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THEMthathaHighCourt was filled to capacity lastFriday to hear the argument against PresidentJacob Zuma’s attempt at having the King ofAbaThembu, Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, de-throned.

Dalindyebo’s legal team, led by Advocate Dali Mpofu, ar-gued that the President should reverse his decision of tryingto remove the King from his throne and that the Presidentshould also pay the legal costs.This comes after President Jacob Zuma wrote a letter to

the King, asking him to prove why he should not be removedfromhis throne. According to the letter, theKing had 30 daysto respond. The King responded by challenging the matterin court, demanding that President Zuma should reverse hisaction and publicly apologise.The King’s legal representative, Adv. Dali Mpofu, argued

that President Zuma had no power to remove the King andlashed out at those who claimed to be members of the Royalfamily wanting the King to be removed.“They don’t even know who they are,” said Adv. Mpofu.

This utterance had those present in court, in stitches. Adv.Mpofu said the President should not deal with this matter,until it could be proved that those people were not real mem-bers of the Royal family.He described the accusations against the King as defama-

tion of character and malicious damage. With regard to theallegation that the King assaulted his late mother Nomos-cow, Adv. Mpofu said the court should stop this to avoid up-rising and violence.A representative of the President, Nceba Dukada, said the

President was not on a mission to dethrone the King, butthat instead he (Zuma) was just a spectator in a dispute be-tween the two groups of the Royal family.Thanduxolo Mtirara, chairperson of the group that wants

the King to be ousted, was represented by Phillip Zilwa.Judge Justin Laing presided and reserved judgement for

a further date.Members of the Democratic Alliance, the Economic Free-

dom Fighters (EFF) and the United Democratic Movementand its leadershipwere also in court during the proceedings.Kaizer Mathanzima’s great granddaughter was seated

next to the King.TheKingwas in a visibly goodmood after the proceedings.

King’s casedrawscrowds

Is it the smile of victory? Advocate Dali Mpofu, who is the legal representative of AbaThembu King shares a laugh with his Majesty,Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, after the hearing in the Mthatha High Court. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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TWO murder accused in a shooting at a tav-ern in Ngqeleni on August 2, appeared in theNgqeleni Magistrate Court last Tuesday and

were remanded in custody for their bail appli-cation.

Mkhulekeni Phakathi and Earnest Ngemawere arrested last month in connection with

the shooting in the Mdumazulu locationwhere six people were shot and one died.

The suspects were working at a construc-tion company that was doing work on theHluleka access road and scores of community

members protested outside Ngqeleni court tooppose their bail.

The man who died from the shooting isLindikhayaSokhanyile (28) and is a sonof oneof the Marikana victims, the late PumzileSokhanyile.

Tavern owner, Mlamli Mnakaniso (44),who was also shot in the arm during theshooting, said he was thankful to God that hesurvived the ordeal.

“I was shot in the arm while I was aboutto start the car on my way home as I wasabout to close the tavern,” said Mnakaniso.

He said when they heard gun shots, peoplefrom the tavern came out to look and the gun-men continued shooting at them, which gavehim a chance to roll-over and hide under hisvehicle.

“I heard several gunshots in the yard andinside the tavern. Two men came to the carto look for me but because I was under thevehicle, they did not see me and they left,”he said.

According to Nokwethisa Mlindwa (34),who was the cashier at the tavern on thatnight, one of the suspects came into the tav-ern before the shooting and bought a beerthat he drank.

“When it was time to close, my boss tookthe cash and went out and the suspect fol-lowed him to his car.”

She said when she heard the gun shots out-side, she turned off the lights.

“That did not help much because the sus-pect came and pointed at me with a gun de-manding money.

“I told him that there was no money andI begged him not to shoot me, then he startedto search me and found R40,” she said.

Tavern shooting suspects in court

Residents from Mdumazulu location protesting outside Ngqeleni Magistrate Court last Tuesday to oppose bail for the suspects.PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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A GRADE 12 learner (18) of the Ntabanku-lu Senior Secondary School was acciden-tally shot dead in a shoot-out described asa botched armed robbery at a shop in Nta-bankulu on September 1.

Xolisa Diko from the Bhakubha locationin Ntabankulu was shot dead while he wasbuying paraffin from the shop. Police be-lieve he was shot after being mistaken fora robber. He was found dead with the 5-li-tre paraffin container next to him.

It is alleged that five armedmen stormedthe shop while Diko was already inside theshop. The men were wielding shot gunsand were demanding money, forcing eve-rybody to lie down.

