THURSDAY November 6, 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 UKUBA UNENGXAKI ZAMATYALA SIYAFUMANEKA KULENOMBOLO or Send “ ” to Consolidate your into 1 payment e-mail – [email protected]“NCR”REGISTERED DEBT COUNSELLORS Please call me 082 378 3743 DEBT NO LOAN / NO STRESS MT3KM5-301014-TE-mgmswa-debt WHERE PEOPLE SHOP SMART WE WILL BEAT ANY WRITTEN QUOTE Terms & condition apply * * 7 SPRIGG STREET MTHATHA BRICKS R2 50* each Starting from DULUX WEATHERGUARD Guaranteed Lowest Price R799 99* each DULUX BERGER MASTER R269 99* each WHITE INTERIOR DOORS R299 00* each M6 BLOCKS 8 PANEL DOORS PLUS R599 FREE Hinges 99* each NUTEC BOARD R189 99* each * WE WILL MATCH ANY ADVERTISED PRICE, GUARANTEED! OFFER VALID TILL 19TH NOVEMBER 2014. R5 75* each TEL 047 532 4599 081 474 4406 MUVHBF-061114-TE-ebkmwa-HYPER AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA T HE importance of the partner- ship between the Department of Health and the House of Tradi- tional Leaders was highlighted last Wednesday at a provincial summit for Traditional Male Initiation. The summit was held at Dan’s Lodge, out- side Mthatha with key speakers being the Chairperson of the House of Traditional Leaders, Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzima, the MEC for Health, Dr Pumza Dyantyi, and Obert Bapela, Deputy Minister for Cooper- ative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Matanzima said the traditional councils needed to work very closely with medical doctors to decrease the problems at initia- tion schools. “When a problem arises, traditional lead- ers must not be reluctant to call for help from the medical doctors. “They must make sure that those doctors have been circumcised according to their nation’s procedures,” said Matanzima while mentioning that regardless of many attempts to safeguard this ritual, there were still deaths. Nkosi Matanzima further raised the chal- lenge of some traditional surgeons (Iingci- bi) and traditional nurses (amakhankatha) who were illegally operating in dangerous ways, leading to many deaths. Deputy Minister Bopela said the key role players in preventing deaths were commu- nity members led by traditional leaders. “More than 1 000 illegal initiation schools were operational in the Eastern Cape during the previous seasons and all this was happening within your own com- munities,” said Deputy Minister Bapela. He added that it was everyone’s responsi- bility to promote and protect their culture. “About 90% of the initiation is about ritu- als, education and norms. Surgical proce- dures are only 10% – so this shows the sig- nificance of the involvement of the elders in this ritual,” he said. The summit also agreed on the regula- tions to be met and followed during the ritu- al. It was agreed that initiation schools should be accessible to the traditional council for close monitoring and after-care facilities have to be available in these schools. All schools must supply water to initiates to prevent dehydration. Dr Luvuyo Bayeni, from the Department of Health, said their department had part- nered with the House of Traditional Lead- ers focusing on male medical circumcision to reduce HIV transmission. “We are actively involved in traditional male circumcision to prevent deaths and complications such as amputation and also to promote the bill of rights,” said Dr Baye- ni. The Department had set aside R20 mil- lion to assist traditional councils with med- ical doctors of their choice to assist them in the communities throughout the initia- tion season. In December 2013 and June 2014, OR Tam- bo District had 41 deaths, KSD and Nyande- ni both had 15, Qaukeni 7 and Mhlontlo 4. Initiation summit: Partnerships important to curb deaths Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzima, Chairperson of the House of Traditional Leaders in the Province, at the Traditional Initiation Summit held in Mthatha last week. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA Traditional leaders attending the Traditional Initiation Summit recently held in Mthatha. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA Obert Bopela, Deputy Minister for Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs, addresses delegates. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
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THE importance of the partner-ship between the Department ofHealth and the House of Tradi-tional Leaders was highlightedlast Wednesday at a provincial
summit for Traditional Male Initiation.
