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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

TOput an end to service de-livery protests from dis-gruntled communitymembers, Premier Phu-mulo Masualle launched

the provincial ‘Operation Masipha-thisane’ inBizana,Monti location lastWednesday.

All the MECs’, except the MEC forEducation Mandla Makupula andMEC for Human Settlements HelenSauls-August, as well asmayors fromOR Tambo and Alfred Nzo districtswere part of the programme wherethe premier ordered the municipali-ties to form war rooms in all theirwards to address service deliverychallenges.“We are here to make sure that welive by the constitution. Before, wedid not implement programmes in anintegrated manner by making surethat people are part of government allin oneplace. Sowith this programme,we will have all the government de-

partments and stakeholders listeningto the grievances of our people andmaking sure that they are being ad-dressed,” said Masualle.He said that challenges of develop-ment will be a thing of the past.“We are here to show our commit-ment to our people before they losetheir cool and destroy what they al-ready have andwewill keepmonitor-ing the success of these war rooms,”he said.All the wards in the province havebeen given 6 months to have warroomsasaplatformto tableprocessesand challenges in each ward and full-time employee will be stationed inthese war rooms to collect challengesand views of the community mem-bers.Alfred Nzo district municipalitymayor Cllr Eunice Diko expressedher excitement over the fact that theprogramme has been piloted in hisdistrict.“Thiswill strengthen public partic-ipation and Integrated developmentprogramme consultations in our mu-

nicipalities and here in ward 19, wehave started collecting a data base ofall the community challenges to betaken to the relevant departments,”said Diko.She added that the war rooms willaddress all the challengeswithall thedepartments present to put an end toservice delivery protests.Nompendulo Jayiya Xhakana,Ma-siphathisane War Room ward 19chairperson said that they have seenthat the programmehas come to rootout poverty in their area.“In our war room, we have repre-sentatives from ward committees,traditional leaders, communitypolic-ing forums, the taxi industry, councilof churches, school governing bodiesand several government depart-ments and it is open onweekdays forpeople coming in with grievances,”said Jayiyana Xhakana.She said that they hold meetingsmonthly with the stakeholders andconduct door-to-door campaigns togatherdataandsendthemtorelevantdepartments.

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE people of the Mnquma LocalMunicipality are mourning thetragic death of activist, hero andformer Mnquma mayor WilliamMabone Duna (66), who died whenhis vehicle was swept away as hetried to cross the Nxaxho River inCentane after heavy rains recently.Police spokesperson CaptainJackson Manatha said Duna hadbeen on his way homewhen the ac-cident took place.Hewasdriving inhisbakkiewith

an unknown woman, apparently aneighbour. The woman died on thescene.Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)deputy president Mzwenele Nyont-so – who worked with Duna in thecouncil of Mnquma for a long time–describedhimasa leaderwhowasalways cool, calm and collected andvery clear on how to monitor otherpolitical parties in the council.He said he had learnt a lot fromhimbecause theyhadusually spenttime together, even after work, asthey lived in the same area.

He said Duna had been a manwho did not hesitate to share hisknowledge, irrespective of whichparty a person represented.Nyotso said that during his timein the municipality Duna had beena good listener and had been politi-cally mature.“He liked to engage other leadersbefore taking a final decision,” hesaid.Current mayor Baba Ganjanasaid: “It is with utter shock andgreat sadness that we receive thenews about the passing of the

former mayor.“The municipality would like toconvey its deepest and heartfeltcondolences to his family, friendsand loved ones.“We give his family strength dur-ing this trying time.”Heexpressedhisgratitude for therole played by Duna during his ten-ure as the first citizen of Mnquma.“Akuhlanga lungehliyo,” he said.He is expected to be buried thiscoming Saturday (May 21) at hishome in Gaqa location in Centane.

)Duna was a political prisoner

on Robben Island from 1981 to 1987.He served as a member of parlia-ment under former president Nel-son Mandela after the elections in1994.After that he was deployed asmayor of Mnquma, until he re-signed in 2010 to join the Congressof the People (COPE).In 2011 he was deployed by COPEas a councillor in theAmatholeDis-trict Municipality.After Duna left COPE, he joinedthe United Congress party, led byMluleki George.

Exmayor dies in freak accident after vehicle is swept away by river

Premier Phumulo Masualle cutting the ribbon as he officially launched “Operation Masiphathisane” in Bizana last Wednesday. PHOTO:AYANDA MADIKIZELA

War rooms toendprotests

Premier Phumulo Masuallewalking with Economic Development and Environmental AffairsMEC Sakhumzi Somyo from oneof the War Rooms in Bizana lastweek during the launch of“Operation Masiphathisane”.

PHOTO: AYANDA MADIKIZELA

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INGQUZA Hill local municipality mayor, PatMdingi, is certain that the municipality’seconomy will be improved due to a numberof activities by this municipality in the pastyears.Mdingi said this during his State of theMu-

nicipality address last Friday at Lusikisiki

College.“In 2014, we sold about 32 sites in Lusikisiki

that have already been developed, meaningmore rates (that will come) into the munici-pality (coffers),” said Mdingi.He added that they are also hoping formore

economic activities from theMagwa tea plan-tation that is currently under review.“We are working closely with the Depart-

ment of Rural Development and Agrarian Re-form tohelpbring to life theplantation,whichhas been a source of income for many beforeit dilapidated and we fully support its revivalas it will help put food on many family’s ta-bles,” said Mdingi.He also highlighted the service delivery

progress in this municipality.“Since 2013,wehave been conductingmain-

tenance on our roads in all the 31 wards andbuilding community halls for each ward.“We also acknowledge the high rate of un-

employment, hence we have been offering ex-periential learning within the municipalityfor them to gather experience,” he said.The municipality also boasts two shopping

malls in Flagstaff and Lusikisiki where anumber of people were employed.

