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THE MEC for Local Governmentand Traditional Affairs, Mlibo Qo-boshiyane and representativesfrom the Umzimvubu Local Mu-nicipality (ULM), recently official-

ly opened the Sophia Recreational Park inMount Frere. The opening marks the comple-tion of one of the municipality’s biggestprojects to date.

The seven-hectare park, which was con-

structed by ULM for R8.7 million, boosts themuch needed recreational facilities for localsand will help develop the small town.

It is situated in Sophia, flanked byMt Frerevillage and theMadibanise andEmoyeni resi-dential areas and is near the central businessdistrict. The park is the first of its kind in theAlfred Nzo District and boasts a 250 squaremeter swimming pool, a gymnasium, outdoortennis courts and indoor games facilities,such as table tennis, soccer table machines,kiddies play facilities, pool tables, a sports barand event facilities. More facilities include a

kiosk, internet café, amphitheatre with a bigscreen TV, a wedding chapel with a retentionpond and two cottages, aswell as picnic, braaiand camping areas.

Qoboshiyane commended the work thatwas done by the municipality and said othergovernment departments should learn fromthe experience of living up to promises made.

“This park is your responsibility. Protect itfrom any vandalism. You also have a respon-sibility to ensure that the park is not turnedinto a haven for drug abuse and trade,” saidQoboshiyane, adding that the municipality

must ensure the safety of the locals.The ULM mayor, Councillor Khulukazi

Phangwa, said the municpality had set asideabout R50 million for the construction of rec-reational parks in Mt Ayliff and Mt Frere forthe benefit of the citizens and the purpose ofbetter living socio-standards in Mount Frere.

“This park will contribute a lot in creatingjob opportunities for the locals and it is ac-commodative to people of all walks of life - for-tunate and those less fortunate,” she said.

The park boasts exquisite gardens, creatingbeautiful scenery for visitors and passers-by.

UMZIMVUBU: SOPHIA PARKOFFICIALLYOPENED

Dreambecomes reality

The MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Mlibo Qoboshiya­ne and Umzimvubu Local Municipal Mayor, Khulukazi Pangwa, helpingthe Mount Frere kids test the facilities of the new park in Mount Frere.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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HOPES for improvement are high for the In-gquza Hill Local Municipality (IHLM) as theyapproach the end of the 2013/14 financial yearin June.

The IHLM currently has an unqualified au-dit, which earned them an award during theVuna Awards last week Wednesday, wherethebest performingEasternCapeMunicipali-ties were commended by the MEC for LocalGovernment and Traditional Affairs, MliboQoboshiyane, at a function held in Port Eliza-beth.

The IHLM scooped three prizes. One formaintaining an unqualified audit for the pastthree years (R65 000), one for being second inthe 100% Municipal Infrastructure Grant Ex-pentidure (R85 000) – following Alfred NzoDistrict Municipality which came first andreceived R105 000 – and the third for best per-

formance in free basic service initiatives(R60 000).

The municipal manager, Mluleki Fihlani,said the R210 000 that the municipality wonat the awards ceremonywill go towards serv-ice delivery, which will improve their auditreport. He said currently they were in themiddle of finishing access roads, communityhalls and bridges in most of the Ingquza Hillwards.

“Wehad very few challenges that drifted usout of our budget, but with all that has beensaid, we still managed to pull our socks upand deliver services promised to the people,”said Fihlani.

“The Eastern Cape Auditor General (AG),Sithembele Peters, was actually satisfiedwith our work; even the things we could notdo during this financial year that appearedin our Integrated Development Plan (IDP)were understood by the AG as some of thesematters were out of our hands.”

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Mluleki Fihlane, Ingquza Hill Local Municipal Manager. PHOTO:YANDISA DLEMBULA

YANDISA POPPY DLEMBULA

THE Eastern Cape, Local Government andTraditional Affairs MEC, Mlibo Qoboshiya-ne, met with the leaders of the Ingquza HillHawkers’ association and the mayoral com-mittee at the Lusikisiki College last weekTuesday.

