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TOMORROW, the late NelsonMandela’s ex-traordinary life will be celebratedthroughout the country and around theglobe.

The Qunu-born anti-apart-heid revolutionary, politicianandphilanthropist,who servedas President of South Africafrom 1994 to 1999, would havecelebrated his 96th birthday to-morrow.

July 18, has been celebratedas Madiba Day for some yearsnow, when people from aroundthe world are asked to take 67minutes of their time to dosomething for the greater goodof society.The Nelson Mandela Muse-

um in Qunu, marked the birthof Nelson Mandela by lightinga torch symbolising his statureat his ‘Humble Beginnings’ inQunu last week.According to Qunu Museum

Chaiperson, Nozuko Yokwana,the flame symbolises a pledgeby the Nelson Mandela Muse-um Council, management andstaff to honour and continue topreserve the legacy of the inter-nationally renowned states-man, the son of the soil, and fa-ther of democracy, Nelson Mandela.Yokwana said the lighting ceremony also marked

the launch of the Nelson Mandela month (July) andadded that the flame would be kept burning for theentire month.“We call on every South African citizen and those

abroad to spend 67 minutes of their time to do some-thing good and also to encourage the next generationto take leadership forward and to be patriotic,” saidYokwana.The programmes here will revolve around the

three special women in Nelson Mandela’s life, name-ly the first wife of Nelson Mandela, Mama EvelynMase Mandela, Mama Nomzamo Winnie Mandelaand Mama Graca Machel.Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Nelson Man-

dela Museum, Noel Solani, said their programme in-cluded an outreach which took place on July 11 at

the Qutubeni and Madladle-ni villages in Ngcobo whereMama Mase was born.In Mbizana, Madikizela

Mandela’s birthplace, theMngomazi pre-school wasrefurbishedandanoutreachto Hlabe homestead inMbongweni locality in Mbi-zana was done on July 15.Owing to limited resourc-

es, the museum said theycould not afford to go over toMozambique where MamaMachel was born, but saidtheir hearts were with herfamily during this month.Preservation of historical

buildings will also be done,using traditional earth ma-terials at Mqhekezweni,where Mandela spent mostof his younger years. TheRegent Jongintaba’s Memo-rial will be unveiled atMqhekezweni Great Placethis month.Nelson Mandela’s grand-

son, Ndaba Mandela, saidthe family would also engage in numerous activitiesto honour Tata’s day. “Our family is very big; so thatmeans many initiatives, including a visit to a Chil-dren’sHome in Johannesburg, led bymy cousin Zole-ka. On my side, I will be leading an initiative to col-lect books in indigenous languages to be handed overhere at the Qunumuseum to benefit the local youth,”said Ndaba.Madiba passed away on December 5, last year and

his remains were brought to his home town in theformer Transkei.

Madiba:A life to celebrate

Nelson Mandela Museum Chairperson, NozukoYokwana and Nelson Mandela's grandson atthe lighting ceremony.

PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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THE South African National Blood Service(SANBS)has beenhardatwork ensuring thata blood shortage is avoided.

However,with all efforts in place, it seemedthe cold weather was keeping donors away.SANBS Communications Manager, Vanes-

sa Raju, said traditionally the winter monthswere difficult, owing to schools and universi-ties being on holiday. Illnesses such as the flualso had a great impact on blood collection,placing the SANBS under immense pressureto collect safe and good quality blood prod-ucts.Raju said the SANBS needed to maintain

a blood stock level of 5 days supply at alltimes, by collecting 3000 units of blood perday, to meet the demand of the thousands ofpatients who are reliant on blood transfu-sions for their survival.“At the moment we have only 1.5 days of

blood stock available nationally. It is onlywith the help of selfless blood donors that wecan ensure that patients who are reliant on

blood transfusions will be able to receivethem,” said Raju.She added that the SANBS was appealing

to people – particularly to their regular do-nors – not tomiss out on their next donationdate.They also urge other members of the pub-

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Regular and new blood donors are urged to donate blood to address blood shortages.PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

WOMEN had to hide their children fromwitnessing a dreadful attack on aman (25)whowas stoned and beaten to death in theJoeSlovohuman settlement inLusikisiki,inwhatwas described as a revenge attack.

