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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE communityof MthumbaneTownship inPort St Johns isin shock follow-

ing a mysterious incidentinwhich a child (2) was al-legedly snatched from hermother’s bed and founddead outside the house afew hours later.

The incident happenedin Mapeki location in theearly hours of last weekSaturday.The mother of the child,

Nomfundo Tuswa (37),said she was fast asleep inher own room in herthree-roomed house whenshewaswoken by the hys-terical crying of her babyat around 12.30am. Shewas surprised that thechild was crying outsidethe house and not next toher as they slept together.“Then I screamed and

tried to chase the snatcherbut he vanished in thedark. Some communitymembers woke up andtried to chase, but in vain.At around 3am my babywas found dead. I reallydon’t knowwhodid this tomy angel,” said Tuswa.She said she suspected

COMMUNITY SHOCKED: TODDLER SNATCHED FROMMOTHER’S BED

Toddler founddead

Police are working around the clock to aprehend the perpetrator who snatched a toddler from her mother’s bed. The toddler waslater found dead. PHOTO AS ILLUSTRATION: FRAUKUECH

that the child was takenout through the windowas it was opened. Accord-ing toher, thewindowhada small hole in it whichwas closed with sellotapeand that it might be thatthe perpetrator forced hishand through the hole toopen the window.Two children of Nom-

fundo’s late sister were inanother room. Theydidn’t hear anything ei-ther and knew nothingabout how the baby gotout the house.She confirmed that the

baby was found withmarks on her neck show-ing that she was strangledto death. “The post-mor-tem also revealed that herribs on the left side werebroken.”TheCouncillor of the ar-

ea, Zwelivumile Mhlabe-ni, was also shocked bythe incident and said itwas his first time inMthumbane to experi-ence such a disgusting oc-currence. He called on thecommunity to work hand-in- glovewith the police inorder for the suspect to bearrested. The police con-firmed the incident andsaid they were workingaround the clock to arrestthe perpetrator.

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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

THE Nyandeni Local Municipality councilvoted unanimously last week Monday to ap-prove Mayor Thokozile Sokhanyile’s revised2014/2015 budget report.

The budget, together with the IDP report,was tabled at a special council meeting heldat the municipality’s council chambers in Li-bode.Unlike inpreviousmeetings, therewereno misunderstandings from the oppositionparties in the council.

Nyandeni’s budget for this year isR252 745 786 to be spent on the municipality’sbudget and treasury, corporate services, plan-ning, community services and infrastructureservices departments.

Sokhanyile also highlighted some projectsthat the municipality will be running withthis budget.

“One of our projects, which will help to em-power the youth co-ops, is the bricklaying andpaving of streets, starting in our towns, Li-bode and Ngqeleni.

“We will give machinery to the registeredco-ops to pave the streets. This project will as-sist themunicipality inmaintaining its roadsand also help in creating jobs for the localyouth,” said Sokhanyile.

The mayor also briefed the council abouttheproposednewsite earmarked for thedairyfarm which will no longer be in Mdlankomo,but in the Makhotyana area.

“Following the total rejection of a dairyfarming project by the community of Md-

lankomo, a new site has been sought in Ma-khotyana, ward 04 in Libode,” she said.

According to the recommendations, themunicipality needs to first conduct a pre-fea-sibility study to determine the extent of readi-ness of the community and also to try to getlocal youth with a background in farming tobe part of the project.

Nyandeni is also planning to fast-track thefeasibility study for the Malungeni clayproject in Ngqeleni which is aimed at devel-oping the community and also to attract in-vestors.

Nyandeni council approvesbudget

Mayor Thokozile Sokhanyile. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE South African Police Service (SAPS)communication office has embarked on amassive drug awareness campaign inschools around Mthatha to curb drug abuseand selling of drugs in schools.

This effort follows recent reports that Mt-hatha schools are rife with drug abuse andthe main targets of drug lords. The cam-paign started lastweekThursday inKhanyi-sa Senior Secondary School in Mthatha.

SAPS Communication Officer, ColonelMzukisi Fatyela, revealed that his officewasnot working alone in this campaign as it hasalso roped in the dog unit, NGOs and othergovernment departments.

He confirmed that drugs are a big problematMthatha Schools. The Police’s main focusis to conduct these awareness campaigns atall the schools.

“We want to make learners realise that inusing drugs they are wasting their lives andruining their future,” he concluded.

Massive campaign in schools to fight drugs

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The South African Police Service has embarked on a massive campaign to curb drug abuseand drug dealing in schools in and around Mthatha. PHOTO AS ILLUSTRATION: CITY PRESS

REPORTER

A CENTANE local was arrested by CentanePolice for allegedlymurdering his 70-year-oldmother, Elizabeth Nolungile Nibe.

It is alleged that 46-year-oldMphuthumi Sh-weni kicked and hit his mother against thewall of her house on Monday, 31 March, 2014,at about 5pm at Qolorha (G) Location MsentoVillage Centane. She died on the scene andhad upper body injuries.

Police said the motive for the murder is notknown but the crime was witnessed by mem-bers of the community who contacted the po-lice. The suspect was arrested and chargedwith murder.

He appeared in the Centane magistratecourt on Tuesday, 01 April, 2014, on a murdercharge.Hewas not asked to plead andhis casewas remanded to Monday, April 14. He wasremanded in custody.

Centanemanarrested forallegedlykillinghismother

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

DESPITE several attempts to address theproblem of power failures in Mthatha, theproblem persists in the town and its sur-rounds and residents and businesses wereleft in the dark again last week Thursday.

In the past few years power-and sub-sta-tions have been opened in Mthatha in an

endeavour to curb the problem with powerfailures. In November last year PresidentJacob Zuma officialy opened a sub-stationin Thornhill near Fortgale, but the town’spower woes continue. There are four sub-stations in Mthatha at Sidwadwa, Unitra,Hilcrest and Thornhill. It also has over 200mini stations. According to King SabathaDalindyebo (KSD)Municipality Spokesper-son, Sonwabo Mampoza, last week’s power

failure was due to a problem in a sub-sta-tion at Sidwadwa which affected the entiretown and its surroundings.