IngquzaHill localmunicipality’s economyon the rise

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MOUNT Ayliff police have dispersed agroup of angry communitymembers pro-testing for electricity in Sphethu by dig-ging through a road leading to Sphethuhospital last Tuesday morning.

Police Spokesperson, Mlungisi Mati-dane, said that no arrests were made asthe people fled the scene when the policearrived.He further condemned the destruction

of roads and other public property whenpeople are angry “as that is a draw-backfor the government”.Matidane also warned road users of

this piece of road to be careful as it is ina bad state.

CrimeUpdate

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

SMALL, Medium and Micro-sized Enter-prises (SMMEs) have appealed to Pre-mier Pumullo Masuale and his MECs toaddress their concerns about a lack ofsupport for SMMEs by the province.In a letter they said: “We as SMMEs op-

erate under the impression that moreSMMEs would create and sustain morejobs and (thus) the more poverty will beeradicated in this province.“We operate under the impression that

our Eastern Cape provincial governmentwants to promote SMMEs to create much-needed jobs.”They stressed that all departments

must distribute fairly to SMMEs, withspecific targets for how many SMMEsthey wanted to create in the province andhow many jobs they wanted to createeach financial year.They called on the premier and his

cabinet to ensure that SMMEs benefitedfrom tenders like distribution of station-ery, textbooks, school furniture, securi-ty services, cleaning services, social fa-cilitation, hotel accommodation and soforth.Speaking on behalf of the SMMEs, An-

dile Nontso said: “We partner with uni-versities’ faculties of commerce to assistwith research on howmany unemployedwe have in the province, how manySMMEs we must create each financialyear and how many employees eachSMMEs can employ. This could lead toannual targets,” he said.Nontso said they wanted to meet soon

and come up with a plan of how to forcedepartments and municipalities to paywithin 30 days and punish those who didnot comply.“How do we ensure that all projects

awarded in this province have compul-sory 30%-and-above local beneficiation,stipulated in all terms and conditions?”He said they wanted to know how to

ensure that black locals went back to re-

tail in their shops by promoting a centralbuying system to cut costs by promotingexisting programnes fully.“How do we ensure that SMMEs are

deeply involved in theMzimvubu project,the Coffee Bay project, theMagwa tea cor-poration, new industries in Mthatha andthe Port St Johns habour? How do we en-sure SMMEs through their chamber ofbusiness are represented on all boards ofgovernment entities in the province, forexample Coega, the ECDC, IDT, IDZ, li-quor and tourism boards, universities,TVET colleges, councils and hospitalboards?“How do we use grants and food parcels

to promote SMMEs and create jobs in thisprovince?“How do we ensure that locally pro-

duced products are bought by govern-

ment agencies without compromisingprocurement laws?“How do we push national companies

trading in our towns to source some oftheir products from local manufacturersand locally produced goods?“Which areas of economy in this prov-

ince do not have black representatives toensure that our SMMEs venture into allareas of our provincial economy?” Nont-so said.To come up with answers to what Nont-

so was asking, a provincial business sum-mit is expected to take place soon to dis-cuss these and set up a task team to dealwith the implementation of the resolu-tions.At the time of going to print, the office

of the premier had not yet received theletter from the SMMEs.

SMMEs appeal formore support fromprovince

Mthatha business guru Andile Nontso addresses SMMEs in Mthatha recently. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE


SIXTY learners fromthe InguzaHillLocalMu-nicipality will undergo a year long learner-ship on how to start their own business.The learnership ismade possible by Sebata,

an integrated technology solutions companywhich provides enterprise management sys-tems and multi-disciplinary professional ser-vices to public entities, para-statals, munici-palities, provincial government and nationalgovernment departments.

Six months will be spent on theoreticalstudy and six months will involve practicallearning.Sibongile Vatsha, Portfolio head for Local

Economic Development in the municipality,said that the programmewas given to themu-nicipality by the OR Tambo district.“Many stakeholders are involved in this

programme, including the district, local mu-nicipalities, Department of Trade and Indus-try and theUniversity of FortHare and for thenext three years, the learners will be given

equipment to start their own businesses andbe monitored,” said Vatsha.Learners will be monitoterd for three years

and will be given the equipment by the dis-trict, local DTI and the university of FortHare.“We are excited about this programme as it

gives us an opportunity to meaningfully con-tribute to sustainable skills development inSA,” said Velazi Zaca, trainingmanager at Se-bata.“Skilled employees are required at local

government level to ensure communities re-ceive necessary services and Sebata believesits skills development programmes contrib-ute significantly to service delivery,” he said.Zaca added that the organisation has target-

ed smaller rural communities in order to facil-itate the much-needed employment opportu-nities for unemployed youth.According to Zaca, R5 512 000 has been in-

vested in year-long learnerships and Sebatawould like to extend the programme, but thatis dependent on the availability of funding.