The summit was held at Dan’s Lodge, out-side Mthatha with key speakers being theChairperson of the House of TraditionalLeaders, Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzima,the MEC for Health, Dr Pumza Dyantyi, andObert Bapela, Deputy Minister for Cooper-ative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
Matanzima said the traditional councilsneeded to work very closely with medicaldoctors to decrease the problems at initia-
tion schools.“When a problem arises, traditional lead-
ers must not be reluctant to call for helpfrom the medical doctors.
“They must make sure that those doctorshave been circumcised according to theirnation’s procedures,” said Matanzimawhile mentioning that regardless of manyattempts to safeguard this ritual, therewere still deaths.
Nkosi Matanzima further raised the chal-lenge of some traditional surgeons (Iingci-bi) and traditional nurses (amakhankatha)who were illegally operating in dangerousways, leading to many deaths.
Deputy Minister Bopela said the key roleplayers in preventing deaths were commu-nity members led by traditional leaders.
“More than 1 000 illegal initiation
schools were operational in the EasternCape during the previous seasons and allthis was happening within your own com-munities,” said Deputy Minister Bapela.
He added that it was everyone’s responsi-bility to promote and protect their culture.
“About 90% of the initiation is about ritu-als, education and norms. Surgical proce-dures are only 10% – so this shows the sig-nificance of the involvement of the eldersin this ritual,” he said.
The summit also agreed on the regula-tions to be met and followed during the ritu-al.
It was agreed that initiation schoolsshould be accessible to the traditionalcouncil for close monitoring and after-carefacilities have to be available in theseschools. All schools must supply water to
initiates to prevent dehydration.Dr Luvuyo Bayeni, from the Department
of Health, said their department had part-nered with the House of Traditional Lead-ers focusing on male medical circumcisionto reduce HIV transmission.
“We are actively involved in traditionalmale circumcision to prevent deaths andcomplications such as amputation and alsoto promote the bill of rights,” said Dr Baye-ni.
The Department had set aside R20 mil-lion to assist traditional councils with med-ical doctors of their choice to assist themin the communities throughout the initia-tion season.
In December 2013 and June 2014, OR Tam-bo District had 41 deaths, KSD and Nyande-ni both had 15, Qaukeni 7 and Mhlontlo 4.
Initiation summit: Partnershipsimportant to curbdeaths
Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzima, Chairpersonof the House of Traditional Leaders in theProvince, at the Traditional Initiation Summitheld in Mthatha last week.
PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELATraditional leaders attending the Traditional Initiation Summit recently held in Mthatha.
PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
Obert Bopela, Deputy Minister for CorporateGovernance and Traditional Affairs, addressesdelegates. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
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MINISTER Bathabile Dlamini for Social De-velopment has vowed to assist to strengthenthe support and intervention by the govern-ment of the families in Lusikisiki of theMari-kana victims.
The minister said this during her visit tothe Nyandeni Great Place last Friday, to doa follow-up on services that were promisedto the families when she visited the area inJune last year.Alongside the Minister was her Deputy,
Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, King Ndlo-vuyezwe Ndamase, Nyandeni Mayor ThokoSokhanyile and Rev Loyiso Bashe, Chairper-son of the Nyandeni Council of Churches.During themeeting in Nyandeni last week,
it was clear that nothingmuch has been done
in Lusikisiki while families from Libode andNgqeleni expressed their gratitude on the as-sistance they got, including garden seeds andfree education for their children in privateschools.“It is very bad for the department and the
government when we make a promise to ourpeople and fail to deliver – it is very wrong,”said a furious Dlamini, demanding answersfrom Social Development workers.Dlamini said her department would assign
social workers to tend to the Lusikisiki mat-ter and to make sure that all the promisesmade to the families are kept.The Sompeta family from Lusikisiki is one
of many families that were badly affected bythe Marikana misfortune.Nomawabo Sompeta (66) lost her sonMzuk-
isi Sompeta, who was 39-years- old at the timeof the Marikana massacre in 2012.“When we got the news of the death of my
sonwhowas the breadwinner, I was devastat-ed. My husband collapsed and died later inhospital,” said Sompeta.
