathu anesixhenxe (67), emvakokufumaneka kwegadi yayo kukhona iz-ihlahla zentsangu ezili 131 kwindawo yase-Mavundleni eThwalikhulu.

Ngokwesithethi samapolisa aseMqan-duli uMajor Zamukulungisa Jozana lentsangu kuvakala ukuba ithe yafumanekaikhuliswa egadini nekulapho uthe yatsha-tyalaliswa ze umnini-gadi lowo wagityise-lwa emjiva nekulindeleke ukuba avelekwiinkundla zamatyala eKwayimani Peri-odical court ngezityholo zokufumanekanomya. Le ndoda kulindeleke ukuba ivelekungentsuku zatywala. Kanti kwakulo olungqogqo kuphinde kwafumaneka intsimiyentsangu e-Coffee Bay. Lo kaJozana uthebazakulwa de kube sekugqibeleni ukuqin-isekisa ukuba akukho mntu uqhubekayonokulima intsangu.

Amasimi entsangu kwaBomvana

A THIRTY year old man was convicted andsentenced by Butterworth Regional Court aft-er he was found guilty of robbing a policewoman (35) in Butterworth, last week.

Sintu Fipaza was sentenced to 24 years im-prisonment after he pleaded guilty and wasfound guilty of robbery.

Police Spokesperson Captain Jackson Ma-natha said the police official was on duty

when she was attacked and stabbed with aknife on April 25, 2015 at about 12:00 alongBlyth Street, Butterworth.

He said the victim was about to enter herprivate vehicle when Fipaza accosted herfrom behind.

She was stabbed on her lower body. Ma-natha said he managed to rob the victim’s firearm that had 15 rounds of ammunition.

Hawkers who witnessed the attack raisedalarm. Butterworth Police who was patrol-ling around town chased him. He was foundinoneof theshopsaroundButterworthTown.

“Hewasarrestedandchargedwithrobberywith aggravating circumstances. The statefire arm and ammunition were recoveredfrom the accused when he was arrested.”– REPORTER

Man sentenced for robbing police officer

BABALWA NDLANYA

AMAPOLISA aseGcuwa abambe avalela in-doda eneminyaka engamashumi amabinianesihlanu kwindawo yoogob’ïtyholo ebi-zwa ngokuba kuseSkiet Informal Settle-ment.

Othethela amapolisa aseGcuwa uCaptain

Jackson Manatha uthe umrhanelwa ufuny-enwe nompu oluhlobo lwe 7,65 pistol une-embumbulu ezimbini. Kwakhona, um-rhanelwa uphinde wafunyanwa nemagazineneentlamvu ezine kunye neepistol ezi-mbini zokudlala (toys).

“Utyatyekwe isityholo sokufumanekanompu kunye nentlamvu engena maphe-pha-mvume oko. Ukanti umpu lo uza kuthi

uhlowa-hlowe ze usiwe nakwamanye amaz-iko amapolisa kukhangelwa umnikazi wa-woo nanjengoko usenenombolo ,” kuchazauManatha.

Uphinde woleka ngelithi, kwakhona sizakuthunyelwe ukuba siyo kujongwa ukubaakukho matyala athe enziwa ngaso kusinina kwidolophu yaseGcuwa nakwindawo ez-ingqonge le dolophu.

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE traditional leaders underthe umbrella body of the Con-gress of Traditional Leaders ofSouth Africa (Contralesa) inthe Ngquza Hill Municipalityhave raised concerns about theeruption of protests about a dis-pute about the nominationprocess of some councillors inthe area.

The Ngquza Hill Municipali-ty comprises Flagstaff and Lus-ikisiki.

Everything came to a stand-still in Lusikisiki on Wednes-day as violent protests en-trenched the town because res-idents were demanding thewithdrawal of three council-lors standing for a third term,saying that they had dismallyfailed to deliver during theirterms.

This also resulted in theburning down of councillors’properties and one was at-tacked and seriously injured.

The chief of Malangeni inLusikisiki, Phatisiwe Mjoji, inward 16 whichwas also affectedby this feud, condemned the vi-olent protest.

In his ward, the house of acouncillor was burned downwhile in ward 20 the councillorwas injured and in ward 21 acouncillor’s vehicle was also

burnt.“Violence is not the way to

solve the problem becausethere are so many platforms oravenues to be followed oropened for negotiation if some-one needs to address the prob-lem.

