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Linah Dasi, Joyce Williems, Raymond Bokako, Grace Monakali and Florance Sofika at the garden, in Vukukhanye Primary School, in Gugulethu.PHOTO: MBONGISENI MASEKO
GARDEN PATCH: KEEPS HUNGER PANGS AT BAY
Seniors reap green harvestMBONGISENI MASEKO
An on-going project planting veggies at aschool-garden by grannies is hailed as
a success as it helps keep hunger at bay.The Lukhanyo Senior’s Club, run by sen-
ior citizens, is active all year round as theymaintain the garden at Vukukhanye Prima-ry school in Gugulethu.Raymond Bokako, 58, came up with the
idea for the garden after noticing that it wasnot being utilised at the school.“I decided that the golden oldies should
not have to struggle putting food on the tablewhile there is under utilised land.“The garden helps them with food and re-
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because of lack of funds,” he added.Bokako has since roped in the assistance
of youngsters from a prisoner rehabilitationscheme in Gugulethu, to help the grannieswith their garden chores.“Today, they volunteer their time in the
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schools to be granted a spacewhere theywillplant for other senior clubs in the respectiveareas.Bokako also said the grannies will help
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Baqhubi, lumkelani izikolikunye ne “new tricks” zazoMANDLA MAHASHE
za kweenyawo ndakhwela emotweni eyathiyagityiselwa ngamatye.Ndasinda mna kodwa ndicebisa abantu
ukuba bangaphumi emotweni ukuba isa-hamba de baqinisekise ukuba bakhuseleki-le,” utshilo.
Network at Gugs LibraryRough Stones Communications in partner-ship with Old Mutual is bringing you thefirst of Business Breakfast Series to be heldat the Gugulethu Library, NY 144, Gugulet-hu, on Wednesday 22nd April 2015 from9.30am till 11.30.There will be opportunities to network,
share ideas and learn business skills whichwe otherwise take for granted.
Tickets cost R60 per person.The topic for the day is “Is your business
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KLEVAH TAXIDRIVERdumisani nala
Lessons from longago still ring trueI was taught at a very young age thatyou only raised your hand if you knewthe answer.I remember this lesson from my
elementary school days.As a single parent, I have always taken
care to see how my children do at schooland have always tried to help them withhomework and assignments.I’ve also always forged a healthy
relationship with their teachers to helpme keep tabs on the tots.I have also come to play pivotal roles
in School Governing Bodies, although,one might say, to a lesser extent, havingdeclined to be elected in positions in thepast.See, I have had the unsolicited advan-
tage of always being nominated forexecutive positions, instead of minorones, like being an additional member ofthe executive.For I have always regarded my fate as
one who would oversee that policies andprocedures were adhered to and imple-mented as far as educating and impartingknowledge to our children was con-cerned.However, not all parents think alike.
Because I have come to notice that in theperiod preceding elections, there wasalways the attendant chaotic environ-ment.What with horse trading, lobbying,
canvassing, campaigning and the usualinsults thrown in for good effect, if youget my drift.I have always believed that the goal of
SGB was to see to the effective teachingand smooth running of our schools.Then why was it a big deal whether
who was elected and who was not.
Some would even come to your houseto canvass for votes for a particularcandidate. The position they alwaysseemed to vie for was that of the Chair-person of the SGB. And to them, nothingelse mattered.What was it about being Chairperson of
the school governing body?See, these lections normally take place
after hours to afford working classparents the opportunity to take part andthus, vote.Canvassing unashamedly begins from
the school gate, down the corridor to theelection hall.This is not normal, I remember whis-
pering to my friend, and the instructionsof my elementary teacher flooded mymemory.: Do not raise your hand untilyou know the answer!During the elections, as they raised
their hands, eager to name their favour-ite candidate, I silently wondered if theyknew the answers to our problems.Then the principal dropped a bomb-
shell; in answer to my questions ofwhether they knew the answers to theschool’s problems, he said: Being chair-person comes with such perks as decid-ing on the School Feeding Scheme, whogets to cook and which service providergets the tender.The surplus groceries get taken to your
home, and so on.The caretakers, cleaners and the
security guards become your minions.You also decide who teaches at ‘your’school, and conduct interviews, regard-less of the grade you posses. Such is thepower of the ‘Chair’, regardless ofwhether he has answers to our mountainof educational challenges.