She said even though she never receivedsome of the promised items such as seeds,fencing for her garden and a water tank, hergranddaughter (Mzukisi’s daughter) hasbeen enrolled in a boarding school in KZNwhich the government is paying for.
Minister vowsassistance forMarikanavictims
Minister for Social Development, BathabileDlamini was not happy with the progress inLusikisiki to assist Marikana victims’ families.Dlamini visited Nyandeni Great Place last weekto assess the process.PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
THE OR Tambo Farmers Association (ORTA-FA) marched last Tuesday to the Botha Sgcaubuilding to hand over a list of grievances to thethe Department of Rural Development andAgrarian.
Among other complaints, the association de-mands that theNtingaDevelopmentAgency, anagency under the OR Tambo responsible forspearheading local economic development inthe district, be allocated a full budget.Mlungisi Ndobeni, ORTAFA Secretary said
Ntinga is operating very slowly due to a limitedbudget. “Ntinga must be given a full budget toimplement and fast-track rural development
programmes.” He added that many farmerswere still waiting for Ntinga to come and plantin their fields and they have paid the fullamount for that service; but due to limitedfunds, the agency is not able to meet the de-mand. Also on their list is training and availa-bility of resources to all the farmers. “We needfair distribution of resourceswithout targetingand sidelining certain farmers. Training andevaluation must be done jointly with the farm-ers’ structures,” added Ndobeni.The petition was received by the Manager of
the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality,Micheal Zide, who promised to send the peti-tion to his superiors.Farmers are expecting a response within
seven days of the delivery of the petition.
Farmers demand budget forNtingaDevelopment AgencyThe OR Tambo Farmers Association marched fromthe Garden Court to Botha Sgcau to voice theirgrievances. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE
THE Xesibes are on a mission to restore thepride, history and heritage of the Xesibes bycalling an Imbizo which will be held on No-vember 29 at Zikhuba Community Hall, justnorth of Mzamba.
This Imbizo follows on the idea of estab-lishing a Xesibe Heritage Association ofSouth Africa (XHASA), which will look aftermatters of the Xesibes throughout the coun-try. Many Xesibe dignitaries, Chiefs from allregions, MECs, clergy, business people,youth and representatives of the twelveXesibe regions, are invited to attend the Im-bizo.The organizer of the imbizo – who is also
writing a book on the Xesibe history – Dr So-madoda Fikeni said, “We, the Xesibe peopleand friendswhosupport ourvision, recognis-ing the relativemarginalisation of theXesibeheritage and history as well as its contribu-tion to thepast and contemporarySouthAfri-can society, join hands in a commonmission
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people dispersed and established themselvesunder different chieftains.One could find Xesibes in the areas likeMt
Ayliff, Libode, Ngqeleni,Mthathawith great-er concentration in the Mqanduli area, Ng-cobo, Cala, Lady Frere, Sterkspruit and MtFrere. The imbizo will also boast entertain-ment and the unveiling of the logo and designfor the Xesibe Monument that is to be con-structed on the hill adjacent to Mt Ayliff,MaXesibeni.
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AFTER not attending several Councilmeetings and failing to respond to a let-ter from the Speaker of Mhlontlo LocalMunicipality, Councillor Xolile Nkom-pela, officially announced the dismissalof ANC Councillor, Mkhuseli Mathe ina recent council meeting in Tsolo.
In the Municipal Systems Code of Con-duct for Councillors it is stipulated thata councillor who fails to attend three ormore consecutive meetings of the mu-nicipal council, which he or she is re-quired to attend, must be removed fromoffice as a councillor.
Absent on the day of his dismissal,former councillor of ward 21 in Qumbu,Mkhuseli Mathe, had allegedly failed toattend more than 23 consecutive councilmeetings without informing the Speak-er of the council, thus violating the mu-nicipality’s code of conduct for council-lors.
According to Speaker Nkompela theywere only following protocol with thedismissal of Mathe.
“We are here to serve our people. Weare not here to make friends nor ene-mies, but to serve our purpose which inthis instance is bringing services to ourpeople. People who are here for otherreasons shouldn’t form part of the coun-cil. Firing Mathe was not a personallymotivated decision. We were followingprocedure,” said Nkompela.