“Our technicians worked around theclock to fix the problem and now things areback to normal. We would like to apologisefor any inconvenience especially in Mt-hatha businesses, government depart-ments and community at large. It was be-yond our power,” said Mampoza.

Electricity woes continue inMthatha

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE Police are expecting to make more ar-restswith regard to the cloning of ATMcards.

This according to the police spokespersonof the Mthatha cluster, Colonel MzukisiFatyela, following the arrest of 15 people onTuesday night last week in Mthatha.

Among the suspectswhichwerearrestedby

police include nine women who are expectedto appear before the Mthatha magistratecourt soon.

Some of the suspects were arrested in Hart-ley Qina in Khwezi Township, Mthatha andsurrounding areas of Mthatha.

Fatyela said in this operation the police dis-covered 223 cloned cards of Sassa, 11 bankcards, a finger print machine, one skimmingdevice and a computer.

He said other suspects confessed during theinterrogation.

They are still following leads and more ar-rests are expected. “We’ve got all the numberplates of the vehicles that are used in thiscrime.

They are driving day and night inMthatha,hunting down their victims. We will worktirelessly to ensure that all are behind barsso that people can be able to withdraw theirmoney without fear,” he said. He called onpeople who are using ATM’s to be more vigi-lant.

More arrests expected in cloning card case

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CIVIL rights group AfriForum last week ex-pressed concern not only over the number ofrecent farm attacks in the Ugie and Maclearareas but also about the fact that the ambu-lance, which was supposed to transport twoof the victims to hospital, did not have fuelto do so.

Two farmattackswere reported onWednes-day evening and Thursday morning in theEastern Cape.

In the first incident, which took placearound 9pm on Wednesday, a man and hisdaughter were attacked on his farm betweenUgie and Maclear.The father was shot in the leg while his

daughter sustained a chest wound.Ian Cameron, Head of Community Safety

for AfriForum, said the two victims were of-fered temporary medical assistance in Ma-clear, even though therewas no doctor availa-ble, because the ambulance did not haveenough fuel to take them to the hospital inQueenstown.

“It is an absolute disgrace that the State isfailing so abysmally to execute its duties to-wards its citizens,” said Cameron. “The coun-try is crippled by corruption, with politicalleaders who regard public positions as an op-portunity to get into the cookie jar instead ofserving their communities.”According to AfriForum the attack in the

Eastern Cape could possibly be linked to thesame suspectswhowere involved in an attackon an elderly couple 3 weeks ago in the sameprovince. One attacker was apparentlywounded during the incident.

Another farmattack took place around 4amon Thursday in the Ermelo district. An elder-ly couple was brutally attacked and torturedwith boiling water and irons.Cameron said it feels like the government

is not recognising these attacks as an emer-gency. “There have been several attacks inthis area but we feel that they are not giventhe much needed attention by the police andthe government at large,” said Cameron.He said they would keep putting pressure

on all the relevant departments to come upwith ways to put a stop to this situation.

Concernover farmattacks


STAFF members and managers at BiduHyper Build in Mthatha rolled up theirsleeves to give blood stocks a boost lastMonday.

The SouthAfricanNational Blood Serv-ices bus parked outside the store very ear-ly on Monday morning and soon, scoresof staff members, managers and custom-ers made their way to the bus to donatetheir pint of bloodBidu Hyper Build Chairman, Bilal

Khan, said they decided on the campaigndue to complications faced by one of theirstaff members who is pregnant.They wanted to give blood not only to

help her during surgery and save the lifeof her unborn baby but also that of themany others who need a blood transfu-sion.“This is our support to our staff mem-

ber and to the entire community of Mt-hatha and surrounding area. Mostly onour minds are expectant mothers, babiesand people involved in accidents,” saidKhan.One of the staff members who also do-

nated blood, Zimasa Ntika said she feltgood knowing that she had saved some-one’s life.“I am happy that I played my part in

saving a life and from now on, I will makesure that I donate every twomonths,” saidNtika.The Public Relations Practitioner of

SANBS, Rene Vice, said the drive was afantastic one with 30 people registered todonate blood and 19 people who donated.

Hardware store staff boosts blood stocks

Bidu Hyper Build Chairman Bilal Khan andVuyolwethu 'Marikana' Mabovana donatingblood during the hardware's campaign lastMonday. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

Bidu Hyper Build managers with the Chairman, Bilal Khan (third from the left). PHOTO: SUPPLIED

REPORTER

KAYANtikincaofClarkeburySSS in theEastern Cape is among five learnersfrom South Africa who will be attendingan International Youth Camp in lowerSaxony, Germany, from last Sunday un-til April 18.

The camp is held at the Anne FrankHouse Museum located at Berg-Belsen,a former World War 11 concentrationsite that is today used as a centre forteaching human rights and civic respon-sibilities.The youth camp is a partnership pro-

gramme betweenNelsonMandelaMuse-um, the Eastern Cape Government andthe Government of Lower Saxony, Ger-many.The Nelson Mandela Museum and

Lower Saxony exchange young peopleon an annual basis, in what both coun-tries call ‘international youth camps’,where human rights become themost es-sential part for all learning activities.This cultural exchange programme

which will be running for the 7th timethis year helps young people in bothcountries tounderstandeachother’shis-tory and cultures, and become humanright advocates in their respective coun-tries.The International youth camp partici-

pants are selected by their peers duringa national based youth that is hosted bythe Nelson Mandela Museum at itsYouth and Heritage site in Qunu every.The other four learners to represent

South Africa are Goodness Nyembe ofManor High School Kwazulu Natal, Mu-hammed Ameen Adams of RhylandsHigh School Western Cape, Vusani Rec-tor Nesengani of Tshwane University ofTechnology and Nelson Mandela Muse-um Pioneer representing Limpopo,MphoMarciaLeshomoofBoithaopoSec-

East Capelearneroff toyouth camp inGermany

ondary School NorthWest Province.The above men-

tioned learners willnot only act as Nel-son Mandela Muse-um ambassadors butwill represent SouthAfrica.