But the Pakistani owners of the shop,

didn’t surrender.An eyewitness said the owners came

from the other side of the shop and whenthe robbers realised this, they startedshooting at the owners and an exchange ofgunfire ensued between the robbers andowners.

Two robbers died on the scene while twoshop owners were rushed to hospitalwhere one of them died later.

Police spokesperson Captain MlungisiMatidane said three of the robbers had-managed to escape from the scene.

“A total of four people died in this inci-dent and we will work tirelessly to ensurethat we arrest those responsible,” he said.

Matidane confirmed that no money wastaken from the shop. He said they hadfound three 9mm pistols on the scene andsome ammunition.

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THE South African Human Rights Commis-sion (SAHRC) have found that the EasternCape departments of Education and Trans-port haveviolated learners’ right to basic edu-cation by failing to provide them with trans-port to school.

This was found after an investigation intothe problems with scholar transport in theEastern Cape was conducted.Isaac Mangena, Spokesperson for the SA-

HRC, said the departments have been orderedto provide urgent time-bound remedies todeal with this problem.“The Commission received a complaint in

May 2013 from former Democratic AllianceParliamentarian Lindiwe Mazibuko allegingthat learners fromZweledingaSenior Second-ary School in Queenstown had to walk longdistances to school in order to access educa-tion.“These learners were provided with schol-

ar transport in the previous year, and thescholar transport was suspended without no-

tice being given to the school,” said Mange-na. He added that owing to recognizing thesystemic challenge of lack of transport oflearners to schools in the province, the Com-mission elected to investigate more schoolsin the province and visited schools such asLovemore Park Farm Primary School inPort Elizabeth, and Ntabankulu, Dalibaso,Luthubeli and Upper Mpako SecondarySchools inMqanduli area to gathermore evi-dence relating to the scholar transport prob-lems. The investigation revealed that theavailability of transport to learners at theseschools was not adequate and in some in-stances, non-existent.The Commission found that the failure by

the Department of Education and the De-partment of Transport to provide transport,violated learners’ right to education as en-shrined in Section 29 of the Constitution.“In addition, the departments’ failure to

provide subsidized transport amounts to aninfringement of its duty to consider the bestinterest of the learner as per section 28 of theConstitution.As a result, the Commission recommend-

ed that these departments should review theirmemorandum of agreement regarding the pro-vision of scholar transport to ensure that it’sconsistent and does not prevent learners fromgoing to school, thus violating their right to ed-ucation.”The statement from SAHRC stated that the

departments must provide the commissionwith monthly written reports on the progressmade towards the delivery of transport to thelearners of the schools as listed above.The Democratic Alliance Member of Parlia-

ment in the Eastern Cape, Edmund van Vu-uren, said his party would closely monitor thesituation until it is resolved.“The DAwill now request that this report be

tabled in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legisla-ture in order to ensure the recommendations

made by the SAHRC are enforced immediate-ly,” said van Vuuren.He added that his colleague, theDAShadow

Minister of Basic Education, Annette Love-more,will also have the report brought beforethe Portfolio Committee on Basic Education,so that the national policy can be improved.Department of Education Spokesperson in

the Eastern Cape, Loyiso Pulumani, said theDepartment had received the report from theSAHRC and that they are currently in theprocess of studying it.“All the recommendationswill be fully con-

sidered. The SAHRC is an important Chapter9 institution in our country’s constitutionallandscape and the department will treat it assuch, with the full deference they deserve,”said Pulumani.

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THE South African Police Service Women’sNetwork in conjunctionwithMen forChangefrom the Mqanduli Cluster concluded Wom-en’s Month in style by showing that they arenot only there to fight crime but also to lenda helping hand if need be.

They have come to the aid of the destituteMadiloyi family during the funeral of theirdaughterwhowas raped, last week inKulom-bethe locality, Lower Bufumba Administra-tive Area in Elliotdale.Monica Van Der Byl, who champions the

initiative, said, “We saw it as our duty to helpthe family as they could not afford to makepreparations for their late daughter’s funer-al.”They donated groceries and grocery vouch-

ers to assist with the funeral.Zameka Madiloyi (28) was buried on

Wednesday, August 20. She was raped andkilled at the beginning of Women’s Month,and her body was found dumped in bushes.According to police spokesperson, Za-

mukulungisa Jozana, no arrest has yet beenmade but police are working tirelessly tobring the perpetrators to book. Other GoodSamaritans who assisted with the arrange-ment of the funeral, included City Funeralsthat assistedwitharrangingother funeral ne-cessities such as the tent and coffin.