Rugby vets invited to a meeting at the NY49 stadium
The Rugby Veterans Association is invit-ing interested parties to ameeting takingplace in NY 49 in Gugulethu.The gathering, whose agenda is the
preparation for next weekend trip to theEastern Cape will take place on Sunday19 April at noon.Contact Reggie on 0842994907.
Calling all former Walter Teka learners to a meetingEx-students of Walter Teka High School inNyanga from 1980 to 1986 are invited to ameeting on April 19 2015 at 1pmNo 15 Dabu-la Cresent in Luyoloville in Gugulethu.
For more contact: Jongi Nama 0834618802,Lollo Sintwa 07261003575,Nomkhitha 078 2878716, Linda 0733516791, Shella 0787168160 andor Cecil Ngotya 084703 5429.
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Metros on high alert after taxi rowMANDLA MAHASHE
Metro police and traffic officials working inthe townships are living in fear after taxi op-erators allegedly ordered a hit on themearli-er this week.
Speculations are that at least three Metroofficers are to be targeted by Amaphela taxioperators.
According to amessage circulating amongtraffic cop officials, the planned attack ispart of retaliation efforts by taxi bosses after21 taxis were impounded last week in Nyan-ga.
A traffic officer who only agreed to speaktoCityVisiononconditionof anonymity saidthat they feared for their lives.
The message read: URGENT INFORMA-TION just received indicates that Amaphelataxi operators just came out from a meetingthat they held this morning.A resolution to kill traffic officials was tak-
en. It was emphasised that at least three (3)traffic officers must be shot/killed today.This allegedly follows an operation by traf-
fic officials where a number of taxis were im-pounded. It is recommended that traffic offi-cials should either withdraw or avoid singu-lar movements, stopping and operations inthe Nyanga sub cluster (Gugulethu, Nyangaand Philippi East) from today. They shouldhowever remain on high alert from now onand the coming months. Back up patrols onamaphela routes should be intensified.(sic)
This threat has added to tensions betweenlaw officers and taxi operaters, which mayhave led to attacks on officers last month inPhilippi.
According to the City one officer was sur-rounded by a group of approximately 20 peo-ple who mobbed him while he was drivingan impounded vehicle: they assaulted himand tried to grab his service pistol.
An hour later, two Metro Police vehicles
were damaged at the corners of Stock andRochester Roads by a crowd standing at theintersection.
The department’s Tactical Response Unitwas dispatched and had bricks and stonespelted at them before firing two rubberrounds to disperse the crowd.
Later that evening, a Metro Police officerleaving the department’s Philippi depot hada gun pointed at him by an unknown man.
He requested anescort to leave thepremis-es and, just a fewmetres from the gate, threeshots were fired at the vehicles.
At the Philippi East police station, officersdiscovered a bullet-hole in the right frontdoor of one of the vehicles.
JP Smith, mayco members for safety andsecurity said that they were aware of thesethreats and were taking them seriously.
“The City takes all threats against its staffmembers seriously and will not tolerate anyattempts to undermine the work of the Safe-ty and Security staff or any other City em-ployees.
We have advised staff to take the necessa-ry precautions and to be extra vigilantwhileon and off duty,” he said.
Smith said that they will continue to en-force the provisions of the National RoadTraffic Act and other applicable legislationto ensure the safety of commuters as well asthe general public.
Mongi Titi, chairperson of Kiki-MurrayTaxi association, said that he was unawareof the threats.
“We as an association are unaware of suchthreats, but were cannot deny that theycould have been made.
The continued impounding of our vehi-cles is painful and I can imagine someonemaking such threats during heated emo-tions,” Titi told City Vision.
He said that the association was workinghand inhandwith theCity to resolve theper-
mit issue which is the root cause of thetrouble with traffic law enforcement.
“It’s really painful because our hands aretied because the roads belong to the Citywhile the permits are issued by the trans-
port department.While we are working with the City and
the department to get permits they (trafficofficials) are arresting us and impoundingour cars. What must we do?” he asked.