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BUNTU GOTYWA

THE “Outsourcing must fall” movement atWalter Sisulu University says the strugglewill continue even though workers have beentold to go back to their daily duties.

Workers at WSU’s Nelson Mandela Drivecampus continue to show their displeasureabout how their grievances have been dealtwith by the institution.

Last week the movement protested outsidethe institution, demanding the universitymanagement act swiftly on their demands.

Outsourcing committee member LubabaloBango said going back to work did not meanthey had given up on their fight to be in-sourced.

He said they had consented to going backto their positions, but were unhappy aboutthe treatment of the protesters.

He said the conditions the protesters werebeing forced to endure upon returning towork were unfair, while some were withoutemployment because of their involvement in

the campaign.The protesters claimed they were either

not being paid or sometimes only received aportion of their salaries.

“What doesn’t sit well with us is allowingthe company to do as it pleases to those whohave joined the outsourcing movement,”Bango said.

“They keep saying the strike is illegal, butthe strike cannot be legal because we can’tfollow all the processes.”

The protesters said they had given XhobaniSecurity Services until May 1 to reinstate theworkers in their previous posts.

They also said having the National Educa-tion, Health and Allied Workers Union in thediscussions had not assisted them.

They claimed the workers union was onlykeen on ending the strike instead of helpingwith their grievances.

“They don’t even mention outsourcing intheir discussions,” Bango said.

The institution could not meet the outsour-cing movement last week as it was busy withgraduation ceremonies.

WSUoutsourcing staff told togetback towork

Outsourcing demonstrators outside Walter Sisulu university. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA


A 12-YEAR-OLD boy from Monti Locationin Bizana, suffering from cerebral palsy,is in dire need of a wheelchair for himto be able to move around and mostly togo to school.

Simamkele Mantshongo was born withthis condition, which causes damage tohis central nervous system with symp-toms such as difficulty with balance, im-paired coordination of legs or arms andslurred speech.

The boy’s mother works in Durban andhis grandmother is left to look after him.

Grandmother Maqadi Mantshongo (76)said that if her grandchild can get awheelchair, their lives will change forthe better.

“He came to live with me a few monthsafter he was born and I thought he wasjust late in his development, but as theyears went on, I realised that he was disa-bled.

“He could not talk or move and thatworried me a lot,” said the grandmother.

She said that she took him to the local

hospitals to get help, but nothing helped.She added that taking him to these placesis a struggle as they hire a bakkie forabout R300 for every visit, because he isgetting too heavy for her to carry him onher back.

“Getting a wheelchair will help me a lotbecause I will simply push him to themain road and catch a taxi there and hewill also be able to be admitted to the spe-cial schools because they won’t accepthim there without it,” she said.

She said that they have been to severalschools around Bizana but he has beenturned away as he has no wheelchair.

Ward 19 councillor, Hopewell Nonqabe,said that there is a number of disabledchildren and adults who are in need ofwheelchairs in his ward and added thathe is certain that Simamkele is amongthose in waiting.

“These are some of the challenges thatwe face in our areas and we hope that with‘Operation Masiphathisane’ beinglaunched here in our ward last week, allthese challenges will be on the prioritylist to be addressed,” said Nonqabe.

Operation Masiphathisane waslaunched last Wednesday at Monti loca-tion by Premier Phumulo Masualle along-side the MEC from all the government de-partments and ward 19 was identified asthe pilot ward for the established warrooms to fast track service delivery.(See story on front page.)

Disabled boy in dire need of awheelchair

Simamkele Mantshongo (12) is struggling towalk and is in need of a whellchair to beable to go to school.

PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

NTOMBIZEKHETHELO NCAYIYANA

MOST young people who live in Bizana areexcited about voting, especially those whoare going to vote for the first time.

They have registered for the upcomingmunicipal elections and cannot wait to vote.They believe that by voting they are voicingout their opinions and they believe they canchange the world through voting.

“During apartheid we were not allowed tovote, but now we can. I do not see the reasonwhy we should not vote, as south African cit-izens we have the right to express our feel-ings and we want to be part of the decision-making in our country,” said Mvuyisi Vaand other students at URC (Ulwazi RevisionCentre).

Most young people believe that a lot hasbeen done, but there is still a lot that can bedone, for example the problem of unemploy-ment that is still a challenge for the countryas a whole.

Thobekile Nyebo from Mathwebu told Ex-press that his CV’s have been submitted inall of Bizana, but still he is unemployed, sohe decide to start a business of selling fresh

fruits in the street. He also advised youngpeople to start their own businesses.

“Tata Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and oth-

ers risked their lives fighting for freedom solet us vote to commemorate them. Rememberyour vote can help make a difference.”

