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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

ONFebruary 18Queens-town Express reportedon the daily struggleof James Ntemekana(76) and his wife Lula-

ma Nkonki-Ntemekana (64) intheir dilapidated Mlungisi home.

Less than threemonths later, theelderly couple died a horror deathin their home after it caught fireand burnt down last Wednesday

evening.In an even sadder twist, it has

been revealed that the couple wasto get a new house at the end ofJune after funding was recentlyapproved by theDepartment of Hu-man Settlements.The fire broke out at 7pm on

Wednesday and a witness whotried to rescue the couple said hehad heard people screaming insidethe burning house.The house had no electricity and

it is suspected that a candle could

have started the fire.In February Queenstown Ex-

press reported on the plight of theelderly couple who were living inthe dilapidated house and whosehardships had been compoundedafter their Mlungisi home col-lapsed five years ago.At the time James said theywere

risking their lives by staying in

the dilapidated house and theyfeared that it may collapse onthem. At that stage one room of thehouse had already collapsed whilethey were asleep. They survivedthat incident with only minorbruises.The eyewitness to the blaze, Ken-

ny Mothlabane, said he had beenin his flat when he noticed the fire.

“I ran to the house. The gate waslocked and I had to jump the gate.The door was locked,” he said.He said he had heard voices in-

side the house as he tried to openthe door and he had decided to kickit open.“I tried to get inside, but the heat

was too intense and flames werecoming out of the house,” he said.Mothlabane said they had tried

to put out the fire with buckets ofwater, but it had been too strongfor them.

The dilapidated house in whicha Mlungisi couple died when itcaught fire on Wednesday.PHOTOS: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THEYWERE TORECEIVENEWHOUSE ENDOF JUNE

James Ntemekana in front of his homein February when Queenstown Expressreported on the plight of him and hiswife Lulama Nkonki­Ntemekana riskingtheir lives staying in the dilapidatedhome.

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RELIGIOUS and traditional leaders metat the Queens Casino recently to discussways on how they can encourage youngpeople to register for the upcoming lo-cal government election on August 3.

In an interview about the meeting,Chief Langaliyakhanya Mlanjeni saidtraditional health practitioners, coun-cil of churches representatives, tradi-tional leaders and the moral regenera-tion movement set to discuss their roleon motivating young people to go andregister.Mlanjeni said people must remember

those who fought for the right to voteand protect that right.“We were given the duty to go and

preach the word in our imbizo’s, tradi-tional ceremonies and in our churches.People still have the chance to go to theIEC and check their names,” he said.Mlanjeni said South African citizens

must be proud of being registered vot-ers and make sure that they influenceyoung people in their communities to goand register before the registration isclosed.“If people claim that by not register-

ing they are doing the right thing, theyare fooling themselves because the datathat is collected from this is the samedata that determines the budget wemust get as the ward or the region,” hesaid.He said people must go there and

choose a leader of their choice and notbe influenced by political parties.

Leaders encourage youngpeople to register and vote

RIGHT: Theremains of theburnt house inMlungisi.PHOTO: TEMBILESGQOLANA

Continued from page 1“Firefighters also had a tough time stopping

the fire.Theywerealsokept at bayby the smokeand the huge flames,” he said.Zola Matutu from the Department of Correc-

tional Services said the house was on the list ofapproved houses which the department was go-ing to rebuild.“The department received funding from the

Department of Human Settlements to help re-build thehouseandothers in thearea. Itwasouraim to hand over the house by end of June orJuly.”Matutu saidhehadvisited the family and told

them to clear a space for the material and theyhad done that.“Now they are not here to see what we were

going to do for them. The problem with thishouse is that it had no electricity and the onlything thatmight have caused the fire is the can-dles which they used,” he said.“The leastwe cando for this family is tomake

sure that they get a decent funeral. We will re-buildtheirhousesothattheir familycanseethatwe have stood by our commitment,” he said.Police spokesperson Lieutenant Namhla

MdlelenisaidMlungisipolicehaveopenedanin-quest docket.

LEFT: Residentswatch helplesslyas the houseburns down.PHOTO: TEMBILESGQOLANA

Elderydie inhomeblaze

RIGHT: Queenstown Express reported inFebruary on the plight of James Ntemekanaand his wife Lulama Nkonki­Ntemekana riskingtheir lives staying in the dilapidated home.

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THE Queenstown post office came to a stand-still last Thursday as its workers took part inthe national strike, demanding an increase andthe permanent employment of casual workers.

The strikers prevented a truck from deliver-ingmail to thepostofficeand ithad to turnbackafter they closed the gates.All theworkers at theQueenstownpost office

took part in the protected strike.Communication Workers Union (CWU) pro-

vincial chairperson Bonke Mfenqe said theyhad not received an increase for two years andthere were workers who had been casuals formore than 22 years.“This is a test ofwhether thegovernmentwill

listen to us or let the post office collapse. PublicProtector Thuli Madonsela said the post officehad spent about R2.7-billion on casualisation ofemployment,” he said.“If things persist as they are, the Eastern

CapeCWUwill not participate in the upcomingelections. TheANC is just looking for our votes,but it does not assist us and abuses us,”Mfenqesaid.He urged the community to support them in

their fight as residents who used the post officewere also affected.Casual worker Wendy Tokwe said she had

been a casual worker for three years.“We sign contracts and whenwe ask whywe

are not taken on permanently we are told thereis no money for benefits,” she said.

She said she was going into debt and couldnot even support her family.“They keep onmaking empty promises they

can’t keep. This is enough.”She said the situationwas frustrating the ca-

sualworkers as they could be fired at any time.South African Post Office (Sapo) group CEO

MarkBarnes said in a statement that Sapo andthe CWU had met to discuss the situation andhadagreedonaprocess to resolve theoutstand-ing labour issues.“Both parties will continue with engage-

ments with a projected timeline of one month.InthemeantimeCWUwill suspendits industri-al action andwill provide detailed reports to itsmembers during feedback sessions,” he said.Barnes said the industrial action by one of

the unions at Sapo had commenced on May 5.“However it has hadnegligible impact onSa-

po’s operations, with business as usual nation-ally. Less than 1% of the Post Office employeesare involved in the industrial action and lessthan 2% of our 2 500 points of presence are na-tionally affected,” Barnes said.Hesaidall thepostofficebranchesnationally

had been fully operational, except for four out-lets in Gautengwhere some had been closed asa precautionary safety measure.“We will continue communicating with all

the unions and all our employees about ourcommitment to resolving any employee issues.“As the SA Post Office service and delivery

standards continue to recover and as ongoingefforts aremade to resolve its difficult financialposition, it is critical that all of us hold this bal-

ance and maintain stability, especially at thistime when we are finalising our plans for rais-ing funding.

“We wish to thank all employees, customersand labour partners who are committed to ourcourse of a sustainable recovery.”

StrikebringsQueenstownpostoffice to standstill

Post Office workers protest outside the Queenstown post office. INSERT: Striking workers prevent atruck from entering the post office premises. PHOTOS:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

SANELE JAMES

THE illegal connection of electricity by shackdwellers in Unifound in Queenstown hascaused a division among residents which hasturned in violence with one person sufferinga stab wound.