The purpose of the meeting was to givethem feedback on the issues raised in their

petitions about allegations that the IngquzaHill LocalMunicipality (IHLM)hadmisusedmoney.

The issues in the report were some of thereasons advanced by the locals as reasonsfor the chaotic protests within the munici-pality last year.

Among the issues raised, was the usage ofthe money donated by the European Unionfor the construction of stalls for hawkers inboth Lusikisiki and Flagstaff.

Qoboshiyane’s main reason for his visitwas to respond to the allegations levelledagainst the Municipality by the hawkersand he made recommendations on the con-struction of hawkers’ stalls and how themu-nicipality should engage hawkers in the fu-ture on matters involving them.

Ingquza Hill Local Municipality may-or, Pat Mdingi, said that the meetingwent well as the MEC in his report clari-fied concerns that communities had over

the municipality.“The MEC indicated in his report that R5

million was allocated to develop hawkers ofIngquza, where R2million was used to buildhawkers stalls inLusikisiki and the restwasused for preparation andworkshops,” addedMdingi.

He said the stalls that were built in Lusik-isiki were rejected by the hawkers last yearwhen they refused to move from their origi-nal spots.

MECmeets with the Hawkers’ association

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NOXOLO Nongogo (46) was sentenced tolife imprisonment by the Mthatha HighCourt for conspiracy to murder and mur-der, after she allegedly hired two people tokill her husband in April 2010 at Mnce’s

Tavern in Mount Frere.

In another incident, five suspects, fourwomen and a man, aged between 27 and 61,were arrested for dealing in dagga in Rholo-bile street, behind Standard Bank in MountFrere. It is alleged that police received infor-

mation about peoplewhowere dealing in dag-ga. Crime intelligence, the dog unit from Mt-hatha andmembers of theVisible PoliceUnit,conducted an operation, leading them to thesuspects with dagga estimated at a value ofR61 000 andR3 000 in cash. Theywere arrestedimmediately.

Two male suspects aged 30 and 42 were ar-rested for stock theft in the Debeza Locationin Qumbu on February 12. It is alleged thatthey stole 16 sheep on December 2013. Policeinvestigated the case and recovered 10 sheepfrom the suspects. They were arrested andwill appear in the QumbuMagistrate’s Court.

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THE Coega Development Corporation (CDC)celebrated the tenth extension of its drivertraining programme to an Eastern Cape (EC)higher education institution – this time inthe rural area of iDutywa.

A State-of-the-art driver simulator washanded over to the King Hinsta FET Collegeand the Mbhashe Municipality last weekThursday, to coincide with the country’sstate of the nation address by PresidentJacob Zuma.

The CDC presented the simulator to theKing Hinsta FET College and the MbhasheMunicipality for the rollout of the drivertraining simulator programme that wouldbenefit youth and the unemployed in the are-as of iDutywa, Gatyana (Willowvale) andXhora (Elliotdale).

King Hinsta FET College is the tenth high-er education institute to benefit from theCDC’s skills development programme,which is designed to ensure that young andunemployed people have greater access tothe job market by possessing a key skill.

IDutywa, Gatyana and Xhora are predomi-nantly rural areas with high levels of pover-ty and unemployment. The driver trainingprogramme is expected to “contribute to-wards the socio-economic development ofmarginalised members of the communitywho need assistance in obtaining drivers’ li-cences to enter the labour market,” said theCDC.

The driver simulator-based training is thefirst step in a comprehensive driver trainingprogramme and affords first-time drivers the

opportunity to learn in a safe, simulated en-vironment before venturing out onto theroad.

“Young people who have an education of-ten lack basic essential skills, like driving,limiting their access to the job market. TheCDC wants to ensure that young people haveaccess to our world-class driver training pro-gramme that provides crucial skills and ena-bles employability,” said Ayanda Vilakazi,CDC head of marketing and communica-tions.

