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T HE Deputy Minister of Tradi-tional Affairs, Obed Bapela, con-demned the recent cases of initia-tion deaths.

The 2014 winter initiation season’s deathtoll has risen to 11, seven deaths in the East-ern Cape, one death in Khayelitsha, WesternCape, and three in Mpumalanga.

“Once more we call on the traditional lead-ership, parents and communities to be on thealert and report illegal schools as the majori-ty of the initiates die at these illegal schools,”said Bapela.

The department issued a statement urgingtraditional surgeons toworkwith profession-al services offered by the department ofhealth to avoid deaths, some of which are dueto dehydration and septic shock which canbe handled if care is applied.

The 2010 season on initiations was theworst with 419 initiates dying, in 2013, thenumberwent down to over 100 and this is dueto measures agreed with traditional leader-ship who through the House of TraditionalLeadership agreed on.

According to the statement, the family, par-ents and legal guardianshave to play a centralrole to ensure that youngmen are psychologi-cally and physically fit to undergo initiation.It is important to also ensure that the initiatesobtain medical check-ups and also receive

proper after care two weeks after the initia-tion as this is a critical time for recovery.

“The department reiterates that owners ofillegal initiation schools be arrested andprosecuted. Furthermore, focus will be givento the initiation schools in the Eastern Cape,Mpumalanga, Western Cape and Limpopowhere there is a high enrolment of initiates,”the statement read.

“Going forward, all the stakeholders are ex-pected to play an active role in managing thiscustomary practice. It is therefore importantthat collective efforts are made to rid initia-tions of bogus schools and commercializationof the practice in the country.”

The Deputy Minister launched the initia-tion season in Umtata with the provincialhouse of traditional leaders andMEC for Tra-ditional Affairs. The Eastern Cape depart-ment of Social Development has provided ve-hicles for all the legal schools in the provinceto ensure that they have resources.

“Suitably qualified, appropriately trainedand registered traditional surgeons must beallowed to perform circumcision onmale in-itiates at approved and designated facilitiesby the appropriate authorities,” said Bape-la.

To report illegal schools, citizens are en-couraged to call the Dep. of Health’s, CollenBonnecwe on 0 012 395 8021 or Departmentof Traditional Affairs’, Modiegi Madiga on0 082 822 5878 and National House of Tradi-tional Leaders, Kgoshi Mahlangu, on 0 071461 0475 or Nkululeko Nxesi 0 072 530 8090

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YANDISA POPPY DLEMBULA

IN the hope of bringing more development to ru-ral areas, the Alfred Nzo district municipality(ANDM) hosted a two-day summit at the XesibeCraft Centre in Mount Ayliff .

The purpose of the summitwas to find possiblesolutions to problems that made it hard for sec-tors to develop rural areas.Local Economic Development Policy Director,

Khanyiso Walaza of the Department of Corpora-tive Governance and Traditional Affairs, saidone of the major challenges was that residentswere expecting government to do everything forthem.“Municipalities should work hard at changing

people’s attitudes,” Walaza said.During the summit the production of canned

fruit, jam, aloe products, honey, titanium, the

building of abattoirs, sand and quarry miningand many more economic opportunities werehighlighted.Stakeholders tabled possible solutions on de-

velopment and sales. ANDM mayor, EuniceDiko, said resources had to be utilised construc-tively to strengthen the economy.“We want everyone to be happy by providing

water, electricity, sanitation and employmentopportunities for every rural village in the dis-trict. We urge people to work with us in findingcreative ways of creating job opportunites forthemselves. We do not have the capacity as theANDM to employ everybody,” concluded Diko.

Summit forruraldevelopment

Alfred Nzo District Municipal Manager, ZukileSilinga during his presentation at the summit.

PHOTO: YANDISA DLEMBULA

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RESIDENTS of Mzambana, whothreatened to close down a vot-ing station in Bizana over serv-ice delivery complaints, were re-lieved to learn that plans to meettheir demands would be imple-mented at the start of the new fi-nancial year.

Among the services residentshad been complaining about,were a lack of electricity and thepoor state of access roads in thearea. Silindile Ngubane fromMzambana village said theywere starting to think that theMbizana Local Municipality(MLM) wasmaking empty prom-ises. “Wearehappynow,becausethe MLM mayor, Makhaya Twa-bu, visited our community and

he promised us that by the endof June the processes on the ac-cess road and electrificationwould start,” added Ngubane.Twabu said residentswere get-

ting angry, since they had beentold that their community waspart of phase two of theMabhele-ni Electrification Program.It was announced that phase

onewas going to be completed bythe end of the 2013/14 financialyear, with 3000 homes being elec-trified. In order to avoid any fu-ture misunderstandings, Twabuexplained that the municipali-ty’s financial year started in Ju-ly.“We will start working on the

access road at the beginning ofJuly and Eskom has assured usthat theywould have contractorson site by then,” said Twabu.

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE Chairperson of the House of TraditionalLeaders in the Eastern Cape Legislature, Nko-si Ngangomhlaba Mathanzima, had called onnational government to provide more supportin endeavours to curb the death of initiatesin the Eastern Cape.

Inkosi Matanzima was speaking during theprovincial initiation launch in the WaterfallPark community hall in Mthatha. He said gov-ernment needed to allocate a budget for tradi-tional councils, in order for traditional lead-ers to establish traditional institutions in anattempt to fight the number of initiate deathsin the mountains.

“These institutions should report backquarterly on plans and progress in the fight

against initiate deaths. Circumcision had tobe included in every agenda, even outside ofinitiation season. Such institutions must takefull responsibility in their different areas.Headmen must also play a vital role in termsof assisting these institutions. Committeemembers should teach abakhwetha (initi-ates) about the reasons for circumcision,while elder men should tell the abakhwethawhat is expected of them,” he said.

He also said there was a need for additionalvehicles during season.

Matanzima disputed the belief that womenhad no part to play in this custom. He stressedthat there was a role for women in this cus-tom, since boys visit their mothers beforeleaving for initiation.

“It is our responsibility as traditional lead-ers to retain the custom’s dignity. Traditional

surgeons and traditional nurses must respectthe custom, and they must stop sleepingaround and getting drunk in the season,” saidMatanzima.

He said initiates must be provided with wa-ter in the mountains and that beating the ini-tiates should be stopped, since initiateschools were schools of Ubuntu.

“Not even one initiate should die or end upin hospital.”

He called on traditional leaders to visit cir-cumcision schools on a regular basis.

The Deputy Minister for Cooperative Gov-ernance and Traditional Affairs, Obed Bape-la, vowed that he would speak to his ministerto look at the request of Ngangomhlaba.

“Let us eliminate illegal schools and bogussurgeons. Boys should also be screened be-fore undergoing this custom,” he said.

Appeal foradditional support

Inkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzima addressingthe audience during the provincial initiationlaunch in Mthatha. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

INITIATION keeps claiming livesin the King Sabatha Dalindyebo(KSD) area, despite the recentlylaunched Initiation Provincialprogramme to prevent deaths ininitiation schools this winter.

At least two boys (17 and 18) hadalready died in the KSD area, ow-ing to botched circumcision ritu-als.

The two incidents follow the re-cent death of a boy in Elliotdale,which resulted in government de-partments and traditional lead-ers joining hands to convey a

strong message regarding thiscustom.

According to a Department ofLocal Government and Tradition-al Affairs official, Welile Jack, 11initiates had been rescued in Bi-zana at the Nikhwe locality andan Ingcibi (traditional surgeon)had been arrested.

He said a female traditionalleader had been warned by policefor building the illegal school.

Jack said an Inkosi had beendistributing illegal registrationforms and were selling these forbetween R20 and R80.

According to him, six taskteams from the Department of Lo-

cal Government and TraditionalAffairs had been deployed in thedistrict and Metro municipali-ties, to monitor the situation andto intervene where neccesary.“The teams were dispatched onJune 23 and will be active untilthe end of the initiation season, inAlfred Nzo, Amathole, BuffaloCity Metro, Chris Hani, Joe Gqa-bi, Nelson Mandela Metro and ORTambo.

“Teams are working in close co-operation with the SAPS, Health,Traditional Community forums,the Department of Education,Municipalities, traditional lead-ers and community,” said Jack.

Initiation death toll on the riseYANDISA POPPY DLEMBULA

AN illegal circumcision school wasfound between the KwaMzize andNikhwe localities in Bizana lastweek.

Eleven boys without proper per-mission documentation from theirparents were found here.

Community Development Foun-dation of South Africa (Codefsa)spokesperson, Nkululeko Nxesi,said this was discovered when a Co-defsa team visited circumcisionschools in the Alfred Nzo District.

“Eleven boys were found at theschool, seemingly unharmed, but

Illegal circumcision schoolbusted inBizana

were sent to a rescue centre at Palm-erton for a health inspection as a pre-caution, before being sent home,”said Nxesi.

He said they hoped this was thefirst and last illegal school they hadfound.

Zamukulungisa Didi, a concernedresident of the KwaMzize location,said they appreciated the work Co-defsa had done in helping rural com-munities in the fight against illegalcircumcision schools. “We are alsoon the lookout for these things, sinceit is our responsibility, as men in thelocations, to be aware of bogus cir-cumcision schools. Our children’slives depend on it,” concluded Didi.


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THE dangers of drug and alcohol abuse re-cently came under the spotlight in Bizanaand Mount Frere.

The Department of Social Developmenthosted awareness campaigns here in the run-up to International Drug and Alcohol AbuseAwareness Day (June 27), to highlight thedangers of substance abuse.Substance abuse coordinator, Lubabalo

Makhedama, of the Department of Social De-velopment inBizana, said one of the purposesof the campaigns was to make people awareof the permanent damage that drugs could doto one’s body. Residents were also informedon how and where to report drug trafficking

and abuse against women and children.“The rate of alcohol and drug abuse in Biza-

na is very high. People are not even awarethat things that go wrong in life are oftencaused by drugs and alcohol, since these sub-stances could change behavioural patterns,”said Makhedama.A young learner at a local school (13), who

wishes not to be named, said the symptomsof someonewho smokes daggawere very sim-ilar to the behaviour of some of her classmates.She said boys at her school were victims of

substanceabuseand sometimesdisrupted les-sons after having smoked dagga.“Police need to do random searches every

nowand then at schools just tomake sure thatour schools are drug free,” she said.

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Substance abuse coordinator, Lubabalo Makhedama of the Department of Social Developmentduring his teachings about the importance of staying away from drugs and alcohol.

PHOTO: YANDISA DLEMBULAMount Frere residents at the Umzimvubu Local Municipal Hall during the awareness campaign.

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THE Methodist Church of Southern Africa(MCSA), Brooksnek Circuit MethodistYouth Unit (MYU), recently hosted a two-day camp in Mount Ayliff, to help youngpeople realise their potential.

The camp started with prayers for anend to social ills, including drug and alco-hol abuse, teenage pregnancy, unemploy-ment, crime and corruption and humantrafficking.

“God answers all prayers. If only every-one would pray for a better future forSouth Africa. If you believe and I believeas we together pray, the Holy Spirit willcome down,” said the leader of the MYU,

Xola Bidla.The guest speaker from the Department

of Social Development and young Minis-ters were invited to share their successesas a way of empowering the youth of theBrooksnek circuit.

Reverend Zolani Cita, from MCSA en-couraged young people to dream big, sincethey were the light of the world and its suc-cess depended on them.

“I wish that young people could see theirtrue potential as they have the power to doanything they put their minds to.”

Rev. Cita said government should useyoung people more often, since they werethe agents of social transformation.

Youth prays for end to social ills


IN the fight against youth unemployment, theServices SETA, in partnership with the Al-fred Nzo District Municipality, launched aninduction programme for 70 interns to beplaced in government departments in the Al-fred Nzo District.

ServicesSETAhelpsunemployedyouth

The seventy graduates from all over the Alfred Nzo District that will work in their fields of study in government departments in the Alfred Nzo District. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The internship programme was a 1 yearprogramme that would provide skills foryoung people. SETA was applauded for itshand in addressing unemployment and pov-erty in the district.

ANDM mayor, Eunice Diko, welcomed theprogramme and said it would help young peo-ple obtain experience in their fields ofstudy.The interns will get monthly stipends

from SETA.Phumlani Sam of SETA said selected can-

didates were unemployed graduates whowould be given experiential learning thatwould benefit them when job hunting.

While the candidates were happy aboutthe opportunity, some other youths felt theyhad been sidelined.

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“Advertising things through facebook isnot giving everyone a fair chance, because notall of us have access to social networks andtechnology,” he said.

REPORTER

WILL you spend each day of the coming win-ter months fighting the icy cold against yourskin while battling the pain of hunger thatenvelops your whole body?

Most of us will not be faced with this dis-heartening prospect, but many others willonce again have to face the harsh weatherwithout a roof over their heads, without asnug coat against the frosty wind, and withno food to provide nourishment andwarmth.

This is why Checkers and Shoprite haveteamed up with Community Chest for a win-ter collection campaign that encourages cus-tomers to open their hearts and wrap thosein need up in warmth, love and hope thiswinter.

Local community radio stations such asRadio Tygerberg in Cape Town, Groot FM inPretoria and Kingfisher FM in Port Eliza-beth support this initiative and are commit-ted to the improvement of disadvantagedcommunities.

The public is urged to contribute to this

worthy cause by donating clothes, blanketsand non-perishable foods, by placing theitems in the marked trolleys at the entranceof all Checkers, Checkers Hyper and Shopritestores.

“Join our caring community by donatingtoday or ask your cashier to add a donationamount to your groceries when paying at thetill. You can also SMS ‘WARMHEARTS10’and your name to 38806 to donate R10,” saidJennifer van der Westhuizen, ShopriteCheckers Communication Department.

Community Chest is a non-profit organiza-tion with a national footprint, allowing distri-butions to take place in the most vulnerablecommunities.

They aim to advance, empower and care bycombining human value with available re-sources, in order to have a positive social im-pact where it is most needed.

“All items collected will be distributed toneedy communities across the country. Com-mit to the upliftment of underprivileged com-munities by making a difference and donat-ing today!

“Donations are accepted until August 15,”concluded van der Westhuizen.

Warmheartsandsmiles forwinter

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You can blind us on this Express land but youwill never blind God who is above.

Why boys? It’s just that there are people whopretend to be living a pure life in front otherpeople but behind the scenes they are like Sa-tan uqobo lwakhe.

You can blind people on this land by wear-ing a nice church uniform if not a suit and car-rying a very advanced Bible, but if ukholo isnot in your heart or if it is not a calling youare just playing and God will reveal that.Okay, here is a story.

There was a guy whom we stayed with atKhwezi Township in UTA some couple ofyears ago. Actually we were staying in thesame premises. The guy claimed that he wassaved and he prays twice before he gets tosleep and in the middle of the night.

Okay, we had no problem with that eventhough his actions were a bit tormenting tous because he always disturbs us whilst weare still enjoying our sleep.

But ke nothing esasingayenza the guy wasaccepted the calling and ethetha nenkosi ya-khe. Every weekend he was not in UTA, heclaimed he was going to spread the word ofGod in other places particularly Idutywa.Okay, son of God.

You remember we said God will reveal if

your ways are not as we see when you arein front of us. In January we met the managain pushing the word of God very strongin UTA.

As you know we travel a lot and sithandaubumnandi.

We took a journey to Idutywa and it iswhere he used to visit stating that he had alot of followers there.

OW! Siya eclubini ke thina xa sifika enda-weni apho sifumana khona iindaba. Sihlelisibetha okuncane wangena u-pastor as wenormally used to call him.

He was with beauties of the soil in jeansand miniskirts and he looked like sefikileapha kwinyembezi zikaVictoria kuba ebe-sethethela phezulu ephatha kuphuzaaphinde aphatha-phathe izinqa zaba sisi.

Wadlala pastor!We asked the lady next to us ukuba liya-

mazi na.Lavele lasoyikisa xa lisithi linxila lalapha

eli, qha lihlala eMthatha.WHOW!Kanti umana eyobashumayeza ema-tav-

ern nasemaclubin abe sel’zinceda. Shame,kunzima.

Uthe wakusibona wadla phantsi ecingaukuba asikamboni washiya nalo mantom-bazana. We thought this pastor was an angel

kanti not at all. That’s life ke ube ushun-yayezwa ngumntu kanti ngamaxesha athile issinging another song.

They need to be punishedThis goes to the teachers who are abusing

our children at school by getting involved inti-mately with them and we are calling upon broMakhups, Mam Angie if not Blade to punishthem mercilessly.

We cannot afford the abuse of our childrenby old men if not old women ungazi ukubabayaphi oontanga zabo.

We sent our children to be educated so thatthey can face the difficulties of the world notto be taught in bed by their mentors.

We know ukuthi this thing is spreading likea veld fire in the Transkei schools.

Watch this space we are still digging infor-mation and we will tell you soon, the schoolsand teachers who are doing this.

And we are also having pictures of suchscandals of intimate relationships which in-volves a teacher and a learner in one of theUTA schools.

Please don’t come to us and ask whichschool, wena nje keep on reading Umgosi, youwill get what you want.

Rest in peace bro Tobo

Umgosi team would like to send the word ofcondolences to the family and friends of broThobile Madlakana Umhlobo Wenene newsreader who passed on last week.

May his soul rest in peace.We know the guy as we met him at KwaTa

Mlu one day.He had a sense of humour as we laughed at

his jokes until we left the place.Hoping that the Umhlobo Wenene team that

was working with him has learned a lot fromthis guy.

Hamba kahle Ncuthu ulufezile olwakhougqatso.

Ngathi le World Cup lihlathi lokuzimelaBafethu sele kufike kuthi isikhalazo sokun-

gahoywa koomama ngenxa yebhola yehlabathieqhuba eBrazil. Amadoda afika ekhaya xa kuzakusa esithi ebebukele ibhola. Madoda, mayazi-we indawo enikuyo, usapho luza kuqala.

Sivile nangale ndoda ebanjwe eNorthcrestimana isithi iyokubukela iWorld Cup maraibuye ingasazi i-score. Abe shame ebebukelewajika walala wavuka umdlalo sowuphelile.

Engabuzi nje kwaba ebebukele nabo kubakwayinto yokuba ashiye endlini kukuba utheufuna ukubukela apho kukhona abantu kubanakwakhe ikhona ITV. Uyabona xa uyogangandoda ukuba ubambeka lula?

Dangerof fakingGod

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

UPCOMING Zimbane-born Gospel artists,Bukeka Gomoshe, is taking a break from herbusy schedule – as a wife, mother and police-woman – to ex-plore her love forpraising Godthrough music.

Gomoshe willbe launching herfirst album,‘Kumnyam’eliz-weni’ as a soloartist this com-ing Saturday, Ju-ly 5, at the AllSaints hall in Mt-hatha.

“I started sing-ing gospel in 1996with the Kuyasagospel group,which belongedto my father, Pe-ter Gomoshe. Ev-er since joiningthe group, I knewI wanted to singon my own oneday,” said Gomo-she.

She said an op-portunity torecord her ownalbum presenteditself in 2012, butthat, owing to thechallenges in themusic industry,she had to think it through before proceed-ing.

“I had to be sure I would be able to managemy job, my family and my fans. So last year,

I made the decision and the recording start-ed,” she said.

Gomoshe recorded with MOM Music,based in Durban and out of the 10 tracks onher debut album, she said track 5 was her fa-

vourite.“‘Injongo Yam’

is clearly talkingabout what Ihave beenthrough in lifeand regardless ofsuch challenges,my objectivenever changedand has re-mained to praiseGod all thetime.”

The album hasbeen released,but is not yetavailable in mu-sic stores. HerManager, Lu-vuyo Mvunge,said it would beon store shelvessoon after the of-ficial launch.

“We did notwant to put theCD’s in thestores while theartist is notknown, so wehad to first intro-duce her to thepublic,” saidMvunge.

The launchwill start at 12h00 till late.

Tickets will be available at the door fromR50 for adults (including a free CD). Ticketsfor children cost R20.

Newkid launchesGospelalbum

Bukeka Gomoshe's new album will be launched thiscoming Saturday at All Saints Hall.

PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

8 SportJuly 3, 2014Uvolwethu Express

VULINDLELA Heights Built It sponsored Youth Day Games at the Mqanduli, HlabanaSports ground. Seven netball and soccer teams battled it out for prizes and top honours.

Hardware retailersponsorsgames

The coaches of the seven teams that took part in the tournament. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THEPremier SoccerLeagueReferee of theseason and OR Tambo-born, ZolileMthetho, said in spite of a poor back-ground, anything was possible, as long aspeople stayed optimistic.

Mthetho, who was born in the Qaga lo-cality in Port St Johns, conveyed thismes-sage to OR Tambo sports enthusiasts dur-ing an event hosted at the Nyandeni Greatplace in June. Mthetho said in order tosucceed in life, people had to implementthe three ‘D’s, namely dedication, deter-mination and discipline.He said, these principles helped him be-

come referee of the season against allodds. Mthetho called on the players toavoid alcohol or abusing drugs, warningthat such behaviour would impact nega-tively on their careers. “Don’t forget prop-er schooling, because sport is a short ca-reer, particularly soccer. If the sportingcareer comes to an end, one must have aproper education to fall back on and con-tinue to prosper in life.”Zolile is armed with a good education.

When he is not refereeing he is a schoolprincipal at the Zwelakhe Junior Second-ary in Mdlankomo, Libode.

Referee of the season shareswisdom

Zolile Mthetho. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

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