“I can assure you that thesedamages show that there is noleadership on the side of theprotesters,” Mjoji said.

He called on the governmentand the ANC to intervene inLusikisiki by calling an urgentmeeting of all the stakeholdersto come up with a solution. Hesaid it was important to attendto peoples’ concerns from theonset before things got out ofhand.

The chief of AmaBhala inFlagstaff and the ProvincialChairman of Contralesa MweloNonkonyana said the ongoingprotests have affected manylaw abiding citizens, touristsand above all are tarnishingthe image of their area.

He said CONTRALESA callson all the parties concerned tocease hostilities.

“We urge all the parties con-cerned to attend a meeting wewill convene soon in collabora-tion with business, religiousand civic leaders to discusstheir differences with a view tofind a solution to restore nor-mality in the area,” he said.

TraditionalleadershipconcernedoverLusikisiki riot

THEPaqula family atNtilini lo-cality nearMthatha are havingsleepless nights praying fortheir daughter to come homealive.

AndiswaPaqula, 22,whowasa grade 12 pupil at BazindlovuHigh School in Mqanduli, wentmissing in June last year whileattending a winter school.

Since then her family has notheard from her.

Learners whom she was at-tending school with, told thefamily that they last saw her

while they were leaving thewinter school centre and shewas going to her room.

According tohermumBabal-waPaqula shewasnot someonewho would just go away with-out notifying her family.

Mqanduli police spokesper-son Major Zamukulungisa Joz-ana confirmed that a missingperson case has been opened.Anyone with info are asked tocontact him on 079 187 7930 orBabalwa Paqula at 079 906 7150.– SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

Prayers formissingdaughter

AndisiwaPaqula.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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BABALWA NDLANYA

OLILUNGU lombutho ophikisayo i-UnitedDemocratic Movement (UDM) uthi awu-hambisani nento yokwakhiwa kwesikolongurhulumente esibizwangokubayiGwen-tese Junior Primary School (JPS) nga-phantsi kwesekethe yaseXhora, kulandelaumpoposho owenziwa athi wenziwa liSebelezeMfundo lokuba uyasivala isikolo kubaasina bafundi baninzi.

UCeba Velile Mkosana waseAmathole,uthi kucacile ukuba iSebe lezeMfundoeMpuma Kapa alikwazi ukumelana nez-

igqibo zalo.“Ngonyaka ka-2013 laphakamisa into

yokuba esi sikolo liyasivala kuba sina ba-fundi abanga phantsi kuka-100, kodwa

ngonyaka ka-2014 laphinde laqhubeka no-ku sakha kwa esi sikolo sinye. Eyona ntosiyikhalzelayo kukuba kukho esinye isiko-lo samabanga aphantsi iMwezeni SeniorPrimary enenqwaba yabafundi kwaye ku-dala bathenjiswa ngokwakhe-lwa isikolo,kude kube ngoku akukho kwa nto yenzi-wayo,” kubeka uMkosana.Uvezeukuba isikolo iMwezeni iSebebeli-

thembise ukuba liza kubakhela isi-kolokodwa ayenzeki lo nto endaweni yokokokhiwa isikolo ekwathiwa siya va-lwa li-Sebe.Uthe bona bayithatha le nto ngokuthi

akukhokweliSebeomnyeutsalelakwe-lak-he icala akuboniswana xa kuse nziwa into.Othethela iSebe lezeMfundo uMalibong-

we Mtima ucele ukuba athunyele-lwe imi-buzo.

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BABALWA NDLANYA

THE Department of Social Development inthe Eastern Cape hosted the Gender BasedViolence (GBV) outreach and Back toSchool Campaign in Mndwaka Adminis-trative Area in Elliotdale.