Noziphiwo Songca, a ProportionalRepresentation (PR) councillor, is saidto take over as the caretaker councillorof the ward as the position remains va-cant in the ward.
Nkompela announced that theMhlontlo Local Municipality would cutties with the former councillor andwould stop paying his tuition fees.
Mkhuseli Mathe is currently regis-tered as a student at Wits University fora Development in Leadership of LocalGovernment course, which was beingpaid for by the municipality.
During the time when proceduralsteps were being taken against the axedcouncillor, there were many violent actsand threats imposed on municipal work-ers. This action saw community mem-bers from ward 21 march to the munici-pal offices. They stormed into a meetingand started throwing bottles and chairsat the officials, including the Speaker.
It was alleged that the axed Mathe hadmobilised residents to burn down themunicipality. Security measures at theoffices were strengthened as a result.
Nkompela condemned the attack onthe municipal offices and the recent at-tack that took place at Mayor MandisaGiyose’s home when armed men brokein and managed to disarm the securityguards. The culprits were later arrest-ed by the police.
Giyose said she believed the robberyto be linked to the attack on councilmembers.
Controversial councillorgets theboot
The Speaker of the Mhlontlo Local Municipality, Councillor Xoille Nkompela (right) announces the dismissal ofCouncillor Mathe. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES
SANELE JAMES
WHILE the unveiling of the stoneand cutting of the ribbon meant theofficial opening of the revampedMancam Junior Secondary School(JSS) in Mqanduli, the Depart-ment of Education officials weresurprised when the community ofthe Qawukeni village revealedtheir plans for the new school.
Community members, the Chief,Ward councillor, headman andresidents of Qawukeni villagenear Mqanduli where the school issituated, want the school to be con-verted into a special high school.
They had previously appealed tothe Department of Education tobuild a high school in the area.
The multimillion institutionconsists of 24 classrooms, includ-ing a multipurpose centre, compu-ter lab and library.
According to the school princi-pal, Siyabonga Mafanya, the schoolcurrently boasts 582 learners and
they only occupy 10 of the 24 class-es, leaving 10 more vacant.
During a meeting before theopening ceremony, the chairper-son of the School Governing Body,Zama Siziba, made a proposition to
the Department of Education rep-resentatives that the school be con-verted into a Maths and Sciencespecial school. He said it was point-less to have a beautiful school ofwhich half was standing emptywhile parents paid a lot of moneytransporting their children toneighbouring high schools.
“We, as the united community ofQawukeni would like this school tobe converted into a high school. We
are grateful to the Department ofEducation for such a beautiful in-stitution, however, we as residentsbelieve that it will be beneficial toboth pupils and parents if theschool could be converted into ahigh school,” he said.
In addition, he said the schoolcould accommodate both highschool and junior secondaryschool pupils, while the building ofa junior secondary school is beingdiscussed.
Chief Thanduvuyo Ngwenyaand Ward Councilor, NgaveliMaroloma, gave a nod to the pro-posal, saying they would providethe required land for the junior sec-ondary school to be built.
Qawukeni residents said itwould have been better if the MECfor the Department of Education,Mandla Makhupula had come tothe ceremony himself.
Mthatha Department of Educa-tion District Director, ThembaDyasi said he would make sure thatthe MEC gets their proposal.
Community has own plans for school
He said it waspointless to have abeautiful school ofwhich half wasstanding empty . . .
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SANELE JAMES
THE Select Committee on Education and Rec-reation, together with the Select CommitteeonSocial Servicesunder theNationalCouncilof Provinces (NCOP), says abdication of dutyand poor administration are the main factorsleading to poor performance of the OR TamboDistrict government bodies.
As the NCOP’s mandate is to ensure thatprovincial interests are taken into account inthe national sphere of government, the SelectCommittee on Education and Recreationjointly, with the Select Committee on SocialServices, visited the OR Tambo District Mu-nicipality.
Their mission was to establish whetherproper support was being provided to under-performing schools and to assess the state of
readiness for the end-of-year examinations.With the OR Tambo district being one of the
pilot areas for the National Health Insurance(NHI) implementation, special attention waspaid by the committee to some health centreswithin the district,to monitor the progress onthe implementation of the NHI.
As the delegates visited several health andeducation institutions, theChairperson of theSelect Committee on Education and Recrea-tion, Lynette Zwane, said their visit yieldeddereliction by those in power, singling outone principal whom she referred to as “tooflabby to be a principal”.
“When we visited the school, everythingwas upside down. The principal there doesn’tlead by example. Even the district office saidpupils from the schoolwere often found loiter-ing, outside the school yard during schoolhours. And when asked why they were not in-
side their school premises, they say theydon’tsee the point of being at school if the teachersaren’t there,” said Zwane.
Zwane further said, “We understand that insome institutions there is a shortage of re-sources, but the question is, what have youdone with the little you have?”
The Chairperson of the Select Committeeon Social Services, Cathy Dlamini, gave athumbs-up to most of the health centres shevisited, making an example of the cleanlinessof the Mthatha General hospital.
“It is critical to monitor health centres’ con-ditions as there are a number of aspects youhave to look into.
“Hygiene is one of the most important. De-spite the usual shortages that hospitals al-ways squeal about – ambulances and shortageof staff – the level of cleanliness is up to stand-ard,” said Dlamini.
Dlamini did, however, mention that someof the hospitals needed to be revamped.
“With all that we have seen we’ve conclud-ed that some of the hospitals in the OR TamboDistrict need to be renovated, like St Barna-bas and Nessi Knight.
Nessi Knight was built in 1927 and, accord-ing to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), thehospital has never been renovated since thenand doesn’t have its own ambulance. At somepoint poor administration does add to theproblems the centres are already faced with,”she added.
The Committee bemoaned the acts of offi-cials abandoning their duties and concludedthat they would report back to the NationalCouncil of Provinces.
They said that those neglecting their dutieswould be investigated and are likely to be dis-missed.
Pooradministration threatensORTamboDistrict
Lynette Zwane and Cathy Dlamini during the NCOP meeting in the OR Tambo district recently. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES
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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
KING Sabata Dalindyebo municipality hadthe honour to be visited by a delegation fromthe Sol Plaatjie Municipality in Kimberley inthe name of world icon, the late former Presi-dent Nelson Mandela.
The delegation from Kimberley in the
Northern Cape, arrived in Mthatha last Sun-day, ahead of their tour on Monday when theyvisited Mvezo, the Nelson Mandela School ofScience and Technology and the Nelson Man-dela Museum in Qunu.
Sol Plaatjie’s Speaker, Councillor Man-galiso Matika, said they had taken a decisionin July to erect Madiba’s statue at their mu-nicipality in Kimberley. The visit to KSD
came as a way of benchmarking all the siteswith Madiba’s history.
“We have gathered a lot of information fromall the places we have visited, including Mve-zo, the Nelson Mandela School of Science andTechnology and the Mandela Museum inQunu,” said Matika.
He added that the visit was very successfuland that they were humbled by the warm wel-
come they had received from KSD.His counterpart in the KSD, Councillor Du-
mani Zozo, said the visit would bear more pos-itive things to follow.
“Sol Plaatjie is one of the higher capacitymunicipalities in the country and forgingsuch a partnership with them will developthis municipality, especially when it comes totourism.”
Sol PlaatjieandKSDmeet inMadiba’sname
Mvezo Chief Mandla Mandela narrating Madiba's journey of life to a delegation of the Sol Plaatjie Municipality who met with KSD officials last week. PHOTO:SUPPLIED
GERRY GERICKE
This is the third generation of the Mazda 6,but do not be confused by the “6” connotation;this is not a six-cylinder engine car; it is driv-en by an all new 2.5 litre 4 cylinder powerplant.
The car is available also with 2.0 litre petrolor 2.2 litre diesel engines. This is the flagshipof the Mazda line-up and will happily competewith the best that Germany can manufacturewith regard to quality and performance.
With only 138 kW on tap it is hardly a wildlyhot high performance vehicle, but if you wantsuperb luxurious transport then this is one ofthe best to come from Japan.
On first meeting the car one cannot but beimpressed by its sleek looks perched on 19-inch wheels providing an extremely sportylook.
Most modern cars today feature a departureaway from the conventional hydraulic powerassisted steering to the new electrically as-sisted steering.
Driving these modern cars, the steering isoften a bit vague and too light. However, Maz-da seems to have the solution as the new Maz-da 6 is so good it has the stability of a rearwheel drive car. High tensile steel used in thebody structure not only helps the rigidity butalso saves weight which further aids perform-ance and road holding. Brakes also receivedextra attention and cannot be faulted for sta-
bility and stopping power.The cockpit has also been considerably en-
hanced for simple and accurate recognitionof controls and indicators. A full trip manage-ment along with a large touch screen to con-trol the infotainment systems is simple andeasy to operate.
The BOSE sound system is the best in thebusiness and is boosted by no fewer than 11speakers with surround sound. Bluetoothprovides hands free communication. Voicerecognition along with noise suppressiontechnology is another function.
This is a completely new Mazda; the frontwheels have been moved 100 mm forward inrelation to the A pillar to increase internalspace. Inside, the cockpit is wider by 20 mmwhilst legroom at the rear has been increasedby 43 mm. Access to the trunk has also beenincreased for easier loading.
Out on the open road, travel is in relativesilence as road and engine noise have beenall but suppressed; the Mazda wafts alongproviding the occupants with a spacious andcomfortable environment. Mazda has createda signature look to the new range, especiallywith the prominent nose treatment alongwith the side body character lines.
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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
THE graduation and awards ceremony of theChatsmed Candlelight Nursing Collegeturned out to be a most exciting event for thenursing students and their families alike.
The graduation was held at Mt Nicholashall last Thursday in the presence of high pro-
file and prominent guests to witness morethan 200 two-year and one-year programmestudents graduating.
Among the dignitaries who graced this spe-cial day was Nomalanga Makwedini, ChiefExecutive Officer at the Nelson Mandela Aca-demic Hospital, who delivered the key noteaddress on behalf of the Provincial MEC forthe Department of Health, Dr Pumza Dyantyi.
More than200nursesgraduate
Victorious nursing students from Chatsmed Candlelight Nursing College at their graduationceremony in Libode last Thursday. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
Chatsmed Candlelight Nursing School ChiefExecutive Officer, Nthabiseng Lioma, addressingthe graduates.
PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
One of the graduates, Fundiswa Nofuya, whoalso won the Director's Award for Best Leader-ship Qualities and for the Clinical Facilitator'sBest Practical Nurse.
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THERE were many positives recorded during theEastern Cape Amateur Boxing Organisation(ECABO)’s hosting of delegates from the State ofLower Saxony Open Boxing Federation in an openboxing match held last week.
This according to ECABO president VuyolwethuMtekwana, who said the OR Tambo District Munici-pality and the Department of Sport, Recreation, Artsand Culture (DSRAC) gave their full support.
The event was also well supported by local clubs,schools and boxing fans in the district as transportwas provided to ferry them from as far afield as
Mqanduli. “The organisation was superb and I amvery happy with the overall exposure,” said Mtek-wana, adding that though boxers that took part inthe tournament were from the greater Eastern Cape.ECABO made sure that Mthatha boxers were in themajority.
Mvezo Chief Mandla “Zwelivelile” Mandela hasalso shown support for the sport, according to Mtek-wana.
He was not only present during the fight againstthe State of the Federal Republic of Germany, butNelson Mandela’s grandson has also identified aschool for which ECABO will this week send equip-ment to start the sport that the great statesman andformer-freedom fighter (Nelson Mandela) himself
was engaged in in his youth, namely boxing.According to Mtwekwana, Mthatha boxing has
made great strides in the past eight years since theystarted to implement a strategy to increase thenumber of competitive districts in the province tochallenge the Buffalo City monopoly.
“The OR Tambo District has come up strongly tochallenge Buffalo City. If you look at the nationalJunior Championships, for instance, Buffalo Citywas number one with 30 medals and OR Tambo camesecond with 24 medals,” said Mtekwana.
“We also have senior-boxers such as Sikho Nqot-hobe, Bandile Nyangani and Siphelele Wopela,who’re gradually making their names felt in open-boxing. The future looks bright,” he said
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11EntertainmentNovember 6, 2014Mthatha Express
Dear South Africans if you don’t know this,so we are here on the Express land to conveyif not to tell good news from God as His en-voys.
You know what; there is a good reason whygovernment initiated a uniform in some of itscivil servants.
So it is crucial to respect that and not justwear it even in places which are not matchingthat.
You will agree with me as you can see someof them wearing the uniform in taverns, ez-imokolweni, even in parties.
What did you see boys? Okay here is a story.We were solemnly perplexed in Ntelly (Mt Ay-liff) when we saw a prison warder enteringthe public bar in full uniform and boughtsomething to drink and join his mate on thetable and enjoyed the booze.
Hawu kwayekwa yini ukuhlonipha i-uni-form yomsebenzi? Hey! The guy stayed thereuntil late and by the time he was leaving thebar he was totally drunk and his service pistolwas showing off and he was touching womenon the street in a disgusting way.
It’s just that women from rural areas do notknow about sexual harassment and they havefear or respect for a ‘police’ who touched themwith a gun on his waist. Ebesenxanwe okuyi-ni ukuba angangasayi nokokhulula i-uni-
form.That is not new because we used to see
SANDF members if not SAPS drunk on thestreet in uniforms. Uyazi abo bantu ngabonabayimizekelo ephilayo nekufanele abantubafunde utho kubo. But not all of them baya-zazi abenza lo nto.
Anyway, it is part of democracy because na-ba abanye babeselela ngakwi-gate ye-policestation and no one asked them about whatthey were doing. Kumnandi eMzansi.
Kanti la maxhego ahlala ezipotin kuseakazange onele ngelobutsha bawo?
Abantu abaphaya i-majority are the oldtimers, ewe kona akhona amagriza but theyare very few. Even the young guys are not thatmuch beside the majority of young girlsabamaka la maxhego.
Ungabuzi ke thina ukuba besiye kwenzantoni kuba ngumsebenzi wethu uku-checkerukuba kuhleliwe kanjani ezweni sokhile.Kude kwabetha intseni la maxhego eyibam-bile bekhona ke abo my sisterz bazixhuthelaamadada, ngelixa abanye shame bebevele ba-phoxwe ngaba madala.
Asazi mhlawumbi sibethwa kungazi.Zikhona izinto xa sele umdala onikezelayokuzo mara lawa amaxhego ngathi kusafananje nge la xesha le adolescent stage kubo. Kha-zi bafunda ntoni abantwana nabazukulu.
Just imagine i-Nuts lika Gesh lithi liyo-clu-ber’ nalo lifika lidibana notatomkhulu walou-George exhwithwa ngabantwana abanci-nane nakulo.
Uyazi iyamangalisa into yabanye abantubecause use athi xa esenza into ngathi uyen-
zela abanye abantu. Nithetha ngantoni?Kaloku kukho abantu ofika besithi bayi-
yekile into ethile nani nikholelwe, dukuduku, niyambona umntu ubuyile and ngokusebuyela emakoneni akasafuni kuvela kuningathi nizakumbetha ke ngoku.
Uyalibala ukuba yonke into oyenzayouyazenzela yena not omnye umntu.
Kaloku kukhona le outie sasisela nayo andone slinyana day sadibana nayo etown eTabs(Ntabankulu), kwayona siyibona ukuba ku-hle ebusweni kuba isithi ayisafaki. Kalokui-‘shibi’ ikwenza mbi ungaphiki kuba
ithandwa.Sithi kuba kudala sayigqibela masoyinka-
lela.Hayi kucace ukuba ayincanywa, siyiyeke
njalo. Emveni koko ke khange siphinde sinqa-belane. Thina ke singayifihliyo into esiyi-tyayo asinaxhala. Rhoqo xa sidibene nayo sis-haya ezethu simshayele eyakh naye into en-gafaniyo nale yethu.
Abethe de sohlukane. Mara, sothuke saban-da xa simbona eMfeneni Bar eTabs, kwalanokuba seziqinisile la mveza ijiki ukuba ulid-lile hayi kancane.
Ngoku sekunzima nokusijonga. Khazi si-zomthini thina umntu xa ezityela into yakhekuba nathi asibuzwa xa sitya ezethu.
Ungasifihleli bro kuba sizokubhaqa veleusixelele 9 9.
Eissa!!Youneed to respect yourwork
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12SportNovember 6, 2014Mthatha Express
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THE Mthatha Central Football Associationwas delighted after receiving a sponsorshipfrom a local doctor to buy blazers for theirofficials.
The troubled football association is facedwith a lot of challenges including sportsgrounds, transport and funding.
A local doctor, Doctor MhlangabeziNombembe, from Mqanduli, became a GoodSamaritan and boosted the association withan undisclosed amount of money to buy blaz-ers for its officials. The seven, navy blazers,six for the staff and one for the doctor, wereespecially designed for the association offi-cials and have badges of both the South Afri-can Football Association (Safa) and the Mt-
hatha Central Football Association.“This marks a new beginning for us. We are
positive that more great things are going tocome our way,” said spokesperson for the as-sociation, Vuyani Babala. He also revealedthat they were looking for sponsors to helpthem get good sports grounds of their own, asthey currently depended on school sportsgrounds.
Appealing to the King Sabatha Dalindyebo(KSD) Municipality, he said they’d be gratefulif they could also get access to the MthathaRotary stadium and the Mthatha stadium onweekends.
Dr Nombembe was overwhelmed with theassociation’s progress and the fact that theyhad also designed a blazer for him.
“We as businesses and individuals are usedto giving sponsorship to a lot of campaigns,but in most instances we never see anyprogress or get feedback regarding the statusof the campaign. People just vanish, but to-day it is obvious that I have met sincere andtruly dedicated people,” said Dr Nombembe.
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Mthatha Central Football Association officialshanding a blazer to Dr Nombembe.PHOTO:SANELE JAMES
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THE Eastern Cape Sport Association for theIntellectually Impaired, said it is prepared forthe national games that is set to take place inPretoria later this year.
The tournament is an initiative of the De-partment of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Cul-ture.
In preparation of the national tournament,Eastern Cape Sport for the Intellectually Im-paired held a two-day sport tournament in Mt-hatha this past weekend, scouting for playersto represent the province in the national tour-nament. The tournament consisted of an ar-ray of sporting codes, including, soccer, bas-ketball, netball and cricket. The event sawparticipation by hundreds of pupils from allseven districts in the province.
Nxitywa.Even though rainy weather spoilt the first
day of the event, resulting in the cricket gamewhich was set to take place at the Khaya Ma-jola Oval being moved – owing to a wet pitch– to the Umtata International School cricketsports grounds, the pupils displayed dedica-tion as they took to the field, each hoping tobe selected to represent their province.
Vuyani Sigam who is the coach of the Am-athole District cricket team, said they are ful-ly prepared to take on any province.
“Most of the boys who are here with us arethe same boys we had in last year’s team, soat least we already know that there are someexperienced boys who are also capable of de-livering.
“Among the new players we have also spot-ted a lot of talented youngsters from acrossthe province,” explained Vuyani.
Association for intellectually Impaired ready for national games
Players of theEastern Capeintellectually impairedcricket team duringtheir match inMthatha over theweekend.PHOTO:SANELE JAMES
According toMnikelo Nxitywa,the public rela-tions’ officer for theEastern Cape SportAssociation for theIntellectually Im-paired, the annualevent seeks to ex-pose and educatethe intellectuallyimpaired aboutsport as a career.
“We can’t denythat the impaired –mentally, visionand physically – inour country, SouthAfrica, find them-selves faced withdiscriminationwithin the sportingfraternity and as aresult the majorityof them don’t seethemselves as pro-fessional sportspeople. They don’tdistance them-selves from sportby choice, but arenot given a chance.We hold thesegames especiallyfor them at leastonce a year, ” said