Youth inBizana is excitedabout theelections

The youth in Bizana is excited about the upcoming elections. From left are Mvuyisi Va, BomvanaVanessa, Sinethe Thulisile, Jim Nomonde and Zameko Buntu. PHOTO:NTOMBIZEKHETHELO NCAYIYANA


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DUE to the drastic increase inthe number of needy people whoneed help in South Africa, espe-cially in winter, the SalvationArmy is appealing to the publicto donate blankets, clothing andfood for those in need.The Salvation Army said the

increase had created a problembecause they did not haveenough clothes or food to donateto the poor and this is of greatconcern especially with winterfast approaching.Major Carin Holmes of the Sal-

vation Army said: “Every year

we see more and more peoplecoming for help to our doors.“With unemployment at such

high levels in our country, peo-ple are finding it ever more diffi-cult to make ends meet. Yourgenerous donations really go along way towards helping us ful-

fil their needs,” Holmes said.The Salvation Army assists

people by providing shelter,food, clothing and blankets tohelp them through the cold win-ter months.“Giving help can be as simple

and easy as sending an SMS mes-

sage to our helpline, 42290, withthe word “Winterhelp” in theSMS.“The cost of the SMS is only

R30, the vast majority of whichwe receive and which goes to-wards assisting the needy,”Holmes said. – REPORTER

SalvationArmy appeals to public for donations during cold season

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THE Nelson Mandela museum,which is an epitome of the late Presi-dent Nelson Mandela’s values inMthatha, were once again amongtourism institutions featuring at the2016TourismIndaba,andshowcasingits offerings in Durban recently.This year’s participation afforded

NelsonMandelamuseumanopportu-nity to communicate the anticipatedre-launch and reopening of theBhun-ga building site in Mthatha.

TherenovatedNelsonMandelamu-seum Bhunga Building site featuresan exhibition booth narrating NelsonMandela’s story, gifts donated to Nel-sonMandela,areference library,mul-timedia centre, children’s room, am-phitheatre, exhibition halls, orienta-tion centre and an administrationblock.Ever since its inception on Februa-

ry 11, 2000 the Nelson Mandela Muse-um has seen a growing trend of bothlocal, national and international tour-ists following in the visible footprintsof Nelson Mandela within the KingSabata Dalindyebo municipality.The annual tourism indaba has

been providing Nelson Mandela mu-seum an opportunity to interact withtourism operators within South Afri-ca, the SADEC region and the worldat large.

NelsonMandelamuseumunpacksitsBhungabuildings readiness

Senior Manager Marketing andCommunication, Nokuzola Tetani,engaging with Tour operators duringthe 2016 Tourism Indaba in Durban.

PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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THE Financial ServicesBoard (FSB) has received atip-off that a certain Mr Mat-shaya is operating as a trac-ing agent in theMdantsane ar-ea in the Eastern Cape.He claims to be an agent for

beneficiaries of unclaimedbenefits.In particular it has been re-

ported to the FSB that:. He charges a consultation

fee of R250 to any person whoseeks his help in claiming abenefit;

. He uses forms with the

FSB logo on themwithout FSBpermission to do so; and

. He requires his clients tosign “power of attorney” doc-uments in terms of which theyauthorise him to accept pay-ment of their benefits on theirbehalf.The FSB warns members of

the public in the area to becautious when dealing withhim.While a personwho believes

that he or she is entitled to anunclaimed benefit or un-claimed surplus may ask an-other person to assist him orher to claim it, the only people

who can legitimately chargefor providing such assistanceare authorised financial ser-vices providers and attor-neys. Matshaya is not an au-thorised financial servicesprovider.The FSB again reminds con-

sumers that the Registrar ofPension Funds’ office assistsmembers or beneficiaries intracing unclaimed benefitsand unclaimed shares of sur-plus by liaising with the appli-cable funds and/or their ad-ministrators.The FSB does not charge a

fee for this service.

Pension funds and provi-dent funds may not charge afee for assisting their mem-bers to claim the amounts dueto them.A member of the public who

would like FSB to assist himor her to claim a benefit maycontact them directly. If he orshe has access to the internet,he or she may visit the FSBwebsite at www.fsb.co.za,download and complete theform, then email it [email protected] can al-so contact the FSB call centreat 080-020 2087 or 080-011 0443.

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THE Mthatha Hospital Complexcelebrated International NursingWeek by rendering free health ser-vices to the people.International Nursing Week is

celebrated in honour of FlorenceNightingale, who is recognised asthe founder of modern-day nurs-ing.Nelson Mandela Academic Hos-

pital nursing service managerAyanda Mjali said the nurses haddecided to take their services to thecommunity to help those whostruggled to make it to hospitals.“We just wanted to remind peo-

ple that the nursing profession isstill only here to help them.“We wanted people to come and

test for whatever illness theywant-ed to test without the trouble ofhaving to go to the hospital,” Mjalisaid.The nurses set up stands at three

malls in Mthatha (BT Ngebs, Cir-cus Triangle and Plaza). People

were tested for diabetes, sugar lev-els and dental hygiene.“We know there might be people

who have lots of questions aboutnurses, but what we can say is thatwe are here for them.“Even though we might face

challenges and having people com-plain about nurses, our main aimis to be the profession that caresfor people and we take the callingto serve people seriously,” shesaid.Mjali said the celebration was

also a way of reminding nurses oftheir role in communities.She said Florence Nightingale

had been about giving people hopeand this needed to be carried on bythe current nurses in the country.“We give people hope and, morethan themedicines, we provide forpeople needing to be healed psy-chologically,” she said.The hospital complex ended the

celebration by lighting candles tosend a message saying they werethe light of the world.