The incident took place on Wednesday,July 9, and itwas alleged that the deceasedwas attacked by the fuming communitymembers.The incident happened after the victim

had been released from custody. He wasarrested for allegedly stabbing anotherman from the same locality in the stom-ach. The man died on the scene.According to an eyewitness, the man

was dragged on the streets of Joe Slovo,stoned, stabbed and beaten until hedied.“Hewas soaked inblood, but no onewas

showing any mercy or willing to help,”said the eyewitness who refused to dis-close his name.

Last week the man was released fromcustody and that was when members ofthe community gathered, approached theman and took him from his house beforestoning him to death.Lusikisiki police spokesperson, Cap-

tain Mduduzi Godlwana, confirmed theincident and lashed out at members of thecommunity for taking the law into theirown hands.He said people should not fight crime

with crime, because they end up beingcriminals themselves.Godlwana called on residents to come

forward and give evidence of what hadhappened in front of them.He said the justice system had released

the accused, because there was no evi-dence directly linking him with the kill-ing of the man who was stabbed in thestomach.Godlwana said no arrests had been

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MTHATHA traditional surgeon, QaqambileSiyongwana, has been running an initiationschool here, since 2009 and, according to him,has never had any deaths as a result of initia-tion-related procedures.

Siyongwana describes initiate deaths ow-ing to circumcision as “completely unneces-sary” and feels that these deaths could be pre-vented.

At the time of going to print, at least 32 initi-ates had died in the Eastern Cape.

Apart from the fatalities during this year’swinter initiation season, at least 131 initiateshad been hospitalised, while scores of othersare being kept at rescue centres throughout

the province.According to Siyongwana, everything de-

pended on the traditional surgeon’s respectand honour for his work. He said it was alsoextremely important for parents to be in-volved throughout the initiation process.

“Parents must take the time to check outthe place where their children would be cir-cumcised. They should never just give moneyto a surgeon and then take a back seat,” hesaid.

A number of illegal initiation schools hadbeen closed down, while a number of illegaltraditional surgeons had been arrested in thePondoland region.

Siyongwana, who had 37 initiates this year,said there should be open communication be-tween the surgeon and his traditional nurses(amakhankatha). According to him, stran-

gers should not be allowed to visit the initi-ates. “The only people who should be allowedto visit, are relatives who need not spend along time at ‘ebhomeni’ (initiation school).”

Proper behaviour at initiation schools wasalso highlighted by Siyongwana. “Thereshould be no smoking or drinking of alcohol.The traditional surgeons must closely ob-serve their boys and create a platform whereinitiates are able to express themselves, sothat it would be easy to sense if there was aproblem which affected any of the initiates.”He said there should always be an open com-munication channel between surgeonand ini-tiates and that surgeons had to teach initiatesabout the passage to manhood.

He stressed that surgeons should have apassion to perform the custom and not do itfor the money. According to him, traditional

leaders should allow legal surgeons to openinitiation schools in their areas.

During the provincial initiation launch inMthatha Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzimastressed his discontent over the traditionalsurgeons who conducted circumcisions whiledrunk. Spokesperson for the Department ofTraditional Affairs, Mamkeli Ngam, said res-cue centres played a cardinal role in the re-duction of a number of deaths.

He said a summit on circumcision in theEastern Cape would be held in September,with the aim of reducing the high death rate.

. Siyongwana entered ubungcibi after twoboys on his rugby team at Excesior SeniorSecondary School died during circumcision.He then decided to intervene, following in thefootsteps of his grandfather, Duma ‘Sandav-eyisi’ Oliver Makhalima.

Initiatedeaths ‘completelyunnecessary’

Qaqambile Siyongwana with initiates in his initiation school in Mthatha. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE


WITH the aim of creating a database of ex-convicts within the OR Tambo area, a po-et, Yandisa “X-Offender” Tiyani – also anex-convict – is calling on all ex-convictsto come forward and register their skills.