Communication Officer of Social Devel-opment, Xolisa Mgwatyu said MndwakaA/A is reportedly one of the hot spot areasfor gender based violence in Mbhashe Dis-trict.“Women and children are victims of rape

and are murdered. Currently five familieshad been reported as affected with one girland a woman raped and killed. These inci-dents have resulted in the community feel-ing traumatized, powerless, betrayed,abused and their rights are violated,” saidMgwatyu.He added that the Department of Social

Development had therefore intervenedwith strategies in response to this andcounselling services and referrals wereprovided by their dedicated social workersto the families that were affected.Mgwatyu said community household

profiling was also conducted and therewere families that were identified for so-cial assistance depending on their needs.“In responding to the GBV and crime in

that area, a White Door Centre of Hope wasopened in the area as well as a service cen-tre with the aim of addressing women’srights issues and limited skills develop-ment opportunities.”The White Door Center of Hope is one of

the programmes in the Victim Empower-ment Programme (VEP) sector and it oper-ates at the prevention and early interven-tion levels.

Departmentof SocialDevelopmenthostsoutreach

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The department has also funded morethan 100 other students in their secondand third years.Another purpose of the programme is to

highlight the department’s mandate andcontribution towards improvement of so-cio-economic factors such as youth em-powerment, poverty alleviation, job crea-tion, women empowerment and monetaryrelief for disadvantaged communities to

enable them to further their studies.This programme forms part of a part-

nership between the department and theConstruction Education and Training Au-thority.The schools programme displays the de-

partment’s commitment to the develop-ment of young people. It also helps the de-partment in fulfilling its mandate of beingthe state’s handyman that maintains andmanages the state’s immovable assets andinfrastructure.

Department awards bursaries to EC learners

Esethu Butina is one of the matriculants whowere lucky to receive bursaries from Depart-ment of Public Works. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Bambeni Qiqa received a bursary from theDepartment of Public Works.

REPORTER

TATUM Cox (18) from Port Elizabeth, re-ceived a Shoprite bursary worth R60 000when no other bursar would consider an ap-plication to fund her first year of study – thiswas a dream come true for her.

Tatum is enrolled for her first year of studytowards a Bachelor of Pharmacy at the Nel-son Mandela Metropolitan University(NMMU).Her mother found information on Shop-

rite’s bursaries on the internet and Tatum isextremely grateful that Shopritewill not onlyassist her financially, but also provide herwith valuable work experience on comple-tion of her studies.“I was so excited to find out that Shoprite

was willing to give me an opportunity tostudy pharmacy. I am only enrolling for myfirst year now and no other bursar was will-ing to even consider me for a bursary. I hadno idea that Shoprite awarded bursaries forpharmacy. I then found out that they offerbursaries for so many other areas of study aswell.”Thousands of the 455 753 matric learners

qualifying for admission to tertiary institu-tions this year are in need of financial sup-port in order to access one of the various post-school system opportunities available tothem. Prospective students can look to theShoprite Group, who still has about R8 mil-lion available for financial assistance fromtheir extensive bursary programme.Bursaries are awarded for scarce skills pro-

grammes such as pharmacy and chartered ac-counting, alongwithqualifications suchas lo-gistics and supply chain management, infor-mation technology, industrial engineering,hospitality, retail business management andmarketing.With limited space available at tertiary in-

stitutions, prospective studentswhoachievedan average of more than 70% in matric, areurged to apply for one of the remaining bursa-ries by visiting shopritebemore.com or con-tacting their training institution’s bursary of-fice for assistance.Candidates may qualify for a bursary of up

to R70 000 per year which allows for registra-tion fees, tuition, textbook and accommoda-tion fees depending on the course of study andinstitution.Each bursary granted is linked to a work

backagreementwithShoprite and in thiswaya bursary holder is assured of careerprospects with South Africa’s largest privatesector employer.On successful completion of their studies,

pharmacy students have employment oppor-tunitieswithin one of Shoprite’s 159MediRitepharmacies throughout South Africa and theGroup’s trainee management programmewill aid retail business and hospitality man-agement graduates in preparing them to be-come store managers.Chartered Accountant (CA) field candi-

dates can be placed within Shoprite’s South

African Institute of Chartered Accountants(SAICA) approved CA training programme tocomplete their internship as article clerks.The Logistics and Industrial Engineering

graduates programme trains managers forpositions within one of the Group’s 20 distri-bution centres, whilst the IT and MarketingTrainee programmes assist graduates to gainthe necessary specialised workplace experi-ence.The Shoprite Group recognises the value of

investing in opportunities for young people toobtain a qualification and acquire the neces-sary skills for gainful employment.A consistent employment generator, the

Shoprite Group currently employsmore than136 000 people with 3134 jobs created duringthe last six months alone.By providing bursaries to qualifying stu-

dents, as well as educational loans and grantsto its employees and their dependents, Shop-rite aids and strengthens economic securityand social welfare in the communities withinwhich it trades.The Group has already awarded 193 terti-

ary study bursaries to deserving candidatesfor the 2016 academic year. The ShopriteGroup has also committed to financing morethan 60 students for the National Certificate(Vocational) Wholesale and Retail qualifica-tion studying at the College of Cape Town,who will be offering this programme for thefirst time this year.