Women’snetworkwipes tearsaway

Monica Van Der Byl of the SAPS Women’s Network in Mqanduli cluster handing over the groceries to a member of the family. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

SHE is a shy, non-talkative, smart woman butcomes alive as soon as she starts with either aprayer, preaching or singing.

Rev. Thembeka Izzy Maxambela (46) is a fe-male pastor of note who has made a name forherself throughout the Eastern Cape province.Reverend Maxambela serves on the spiritual

desk at the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Mu-nicipality under the Department of Public Safe-ty.She had been invited to several government

activities to offer spiritual upliftment and anopening devotion with her moving prayers andsermons.As a young girl growing up in Ngangelizwe

township in Mthatha, Maxambela said evenwhen she was out with girls of her age, shewould just sing out loud in gospel songs.“Even at school Iwas the leading voice during

assemblies and at church. I would occasionallypreach during youth conventions,” she said.Maxambela, at the age of 24 in 1994, started

to pursue her calling, but said it was not an easydecision.“Therewere a lot of challenges butmymother

was always on my side. I was very young andsome people did not believe inme, especially be-cause I was a girl,” said Maxambela.

She latermarried into the Bobe fami-ly inGatyana and has a 21-year-old son.“My husband is also a pastor and aprophet, so he understands my callingand that sometimes I need my time

alone to connect with my God.”She has compiled her sermons in a CD ti-

tled ‘Xa ndiselwamandla kuxa ndinamand-la’ which is available on request from herfor only R80.

Maxambela: a female pastor of noteSIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE police have declared Bizana as the hotspot for stock theft in the former Transkei re-gion owing to the number of livestock recov-ered in the town recently.

This follows an operation led by the Com-mander of stock theft in the Mt Ayliff cluster,LieutenantSilulamiDlembula.A total of four-teen cattle were recovered in different loca-tions of Bizana during this operation.InMbileni location 2 cattle were recovered,

and 8 sheep in both Nyanisweni and Nyaka.One man was arrested.In Mpetsheni 10 cattle were found and two

men arrested. According to the police spokes-person, Captain Mlungisi Matidana, the cat-tle were stolen in Flagstaff, Harding and Kok-stad. Matidana said that meant there wasacross-the-border theft which could make itdifficult to recover the stock if it is stolen.“It might happen that they take the stock

from Bizana and exchange it in KwaZulu-Na-tal towns like Harding and Kokstad which iswhywe’ve recovered stolen stock there,” saidMatidana. Someof the stockhadalreadybeenidentified by the rightful owners but thosethat have not yet been identified are at a com-pound. He urged people to come forward ifthey had lost their livestock.

Bizana ishot spotfor stock theft

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THE Ntabankulu High Court in the East-ern Cape has sentenced a man (30) to lifeimprisonment and an additional 15 yearsbehind bars for murder and robbery.

Phathisizwe Ngwaqa was sentenced onSeptember 1 following the murder of Mn-inawa Gewu (48) with a hammer in hishome in Mbodleni location, Mount Frereon November 02, 2011.According to court papers Ngwaqa

kicked the door open and attacked Gewuwho was alone in the house.He allegedly hit him with the hammer

on his head until he died before taking thedeceased’s money, vehicle and cell phone.Following a thorough investigation led

by Warrant Officer Thandile Vezi the

“hammer-man,” ashebecameknownafterthis incident, was arrested.

. In a separate incident Elliotdale po-lice arrested a man (31) and a woman (22)in connection with the murder of a man(50) in the Thafalehashe AdministrativeAuthority in Elliotdale on August 28.It is alleged that three men armed with

firearms entered the shop and demandedmoney from the deceased and then shothim to death.Police spokesperson Major Zamuku-

lungisa Jozana said they then took aR2 000, airtime amounting to R300, ciga-rettes amounting to R300 and his firearmbefore fleeing from the scene.He said the man and a woman were ar-

rested in Thafalehashe and could appearin the Elliotdale Magistrate Court oncharges of business robbery and murder.

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Rev. Thembeka Maxambela. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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GROUND-BREAKING research that looks atthe use of steroids and the impact thereof onpatients with TB pericarditis-associated HIVcases in which theWalter Sisulu University’s(WSU) health sciences faculty participated, isyet more proof of how the institution contin-ues to championand contribute tomedical researchthat changes theface of healthcare.