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Can I vote . . .

Q: Can I vote if I can’t get to my voting sta-tion on Election Day because I’m heavilypregnant?A: If you can’t get to your voting station

on Election Day for National and Provincialelections because you’re heavily pregnant,you can apply for a special vote. Please seespecial votes for details.Q: Can I vote if I registered but am now

in prison?A: Yes, you can vote in national and pro-

vincial elections as long as you have yourvalid, green, bar-coded ID and you are regis-tered to vote.Check your voter registration status on-

line to confirm that your name appears onthe voters’ roll.

Q: Can I vote if I registered but have lostmy ID with the sticker in it?A: Yes, just get a Temporary Identity Cer-

tificate (TIC) that will be valid on electionday. You can apply for your TIC at the De-partment of Home Affairs.Please also check your registration details

and confirm that your name appears on thevoters’ roll.

Q: Can I vote if I turn 18 soon AFTER elec-tion day?A: No, you must have turned 18 on or be-

fore the day on which the elections are pro-claimed (published in the Government Ga-zette) to be able to vote. No exceptions canbe made.

Q: Can I vote if I will be in another townor province on election day?A: National and Provincial Elections:You need to vote at the voting station

where you’re registered to vote. However, ifyou’re outside of your voting district onElectionDay youmay vote at another votingstation in South Africa.If you’re outside the province where you

registered, you’ll only be able to vote in thenational election andnot the provincial elec-tion, and you’ll be asked to complete a VEC4 form at the voting station.

Municipal Elections and By-Elections:You need to vote at the voting station at

which you’re registered.Please remember that youmust be a regis-

tered voter in South Africa in order to vote.To confirm that your name is on the voters’roll and to find out which voting stationyou’re registered at, please check your voterregistration status on line or SMS your IDnumber to 32810. To locate your voting sta-tion on a map, please see our online votingstation finder.

Q: Can I vote if I will be out of the countryon Election Day?A: If you are a South African citizen and

are registered to vote, but will be out of thecountry on Election Day, please see specialvotes for details on how to apply for a specialvote (national and provincial elections on-ly).

Q: Can I vote if I’m bedridden and unableto go to my voting station on Election Day?A: If you’re confined to your bed and can’t

get to your voting station on Election Dayfor National and Provincial elections, youcan apply for a special vote.

Q: Can I vote if I’m in hospital?A: If you’re bedridden or in hospital and

can’t get to your voting station on ElectionDay for National and Provincial elections,you can apply for a special vote.

Q: Can I vote if I’ve lost my registrationsticker?A: You will be allowed to vote as long as

yourname is on thevoters’ roll. If yournameisn’t on the voters’ roll and you don’t haveyour registration sticker, you have no proofthat you’ve registered and you won’t be ableto vote.Please check your voter registration sta-

tus online to make sure your name is on thevoters’ roll.

Q: Can I vote if my new ID book has notarrived yet?A: Yes, you can vote if you have a Tempo-

rary Identity Certificate (TIC) that is validon Election Day.You can apply for a TIC at the Department

of Home Affairs. Please remember, you will

only be able to vote if you are a registeredvoter.

Q: Can I vote on behalf of someone who isunable to get to their voting station?A: No, every voter must vote in person at

the voting station.

Q: Can I vote with my temporary registra-tion certificate (TRC)?A: No, you can only vote with your South

African, green, bar-coded ID or a valid Tem-porary Identity Certificate (TIC). You canapply for a green, bar-coded ID or a valid TICfrom the Department of Home Affairs.

Q: Can permanent residents vote in theelections?A: No, only South African citizens with a

green, bar-coded ID book can vote in elec-tions.

Q: I am living overseas and voted in thelast national and provincial elections. CanI vote in the municipal elections?A: The Muncipal Electoral Act does not

make provision for overseas voting duringmunicipal elections due to the fact that youcan only vote in the ward where you live.General

Frequently asked questions about votingin general

Q: I have registered, but I don’t want tovote. Will anything happen to me if I don’tvote?A: No, voting is not compulsory in SA,

however voting is an important civic dutyand we encourage all South Africans to par-ticipate.

Q: I’m in the SANDF/SAPS and on dutyon Election Day. When will I vote?A: If you’re a member of the SANDF or

SAPS and are on duty on Election Day forNational and Provincial elections, you canapply for a special vote. Please see specialvotes for details.

Q: Will election day be a public holiday?A: This decision is made by The President

in consultation with the Minister of HomeAffairs, not by the IEC. However, if electionday is a public holiday, the election timeta-ble will say so.

Q: Can I vote online or by post?

A:No, youmust vote in person at your vot-ing station.

Q: How do I know if my voting station haschanged?A: We try to communicate any changes to

you, but please check your voter registra-tion status online before each election toconfirm that your voting station hasn’tchanged.

Q: I registered at a temporary registrationstation. Where do I vote?A: Voting stations may change from time

to time, depending on availability of eachvoting venue.To find out where your voting station is,

please check your voter registration statusonline.You can then use our online voting station

finder to find a map to your voting station.

Q: Where can I vote?A: National and Provincial Elections:You need to vote at the voting station

where you’re registered to vote.However, if you’re outside of your voting

district on Election Day you may vote at an-other voting station in South Africa.If you’re outside the province where you

registered, you’ll only be able to vote in thenational election andnot the provincial elec-tion, and you’ll be asked to complete a VEC4 form at the voting station.Municipal Elections and By-Elections:You need to vote at the voting station at

which you’re registered.

Please remember that youmust be a regis-tered voter in South Africa in order to vote.To confirm that your name is on the voters’roll, check your voter registration status on-line or SMS your ID number to 32810.