Shopritebursaries stillavailable for students

Tatum Cox (18) received a Shoprite bursaryworth R60 000 when no other bursar wouldconsider an application to fund her first year ofstudy – this was a dream come true for her.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Sasingadlali ke nathi siliwise,siqinisekisa ukuba sigcina isidimasendawo esisuka kuyo. Mara now si-va kabuhlungu xa kusithiwa abonabantwana badom kwezi institutionsof education they are from the East-ern Cape. Kude kuthiwe into esele

besaziwa ngayo kukusela ngokug-qithisileyo de balibale ukuba babe-zofunda. Abanye baphenduka aba-fazi nangona emakhayeni abo be-saziwa beyofunda. HOWW!!Bahamba babuye emva kweentsu-ku. Zifundwa nini ke iincwadi umn-tu xa e-busy kanjalo. Even nathi si-bone ngo-Ç’oku ngelixa si-visit kwi-indawo yee-flats iAlbert ParkeDubana.

Kwii-taverns eziliqela esingenekuzo ku-dominator iintombi zaku-thi nabafana bakhona kuba uvangokuthetha isiXhosa and zezi ziyo-funda. Phula-phulani la sinixelele;ezi zinto nizile-qayo bezikhona nan-gela xesha lethu mara thina besiya-zi into esiyoyenza and uthanda un-gathandi mntwana wam you willnever mix business and pleasure ik-hona engazuphumelela. Siyanicelake bantrwabam incwadi phambili

ijiki namadoda, amantombi nobum-nandi emva liyeza ixesha lazo wenalokwenza ezi zinto and uzakudelainkani xa sele uzenza. Nivile moss,mayiphinde ke ihlonitshwe eECkwezi ndawo nifunda kuzo.

Oh!! What a bad sight!!!I don’t know whether I am going tosay people have lost respecting theirbodies or they are in a blue mist to-tally lost because izinto ezivele zen-ziwe ngabantu bebadala zimanyum-nyezi. I wonder aya kuthini lamakhwenkwe? Last Monday it wasmore than hot in UTA. Ubutsha deungathi le iphantsi kweenwele ayib-ambi kakuhle. Mara sothuke kwag-evezela amadolo sesikubone ku-Ow-en Street.

Omdala umama lo futhi kucacanje ukuba uhamba nesinqanda-mathe sakhe xa evele wakhulula

wachama phambi kwenyambalalayabantu e-stalatweni. Wathi aphoagqiba khona xa esukuma wothinka ngomqolo phantsi akakenyusinenye into. Cinga aba-ntwana ebe-bukele lo mhlola kanti usisi wa-khoubudlile hayi kancane.

Futhi bekungathi ubugqibe kwal-apho bekuselwa khona indlela ebey-iyo. Besiqala thina ukuba oomamabebaleke omnye umama kodwabembona ukuba ujajile. Kuncedeisinqanda-mathe eso kuba siso es-imzamileyo samnxibisa. Phofu kebesingena-choice kuba kuyacaca be-besela bobabini. I wonder sizakuba-fihla phi ooNuts bethu xa kunjeukuphela kokuzihlonipha kweli liz-we nasebantwini abadala. NqandaBaba.

Hayi shame kubethwa ngeengu-du kwela cala

Uyazi emveni kokuba sifundengebali le-former Bafana Bafanastar uSibusiso Rhee Zuma we decid-ed to visit his home kasi eMpuma-langa near Hammasdale phelauRhee he used to be our buddywhilst we grew up in KZN. Eventhough sikhange simbone mara es-ikuqapheleyo kukuthi mostly kusel-wa i-beer esengudwini phaya andkuyacaca ihamba phambili.