National Youth Development Agency coor-dinator for the Mbhashe Municipality, Zin-tle Ngceba, was pleased with the supportfrom the youth in the area – who attendedthe launch in large numbers.

“A driver’s licence is more often than notconsidered a prerequisite to obtaining em-ployment. The CDC is making a significantimpact on the lives of the youth and unem-ployed from these rural areas with this fan-tastic opportunity. We support this pro-gramme and I look forward to its future suc-cess,” said Ngceba.

The driver simulators are compliant withthe K53 driving curriculum, and cover themodules of identification of components,pre-trip inspection, starting procedures,moving-off and changing gears, handling ofvehicle (hand-eye co-ordination exercises),parallel parking, alley docking, turn in theroad, incline start, highway driving (withdifferent weather conditions), city drivingin basic and advance mode and a yard sum-mary.

A progress report is also generated afterthe completion of each module for the bene-fit of the user of the driver simulator. Driv-

ers are trained for a Code 8 licence. Simula-tor training is followed by on-road trainingunder the guidance of trained instructors.

Since the launch of the driver training pro-gramme in 2008, the CDC have partneredwith various institutions of higher learningto extend the programme to reach the greaterEC and other parts of the country.

“Participants spend a minimum of 20hours on the simulators which has createda greater success ratio which we want tomaintain, since it means that hundreds ofdisadvantaged people would now have aworthwhile skill, enabling them to get a joband contribute to the local economy,” saidVilakazi.

Eight other higher learning institutions inthe EC are already benefitting from the Coe-ga driver training programme thus far and

CDC launches the tenthextensionofdriver trainingprogramme inprovince

At the simulatorlaunch at KingHintsa FETCollege inIdutywa,MbhasheMunicipality,were KingZwelonke Sigcau(seated), (fromleft to right)Duncan Lepotla,Cllr MbongiNoyila, ZandisileNtshwanti andPatrick Mdinwa.

PHOTO:SUPPLIED

include: Buffalo City College in East London,Lovedale FET College in King WilliamsTown, Eastcape Midlands College in Uiten-hage, Ikhala College in Queenstown, IngweFET College in Mbizana, Port Elizabeth Col-lege in Struandale, Walter Sisulu Universityin Mthatha and Amajingqi TraditionalCouncil in Willowvale.

The CDC also implemented the pro-gramme at Sabelele Village (Chris Hani Mu-nicipality).

The programme is provided free of chargeto the identified beneficiaries in line withthe CDC’s Corporate Social Investment pro-gramme and has yielded significant success-es. During the 2013/14 financial year alone,635 people have obtained their drivers’ li-cences and 2 814 had been trained for learnerlicences.

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THE Umzimvubu Local Municipality (ULM)hosted a Fashion Show followed by a Valen-tine’s dinner at the Mount Ayliff CommunityHall on February 14.

The special guest for the day was the radiopersonality, Mr Putco Mafani from UmhloboWenene FM.

The fashion showwas aimed at showcasingthe work of the Alfred Nzo District’s talentedfashion designers, with the aim of exposinglocal designers to their target market.The Alfred Nzo District fashion designers

appreciated the initiative by the governmenttowards grooming them and helping them toshowcase their designs to different communi-ties. According to the designers, it gave thema platform for showcasing the uniqueness dif-

Umzimvubuhosts fashion showModels wearing some of the garments showcased at the fashion show. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

ferentiating them fromdesigners in other dis-tricts.Akhona Mkhambathi, who attended the

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like these. They should apply their skills andbecome their own bosses.”The showwas followedby aValentine’s din-

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Uyazi dear readers, on this Express landkukhona okusidida ingqondo. Kuyakwayin-toni kwi-Gossip eyahlala yabona izinto ngen-dlela yayo? Thul’umamele wena sikuxeleleiindaba ezi ungazaziyo nanjengoko sihlalasiphakathi kwabo aba abantu.

Kukhona le nto isixakayo wofika inkokhelingexesha isabambe isikhundla okanye kuse-mcimbini igadwa kungafuneki kwa ukubanisondele ecaleni kwayo.Iphele i-term yayo uyibone seyihamba yo-

dwa kungekho nogada. Bayephi ngoku aban-tu bebezakuyibulala igadelwa bona? Ineneiyaxaka nyhani le nto, de ufike oonogada ben-gaphezulu kwesinye kodwa emva kwethekolo mntu sinaye kwindywala zasezilalini na-ma-party akasagadwanga.Sithi thina gossip team ekufanele sigadwe

kuba abantu sometimes baye bangayi-under-stand indlela yokubhala kwethu bathisithetha ngabo, bafune ukusibetha kanti sozesabhala into engenzekiyo nengekhoyo.Nokuba umntu sefuna ukukubetha kodwa

intliziyo ngaphakathi iyamxelela ukuba iyin-yani le nto ibibhalwa ngulo mntwana.Makuyekwe ke ukudlalwa ngezimali zethukube kuqeshwa oonogada abagada abafo na-ba mama if not sisiz.Begadelwa thina phofu kanti sithi futhi esi-

bathume kwezi ndawo without us umntungengenasikhundla. Niwubambile umcimbimoss neh? Recently we saw Nyandeni Mayorat Northcrest shopping complex – she waswalking alone and doing her grocery shop-ping without a bodyguard. Khazi ithini na lento?Do you still remember formerEasternCape

MEC Denis Neer? We recently saw him walk-ing alone and there were no bodyguards, no-Lulu Xingwana sambona ePSJ ehamba na-bantwana bakhe ababini.We even used to see the former KSDMayor

Siyakholwa Mlami driving his Toyota For-tune with no bodyguard. Asiyazi, perhapssomeone will answer our concern regardingthe matter. Thula wena gossip team siza-kukhe siyijonge le nto kudlalwa ngezimalizethu kungekho mntu uzakubulala aba ban-tu.

They are not men but monstersA real man does not rape or hurt a woman

or a child. Awiseman does not abuse or disre-spect any member of the community.Aman who belongs to manhood is a protec-

tor, a saviour of his family and the communi-ty. Even when we grew up, if there was an in-cident, people would ask aphi amadoda?meaning, where are the men?Because they know ukuthi the men are the

peoplewho came first to a particular incident.But now some men discredit the name ‘man’and as a result it created an impression thatall men are monsters, because there is no onewho still trusts a man.It is difficult even to be left with your own

children, since they believe you could dosomething wrong.Gossip team agreeswith that belief because

of the number of incidents that take place inour society. Like recently we were at Libodewhere a man appeared in the Libode magis-trate’s court, accused of raping his own child.Kazi ngumthambo otheni lo ukwazi ukubanenkanuko nakumntwana wakho?

Guys, let us try to command our feelingsbecause these practices are lowering the dig-nity of being a man.Asazi ke ukuba yintoni le idida la madoda

ade akhalele ebantwaneni if not uku-forcerii-matters abantu bengafuni. These menshould stop disgracing our beautiful lady,South Africa.

Hlukanani nokutya kwabantwana ninazititshalaUyabona ke into xa ibonwe sithi ubokwazi

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batitshala babo mama. Uyazi ke bona bam-betha twice urhulumente kuba nge-20 of eve-ry month baphinde bamkele imali from thesame government ophinde ondle bona,ngoku acingela ukuba wondla iimpula zika-lujaca.Kaloku sithethakanjenje sibone iitit-shalakazi kwesinye isikolo sase-Flagstaffzizimisele ekutyeni kwabantwana emvenikokuba bephakelwe.It’s worse ke de zabe ziphethe izikhaftin,

ukutya okushiyekileyo ebantwaneni zikufa-ka kuzo zigoduke nako.Uyayibona nje lo nto. BraMakhuphs fake-

la ababantuezinye izibuko zamehlokungen-jalo uyakushishiliza kubekuthiweulambisaabantwana kanti baba titshala abatshayelaukutyakwabantwana.Nathi sizakukuncedi-sa ngokuthi sintame ezikolo zenza le nto.Tyhini kwadlalwangabantwanabethuku-

ba besaziwa ukuba basuka emakhayeni ahl-wempuzekileyo Uyazi ke abo bantu bap-hinde bathathe iintsapho zabo ngee20 bayo-kutya kwezi-restaurants singangenikwakuzo kuba asi-afford then isakuphelaimali batya ukutya kwabantwana.Nivile ke, watch out umgosi member

ukhona kwalapha ecaleni kwakho don’t dootherwise kungenjalo uyakubona uMakhu-phula sekubizela eBhisho esithi gabha uku-tya kwabantwana, uyaphela njalo nomse-benzi nge-nothing of which you are earninga full salary at the end of every month.

Nizakuphinde nithi anititshwa kanti be-nilibele lijikiNiyazi moss asiyithandi into enesiyobisi

phakathi ingakumbi xa ibulala ikamva lenkokheli yangomso.Asiyathandanga into esiyibone kwirenk

yaseNgaru eUta ukubona amakhwenkwanaamabini in full uniform enxile engakwazinokuthini in front of old people.Abo bantu ke kuzakuthi xa uphela unyaka

bengaveli kwiphepha lokudlulela kwelinyeibanga baveze into yokuba besingatitshwakakuhle, ungazi ke nokuba kufanele ootit-shala bobatitshela ema-tavern.Bambi bathi utitshala othile ebenga-

bathandi yilonto ebone ukuba makangabap-humelelisi. Ayikho lo nto, qha you will nev-er mix business with pleasure ayipasi yom-bini. Mayithi xa ikhala impempe yokuqalakonyaka omtsha esikolweni usuke kunyenayo uyakuncuma ekupheleni konyaka. In-jalomoss. Ninamakwedini isikolo first, ijikilast uyakulonwabela ke ude ulale eshebeenukuba uyathanda.Siyanicebisa njalo.

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8 SportFebruary 27, 2014Uvolwethu Express

GREG NOTA

SOCCER lovers were disappointed last Sun-day when they were told that the refereeswere not going to come and officiate theleague game at New Rest Stadium in Lusik-isiki last Sunday.

Spectators who came in their numbers towatch their teams were angry with the lackof professionalismon the side of the SouthAf-rican Football Association (Safa) as theyclaim they should have informed themthrough themedia not to come to the groundsas the game had been postponed due to theworkshop that was held for the referees.The game was supposed to be between the

teams that were behindwith their games andthose were: Mthatha Stream Madikizela AllStars FC vs Capital Spurs FC and supposedto be held at the Capital Radio, together withCoastal Stream International FC vs. AmaM-pondo United FC in New Rest Stadium butboth the games were postponed as the refe-rees had attended the workshop.“This was not on, especially from a big or-

ganisation like Safa, not to inform theirteams about the postponement of the gamesas they knew about theworkshop before theywent to the grounds .“It was bad to hear from team managers

that they had to phone the Safa office twentyminutes after the game was due to start and

only be told then that the game had been post-poned and that the referees wouldn’t be com-ing,” said Hakeem Mahlatsi one of the sup-porterswhohad gone to the ground to supporttheir team, AmaMpondo United FC.The teams were already at the ground and

had finished warming up and were waitingfor the referee to start the game but after theywere told that the refereewasnot coming theyleft the ground and took off their jersey's.Disappointment was written on the faces of

the players as they were ready to give their

Workshop leads togamepostponement

The AmaMpondo United FC are still safe in the second position of the SAB Coastal Regional league after their game was postponed last Sunday.PHOTO: GREG NOTA

supporterswhat they had come out towitnessat the ground.Teammanagers and coaches said theywere

not happy with the unprofessionalism theirassociation had displayed to them.

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