The universitytook part in an Afri-can-led multi-coun-try study, led byProfessor BonganiMayosi of the De-partment of Medi-cine at UCT. Thestudy is envisagedto change the clini-cal management ofpatients with TBpericarditis, an in-flammation of thepericardium (the fi-brous sac surround-ing the heart).“The NelsonMan-

dela Academic Hos-pital (NMAH) to-gether with WSU medical staff were pivotalin the recruitment and management of pa-tients enrolled in most of the studies on peri-carditis. This present study in which a totalof 1 400 participants were enrolled, saw theNMAHC (whereWSU doesmost of its clinicalwork) contributing the highest number of pa-tients – 25%,” said WSU’s Professor Abolade

Awotedu of the faculty’s Department of Inter-nal Medicine.The study was conducted in 19 hospitals

across Africa in countries such as Kenya,Ma-lawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.The great work carried out by the Universi-

ty in this particular study was also acknowl-edged at an awardsceremony held inCape Town recently,with WSU scoopingthree awards. Thesewere for the highestcontributing site, forextreme diligence indata collection anddedication in follow-ing up participants.“The University’s

superlative efforts inpericarditis researchin the country havebeen further recog-nised by the SouthAf-rican Medical Re-searchCouncil (SAM-RC), which recentlyawarded WSU a flag-ship grant ofR8.25 million to carryout further studies onpericarditis over thenext three years,”

said Awotedu proudly.The study has found that the addition of

steroids to TB therapy for HIV-positive pa-tients increases the risk of cancer and shouldbe avoided.The result of the study lays to rest uncer-

tainty about the use of steroids in TB pericar-ditis and highlights the increased risk of can-

cer when these patients are co-infected withHIV.“Findings from the study suggest it may be

reasonable to addsteroids to regulartreatment in TB peri-carditis patientswhoaren’t infected withHIV to prevent con-striction of the heart.However, this strate-gy should be avoidedin HIV-positive peo-ple because of the in-creased risk ofmalig-nancy,” said Mayosi.Patients were sup-

plied with pred-nisolone and a place-bo as identical tab-lets, and participatedfor 600 days.“While previous

studies were toosmall to provide a de-finitive answer tothis question, ourstudy was designedspecifically to ad-dress it, and providea reliable answer be-cause of its large sizeand relatively longfollow-up period,”added Mayosi.Mayosi showered

praise on all thosewhose commitment to the body of work hadmade it such a great success.“This is an African-led study with little

funding initially. Yet in its context, it sets newstandards for data quality and completeness

of follow up in large African clinical trials. Itchallenged the perception that ‘Africans can’tdo it’,” said Mayosi.

Key local partnerswere UCT, GrooteSchuur Hospital, theSA Medical Re-search Council,WSU/NMAH, alongwith other South Af-rican MedicalSchools. Other keycollaborators includ-ed the 19 hospitalsacross the sevencountries involved.The key interna-

tional partner wasProfessor Salim Yu-suf and the teamfrom the PopulationHealth Research In-stitute (PHRI) atHamiltonHealth Sci-ences and McMasterUniversity in Cana-da.Funds were

sourced from a mul-titude of organisa-tions, including Ca-nadian Institutes ofHealth Research,CANNeCTIN, PHRI,SAMRC, theLily andErnst Hausmann Re-search Trust and

Cadila Pharma, India.The studywas recently presented at the Eu-

ropean Society of Cardiology congress andpublished simultaneously in the New Eng-land Journal of Medicine.

WSUmajorplayer inmedical research

WSU Professor in Internal Medicine AboladeAwutedu. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Prof Bongani Mayosi from the University ofCape Town's Department of Medicine.

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE trust accountwhichwas establishedby AbaThembu and those in support ofKing Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, is doingwell.

The account was established after ameeting of all the Thembus at Nkululek-weni recently to pay the legal team repre-senting Dalindyebo in his fight againstdethronement.Themeetingwas attended by theThem-

bus fromall over SouthAfrica andabroadwho are backing Dalindyebo in his fightfor his throne which is currently beingfought in the law courts.

According to the Royal house spokes-person, Reverend Siphiwe Thafa, peopleare coming in large numbers to pledge inthis account expressing their support fortheir king to keep his kingship.Thafa refused to disclose the amount

which is currently in this account, butsaid it can cover the cost of the legal bat-tle.“But we still needmoremoney because

we don’t know when this will come to anend. A strong legal team for the King isexpected to argue a letter from PresidentZuma which demanded the King to an-swer why he should not be dethronedfromhis position as the king ofAbaThem-bu.”