Perhaps abafowethu ababhalal el-iya bali lokuba he is down and outand is drinking ingudu (bottle ofbeer), bafika nyani ebetha ingudukuba kula ndawo kusetyenziswaiingudu kakhulu not ukuba ebeso-kola ukuthenga inkonxa qha it mayhappen he is used kwiingudu. Marake sizakuphinda somjonga sive ngo-wakhe umlomo. Masingashwaqikakhulu iindaba zisilindile phandlaapha. Sho, sho.

SECTION 576 of the Education Act of1996 defines parents as natural parentswhether they are married or not.

Any person who is not a natural par-ent but has been granted an opportunityto take care of the child, irrespective ofthe relationship, is also regarded as par-ent.

Parents have a responsibility to pro-vide for their children’s education.

They must make sure that if they donot earn a high income they at least savemoney so that they can provide forschool fees, uniforms, transport and oth-er school-related needs for their chil-dren.

Many parents spend most of theirmoney during the festive season and thishas a negative impact on getting ready

for the re-opening of school in January.You will find that parents are unable

to buy uniforms for their children – theyknow about this expense, but turn ablind eye. Many end up in the clutch ofunauthorised money lenders who haveabnormally high interest rates.

This affects children psychologicallyandemotionallyas theybecomefrustrat-ed and lose trust.

A parent is the person looked to by hisor her child for provision.

HomeworkParents must make quality time to dis-

cuss and assist their children withhomework.

They need not do the homework forthem, but do need to find out if the child

knows what is required and to assist thechild in understanding the work.

Checking regularly what has beendone at school is also necessary as it canassist the parent to know if the child isattending school regularly or not.

Acknowledge their achievements atschool.

If children are not doing well at schoolparents must encourage them to workharder and assure them that they willsucceed if they stand up and start againwith a new determination.

It is important for a parent to get toknow the teachers.

This can only happen when parentsvisit the school regularly to find outabout the progress of their children.

If there is a good relationship between

the parent and the teachers the child willstudy wholeheartedly.

Parents are encouraged to discuss andtry to solve problems that are affectingtheir children as this can hinder theirprogress at school. Doing this can helpchildren to cope at school despite theirproblems.

Advising children on developpinggood study habits can help to improvetheir performance in their studies.

Ensuring that your children go to bedearly in the evening so that they can getup early in the morning is essential.

The success of your child is in yourhands as a parent.

For more information contact UCARCat 047 531 1103 or e-mail ucarc@intek-om.co.za.

UMTATACHILDABUSERESOURCECENTRECOLUMN: TANDIEDASTILEAND TEMBAKAZI SOMFONGO

Parentshavea responsibility towards children’s education

SIMBONGILE MDLELE

THE 5km Colour Run has broughta smile to needy charities inMthatha.

The Colour Run committee hasdonated R15 000 to the EmpilweniHome. The money came from therace which was established bythree members on November 28last year to help the charitiesaround Mthatha.

Mzondeleli Qotoyi, Vidi Arm-strong and Angel Ntentesa satdown and discussed what theycould come up with to add value tothe struggling charities of Mthat-ha and surrounding areas.

The athletes who participated inthe race had to donate R100 and thecommittee took the money to thecharities.

The other charity which benefit-ed from this first-time initiativewas the Hillcrest Pre-school,where the Colour Run members

enjoyed a Christmas party withthe needy children and handedout gifts to them.

Last week, the organising com-mittee of the Colour Run handedover a cheque for R15 000 to Em-pilweni Home.

“This is a dream come true be-cause we have been thinking whatwe can do to contribute to thecharities of Mthatha – to show thepeople who are staying there thatthey are with us in our souls,”Qotoyi said.

He said the main objective of theinitiative was to change the livesof people, particularly those whowere disabled.

He expressed his gratitude tothe businesses who took part inthe initiative even though it wasstill in the initial stages.

He urged other local businesspeople to follow suit because thepeople in the charities neededhelp and tender care from the soci-ety at large.

Huge boost for local charities

The Colour Run organising committee handed over a cheque for R15 000 to the Empilweni Home.PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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TO encourage gospel artists in Butter-worth and the surrounding areas, VisionHolders members Bulie Mketshane andher husband Sine will be hosting theMnqumaGospel Awards at theMsobom-vu Sports Stadium this Saturday.Bulie said they had decided to encour-

age local gospel artists by giving themawards.“We want them to know that we ac-

knowledge their work and our main vi-sion is to encourage them to do more inthis industry,” she said.She added that they had started to host

this event last year and theywanted to doit every year.Theywould also give awards to artists

who were legends in this industry, suchas LusandaMcinga, Veliswa Skeyi,Mali-bongwe Gcwabe and Khanyisa Nkantsu.Bulie said thosewhowere interested in

attending the function could buy ticketsfrom Computicket. VIP tickets are R250and others are R100. – BABALWA NDLANYA

Gospel Awardsto be held again

BABALWA NDLANYA

GOSPELpresenterPatricMsenganaofVukaniCommunityRadio inCala has beennominatedas theBest Ezenkolo Presenter in theMnqumaGospelMusicAwards at theMsobomvuSportsGround in Butterworth on Saturday.

MsenganasaidhewasnominatedwithAsan-da Detyana from Kanya Community Radio inthis category.

“I could not believe my ears when I re-ceived a call informing me about the nomi-nation. I know that I am always nominatedin different awards, but even if I don’t win,I don’t complain because I see that peoplerecognise and like my programme,” hesaid.He said it was good to be nominated be-

cause it showed that he was doing his bestto promote the gospelmusic of local artists.“What I can say to other nominees is that

we must not be disappointed when we donot win, but we must know that we are do-ing a good job. We must continue promot-ing the music of local artists because theyalso depend on us,” he said.

PresenterMsengana nominated

Gospel presenter Patric Msengana is anominee in the Mnquma Gospel Awards.PHOTO: BABALWA NDLANYA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

IT never rains but it pours forMthatha’s UnitraCommunity Radio (UCR), which is faced withnumerous problems, including a power strug-gle.

First of all itwas announced that several of itsassets had been attached by the sheriff of thehighcourt.Thereasonfor thiswasthat theradiostation owed money to the South African Reve-nue Service.As a result the station could find itself off air.A few days after the announcement, station

manager Mnyamezeli Madolo was suspendedand former UCR presenter Phumzile Gabadatook over in an acting capacity.Reliable sources have said the radio station is

faced with a power struggle among the presentleadership and board members.In theprevious leadership therewerealsobat-

tles, some of which ended in court.Meanwhile, some former employees have

sued the radio station over money allegedlyowed to them.Madolo confirmed his suspension, but said it

was illegal because he had been suspended bya disbanded board of directors.

He said the board had been disbanded in ameeting on December 4 with the IndependentCommunications Authority of South Africa(Icasa) because of a lack of compliance and poli-cies. “The resolution in that meeting was thatthe board and Community Forum Committee(CFC) be disbanded and a steering committeethat would organise the next annual generalmeeting was elected.“It was agreed that that committee would

work with the station manager, so I am sur-prised that theydecided tosuspendme,disobey-ing the agreement with Icasa.”He said the disbanded board had gone to a

lawyer, allegedly using station funds.Interim board chairperson BabalwaNophelo

Mbelesi confirmed the suspension of Madolo,saying theyhadgivenhimaletterof suspensionon January 18.She said they had charged himwith gross in-

subordination and dragging the name of the sta-tion into disrepute.“Nowwe are facing the problems of SARS be-

cause he was failing dismally to lead the radiostation,” Mbelesi said.Shedenied that the boardhadbeendisbanded

in December.“You cannot disband a board in the board-

room with only one person giving instructionsfor that.Youneedtocallanannualgeneralmeet-ing so that the community can take a decision.So the interim board is waiting for February 07to hand over officially to a new board elected bythe community,” she said. She denied they hadusedthestation’s fundstotackletheCommunityForum Committee.