Metro Police accuse Amaphela Taxi Operators accused of taking out a hit on traffic officials.
This xenophobic madness; who are the vic-tims and who are the perpetrators?Victims are ordinary fellow nationals
from all over the African continent, whocame to our country to seek political asylumand economic opportunities.However, they are in direct competition
with other, poor citizens, who are living onthe edges of economygain in their owncoun-try.The middle class foreign nationals who
are here as “investors”, academics, corpo-rate executives, artist, and sports stars donot fall victim to this craze.This section of the foreign nationals min-
gle and socialize with ANC dynasties.This section will only know of these at-
tacks from their televisions screens, inter-net and other media sources.South Africa has a responsibility in terms
of international conventions to protect refu-gees and people who are seeking asylum inour country.Why the poor South Africans are anti-fel-
low Africans or xenophobic?The majority of black South African are
not anti-Africans or xenophobic, nor Afro-phobic. However the majority are living inextremely impoverished conditions.The poor for-
eignnationals arevictims of thisharrowing sce-nario.Who is to be
blamed for xeno-phobic attacks?The ANC lead
government, Cos-atu under thestewardship ofZwelinzima Vaviand white SouthAfrican businessmust take theblame for thiscarnage.During the ne-
gotiations, the ANC failed to address eco-nomic aspirations of the blackmajority, andinstead focused on attaining only politicalpower and government.White business was left untouched .Due to poor planning and consumer boy-
cotts the white business could not access theblack market prior 1994.Black people were running their own in-
formal businesses with no formal knowl-edge of business know-how.On the eve of liberation we saw townships
being invaded by big retail giants the likesof Shoprite.These destroyed emerging small black
businesses.The white business had financial muscle,
marketing, and access to credit facilities.For example thesewhite companies didn’t
only bring their traditional products whenentering township markets, they took com-pletely overran small black entrepreneurs.Today, giants like Shoprite and Spar sell
anything from Amagwinya to cooked sampor umngqusho, and nobody makes a noiseabout it.Amagwinya, andAfrican disheswere nor-
mally sold from homes by aspirants womanbusiness people, but also those whose want-ed to put food on the table.The notion that foreign national are hard-
working and black South Africans are lazyits blue lie, perpetuated by the ruling eliteto create an impression that foreign nation-als are better than the locals.This notion benefits the ruling elite to cre-
ate a divide among the poor.Our women and mothers are now relegat-
ed to survivalists, instead of the enterpris-ing business people they were.This perpetuates the violence we see to-
day, because markets that used to benefitprior to 1994 are still protected.We have seen how people survived under
apartheid, we have heard the stories of high-ly trained foreign nationals with scientificand mathematic skills working as unskilled
labourers and car guards.Even those that are running small spazza
shops in the townships and stands on thestreets of South African towns do not neces-sarily make it big.They survive because of their understand-
ing of the economics of scale, but in generalthere is nothing for them in the real businessworld.Cosatu’s role was not clearly defined post-
1994. This was due to its alliance with thegoverning ANC.This resulted inmany Cosatu leaders hop-
ping into bed with business, both privateand state, government asminister andmem-bers of parliaments.Vavi also became a capitalist by night and
unionist by day, via his wife.This has weakened many trade unions
who lost the focus regarding the protectionof worker rights.Unionmembers became sovulnerable and
white employers had a field day victimizingtheir employees.By 1999, in a case involving Numsa mem-
bers and the employers, Volkswagen SouthAfrica, more than 1300 workers lost theirjobs due to collusion between union bossesand employee bosses.Again, the white business exploited this