Huge support for King’s trustaccount to cover legal costs

Reverend Siphiwe Thafa at Bumbane Great Place. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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THEMayor of King Sabatha Dalindyebo Mu-nicipality (KSD) announced that the munici-pality is on a mission to upgrade the streetsof Mthatha and its surrounding areas.

The KSD Executive Mayor, CouncillorNonkoliso Ngqongwa, said ever since the in-ception of theKSDPresidential Intervention,the lives of KSD residents were drasticallychanging.“Yes we are not done yet with the develop-

ment of our streets and we are planning toroll out phase two of street revamping at Ik-wezi township,” she said.Ngqongwa also revealed that the munici-

pality was not finished with the developmentof Hillcrest, as the revamping of Gerald

Hawks and Msimbiti Streets was in the ten-dering process.Recently the municipality had spent a sum

ofR15 million toupgrade seven streets inHill-crest as part of a project which was led byKSD’s Human settlements department.

These streets included Yellowwood, Mtati,Rosewood, Stinkwood, Msintsi, Mbongisaand West Street.The streets of Ikwezi Township that will be

refurbished areDikweni, Gobodo,Mpako andFiniza.Hillcrest residents are pleased with the de-

velopment of their area, as most of the streetswere in a state of disrepair.“We are pleased with this revamping of our

streets, because previously we used to havegravel roads.We thank the KSDMunicipalityfor coming to our rescue,” said aHillcrest res-ident, Devin Fleshman.Meanwhile, KSD spokesperson, Sonwabo

Mampoza, had called on Hillcrest residentsnot to wash cars in the middle of the road asthis could lead to the erosion of the road andblockage of the stormwater drainage system,as well as being dangerous.

KSDonamission to revampstreets

KSD Executive Mayor, Councillor NonkolisoNgqongwa, who said her municipality is on amission to revamp Mthatha streets.PHOTO: AYANDA MADIKIZELA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE Nyandeni Local Municipality, whichcomprises Libode and Ngqeleni, has signeda Memorandum Of Understanding withthreehigher education institutions inanen-deavour to build capacitywithin themunic-ipality.

The institutions include Walter SisuluUniversity (WSU), the University of FortHare and the Tsolo Agricultural and RuralDevelopment Institute.The signing of this agreement took place

at the Savoy Hotel, in Mthatha, last Thurs-day in the presence of Nyandeni council-lors, officials and representatives from allthree institutions.Speaking at the event, Professor Nomfun-

do Luswazi of WSU said good leadership isof vital importance for municipalities, andthat is why they, as the institution of higherlearning in the area, had taken the initiativeto come on board and be part of the MOU.Professor Larry Obi of the University of

FortHare, said through this agreement theyhoped to achieve exemplary leadership thatwill enhance the living standard of the peo-ple. Obi said this was a good step towardsthe right direction.“Nyandeniwill be one of our key strategic

partners,” said Obi. He stressed that thegreatest weapon to defeat poverty was edu-cation, promising that they would imple-ment that in Nyandeni.He revealed that the university had also

adopted other municipalities.

“We are together in this endeavour. Theywill benefit from us and we will benefitfrom them as well,” concluded Prof Obi.The mayor of Nyandeni, Councillor

Thokozile Sokhanyile, welcomed the agree-ment stating that they, as theNyandenimu-nicipality, are looking forward to this at-tempt of freeing the people of Nyandenifrom poverty.“With this agreement our aim is not to re-

duce poverty, but to eradicate it completely,because the people of Nyandeni are lookingto the municipality to change their lives.These institutions will help us with re-search and doing analysis andwill go a longway in improving the local economy to freepeople from poverty in all 31 wards ofNyandeni.”Sokhanyile called on the institutions in-

volved to come forward with any idea theywould want to share with themunicipality.“We will never be ‘cheeky’. My doors areopen, so that we can give the people ofNyandeni the freedom that they are lookingfor and boost their trust in their govern-ment,” said Sokhanyile.

Nyandeni signsmemorandumon higher education institutions

The mayor of Nyandeni,Councillor Thokozile

Sokhanyile.PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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Youth Journo is a programme pre-sentedbyMedia24’sLocalNewspapers,of which OP Koerante forms part thatgives high school students the opportu-nity to share their schools’ news withthe rest of the community online.But it is not only restricted to school

news – anything that is of importanceto teenagers could be submitted underYouth Journo on our website, whetherit be dating tips, book or CD reviews ormore serious matters like drug abuseamong teenagers.To launch this exciting project, OP

Koerante will be giving away a laptoptoa school that submits themostYouthJourno entries online.To enter for this competition, learn-

ers – or rather Youth Journo’s – would

have to go to ourwebsite to tell us whytheir school is the best (only online en-tries will be accepted).