Madoloout,Gabada in

Suspended UCR FM station manager Mnyameze-li Madolo. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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Ukanti nawo amaqela eliphondo, aqukaiChippa United edlala kwizinga le-ABSAPremier Soccer League kwakunye noMthat-ha Bucks odlala kwiNFD League, ebephaka-thi kwalamaqela ebethelekiswa ngalemini.IBucks eqhuba kakubi kakhulu kweezint-

suku kwimidlalo yayo, izakutyelela iSantoseKapa kwiveki yokuqala kwinyanga ezayo,

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oka FC edlala kakuhle kakhulu kwinqanabale-NFD League kwaku lenyanga.I-United kulindeleke ukuba iqhube kakuh-

le kule ndebe nanjengoko idlala kakuhle kut-

sha nje, logama kubonakala kuzabanzimakakhulu kuMthatha Bucks kuba usalwelaukusuka emsileni kuluhlu lwamaqelae-NFD League.Amathola Amnyama asando kubethwa yi-

Witbank Spurs ngo3-2, ukanti ngale mpelaveki azakudlala naMazulu eMthatha Stadi-um

IPhondo lijongekwi-UnitedkwakunyeneBuckskwiNedbankCup

UMthatha Bucks uzakudlala neSantos kwiNedbank Cup kumjikelo wokuqala. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA IChippa United izakudlala neBaroka FC kwiNedbank Cup kumjikelo wokuqala. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA

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IQELAI-LIONCITY, lisahleli kwindawoyoku-qala kuluhlu lwamaqela enqanaba le-ABCMotsepe League.

Oku, emva kokuba lidlale ntanganye ne-ECBees FC ngeqanda macala kumdlalo ububan-jelwe kwibala iBhisho Stadium ngempela-

veki.Ezo ziphumo zibangele ukuba iCity FC in-

gakwaziukuvulaumsatsawamanqakuamahl-anuphakathikwayokwakunyeneFCElliotek-windawoyesibinikuluhlulwamaqelaelinqan-aba.ICity ihleli kwindawo yokuqala kwi-ABC

Motsepe League ngamanqaku angamashumiama-thathuanesithandathu emvakwemidlalo

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NCEBA DLADLA

SIJUTA Boxing Promotions boss Andile Sid-inilewould like to keep enterprisingMthathaminiflyweight pugilist Siphamandla “ToyToyi” Baleni busy.

Sidinile revealed this after the WBA PanAfrican miniflyweight champion Baleni,who is ranked number two in the country,stopped Port Elizabeth’s sixth- rated SA con-tender Lonwabo “Dancing Shoes” Roboshi inthe eighth of their 10-round scheduled non-ti-tle scrap at OR Tambo Hall last Friday even-ing.“The fight against Roboshi was to keep Bal-

eni busy.“We’ll continue to give him fights until he

gets an opportunity to fight for the world ti-tle,” said Sidinile, who promotes the trio ofBaleni, his stablemate and IBO Interconti-nental strawweight champion SimphiweKonco and East London’sWBA Internationalstrawweight champion Siyabonga Siyo.Sidinile, who prides himself on good work-

ing relations with Golden Gloves Production(GGP) boss Rodney Berman, who looks afterthe business interests ofWBA and IBOWorld

miniflyweight kingpin Hekkie “The Hexecu-tioner” Budler, is currently negotiating withBerman to let Budler vacate the IBO title sothat Baleni can follow the IBO route.“Hekkie Budler has recently been promot-

ed to the WBA miniflyweight super champi-on. He can let go of the IBO strap. And thatwould give Baleni an opportunity to fight forit,” Sidinile said.Overjoyed Baleni trainer Madoda “One-

more-Time” Dyonashe said: “Sidinile knowsthe plans for Baleni.“All I do is make sure that he is fit to give

the best performance in the ring.”Against Roboshi, Dyonashe said he was

pleased with fit-as-a- fiddle Baleni, who hadfollowed every instruction and punished hisfoe to submission.“I congratulate my boxers for winning

their fights on stoppages,” he said, referringto Zama Zokwe who KO’d Simphiwe Mayezain five rounds.In other results, SinethembaBambeat Phi-

la Gola on points over six rounds, MorrisLento stopped Mnikelo Ndema tko1, SisekoNkohlisowon tko1 againstNkosikho Sibunziand Bongani Mbiko won tko3 against Ricar-do Henecke.

Bigplans forMthatha’s ToyToyiBaleni afterdispatchingRoboshi

Siphamandla “Toy Toyi” Baleni has Lonwabo “Dancing Shoes” Roboshi against the ropes duringtheir fight which Baleni won. PHOTO:SUPPLIED