The database registration will be doneonawebsite, ensuring easyaccess to busi-nesses and the department, should theylook to employ staff.

Tiyane said he knew it was hard to findemployment after having been releasedfrom prison and he understood the diffi-

culties of adapting to modern society.“Cities develop and so do businesses.

Everything looks more advanced than itdid ten or twenty years ago.

“For someone who had just been re-leased from prison, it would be hard to ad-just, because even drafting a CV would bea challenge, owing to the latest requiredformats,” said Tiyane.

The system is currently being devel-oped.

. Tiyane can be reached on 0 073 9789134, at [email protected] or onFacebook: Yandisa X-offender Tiyane.

Ex-convicts called to registerfor job opportunities

Yandisa ‘X-Offender’ Tiyane is on a mission to develop a database of ex-convicts in theOR Tambo region, in the hope of assisting them with finding employment after havingbeen released from prison. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA


PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESSDEAET Reference Number NEAS Reference Number: OR/A/13/003/14 & : ECP/ Waste/0000140/2014

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THE LANGENI SAWMILL, TSOLO, EASTERN CAPE

Notice is hereby given of the commencement of the public participation process andavailability of the Draft Basic Assessment Report for the proposed Establishment of a newTanalith Timber Treatment Plant, in terms of the National Environmental Management Act,Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA)Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA)Regulations of 2010.

The Langeni Sawmill is located within the Langeni settlement, ± 46 kmwest of Mthatha towncentre, and north of the R61 Road. The sawmill falls under the Mhlontlo Local Municipalityjurisdiction.The new proposedTanalith Timber Treatment Plant will be established on the existing Singisi

Forest Product site within an enclosed building. The new facility will store 86m of adangerous chemical (tanalith wood preservative containing Copper, Chrome and Arsenic)(CCA). The treatment plant will be contained within a waterproofed, bunded concrete pit thatis designed to contain 110%of the total volume of Tanalith heldwithin the tanks and treatmentvessel.

· EIAActivities: ListingNotice 1: # 13 (GNNo.R. 544).

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Should youwish to register as an I&APand receive future correspondenceregarding the project, please submit your name and contact details toWithers EnvironmentalConsultants byYou are hereby also notified of the availability of the

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, Langeni settlement.The documents will also be available on the following website: .Electronic copies of the documents can also be requested from Withers EnvironmentalConsultants (see contact details below).Any written submissions by I&APs should please include: DEAET Ref. Numbers (seeabove), the I&AP's name, contact details (postal address, fax number and e-mail address),and an indication of any direct business, financial, personal or other interest which they mayhave in the application.

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KEI Fresh Produce Market, together with theDepartment of Rural Development andAgrarian Reform (DORDAR), hosted a har-vesting and distribution day last Wednesday.

The day, attended by all stakeholders, start-ed in the Ncise location, where an essentialoils and vegetable project is run. Here peoplecould get a closer look at the harvesting proc-ess with the use of Kei Fresh’s harvestingequipment. The day was ended with a visit tothe market, to look at the processing andpackaging processes.

Kei Fresh’s Marketing Officer, MelinkquboNdabokutya, said the purpose of the day wasto encourage people of the OR Tambo District

and the farming community to farm for com-mercial purposes.

“Wealsowanted to demonstrate the poten-tial our region had in terms of crop produc-tion-potatoes in particular. At the Nciseproject, we have planted 12 hectares of pota-toes and even assisted with the harvesting,cleaning, grading and packaging,” said Nd-abokutya. Kei Fresh chairperson, PumeleleMadikiza, was impressed with what he sawand said people needed to stand up and usetheir free land for farming.

“We need more local farmers to make useof this market. It was established to assistlocal farmers and hawkers with marketing,among other things,” said Madikiza.

He added that the market was open to allthe farmers wishing to go commercial and

Kei Freshassistsfarmers

Youth from Ncise harvest potatoes. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

Potatoes from the Ncise project being processed at the Kei Fresh produce market.PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

said, with their re-sources and equip-ment, they hadformed a very prac-tical value chain,from the fields to theconsumer.

Rural Develop-ment and AgrarianReform KSD Manag-er, Michael Zide,said his departmenthad funded the en-tire project and hadassistedwith techni-cal help.

“We are reallyhappy with what wesee here and it avery good exampleof the tight valuechain of production.We are also proud toannounce that 23community mem-bers were employedas a result of thisproject.

“This is withoutcounting those whowere hired by themarket to assistwith processing andpackaging,” saidZide.

The event was at-tended by membersof DORDAR, KingSabata DalindyeboMunicipality man-ager, Micheal Zide,Eastern Cape RuralDevelopment Agen-cy officials, mem-bers of the OR Tam-bo Farmers’ Associ-ation and other keystakeholders.

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PUPILS of the Tholang Senior SecondarySchool in the Maluti area of the former Tran-skei, are sitting at newdesks andplayingwithnew soccer and netball equipment, thanks toa donation from Spin n Win in Matatiele.

The project was identified by the Matatiele

Municipality, and has the support of theEastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board(ECGBB), according toYolandeManuel, a di-rector of Spin n Win. “Investment in the lo-cal community is an important part of theconditions of our licence. In Matatiele wehave the ideal project, because it is support-ed by the community, the local authoritiesand the ECGBB,” she said. Spin nWinMata-

tiele donated 186 school desks, 186 chairs, a setof soccer goal posts and a set of netball polesto the school. “As a responsible corporate citi-zen we are committed to ploughing back intothe community whenever possible,” saidManuel. Manuel also presented netball andsoccer balls to the captains of the first soccerand netball teams at a ceremony attended byschool principal Christopher Mfunda and vice

principal Mandiseli Majikijela, as well asmembers of the school governing body.Representing Spin n Win Matatiele, were

operations director Yolande Manuel and gen-eral manager of Spin nWinMatatiele, RobertCadle. “We have committed to continue sup-porting the school, which was selected withthe help of our staff at Spin nWinMatatiele,”said Manuel.

Schoolbenefits fromgenerousdonation

Yolande Manual handing over soccer ball to the A team captain Motsokotsi Tuto (left) andVice-Captain Linda Olwethu. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Yolande Manual handing over netball to A Team netball captain Captain Koketso Lepeana (left)and Vice-Captain Xolisa Mpisi PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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AFTER nearly missing an opportunity to per-form at the National Arts Festival in Graham-stown due to lack of funding, aMdantsane thea-tre group produced a sterling performance atthis year’s festival.

“Coming Home” is an emotional and contro-versial play that tells thestory of a young tradi-tionalhealerwhogetsex-pelled fromher home be-cause of herbeliefs in an-cestors.Hermother is adevout

and a born again Chris-tian who refuses to ac-cept that her daughter isa traditional healer andfollowing long argu-ments and disagree-ments the young sangoma is thrown out of herhome by her own mother.In the play Mdantsane-born Phelisa Dolly

Jacobs plays Anelisa, the troubled young tradi-tional healer and Noniko Mabhovula plays therole of Kwandiswa, a dedicated Christian whobelieves that anything contrary to her beliefs,is witchcraft.The entire cast of “Coming Home” is made of

a group of young and talented performers fromthedusty streets ofMdantsane townshipknown

for producing world boxing champions.The play is written and produced by Xolani

Makwedini and directed by Thulani Simon.Makwedini nearly missed an opportunity totakehis play to this year’s prestigiousGraham-stownNationalArtsFestivalduetolackof fund-ing.He said they applied for funding but were

turned down; however at the last minute hemanaged to get some fi-nancial backing whichenabled him to take hisgroup to perform at thefestival.“I think through

“Coming Home” wemade our mark and weleft the audience askingfor more,” said Mak-wedini.He thanked the peo-

ple of Mdantsane fortheir continued support and now plans to takehis play to other national arts and theatreevents and several tours around Mdantsaneschools. Makwedini who was born in a remoterural area in Tsholomnqa outside East Londonsaid he wants to teach African people abouttheir identity, traditions and customs in orderfor them to remember their roots.He praised choreographer Phumzile Zakaza,

a former Guild Theatre dancer, for his positivecontribution to make the play a success.

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Some of the cast members from the popular “Coming Home”, a play about Christianity andtraditional beliefs which was popular at this year’s Grahamstown National Arts Festival.

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Makwedini whowasborn in a remote ruralarea in Tsholomnqaoutside East Londonsaid hewants to teachAfrican people abouttheir identity . . .

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.VERDICT: Quality is the name of thegame with Honda and we were really im-pressedwith thewhole range of the new cars.We are extremely happy to report that Hondahave dropped the manual gearbox from thisrange; only the automatic 5-speed and 6-speedare now available as standard. Modern auto-matic gearboxes do not result in excess fuelconsumption or reduce performance at all.Allmodels have full size sparewheels aswell,which is a very desirable feature.

The Honda Accord is aworthy “D” segmentcompetitor and is poised toknock the likes of BMW,Mercedes, Audi and Lexusfrom their pedestals.

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It’sworsekekwe sisijolo, sekudekwavelane-siqhamo kuba usisi lo ngoku uthwele and i-worry yakhe umfethu kukuba bazakuthiniabazali xa kufumaniseka ukuba ngumhlobo lowakhe owenze le nto, nobengena apha ekhayaayokuma entla sifika se ngasekho ke ngoku ub-huti weli khaya.

kabhuti? Yhoo,musani ukudlala apha xa eb-one indoda ebezakuthini?

Kuba nje nobhuti wakhe simenzele lulawamzisela endlini. Awu!! Hayi masithule xanisitsho njalo kodwa ke nokuba ningathini,uyakuthini xa ewile kuyo le friend kabhutiwakhe but it is not spot on.

Zininzi izichomani apha phandle

Uyazi sometimes, sikhe sizibuze thinaukuba ingqondoyomntu imxelela ntoni kuleayenzayo into? Besibukele esinye isichoma-ni apha ekucaca ukuba siyafika kule fieldyobu-BEE. BekuseMbuqe butchery and ku-caca ukuba uyokosa nezkim zakhe.Urheme uphethe ilaptop, siyavuma eben-

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umana uthatha i-piece uphinde uye kucofailaptop, hayi ayikho grand futhi ikwenza im-patha de kufike nezinto sizitshoyo ukuba si-sichomani. Besekungekho na ukulinda ug-qibe ukutya then uqhubeke nomsebenzi?Mfethu ngokwemithetho yee-computers

akuvumelekanga ukuba uthi usitya ubeucofana nayo kuba ayifuni kuchithelwakukutya, it’s worse ke eyamafutha. Asazi keperhaps ebese under pressure in so muchthat ibizakumlibazisa kwale nto yokuba

this land are not honest instead of acceptingthewrongdoings that they committed but theyalways put the blame on others.We were at So What Lounge last weekend.

In a table next to us there were three guys en-joying their drinks.There was one who was vocal and we know

himwhilst he was still working but now is outof job.Hey, muntu, he was claiming that he left his

job because there was no money whereas hisqualifications don’t deserve the money he wasearning.Akazi ukuthi we know ukuthi he was dis-

missed because of corruption and fraud. Nges-intu esiphusile weba imali ye-company butnow is claiming he was earning little.And we know him very well ukuthi he had

no tertiary level education despite matric cer-tificate naso asifumenengoku asebenza kwababantu athi bebengamammkelisi.Tell him gossip team ayeke uku-mislead-

er’abantu ngathi umsulwa.In life you need to be honest ungahambi u-

spread amanga kanti uyazazi ukuba wenzantoni. Uvile moss.

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Uyazi sime nomnqa late last Friday xa sibo-na iBenz kamfundisi esimaziyo imi kulamath-unzi obumnyama ahlala ethetha ngawo ecawe-ni.Sitsho ke kwezindawo where the ladies of

the night operate.And sibonile ukuba luqobo lwakhe uMrev

and ebengeke asibone kuba besingahambingeTuru-turu le ayaziyo.Kuba si- curious, sada samisa ngathi nathi

sifuna ukuthenga, kanti sifuna ukubona uku-ba kwenzeka ntoni kumfundisi wethu.Singamshiyi kanti usengxakini. Ume wama

de sabona imoto iduma yalayita kwaphumabona laba-skirt-zifutshane waba sehamba um-fundisi. Okay, masike sithi mhlawumbingumrhamente wakhe ebeyomthandazelaukuba ajike kwezindlela zobumnyama.Asazi ke mfundisi nokuba sizifunza ecaleni

xa sisithi siyakwethemba ngangendlela osih-laba ngayo umxhwele xa ushumayela so siyak-holelwa ukuba ngeke uyenze into yokuba kan-ti ubuyothenga phaya.Ukuba ke kunjalo isazela sesodla wena kuba

yena ophezulu ukujongile ukuba kanti umanausiqhata xa usithi masikhonze inkosi ngokug-qibeleleyo singalukuhlwa zizihendo zomhla-ba. Ungayikhombi indlela uphinde ujike kubauzakudidisa thina. Hayi kodwa umfundisingeke ayenze lo nto and nje ngendodana kaBa-wo wethu osemazulwini and sekhulile. Asazike.Asiyeke umfundisi sithathe iintsiba zethu

siyokubhala more mossip.Bye!!

Lyacaphukisa

Bafethu zijongeniizinto ezingalungan-ga nezingehlula usa-pho kabini. Maramfethu, nosisi lo wa-kho uthande ukwen-zela phantsi. Uyivu-ma kanjani i-friend

akhe aqale ngoku-tya inyama. Naxasehamba, uhambaegila abantu kubaujonge kule nto kan-ti engalindi nje deayofikakwisithuthini sa-khe. Hayi kunzimakulo umhlaba.

Accept the wrongness

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE newly elected MEC for Sport,Recreation, Arts and Culture in theEastern Cape, Pemmy Majodina, hasbrought smiles to the emerging art-ists of the Eastern Cape during herpolicy speech last Friday.

Majodina revealed that, throughvarious Departmental partnerships,450 emerging artists would be trainedin various genres of arts, music,dance, film and video skills.She said during July, nine groups

that were recorded at the EasternCape Audio Visual Centre, would bemarketed throughout the country.“We will further record eight new

artists with special focus on indige-nous music and jazz.“An amount of R2.5 million has

been set aside for music develop-ment. We strongly urge you to sup-port our artists by saying ‘no’ to pira-cy,” stressed Majodina.She also disclosed that an amount

of R26 million had been set aside topromote social cohesion.“We shall involve stakeholders

from diverse socio-political and lin-guistic backgrounds in all the festi-vals and commemoration of nationaldays. These events and festivalsserve as platforms for our artists toshowcase their talent and diverse ex-pertise, which include: National ArtFestival (NAF) in Cacadu DistrictMunicipality, Isingqi Sethu WildCoast Festival in OR Tambo DistrictMunicipality, and Shukuma Danceand Drama Festival in NelsonMande-la Bay.”She said the department would be

hosting choral music competitions,starting with build-ups in the eightdistricts, culminating in a ProvincialOR Tambo Choral Music Festival.The winning choirs would be reward-ed with prize money.

ECartistsrejoice overMEC’sannouncement

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

FOLLOWING the success of an annual foot-ball tournament hosted by the QokolweniSport and Recreation Hub, the establishmentof a new local football association (LFA) is inthe pipeline for Qokolweni.

The increase in the number of teams partic-ipating in this tournament prompted the lead-ership of this hub to think twice. The tourna-ment forms part of an initiative to keep theyouth busy and away from drugs and to stopwandering the streets, doing nothing.The hub recently hosted soccer and netball

tournaments, which included information

sharing between government departments,intitutions and the youth. Owing to the suc-cess of this tournament, the committee hascome up with an idea to form a local footballassociation, in order to involve more teamsin a competitive league.According to publicist and liaison officer

of the hub, Sivuyile Mchunu, the reason forthe proposed new association was to accom-modate those teams that were unable totravel to the KSD Football league becauseof distance.“Yes, we do have a team which plays in

theKSD league, butweneed todevelopmoreclubs back at home to join Napoli in theleague. Qokolweni is a big area consisting

Plans to start newfootball association

Tyumbu FootballClub afterwinning theQokolwenitourney. The teamis also expectedto take part inthe new LFA.PHOTO: SIMMDLEDLESIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THEEasternCapeBoxing teamhas shownits strength during the National Elite Box-ing Championship held at the MdantsaneIndoor Sports Centre recently.

Nine provinces participated in the tour-nament and the Eastern Cape swept thefloor with the other teams, scooping upfirst position with 6 gold, 4 silver and 3bronze medals, as well as a number of tro-phies. KwaZulu-Natal finished in secondplace with 5 gold medals, followed by Gau-teng with 3.Eastern Cape female boxer, Monelisa

Takane, was voted best female boxer of thetournament and her bout became the bestof the tournament.Also from Eastern Cape, Sikho Gift

Nqotho, was voted best male boxer, whileteam captain, Ntsikelelo Malahle’s bout

was voted best bout of the tournament inthe men’s division.Speaking to Express after this success,

the Eastern Cape team’s coach, Mqanduliborn Mthetho Dumezweni, expressed hisgratitude towards the boxers for puttingthe Eastern Cape on the map.“Our secret to success was a solid team.

Wehave an abundance of talentwithin theprovince, which made it easy to select astrong team.“That alone shows that this province is

growing in boxing. I would like to thankthe boys for showing character and for re-storing the dignity of boxing in the East-ern Cape. As you know, the Eastern Capeis regarded coutry-wide at the ‘home ofboxing.’”He said since the teamhad been assisted

by the academy in Port Elizabeth, theacademy had advised that the same teamshould be kept for next year’s tournament.The Eastern Cape team is expected to starta training camp during the first week inOctober.

ECboxers shine

of Zimbane,Tyumbuandother small localities.Our aim is to sustainwhat we are presently do-ing,” said Mchunu.He said they had already engaged with the

South African Football Association (Safa) re-garding thematter andhe called on local busi-ness people to support the initiative, since itwould benefit their children too.

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THEVicePresident of theSouthAfricanFoot-ball Association (Safa), Elvis Shishane, hasannounced – during a recent visit to Libode– that Safawould be giving theMthatha Stadi-um a financial injection to make it a fullyfunctional facility.

The Mthatha Stadium was built in 2010, asone of the base centres for some squads thatwere camping in the Eastern Cape to partici-pate in the 2010World Cup, but unfortunatelyno club had used the stadium. Even after theworld cup, the stadiumhad not been used, un-til Blackburn Rovers entered into negotia-tions with the KSDmunicipality to host someof its home games here.The Rovers played a few of their games in

the stadium, before the club was bought bya businessman from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)last season. Since the club was now hostingits homegames inKZN, theMthathaStadiumhas once again become a white elephant.

“There is noway that such a beautiful facil-ity could be a white elephant while there isan abundance of talent in the region, as wellas thousands of soccer-hungry supporters.“I put my neck on the block that Safa will

contribute to ensure that the stadium is use-ful,” said Shishane.He stressed that hewould address the issue

with Safa’s executive committee and wouldemphasise that the stadium should be usedto benefit the people of the OR Tambo regionas per the initiatives launched prior to the2010 soccer world cup.Safa’s President in the OR Tambo region,

Xolile Nkompela, revealed that he had a vi-sion for the stadium. He said it was his mis-sion to host big clubs in the near future andyoung squads from the South Africa FootballAssociation.

Safapledges fundsfor theMthathaStadium

Safa Vice President Elvis Shishane committedhimself to assisting to make sure that Mthathastadium is being used. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE