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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
The OR Tambo DistrictMunicipality has bigplans to address the wa-ter and sanitation chal-lenges facing many areas
in the district.
These planswere tabled at amediabriefing held at OR Tambo’s Myezoboardroom last Thursday.Member of the Mayoral Commit-tee for Water and Sanitation in ORTambo, William Ngozi, said theyhave prioritized rural sanitationand the water crisis.“As a District Municipality, weare responsible for the water andsanitation services of our five localmunicipalities and we have imple-mented stand alone and sub-region-al schemes that will later be inte-grated into the regional schemes,”said Ngozi.He said the district has severalsub-regional schemes under con-struction, including the Sidwadwe-ni water supply scheme, which willsupply rural areas in the Mhlontloand Nyandeni municipalities.“Twenty-seven villages inNyandeni will now get water supplyas the regional water supply projectto the tune of R100 million is underway.Theprojectwill also address ar-eas which had taps installed longago, but still have no running wa-ter,” he said.It was also revealed that new wa-ter pipes would be installed in Mt-hatha to prevent further pipe bursts.Borehole drilling in Nyandeni is al-so on the cards to provide long termsupply of water.OR Tambo Director of Water andSanitation, Owen Hlazo, urged thecommunity to understand the dy-namics of water outages.“During Winter, our sources andboreholes dry out and the dilapidat-ed infrastructure, such as asbestospipes, cause bursts and outages,”saidHlazo.He said themunicipality,were doing everything within theirpower to make sure the communitynever runs out of water.
ORTambo toaddresswater crisis
OR Tambo District Municipality officials responsible for Water and Sanitation tabled plans at a media briefing to deal with water problems in the area. Fromleft are engineer Nkosiyabo Noto, Communication Manager Ndumiso Rooiland, Cllr William Ngozi who is the Member of Mayoral Committee for Water andSanitation and Director Owen Hlazo. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
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TO observe International Anti-CorruptionDay last Tuesday on December 9, PremierPhumuloMasualle, embarked on a roadshowaroundMthatha in theKingSabataDalindye-bo (KSD) Local Municipality to raise aware-ness about corruption and to promote anti-corruption activities.
Masualle, alongside KSDMayor NonkolisoNgqongwa and their entourages, stoppedfirst at Mthatha Plaza Mall and later went tothe Mamela taxi rank to educate the commu-
nity about this social ill.Masualle said Anti-Corruption Day is a
United Nations initiative and this year’stheme is “Break the Corruption Chain”.“In line with this theme, we have decided
to stand up and go out to educate the peopleand make them aware of the dangers of cor-ruption and also to let them know of the chal-lenges when reporting such misconducts,”said Masualle.KSD Mayor Ngqongwa said they were
pleased that KSD was chosen to launch thisday in the province.“We also have our own programme of mak-
ing sure that whenever there are corrupt ac-tivities, it must be reported regardless ofwhommaybe involved in suchmisconducts,”said Mayor.Members of the community were very ap-
preciative and found Masualle’s talk most in-formative.
Awarenessonanti-corruption raised
Eastern Cape Premier PhumuloMasualle, led the entourage during theAnti-corruption last week in Mthatha.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
TO address the drunk driving problemthis Festive Season, the Eastern Cape Liq-uor Board has embarked on awarenesscampaigns throughout the country re-minding road users about the dangers ofdriving orwalking in the roadwhile underthe influence of alcohol.
Last Thursday, the Liquor Board con-ducted an awareness campaign at Mt-hatha Plazawhere theymetwith taxi driv-ers, commuters and residents, encourag-ing everybody to be responsible drinkersthis Festive Season and beyond.Phumlani Fani, Communications Offic-
er at the Eastern Cape Liquor Board, saideven though they would also visit othermunicipalities within the province, theyhave decided to start in OR Tambo.“We have had several road accidents on
this side of the province, with manycaused by drunk driving or people walk-
ing into the busy roads while drunk,” saidFani.He said alcohol remained a significant
factor in the escalating cases of road acci-dents in the Eastern Cape.“Despite the drop in the national
number of road fatalities during the previ-ous Festive Season, the Eastern CapeProvince registered an increase in road fa-talities relative to other provinces,” saidFani.He added that theywereworking closely
with the police and traffic officerswith thesame vision of having a safer Festive Sea-son.OnWednesday, the boardalso did apres-
entation on road safety awareness, hostedby Nyandeni Local Municipality at Ngqe-leni junction, where the community mem-bers were alerted about the dangers ofabusing alcohol and its consequences.The Eastern Cape Liquor Board further
held roadshows in Engcobo, Butterworthand in King William’s Town.