division to the fullest. They began victimiz-ing workers in oth-er sectors of theeconomy.Unfair labour
practices becamerife in the labourmarket.Workers became
so defenceless therewas little recoursefor justice.There were job
losses and retrench-ments wily-nilly.Suddenly, the
bosses claimed thatthere was direshortage of skilledlabour in the coun-
try.They did this after discovering that there
was a reserve armyof cheap labour jumpingborder fences into South Africa.They were black, and willing to accept
lower wages to the levels of 1980 rates perhour.Cosatu even failed to integrate foreign and
local working class to enable working classconsciousness to rule, so that foreign work-ers are not victims of cheap labour.Recently, the Zulu King made very reck-
less statements while addressing amoral re-generation gathering that “foreignersshould leave the country”.ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe
hasmade a call for the establishment of refu-gee camps for immigrants in South Africa.What this means is that the ANC led gov-
ernment does not have a solution to the chal-lenges facing our country.By not condemning the king and the state-
ments such as that of Mantashe, its clearthat theywant to get rid of the problemwith-out removing the symptoms first.But what is the way forward?It is to integrate the struggles of the com-
munity and the struggle of theworking classlike it was done in the 1980s.We need to forge unity between the unem-
ployed and employed workers so that thosethat are in control of the means of produc-tion cannot play the poor against the poor.Communitiesmust also address economic
issues and seek solutions to this challengeof xenophobia.Don’t allow the ruling elite to perpetuate
hatred amongst African people.We should not be bound by abstract things
like race and nationality; we must focus onthe real and tangible. What is there is thatpeople from the African continent are land-less and living in extremely poor conditions.We Can Do It!Nyawula is cultural activist, contacta-
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Victims: “Let the buyer beware”,MBONGISENI MASEKO AND GROUND-UP
Five buyers who have allegedly fallen intoa housing scam have come out to warn thepublic .They are crying foul after an alleged bo-
gus property agent operating in the DelftandMitchells Plain areas vanished into thinair with their hard earned cash.The five buyers told City Vision that they
fell into what they call a scam when theywere individually “sold” property by an ad-vocate. .City Vision called on Andile Dondolo, the
man alleged to have scammed the five, butinstead received an aggressive reply.“I know nothing about what they have
told you. and “I do not know those people.who are these people,”.Dondolo askedwhetherwewere the court
or police and became very angry.“My name is very expensive,” he said, be-
fore slamming down the phone.On of the buyers, Sindiswa Nkali, 35, said
she e met Dondolo in November when hesoldher ahouse shehadbeen renting for fiveyears, in Delft for R85 000.“He said the house was his and he had a
title deed...I did not suspect anything untilhe told me to sign papers I could not under-stand.Nkali paid out R41 000 for the house, but
was only refunded R10 000 after she con-fronted Dondolo.Sive Matsholo, 48, claims to have lost R40
000 in the scam.Nkali and Matsholo have since been ar-
rested and appeared inMitchells PlainMag-istrate’s Court, on 02 February, after Dondo-lo opened cases of kidnapping and assault
against them. The duo allegedly went toDondlolo’s house and took him to Delft po-lice station, after they opened a case of fraudagainst him in December last year.Afterwards, the two were also arrested,
and are now out on bail of R200 and R500 re-spectively.Their next appearance in court is on 29
April.The twodenyever assaultinghim, though.Nosicelo Ndevu, 41, said she gave Dondolo
her title and copy of her Identity Document(ID) as collateral for a loan she made fromhim.“I never received themoney as promised,”
she said.Peter Nkwane, 43, said he had approached
Dondolo to sell his house for him,whichwasvalued at R85 000, but only received R15 000
of the sale price.“I got nothing more than the R15 000,”
Nkwane said he has since opened a caseagainst Dondolo with the Delft police.
Police spokesman Frederick van Wykconfirmed that a case of fraud had beenopened and said it was “currently under in-vestigation and no arrests have beenmade,”.Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele from the Prop-
erty Law Committee of the Law Society ofSouth Africa (LSSA), said when buying ahouse, it was important to make sure thatthe seller was the registered owner.“There is a huge ‘informal’ market where
the seller very seldom is the registered own-er.Themost important step that anypurchas-
er can take is to consult a reputable attorney
before paying any money to anyone regard-ing the proposed transaction.The attorney will ensure that everything
is done in terms of the law, that seller andpurchaser are really who they say they areand are entitled to enter into a propertytransaction, and most importantly, the at-torney will handle the money and financesfrom the trust account to ensure that the sell-er gets the lawful proceeds from the sale,while the purchaser has the house regis-tered in his/her name and does not lose themoney.“No money should be paid to the seller or
to any other person other than an attorneywith a valid fidelity fund certificate.“The second important step is to get a
deeds office printout to check whether theseller is really the owner of the house,” saidManyathi-Jele.She said buyers often avoided attorneys in
an attempt to save money, but they riskedlosing both the house and all themoney paidto the seller.“Unfortunately, our legal system has
lagged in addressing the problem, not leastbecause property rights are so deeply pro-tected that a special commissioner must re-view an application and issue an order be-fore a property can be transferred directlyfrom the existing title in the name of a newpurchaser. This process is so long and tedi-ous thatmost people despair and do transac-tions in private.“Once outside the legal system, it becomes
more and more difficult to get a propertyback inside the system as time goes by andthe house is sold on again,”.
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Thembi claims that she was scammed out of R21,000 in a bogus house sale.PHOTO: MARY-ANNE GONTSANA/GROUND UP
CITY VISIONThursday, 16 April 20156 NEWS
Ntonzima, nominee for PACThe tragedy of the Sharpeville and Langamassacres of 1960 will forever be en-graved in our memories.On Human Rights Day this year, it was
not different as Africanists and theirsupporters from various parts of theWestern Cape graced this wonderful dayin the history of Azania.It was as if the bones of our ancestors
were vibrating, and the spirit was sohigh, deep and profound that past leader-ship of the PAC was ‘unofficially’ reflect-ed and deliberated upon.A lot of progressive ideas were thrown
into space about who is the right man tolead the Pan Africanist Movement ofAzania.Judging by the mood of those present,
it was clear that there is a need for anAfricanist leader who epitomises politi-cal-intellectual growth and profoundunderstanding of the PAC principles,philosophy, slogans and strategic objec-tives.At this juncture, the PAC is facing
many challenges and was almost rundown by its inability to identify good,quality leaders who have lived andbreathed Pan Africanism and the gospelof total liberation of Africans in Azania,Africa and in the Diaspora. For theposition of the President, the name ofLulamile Ntonzima emerged.
The masses characterised Ntonzima asa unifying figure that espouses the valuesand the spirit of our Founding Fathers.Sons and daughters of Azania let us
brace ourselves by supporting Ntonzima’scandidacy.He is schooled and distilled in the PAC
philosophy and policy direction.Comrade Ntonzima will engage in the
process of changing the fortunes of thedisenfranchised.As a leader, Ntonzima, rejects neo-colo-
nialism, neo-liberalism, imperialism andneo-capitalism envisaged by and charac-terised in the Freedom Charter.Lulamile Ntonzima is a vocal and
vibrant leader with great vision who willtake the PAC forward. As a young leader,he understands the PAC philosophicalunderpinnings, the problems confrontingthe poor communities, and also appreci-ates the material importance of SocialistDemocracy and African Scientific Social-ism to resolve African problems.Ntonzima was born a leader. He shares
the vision and aspirations of great PanAfricanist leaders in Azania. He isadvanced politically, educationally,culturally and socially. Above all, he is adisciplined cadre of the movement.
NYAMEKO SINANDZILEKhayelitsha
Service delivery protests not done right wayThe way service delivery protests areconducted nowadays needs to be revisit-ed.There are two methods: one is where
people have genuine complaints and mustbe attended to urgently. The second oneis where anyone who is high on nyaopeor whatever will organise his friends tostop people who are going to work andblock pupils from going to school.The second one mustn’t be entertained
and must be dealt with severely.How can protesters deny emergency
vehicles like ambulances access to thosewho are sick? Why do they chase awayjournalists when they are the ones whopublicise their grievances?If we don’t deal with this madness now,
one day we will find ourselves trapped ina march to legalise nyaope and otherdrugs.
THABO MLEBELanga
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Statues: Mandela legacy nolonger relevant to manyWe are hardly into the first quarter ofthe year, and it seems to be characterizedby a spate of mass actions against theexisting national heritage sites of thecountry.The whole phenomenon started at the
University of Cape Town, which is wellknown for its liberal values.The irony of those liberal values is that
they have yielded a negative and reduc-tionistic approach towards social trans-formation in post Apartheid South Africa.Such a radical act by an institution of
this calibre leaves so much to be desiredin terms of how the institution strugglesto re-position itself in post 1994 SouthAfrica.In fact, it is a true reflection of igno-
rance of what social transformation is allabout, as perceived and understood bythe majority of post modern SouthAfricans.South Africans will recall that just
after our country attained its freedom in1994, the new Government of NationalUnity, led by late Nelson Mandela (atime–tested political leader) came up withprogrammes that were based on develop-ing and reconstructing our nation.This was based on the realization that
Apartheid policies had done an invalua-ble damage to the South African nationas a whole.It was particularly in this context that
programmes such as Truth and Reconcili-ation(TRC) and Reconstruction andDevelopment programme(RDP)wereintroduced.The naïve among us believed that RDP
only entailed the building of houses andtoilets for the previously disadvantaged.RDP was based on instilling a new
culture of tolerance, rainbow nationbuilding, as well as social cohesion with
the intent to project a new and positiveimage to the international community.These programmes were also meant to
ensure that South Africans became goodcitizens and ambassadors.Many statues are built to commemorate
historical events, or the lives of influen-tial people. Many of them are intended aspublic art, exhibited outdoors or inpublic buildings.Some statues gain fame in their own
right, separate from the person orconcept they represent, as with SteveBiko’s and Nelson Mandela’s.Common to all the statues now under
threat is the association with past historyof domination and subjugation.In 1994, having vanquished Apartheid,
South Africans were left with nothingelse, but the courage to forgive, hencethese statues were never in the agendafor demolition from the beginning.They are a true reflection of the fact
that South Africa was not immune fromother global mishaps brought about byimperialists and capitalists and is there-fore also a product of both philosophyand history.Destroying national statues is a clear
indication that the pillars of NelsonMandela’s Legacy are no longer relevantand should therefore be done away withif South Africans want absolute socialtransformation, as opposed to that ofNelson Mandela.This is sad, as history unfortunately
leaves no room for people run by emo-tions.It is in this context I argue that “The
country-wide demolition of statues isnothing else, but a programme to put anend to Nelson Mandela’s Legacy”.
THEMBILE MAGOPENIvia email
Gogo ufunisa ngabantwana bakheMatutu Tsoadie’s(pictured)living conditions are suchan eyesore that members ofher community have sentout an emergency call to allwho know her daughters tocome forward with their de-
tails. Gogo Tsoadie staysalone in Site C, and says herchildren’s names are Nosic-elo and Nontsikelelo Singa-phi, from Colesberg and Be-thuel. If you know them call0812471852.
Protest, but do not destroyA few weeks ago, residents from BMSection in Khayelitsha were protestingfor decent houses.During their protest, they also damaged
the OR Thambo Hall.This is the same Hall that accommodat-
ed them last year when their shacks wereburnt down.They had forgotten how the hall had
helped them in their time of need.Destroying infrastructure is not a
solution to their problems.They might have managed to vandalise
the hall but I’m sure that they did not getany satisfaction from all of that.They were burning tires on the road
and the road was damaged. This is whatis going to happen next. They’ll protestagain blaming the government for lowservice delivery, their core issue will be“pot holes on the road” the same roadthey damaged themselves.This week, Site C residents were also
protesting. I think the protest was mainlyabout houses. They closed down the road,buses could not go through because ofwhat was happening.
My advise to them is that they shouldfirst elect a team who is going to leadand represent them.Secondly, they should ask them to
represent them to the government, go tothe office of the MEC. That is the proce-dure that should be followed.I think we know of all these procedures
but we are just ignoring them. There’s adanger in ignorance.If the MEC is not giving them what
they want, then they can protest.They should march straight to the MEC
offices.Black child, Black Nation, Black
society, can we please stop vandalisingour own infrastructures. Remember weare all benefiting from this infrastruc-ture.In conclusion, before we damage them
(infrastructure) remember how webenefited from them in the past, how weare benefiting from them now, and howwe are still going to benefit from them inthe future. Let’s think wise.
A story of success centredon the need for self-worthMANDLA MAHASHE
Although fashion labels seem tomushroomfrom every corner in the townships, still,one enterprising youngster has identified aniche market and is now running with it.Luyanda Bhatyi’s venture is called
T-Shirt Printing Enterprise, and is the onlyoneof its kind inKhayelitshawhere one canwalk in and have an item printed on de-mand.Bhatyi,22, who works from his Harare
home, began his business while studyingbusiness management at the Cape Peninsu-la University of Technology in 2011.“I started printing T-shirts to make pock-
etmoney but as timewent on, I realised thatI was actuallymaking goodmoney for a stu-dent.“In 2013, I had saved enoughmoney to buy
myself two printing machines and startedto work from my mother’s bedroom sinceshe is away in the Eastern Cape,” he said.Bhatyi said that he was tired of having to
travel fromKhayelitsha to Salt River or Ob-servatory whenever he needed to print.“As far as I know, I’m the only one that
prints clothing material,”.Bhatyi said any order is good business, as
he is not beholden to any brand in particu-lar.Today, his clientele varies from churches
to local fashion fundis whose aim is to bedifferent from the rest.
Bhatyi also has his footprint-so to speak-firmly in pop culture as musicians such asDj Mizz, Siphe Tebeka and events organis-ers like ISjokoHop are major clients.“People prefer to come to me because of
the quality of my work.Many printing shops prefer to use rubber
like substances which disintegrate after awhile...I use a velvet touch which is a farbetter option,”“I have worked with a lot of people and
I hope that my business grows out of myhome but I still want to remain in the town-ship.I think that being the only clothing mate-
rial printing business open to the public, Ishould remain within the community,” hesaid.He saidhis biggest challengewas that oth-
er businessmen operation in the same in-dustry don’t take him seriously.“Whenever I go to refill or buy something
for my machines they always ask me if Ihave been sent by someone.Most of them are old white men and they
cannot believe that such a young guy fromthe township is also running such a busi-ness. However, after getting to terms withthis they always ask me how the market isgoing in the township and I always tell themthat it’s great because the only competitionIhave isme,”he jokes.Bhatyi is contactableon 0737095798 or on email [email protected].
Luyanda Bhatyi is a young entrepreneur from Khayelitsha who runs his clothing printingbusiness from home. PHOTO: MANDLA MAHASHE
Eyodidi Gospel Choir will be part of the music show in Langa this weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Sizzling gospel concertRANTATHA NYIGA
Metsielove Entertainment will be hosting amassive gospel show in Langa on 17 and 18April to fund-raise for a charity.Founder Ntesh Ndwandwe said the show
will take place at the Johnson NgwevelaHall and has top gospel artists like VeliswaSkeyi, Bukiwe Twani, the award winningMpho and Jongi Sihlanu confirmed in theline-up.Other artists include Ayanda Shange,
Pastor Mahlathi, Pastor Nkomo, Siphokazi
Oyiya, Sange M, Xolisa Kwinana, FundisaNobele, Power of God, Nogemane, NosiphoH, Abonwabisi and Eyodidi Gospel Singers.Ndwande said the show is not to be
missed at all.The theme is of this show is “FeedMe Be-
fore You Teach Me” and the proceeds willgo towards a non-govermental organisationknown Teach Maling Women’s Project.Tickets are available at the computicket,
or you can Ndwande on 0846754820 or Nom-zekelo Mdloyiya on 0840717094.
CITY VISIONThursday, 16 April 2015 NEWS 9
CONNECTTOTHECITY
Does your card expire next month?It has been three eventful years since the launch ofMyCiTi’s innovative automated fare system and themyconnect card. More than 500 000myconnect cardshave been issued and they have become a must-haveitem in the wallets and purses of residents and visitorsto Cape Town.
If your card expires in May, don’t wait. Visit the dedicated card expiry kiosks at Civic Centre or Table View stations toget your replacement card.