Mthathahospitals take services to the streets

Mthatha complex nurses at work at Plaza Mall. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

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ST Johns College, an Eastern Cape schoolknown for producing good results everyyear, will take part in the 2016 SA Institutionof Civil Engineering (SAICE) bridge-build-ing competition in Gauteng on August 26.A teamof three pupils from this school beat

teams of five other high schools fromMthat-ha in a competition held recently.Each team was given a set of 25 wooden

sticks and some glue.After a brief explanation of the basic prin-

ciples of construction, they began work ontheir model bridges, applying great concen-tration, dedication and ingenuity to come upwith outstanding bridges.These were then judged on aesthetic value,

mass and load-bearing capacity.The aim was for something elegant, sim-

ple, light and strong – as is the case in real-life bridges.

Sive Mbulali, Siyanda Cebisa and Sikhan-gele Cwayi from St Johns College producedthewinning bridge, able to bear a load of 71kgbefore it buckled and snapped.Their science teacher, Zolisa Dlamini, was

thrilled about his pupils’ achievement.The team will be sent to the SAICE nation-

als in Gauteng, pitting themselves againstthe best young engineers in the country.Tamba Gungu, vice-chair of Mthatha

SAICE, said the aim of the competition was

to stimulate a love of engineering in pupilsand give them a taste of science in action.“Many civil engineers of today acquired

their first taste of civil engineering throughthis competition, which has been held in oth-er branches for more than 25 years, but hadnot been held in Mthatha for at least 12years,” he said. “As civil engineering is oneof our country’s scarce skills, thiswas a greatopportunity to encourage youngsters to jointhe ranks of this exciting profession.”

Mthathaschool to compete inbridge-building competition

Asavela Ngesi, Mfundo Mtwa and Anele Kwinana show off their bridge during the competitionheld in Mthatha recently. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

BUNTU GOTYWA

WITNESSING the hardshipfaced bymany children fromhis village and formerschool, Lusanda Gexa madea promise to himself tochange the lives of as manyof them as possible.He founded Ezakuthi Life

Skills and Sports Develop-ment, a company whose solemission is to work with un-derprivileged children.The company is focused

on life skills and interven-tion projects for pupils andfinding bursaries for pro-spective students.The five-year-old compa-

ny recently donated schoolshoes to needy pupils at theNcedana Junior SecondarySchool in Willowvale.Gexa said he planned to go

back to the school with moreshoes before the end of theyear to give to those he hadnot been able to reach thistime around.Children in grade R were

the first beneficiaries of thegesture from the companyand he said the plan was togive back to each and every

grade at his former schoolbefore spreading his wingsfurther.“The situation here is not

very nice,” he said. “Manyparents are struggling tomake ends meet and afterwitnessing that I had a con-versation with my wife andwe decided we needed to dosomething.“We decided to tackle this

class by class to make itmore affordable.”He said he hoped many

businesses would come for-ward with funding in sup-port of the mission he hadtaken on.“So far the funds come

straight from our pockets,but I am hopeful that we willget the support,” he said.Principal Mbulelo Mago-

da said they were proud ofthe unexpected gesture fromone of their former pupils.“This place is very disad-

vantaged and many arestruggling and this gesturewill make these kids feelgood about themselves andencourage them in theirstudies as well,” Magodasaid.

Pupil gives back to hisdisadvantaged old school

Pupils at Ncedana JSS with the new shoes given to them byEzakuthi Life Skills and Sports Development. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

Mr Tamba Gungu, Vice Chairperson of Mthatha SAICE, Mr Zolisa Dlamini, Science teacher at StJohns, Mr Simon Mqamelo, Chairperson of Mthatha SAICE, the three winners (I don’t know whichone is which) and Mrs George, HOD from St Johns. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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besi sikolo ngokuthi nabo bafumaneisikolo esisemgangathweni phantsikwephulo le-Asidi lokwakha izikoloem-aphandleni.“Inene nina niwelwe ngumqa esan-

dleni ngoba abaninzi basafundelaphantsi kwemithi. Ithi ke loo nto kufu-nekanizingcengesikolo senukwayena-ni niqiseke apha ezincwadi khon’ukuzenizophuma neziphumo ezihle ezifananala madonga,” utshilo uSaziwa.

Uhambise wathi, imfundo sesona si-xhobo sinokubakhupha endlaleniukuzebakwazinokuphuculaamakhayaabo nabo babe zizinto ezinkulu aphaebomini.USaziwa uphindewayaleza nabahlali

nabebezimase eli theko ukuba bancedebasigade esi sikolo bangakhupheli um-sindo wabo kuso.“Imbi into esiyibona apha phandle,

abantu bathi xa beqhankqalazela iin-dlela batshise izikolo, ayisincedisi keloontongobakwaababantubatshisa iz-ikolo bazakuphinde babuye bathi bafu-na izikolo,” uyalele watsho.OyiNqununu yesi sikolo uNkszn No-

zukoMaphinda uthe isikolo sabo esathisaqalwa ngonyaka ka1985 besisayakuphela kwibanga lesithathu, inqunu-nu inye kuphela.“Esi sikolo saqalwa ngabazali bala-

pha eLudeke kuba bebona inzima ya-bantwana babo abawela umlambo besi-

ya kwezinye izikolo ezingaphesheya,bazebaqalisa isikolosodakabebambise-ne,” utshilo uMaphinda.Uthi bayambulela urhulumente othe

wabachonga besisikolo nesisemgang-athweni ophezulu kangaka.“Zange siyazi ukuba sawuze siphu-

cuke kangaka apha eMhlabuvelile ngo-ba ngoku abafundi bahlala kwiindawoezicocekileyo,namanziwethuacocekilekuba aphuma ematankini esiwanikwengurhulumente,” uncome watsho un-qununu.Esi sikolo sithe sabiywa, sinamagum-

bi asixhenxe, elinye lemicimbi yesiko-lo, igumbi labafundisi-ntsapho, elikan-qununu, elokugcina izinto zesikolo,igumbi leekompyutha, indawo yoku-phekelanokutyelaabafundi, amagumbiangasese ootitshala nawabafundi, ama-tanki amanzi angama36, kunyene-gum-bi loonomgqushwana abakwibangau-R. – AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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; The traditional group called Abantwana bakaGudla received a sheep from Sizwe Kupelo after a sterling performance during Kupelo’s thanksgiving in Mkhankatho location.

Engcobo mayor Lamla Jiyose (far left) with members of the Methodist Churchof Southern Africa during the church convention held in Engcobo last Sunday.A teachers’ choir singing beautifully at a funeral in Ngqeleni last Saturday.

Absa launched its Private Bankoffering in Mthatha last Thursday, May12, hosting the launch at its MthathaCentral branch. Guests from across thespectrum of business, government, themedical fraternity and Absa’s customerbase were invited to celebrate theoccasion with Absa leadership. Seenhere are Thembi Klaas (Absa provincial head of public sector), A Nontso(chairperson of the OR Tambo BusinessChamber), Ntandokazi Chapha(executive member of the OR TamboMunicipality), Tshiwela Mhlantla (Absamanaging executive, Eastern Cape),Tumi Mbiko (Absa Private Bankrelationship banker in Mthatha) andKhaya Mti (Absa regional managerAbsa Private Bank).

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A POINT-OF-CARE rapid diagnostic testfor tuberculosis (TB) has been developedby a multinational team of scientists ledby researchers at Stellenbosch Universi-ty.

“This low-cost screening test has thepotential to significantly speed up TB di-agnosis in resource-limited settings,”said co-inventor Professor GerhardWalzl of Stellenbosch University’s Facul-ty of Medicine and Health Sciences.The test is conducted on blood obtained

from a finger-prick and can make a TB

diagnosis in less than an hour.“Health-care workers with minimal

training will be able use the test at grass-roots level and get immediate access toscreening test results,” Walzl said.The diagnostic test is a hand-held, bat-

tery-operated instrument that will meas-ure chemicals in the blood of people withpossible TB.The device is in the developmental

phase and its accuracy and efficacy willbe tested in five African countries overthe next three years by the ScreenTBconsortium, a team of TB experts fromeight African and European partneringinstitutions.

Other recent advances in TB diagnos-tics have radically improved diagnostictimes, but high costs and the sophisticat-ed equipment required have made thistechnology inaccessible to many.“People in remote areas with high TB

incidence still do not benefit from thenewer developments and face long diag-nostic delays and often multiple returnvisits to clinics before they are diag-nosed,” Walzl said.The new test will be able to provide

near-immediate results that will enablea person with TB to be diagnosed andstarted on treatment during a single visitto a health care facility.

Stellenbosch scientists develop rapid TB-screening tool

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This is a disgrace?Guys, when are you going to change your

bad ways because you are putting your livesin danger thewayyouare doing things. Iwon-der kwenzeke ntoni boys? You remember lastweek therewere lot of graduation ceremoniesin and around UTA.A vrou of our friends gave us a ring asking

the whereabouts of her hubby as he normallyused to spend the weekend with us. But nowwe did not spend timewith him and even dur-ing the conversation with the wife we clari-fied our side.Waphinda lo sisi early hours of Monday

ebuza ukuba asikamboni na and ucela siyekumfunisa kwezi ndawo sidla ngokuhlala ku-zo phambi kokuba aye ku-report a missingperson.Okay, simncedile u-sisters sajikileza kwa-

caca ukuba akukhomntu ukhewambona. Sa-khumbula ukufuwonela enye i-outie whomhe used to spend time with in our absence.Ithi le outie imgqibele Sunday late esithi uya-goduka ephuma ngendlela yasezifemini Vu-lindlela Heights, UTA.Ngenene silandele nakhona sesikuncama.

OW!! Nantsi le outie ingene evalini yomgaqomara ikari ayilimalanga kakhulu itiphileayazi nokuba zazolukele phi, nemoto idumekwaphela igazolo. Uyabona ke le nto yeli jiki

lenu?Kuncede ukuba kungaveli bantu bazizi-gebenga ngoku aleleyo kungenjalo bekothat-hwa kwa loo moto. Naxa sizama ukumvusahe does not recognized us until de kuthetheinkosikazi yakhe. Mawwuu!!! Kunzima ezwe-ni sokhile.Iyethandeka daai ding mara yingozi espe-

cially xa ungubhayizani. I wonder umntu xaesisahluleki kutheni engavele aselele endliniyakhe kunokuba abe ebeka ubomi bakheemngciphekweni.

Can you please listen to what gossip teamtells you?We really don’t know how many times we

have been telling people ukuba no one canmake you rich whilst he/she is poor himselfor herself. You cannot drive the old model ofa car whereas you can make another persona millionaire.Kutheni ungaqali ngawe kanti? Qha asazi

ukuba abantu bakuthi baluthwa yintoni. Ba-thi bakubethwa ke babuye bagijime beze ku-thi ukuba masibhale ngabantu bathathe ii-mali zabo, ngathi thina khange sibaxelelengobungozi kokwenziwa isinhanha lihlwem-bu.We were listing to an old lady who was tell-

ing us how the traditional herbalist from ourneighbouring African state robbed her of a

large sum of money. The herbalist ran awaywith her life savings and pension money esti-mated to be R850 000. Whilst gogo attendedmake-rich course at herbalist zozo’s hut sheheard the voices that she believed were fromher ancestors because they promised herR5 million if she surrendered all her money.This guys have a strategy. While the herb-

alist conducts his crook duties there is anoth-er person underneath the mat as they dug abigwhole. This person talked all different lan-guages speaking to the patient whilst theherbalist conducts his mission.This was discovered whilst the police were

going to hunt down this herbalist. When theypull up the animal skin mat they found a bigperfectly dug deep hole where the guy wasstanding and talking to the patient and the pa-tient would believe the voices are comingfrom the ancestors.Believe it or not these guys are using their

common sense, if not minds, to con our peo-ple. Even after this advice from the gossipteam, you would heard more victims in thenear future. Fundani apha kuthi bantu bak-ithi akekho umntu angathathi imali ekhonaathi uzakwenzela eninzi.

Even though he was not aware but hisblood told him about his death

Dear readers sometimes we turn to opposethe crucial things in our lives despite themtelling us about the dangers ahead.This pains the entire gossip team because

we saw the danger coming but because ourbuddy was totally drunk and unable to listento anyone who was trying to advise him, hedied together with his three friends in a vehi-cle accident. This is the results of alcohol.This guy, before he left where we were

chilling, came to us informing us that he isleaving to go to a funeral in Mzikhulu. Thiswas during the wee hours. He demandedmore booze but we refused because alcoholand slumber does not match.We were trying to stop him to go but he

forced his way. Mara before dawn we receivea call from his sister telling us that they areno more – the car had just rolled in Weza for-est near Harding and all of them in the cardied.I wonder how many people have died after

they were told to stop driving the car drunk.But even his blood was telling him there isdanger ahead because before he left, he toldus that perhaps itwas the last time seeinghimor trying to block him on his way.

Uyabona ke umzimba ubusitsho ukubaukufa kufikile. Please takewhat umgosi teamis telling you because this is a real story.

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DURING the first 1 000 days of a child’s life, hisor her physical, intellectual and emotionalprogress develops at its quickest rate.

Inthisperiod,whichrangesfromconceptionuptoachild’ssecondbirthday, thebraingrowsby 80%.There are currently 17 million children, ap-

proximately one third of all children world-wide,experiencingweakgrowthinlength,alsoknown as stunting. This irreversible condi-tion, attributed to chronic malnutrition in thefirst phase, is on the rise in sub-Saharan Afri-ca.“The influence of chronic malnutrition on

braindevelopment leads topoor academicper-formance, which may result in lifelong pover-ty,” said ProfessorMariana Kruger, executiveheadof thedepartmentofpaediatricsandchildhealth at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty ofMedicine and Health Sciences.These adults earn on average 20% less than

their counterparts who received good nutri-tion during childhood.Good nutrition should already begin during

pregnancy. A healthymother provides impor-tant nutrients to the developing foetus.After birth, exclusive breastfeeding during

the first sixmonths is themost important stepfor a child’s survival. “Babies in developingcountries who are exclusively breastfed dur-ing the first six months of their lives, have asix times better chance of survival comparedwith babies who are not breastfed,” Krugersaid.After the first six months, a baby needs ac-

cess to a healthy, balanced diet.Kruger explained that stunting could be de-

creasedby20%ifchildrenreceivedhealthynu-trition up to the age of 12 months.Manypoorcountries,suchasBrazil,Senegal

andTunisia, deliver healthy child nutrition inspite of poor national wealth; while there ispoor childnutrition in countrieswith relative-lyhighnationalwealthas canbe seen inSouthAfrica, Botswana and Mexico.

“It is therefore interesting that children inpoor countries, such as Malawi, MadagascarandPeru, receivehealthynutrition during thefirst two years of their lives,” Kruger said.“Political will to establish effective strate-

giesis importanttoaddresstheproblemofmal-nutrition,” Kruger added.Health workers play a critical role in im-

provingmother and child nutrition during thefirst 1 000 days of life. In poor countries, it ismostly the community health workers andmidwives who fill this important role.“Doctorsareoftenunavailableandclinicsor

hospitals too far or too expensive for the gener-al population,” Kruger said.Health workers do screening for malnutri-

tion; training in balanced nutrition; promotebreastfeeding, hygiene and sanitation; and as-sist in early detectionof treatable commondis-eases such as diarrhoea.“It is important to invest in health workers,

especially thosewhoare involvedduringpreg-nancy and in primary health care clinics.”Government actions to address malnutri-

tion shouldalsobe strengthened.Partnershipsbetween the public and private sector canhelpto ensure that the necessary nutritional plansand assistance are provided to allmothers andchildren.This includes investment in low-cost solu-

tions, such as breastfeeding, appropriate com-plimentary nutrition, supplements like iron(improved resistance to infections), vitaminA(prevents blindness and reduces risk of dyingfrom common childhood infections), zinc andgoodhygiene (preventsmortalitiesdue todiar-rhoea).