Liquor board addresses drunk driving this festive season
Liqour Board officials held an awarenes campaign at Mthatha Plaza last Thursday for taxidrivers and commuters, warning them about the dangers of drinking and driving.
PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
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THE King of AmaXhosa, his MajestyZwelonke Sigcau, expressed his pain andsorrow caused by seeing his nation losingit’s culture and heritage.
He said all these important, proud chat-tels of the nationwere going down the drainbecause western culture has taken centrestage.
Zwelonke said it seemed as if Blacks hadthrown away their roots and were now fol-lowing a Westernised way of living.
The King was speaking during the gradu-ation ceremony of eight graduates of iNkoloKaNtu (traditional religion) at Idutywa re-cently.
The iNkolo kaNtu graduants are expectedto lead and spread the importance of this re-ligion throughout South Africa.
They completed their iNkolo kaNtu reli-gious studies at the iCamagu institute, leadby Dr Nokuzola Mandende, a cultural ex-pert.
King Sigcau said, “We need to restore ourculture, especially among the youth, be-cause they are the ones who will lead thiscountry in the near future. We are a lost na-tion and if we are like that we are like a lostsheep. So the young people need to considertheir roots, so that we can become a strongnation that is never shaken at the roots.”
He called on woman to play their role inteaching children, as it was the case before,when fatherswerenot athomeandhadgoneto look for jobs away from home. The King
also suggested that virginity testing shouldcome back.
“Girls must get tested as well as boys to re-store our dignity, because this is not new in ourculture. Other nations are laughing at us be-cause we are a lost nation, a nation which isdominated by alcohol and disrespect by youngones. I agree that education is important, butwe need to include our culture,” said Sigcau.
He expressed his gratitude for the initiativethat was started by Dr Mndende, stating thatgovernment needed to support it. KingZwelonke agreed that black culture was op-pressed or never recognized by the colonialgovernment.
Kingagonisesover lackof culture
King Zwelonke Sigcau.PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE
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PHINDILE GQELE
IN an effort to heal the wounds of the commu-nity members of Zikhuba Locality who lostloved ones in 2008 as the result of a brutal at-tack, theMbizana Local Municipality held anceremony tomark the beginning of a safer so-ciety.
The event was held in the Zikhuba commu-nity hall in Mbizana on Thursday, December11.
The aim of this event was to honour thosewho died and to commemorate 16 days of ac-tivism against violence against women andchildren.
Friends and relatives of thosewho lost theirlives in the tragic act wept openly as they re-membered the incident.
According to reports, the deceased werefound with their heads cut and the womenwere found without their wombs.
Reverend Vulindlela Mbasa encouragedthem to cry and pour out their pain. “We allknowhow bad the situationwas andwe knowthat memory shall never depart from yourhearts and minds, yet it’s time to let go. Cryall you can and your hearts will be set free,”he said.
Reverend Lennox Mxhelwana also encour-aged the relatives of the deceased to let go ofthe past and move on. “Death is friend to noone. I encourage you to move on, but not toforget your loved ones. It is also time to start
afresh and to forgive those who did this im-moral act,” said Reverend Mxhelwana.
After these words, family members light-ened up a bit, even though emotions of sad-ness were still seen on their faces.
Mbizana Local Municipality Mayor, Coun-cillor Makhaya Twabu, applauded the com-munity forum of Lukholo for their sleeplessnights keeping guard in the area.
“Had it not been for the cooperation of thecommunity forum,wewould have lost the en-tire community. Through you and the SouthAfrican Police Services we are here to re-in-stall the dignity of this place. This will be asafer home to all members of this communi-ty,” he said.
One of the family members who lost fiverelatives in this tragic incident, NomakhayaSonjica, applauded the initiative.
“Losing my family in that manner was noteasy, but today I am happy, because I knowmy family members will find rest whereverthey are,” she said.
Twabu also warned of false traditional sur-geons who used the initiation process tomake money.
Familiesencouraged toheal
Reverend Vulindlela Mbasareading the scripture during
the ceremony.PHOTO: PHINDILE GQELE
Emotions ranhigh at aceremony tocommemoratevictims of amass murderincident in2008.PHOTO:PHINDILE GQELE
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REPORTER
MTHATHA is undergoing a constructionboom visible everywhere you go.
This according to Wayne Rubidge, PamGolding Properties area principal in the Mt-hatha area and North Eastern Cape.
This includes the upgrading of airports, thebuilding of roads, bridges and at least threenew shopping malls. “There’s excitement intown, with the new and biggest shopping mallMthatha has ever seen currently underway,”said Rubidge.