Changes toMyCiTi services inCampsBayWhat passengers like about MyCiTi
Yourmyconnect card ismuch more than a ticketto ride the ever-expanding
network of MyCiTi routes. It’salso a sophisticated bankingproduct. There are two sectionsto themyconnect. One allows youto load Mover points that saveyou 30% on fares, no matter whattime or what day of the week youtravel. The other allows you toload money, which can be used topay for your MyCiTi fares at theStandard rate, or to use a debitcard to pay for purchases of upto R200 at any shopthat accepts debitcards. You canhave the bestof both worldsby loading moneyin both sections atonce time.
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card is that it has an expiry dateon the face of the card. If youwere one of the first passengersto start using the system, or youreceived a free card in one of thepromotions around the launch ofa new route, your card may beone of the first batch of 10 000that are expiring on 31 May 2015.
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106 Civic Centre - Camps Bay(clockwise)This route will operate as acircular route in Camps Bayonly and it will no longer servethe central city area. Buseswill continue to operate alongCamps Bay Drive through theconstruction zone but may besubject to delays. Passengerswishing to travel to and from
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107 Civic Centre - Camps Bay(anti-clockwise)This route will be cancelledbetween the lower intersectionof Camps Bay Drive and GenevaDrive and the upper intersectionof Camps Bay Drive and GenevaDrive. Instead, after leavingVictoria Road and the beachfront,the route will travel up GenevaDrive, returning to the centralcity via Kloof Nek. The followingbus stops along the cancelledportion will not be in operation
on route 107: Lower Camps Bay,Houghton, Rontree, Fiskaal andRavensteyn.
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Lwandle’s ‘Shai’ crownedTARZAN MBITA
Being armed with a deadly pair of fists, pos-sessing a self-confidence the size of a doubledecker bus, and a body as lithe as that of aboa constrictor; these are the lethal attrib-utes the new champion needed to vanquishher opponent.Sharodine “Shai” Fortuin displayed all of
the above and some more on Sunday on theroad to dethroning Gcobisa Simanga of herSA Junior Bantamweight crown.The fight took place at the town hall in
Fort Beaufort, near Alice in the EasternCape.Shai took her out in the fifth of a 10 round
fight, and boxing enthusiasts who came outin their numbers said it was a memorablebout.Promoter Andile Sidinile said: “Awe in-
spiring”.Like a predator, she circled her, taunted
her with left jabs, shuffled backwards, andthen, going for the kill, she would pouncewith that lethal right hand, sending her op-ponent scuttling for the ropes.In the fourth round she dislodged Siman-
ga’s shoulder blade.This horrified Simanga, for in their first
encounter, the victor had done the same toher shoulder.Shai knew where her proverbial Achilles
heel lay, and used this weakness to her ad-vantage.In the fifth round, Simanga was knocked
out, after absorbing a barrage of blows to thebody and head.“I knew she could never go the full 10
rounds with me,” Shai asserted.According to her, she took the fight to her
rival from the first gong.“Shewasoverweight, and this added tomy
advantage . . . nevertheless, I was alwayspsyched up for a win,” she shared.The future looks bright for her, lack of
sponsorship notwithstanding.Shai said shewas looking at fighting in the
international arena, and with a clean slateof six straight wins, including three knockdowns, there should be no stopping her.Charles Mjikelo, an uncle, mentor and
promoter to Shadi, was elated his niecebrought the title to the Western Cape.“Her dedication to the sport is amazing.
She has sacrificed a lot to be where she istoday,” he offeredThe two stay together at a house on the
same grounds as the stadium and Ncedol-wethu Centre.But for Mjikelo, the lack of sponsorship
and funding for female pugilists is cause forconcern.“If only the big commercial guns, SABC
sports and the sports ministry can be in-volved, all will be smooth sailing for thegirl,” he concluded.Mjikelo said they are hoping to secure a
challenger by June, whereafter they will ex-plore available opportunities at interna-tional level.
Newly crowned SA Junior Bantamweight champion Sharodine “Shai” Fortuin (red cap), with, fromleft tpromoter Charles Mjikelo, mother Mendra Fortuin and promoter Andile Sidinile. PHOTO: PBL
Lizo Bazo of RCS Gugulethu Athletics Club raises his hands in triumph on completing theOld Mutual Two Oceans Ultra Marathon on Easter Saturday. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS