MTHATHA EXPRESS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 NEWS 1 THURSDAY March 13, 2014 |0 047 050 4430 | www.mthathaexpress.co.za | mthathaexpress.mobi | [email protected] or [email protected] | Previously known as the Mthatha Fever EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE press MTHATHA 60 000 COPIES WEEKLY Port St Johns | Mthatha | Libode | Ngqeleni | Tsolo | Qumbu | Mount Frere WHERE SMART PEOPLE SHOP WE WILL BEAT ANY WRITTEN QUOTE 7 Sprigg street Mthatha Tell 047 532 4599 / 081 474 4406 Terms & condition apply Come to hyper Build for further information Special prices for contractors Special loyalty cards & points for contractors Prizes to be won by contractors BEE Compliant MSGZVQ2G-130314-TE-mfasch-build SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE THE senior manager in the office of the Mu- nicipal Manager in King Sabatha Dalindyebo, Jabu Njomane, is taking his employers, KSD mayor Nonkoliso Nkgqongwa and Municipal Manager Zama Mnqanqeni, to court for R2,3 million. This follows on the municipality failing to comply with or implement a court order in fa- vour of Njamoane which was issued in 2013. Njomane lodged a case against the munici- pality after KSD failed to appoint him as act- ing municipal manager despite a resolution which stated that he was eligible to be ap- pointed as acting municipal manager in the absence of the full-time Municipal Manager. This resolution also stated that he would be remunerated for that and he would receive a cell phone allowance. Njomane said he had never received that. Instead, when the municipal manager took a month’s leave the KSD executive mayor ap- pointed Buzwe Soldati to act as a municipal manager. After a court case over the matter the Mt- hatha High Court ruled in favour of Njomane. “I was expecting them to pay my money but until now it has not been done. That is why I have decided to take legal action again,” said Njomane. Njomane’s lawyer, JA Le Roux, confirmed the court order that was issued on November 21, 2013 in favour of his client. Express tried several times to get hold of KSD Muniapal Manager Zama Mnqanqeni, but all attempts were in vain. The spokesper- son for the municipality, Sonwabo Mampoza, promised to respond on behalf of the munici- pality but when contacted again on Monday he was not answering his phone and could not be reached before going to print. Employee sues municipality for contempt of court Municipal official Jabu Njomane is taking his employer to court again. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE King William’s town based Da Gama Textiles has experienced a substantial growth in sales of its main product, original shweshwe fabric, as people are increasingly realising the benefits of buying the original product as opposed to the imitations imported from China. Da Gama Textiles’ partner- ing with fashion designers and the creation of designer original shweshwe clothing continued to boost the popularity of the fabric. Mqanduli- born designer Bongiwe Wala- za’s latest collection includes this wonderfully feminine dress in orange Hot Ice original shwesh- we. PHOTO: SIMON DEINER/SDR PHOTO Shweshwe Shweshwe sales soar sales soar for local for local textile firm textile firm
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THE senior manager in the office of the Mu-nicipal Manager in King Sabatha Dalindyebo,Jabu Njomane, is taking his employers, KSDmayor Nonkoliso Nkgqongwa and Municipal
Manager Zama Mnqanqeni, to court for R2,3million.
This follows on the municipality failing tocomply with or implement a court order in fa-vour of Njamoane which was issued in 2013.
Njomane lodged a case against the munici-pality after KSD failed to appoint him as act-ing municipal manager despite a resolutionwhich stated that he was eligible to be ap-pointed as acting municipal manager in theabsence of the full-time Municipal Manager.
This resolution also stated that he would beremunerated for that and he would receive acell phone allowance.
Njomane said he had never received that.Instead, when the municipal manager took amonth’s leave the KSD executive mayor ap-pointed Buzwe Soldati to act as a municipalmanager.
After a court case over the matter the Mt-hatha High Court ruled in favour of Njomane.
“I was expecting them to pay my money butuntil now it has not been done. That is whyI have decided to take legal action again,” saidNjomane.
Njomane’s lawyer, JA Le Roux, confirmedthe court order that was issued on November21, 2013 in favour of his client.Express tried several times to get hold of
KSD Muniapal Manager Zama Mnqanqeni,but all attempts were in vain. The spokesper-son for the municipality, Sonwabo Mampoza,promised to respond on behalf of the munici-pality but when contacted again on Mondayhe was not answering his phone and could notbe reached before going to print.
Employee suesmunicipality forcontemptof court
Municipal official Jabu Njomane is taking hisemployer to court again. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE
King William’stown based DaGama Textileshas experienceda substantialgrowth in salesof its mainproduct, originalshweshwe fabric,as people areincreasinglyrealising thebenefits of buyingthe originalproduct asopposed to theimitationsimported fromChina. Da GamaTextiles’ partnering with fashiondesigners and thecreation ofdesigner originalshweshweclothing continuedto boost thepopularity of thefabric. Mqanduliborn designerBongiwe Walaza’s latestcollection includesthis wonderfullyfeminine dress inorange Hot Iceoriginal shweshwe.PHOTO: SIMONDEINER/SDRPHOTO
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THE Public Prosecutions Mthatha division re-centlyheldasessionwiththe localmediatoshareinformation about its programmes and to shedsome light on their operation.
Director,AdvocateBarryMadolo, clarified thekinds of cases they take to court and those thatneed the regional court’s attention.“Firstly, with the new system, the regional
court cannowhandle any case because theynowhave the same jurisdiction as the high courtwhen it comes to sentencing,” said Madolo.For this reason there were now more murder
and robbery cases being heard in the regionalcourt.Even though the system has changed, depend-
ing on the complexity of a case, some cases werestill sent to the high court.As an example he sited the Tholeni incident
whereBulelaniMabhayi (40) allegedly rapedandmurdered about 20 women and children from1997 and was arrested in 2012.Mabhayi was found guilty on all counts and
was sentenced to 25 life sentences by the Butter-worth High Court in September 2013.
Madolo said this was one of the biggest casesthe province had ever handled and he highlycommended the SAPS for a job well done.“The Tholeni matter could easily have been a
district court matter, but we considered the factthat it wasn’t just an ordinarymurder case – thisis a serial killer and it would be wise to send thecase to the High court,” he said.Madolo cleared up somemisconceptions with-
in the community regarding the justice systempertaining to the release of suspects andcases be-ing withdrawn.He said when a case had been withdrawn, po-
lice or investigating officers are given time togathermore information about the case at hand.“We cannot prosecute without evidence and
when we withdraw cases, it does not mean theyare struck from the roll. I can admit that maybefrom our side we fail to inform the families in-volvedontheprogressof thecaseandpeoplestartto panic – which is understandable,” he said.He said they could not keep a suspect in jail
while therewas no evidence because that personcould sue them.Cases are then withdrawn and returned to
court as soon as all the necessary evidence wasgathered.
Public prosecutoroutlines scopeofwork
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv. Barry Madolo, addressing the media at the recently heldinformation session. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE
A SECURITY guard (47) was gunned down during anarmed robbery in Lusikisiki’s Central Business Dis-trict last week Wednesday.
The robbery took place at the Dlamantshontsho Su-permarket at about 4.30pm, when four men stormedinto the supermarket. They waved their guns and or-dered everyone to lie on the floor.Gunfire ensued between the security guard and the
robbers and it is believed that the security guard gotshot during the gun battle with the robbers. Policespokesperson, CaptainMduduziGodlwana, confirmedthe incident and said there was no money taken fromthe supermarket, since they believe the robbers weredisturbed by the guard. Captain Godlwana said whenpolice arrived on the scene, they discovered the bodyof the security guard a few kilometres away from theshop and next to it there were 12 empty cartridges.He saidnoarrests havebeenmadeyet, but thepolice
were working tirelessly to corner the perpetrators.
Security guard dies in gun battle
SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE
AN accident in Sprigg Street in Mt-hatha claimed the life of a well-knownbusinessman.
Sabelo Bungane fondly known as Bor Gwembeshe, was allegedly hit by aspeeding taxi while he was trying toopen the door of his car in a parkingbay.It is said that hewas onhisway from
buying paint at a local hardware store.Hewas seriously injuredanddied on
the scene. Long-time friend and busi-ness partner, Ntsikelelo Ngibe, metBungane while they were in highschool. Ngibe described the death ofGwembesheasagreat loss tohis familyand to the business fraternity. “Hewasa father to everyone,” said Ngibe.He said Gwembeshe was very indus-
trious. “Hewas involved inmany busi-nesses and was very hands-on.“He was helpful to every growing
business person and he changed thelives of many family members as hecontributed to their successandeduca-tion.“Even though I calledhim to join the
transport industry, he ended up lead-ing me, because he was a man of ideasin business. He never hesitated todrive a truck or a bus himself,” saidNgibe.Bhungane was born at Rooi-Port
farm situated near Umzimkhulu. Hestartedworkingasa teacheratNdawa-na Junior Secondary School specializ-ing in maths and physics.HethenjoinedbothTelkomandUNI-
TRA as a technician. After retirementhe ventured into the business sector,focusing on transport, building andfarming activities.He was well known and respected
aroundSouthAfrica, owing tohiswill-ingness to change people’s lives.Gwembeshe was laid to rest last week-endatRooi-PortFarmatUmzimkhulu.
Speeding taxiallegedlykilledwell-knownbusinessman
The late Sabelo Bungane.PHOTO. SUPPLIED
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THE long-standing relationship betweenNedbank Corporate Property Finance andleading SA property development and in-vestment group, Billion, is once again deliv-ering economic development opportunitiesin the Eastern Cape.
The partners recently announced thecompletion of a deal that will see NedbankCorporate Property Finance providingR1.1 billion in finance to fund the develop-ment of the BT Ngebs Mall in Mthatha inthe Eastern Cape.
The funding will enable the Billion Groupto complete the third regional shoppingmall development by the group in the lastyear, and will result in the construction ofMthatha’s largest shopping centre of itskind in the region.
It will service approximately 390 000 exist-ing households in an area with a current re-tail undersupply of 477 341 m2.
Located just off the freeway on ErrolSprings Avenue, the mall offers easy accessand egress, as well as 1 975 parking bays.
According to Ken Reynolds, regional ex-ecutive of Nedbank Corporate Property Fi-
nance in Gauteng, the successful conclu-sion of the finance transaction further ce-ments the long-standing partnership thatexists between the bank and Billion Group,and demonstrates the value that can be un-locked through close working relation-ships between financiers and developers inSA.
“Given the current economic and marketconditions, coupled with a competitiveSouth African property finance sector, theimportance of trusting and synergistic rela-tionships between developers and finan-ciers cannot be emphasised enough.
“It is as a direct result of this kind of rela-tionship that has been nurtured betweenBillion and Nedbank over the years that thisdeal could be concluded in a way that addsvalue to both parties, while also contribut-ing to much needed economic developmentand social upliftment in the regions andcommunities in which the mall is beingbuilt,” said Reynolds.
Sisa Ngebulana, CEO of Billion Group, al-so points to the value of relationships as keyto the development of SA’s property indus-try, particularly in terms of the transforma-tion that must take place in order to secureits sustainability.
“There is still significant scope in SouthAfrica for growth in black-owned propertydevelopment and investment companies,but this much needed growth will only befully facilitated through forward thinkingpartnerships like the one Billion Group en-joys with Nedbank Corporate Property Fi-nance,” Ngebulana explained.
Reynolds echoed this sentiment, pointingto Billion’s impeccable track record, strongmanagement and proven development andinvestment acumen as reasons for thebank’s willingness to invest not only in thelatest mall development, but recently alsoits Forest Hill Mall in Centurion, Gauteng,and Bay West Mall in Port Elizabeth.
Among them, these three deals bring Ned-bank’s total current funding of develop-ments by Billion Group to R3.3 billion, in-cluding mezzanine and senior debt facili-ties.
In explaining the bank’s willingness to in-vest so heavily in Billion Group’s recent re-tail development projects, Reynolds pointsto the relative resurgence in retail invest-ment, particularly in the Eastern Cape, asa key factor.
“Given the retail sector’s potential todrive economic growth, employment and
community upliftment, Nedbank is morethan happy to get behind an organisationlike Billion Group that is not only highly in-vested in the region, but also serves as anexample of what can be achieved through ef-fective and sustainable transformation.”
Construction has already commenced onthe 58 808m² BT Ngebs Mall which is locatedon the busy Errol Spring Avenue in south-ern Mthatha, directly across the road fromthe city’s new sports stadium.
Anchor tenant commitments have beensecured from Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Edgarsand Woolworths, and the mall will offer atenant mix of 85% nationals, 17% local orline shops, and 2% franchises.
“BT Ngebs Mall will not only create thou-sands of sustainable jobs and entrepreneur-ial opportunities but our R60 million infra-structure investment will also assist in ad-dressing Mthatha’s road, electricity andother infrastructure challenges,” addedNgebulana,
“Mthatha is a key centre of developmentin the Eastern Cape, and the BT Ngebs Mallhas the potential to raise the value this eco-nomic hub adds, not just to the immediatesurrounding communities, but to the regionas a whole,” concluded Reynolds.
Partnership delivers development opportunities
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IN terms of the Election Timetable publishedby the Independent Electoral Commission(IEC) last week, political parties intending tocontest the May 7 national and provincial elec-tions, had until 5pm yesterday, (March 12) tosubmit candidates and to pay election deposits.
Parties contesting the election of the Nation-al Assembly may submit regional lists and na-tional lists or regional lists only.Those contest-ing the provincial elections must submit a listof candidates for each provincial election.
The lists of candidates may not exceed thenumber of seats in the respective legislativebodies; for example the number of candidateson the national list of the National Assemblymust not exceed 200 as this is the number of
seats reserved for the national list allocation.There will be no opportunity to supplement
the listsof candidates following thedeclarationof results. In the event that a party wins moreseats than the number of candidates on theirlist, such extra unallocated seats will be forfeit-ed.
Parties contesting all elections will thereforesubmit 19 lists (1 national, 9 regional and 9 pro-vincial).
With an election imminent, the Commissionmust determine the reserved number of re-gional seatsperprovince.Theregional listsareused to determine half of the 400 seats in theNational Assembly.
in the Government Gazette on February 26 asfollows: Regions and regional seats: EasternCape: 26; Free State: 11; Gauteng: 48; KwaZulu-Natal: 40; Limpopo: 19; Mpumalanga: 15; NorthWest 13; Northern Cape: 5; Western Cape: 23and National: 200.
The allocations were assigned using themost recent voter registration numbers for theprovinces following the final registrationweekend.
The candidate lists and documentation willbe available for inspection by the public, politi-cal parties andother interested stakeholders atthe national office of the Electoral Commissionfrom March 28 to 31. Anyone wishing to lodge
an objection against a candidate is required todo so in writing to the Commission not laterthan April 1. He/she is also required to servea notice of objection on the party concerned.
The deposit for parties contesting the Na-tional Assembly is R200 000 (up from R180 000in the previous election) while parties contest-ing provincial legislatures will pay R45 000 (upfrom R40 000) per provincial election. A partycontesting the national and all provincial elec-tionswill thereforebe required topayadepositof R605 000. These rates were last increased in2009. Parties need win only one seat in the Na-tional Assembly or in a provincial legislatureto get their deposit back.
Deadlineover forparties to submit listsanddeposits
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to intervene by subsidising our industry butour plights fall on deaf ears,” Funda said.He said some of the taxis were attached be-
cause ownerswere failing to pay instalments.According to him it would be better if theywere getting discount when buying petrol,since the taxi industry serves as the only formof transportation for many.He said the increased petrol price would al-
so lead to an increase in the price of vehicleparts.
nothing we can do to fight this. When talkingin corridors, we always say it would be betterif government could do away with the fuellevy so that petrol can be cheaper,” saidNontso.The President of the Butterworth Taxi As-
sociation, Sthethi Funda, said the rising pet-rol price was killing the taxi industry.“Even though we haven’t discussed the is-
sue of increased taxi fare, I am sure that iswhat we are going to have to do.“We have asked government several times
per litre.An Eastern Cape business owner, Andile
Nontso, said the petrol price increase will af-fect businesses since transport was the corebusiness in bringing goods to comsumers.According to Nontso the price increase was
not going to only affect businesses and foodprices.“People using public transport, like school
children, should also prepare themselves fora possible increase in taxi fare.“This is really painful, because there is
BABALWA NDLANYA
PEOPLE, especially those living in rural are-as who are reliant on public transport, willbe hard hit after the second petrol price in-crease of the year.
Not only will this have an impact on trans-port cost, but it will also ultimately affect foodprices.The fuel price increased by 36 cents per litre
to bring the price to an all-time high of R14.32
andwellbeing of the child as she/he does nothave contact with the outside world. Someof the parents abuse the children by hittingthem consistently as they are unable to takeinstructions, especially the mentally chal-lenged ones.Thosewho are supposed to be taken to spe-
cial schools are kept at home.Some of them are abused by their commu-
nities as they are sometimes used as cheaplabour to fetch water from far away rivers,or carrying heavy containers with wheel-barrows.Childrenwith disability have to be treated
with dignity and respect as they are the fu-ture of our country.For more information contact UCARC on
abused. Parents who have been blessed withdisabled children must love and protectthem.It had been discovered that children with
disability are exposed to various forms ofabuse e.g. physical, sexual and psychologi-cal. Most of these incidences are not report-ed to the police for investigation.According toM&GCentre forHealth Jour-
nalism, November 8, 2013, “Some studieshave shown that only 3% of cases of sexualabuse or violence against people with disa-bilities are reported to the police.” Somepar-ents usually lock up the physically or men-tally challenged children and hide them toavoid embarrassment from communitymembers.This negatively affects the development
conditions have to be treated with dignityand respect as they are human beings toojust like abled children. A child is any per-son under 18 years of age. Disabled childrenare entitled to human rights like other chil-dren and can enjoy them to their fullest po-tential both in education and in the commu-nity.Some of the rights disabled children are
entitled to are as follows; right to life, protec-tion, education, non-discrimination, etc.This has also been reinforced by the Con-
vention on the Rights for Persons with Disa-bilities.They should not be left out or ignored in
any spheres of development. Children livingwith disability have to be regarded as indi-viduals and not pitied, feared, ignored or
REPORTER
UMTATA Child Abuse Resource Centre(UCARC) is an organization that promoteschildren’s rights in our societyt. ThereforeUCARC feels that it is quite imperative inthis month to address the plight of the disa-bled children.
According to statistics released by UNDe-velopment Programme (UNDP), about 80%of tisabled children hail from developingcountries. UNESCO 2010 had also discov-ered that 90% of the disabled children werenot attending school, whichmeant SouthAf-rica was not left out.Two forms of disabilitywere looked at are;
physical and mental. Children with these
‘Childrenwith disabilities are human too’
Petrol pricehike leads toother increases
you grow with your community. You shouldneverchangewhoyouareorbecomearrogant.Neverlookdownonotherpeopleorunderminetheir integrity.Business is the hope of the future as it liber-
atespeople.Theharderyoupush, thebetter thereward.
Pricing a tender or quoteWhenworking out a quote, youmust ensure
that you do not under quote.Things that need to be taken into considera-
tion are the cost price of your products and/orservices, VAT, mark-up, transport, accommo-dation, salaries, etc.Once you’ve taken all this into account, you
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somake sure that you showaprofitwith everyproject.
Why should I become a businessman orwoman?
YOU go to business to create wealth for your-self and in the process create jobs for the mostvulnerable sections of our communities.By becoming an employer, you command re-
spect in the community, become thehope for thehopeless, you control and determine your owndestiny and you will reap the fruit of your la-bour, as the Bible says.Youwalk tall with your head held high as you
are your own boss. When you grow in business,
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Will SA’sborn free’sgo to thepolls?Duwayne Putter (18) is a paramedicstudent.Yes I will definitely bevoting in the upcoming elections. Iwill be voting because I feel that myvote does count and that I can makea difference. I feel that after theelections the way the country isgoverned should change. Thegovernment should pay specialattention to improving our beautifulcountry; South Africa has so muchpotential and I feel it should not bewasted. PHOTO:SUPPLIED
Allison Kivedo (18) is a Public RelationsStudent. Yes I am voting because I feelthat every vote can make a difference. Iwant to contribute to any possibility ofchange in our country. A lot of thingsneed to change after elections such asmore job opportunities and moredevelopment in training people withcertain skills. South Africa has a verypoor economy and government shouldallow more opportunity for SouthAfricans to succeed in South Africa.Lastly, I feel that government shouldstop making empty promises. Moreaction and less talk. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Akhona Mapasa(18) is a Nursingstudent.I amvoting because Iwant to seechange in SouthAfrica. I personal-ly would like tosee if any otherparty has poten-tial to performbetter than theANC (AfricanNational Con-gress).PHOTO:SUPPLIED
After the elections I expect to seesubstantial growth in social develop-ment. Historically disadvantagedindividuals should largely benefit fromthese changes. I would also like to seecrime and poverty rates decrease as aresult of better living conditions.”PHOTO:SUPPLIED
the elections. Even if I were to conformpolitically and cast my vote, I wouldbe subjecting myself to an authoritythat lacks fundamentals and thecapacity to deliver on promises used togain people’s votes. The day I vote willbe the day that I am convinced thatthe future and prospect of this countryare in formidable hands. Only then amI willing to place my trust and supportin a government that has their priori-ties in the right places.” PHOTO: SUPPLIED
our country. The leaders before mygeneration have planted the seeds offreedom and change. It is now time towater the garden and bear the fruits.The changes I expect after the electionsare: better quality of service in thepublic sector, improvement in thequality of education and healthservices. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Roschnie Sykes(18) is an educa-tion student. Yes Iam voting in theupcoming elec-tions. I feel that itis important tovote becausemany peoplehave sacrificedtheir lives toenable freedom in
Tevin Hiles (19) isa BA Psychologystudent.Yes I amvoting. Simplybecause I believeevery vote makesa difference. Ifwe want to seechange in SouthAfrica then votingis very important.
Lelona Mx-esibe (19)studies Lawand Politics atRhodes Univer-sity.I am bornfree; however,I do not planon voting thisyear. Thereason for thisis change. I donot expectanything tochange after
polls.LASHLEIGHLUCAS,andExpresCitizenJournalist,askedyoungExpressreaders,whoarecurrentlystudyingattertiary institutions,whetherornot theywouldbevoting in thegeneralelectiononMay7andif theyexpectcangerafter theelection.
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THE Umgosi team would like to give athumbs-up to traffic officers who were con-ducting operations at all entrances of UTAand even in the CBD a couple of weeks ago.
We were not aware that the people who aretransporting us in taxis or combis, do nothave drivers’ licences or a permit to transportpeople.
But all along their driving ability was mak-ing us suspect. You see, our lives were in dan-ger because we just boarded the taxis not ask-ing about their papers. Oh!! It was more thanthe word ‘nice’ when traffic officials towedaway taxis that were illegally parked in town.
Perhaps the drivers of UTA and surround-ings will learn to obey the rules of the road.
You know what? It is not rare to see the driv-er of a vehicle in UTA just stop in front of youwithout signalling or even an apology be-cause bazicingela bodwa.
Keep it up ke gents, by doing so you arebringing back the image of original UTA, notlo siwubonayo ngoku.
Some drivers are afraid to drive in thistown like Gesh’s father because of the reck-less driving in this town.
You see ke umgosi team is praising whenthere is a need to do so. But there is a trafficofficer who spoiled the whole effort. Ngubani
ngoku lowo i-gossip seyisincoma? The guy isdriving a black VW with CA number plates –we failed to take down the registrationnumber. What did he do?
We were driving our Turu-turu down NelsonMandela Drive when we saw this car speedinglike Michael Schumacher. The guy even wentthrough a red robot. Undixelele ke ukuba aban-tu bafunda ntoni kuni nizitraffic officers nisid-la amarobot?
We were astonished when we saw this wasa traffic officer in full uniform. Mnyama njelo mfana u-active kakhulu apha ekubambenikanti naye wophula umthetho.
Practise what you preach my bru.
Ukushiye njani kanti mmbi?
Uyazi okunye kuyaxaka nyhani apha e-zweni sokhile. Yintoni kuni makwedini om-gosi? Kaloku besizityela umngqusho nenya-ma la kwaMaDlamini eMamela apho ke si-tya khona. Sihleli ecalenikwamantombazana ayi 3. Uyabazi ke oosisixa bedibene ngokubalisa nengxoxo yabofuthi ihlala ingabanye okanye omnye umn-tu.
Kukhona le ibindana kucaca ukuba yashi-ywa esokeni latshata omnye ngoku wonyeli-sa lo wathathwayo apha ebanganeni bakheukuba kukhala oosister bakhe (umyeni)ukuba yintoni na le wayithathayo imbi kan-gaka ingafundanga nokufunda. Uze ke sisiusixelele ukuba oosisi bangena ndawonikweyabantu ababini. Uze ubaxelele ukubabathi ngapha eMampondweni uze ungayi-ngeni indaba yamagutsha. Naye ude ang-qine ukuba hayi shame, mbi la sisi. Ude athiukhe wababona behamba bobabini. “Aba-fanelananga tu bobabini.” Mmawwu, bubuh-lungu bentliziyo dade, khazi wakushiya kan-jani kanti usisi lo mbi nje? Kuyacaca mossukuba kukhona apho wawungalenzi khonaixesha washiyeka nobuhle bakho wahambanendoda le yena uNobubi. Ungaba muhle un-xibe kakuhle, ufunde futhi, ubenemaliubenakho konke mara inking’ ila. Ukheuyive nengoma isisho lokho. Isimanga ke na-lo utsho le nto asiboni nanto intle ebonaabanye ababi nje. Uyabona ke sihlala si-yikhuza le nto yabantu abahamba bego-ssiper ngabanye, sithi esinelolungelo, so sisihlukana nomzi wabantu wena ushiyiwe qhaqala ubomi obutsha uxolise intliziyo yakho.Uvile moss or uthenge ICD kaRingo uve daaiding sikuringer yona.
Ukuphela kwentlonipho
Uyazi ngelixa sasi sesesgela kukhona i-ncwadi yesiXhosa esasikhe sayifunda i-chaza ngendlela yokuphela kwentlonipho.Kodwa ngelo xesha yayingekapheli kuba sa-sisakwazi ukuthi tata okanye bhuti if notmama or sisi emntwini omdala kunathi. Andmkhulu umohluko phakathi komntu ongu-tata nongubhuti. Mara ngoku ingathiuvangwa konke. Kaloku sikhwelisa ezinyeiintwana zincinci even nakuMbali kaGeshumyeke uPerm. Okay akukho nto, sihambenazo ezi ntwana sizishiya eMthatha Plaza xazisehla zithi enkosi bro, zitsho kuGesh mind.Habe kanti sekwabanjani emhlabeni, umnt-wana olingana noKamva wam sengathi brokum? Nako ke ukuphela kwentlonipho kubaikwababa badala wofika becela iskeyfuebantwaneni kuphele sebebizwa ‘ta bani’nangona enomntwana ongaphezulu le kuloambiza ‘ta’, aqhele umtwana abize naba a-ngaseli okanye angatshayi nabo. Lo nto yo-kwehlula ubhuti notata awuyifundiswauyambona umntu omdala nakubhuti wakhouthi tata ungathi bro what is that. Liyatsha-balala ilizwe sijongile niyakuze nithi wawu-tshilo umgosi ndiyanixelela.
Lixesha lokuhlala nabazukulu ekhayangoku makhuyu
Uyazi kukhona abantu abangazimisela-nga ngakuguga ungazi ukuba bayaphinobumnandi. Even nam Gesh xa sekuphumaooNuts, nooTins ndiyayiyeka le nto yoku-hamba ubumnandi kwaye negossip ndiyayi-yeka kungena abanye abasebatsha. Besila-pha eLusiki kwenye ingoji ekuthiwa yiMa-baleng. Heyi kukhona ugogo ebezipitsengebrukhwe ejiyva ngathi umenyiwe kuletavern but iminyaka besebonakala ukubaayisatsho ukuba bekufanele usephakathikwethu. Mara noba ungazenza mtsha ngarujnama-makeups imibimbi yona ngeke uyenzenex. Khazi abazukulwana nekhehla lakheubashiye phi nabani? Kwabafana banamh-lanje bangenazimilo sebemthe nca, kuba ka-loku naye ufuna ukuthiwa nca de awinwephofu ke yinto ebevele esukele yona endliniezixelela ukuba akabuyeli kwakhe. Nithi keaba bethu basakhulayo bazakufunda phioogogo babo xa besagroova befuna ooBen 10?Asithethi sithule qha sidlulisa nje okosikubonileyo kuba asizelanga kulungisa i-zinto epha Express land.
Thumbs up to traffic officers
Umgosi
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ATHarcourts, they have a vision of creatinga strong, economically viable nation, thriv-ing in a country that uses natural resourceswisely. One of the best ways to achieve thisis through quality education.
To this end Harcourts has organised theHarcourts Wildcoast 98.6 MTB Challenge.This Cycling SA sanctioned, charity moun-tain bike race aims to raise R100 000 a yearfor the next 5 years for African Angels Inde-pendent Schools’ Teacher Learnership Pro-gramme.
African Angels Independent School, locat-ed in the rural area adjacent to Chintsa East,is expanding and there is a demand forteachers. Tomeet this need, the school plans
to offer Teacher Learnerships where select-ed candidates study their PostGraduateCer-tificate inEducation (PGCE)via correspond-encewith UNISA, and in parallel workwith-in the school under the mentorship of aqualified teacher.
This combination is aimed at taking can-didates from disadvantaged backgroundsanddeveloping themintohighquality teach-ers who would not otherwise have had theopportunity to gain a qualification withsuch significant practical experience andsupport.
Mimicking the success of the 94.7 cyclechallenge in the Highveld, Harcourts part-nered with a local radio station, Wild Coast98.6FM, and created a mountain bike racethrough the Wild Coast Jikeleza area just tothe East of East London.
The route-planning committee has put to-gether 3 routes all aimed at providing a chal-lenge while introducing riders to the amaz-ing scenery of the area. There’s a 98.6kmrace for the more extreme riders, 50km and19km races and a Kiddies’ Dash.
All races are scheduled for Sunday April6 and will centre on the Crossways VillageCentre on the Schafli Road (R102), wherethey will host a Farmers’ Market, beer tentand entertainment to keep the supportersbusy).
Prize money of R30 000 and oodles of spotprizes, including a mountain bike are up forgrabs. In addition, the first 500 online entriesat www.roag.co.za will get a rider goody bag.
But why would a real estate company ar-range amountainbike race? In addition to theobvious benefits of supporting a worthwhilecharity, Principal of Harcourts Advantage,Penny Niemand, said, “We want to promotethe lifestyle opportunities available to inves-tors and potential property owners in our ar-ea of the Adventure Province. All around theWorld cities are expanding as people chooselifestyle over suburbia. The Wild CoastJikeleza Route is ideally placed to be the ex-pansion path for East London.
The aim of the Harcourts 98.6 charity MTBChallenge is to attract over 600 riders andtheir families into our area and demonstratewhat can be achieved with vision, passionand energy.”
More details on the races can be found at:www.harcourtsadvantage.co.za or on face-book.
Rides to raiseR100000 foreducation
This combination isaimed at takingcandidates fromdisadvantagedbackgrounds anddeveloping them intohigh qualityteacherswhowould nototherwise have had theopportunity to gain aqualification
LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL INFORMALBUSINESS UPLIFTMENT STRATEGY (NIBUS)
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies (MP),invites informal business owners and stakeholdersto the launch of the NIBUS and the Informal TradersUpliftment Project. The launch will be hosted by the PortSt Johns Local Municipality and the Wholesale and RetailSETA.
Date: Friday, 14 March 2014
Time: 8:30 am
Venue: Port St Johns Sports Ground, City Centre
All informal businesses (including spaza shop owners,street traders, home-based enterprises, manufacturers,weavers, mechanics, panel beaters, farmers, hairdressersand seamstresses) are encouraged to attend to learn howthis strategy will support and uplift their businesses.
For more information, contact :Ziyanda Ndamse on 012 394 1604 orthe dti Contact Centre on 0861 843 384
AMAMPONDO United FC increased theirchances of winning the Safa SAB CoastalStream Regional league last Sunday whenthey beat International FC 2-0.
United was in second position with a gamein hand and now they are still second withthe advantage of goals they have scored andthose scored against them.The gap between them and the log leaders
2010 Storm Breakers has been reduced. Itwould be up to the Breakers to maintain themomentum and win the remaining games ifthey want to claim the crown since Unitedis hot on their heels and they also want to
claim the league title.This game was supposed to be played two
weeks ago, but was postonedue to the prob-lem of referees who did not show up.Safa had meetings last week and resolved
the problem of referees and all the games re-sumed over this past weekend.
All teams are now levelled having played10 matches with four remaining games each.The Vodacom league games saw Champi-
ons lose 2-1 at home to East London’s Torna-do,whileRedStars drewone allwithKokstadLiverpool on Saturday. Weekend SAB Re-gional League full results: Coastal Stream;International 0 vs AmaMpondo United FC 2.Mthatha Stream; Madikizela All Stars FC 0vs Capital Spurs FC 0.
AmaMpondoUnitedincreases their chancesofwinning the log
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