The Unifound area has been suffering fromuntimely power outages, especially duringpeak hours.The matter caused the residents to seek an

urgent solution as they say the power outageshave a negative impact on school childrenwhostruggle todo theirhomework in thedarkand at times are forced to bath in cold water.In theirmission toaddress theproblemthey

went to seek answers from the Lukhanji Mu-nicipality where they were told the outageswere a result of illegal electricity connectionswhich put a strain on the power supply.The residents say theywere toldbyLukhan-

ji Municipality officials that a single powerbox is supposed to only supply a maximum ofthree houses.Gcobani Msindwana of Lukhanji munici-

pality confirmed that the information thatwas given to residents was correct.“It is against the law to connect electricity

to your house illegally and we strongly dis-courage this,” said Msindwana.He added that the only solution to the prob-

lem was to disconnect all those that are con-necting to the network as it causes the break-ers and transformers to blow.The municipality also said they had a spe-

cial team on the ground to disconnect the ille-gal networks. “We urge communitymembersto come forward and report all illegal connec-tions anonymously to our Technical Servicesdepartment (on 045 807 6000/01 during officehours),” said Msindwana.A group of residents claim that some resi-

dents in the area who have legal connectionsrent out electricity to nearby shack dwellersthus overriding the power supply.On Saturday the concerned residents mo-

bilised the community to confront the shackdwellers and the people who rent out electric-ity to them.The communitymembers who spoke to Ex-

press did not want to have their names re-vealed fearing for their lives. They say duringtheir attempt to eradicate the illegal connec-tions in the area, some of the residents werecompliant, while some refused to unplug thepower cables from their houses which supplythe neighbouring shacks.“We peacefully went to everyone whomade

connections to the nearby shacks and someunderstood our concerns butwith some itwasthe opposite. One of the people even said wemust disconnect the cables ourselves and wedid,” said one of the residents.

The resident alleges that after they had dis-connected the cables, a group of men dubbedAmaMpondo, as they come from the Pondo-land, and who live in the shacks, arrived ina red car carrying weapons and bricks andstarted poking fingers in the faces of the con-veners of the operation.They allege that a scuffle ensued when

someone in the AmaMpondo group slappedoneof the local residents fordisconnecting thecable that supplied their shack with power.In themayhem that followed, themale local

resident who was slapped, was then stabbed

in the hand with a hand-made sword.Policewere called to calm the situation and

the injured man was treated in the local hos-pital.After the dust had settled down, Unifound

residents claim that the AmaMpondo groupstarted roaming the neighbourhood threaten-ing to kill everyone.“They sang their credos almost the whole

night shouting and even promised to kill us,”said a resident.“I couldn’t sleep, I was waiting for them

with a boiling kettle of water,” she added.Two shack dwellers involved in the powersquabble refused to speak to Queenstown Ex-press on the matter.Residents allege that the AmamPondo

group is feared in the neighbourhood.Queenstown Police spokesperson, Namhla

Mdleleni, couldn’t confirm the claims andevents at time of going to print.The person who suffered a stab wound says

he went to open a case at Mlungis police sta-tion on Tuesday.Residents claim they have engaged the

Ward Councillor Elizabeth Tsotetsi numer-ous times to address the issue and even wentto her house after the recent fights. Tsotetsiwho leadsWard 21 said she couldn’t commenton the matter as she didn’t have much info onit. She said: “I was at a funeral when all thishappened so I am still investigating it.”

Illegal electricity connections spark community violence

One of the power boxes where illegal connec­tions were made to neighbouring shacks.

PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

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Mandy Grobler (left) receives heraward for Outstanding performanceROP Advertising from Rushda Scott,Media 24 Human ResourcesPractitioner.

Jeanette Kleyngeld (left) received heraward for Outstanding Performance:Classifieds from Rene Olivier, Head ofClassifieds: EP Media and Die BurgerOos.

Tanya van Zyl (left), received theEditorial Award from Bettie Giliomee,EP Media regional editor. PHOTOS:WERNER HILLS AND THEO JEPTHA

PE Express Advertising Representativeof the Year, Adri van Der Walt (left)received her award from TasmiaIsmail, General Manager of EP Mediaand Die Burger Oos.

Andries Thiersen (right) was awardedby his fellow staff members as Starof the Year. He received the awardfrom Rene Olivier, Head of Classi­fieds: EP Media and Die Burger Oos.

The Mthatha Express was named EP Media’s Publication of the Year on Friday night at EP Media’s annual awardsfunction. With the trophy are, from left, Ayanda Millisa Madikizela (Reporter), Nelisa Nonjovu (Advertising), SimbongileMdledle (Reporter), Kennedy Mwange (Advertising) and Buntu Gotywa (Reporter).

From left are Nelisa Nonjovu(UvoLwethu Express Rep of the Year),Simbongile Mdledle (Mthatha ExpressReporter with the Publication of theYear trophy) and Kennedy Mwange(Mthatha Express Rep of the Year).

Express staff awardedat EPMediaAwardsDIE Burger and EP Media,which publish QueenstownExpress and seven other localpublications in the EasternCape, honoured their staff whohave excelled in the pastfinancial year at a function atthe Summerstrand Hotel lastFriday evening.

The following people andpublications received awards:Outstanding performance ROP advertis-ing: Mandy GroblerOutstanding performance Classifieds:

Jeanette Kleyngeld.Newcomer of the Year: Terri AnnKingDTP department: Elton BaartmanThe Admin Award: Gertjie BouwerEditorial Award: Tanya van Zyl,formerly social media and onlineeditor for EP Media and currentlyregional assistant editor: EP Media.ADS24 Award: Kathy CummingsService Excellence Award: BraamKeyser of Paarl Coldset.Star of the Year (nominated and votedfor by staff): Andries Thiersen.Die Burger Oos-Kaap Advertising

Representative of the Year: MaroSwanepoelPE Express Runner-up AdvertisingRepresentative of the Year:Anna-Marie Kleinhans.PE Express Advertising Representative ofthe Year: Adri Van Der Walt.Kouga Express Advertising Representativeof the Year: Estoretha StrydomMthatha Express Advertising Representa-tive of the Year: Kennedy MwangeUvo Lwethu Express Advertising Repre-sentative of the Year: Nelly NonjovuEP Media Publication ofthe Year award: Mthatha Express.

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SANELE JAMES

THE Windvoel family in Khayelitsha,Queenstown is looking for their missing fami-ly member, Albert Windvoel.

Albert (61), who originally comes fromTarkastad, was last seen in February when hesaid he was going to Tarkastad to visit his fa-ther’s side family.

In Khayelitsha he lived in his aunt, Noma-bhotwe Mtshatsheni’s house, who said theylast saw him wearing a red top and greyishpants.

According to his aunt, Albert left his homein Tarkastad to live in Ezibeleni Townshipwhere he survived working for a family thatowns a shebeen.

Mtshatsheni, who is a hawker, says themissing man came to her stand last year(2015) and had signs of being ill. “He told mehis story - where he lived and how he sur-vived. From what he said and how he lookedit was clear that he wasn’t well and I beggedhim to come stay with me because he is myblood,” said his aunt.

The concerned aunt says her brother’s sonhad hefty debts from local borrowers whoeven had stop orders on his social grant ac-count so they could take their money immedi-ately when it came in.

“I took the initiative to facilitate the repay-ment of his debts. In doing so I took his SAS-SA card and made sure that all the moneywent straight to his creditors and in no timehis debts were wiped,” added Mtshatsheni.

Albert’s aunt says it only now came to herattention that the missing man never arrivedat his Tarkastad home. She was also told that

he was mentally unstable.“What worries me the most is that if he nev-

er arrived in Tarkastad where else could hebe now? We are talking about a person whowasn’t mentally and physically fit to surviveon his own,” said Mtshatsheni.

“I appeal to everyone who might have spot-ted him to alert us through the QueenstownExpress. I have finished paying off his debtsand now his social grant money is free, I don’tneed it and it’s not mine. As soon as he comesback he will find it waiting for him,” she said.

Family indesperate search forman (61)

Albert Windvoel (61) has gone missing and hisaunt is in a desperate search for him.

PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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THE Economic Freedom Fighters(EFF)party iscallingontheChrisHaniDistrict Municipality and LukhanjiMunicipality to fix thewater problemsin parts of the Chris Hani region.EFFcentral command teammember

Zolile Xalisa said water was a basicneedandpeoplecouldnotsurvivewith-out it.“We understand that the Bonkolo

Dam has no water, but we call on thedistrict municipality to speed up theXonxa Dam project which will see wa-ter taken from Xonxa to Queenstown.We are in a crisis and people are start-ing to lose their patience,” he said.Xalisa also said he did not under-

stand why the Lukhanji Municipalitywas not giving back electricity to Es-kom because it was failing the peopleof Komani.“The areas most affected by the wa-

ter cuts and the electricity problemsare the black areas and that is unfairbecause the people in these areas alsopay for their services. The people whoare paying for their services are theones who are deprived of them,” hesaid.Xalisa, who is also a member of par-

liament, pleaded to the Lukhanji andChris Hani municipalities to act fastand solve the problems.“I am pleading to themayors of both

the localandthedistrictmunicipalitiesto sort out this problem before it getsworse. The people are angry out thereandwhoknowswhat thatmay lead to.”He said EFF would always show its

support for hawkers and the people ofthe Rhawutini informal settlementwhowerebeingremovedbythemunic-ipality.“Hawkers have families to feed and

if the Lukhanji Municipality wants toremove them from the CBD, theymustbe given stalls where they can work tofeed their families,” he said.He said the residents of Rhawutini

who would be removed from the areato give way to a taxi rank, must bemoved to RDP houses and not toshacks.“You can’t take someone from a

shack and put him into another. Wewill show all our support for the resi-dents of Rhawutini,” he said.Xalisa urged all the people who had

been evicted or had their land takenbyother people to report their cases to theEFF offices.“We have started with one case of a

person who was robbed by a lawyerand they tookhis land, andnowwewilldeal with more people,” he said.– TEMBILE SGQOLANA

EFF calls forwaterproblems toend

THE residents of Ezibeleni are threatening togo to the streets demanding answers on whatcauses the electricity problems in their area.A group of eight people was delegated to

meetwithrepresentatives fromthemunicipal-ity to discuss a solution to the electricity prob-lems thathavebeen facing the residents ofEzi-beleni.Recently, theareahasbeenwithoutelectrici-

ty for more than three days and people claimthat theyhavebeenreporting thematter to themunicipality.Community leader Mzuvukile Sonkosi said

the problem started a month ago. There werepower outages and no onewould come and ex-plain to them what the problem was.Hesaid theyhadbeenpatientwaiting for the

municipality to respond to the problem.“Now that it iswinterwe felt thatwe cannot

waitanymorebecausethis isaffectinguswhilethe leaders are not affected. Our electrical ap-pliances have been damaged andwewanted toask them who will pay for them now,” askedSonkosi.He said the municipality promised to buy a

new transformer last year, but they never did.“Wearrangedameetingwith themunicipal

leaders on Tuesday but they never pitched.Now we are preparing for a march to the mu-nicipal building raising the issue of electricity

which is badly affecting our area,” he said.Sonkosi said they had waited for more than

six hours to meet the leaders but that neverhappened.“Wewill report back to our community and

prepareforthemarch.Ourleadersarenottalk-ingtothecommunityandtheydon’tcareaboutus as ratepayers,” he said.Lukhanji municipality electrical depart-

ment issued a statement on the electricityproblems facing Ezibeleni.The statement stated that the municipality

electrical infrastructure had undergone a five-year budgeted electrical master plan survey,whichstartedonJanuary12, 2013,withanesti-mated value of R80million.“Themasterplanwill sustainus for aperiod

of 30 years; it looks at refurbishment and up-grading of the entire electricity network inLu-khanji.“Magula Erasmus Consulting Services CC

was duly appointed through a tender processby LukhanjiMunicipality to prepare amasterplan that will facilitate the current, future,growth and upgrading requirements for themunicipal 66/22 kilovolts primary voltagefeeders and 11kV (Kilovolts) secondary highvoltage distribution networks,” read the state-ment.It said the Ezibeleni network is fed from the

66kV from Eskom.“The 66kV/11kV substation is connected

from Queendustria substation and there is a95mm cable which has the overload problemand requires an upgrade.There are two substations in Ezibeleni, the

area of Zone D and Unathi Mkefa, which werefed from a 22kV line. Due to the transformerthat burnt the load was then transferred toQueendustria substation which does not haveenough capacity to cater for the whole of Ezi-beleni.“There was a service provider appointed to

upgrade the network at Ezibeleni, but therewas contractual default and the case is withour lawyers,” the statement said.Themunicipality said the 95mmcables feed-

ing the 11kV substation are the ones that areoverloaded due to the additional load.“As already assessed in the electricity mas-

ter plan report, the electrical network is gener-ally in a poor state. The positive aspect is thatwe have started doing phase implementationto address maintenance backlog as well as tostrengthen the network,” said the municipali-ty in the statement.The department said due to limited funds a

significant maintenance backlog continues toexist.“The impact of a maintenance backlog is

thatit increasestheriskofwidespreadandpro-longed outages should part of large infrastruc-ture fail,” read the statement.The statement said for Ezibeleni to have an

effective and efficient supply and sustainableback up, the following remedial action needsto be taken.• The replacement of 95mm cable with the

2X150mmcable that is under construction andwill be finalized on May 13, 2016. This will en-sure that the load shedding is not taking place.• Installation and tying of the new and exist-

ingcable, thecompletionof cable fromEzibele-ni 11kV substation to Ezibeleni 11/22kV sub-station. This is due onMay 30 and needs to bemanufactured from scratch.• New 2X5 MVA (Mega Volt Amps) trans-

formers to replace 2.5 MVA that burnt, due bySeptember, 2016.• Installation of switch gear at the Ezibeleni

11kVsubstation, that is dueby theendof June,2016.• Installation of second cable fromEzibeleni

11kV substation to Ezibeleni 11/22kV substa-tion, that is due by August, 2016.• Upgrade of theQueendustria 66/11kV sub-

station, installing 2X15 MVA transformers,that is due by the end of June and that willserve as a backup to Ezibeleni.– TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Residents threaten tomarch if electricity is not restored

LOURENS SCHOEMAN

THERE is some good news for consumers –the price of potatoes has come down drasti-cally over the past threeweeks,whichmeansthe high prices of the past few months areover, for now.This is according to Potatoes South Africa

(PSA).Over the past six months the demand for

potatoes exceeded the supply, which wascaused by the extreme drought. This is whythe consumer price for potatoes was so high,with a 10 kg bag of potatoes costing morethan R100 in some places.According to Pieter van Zyl, agricultural

economist for PSA, the average price of pot-atoes dropped by half over the past threeweeks, from R60 to R30 per bag.Many producers have recently yielded bet-

ter crops and industry expects the price ofpotatoes will range between R30 and R40 un-til at least the end of spring this year. Theprice is expected to increase again inAugust.“Prices have started increasing since No-

vember last year, even though some regionsdelivered thebest crops ever.Lots of potatoeswere marketed. Then the drought came andconsequently almost no potatoes reached themarkets.“The prices continued to increase and in

January and February this year the highestprice ever, more than R100 for a bag of 10 kgpotatoes of high quality, was fetched.“The heat damaged the potatoes in many

regions where farmers could irrigate, and asa result, less potatoes were available on themarket,” said Van Zyl.

Priceofpotatoes comesdown

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“FromJanuary toApril this ye-ar a total of 5.67 million less of10 kg bags, or 17% less, was soldon the national fresh producemarket, compared to the same pe-riod last year.Market priceswere93% higher this year as a result.”It is expected that about

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

A SCHOOL in Khayelethu administrative areain Tentergate village near Queenstown startedthis academic year in conditions that are notconducive for pupils’ learning.

Masivuye Junior Primary School caters for 54pupils from grade R to grade 4. These pupils aretaught in a dilapidated old house with brokenwindows and cracks all over the walls.

In the six-roomed house, three rooms are usedas classrooms, while the small kitchen is usedas the principal’s offices. Another room is used

as a store room and another as the teachers’ of-fice. They use one room as a kitchen where theycook meals for the 54 pupils.

There are no toilets and the pupils have to goto nearby bushes to relieve themselves.

In an interview withExpress about the condi-tionsoftheschool,studentgoverningbodymem-ber Mandisa Nkamana said the school was start-ed by the community in 1997, after they noticedthat their young children have to walk long dis-tances and cross the dangerous forest area in or-der to get to school.

“After numerous bad incidents that happenedin the forest, they decided to open their own

school,” she said.Nkamana said they have a multigrade class

where grades 1, 2 and 3 learners share the sameroom. There are no toilets and the yard is notsafe,” she said.

Shesaidtheyunderstandthat thegovernmentcannot build a school for 54 pupils, but they areasking for temporary mobile classes.

“There aren’t any black boards and teachersare struggling to write on the old boards thatthey have,” Nkamana said.

She said they had been complaining about thesituationat theschool fora longtimebutgovern-ment is doing nothing to change it.

“We will not take our children to anotherschool because it is dangerous and the school istoo far for young children,” she said.

She said their children may fall victim to rapeand murder as there had been cases of rape thatwere reported at the forest.

Attempts to get comment from the educationdepartment’s Edgar Klaasen and the depart-mentsofeducationprovincial spokespersonMa-li Mtima were unsuccessful.

Mtima promised to get all the details fromKlaasen, but at time of going to print had not yetresponded to Express’s questions about the de-partment’s plans for the school.

Parentswantmobile classes for Tentergate school

=Children sitting in their small classroom with broken cupboards. PHOTOS:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

=Pupils lookingthrough thebroken windowsof their oldschool.

=Old toilets of Masivuye Junior Primary School that can no longer be used.

;The damagedfloor of MasivuyeJunior PrimarySchool, which isa danger to thepupils.

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WELL-known Komani jazz artists, Sipho DrWhite Lisa and Solomon Mabi, will combinetheir skills to teach the new generation ofjazz musicians.

Komani is known as the home of jazz, asit was the first town to introduce jazz musicin South Africa in the early 1900’s.

In the past years, Komani has produced anumber of jazz artists: among them MongeziFeza, his elder brother Sandi Feza, MargaretMcingana, her brother Doc Mcingane andStompi Mavi to name a few.

Speaking to Express about the jazz music

school, Lisa said the project is going to becalled the Ihlumelo Music School Projectand it is going to focus on teaching youngchildren and those interested to play musicinstruments.

“We want to revive jazz in Komani and wewant to produce well trained and developedmusicians,” he said.

He said they will also extend their classesto schools outside of the Komani area as theywant to teach as many children as possiblein order to keep the jazz loving spirit alive.

“We grew up here in Komani, where therewas the Mallet hall where jazz music usedto be played. People used to go there to be

entertained. By introducing small childrento the culture of entertainment, we will behelping in the fight against crime and drugabuse in the area,” he said.

Lisa encouraged local churches to alsouse the opportunity to teach their keyboardplayers how to play music.

“ We are open to everyone who would liketo play music– we will try to accommodateeveryone,” he said.

He said the classes will start soon at VanColler Primary School.

Anyone who is interested in joining themusic school can contact Sipho Lisa on072 452 7654.

Two jazz legends openmusic school

Sipho Dr White Lisa is opening a musicschool. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE love of words and education is the onegift that South Africa can offer her childrenin a fast-changing world.

Through words we can raise confidentchildren with the power to dream, create,break boundaries and explore the world.

The idea that we can turn the tide on theeducational crisis is not a mere pipe dreambut a reality as thousands of childrenaround Africa take on the challenge to im-prove their ability and talent to spell.

Thousands of pupils aged nine to 14 aretaking part in the Mzansi Spelling Bee andproving that all is not lost with educationin South Africa.

Eight-year-old 2015 Mzansi Spelling BeeJunior Champ Mayuri Govender provedthat if you are determined enough you canbreak boundaries and do whatever you setyour mind to, no matter how old you are.

The Kimberley native is home-schooledby her mother and is the youngest spellerand winner of the national spelling bee.

This month she will meet Queen Eliza-beth II of England, and publish her firstbook.

Slight and unassuming Kate Jones (14)won the 2012 and 2013 Mzansi Spelling Beefinals.

Mzansi Spelling Bee spellers demonstratethat your history and background do nothave to define you.

Mxolisi Magwaza calls the crowded Jo-hannesburg inner city home, but his faithand the support of his grandmother gave

him the courage to challenge himself.His winning the Mzansi Spelling Bee for

two consecutive years shows that whereyou come from does not determine whereyou will end up.

Applications for the 2016 Mzansi SpellingBee are open to all pupils in grades four to11 in private and public schools in all nineprovinces.

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NELSON Mandela Metropolitan University’sfirst completely blind graduate, Xolisa Yekani(37), is hoping other blind students will be in-spired to follow his example.

“I am proud to be NMMU’s first blind gradu-ate. I advocate for other blind people becauseI want to bring about change,” said Yekani,whograduatedwithhisBAhonours in journal-ism.“Thank you, NMMU, for opening your doors

tousandcatering forus totallyblindstudents.”Sadly, Yekani was not always blind but lost

his sight at the age of eight.“Iwasanormalboyplayingby theriverwith

my friends, then suddenly I couldn’t see.”It was later revealed that Yekani had lost his

sight due to cataracts and, because they hadbeen left untreated, his corneas were perma-nently damaged.“I come fromadisadvantaged family andmy

parents could not afford to get proper medicalcare,” said Yekani, who is from the village ofDutywa in the Eastern Cape.From 2011 to last year, Yekani was the pro-

vincial chairperson of the South African Na-tional Council for the Blind and led a team thatencouragedmore universities to accept totallyblind students to study at their institutions.

In 2014, he started studying at NMMU anddecided that he would be a “living example”tohelp theblindstudentswhowould followaft-er him.Yekani required all his reading material to

be in electronic format. He uses a laptop calledBook Sense and a device called Job AccessWith Speech (Jaws), a pocket-sized device con-verting all the letters to speech.He applauded all his lecturers for being ac-

commodating to his needs.“Fortunately I am very social, so I spoke to

all my fellow students and they assisted me toget around – my classmates understood mewell and helped me.“People will try to look down on you for be-

ing disabled, but you must be confident, workhard and be determined to prove themwrong,show them you can do it. Education is key es-pecially when you are disabled.”As the eldest of five siblings, Yekani is also

the first to graduate in his family.“I brought my sister and my wife Bongiwe

to my graduation so they can be encouragedand motivated to get their education too.”He works as a current affairs producer for

the SABC’s isiXhosa radio station UmhloboWenene, in Port Elizabeth.He is also the chairperson of the Nkosinathi

Foundation of and for Blind and Partially-Sighted People.

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INSPIRINGOTHERS:Xolisa Yekaniis the firstcompletelyblind studentto graduatefrom NMMU.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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WALTERSisuluUniversity’s education facul-ty will celebrate the conferring of five PhDsupon its students during the Mthatha leg ofproceedings on Friday, May 13.

The faculty will be the only one conferringPhDs during the upcoming May graduationceremony set to take place across the Univer-sity’s campuses in Butterworth, Buffalo City,Queenstown and Mthatha from May 5 to 13.Another23Mastersgraduands inWSU’s fac-

ulties of natural sciences, health sciences andeducation will exemplify with great gusto theUniversity’s tireless efforts to confront themultitudeof problems facing theEasternCapeusing scientific-based solutions when they re-ceive their qualifications.

The thesesanddissertationsof the fivePhDsand 23Masters graduands are premised large-ly onEasternCape-based issuesandcovervar-ieddisciplinessuchaspsychology,physiology,pathology, microbiology, education, chemis-try, social work and geography.Some of the research looked at pertinent is-

sues such as: challenges faced by teachers in

applying reading strategieswhen teachingEn-glishreadinginthefoundationphaseinMthat-ha; an investigationwhether section 21 schoolfunds are directed towards achieving their in-tended purpose in selected schools – LibodeMega District; Social factors influencing ado-lescent drug abuse: A case study of selectedjunior secondary schools in Butterworth Dis-

trict of EC; termination of pregnancy: The Ce-celia Makiwane Hospital experience and un-derstanding pregnant women’s perspective oflate booking for antenatal care services inMthatha.WSU Spokesperson, Yonela Tukwayo, was

quick to highlight the pertinence of the re-search being conducted by the graduands.“As a largely rural-based institution work-

ing within this context, it’s absolutely criticalthat WSU, through its teaching, learning andresearch, produces graduates that possess thenecessary skills and expertise to createworka-ble solutions in varied arenas,” saidTukwayo.A total of 4 787 students will be capped, with

a majority of these being females (2 824).Over 100 postgraduate degrees are set to be

awarded; 74 Honours, 23 Masters, and 5 PhDs.

Five PhDs for education faculty ofWalter Sisulu UniversityWalter SisuluUniversity willconfer fivePhDs for theFaculty ofEducation thiscoming Friday.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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MANAGEMENTMarketing is agreat career topursue – and graduates of the Boston BComManagement Marketing agree.

Tessa Bircher is a working mom – and nowalso a Boston BCom Management Marketinggraduate. She tells her story:“In January 2013, our company Chief Opera-

tions Officer (my mentor) sat with me and re-minded me that although I provided all the in-formation, data, reports, analysis and forecast-ing for the operational and support side of thebusiness, which was then presented to theBoard by himself (as COO), I was not able to bepart of that Board because the minimum re-quirement was a degree.“His analogy was that I didn’t have a ticket

to the game, although I knew more about thegame than all the others put together. Imoanedthat it was too late – I was too old, I had kids– how was I ever going to do something aboutgetting a degree.He said these words to me: ‘A year from now

you are going to wish you had started today.’”Bircher went online, did some research, and

completed the Boston online application.“Thus started my journey,” she says. “I de-

cided that I would try to do the full course-loadeachsemester. Ifmy familywasmaking sacrifi-ces, one or two more hours a week would beeasy, rather than an additional year or twodown the line.”Whether it is in a small business, a bigmanu-

facturer, a bank or even a government depart-ment,marketingandmanagement skills are re-quired to ensure success in the marketplace,

says Kerry Damons, marketing manager ofBoston.Damons says that there are many areas of

specialisation in marketing and management.If you are new to the field, therefore, it is a goodidea to speak to a career advisor to make sureyou choose the best option to serve your careerdreams.Such career advice is free of charge atBoston

colleges nationwide as part of the college’s cor-porate social investment.Boston offers various study options in mar-

keting: from entry-level qualifications to moreadvanced diplomas and degrees. These includethe BCom degree in Management Marketing;Diploma in Marketing Management; the High-erCertificate inMarketingPractice, theHigherCertificate in Advertising and Integrated Com-munication Practice; and short programmessuchasTheRetailer, andTheSalesRepresenta-tive.The shorter programmes lead to both higher

learning possibilities as well as immediate em-ployment.Damons explains that short learningprogrammes allow for alternative routes of en-try to higher education that are equivalent totheNational SeniorCertificate (NSC) standard.This is in keeping with the objectives of the

NationalQualifications Framework (NQF) andtheDepartmentofHigherEducationandTrain-ing to help adult and young-adult learners thathavenot achievedaNational SeniorCertificateget access to higher education.“With an entry-level qualification, you can

enter the marketing field by first becoming amarketing assistant or marketing secretaryand then you can work your way up,” says Da-mons.

If you are interested in a degree, Boston’sBCom in Management Marketing equips stu-dents with the knowledge and skills for ad-vancement in the fields of business, manage-ment and marketing with a focus on digitalmarketing, social media and brand manage-ment – all buzzwords in the marketing field oftoday.

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Bircher explains how shemanaged to com-plete all these modules, multitasking alongtheway. “Iworkedhard, andwas fiercelypro-tective of my time. I adjusted my work hoursto be 6am to 3pm. Work received its allottedhours, the kids got me in the afternoons, myhealth and fitness received a few hours eachweek, and the balance went to studying. I amso proud to have completed my degree.”The Boston degree makes provision for the

latestmarketing trendsand includesmodulessuchas financialmanagement, entrepreneur-ship, andmarketing and brandmanagement.Damons points out that the degree is an excel-lentoptionavailable to thosewhohavenotyetregistered for tertiary studies as applicationsare still open for 2016.“We can accommodate both full-time and

part-time students at various tuition centresnationwide,” she says.“Our state of the art tuition centres provide

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HEQCandDHETaccredited course. Themin-imumentry requirement is aNational SeniorCertificate with degree entry. Mature stu-dentsmayapply forrecognitionofprior learn-ing, and as mentioned above, all learners can

8 LifestyleMay 12, 2016Queenstown Express

INTERNSHIPS can be invaluable tools to getyour foot in the door of the working world in aparticular company or industry.

Whilesomepeoplemightnot take internshipsseriously, Matete Lerutla, a human resourcesexecutive from Metropolitan, said, “It is impor-tant to bear in mind that an internship is notonly an opportunity for students to get work ex-posure, but it forms a key part of the organisa-tion’s talent management strategy with regardto filling critical vacancies and succession man-agement.”

Lerutla shared her top seven tips on landingan internship – and thriving in it.

1. Prepare for the interviewIt is important to have an understanding of

the company you are prospecting for an internrole. Do some research, ask Google, and get aview of the culture of the company, its strategy,its clients and how it fares relative to its compet-itors.

It will be impressive at that level to demon-

strate that you have taken time to understandthe business. And of course the obvious: dressappropriately and minimise the use of slangduring the interview.

2. Treat your internship like a real jobOnce you have sailed through the interview

process and have landed your internship, treatit like a real job.

In essence it is a real job because you are do-ing real work in real time. The only differenceis that you are initially appointed for a short pe-riod of time as the organisation tests your fit-ness for the role and your chemistry with thecompany’s culture. A successful intern is onewhere the organisation goes out of its way tofind a suitable role for the individual after theinternship period.

3. Work with purposeSustain how you presented yourself during

the interview but most importantly, perform,perform and outperform your peers and your-

self. Stretch yourself on an ongoing basis. Havea vision and go for it. Work towards this visionevery single day.

Always remember that the company is pro-viding an opportunity for you to learn and applyyour academic knowledge to practice.

4. Attitude is everythingIna workenvironment, it is yourattitude that

matters more than your technical skills, be-cause it is much easier to develop technicalskills than to develop character.

Attitudeisthesinglehighestdifferentiatorbe-tween employees in general, and includes thosein an internship role.

5. Be proactiveOften interns have a lack of innovation and

fail to seize opportunities or initiate new things.Make your mark by being different: always beon the lookout for opportunities that will benefitthe company in some small way. Thought of away your office can save on paper? Share it.

6. Be presentA lot of people wear earphones when working

to avoid distraction. My advice is rather not dothis, especially as an intern.

At the start of your working career you needto be present, alert and inquisitive; the conver-sations happening around you will enable youto immerse yourself in the business far quickerthan if you were constantly ‘tuned out’.

Also be present in terms of attending workevents. If you have an opportunity to attend awork function, client event or seminar – take it.

7. Be professionalProfessionalism should dictate the manner in

which you engage with anyone in the organisa-tion.Alwaysrememberthatyouareabrandandhow you position yourself holistically will giveothers a view of how to draw conclusions aboutyou as a person.

Learn social etiquettes and maintain a profes-sional attitude throughout as you build crediblenetworks.

7Tips for interns: Landingan internship –and thriving

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‘WALK it off just a little bit’ is the message aStellenbosch University sport and exercisemedicine specialist is spreading for WorldMove for Health Day, which was celebrated onMay 10.

The simple act of walking can help you loseweight, protect you from chronic disease, andeven make you live longer, according to Prof.Wayne Derman, a specialist in sport and exer-cise medicine at Stellenbosch University (SU).

“There is a misconception that walking isnotaformofexercise.Butifyouwalkregularly

at a brisk pace, it has phenomenal advantagesfor your health,” said Derman, who heads thenewly established Institute of Sports and Exer-cise Medicine (ISEM) at SU’s Faculty of Medi-cine and Health Sciences.

“Science has shown that for every minuteyou walk, you increase your lifespan by one-and-a-half to two minutes,” he said.

Walking can also help you shed a few extrakilos. Research shows that you can drop morethan 3kg a year by just walking for 20 minutesa day.

“If you are going to do 20 minutes of walkingevery day you are going to add years to your

life. And by walking 30 minutes a day you arealso going to halve your risk of heart disease,diabetes, colon cancer, depression and Alz-heimer’s disease,” said Derman.

“If you add another 15 minutes to that andwalk for 45 minutes every day, you will alsohalve your chance of catching the commoncold, because exercise has a beneficial effect onthe immune system.

“The key message is that you should walkas much as you can – even if you can’t do 45minutes a day, you are going to benefit fromevery minute you walk,” he added.

You don’t have to powerwalk to get these

benefits, but you do have to move at a briskpace that will make you sweat if you walk forlonger than 10 minutes.

“You have to exercise moderately. Youshould still be able to talk to someone walkingnext to you, but you should be too out of breathto sing.”

Walking is not only good for your health, butit is free and easily accessible to most people.And if you were thinking of using the winterweather as an excuse not to go walking, thinkagain.

“If it is too cold or raining, go to the mall andwalk it out there,” Derman advised.

Ahealthy, longer life is awalk in the park

WITH dire warnings of huge food price in-creases already manifesting in many of thestaple items in our grocery baskets, oneshould strike while the iron is hot, or cookusing ingredients such as potatoes, which atthe moment have not been hit by food priceinflation (see story on page 5).

Queenstown Expresseditor Bettie Giliomee, thisweek shares one of herfamily’s favourite pota-to recipes, creamy Pota-to and Bacon Soup,which is always a win-ner whether it’s winteror summer.

Potato Soup with Bacon and Nutmeg(Serves 6)

Ingredients:50 ml butter or margarine2 onions, diced1kg or 6 large potatoes, peeled and diced250 g rindless baconsalt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste5 ml garlic, crushed1 litre chicken stock180 ml cream (can be replaced with milk)345 ml milkGround nutmeg, to taste

Method:. Heat the butter in a pot and saute the on-

ion, bacon, garlic and potato lightly for about10 minutes without letting it brown.

. Add the chicken stock as well as salt andpepper. Heat until it reaches boiling point.Turn down the heat, cover the pot and let itsimmer for between 20 and 25 minutes untilthe potatoes are soft.

. Liquidise until almost smooth and stir inmilk and nutmeg. Heat until boiling pointand then simmer for 5 minutes. Add thecream and serve warm.

Optional: Garnish with croutons, chivesand crispy bacon pieces.

RECIPE:RECIPE: POTATOANDBACONSOUP

Wholesomesoup tokeepwinter, andhigh foodprices, atbay

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• Comprehensive profile of the legal practitioner/s shall be attachedas an addendum to the response. The profile shall contain a listof reference at accounting officer level of a municipality and/ orcorporate clients, (listing contact name, address, telephone, fax andemail address) where the legal professionals have rendered servicein the last 60 months (either as individual firms or as the biddingconsortium); and

• A letter of reference from either the current or previous municipalclients (if any) signed by the Accounting Officer of the municipalityas testimony of the bidder’s ability to execute constitutional,administrative, procurement and other municipal law relatedinstructions to be supplied.

• A list and proof of previous projects completed must be attachedand should detail the description of the project(s); indicate the costs;duration and completion dates with contactable references.

• Bidders must include all costs in their pricing schedule and the quotedprices must be inclusive of 14% VAT.

• A current tax clearance certificate issued by South African RevenueServices is to be submitted with the completed tender.

• A letter of good standing from the applicable law society.• A certified copy of a valid Fidelity Fund Certificate.• The Chris Hani District Municipality Supply Chain Management Policy

will apply.• Bidders are required to submit an original and valid B-BBEE Status

Level Verification Certificates or certified copies thereof together withtheir bids, to substantiate their B-BBEE rating claims failing will resultin a status level score of zero be assigned to the tenderer.

• A joint venture, trust or consortium; must submit a consolidatedB-BBEE status level verification certificate.

• Bidders must submit a declaration letter with proof of residenceif the business premises are located in areas where there are noservices paid; or a memorandum of lease if the business premisesare leased or a clearance certificate from a local municipality, or astatement of municipal accounts as proof certifying that the bidderhas no undisputed commitments for municipal services towards amunicipality in respect of which payment is overdue for more than 30days.

• The Chris Hani District Municipality does not bind itself to accept thelowest tender or any tender and reserves the right to accept the wholeor part of the tender.

• Failure to complete all tender forms, data sheets and submit allsupplementary information will lead to the tender being considerednon-responsive.

• All bids are valid for 90 days after the bid closing date.• Tenders which are late, incomplete, unsigned or submitted by

facsimile or electronically, will not be accepted.• Chris Hani District Municipality will not take responsibility for

incorrectly delivered bids sent by courier. It is the bidder’sresponsibility to make sure that their bid is correctly delivered in thetender box on or before the closing date of this bid.

• NO BIDS WILL BE CONSIDERED FROM PERSONS IN THESERVICE OF THE STATE.

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ISUZU launched in the last quarterof last year an enhanced and ex-panded KB range which includesthree new models and an upgraded250DTEQengine – bringing the totalnumber of models in the range to 18.

Express on Wheels recently spenttime with two of the upgraded andnew models the KB250 LE DoubleCab (manual) and KB300 LX DoubleCab 4x4 (automatic).The double cabs retail from

R344 400 in the KB250 range andfrom R486 900 in the KB300 range.

The new models are the all-newKB300 LX 4x4 Double Cab Automat-ic, the KB250 Fleetside 4x2 DoubleCab and the KB250 Fleetside 4x2 Ex-tended Cab.

While the KB250 has beenequipped with an upgraded250DTEQ engine, the KB300 hasbeen enhanced with a new infotain-ment and navigation system whichincludes a touchscreen and rearcamera – a necessity in my opinionfor any bakkie or double cab used ona school run.

And it is a fact that the double cabhas become quite the norm on theschool and work run as much is be-ing done by all the bakkie manufac-turers to ensure that their vehicleshave the practicality a bakkie offersbut has a car-like feel and ride – andthat is exactly what the top of therange KB300 LX Double Cab 4x4 of-fers. Not to mention the fact that itis equipped with an automatictransmission that takes away thebiggest gripe I have with bakkies –changing those stubborn gears.

While the KB 300 LX 4x4 doublecab automatic is a completely newmodel, the other LX models have allbeen updated with new comfort andconvenience features for the doubleand extended cab derivatives.

These include a touch screen info-tainment systemwith satellite navi-gation, internet, WiFi, and smart-phone integration. The screen is a1080p high-definition TFT unit witha 6.5-inch dimension and it also actsas the display when browsing, or us-ing the DVD player. It also inte-grates with the Rear Park Assist re-versing camera.

Keyless entrywith a Start/Stop ig-nition button is standard on all dou-ble cab LX-models while leather isavailable as an option.

The KB 300 is available in manualor auto and in 4x2 or 4x4. The 5-speedautomatic transmission on the topof the range KB300, has manual gearcontrol if the driver wants to changegears by themselves.The 3.0-litre DTEQ turbocharged

diesel delivers 130kW and 380Nm.The combined cycle fuel consump-tion is given as 7.9 litres per 100 kmfor the 4x4 double cab and extendedcabmodels. The fuel consumption ofthe single cab 4x2 is given as of7.7/100 km, with the 4x4 version8/100 km.

KB250 Fleetside Double CabThe Fleetside models are the

workhorses in the range to attractbusiness users. While frills are sec-

ondary to these buyers, the newFleetside models do get useful fea-tures such as a radio/CD with Blue-tooth enabled sound system for easyphone integration.

The KB250 Double Cab is poweredby an upgraded, high output versionof the 2.5-litre DTEQ common-raildirect injection turbodiesel rated at100kW and 320Nm.

According to Isuzu this upgradedengine has a 20 percent increase intorque at 1 200 rpm and a much wid-er power band compared to its pre-decessor. All seven Isuzu modelspowered by this engine will enjoyvastly improved driveability.Sprinting to 100 km/h is now 2.4 sec-onds faster, while accelerating be-tween 40 and 120 km/h is now 6.3 sec-onds faster.

Upgraded safety featuresAll LE, LXmodels and the twonew

Fleetsidemodels boast an electronicstability control (ESC). All, but apair of base specification singlecabs, are equipped with ESC.

ESC uses a network of sensors todetermine whether it is over steer-ing or understeering, and com-mands the braking hardware andenginemanagement to intervene in-dividually or in tandem.The KB range has a full-house of

the safety features not so long agoassociatedwith luxury performancecars. As well as the new stability/traction control pairing, ABS, EBDand EBA are standard on all modelswith the exception of 2.5 LEED (Lowpressure turbo) models.

The verdict after test driving it:

KB250 LE Double Cab:It verymuch sounds like a bakkie,

and as much as improvements havebeen done to the interior it stilllooks like the workhorse it is.

Some of the comfort features I likeare the electric windows and con-trols for the audio system on thesteering wheel in the model testdriven. The layout of the audio sys-tem on the dashboard is simple and

easy to operate.Legroom is also good for the pas-

sengers in the back.Unfortunately the KB250 only

comes in a manual transmission.But Imust admit thatmuchhas beendone to make changing gears in theIsuzu a lot easier on the arms.It offers a solid drive and it wasn’t

as “floaty” on the open road as Iwould have expected. And consider-ing that the test drive was donemostly on the mom’s taxi route scat-tered with speedhumps and trafficcircles and tight parking spaces atthe shopping centre, I found the Is-uzu dealing in quite a dignified waywith the obstacles of the concretejungle.I would, however, have liked a

rear camera to be available on thismodel too.

KB300 LX 4x4 Double Cab Auto(Price: R563 500)After the practicality-focussed

KB 250, the KB300’s luxury andcomfort features were quite pleas-ing.It is a diesel bakkie and sounds

like a diesel bakkie when the igni-tion is turned on, but once it getsgoing the noise levels are impress-ively low.

There is enough room in the backfor the kids and their bags and Iliked the high seating position, thekeyless entry with stop /start but-ton and controls for the audio sys-tem on the steering wheel.

Keyless entry would especiallyappeal to women drivers who don’twant to have to search in theirhandbags for keys – as long as thehandbag is in close proximity, thebakkie can be started and driven.You would, however, not be able togo anywhere if you have forgottenthat handbag on the kitchen coun-ter – maybe a good thing….I did enjoy the automatic gearbox

and found the ride and gear shift-ing smooth – even on the mom’staxi route with lots of stopping andgoing, slowing down and speedingup.

EXPRESSONWHEELS: BETTIEGILIOMEE

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Isuzu KB 300 LX double cab automatic and all the LX models in the Isuzu rangeare equipped with a touch screen infotainment system with satellite navigation,internet, WiFi, and smartphone integration. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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TOYOTA has enchanced its Corolla Quest tomake it an ever better value proposition on theSouth African automotive landscape.

Offering the size and practicality of a tradi-tional “C-segment” sedan at “B-segment” pric-ing, the Corolla Quest delivers a unique offeringto customers.

This intrinsic value has resonated extremelywell with customers, with the Corolla Questnameplate accounting for 1 out of every 5 salesin the C-segment (22%).

The Quest was also announced in Februaryas the best compact sedan by Car Magazine intheir CAR Top 12 Best Buys 2016 awards. Thisis the second year in a row that it has won thisaward with the judging panel, consisting ofCARmagazine’s journalists, heaping praise forits pleasurable drive and punchy powertrain.

TheToyotaCorollaQuestwasalsorecognisedfor the combination of incredible value for mon-ey, peerless reliability and comfort in the com-pact sedan category offering best-in-class inte-rior space and power while still offering anexcellent range of standard features.

Enhancements for 2016“One of Toyota’s founding principles is

Continuous Improvement or ‘Kaizen’ as theJapanese terminology states. Kaizen refersto the philosophy of always enhancing or im-proving and this applies to far more than pro-duction processes, as this extends to our prod-uct offerings too. This means that our cars arealways evolving in pursuit of offering custom-ers more,” said Glenn Crompton, Vice-Presi-dent of Marketing at Toyota South Africa.

For 2016 the Corolla Quest has been sharp-ened up (or Kaizened) with the addition of taste-ful colour-coded accents.

The colour-coding treatment has been ap-plied to the door handles and power operatedexterior mirrors to add a touch of modernityto the exterior.

On the convenience front, all models nowboastpowerwindowswithone-touchoperationfor the driver.This complements the solid standard specifica-tion that all Corolla Quest models enjoy, whichincludes the following;• Aircon• Illuminated entry•Multi-information Display• Electric Power Steering• Tilt & Telescopic steering adjustment• Anti-theft system•Auto door lock• Remote central locking• ISOFIX-anchor points• Driver and Passenger airbags

• ABS + EBD + Brake Assist

The Corolla Quest is available in two grades,standard and Plus. The ‘Plus’ model adds a4-speaker audio system with CD and USB inter-face.

As part of the 2016 specification enhance-ment,PlusmodelsreceiveBluetoothfunctional-ity for hands-free call operation with the addedbenefit of Bluetooth audio playback.

EnginePowering the Quest, is the proven 1.6 litre

“1ZR-FE” DOHC 16-valve engine which delivers

90 kW @ 6000 rpm, accompanied by 154 Nm oftorque @ 5200 rpm. This unit is characterisedby its “free-revving” nature and its fuel con-sumption is stated at 7.1 litres per 100 km.

Buyers have the choice of a 6-speed manualtransmission or 4-speed automatic on the stan-dard model. Plus models are exclusivelyequipped with the 6-speed manual “cog-swap-per”.

PriceQuest 1.6: R199 400Quest 1.6 AT: R214 600Quest 1.6 Plus: R215 100

For 2016 the Corolla Quest has been sharpened up with the addition of colour­coded accents tothe door handles and power­operated exterior mirrors to add a touch of modernity to the exterior.

ToyotaenhancesCorollaQuest for value

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SOUTH Africans have recently welcomedthe very needed rainfall across our thirstycountry; however this has meant drivingon our roads often feels like navigating aminefield.

Even the most advanced drivers don’tstand a chance against our eroded roads.

Potholes are often difficult to avoid, asthey can be hard to see, especially at nightor heavy traffic simply doesn’t allow forswerving out of the way.

Tiger Wheel & Tyre have put together afew pothole safety tips to help youavoid them:

. Remember that properly inflated tyreswill hold up better against potholes thantyres that are under-inflated

. Other than simply being good drivingpractice, leaving enough room betweenyou and the car in front of you can be criti-cal in avoiding potholes

. If you can’t avoid a pothole altogethermake sure you slow down before you hitit and never brake directly over a potholeas this can actually cause more damagethan speeding over it

. In the case where you have to drivedirectly over a pothole make sure to holdthe steering wheel firmly to avoid losingcontrol

. Watch out for innocent looking pud-dles, these are often potholes in disguise.

Symptoms of pothole damage:. Is your car pulling to the left or right;

is your alignment off?. Uneven tyre wear?. Low tyre pressure?. Bulges, tears or blisters on sidewall of

your tyre?. Indents in the wheel rim?

Potholes should be reported to local mu-nicipalities to get repaired and if you haveany of the above symptoms or suspect youhave tyre damage visit your nearest TigerWheel & Tyre to have your tyres checked.

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QUEENSTOWN racer, Derek Boy, will becompeting in the Dunlop Historic Series withhis Chev Can AM as part of Round 4 of theRegional Championships hosted by AlgoaMotorsport on May 14 at the Aldo ScribanteCircuit in Port Elizabeth.

East London born racer, Derek Boy, whois also a pharmacist, resides in Queenstown.Class A should see Boy in the Chev Can AMtake honours.

One of the highlights of the day is the re-turn of the Dunlop Eastern Cape Historic se-ries to the Aldo Scribante Circuit.

Chris Radloff, current leader on points, isgoing to have to pull out all the stops withback-in-form Wayne Botha showing real pacein East London. The BMW 2002TI of RobRowe has proved to be quick around AldoScribante and will certainly be a contenderfor the class win.

Brendan Smith and Jason Greyling, bothlocal lads, will be looking for victory in class

B. Class C should see Ryno Burger and ShaunRudolph fighting for the win.

Class D has proved to be the most competi-tive class with no fewer than 7 cars goinghead to head. Some spectacular racing is ex-pected with the likes of Ford Escort, Fair-lane, Capri, Anglia, Alfa Sprint, Alfa GTV,Opel Kadett, Toyota Corona, Nissan Skyline,Datsun SSS, BMW 2002TI and of course theChev Can Am in action.

The Marque Cars; Street and Fine Carswill also take to the track, and the day willend with a 45 min Endurance Race for Sportand GT cars.

The motorcycle rounds promise to providelots of action, with some of the Unlimited and600cc riders taking to the track in the HistoricMotorcycle category as well, for the first time.

This category is really taking off locally,as well as nationally, with the newly formedClassic Superbike Racing Association, incor-porating events such as the SATT; All Motor-cycle Race Day at East London on 28 May andthe ever popular PE200 on November 19, 2016.

Spectators will now be able to see some of

their favourite riders competing in the mod-ern as well as historic events.

Rory Potgieter, from East London, will bein his debut ride, taking over his father, Ir-faan Johnson’s Pre-sling. Irfaan will be debut-ing his latest Historic motorcycle, a 750cc Pre-Sling, with an 1100 motor, fondly known asthe “Seven-eleven”, at the event.

Spectators should note that the Zone 2 Coe-ga entrance is currently closed for an up-grade, so they will need to take the No 764 Coe-

ga IDZ turn-off, and proceed to Neptune Road.They should turn right, and go through theSecurity Boom, then keep straight until theyreach Lwandle Road, where they should turnright and continue on to the circuit entrance.

Entry for spectators is R50 per motor vehi-cle for an action-filled day of entertainmentsuitable for the whole family.

There will be the usual catering stalls, aswell as a braai fire in the bar, with braaipacks on sale and a full bar service.

Q’town’s Derek Boy to race in Round 4 of regional champsDerek Boyfrom Queens­town compet­ing in theDunlop HistoricSeries with hisChev CanAm.PHOTO:ANDREWGREENLAND

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

UTANDO Holy Kings clinched the 2015/2016South African Football Association (Safa)ChrisHani StreamCSAB league on Saturday;making them the only team that won theleague three times in four league title chase.

Kings took the 2012/2013 log, which theycouldnotdefendas thenewteamin the league,Valgas, stole the league away from them thefollowing year.The Ezibeleni team (Holy Kings) again won

the league in the 2014/2015 season and defend-ed it successfully this season.Kings are themost successful team after go-

ing all the way to the provincial play-offs lastseason and they will be hoping to repeat whatthey had done last year when they start theircampaign in the regional play-offs at theDumpy Adams on Saturday.Holy Kings ended their league campaign

with a draw against second position Valgas,ending all hopes for other teams.Holy Kings chairperson, Thando Marube-

lela, said the teamwould do better this time inthe play-offs.“The last time we went to the play-offs we

hadchallengesaswedidnothaveenoughspon-sors to support us.We slept in the bus and thatplayed a huge role in our first gamewhichwascrucial for us,” he said.Marubelela said another issue that affected

the team in last season’s play-offs is that theycame at short notice, but now the team is wellprepared for them.“This year’s play-offswill be inEast London;

even if we do not get enough support, we willbe able to go there and play that morning asEast London is closer toQueenstown,” he said.He said theywould need all the support they

couldget fromthe local people inorder tomakeit to the Motsepe league.“We are prepared for the regional play-offs

over theweekend andwe are confident thatwewillmake it up to the provincial play-offs,”Ma-rubelela said.The regional play-offs will be played at the

Dumpy Adams on Saturday; the first gamesare expected to start at 9am.

UtandocrownedasnewSAB league champs

Utando Holy Kings team were officially crowned this season’s SAB league champions.

BUNTU GOTYWA

THEdesire to speedup sport development inruralareashas influenced theDepartmentofSports,ArtsandRecreation to launcharuralsports development programme.Minister Fikile Mbalula was in Mthatha

recently for the official launch of the pro-gramme, which aims to revive sport and un-earth talent in rural areas.Mbalula said the government had long

been talking about developing rural areasand now the time had come to walk the talk.He said the programme would intensify

the already existing initiative in rural areasof playing for prizes such as sheep, but nowit would have the department’s backing.“NoPortElizabeth,EastLondonorJohan-

nesburg will benefit from the programme.We are talking strictly rural,” Mbalula said.The 10-month programme will be rolled

out nationally, with the focus solely on ruraltowns, townships and villages.Theprogramme’snationalchampionships

will be back inMthatha inMarch next year,and prizes such as equipment for villageswill be won by the participating teams.

Theprogrammewill focuson football, rug-by, netball, cricket and athletics.Mbalulasaidwinners inanyof thesesport-

ing codes would walk away with a R1.2-mil-lion multi-sport facility for their village.“Wemust invest in the development of tal-

ent in rural communities and equip theyoungsters with sport facilities,” Mbalulasaid.The minister said the programme would

work closely with the House of TraditionalLeaders who happened to have this kind ofprogrammeindifferentpartsof theruralare-as but with not many facilities or prizes.Children from the age of 13 will be part of

the programme, he said. Mbalula added thatthis development was giving meaning to ru-ralcommunitiesandnoonewouldbeleftout,as young people from rural parts also de-served to play.Traditional leaders who were part of the

launch, welcomed the minister’s strategy ofevolving sport in rural areas and promisedto be fully part of the programme.Sport stars were also on hand during the

launch to give talks and inspiration to up-and-coming sports stars.

Big boost for rural sports

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

IT was a sad day at the Dumpy Adamson Saturday, as All Star held SevenStars to a disappointing 2-2 draw con-firming that Seven Stars will be playingtheir next season in the Lukhanji localleague.Seven Stars who were one of the im-

pressive teams in the first games of thelog, needed to win their game against AllStar XI to avoid relegation and take posi-tion six on the log.All Star, who also needed the points,

held the Aloevale team to a 2-2 draw de-spite Seven Stars playing good footballin both halves of the game.Seven Stars was the only team in the

South African Football Association (Sa-fa) Chris Hani Stream C SAB leaguewhichmanaged to fill the DumpyAdamsduring their relaunch recently.The team’s supporters did not disap-

point, and had attended all their league

games despite battling for relegation.The other team that will be relegated

is Ezibeleni’s Madrid Football Club,which suffered a humiliating 3-1 loss atthe hands of arch rivals Roman Callieson Sunday.Madrid had a disappointing season,

after only registering two points in 14games.The Ezibeleni team got their first

point against All Star in the third gameof the league and received the secondpoint in their draw against Seven Stars.While the Seven Stars and Madrid

teams are going down to the lowestleague, Utando Holy Kings will be tak-ing their chances to represent the ChrisHani District in the ABCMotsepe leagueformerly known as the Vodacom SecondDivision League.The results of other games are as fol-

lows: Utando Holy Kings drew 3-3 withValgas, while Amathole played a one alldraw with MK Academy.

SevenStars relegatedto lower league