. The Department of Health in theWesternCapehasputacampaign, entitled“RightStart,BrightFuture” inmotionwhich focuseson thefirst 1 000 days of life.The three pillars of the programme are en-

suring the health of themother and baby; sup-port ofmothers and babies by fathers, familiesand communities; aswell as the correct stimu-lation for the baby’s cognitive needs, namelya community free of substance abuse andwhere health is promoted.

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A 19-YEAR-OLD athlete from Dutywa, Yan-ga Malusi, again won the 5km Dr MafuyaFun Run in Butterworth town at the week-end.More than 100 athletes took part in the

annual race and Malusi outpaced all ofthem, running the 5km in 15:50 minutes.At the start of the race near the Butter-

worth Medical Centre, he was runningamong other athletes, but when theyturned from Mission Village outside town,he cruised alone to the finish line.The young Dutywa man won the race for

the third time in three consecutive years.The only one he did not win was in 2013,

when he first entered it.Sibongiseni Magwaca took second place

with 16:20 and Benathi Mgquba was thirdwith 16:35Women’s winnerAsathi Mvalo had a

time of 21:05, second was Anelisa Mkhubawith 23:05 and Olwethu Mvalo took thirdplace.Both women’s and men’s winners won

R500, second prize was R150 and numberthree got R100.

Dutywa athlete wins DrMafuya Fun Run for third year in a row

Yanga Malusi onhis way towinning the DrMafuya Fun Runfor the third yearin a row.PHOTO:ANELE RAZIYA

THE Eastern Cape Department of Arts,Sports andRecreation has congratulatedMdantsane outfit Tornado FC on win-ning the ABC Motsepe League recently.Spokesperson Andile Nduna said they

would like to congratulate Tornado FCfor becoming champions of theABCMot-sepe League in the 2015/16 season.Tornado FCwill represent the Eastern

Cape in the National First Division pro-motion play-offs that will be held inBloemfontein from June 5 to 12.Nduna wished them good luck for

when they locked horns with otherchampions from various provinces.Tornado FC are following in the foot-

steps of Mthatha Bucks, who played inthis play-off last year andwere promotedto the NFD League after they topped thegroup.

DepartmentcongratulatesTornadoFootball Club

BUNTU GOTYWA

EMOTIONS ran high last weekend as a winfor theMthathaBucks’ secured themanotherseason of NFD football.

It had been a difficult first season for Ama-thol’amnyama as the Mthatha Bucks flirtedwith relegation for the better part of the2015/16 season.Aone-nilwinagainstHighlandsParkat the

Mthatha Stadium safeguarded the side fromteams below them in the league with a singlegame left this season.Buckswill travel to Royal Eagles thisweek-

end relaxed, knowing their first mission hasbeen a success.Bucks coach Velile Dyaloyi could not hold

back tears at the sound of the final whistle.It is expected to be a very busy off season

for Bucks as the focus now shifts to a biggermission, qualification for a premier league ti-tle.Dyaloyi said there was nothing more to

fight for in the NFD other than challengingfor league honours.“It was not easy, but we made it and with

the supporters and the commitment of ourplayers we have done very well,” he said.“Like I said one day, Mthatha Bucks will

not be relegated. I promise we will do betternext season.”On his future and plans for the club next

season Dyaloyi said: “I have donemy job andit was an agreement that cannot be changed.“I have done my job of saving the team.”He said it was now the time to sit down

with themanagement and plan strategies forthe next season as early as possible.“We need to build this team.“We have strikers who are phoning us

from Zimbabwe and Zambia, which meanswe have got a lot choice to strengthen ourteam.”Bucks have enjoyed massive support at

home throughout their first NFD campaignand it was no wonder fans were all over thepitch when the side guaranteed its safety.

Bucks secureanotherNFD football season

Mthatha Bucks players celebrate after the final whistle as the side secured another NFD campaign.

BUNTU GOTYWA

HIGH schools around Mthatha competed ina well-attended sports tournament orga-nised by the Eastern Cape Liquor Board(ECLB) at the Rotary Stadium.

Schools competed in soccer and netball,whichwasorganisedwith theaimof encour-aging high school learners to avoid under-age drinking.The awareness campaign runs through-

out the Eastern Cape with support from theSocial Development and Correctional Servi-ces departments.ECLB spokesperson Pumlani Fani said

they had chosen sport to fight underagedrinking by giving children something elseto do rather than drink alcohol.Sports has been identified as one of the

most effective mechanisms to alleviateabuse of alcohol among young people, andthe Eastern Cape Liquor Board has adopt-ed the same approach of utilising sports tokeep young people away from consumingliquor.“The theme is ‘Booze is not for learners’

andwewill be givingoutprizes for the com-peting teams,” Fani said.“We have adopted the schools for a three-

year period and we will be evaluating theresults of the campaign.“We have found from the statistics that

many underage learners in grades 8, 9 and10 have tested positive for alcohol,” Fanisaid.

Liquor board hosts anti-underage drinking sports event for schools

The ladies soccer team in action at the Rotarystadium. PHOTO:BUNTU GOTYWA

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