Ninety percent of construction work on theBT Ngebs Mall is completed, with the mallscheduled to open its doors in April 2015. Com-prising 58 808sqm, the mall will have 1 975parking bays and will service about 390 000households. It will be the largest shoppingcentre in the Mthatha region, which has a re-tail undersupply of 477 341sqm.
“In 2013 the government earmarked R5 bil-lion to rehabilitate the city’s infrastructureover a 20-year period. Projects include a run-way completed four months ago at the Mt-hatha airport, while a new terminal buildingis underway.
“A two-lane bridge opened in November2014 to ease traffic congestion around the cityand streets are being upgraded with robots.Also included in these projects is the new 60-bed Mthatha Hospital which recentlyopened.”
Mthatha has a variety of large suburbs,with the more affluent being Hillcrest, South-ernwood and Northcrest, where properties
sell for anything between R1 million and R2million, with vacant stands selling betweenR200 000 and R250 000. In more affordable are-as like Ncambedlana and Mbuqu, residentialproperties sell for between R400 000 and R650000.
It is appropriate that Pam Golding Proper-ties has established a presence in Mthatha, asfounder and life president Mrs Pam Goldingwas born and schooled there, in later life be-ing awarded an honorary doctorate from theWalter Sisulu University.
Zuki Khumalo, Pam Golding Properties res-ident agent in Mthatha, said, “We are still ex-periencing huge stock shortages and that hasreally pushed up prices, particularly in popu-lar suburbs such as Northcrest, Ikwezi andMbuqe Extension. However, from 2015 on-wards this will be alleviated to some extentwith a number of developments focusing onmiddle-income houses and gap housesplanned and to be approved.”
“Currently, Mthatha is landlocked in termsof housing developments as a result of theperi-urban areas also termed ‘rurban’ areasalong the urban fringe. These transitional ar-eas, between rural and urban, are the con-straints for new developments as the city hasbeen boxed in by the peri-urban settlements.The city’s economy is substantial as there areat least 15 towns whose economy is linked tothat of Mthatha.
“The city supplies goods and services totowns like Flagstaff, Mvezo and Libode,where facilities that Mthatha offers are notavailable, making Mthatha the key economichub in the region.”
She said at present Mthatha is abuzz witha couple of new full title developments underway. One developer who has made his pres-ence known in the city has completed 49 hous-ing units which were quickly sold out in a de-velopment called ‘The Palms’ in the suburbof Ncambedlana.
“This development catered for middle-earn-ers at prices ranging from R489 000 for a 40sqmunit, R545 000 for 50sqm and R598 000 for a62sqm unit. Another new housing develop-ment in Ncambedlana, ‘Fernhill’ - comprising88 units and catering for the medium incomemarket, which was also launched in 2013, isabout to commence construction, with servic-es already being installed.”
“For investors there is a great deal of oppor-tunity in Mthatha and surrounds becausewithin the current property market, notmany in the lower LSM groups can afford tobuy, making small apartments the ideal in-vestment to cater for this market. The rentaldemand is also substantial in this sector, withentry level rentals houses with two or threebedrooms achieving rentals in excess of R4500per month. Across the Mthatha property mar-ket in general there is a huge demand for rent-al properties. This has resulted in the escala-tion of rental prices with houses that wouldnormally be rented out for R8000, fetching R17000 per month,” said Khumalo.
Roads from Mthatha lead to the Wild Coastwith Port St Johns being 90 km away.
One of the prime properties being marketedby Pam Golding Poperties in the area is anexceptional, fully-furnished establishment lo-cated on 2.3ha of freehold, full title land.
Situated about 12km from Port St Johns and90km from Mthatha Airport, the property issituated on a hill with spectacular, scenicviews of the Umzimvubu River and the sur-rounding countryside.
The lodge has a main house with three bed-rooms and 2.5 bathrooms, six chalet en suiterooms and two further rooms with a sharedbathroom. In total the lodge sleeps 22 peoplein the 11 rooms. Water for the resort is froma fountain gravity fed to the lodge. Priced atR4.85 million through Pam Golding Proper-ties, the property has substantial tourism po-tential due to its prime, elevated position justabove the main road entering Port St Johns.
. Established in 1883, Mthatha, the capitalof the former Transkei, is a hive of bustlingactivity and recognised as the leading city ofthe area. It has a population of around 500 000people
Situated on the N2, almost midway betweenDurban and East London, this colourful andlively city is the gateway to the area and theworld-famous Wild Coast, with regular flightsto and from Johannesburg,.
In Mthatha the Walter Sisulu University forTechnology and Science attracts many up andcoming young students in a region which washome to many leading South African states-men such as Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisu-lu, and which is renowned for the NelsonMandela Museum - a domed building whichwas the seat of the former Transkei’s Parlia-ment.