Q: Why has my voting station changed?A: Your voting station may change from

time to time, depending on the availabilityof the venue and changes in your voting dis-trict boundaries.To find out where your voting station is,

check your voter registration status online.You can then use our online voting stationfinder to find a map to your voting station.

Source: www.elections.org.za

. Visit www.mthathaexpress.co.za andclick on “Elections 2014” under “News” tocheck if andwhereyouare registered tovote.

Frequently asked voters’ questions

REPORTER

APPLICATIONS for special votes for the gen-eral election will open on Monday, the Elec-toral Commission of SA (IEC) said on Thurs-day.

Special votes would be cast on 5 and 6 May,as opposed to 7Maywhen the rest of the coun-

try’s eligible voters would cast their votes,IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela said.There are two categories of special votes.

The first is for those who qualify for a homevisit due to physical infirmity, disability orpregnancy.

The second category of special votes is forpeople who will be absent from their votingdistrict on election day. They can cast theirvotes at the voting stations where they regis-tered on either 5 or 6 May, between 09:00 and17:00.Bapela said that to apply for either catego-

ry of special vote, voters need to complete aVEC 1 form, available on the IEC website orfrom local IEC offices. The form needs to besubmitted by hand to the local IEC office inthe municipality responsible for the votingdistrict where the special vote would be cast.“The forms will not be accepted at national

or provincial offices and cannot be faxed, e-mailed or posted. Special vote applicantsmayuse a proxy to deliver the VEC 1 form to thelocal IEC office in the municipality wherethey intend to vote but the form itself mustbe signed by the voter themselves.” Onlythose voters whose pre-approved applica-tions have been submitted between now andApril 17 will qualify to cast a special vote.Applicants for special voteswill receive the

outcome of their applications via SMS or e-mail, and can check their status on the IECwebsite. Source: Sapa

IECannounces special votesprocedures

Voters with special needs have until April 17 to apply for a special vote. Applicants need tocomplete a VEC 1 form, obtainable on the IEC website or from local IEC offices. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Only those voterswhosepre-approvedapplicationsweresubmitted between nowandApril 17wouldqualify to cast a specialvote.


REPORTER

A LEADING pharmaceutical company spe-cialising in allergy medication, chose todaywhich marks the start of World AllergyWeek (7 – 13 April), to launch a nationalcampaign aimed at raising awarenessamong parents and teachers of anaphylaxis– a serious and life-threatening allergic re-action, which is fast on the rise.

Pharma Dynamics’ campaign stems froma survey done by the company some months

back involving almost 1 000 learners andteachers from private, government andModel C schools across the country whichfound that none of the learners nor theteachers knew what to do in case of a severeallergic attack, putting children’s lives atrisk.

Mariska van Aswegen, spokesperson forPharma Dynamics, says the campaign,which kicks off this week, will run through-out the month of April to cover as muchground as possible.

“Several of SA’s top allergists and health-

care practitioners (HCPs) will be placed atthe heart of local community schools acrossSouth Africa to help spread awareness to asmany parents and teachers as possible.

“Education workshops will focus prima-rily on anaphylaxis – what it is, what trig-gers an allergic reaction or a severe attacksuch as anaphylaxis, how to identify earlywarning signs and symptoms and how totreat it – all done in an effort to save lives.The workshops will also coach parents andteachers on how to deal with and better re-late to learnerswith allergies,whooften feelstigmatised as a result of their condition,”she says.

According to international studies the in-cidence of anaphylaxis is on the increase.Figures are scant for SA, but some localclinics that have started to record cases ofanaphylaxis say they deal with an averageof 20 cases per month, but that the actualfigure is likely to be much higher.

Van Aswegen says more and more casesare being reported worldwide of childrendying at school following a major allergicattack.

“The condition is real and should be giv-en the prominence it deserves. It can poten-tially be fatal if the correct care isn’t givenimmediately.

“It is essential that when your child ora learner in a class has a serious and life-threatening condition like this to have aplan inplacewayaheadof time. Inmost cas-es, if an anaphylactic attack occurs and istreated quickly with the appropriate medi-cation, such as an adrenaline auto-injector

(a medical device used to deliver a meas-ured dose of adrenaline), the outcomes aregood, but there are far too many cases thatend up in tragedy.

“Early warning signs include itching ofthe eyes or face and often within minutesit will progress to more serious symptomssuch as difficulty in swallowing or breath-ing, stomach pain, cramps, vomiting, di-arrhea and/or hives. Anaphylaxis canquickly result in an increased heart rate,sudden weakness, a drop in blood pressure,shock and ultimately unconsciousness anddeath. If children exhibit any of these symp-toms, immediate emergency medical atten-tion should be sought,” advises van Aswe-gen. Pharma Dynamics has also made addi-tional resources available for free downloadand printing online via its popular allergyeducation website, www.allergyex-pert.co.za, which both parents and teacherscan use as teaching aids in the home orclassroom setting.

Resources include: allergy poster, colour-ing-in pages, ‘spot the allergen’ word games,bookmarks, school presentations, allergycheck-lists and fact sheets and an anaphy-laxis emergency care plan. Dr Mike Levin,one of SA’s top allergists and advisor toPharma Dynamics will also be available torespond to any online allergy-related que-ries via the website all year round.

Pharma Dynamics’ campaign marks animportant step in educating and raisingawareness of the physical dangers and emo-tional toll imposed by allergies among chil-dren.IMAGE: WWW.WAKEMED.ORG

WORLDALLERGYWEEK:APRIL 7 - 13

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ELDERLY women at Kwenxurha locality,Mqanduli, say they are vulnerable to crimestargeting women and are demanding that thegovernment do something about their safety.

This was voiced by these women duringPremier Noxolo Kiviet’s Post State Of theProvince Address (SOPA) visit to this arealast Tuesday.

Kiviet visited the area to listen to the com-munity’s views about the governance in theprovince, to give them a chance to commenton her SOPA speech and also to listen to theiraspirations and suggestions.

One elder, Nolukholo Mnqinana, said theywere living in fear in the village and theirhouses were not in a good enough conditionto keep the perpetrators out.

“We put up cheap doors that make it easyfor the criminals to kick them open and getinside. So if the government can come to ourrescue and build us proper houses with se-cured doors, things can be better,” said Mnqi-nana.

Fresh in the minds of the women is an inci-

dent in March last year, where a 89 year-oldGogo and her granddaughter (5) were killed.

Boniwe Wayiza was raped and hacked todeath with her granddaughter when an in-truder forced his way into their hut whilstthey were asleep.

A man (35) was arrested after his identitydocument was found at the scene of crime.

Kiviet said even though she would have atalk with the Department of Human Settle-ments, she believed that the safety of elderlywomen also depends on the entire communi-ty.

“We need courageous men who put theirlives on the line to protect women, especiallythe vulnerable ones, and also men who raisetheir sons to respect and protect women,”said Kiviet.

She said she did not believe that a properhouse or door would stop rapists but unitedcommunity members, who vow to protect thesenior citizens, would.

Elderlydemandbetterhouses for safety

Community members who attended PremierNoxolo Kiviet's visit at Kwenxurha last Tuesday.

PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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THE Chairperson of the newly elected Port StJohn’s Youth Council, Siviwe Ngcingwana,has vowed that their first priority and mis-sion as the executive committee members ofthe youth council is to restore the good faceof Port St John’s economically by creatingeconomic opportunities for the youth and re-ducing the high rate of unemployment in thearea.

Siviwe was recently elected with his EXCOin a two-day summit which was held at LillyLodge, Port St John’s.The National Youth Development Agency

was invited to attend but no representativespitched up.Port St John’s communication officer,

Pelokazi Pellem, had confirmed that they hadreceived an apology from NYDA stating that

they were unable to attend the summit.Youth from different political parties were

represented in this summit and some werewearing the t-shirts of their organisations.Ngcingwana stressed that no one could dis-pute that Port St John’s is one of the best tour-ism destinations in the Eastern Cape.Despite this, the unemployment rate is high

and 90% of the unemployed youth depend ongovernment grants.“We need to create an environment for

young people to be independent, address theissue of capacitating them, provide skills de-velopment and focus more on tourism, hospi-tality and beverage services.“We need to train more young people in ag-

riculture because it is one of the diamonds ofthe area. We need to invite Seda to providetraining and guide the youth on how to formco-operations.Weneedyoungpeople to accessgrants from all the agencies because all these

opportunities are not available in Port StJohn’s. The youth need to travel long distanc-es to get such opportunities,” said Ngcingwa-na.He said they would engage the Department

of Trade and Industry (DTI) to access infor-mation and services so that every young per-son could access the opportunities availablethere.He agreed that there was a problem of sub-

stance abuse in the town which reversed allthe positive ideas.He, however, vowed that they would fight

that by allmeans because theirmainmissionwas to bring back the beautiful face of PortSt John’s and create a vibrant and conduciveenvironment in the town.The Executive is as follows: Chairperson

SiviweNgcingwane, DeputyMzwandile Jam-jam, SecretaryMakhosiMsuduka, TreasurerBabalwaKotana and six additionalmembers.

Youthonmission to revivePort St Johns

Siviwe Ngcingwana the chairperson of the PortSt John’s Youth Council. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

NOKHWEZI MTANGAYI AND FIKISWAMASISO

SINCE the advent of democracy, govern-ment in partnership with other organs ofcivil society, have embarked earnestly to-wards the implementation of promulgatedlaws andpolicies that are specifically child-biased.

Most pieces of legislation are based onmajor international instruments like theUnited Nations Convention on the Rightsof the Children convention (UNCRC) ofwhich South Africa is a signatory. If theseinstruments can be domesticated and thenimplemented perfectly they have the poten-tial to provide a new vision for children.If children at a family level are guaran-

teed freedom to participate in matters af-fecting them, that could yield positive re-sults and create a good ground for their de-velopment. They are empowered and ableto make informed choices which couldyield good results.While acknowledging that children are

vulnerable human beings who require theprotection and support from the family, so-ciety and state, children are right holders.They have the ability to form and expressopinions and to participate in decision-making processes that influence solutions.Children are also expected to intervene aspartners in the process of social change andin the building up of our democracy.Respecting the views of children means

that parents should create a participatoryclimatewhere children’s ideas are taken in-to account, and not being ignored.But that does not begin to say every

child’s opinion should be simply endorsedwithout scrutiny. A mere expression of anopinion by a child does not constitute a de-cision, but implies the ability to influencea decision.It is of great importance to note that child

participation is a right, and should be treat-ed as such and not be perceived as a duty.It guarantees freedom of expressing one’sviews or preference to abstain from doingso. This right goes as far as to provide op-portunities for a child to take a firm andconscious stand in all aspects he/she be-lieves are right, but not to be forced to doso.Why it is important to involve children

in decision making processes?• They offer the new skills.• They build their self esteem.• They empower them to tackle abuse and

neglect of their rights.• Children may make the world a better

place.It is imperative for all families in our

communities to consult childrenwhen cru-cial decisions are undertaken in family.Thiswould enable children to developmen-tally and become responsible future citi-zens of this country.For more information contact the

UCARC on 047 531 1103 or at [email protected].

CHILDABUSE: UMTATACHILDABUSE RESOURCECENTRE (UCARC)

Childparticipationparamount todevelopment

ZIZI HLUNGULU/WNA

THEDepartment of Public Enterprises (DPE)has teamed up with the Eastern Cape’s Uni-versity of Fort Hare to raise R150 million tobuild a world class li-brary at the institution.

Public Enterprisedeputy minister Bulela-ni Magwanishe said heoffered to help the uni-versity because the in-stitution produces stu-dents with skills thatfall in line with the de-partment’s needs.“We are going to en-

sure that our StateOwned Companies (SOCs), customers andsuppliers come together and raise funds forthe university to build the library it urgentlyneeds,” said Magwanishe at a Corporate So-cial Investment (CSI) Summit held at Univer-sity of Fort Hare (UFH) in Alice on Friday.He said one of the library’s key functions

has been to preserve the institution’s associa-tion with late struggle heroes.Fort Hare University vice-chancellor

MvuyoTomsaid the institutionwelcomed thepartnership, which he said is a wonderful op-

portunity for the uni-versity.“The current library

is inflexible. We need aspacious library withsocial spaces that willbe able to accommo-date the large numbersof students at the uni-versity,” added Tom.Eskom, Transnet,

Denel, South AfricanAirways and the SouthAfrican Forestry Com-

pany (SAFCOL) are some of the state-ownedcompanies who are willing to work with theDPE to help UFH build the new library.SAFCOL group CEO Nomkhita Mona said

while revamping the library is a big project,it was possible with co-operation between thedifferent SOCs. - WNA

FortHare togetanew library

CSI: University of Fort Hare vice-chancellorMvuyo Tom and Public Enterprise deputyminister Bulelani Magwanishe addressingthe media. PHOTO:ZIZI HLUNGULU/WNA

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THE Department of Sport, Recreation, Artsand Culture through its Directorate Libraryand Archives Services launched its new li-braries on Human Rights Day in the KingSabatha Dalindyebo (KSD) Local Municipali-ty.

MEC Xoliswa Tom, opened the Dr I.K. Mab-indisa Library on March 10 in Nemato, PortAlfred, the Mt Frere library onMarch 14, andthe Ndimakude modular library in Flagstaffon March 18.OnMarch 19, the launch in Tsolo ran paral-

lel with book debates, a story-telling sessionand workshop, a Workshop on Formation ofbook clubs and sustenance, and a Workshopon toys (usage, maintenance and link withchildhood development).In South Africa, the week fromMarch 17 to

23 had been earmarked as SA library Week.It also served to support programmes that aretaking place in libraries across the countryand boost the morale of the librarians.It is celebrated annually with different

themes.The theme for this year was “Celebrating

library in 20 years of democracy-check in atyour library”.

Libraryweek celebration a success


Notice is given that the ORTambo District Municipality (theApplicant) intends to submit applications for environmentalauthorisation and associated general authorisation for the proposed King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD) PresidentialInterventionBulkWater Supply Schemes in theEasternCapeProvince.

The project involves water extraction from the Mthata Dam and treatment at the Thornhill Water Treatment Works, theinstallation of bulk water supply pipelines, new reservoirs, pump stations and associated infrastructure to upgradeareas around Mthatha and supply rural villages within the KSD and Local Municipalities. The following authorisationapplications have been prepared:

·Environmental Authorisation applications to the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs andTourism (OR Tambo Region) in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No 107 of 1998)(NEMA) and Associated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (GNR. 544, 18 June 2010), via BasicAssessments; and

·Applications to the Department of Water Affairs for General Authorisations in terms of Section 21 (c) and (i) of theNationalWaterAct (Act 36 of 1998) forwatercourse crossingswith pipeline infrastructure.

The project has been split up in to 4 corridors and applications for environmental authorisation as follows:

·Ngqeleni Corridor

·Mthatha andAirport Corridor

·Mqanduli Corridor

·NqaduCorridor

EnvironmentalAssessment Practitioners (EAPs) have been appointed byGIBB (Pty) Ltd on behalf ofAmatolaWater toundertake the respective applications.

Interested andAffected Parties (I&AP's) are invited to register and/ or comment on the draft BasicAssessment Reports(BAR's). The public review period will be from . The draft BARs and general authorisationapplications are available for comment at the following locations:

OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER AS AN I&AP AND TO COMMENT ON THE DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENTREPORTS INCLUDING THE GENERAL AUTHORISATION APPLICATIONS

11April 2014 to 16May 2014

Should you wish to register as an Interested andAffected Party (I&AP) and comment on the draft BAR's and general authorisationapplications kindly contact the respectiveEAPas detailed above, before or on of the appearance of this advert.16May2014

Environmental AuthorisationApplication

Environmental Assessment Practitioner Public venues where the Draft BAR can be accessed:

KSD Municipal OfficePO Box 45, Mthatha, 5100Contact person: Mr ZamaMnqanqena/ MR LP Maka

Telephone:(047) 501 4239/(047) 501 4312Fax: (047) 532 5198Email: [email protected]

Mthatha Public LibraryAddress: Owen Street andR61, Umtata CBDContact person: TamaraFiko

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All General Authorisationapplications associatedwith water course crossingsand Community ResolutionApplication processes.

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NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION PROCESSES AND GENERALAUTHORISATION APLLICATION FOR THE KING SABATA DALINDYEBO (KSD)PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION PROJECT BULK WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES

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There is a buddy of ours who likes to visit ourplaces, but she never invites us to her place.

Even if we suggest that we would love tosleep over at her place, she never accepts that.She can wear ke i-attire usisi as she is alwaysdressed to kill.

Never mind about special aromas andstrong perfumes. We always asked ourselveswhy she doesn’t want us to visit her place be-cause she stays with her kid.

Recently we paid an unexpected visit. Wow!What we saw was astonishing.

Her place was so dirty that you can call ita pig sty.

She has 50kg of used disposable nappies inthe dust bin.

On the doorsteps we were welcomed bypots. Kanti kunjani apha emhlabeni.

A bed is like the one uGesh used when inhigh school and we do not think she knowshow to sweep the floor.

She is clean on the street but back at homehayi kunzima tata.

Sisi try to change the style kungenjalouyakusihlaza nakwabanye abahlobo aban-gashaya an unexpected visit as we did butplease forgive us it was not our intention tomeet the dirtiness we saw in your house.

Beware of ‘icofi’ in town

Dear readers, niyazi thina asigcini mabibiasingomva we- cupboard and you know goodpeople, God sent us on this Express land toconvey iindaba ezilungileyo kwanako konkeokuqhubekayo. Oku sizakunixelala kona asa-zi nokuba senikuvile na or kukhona okukhekwamehlela. But we believe there is a bit ofSatanism practice. Uyeke ke ungawumameliumgosi, mara uyakulicula elakuncamisayo.

Phela kuthiwa kukhona ntombazana ithileif not amantombazana ahamba ecofana nez-isu zoosisi apha kwi- CBD yaseUTA. Kuthiwa

ucofa kwasisi adibana naye endleleni but itseems as if their/her main targets are preg-nant women and sooner lowo uthewaphathwa ezithwele usengxakini. Sithethanawe nje kukhona oke wolala esibhedlelengenxa yokucofwa ngulo sisi, yaye ebesegab-ha igazi.

Siyanilumkisa njalo because kuyaqhubekamampela lokhu sikutshoyo unless ufuna uku-kholwa ngokubona nje ngo-Petros webhayi-bile efuna ukuva amanxeba kaYesu.

Wanje dadethu kwenze njani?

Mmmm, one eloquent speaker said life istough if not difficult but our plight with thisutterance is that we don’t know ukuba uthiunzima xa kutheni.

Nithetha ngantoni bafana bomgosi. Asiqaleapha, uyazi kuhlupha kanjani ukukhulanomntu umazi e-right and nilahlekane emve-ni koko sowubona the shadow of her.

As you know ukuthi we are all over as a gos-sip team sike sashapa iaround kwaAnkela(Uncle) yenye yendawo yokuphola la eFlag-yezitaff (Flagstaff). Bafethu sibona omnyeobesicinga ukuba yenye yamanenekazi ayekumgangatho ophezulu eHigh school.

Uyazi in those days there were categoriesof guys and girls in the high school. So iNolu-ba waye ‘belonged to the first class and shewas beautiful usisi. Ash, sibone nje umntuovele abize uGesh ngegama.

“Hayibo sisi undazela phi?” Kubuza uGesh.“Hayibo sasisonke eHigh school eMarelanendingumngani wecherrie yakho”, utsho lo si-si. OWW! UGesh sebona nge-scar esidleleni.Besingazi ukuba umntu uyatshintsha xawayemhle abe mbi. Akambanga usisi wakhoand akahlupheki kuba she has a decent jobbut ekhambeni kuthiwa uyangamandla ulalaavuke ngabo.

Uyabona ke le nto sihlala siyikhalazela koo-sisi etywaleni, mara abeva bayabuthanda.

UmgosiShe is clean in townbutherhome is likeapig sty

AS we are heading to elections on May 7, Mthatha Express reporter AyandaMillisaMadikizelawent out with the Eastern Cape Premier Noxolo Kiviet duringher visit in Mqanduli to find out if people had indeed received all the servicespromised to them prior to the previous elections. This is what they had to say:

Were all promised servicesdelivered inMqanduli?

Ziphathe Nkundleni: We have electricity inour ward and the community policingforum (CPF) is operating successfully. Theonly thing we need mostly is the clinic.

PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

Bacela Mvuyelelo: Our major problem iselectricity in Kwenxurha. KSD promised tostart with the electrification in Februarybut we are still waiting.


Welcome Sitelo: In ward 22, a lot has beendelivered but in other wards, it’s still hard.The only thing we request now is the road.


Bongoza Nophelo: Our schools are in abad state and we have only a few teacherswho are expected to teach many pupils andin different learning areas. Also our youthneed to be kept busy with playing kits andgrounds. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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REGISTRATION for the 2014 Sanlam KayMotsepe Schools Cup has now closed and theSouth African Schools Football Associationwill shortly be sending the entrants theiropening fixtures.

One school who got their entry in early isthe Executive Academy School in Idutywawhose team manager and coach, EmmanuelMakiti, believes in early preparation. So theyare already hard atwork ahead of the openingmatches in the tournament.Executive Academy won R100 000 as the

2013 Eastern Cape provincial champions inthe soccer competition, and they finished 11that the national finals last year. The plan is towin the provincial finals again this year fin-ish higher on the log at the national finals.Preparations started last year for Makiti,

whose first task was to get an SAFA level 1

coaching qualification and he hopes the skillshe acquired will filter down and assist theplayers. “After last year’s national finals, I re-

alised I needed a qualification if the schoolwas to progress in this tournament, so I askedthe school principal, who assisted me finan-cially to do the course,” said Makiti.The key learnings from the course, Makiti

said, are how to identify a player and selecta team; how to strategise when your team islosing a game and the importance of motivat-ing your team.Makiti’s identification processstarted aweek after school started in Januarywith 40 hopefuls attending trials at the school.He selected the top 25 players who were putthrough a 2-week rigorous training session.They were then put into game situations andfrom there a squad of 17 players was chosen.“This method works for me as it gives meenough time to get to know players, theirstrengths and their weaknesses and givesthem time to improve,” Makiti said.There are six players from the 2013 team

and according to Makiti, they are hungry todobetter this year. “I believe the current teamis better than last year’s,” Makiti said. “Lastyear I didn’t have enough strikers, whereasthis year I do – aswell as goodmidfielders anddefenders. The pressure is also onme to coachthem correctly and teach them the basics, but

I am better prepared than last year.”At themoment, the team is playing friendly

games every weekend against schools fromtheir surrounding area, and in this way theyare getting used to playing as a team andlearning to improve their communication onthe field. “I have also entered the team intoa local Mbombela promotion league,” Makitisaid. “This helps the team to improve theirskills and they also get to see how other teamsplay in the league which is more challengingthan playing against a school.”Makiti believes that Sanlam and the Mot-

sepe Foundation are doing a fantastic job insoccer development as these are the futureBafana Bafana players.“I make a point of teaching the boys about

what Sanlam does as it is important to giveback to our sponsors. I also believe that San-lam is an ideal sponsor at this level as everyunder-19 youngster needs to understand fi-nancial literacy.”

Academyready for2014SchoolsCup


MHLONTLO soccer teams are still waitingfor theMhlontlo Local Municipality to handover soccer kit that was donated by theMin-ister of Sports andRecreation, FikileMbalu-la, in March 2012.

Minister Mbalula handed over the kit inthe area to help develop rural sports in loca-tions within the Mhlontlo area and the kitwas given to the municipal officials to dis-tribute them to the teams.

Thekit has allegedlynot beenhandedoverto the teams.Representatives from the associations

said the municipality was failing them dis-mally and their players were starting to re-lapse back into social ills because they werenot motivated to play with old kit.Mhlontlo Chief Whip, Xolile Kompela,

said they have the kit with them and arewaiting for the associations to come and getthe kits.“Anyone from these associations is wel-

come to comeand request the kits and if they

are legitimate and deserving to get them, wewill hand over the kit,” said Kompela.He added that teams need to come and in-

form the municipality about their desiredcolours and that as the municipality, theycouldn’t just hand over kit without this in-formation.Meanwhile, Kompela said other sports

equipment would also be distributed in theNyandeni LocalMunicipalitywhen the timeis right.Delivering his speech during the occasion

of the donation of the sports equipment in

2012, Minister Mbalula said the equipmentwould be distributed to the teams on thesame day.“As a start-up programme, today, we will

donate sports equipment and 260 sets ofsports attire to 32 sports clubs in this area.I will together with your leadership distrib-ute all these donations immediately afterthis speech. We want you to become one ofthose South Africans who are also respectedin the field of Sport both in Africa and theworld,” said Mbalula when he handed thesports equipment in 2012.

Mhlontlo teams still await kit

At themoment, the teamis playing friendly gameseveryweekend againstschools from theirsurrounding area, and inthisway they are gettingused to playing as ateam . . .


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STUDENT nurses from Lilitha Nursing Col-lege, Mthatha campus, participated in asports day campaign last Wednesday encour-aging people to drink water as part of ahealthy lifestyle.

They handed out water bottles around thecampus and fined people found to be drinkinganything else.The sports day started with a walk from

Dellville Road to Mthatha General Hospital,where the college’s premises are. The stu-dents, support staff and lecturers then tookpart in different physical activities such asaerobics and rope skipping.Student Learner Body Affair Coordinator

from Lilitha, Pinky Mjali, said normallyWednesdays are their sports day but this daywas extraordinary for the campus.“Our third year students came up with the

idea of promoting the drinking of water tosave lives. So we decided to incorporate theidea in our sports day activities. The day wasa great success and we plan to hold it annual-ly,” said Mjali.Organizers Bonke Maqokolo and Buhle

Magidigidi said they alsowant this campaignto be carried through to next year’s group topromote a healthy lifestyle.“Most people do not like to drink water.

Hence we decided to dedicate this day just toconscientize people about the importance ofdrinking water,” said Magidigidi.

Maqokolo added that they also includedsome light exercising as part of promoting ahealthy lifestyle and stalls where healthchecks such as blood pressure was done.Government Employees Medical Scheme

(GEMS) was also invited to service its mem-bers at the campus and to present its services

to the students whowere treated to amassagecourtesy of GEMS.Lilitha Principal, Nomboniso Ngqele, said

this was a very good initiative by the thirdyear students especially because they hadraised the money to buy water on their own.She said the activities were very important

for the entire campus to preserve the statusof wellness and to keep theminds of the learn-ers recharged.“Even though we want to add value to

drinking water, these activities also lightenup the learning environment for our learn-ers,” said Ngqele.

‘Drinkyourwater’ say studentnurses

< Lilitha student nurses performing aerobics as part of thewellness day. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

= Organisers of the day (from left) Buhle Magidigidi, BonkeMaqokolo with their lecturer Pinky Mjali.PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISAMADIKIZELA


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GREG NOTA

THE 2010 Storm Breakers FC are now theclear champions for the Safa SAB RegionalLeague Coastal Stream after being in posi-tion 2 for eight weeks as AmaMpondo Unitedwere on topwith the same points but the goaldifference was separating the two teams.

AlthoughStormBreakers playeda goallessdraw in their last match with FCPV, the In-ternational FC made sure that they securetheir position by beating AmaMpondo Unit-ed whowere sitting comfortably on top of theleague by 2-1. That result gave 2010 StormBreakers victory.The spectators who came in their numbers

to watch the game on Sunday at the Flagstaffsports ground celebratedwith the 2010 StormBreakers after the game when it was an-nounced that with the current results theyare the champs with 35 points against their

rivals AmaMpondo who remained in the sec-ond position with 31 points.Now the 2010 Storm Breakers will have to

play against the winner from the MthathaStream to get one winner to play in the play-offs representing the region.After those play-offs the winner will secure a space in the Vo-dacom League.The winner of Mthatha Stream, Mthatha

City, will play against the winner from theCoastal Stream, 2010 Storm Breakers, to de-termine the team which will represent thewhole region in the Vodacom play-offs.Both the teamswould like tobe in theVoda-

comLeague but unfortunately there could beonly one winner – the one who will scoregoals will proceed to the next level.

The full weekend results; AmaMpondo 1 vsInternational 2, Iqhayiya 3 vs Supersport 6,Powerline 1 vs Red Lion 1, 2010 Storm Break-ers 0 vs FCPV 0.

StormBreakersarethe champions

The champions of the SAB Regional League Coastal Stream,2010 Storm Breakers. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The captain of the 2010Storm Breakers who was theman of the match last Sundayin their last game, Simbongile‘Magaiva’ Mlatsha.

PHOTO:SUPPLIED

mthatha express 10 04 2014

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