How to enter

Go to www.mthathaexpress.co.za. The YouthJourno (or his/her parent) must register asa user on the website and then click on

“Tell Your Story”.The online form you need to fill in is as

easy to use as Facebook.The Youth Journo must remember to fill inhis/her name and surname, upload a photoof himself or herself and also mention theschool’s name somewhere in the story.Stories should be at least 250 words.

What the school does with the laptop, istotally up to them.

For further information, contact the OnlineEditor, Tanya van Zyl at 0 041 503 6059 or

send an e-mail to tan-ya.vanzyl@media24.com.

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RIVAL schools of the Ngangelizwe Townshipoutside Mthatha battled it out in the Council-lor’s Cup Tournament that took place at theRotary stadium this past Friday.

The annual, one-day tournament is solelymeant for the schools of Ward 2 in Ngange-lizwe under Councillor Notyatyambo Gcing-ca.This year’s tournament featured six local

schools from the area, namely NgangelizweSenior Secondary School (SSS), Nozuko SSS,Jonguhlanga Junior Secondary School (JSS),Ikwezi Skill Centre High School, Mzimvubu

JSS and Zimele SSS.The schools braved the chilly weather to

battle it out in an array of sporting codes likenetball, soccer, rugby, and for the first timesince the inception of the tournament, volley-ball. Jonguhlanga JSS and Mzimvubu JSSwere the only Junior Secondary schools toparticipate in the Ward 2 derby.Defending champions, Ngangelizwe High

School’s soccer team couldn’t handle the jun-ior secondary players as they were sent off tothe dressing room by Mzimvubu JSS duringthe semi-finals of the tournament losing 2-0.Despite Mzimvubu’s 2-0 triumph over

Ngangelizwe, Nozuko SSS proved to be thebetter team as they avenged Ngangelizwe’s

loss with a 2-0 victory, thus becoming the soc-cer champions of the tournament.The other winners were: Nozuko (female

team), Ngangelizwe (male team), Zimele (rug-by) and Ngangelizwe (netball).Outstanding players that were acknowl-

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keeper of the tournament, Siphenathi Mgco-tyelwa (soccer) leading goal scorer, ZikhonaMalgas (netball) defender of the tournament,Anathi Gogobala (netball) promising player,Liyabona Mnyongana (volleyball) best maleattacker, Asemahle Mququ (volleyball) best

female attacker, Sanelisiwe Haluba (volley-ball) most valuable female player and SipheleMabungela (volleyball) most valuable maleplayer.Councillor of the Ward, Notyatyambo, con-

gratulatedpupilswhoparticipated in the tour-nament and described the initiative as a wayof keeping students occupied, minimisingchances of them engaging in illegal activities.“Children are caught up in unnecessary

criminal activities which could often beavoided if theywere constructivelykept busy.If a child knows that after school he or shegoes to the gym, goes back home and playsduring weekends, there won’t be time for loi-tering and committing crimes.”

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Mthatha Express

YOU know what; it’s strange to see adultsfighting on the street because they know uku-thi they have to finish their fight in their bed-room, rather than show the public their dif-ferences on the street.

But ke people are saying it is a daily prac-tice in many kasis zaseMzansi.We were watching a couple fighting on the

street of Slovo Park, eUTA.Abasebedala ke. Ngokokuva kokuthetha

KULE NGXABANO YABO, the guy was de-manding the woman to go with him to hisroom and sleep over whilst the woman wasagainst the idea.Yeka ke ukujijisana kude kuyiwe phantsi

because the lady didn’t want to do what theguy was demanding.Buka nje to show your beautiful thighs on

the street in front of children was not on.And ke abantwana bona bebengasekho in-

terested in fighting but they were watchingthe exposed parts of a woman’s body.Butie, respect your woman if she was

againstwhat you suggested therewas noneedfor you to force her.How was she going to enjoy what you are

looking for if you forced her from the onset?Come on broe, akwenziwa njalo iyakubambi-sa daai ding.

Be careful!!

Ladies and gentlemen on the Express landyou must know things which can talk aboutin public and those you converse with yourfriends. Don’t talk about your matters withyour partner in bed.We do understand sometimes people are

overpowered by excitement on bed after along battle proposing love to that particular

partner and eventually he gets what he want-ed most.Mmm, I wonder what is a story. Come clos-

er here is a story.There is a guy who was always boasting

about the hotness of his new girlfriend andher performance in bed.Shame!! Ngelakhe ebesitsakela.I remember one day we were enjoying our

Vodka in a car with my buddies when he justblasted and revealed how this new girlfriendtreated him the previous night that is why hewas so exhausted.Mmm, uGesh wa-

bamba umzimba. Youknow what? Now theguy has lost the girland she is involvedwith another guywhowas present duringhis bomb in the car.Uyabona ke, once

you talk about yoursecrets in bed withyour girlfriend every-one wants to go andtest that paradise youwere talking about.Nangoku umfethu uyamzonda lo mjita ku-

ba nguye othethe nge-performance ye-cherryyakhe ema-outini. Ngoku ama-outie afunaukuva okukuviwe ngumfethu nokwenzaahambe eqhayisela abantu angakwazi ndi-tsho nokuvala umlomo.Nokuba kumnandi kangakanani na,

ubokuthi cwaka butie.Sikuxelela for i-next time kuba lowa ngeke

ubesamfumana nomfethu wenze sure kubaakasaphoncuki.Uvile neh?Ebesesela phi ekuseni kangaka umntu

omdala?

Uyazi thina sikhulele emakhayeni astrictsometimes it takes time to come to termswithwhat is happening on this Express land.Uyazi umntuongutata, kudala ebengumntu

ohlonipheke kakhulu sifunda kuye thinayonke into nje ngootata bangomso.Yaye nabo bengenzi nantoni phambi

kwethu kuba babefuna sifunde okuhle kodwakubo. Thethani makwedini ningabe ni-sicikozela apha nifuna ukuthini?OK, nali ibali siyabona sowuleqe kakhulu

kwawuba usibuzekanjalo.Bekusekuseni phayakoo5 sishiya iphephakwaDan’s Place e-UTA njengokubausaz’ ukuba ngum-

sebenzi wethu uku-diliva iphephaebantwini. Apho kekwa-Dan sibone um-bono ongathandeki-yo noko xa utata om-dala close to the age

of utatomkhulu kaGesh senxile ngala ndlelaekuseni.Abe shame naye usahamba ii-night clubs

because bekuyintseni yango Lwesine nesaziukuba yi-Ladies night kwii-Night clubs ezin-inzi. Aisaaa, mdala kakhulu for ii-night clubsnje. Phofu ke kusengenzeka, yindaba kabaniumkhulu xa ehamba inight club.Mhlawumbe liselwe ebesele ngezolo. Noko

mkhulu kuthi ayamkelekanga into yokubonaixhego lidakwe ekuseni ngathi yinkwenkweenganamzi. Sofundantoni thinakuwenjengo-mkhulu wethu?Hayikhona maan, kuyabonakala nini aba

nibulala ilizwe nibe nikhomba kubantwanabale mihla, kanti bafunde izinto ezi wrongapha kuni. Tell them gossip team.Uke ukuqaphele oku?

Okuphi ngoku bafana boMgosi?Kukhona abantu apha ekukhuleni abay-

ibambe ekubeni ubani wayemathile if not isi-denge esikolweni or ekukhuleni ekwavuzaimifinya balibale ukuba umntu watshintsha.Njengokuba yena eqhuba esiya phambili bo-na bayibambe kula way yokuthi wayengu-dengana balibale ukuba kwakusesikolwenior ekukhuleni ngoku kusentsimini (field)akuthethwa ngamifinya.Besiziblomele apha eShell garage kuQum-

bu next to us there were two stout ladies withbig breasts. They were talking non-stop andngamagama abantu.Siyabona bebelibele ukuba ngumgosi

kuphela onelungelo lokugossiper. Thu enye i-outie ihamba nge-Merc the latest one. Kuca-cile ukuba seyisidla amaqhosh’ebhanty’ayokwatsho uDumza. Kucace ke ukuba kuyazi-wana nezi dudla, way back. Kuncokolwe um-fethu wavalelisa ebethe iBenz yakhe. Nakobemqala aba sisi. “Uyazi lo sengathi ungconongoku ndandifunda naye eQumbu Village es-isidenge ngeyona ndlela, umbona sephakemekanga nje kuba ehamba ngeBenz,” utsho lo si-si. Ebekewathini keumntwanawomntukubaufike wancokola nabo bobanini emveni kokowahamba, khange kubekho kwakuphakama.Uyakuba ujonge ukuba wayemathile wena

mara yenauyambonaukubahe ismoving for-ward in life wena ulibele yintlebendwane nje.No mucus now everybody is paving the wayto attain happiness in life. Hlala wena kulegossip unganikwanga lungelo layo njengathi,bayakushiya wena abanye abantwana nama-finya wabo.

Whyare they fightingon the streets?

“Uyazi lo sengathiungcono ngokundandifunda nayeeQumbuVillageesisidenge ngeyonandlela, umbonasephakeme kangakanje...,” utsho lo sisi.

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE OR Tambo region is amongst the re-gions that have more than one nominee inthis year’s 9th Annual SATMA Awardswhich will take place at Fort Hare Universi-ty in October.

One of the nominees from the region isNtombifuthi Tshangela Ncwayiba kaNoma-khisimsi, who is also knownasmamakamJ-

wendru, and who is a well-known comedianfrom Eastern Pondoland, Flagstaff.Nomakhisimsi was nominated in the Best

Indigenous Comedian category for the sec-ond time.Another nominee is Lumamile Feni of the

Mthatha bureau of the Daily Dispatch. Feniis nominated in the category for the BestTraditional and Cultural news journalist(Print Media). In this category Lulamile iscompetingwithJabulaniLangaofDailySun

and Thokozani Ndlovu of Isolezwe ngoMg-qibelo.Monwabisi Gudlabatshakazi Mbangi of

Unitra Community Radio, a radio stationwhich is based in Mthatha, is nominated inthe Best Community Radio DJ category.Alfred Nzo and ORTambo also dominated

in the Best IsiXhosa category. In this catego-ry thenominees are: SkipaSomntwana fromBizana in Alfred Nzo region, Gobolempun-dulu also from Bizana, the winner in this

category at last year’s SATMA Awards,Ndod’ayibuzwa from Bizana and ValaNgeentsimbi from Lusikisiki.Speaking to Express Nomakhismsi

thanked the people of the Eastern Cape whovoted for her.“This is a stepping stone to move forward

in the career that I love most. I have hopethat the people of the Eastern Cape andSouth Africa as whole will supported me,”said Nomakhismsi.

ORTambo locals nominated for SATMAAwards

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SANELE JAMES

THE Thembu Royals were crowned the 2014Mthatha champs at the Rotary stadium inMthatha this past Sunday, following theirhard-earned victory over Mthatha Bucs.

The tournament is an annual event spon-sored by Build It in association with SAFA’sLocal Football Association (LFA) acrossSouth Africa.Before the kick off, spectatorswere kept on

the edges of the grandstand seats by the flam-boyant parade of the Zimele Drummies asthey walked the players to the pitch.Despite the Royals’ sloppy defence, they

managed to hang on till the penalty shootoutwhen they defeated Mthatha Bucs by 2-1 onpenalties.Thembu Royals’ coach, Thando Maseti

confirmed that his team was not ready forthe game as they didn’t have enough time toprepare after having lost their director.“I am surprised myself that the boys man-

aged to go this far. Really, we were not fit forsuch games, but the boys have proven thattheyhave the fighting spirit regardless of thephysical fitness,” said the coach.Both the teams were hungry for goals as

they attacked constantly but failed to con-vert their chances to goals.Bucs’ defence that took no prisoners at the

back almost cost them in the early minutesof the game.Bucs gave away a free kick too close to the

box as they couldn’t handle the Thembu’sgoal-hungry strikers. And a few minutes af-ter that they again conceded an early goalwhich was ruled out as being offside by the

match official.The game ended in a goalless draw and

since it was the final, a decider was neededand they went on penalties.Confident Bucs’ were the first that took the

first penalty but their confidencewas calmeddown after they missed. Thembu’s goalkeep-er slaughtered in the first goal for his teamand saved three more and consequently puthis side ahead. Mthatha Bucs’ nerves grewas they missed more.Royals’ captain sealed his team’s win by a

marvellous strike that left the Bucs’ goal-keeper shocked and the arena roaring withjoy. Bucs’ didn’t go home empty handed, asthey were consoled with Build It sportingbags, balls, soccer kit and miniature tro-phies.Build It representative,WalterChakufuna,

along with the SAFA LFA chairperson,Sandile Nowalaza, of the KSD, congratulatedthe victors, and said they guaranteed thatnext year’s tournament would be bigger andbetter.

ThembuRoyalscrowned thenewchamps