The town still has some beautiful colonialbuildings, such as the sandstone town hallwith its prominent clock tower.
ConstructionboomforMthatha
(CaptioMthatha has a variety of large suburbs, with the more affluent being Hillcrest, Southernwood and Northcrest, where properties sell for anything between R1 million and R2 million, with vacantstands selling between R200 000 and R250 000.n) PHOTO:SUPPLIED
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THEORTamboDis-trict MunicipalityExecutive MayorCouncillor Noma-khosazana Methcalled onbusinessesto plough back tothe people of the ORTambo region.
Councillor Methwas addressing thebusiness communi-ty of the OR Tamboregion recently atDan’s Place nearMthatha. She saidthe little they couldcontribute coulddrastically changemany lives of thepoor people of theOR Tambo region.She stressed that
even the contrac-torswho got tendersor jobs from the dis-trict municipalitycould contribute 1%which could mean alot in changing thelives of the people ofthis region.“It is our mission
to take the OR Tam-bo region forward,but that we cannotdo alone.We need toinvolve businesseswhich include theprivate sector.”Meth said from
now on, as the dis-trict municipality,they wanted tobuild strong rela-tions with the busi-ness community ofthis region to take itforward to the bene-fit of all residents.
ORTMayorasksbusinesspeopletoploughback
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SIMBONGILEMDLEDLE
MTHATHA, theformer Capital Cityof the Transkei,will, for the firsttime ever, host a bigmusic event thisFestive Season.
The festival iscalledNatives Sum-mer Party whichwill take place atthe Mthatha SportsGrounds on BoxingDay (December 26).This is the firsttime the UTA as itaffectionatelyknown, will host aan event of this na-ture during the Fes-tive Season.Previously peo-
ple of UTA used totravel to attendevents in othertowns of the prov-ince or to otherprovinces. Theevent is expected toattract a bigcrowds.According to
event organizerand Chief Execu-tive Officer ofSoulfire eventsmanagement, Zwel-inzima Dweba (akaPK), this event isaimed at promotingtourismand to keeppeople from leavingthe city during theFestive Season, be-cause it affects theeconomy of UTA.“It’s about time
the Eastern CapeProvince celebrat-ed this Festive Sea-son in differentwayhere inUTA.Weareexpecting high pro-file people and dig-nitaries from themunicipalities andhe private sector,”said PK.The line-up in-
cludes big names inthe music industryas well as some lo-cal artists. Artistswho are expected totake part are BigNuz, Dream Team,DJ Clock, DJ Cndo,DJ Angisto, DJ La-dy T, DJ PK, DJTulz.The programme
directors will beUTA born GwibaNkonki and PastorNozewu, both fromUmhlobo WeneneFM.PK said every-
thing is done interms of bookingthe artists and pay-ing them the onlything people mustnow do is to buytickets and comeand have fun at thefestival of festivals.
UTA tocomealivein thisfestiveseason
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PHINDILE GQELE
AS part of poverty eradication in the rural ar-eas, the Eastern Cape Rural Development andAgrarian Reform MEC, Mlibo Qoboshiyane,in partnership with the Eastern Cape RuralDevelopment Agency (ECRDA), launched amulti-million randMbizanaRural EnterpriseDevelopment (RED) Hub in Siwisa Village,Mbizana, on Tuesday, December 9.
The RED Hub programme is government’skey rural development approach driven bytheEasternCapeRuralDevelopmentAgency,which supports local co-operatives with ac-cess to finance, mechanisation and selling ofproduce to retail markets for the benefit of all
members of co-operatives.MEC Qoboshiyane said high unemploy-
ment and poverty levels in theAlfredNzoDis-trict result in low affordability levels, whichmanifest in low levels of investment, develop-ment, service delivery and under utilizationof development opportunities.“There is an urgent need formajor new pri-
vate sector investments to create jobs and im-prove livelihoods in the area. The establish-ment of the RED Hub will help eradicate pov-erty and stimulate the local economicdevelopment, as well as the investmentdrive.”“With the rich soil like this and people who
love seedlings, I couldn’t resist introducingthe RED hub. Period for hunger and poverty
is now gone; a new era of better life has justbegan.Nowgo and cultivate your father’s gar-dens to generate income,” said Qoboshiyane.The RED hub will cover six wards which
constitute 11 villages, and over R53.5 millionhas been allocated for the Mbizana RED hub,which will be spent on primary production,equipment, establishment of grain silos andmilling, Trading store and other infrastruc-ture such as fencing, establishment of feedersatellite, training of beneficiaries, stakehold-er management and social facilitation.Amongst the things the Hub will focus on
is the value addition of grain which encom-passes primary grain production on 1000 hec-tares, developmechanization units andwork-shop with tractors, harvesters and imple-
ments, safe grain storage by establishing siloswith combine storage capacity of 2000 tons,processing of grain through the establish-ment ofmilling plantwith a three-hour capac-ity, branding and marketing of processedproducts to local and externalmarkets and es-tablishment of feedlot at a later stage.Qoboshiyane also donated eight tractors as
well as implements. He said the departmentwould support the RED Hub for five years.Ward 31 Councillor Thokozani Faku said
words alone could never explain how gratefulthe community is. “It is without doubt thatwe appreciate this initiative and promise thatthere will be no fights concerning these trac-tors and implements, as we are united now,we shall unite till the very end.”
Project launched toeradicatehungerandpoverty
The beneficiaries seen with their leaders during the function held at Siwisa to launch the RED Hub. PHOTO: PHINDILE GQELE MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane delivering his speech. PHOTO:PHINDILE GQELE
PHINDILE GQELE
URHULUMENTE weMpuma Kapa ushiyeabemi bedolophu yaseMbizana bengawuvaliumlomo luvuyo nanjengoko uMphathiswawesebe leZophuhliso lwamaPhahle nezoLimoeMpuma Kapa, uMlibo Qoboshiyane, ebathejize ngeetrektha zokulima.
Okukwenzekekwilali uSiwisa ephantsi ku-kaCebaThokozaniFakueMbizanangoLwesi-bini weveki esiyisingelayo, kweyoMnga ngo-mhla wethoba.Eli ibilinyathelo lokukhulisa uqoqosho
lwale ngingqi nanjengoko kukholelekaokokubaabemibalengingqi baphilangemise-benzi esisingxungxu kunye nemali yesi-bonelelo sikarhulumente.Abo bathe baxhamla kwezi trektha baquka
nowasetyhini ogama lingu, Nomalozo Made-la, othe wabulela kakhulu ekwabalula okoku-ba le imini uyibona njengemini yesiqalo esi-jolise kubomi obungcono.“Andinamazwiwambi ngaphandle kokuthi
enkosi kulo rhulumente usilondolezengoluhlobo. Nanjengoko urhulumente ethewasibonelela ngolu hlobo sikwathembisaokokuba izixhobo ezi athe wasipha zonasizokuzilondoloza njengosana,” utsho uMa-
dela.Kwintetho athewayiwisa okaQoboshiyane
uthe ucela ukuba bonke abathatha inxaxhe-ba kulo msebenzi babhinqe omfutshane,basebenze kuba amavila awafuneki kulomsebenzi. “Iyatsho ne ncwadi engcwele uku-ba, funda entuthwaneni, vilandini. Masi-wukhalimele lo mkhuba wobuvila kweli-phondo lethu nakwilizwe lethu lonke. Elilixesha lokusebenza kunjalo nje kuzovunalowo uthe watyala.”Abahlali bale ngingqi bavuye nangakumbi
emveni kokuba ethe umphathiswa wabalulaokokuba abo bangenako ukulima bazofuma-naumsebenziwokugada amasimi lawoukan-ti abanye bazawuthi babe ngabaqhubi bezitrektha.Ilali ezithe zaxhamla ziquka; Emazweni,
Ludeke, Majazi, Dudumeni, Zityaneni nez-inye.Uceba waku Ward 31, Thokozani Faku,
uthe bakuvuyela ngakumbi ukuba mdakakwamasimi asemampondweni nto leyoithetha okokuba ikati igxothiwe eziko.“Ndiyathembangokuokokubanokoubomi
buzoba ngcono ukanti nentlutha izawubayinto yethu, sibulela kakhulukumphathiswangokuthi asikhumbule ngokwenjenjaloukhumbule nobawo bethu,” utshilo uFaku.
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Dear readers, we understand ukuthi wishescan be ours but father God who takes deci-sions with our lives on the Express land.
But even if it is like that we need to takecare of ourselves this festive season. Andithikuthiwa unceda ozincedayo?And the lovers must be always together or
next to each other because there are vulturesout there who are looking for new love thisfestive season, so ungathathelwa ke.I wonder these vultures apha enyakeni bez-
iphila njani sezi-hunter abantu babantu nje?To those who drink alcohol like it is new tothem or like there is no tomorrow, they mustknow that abusing alcohol can kill them.Even nabo besibazi ukuba ‘ziindla-manzi’
zomhlaba apha enyakeni mara we still needthem because songabinanto yakubhala kun-yaka esikhangele kuwo.So by the way, play safe this festive season
and don’t overdo things because they wouldhit back. On top of it all, please save those bo-nuses of the year end as January is still goingto need more money.Asifuni ke kuthi kuqala unyaka umntu abe
etshone evele ngomqala komatshonisa.Nivile moss.
Kusekude engqinibeni ngomlomo
OW!! Madoda kusinda kusehlela kwatsho
amaZulu asekhaya.Iyawaintoni futhi kuni makwedini? Asizi-
hambeli ngeTuru-turu yethu na siyakwafunaezi ndaba kula dolophu yaseLusiki (Lusiki-siki), sivele sizithele kwamanye amantom-bazana ebehamba nge-Polo emhlophe. Ubuzeukuba bekungobani amaxesha.It was 12 midnight. And sibone ngokuvele
kudadazelwe kuchanywe nokuba kuza aban-tu ukuba lidliwe ijiki apha. Ingabi namseben-zi ke leyo. Uloyiko lwethu kule crime ingakaamantombazana ngemoto enxilile ebusukuaphinde ehle aye kwi ATM!Abe sesithi umntu ubanjwe inkunzi kanti
nguye ozise enkunzini izihlalele. Ma-lady si-ya-nithanda, xa nihamba ezi hambo zenu atnight at least makube khona abantu eniham-ba nabo abangakwazi ukunikhusela xa nih-laselwa.Into esiyaziyo ke thina nje ngabantu aba-
khe balisela ijiki, lithi kwakukuba kubilikushiye enyanyeni ngathi zange laba khonaengqondweni. And ladies of the soil musaniukuhamba niyi-éxposer’ le golide nayiphiwanguBawo wethu osemaZulwini kuba in-otshaba. You must always be under protec-tion ladies to save it.Hayi ukuba abakuvanga Gesh soze ba-
phinde.
I wonder wena ungenza njani?
Guys, things are happening on the Expressland. You knowwhat, there is a guy fromFlag(Flagstaff) who caught his wife red handedwith his young brother in his own bed.Heyi, izinto ziyenzeka. Ukuba le nto yay-
iqale njani ngubani oqale wacela uthandokomnye. Omnyewathi xa evuma, xa ingavelale nto kungenzeka ntoni?Uthi kaloku ubhuti, eintlek yena eben-
gakrobeli nto ukuba banento yokwenza. Qhauthe uzakukhe ahambe neechomie zakhebaya emcimbini eNtelly (Mt Ayliff), esitshokunkosikazi. Mara bathe sebephuma beham-ba kwangavumi kubo bonke baphindela ema-khaya yena uthe xa efike ngo11 ebusukuwazithela kwesi shiqi.Bafethukunzimaemhlabeni.Mara siyacela
ukuba umntu akhe asincede ukuba ngubanioqale yonke le nto.Kuba akukho lula ukuba ungavele uqwaba-
la umfazi kamkhuluwa wakho uthiuyamthanda and naye engenokwazi ukubaangavele athi bhuti ndicela sithandane en-gakwazi ukuba uzakuthini.Mhlawumbi nomakoti lo ukuba le gossip
ifikelele kuye aze ake asixelele ukuba kwen-zekantoni. Kungokunje umfethuugqibe uku-ba azihlalele yedwa agoduke lo kuba akakwa-zi ukujongana naye.Ukuba umfowabo lo uzakumthini asazi,
kodwa okuxakayo kukuba umninawa lowenze le nto segrand nje ebomini esebenza,
ebefundiswangulo ajikewambethela. Shame,life is merciless.
Oh!! It’s astonishing
In our tiny agewe used to hear about doomsday and I (Gesh) even asked God to give melife until I get older, so that I can taste the hon-ey of being old. Ja, I’m here now.But it seems as if the doom is happening
right now. We heard that in Rosedale in UTA(Mthatha), there is an old ladywhokidnappedand kept a disabledman in custody as her sexslave. The report revealed that the woman isa well-known woman in church and she ismarried.She kept the man for the whole weekend
locked inside the room.Who say those are notthe practices of doom?Khazi igossip team izit-hatha phi ezi ndaba. Ungasibuzi funda udabaolu. Fortunately, we had an opportunity tospeak to the guy, who said really he was therefor work.He said the oldmumusually left him for few
hours and returned demanding sex. “Aka-fresh umntaka bhuti.” My brother’s son is sofresh. Zintoni ezo? Asike siniyeke kuba inda-ba anizazi nibe nisithi xa sinixelela zonasithetha izinto zemiqala yethu.Ngoku we will meet you dear readers in
2015. Enjoy the rest of the Festive Feason;don’t overjoy uyakufa.
Westill needyou in2015
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TRUE to tradition, the Buyel’Ekhaya PanAfrican Music Festival has confirmed adazzling line-up of artists for the annualevent on the 21st of December, 2014, at theBuffalo Cricket Stadium in East London.
Firmly established as an Eastern Capefestive-season “must-do”, the festival lit-erally has something for everyone – fromveterans Stimela, Oliver Mtukudizi andkwaito sensations Trompies to dance-floor favourites Uhuru and Mafikizolo.Vocalists Zahara and Berita also formpart of the line up, as do The Soil, andDJ’sDJ Tira and DJ Ganyani . In what’s sureto be a popular move, the festival has alsoconfirmed the legendary Papa Wemba asone of the performing artists.In keeping with their commitment to
developing local talent, the festival has al-so confirmed a range of local emergingartists to perform – amongst them, CsanafromPort St Johns, afro soul and jazz sing-er Thandokazi from Mthatha, Simphiwe“PS” Peter from King William’s Town,afro soul artist Andile Seskhona fromMdantsane and kwaito star Super from
Duncan Village.The Buyel’Ekhaya Pan African Music
Festival, which began in 2009, has grownto become an established brand and cul-tural mecca in the Eastern Cape. In manyrespects, the festival has also evolved intoa massive reunion, gathering audiencesfrom various towns in the Eastern Cape,as well as homecoming Eastern Capersfrom across the country, who have madethe event a part of their festive-season tra-dition.A proudly South African event,
Buyel’Ekhaya is also celebrating 20 Yearsof Freedom – in a tribute to the ultimatein South African talent, the festival willfeature a tribute to superstar, BrendaFasssie, originally from the small EasternCape town of Indwe. The performance isalso a loving salute to women’s resiliencein the music industry in the 20 years aspersonified in the line-up led by SwaziDlamini, Zahara and Berita.Tickets are available at Computicket
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BETTIE GILIOMEE
SUZUKI has had a busy and successful yearlaunching and revamping cars of just about anyshape and size.
Just in time from Summer they had their latestlaunch of the new year - the Splash, a hatchbackto fit between their entry-level Alto minicar andSwift hatchback. Selling at between R124 900 andR149 900, the newcomer’s fresh, youthful styling
and versatile layout, while combining fuel-effi-ciency with excellent performance, is expected toappeal to a wide range of buyers.
ExteriorIts flat backside and high roofline are probably
the first things one notices from the outside. Formetheadvantagethisextraheightbringswasoneof the Splash’s most impressive features.
Interior
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SuzukimakesaSplash this summer
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LUCKY Mthatha resident Mkhuseli Xaba issmiling after being given a Mercedes-Benzcar for Christmas.
Hundreds of people joined in the excite-ment at BOSS Gaming Bingo outlets acrossthe province over the weekend as a total ofthree lucky winners celebrated Christmasearly by driving away in a Mercedes Benz.
Eastern Cape empowerment companyBOSS Gaming operates Bingo Royale ClearyPark, Bingo Royale East London CBD andRitz Gaming and Entertainment in Mthatha.
The crowds cheered when Sesuthu Mdudu-ma drove away in a Merc from Bingo RoyaleEast London CBD, Mkhuseli Xaba from RitzGaming and Entertainment in Mthatha, andDonavan Hendriks from Bingo Royale ClearyPark.
It was the first time Mercedes-Benz cars hadbeen given away at the East London and PortElizabeth Bingo Royale venues in the compa-ny’s “Win a Merc” competition.
There was great excitement whenever oneof the six lucky ticket holders for the finaldraw were identified and made their way tothe stage.
As part of the fun thousands of rand were
also given away to lucky members of the audi-ence through Money Showers, which regular-ly forms part of the entertainment at the ven-ue.
“We want all our guests to experience theirperfect moment,” says Bingo Royale directorYolande Manuel.
“It’s our motto and one we as a group tryand achieve on a daily basis!”
More excitement was added to the action asthe cars have already been replaced by anoth-er three Mercedes Benz cars ready for thenext draw.
“With another Bingo Royale due to open inJeffreys Bay in the first quarter of the new
year, an additional Mercedes will find its wayto yet another winner in March.
“We have already selected the first Merc tobe given away at Bingo Royale Jeffreys Bay,”says Manuel.
The festivities, fuelled by the day’s eventsand a large share of Christmas cheer carriedthrough well into the night, “rounding off aspectacular first for the Boss Gaming and en-tertainment groups branches in the EasternCape,” she adds.
In addition to Bingo there is live musicthree times a week in the Mthatha venue, aswell as a dining facility serving tasty mealsand snacks,” says Manuel.
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Crowds cheeraswinnergetsMerc
The PE “Win a Merc” winner. Donavan Hendriks and TonyCrompton (Bingo Royale Cleary Park Branch Manager).PHOTOS:SUPPLIEDThe Mthatha “Win a Merc” winner - Mkhuseli Xaba.
The East London “Win a Merc” winner Sesethu Mdudumaand Lwethu Gcilitshana (Bingo Royale East LondonMarketing Manager).
The height and relatively long wheelbase com-bines to create a surprising roomy interior space,not to mention bigger than expected boot space.The rear bench seat offers a 60/40 split.
The high roof gives the impression of space –I have climbed into SUV’s where I felt morecramped and close to the roof than in the Splash.It has ample legroom and headroom to provideseatingfor fiveadultoccupants.Thehighrooflineallows the seating positions to be raised for goodall-round visibility.
The layout of the controls and instruments isuser-friendly. The large, white-faced analoguespeedometer is positioned directly ahead of thedriver. Its digital info display is easy to read andindicatesrange,averagefuelconsumptionandin-stant fuel consumption.
The Splash offers a variety of storage options.Front door binnacles with integrated bottle hold-ers, front and rear cup holders, and seatbackpockets are standard.
In the case of the GL models, a separate revcounter adds a sporty element.
I liked the high-mounted gear shift leverwhich is within easy reach. A three-spokesteering wheel is standard, and the GL ver-sion is equipped with steering wheel-mount-ed audio system controls.
SpecificationsThe Suzuki Splash model range consists of
three models, all powered by the same 1,2i petrolengine, but with a choice of two transmissionsand two specification levels - the basic GA andhigher spec GL (which is offered with a choice of5-speed manual or 4-speed auto).
Even the most affordable model in the range,the 1.2 GA offers an impressive list of standard
features and is equipped with power steering, air-con and central locking. All specifications havedual airbags and anti-lock brakes.
In addition the GL models have fog-lights, sepa-raterevcounter,a four-speakerCD/audiosystemwith auxiliary and USB inputs, as well as audiocontrols on the tilt-adjustable three-spoke steer-ing wheel, keyless entry and electric windows.
RideThe second most impressive feature, after the
spacious interior, is the zippy drive the Splash of-fers. Its engine is eager to perform and it has adelicious roar almost giving it the sporty feelingthat the locationof theseparaterevcounter is try-ing to create.
The Splash’s chassis is based on that of theSwift and offers the same, impressive smooth,sure-footed and agile ride that the Swift does.
Its compact exterior dimensions, electric pow-er-steering and a small turning circle radius(4.7m), make this car a pleasure to drive and ma-noeuvre – even in busy parking lots where spaceis at a premium this time of the year.
Fueleconomyisgivenasacombined-cyclecon-sumption figure of 5,6 litres/100 km in the case ofmanualmodels,and6,4 litres/100kmfor theauto-matic transmission variant. The figure obtainedin the manual transmission model used for theroad test week, which was only driven along themom’s taxi route in town, in peak hour traffic,was just over 6 litres/100km.
Price(Vat Included)1.2i GA MT: R1249001.2i GL MT: R1349001.2i GL AT: R149900
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IT was a day of smiles and happiness for theButterworth All Stars players and theirChairperson Kwayiyo Xalisa when the teamreceived a full soccer kit sponsored by San-lam at the Mnquma Local Municipality’scouncil chambers in Butterworth last weekFriday.
Sanlam Financial Adviser in Port Eliza-beth, Xhanti Shai, said they had decided tosponsor Butterworth All Stars after Zanem-vula Ngovela asked them to sponsor sport inthe Mnquma area. In addition to the full soc-cer kit, balls were also handed over,“Mr Ngovela told me when wemet on busi-
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the Castle Regional league but that theywere struggling since they didn’t have asponsor.“After Mr Ngovela told me this, I realised
it was worth my while to try and be of assist-ance. I decided to go back to Port Elizabethand consulted my bosses regarding this re-quest and luckily itwas approved.Wedecidedto buy new soccer kit, soccer balls and shinguards for the players,” said Shai“AsSanlamwewant to create a partnership
with Butterworth All Stars and the MnqumaSportCouncil, in order to boost sport andhelpwhere there is a need to do so.We believe thatthe Butterworth area does not get enough ex-posure in sport,” concluded Shai.Chairperson Xalisa, urged his players to
keep on working harder and to stay humbleand disciplined all the time.“We really appreciate what you have done
for us as a team and Butterworth FootballAssociation, because we think this kit yougave us will boost the confidence of ourplayers.”The Mnquma Local Municipality Execu-
tive Moyar Bhabha Ganjana thanked Sanlamfor supporting the team.
ButterworthAll Stars receives soccerkit
Sanlam Financial Adviser in PortElizabeth, Xhanti Shai, handing overkit to Butterworth All Stars Chairper-son Kwayiyo Xalisa.PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA