Ikamva lase gcuwa April 2013 by Sivuyile Mbatha

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LINDANI Magade, the only Eastern Cape medical student who recently returned from Cuba following hunger strike in February, regrets participating in the strike and has committed to give it all out studying hard despite circumstances in Cuba. Recently the department of health, which ordered about six South African students to return home after strike, announced a Uturn saying it has forgiven some of the students which include Magade, the Centane-born The provincial department of health organised an event in Butterworth on April 11 to inform stakeholders of department of health’s decision to forgive Magade. The provincial health authorities also said the event was aimed at morally encouraging Magade. Magade, 22, said he has learnt a “hard way” in participating in the strike. “My family has been disturbed by this. I will never participate in any strike no matter the circumstances in Cuba,” said Magade. Magade said that he felt he has let his family down by participating in the strike. When Ikamva LaseGcuwa spoke to Magade recently, it was still not known when he will go back to Cuba. The national department of heath spokesperson Joe Maila said the department is yet to is-

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sue a statement on the matter. Magade said their concern in Cuba has been the issue of food. “We had problems with the food and we felt we needed an increase in the stipend because of the short of supply in food,” said Magade, who started studying medicine in Cuba in 2011. Magade dismissed as “lies” that they opted to return to South Africa.“That was only raised by media. I never said I wanted to return back to South Africa. How can I say that because I know the conditions in my home? The issue is that there were problems with the food and students wanted an increase from $200 (about R1 700) stipend so that we buy food we want when there is no supply,” he said. Shakes Qegu, assistant manager for human resources development at Easter Cape health, said. “We wanted to come to you, Butterworth stakeholders, so that we can formally inform you that please calm down your nerves, your child (Magade) will return to study again in Cuba.” Magade’s principal and mentor at Ncedisizwe Senior Secondary School, Mavis Tolom, who called Magade a “scientist”, said: “I had know the person called Lindani for a very long time. When it first broke out I told myself that before saying anything let me first hear information from him. This man is such a brilliant student and will never disappoint any person.” Read also to page 2

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LET ME SPEAK: Centane medic student, Lindani Magade, speaks of his desire for education but said he regrets participating in the hunger strike in Cuba. Picture: Sithandiwe Velaphi

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astern Cape artist turned businessman known for grooming a handful of the country’s artists and dancers had been caught on the wrong side of the law and is still on police custody. Kwazi Joshua Mpumlwana, 34, known to music circles as DJ Kwazee, was arrested with co-accused Phanuel Tashaya Kadye, a Zimbabwean, on allegations of fraud. The pair, according to Butterworth police spokesperson Capt Jackson Manatha, are linked with fraud case that involves millions of rands after hundreds of people came to complain to the police that they had invested their money with Uphill General Consulting Investment, a scheme Mpumlwana and Kadye alleged to have opened. The complainants said they were not paid what were due to them as they were supposed to be paid after a certain period. Investors were apparently made to believe the scheme was listed at Johannesburg Stock Exchange. “The investment scheme is believed to have started in 2007 and complaints started to be reported in August 2012. The victims of the fake investment scheme are pensioners, civil servants and business people across South Africa. We are appealing to anyone who might have put some well-earned money to come forward as soon as possible. This will enable the Asset Forfeiture Unit to process

Caught: Kwazi Mpumlwana Picture: Capt Jackson Manatha.

their legal claims,” Manatha said. The two appeared twice at Butterworth’s Magistrate Court. Their next appearance is May 10 for bail application. Kwazee is known for grooming Queens of Dance and opening Uzogcwala Lounge in East London, few years ago. Kwazi’s hit song Lumka (be warned) received much airplay on Khanya Community Radio three years ago.

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A former medical student from Cuba, now a doctor at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha, repeatedly hailed the then South African ambassador to Cuba, Thenjiwe Mtintso, as heroine saying she helped stopped, from taking place, “many of the hunger strikes” by medical students in Cuba. Mphumzi Mdledle spoke in Butterworth on April 11

at an event organised by provincial department of health and Mnquma Municipality to give moral support to Lindani Magade, 22, who was one of the six students who returned from Cuba following the hunger strike that took place in Cuba on February. It is now reported that Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has forgiven Magade and the other students, to return back to Cuba to study again.

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Mdledle, who studied medicine in Cuba from 2001 to 2007 courtesy of the bursary jointly offered by Cuban and South African government, said he was not surprised by the hunger strike by 187 medical students. “I fully understood them (students) because I know the conditions that we went through. We once thought of staging a strike but thanks to Mam’ uMtintso who did the damage control and fix some of the problems that concerned us,” said Mdledle who has been a doctor since 2009. “Mam’ uMtintso came to listen to whatever problems we had there. There were times when we went for three weeks without food. It was a matter of just calling Mam’ uMtintso and she would be there talking to us and then

to Cuban universities’ management to resolve our concerns. “If it was not for her, the country (South Africa) would have long heard of the strike that took place in February. She was such a cared ambassador. It is only her who negotiated many of our plights with those in authority,” said Mdledle. He said there also times when they would not go to dining halls, for up to two weeks, because of the conditions of food there. Mdledle said he is grateful of the training he received from Cuba “because it is such a good programme that equips doctors with rare skills.” Mtintso is now South Africa’s ambassador to Italy. In December last year, she was elected ANC National Executive Committee member.

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ADM talks robust on tourism

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The Amathole District Municipality Tourism Imbizo held at Walter Sisulu University recently took a resolution that Local Tourism Organisations within the Amathole jurisdiction need to be regulated and transformed. A commission that dealt with the prospects around the local tourism picked a lot of challenges facing the “booming” sector and resolved it needed to change tunes and focus on own growth. The commission also noted that tourism industry in the Amathole needed not a divided attention on its focus. According to Wikipedia, a search engine site, tourism is travel for recreational, leisure, or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one

consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes.” Challenges facing ADM tourism were also picked. These included lack of focus, competing interests, lack of prioritisation, poor communication and unfulfilled or mismatched expectations. The commission resolved that ADM tourism need to focus on their missions and purposes, better and improved tourism understanding, service excellence, funding frameworks and improvement in the integrated planning. Head of Local Economic Development in Mnquma municipality, Mpumelelo Maphazi, said: “Tourism need to take opportunity on the newly launched National Development Plan. We also need to take a closer look at tourism transformation. We have a host of heritage and tourism sites that can contribute significantly on our economy.”

Traditional pose: Thembeka Galelekile of Butterworth’s Juara Creations displayed some of their work during the Imbizo at Walter Sisulu University. Picture: Sithandiwe Velaphi

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The Congress of the People in the Mbhashe Municipality expressed gratitude to the business people and community members of Mbhashe municipality who supported its initiative of helping flood victims of New Rest informal settlement also known as Zone 14 in Dutywa. ”The unfortunate damage of poor people’s property places a huge burden on the disaster services departments to employ all the resources at their disposal to help the people in need. ”When we visited the area, we Olwethu Hlanganyana and her four month were touched by the situation of old baby Olwethu Hlanganyana, 21, who is leaving with a four months old baby in a shack with huge holes water,” Nkosinathi Ndlodaka, all over. Olwethu is unemployed, Cope councillor in Mbhashe. He said there are many “disdoes not have an Identity Document (ID) and she is not even get- heartening situations” in the area ting a foster care grant. Three (3) like the one of another resident, days after the floods occurred Ol- Noma-Afrika Madyibi, 38, who wethu’s shack was still filled with shares her shack with nine other

people most of them being kids from the age of 2 years. ”Cope also calls on Mbhashe community to continue supporting each other in difficult times because the strength of government’s disaster services departments is such that they may not be able to respond effectively to all places. ”We therefore call on all who are in fortunate position to extend a helping hand to do so because these people will be in

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Crime Report Drayini men linked to house robbery

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Msobomvu Police detectives near Butterworth earlier on April arrested three suspects for robbery and one of them was an initiate (umkhwetha). The trio was arrested following the robbery of a man aged 22 who works as a shepherd of Butterworth businessman. The victim is looking after the cattle of his employer. He was on duty near Mchubakazi Township forest at Butterworth. He was approached by the two men aged 21 who were in the company of the initiate (umkhwetha) who was covering himself with his traditional blanket, said Capt Jackson Manatha, a spokesperson for Butterworth police. “The suspects robbed the shepherd of undisclosed small amount of money using force. They then run away but the victim managed to identify them as the crime was committed during the morning. A case of robbery was opened and the suspects were located by the police. “They were all arrested and charged with robbery. The 27 year old initiate was also arrested together with two suspects aged 21,” said Manatha adding that the suspects have since appeared in court on charges of robbery.

Dutywa men arrested for murder

Dutywa police on Workers Day arrested four suspects at Drayini Location for possession of fire arms and live rounds of ammunition. Police spokesperson Capt Jackson Manatha said the police were tipped off about the weapons that were with the suspects. “A 28-year-old suspect was found with a 9mm pistol that had three rounds ammunition and he had also 18 rounds of shot gun. A 25-year-old suspect was found with shot gun with its 12 rounds of ammunition, he was also found with three rounds of 9mm pistol and plasma television. Manatha said a 20-year-old suspect was

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Police arrested Centane teenager for murder

Police arrested an 18-year-old boy for the murder of Athenkosi Sonamzi, 19, from Theko Fihla in Centane. It is alleged that these two quarrelled at the location before they fought. The suspect allegedly drew his knife and stabbed the deceased on his lower body. The deceased was rushed to Butterworth hospital as he was bleeding profusely but died on the way to hospital. The young man was arrested and has since appeared before Centane Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder.

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Nxele’s real return

NHC CEO Adv Sonwabile Mancotywa

After 193 years since one of AmaXhosa’s greatest warrior and prophet Makhanda Makana kaNxele drowned off Robben Island Coast, on April 20 2013 the history of the country was rewritten when the National Heritage Council (NHC), in partnership with the Amathole District Municipality, went to the island to collect the spirit of Nxele which was buried in Tshabo, East London. All Xhosa people have been waiting for Nxele’s return in vain and hence the idiom “Ukuza kuka Nxele” came to be. Nxele was arrested by the British Colonial regime after he led a 10 000 strong force to fight in the Grahamstown area in 1819. Below is an extract of what NHC CEO Adv Sonwabile Mancotywa delivered in Tshabo.

t gives me great pleasure to say a few words at this auspicious occasion. As the National Heritage Council we are proud to be associated with this historic event. We are equally proud that over the years we have played a part, in partnership with many of the organizations and institutions present here today, in redressing the imbalances of the past in the manner in which Makhanda has been portrayed in history. The event today marks the culmination of a process that has gone through many stages. It is therefore fitting, that in saying a few words on forms of repatriation I also reflect on the journey we have travelled since 1994 to ensure Makhanda as an icon receives due recognition. Makhanda, whose history is now so well-known, has not always been as well-known as he now is. Before the 1994 democratic elections history books tended to overlook Makhanda or to see his resistance to colonialism as futile or even stupid. On Robben Island, Makhanda’s memory was honoured in the name political prisoners gave to their football association, the Makana Football Association. Outside of South Africa, in the camps of Umkhonto weSizwe, Makhanda was also recognised for the hero that he was. Guerrillas of Umkhonto, for instance, celebrated Christmas as Makhanda Day in his memory and songs were sung about him. But inside South Africa, as Prof Julie Wells (historian) has written, even African students at university in Grahamstown

did not understand Makhanda’s significance. The rediscovery of the significance of Makhanda began to emerge after the 1994 elections when, as a free people, we began to rediscover neglected and suppressed aspects of our history. In 2000 an arts project on the Battle of Grahamstown began the process of rediscovery. The project brought together about 30 local artists to produce images of the battle. These were displayed at the National Arts Festival. As Africans we believe that the dead live as spiritual being amongst us. It is therefore important that the spirit of the departed be repatriated to the land of his birth, to live amongst his descendants. This, too, is something we can teach the world. Ukubuyiswa kukaMakhanda is not a mournful occasion or a festival, it’s a heroic return of a gallant general, spiri-

tual leader, strategist, visionary, organic intellectual. I use this special occasion to invite scholars, teachers, researchers, producers, directors, and all those whose trade is words and ideas to make time to research and interpret the life, work, legacy and memory of Makhanda for all society. In his time and beyond his time he inspired generations of freedom fighters, Robben Island Prisoners formed their own Makana Football Association which not only kept them going but proved to be a formidable social cohesion mechanism. The project has been a joint initiative of the NHC and the Amathole District Municipality. It came about as a response to a plea by the Makana family as led by Monde Mkunqwana (Nxele’s family member). Over the years Prof. Julie Wells has played a prominent part in redressing imbalances in the manner in which the history of Makhanda has been portrayed. The Department of Defence, through the South African Navy

Ukubuyiswa kukaMakhanda is not a mournful occasion or a festival, it’s a heroic return of a gallant general, spiritual leader, strategist, visionary, organic intellectual.

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has also played a prominent role. Above all, I believe we owe thanks to the unconquerable spirit of Makhanda who served as a beacon of resistance to colonialism and exploitation and who should continue to be an inspiration to us all today. Long live the spirit of Makhanda! Mancotywa is NHC CEO

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April is a month where as South Africans remember and commemorate two of the countries revered leaders of the struggle against apartheid. Chris Thembisile Hani was assassinated on the 10th April 1993 by emigrant Janus Walus, within days of the murder former ANC president Oliver Tambo was hit by a stroke finally passing away on the 24th April year.

Ikamva lase Gcuwa would like to remember the two sons of the soil who gave their lives to struggle for a better life to all South Africans. We only hope that their sacrifice is and was not in vain as we today see more suffering especially to kids at schools. With the unending war between SADTU and the Ministry of Basic Education specifically the minister and director general one is tempted to say the struggle continues.

It was shocking the past few weeks to learn of a facebook page known as “Indaba zase Gcuwa”, Amanyundululu ase WSU, these despicable, deplorable pages harshly commented on the private lives of individuals, used vulgar, pasting nude pictures of ex lovers and this demining people was shocker. More shocking the page though it has since closed was used by young people. Do we know the positive use of these networks, “Yes” Networks? Is this networking? This was a character assassination, criminal and I hope the police authorities will take action. To more positive staff, it is that time for matric students to prepare themselves for mid-year assessment exams. This is a great opportunity to prove yourselves that you will the makers at the end of the year. The issue of co-ordinated youth sports is seemingly non-existent in Mnquma. Is there any school leagues, local soccer, rugby leagues where do they play? Can one assist us with results and games / fixture dates? Ikamva lastly, invites you to participate in our on-going municipal matters project, comment, advise, criticise at our contact box or bubble. De sibonane!!! Sivuyile Mbatha EDITOR Ikamva Lase Gcuwa 16a Kilimanjaro Building King Street Butterworth 4960 Email: sivuyilemb@gmail.com

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I wrote this article on HIV in 2008 and I updated it for this issue. HIV remains a very important topic in South Africa because many people live with it and still acquire it. We do want HIV to stop spreading. The cheapest and easiest way to stop this disease is to stop its transmission to one person to another. HIV is transmitted most commonly through sexual intercourse. It can be transmitted through blood transfusions of HIV infected blood, but that does not happen in modern time. It possible to acquire HIV with a needle stick if a needle contains HIV virus. The chances of acquiring infection are very small. Around 3 people in 1000 who are stuck with a needle containing blood infected with HIV may develop HIV themselves. There are several factors that influence the chances of transmission of this virus. The amount of the virus in bodily fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal secretion determines chances of viral transmission. The virus is at its highest concentration during very early stages of HIV infection (seroconversion). At this stage the infected person is still healthy and does not know about their condition. It is less likely for those people to use prevention as are not aware of the risks they are putting their partners through.

Later on the body looses the ability to fight infection. Immunosupression develops and virus multiplies. By this stage an infected individual develops AIDS and is quite sick. If an infected individual does have sexual intercourse at this stage, the chances of HIV transmission are very high. It is also more common to acquire HIV infection in cases when other sexually transmitted infections are present, for instance syphilis or herpes. The type of sexual intercourse also influences the chance of transmission. HIV virus is more frequently transmitted during anal intercourse in comparison to vaginal intercourse. Women are more likely to acquire infection than men. Circumcised men are less likely to acquire infection than the ones that are not circumcised. There is also a difference in terms of risk if the individual has a one-time exposure or has multiple exposures. Thus, the risk of infection for the victim of a single sexual assault is far less than that of a regular sexual partner of an infected person. The risk of becoming infected from a mucous membrane exposure (mouth, vagina, rectum) is more difficult to define. When healthcare workers were followed after mucous membrane exposure to HIV, no cases of HIV

were identified among those who had been exposed. However, no other explanation for HIV has been found in a few cases where mucous membrane exposure occurred in a work setting. This has led most experts to believe that the risk of acquiring HIV following a mucous membrane exposure is far less than 0.3 percent, but the risk is not zero. Is there anyway you can prevent acquiring the infection once you had an exposure to the virus? Yes, there is. Post-exposure prevention treatment should be started as soon as possible after exposure, within a few hours rather than days. Animal studies suggest that the longer treatment is delayed, the less effective it is. Preventive treatment is not likely to be helpful and is not recommended if more than 72 hours have elapsed since exposure. Combination of two or three medications to prevent developing HIV after exposure; the best regimen should be determined by a healthcare provider who is experienced with HIV prevention and treatment regimens depending on current guideline. The optimal length of preventive treatment is unknown, although four weeks is generally recommended. So what happens during pregnancy? How does the virus get transmitted to the baby?

HIV virus can get transmitted during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding. The chances of transmission increase gradually in the last 3 months of pregnancy (from 28 weeks). It is more common for a baby to acquire infections during childbirth. If no preventive measures are taken in HIV positive mother the chances of a baby developing HIV infection is 20%, and if mother is breastfeeding 40%. This means that 1 in 5 babies born to HIV positive women will have HIV infection if they are bottle fed, and 1in 2 if they are breastfed. These numbers can be very different in women use antiretroviral (ARVs) medications during pregnancy. Close monitoring of patients who are taking ARVs is undertaken to watch for side-effects. Such preventive measures decrease chances of HIV infection in a baby to less than 1%. Women can even safely breastfeed their babies if they are taking ARVs without worrying about risks of the infection to the baby. Knowing your HIV status is extremely important for everyone. It will help us spread of this infection from a partner to partner, from a mother to a baby. Knowing your status and checking CD4 count regularly will help you to stay healthy, and to start treatment when necessary. It is advisable that everyone

checks their HIV status yearly. You can do this in your local clinic or whenever you see a doctor for any reason. Once you decide to have HIV test and you first speak to a counsellor who will take your history and assess your individual risk of having a positive test. The counsellor will also speak to you about disclosing your status to family and friends. They will explain implications of having HIV infection. Some people may wish to have a support person during the test. If the test is positive it will be repeated again to confirm the result. CD4 count (determines severity of HIV infection) will be taken at the same time. CD4 count will guide the health worker on when the treatment should be started. CD4 count is usually repeated every 6 months in HIV-positive people to monitor the progress of the disease and the treatment. There are a few other aspects that are important in people with HIV who have low CD4 (less than 200) such as taking tablets to prevent other opportunistic infections (TB, PCP) and monitoring closely possible side-effects of the treatment. Nowadays, it is possible to live many happy years and even decades with HIV infection and stay healthy, but only if the disease is monitored closely and the necessary treatment is taken. So to stay healthy do HIV test regularly.

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ny electronic device you are currently using now, be it cellphone or laptop has first gone through registering with the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (Icasa) which then made possible to detect the location where you are using the medium. So if you are sitting at your home using your cellphone or laptop, log on the internet or not, those in the SAPS’s Cyber Crime Unit, through their technology applications, can detect where are and which device are you using. This police unit works closely on this to trace your location and eventually you (the user). It does not matter if you have changed your name or what. All of this came after two Facebook pages, supposedly in Butterworth, came to the attention of the police following derogatory remarks about the love relationships and doings of certain people who were mentioned on those pages. In these pages, Indaba zaseGcuwa and Amanyundululu ase-WSU ngobunjalo bawo, people’s names and their activities, mostly sexual ones, are posted and thereafter follow comments from people who either lament, laugh, sympathise or mock. Butterworth police spokesperson Capt Jackson Manatha has urged victims of the two deleted pages to come and report to the police station. The information that you can be detected where you are using your medium seem not to scare the person(s) administering Indaba zaseGcuwa. On her/his Facebook page, Indaba zaseGcuwa’s admin, said: “I’m not scared (because) our own law fails dismal to handle serious is-

sues and issues that destroy our communities, the country as a whole. Every four minutes, a woman is raped in South Africa. Teenagers slaughtered like animals, people shooting their own kids, drug dealers live in our streets and the cops salute them and chat.” Indaba zaseGcuwa’s admin said it makes him or her laugh, that the whole town (Butterworth), province could be shaken by this (which is) the truth about people. “I am not here to destroy anyone nor judge but reclaiming our town’s decency. It’s not nice seeing these young girls being violated and used as cheap hoes by

our own fathers, people we should be looking up to, because they (are) powerful and have means. “It’s not a pretty sight when our young sisters, growing daughters sell themselves at these beasts because they want the easy way out. We do not know what drives them into what they do. I will continue to stand, mock, disgrace them if I have to mention by name. They do not have to stop but I know one girl somewhere out there will start fearing the rewards of acting like a hoe,” said Indaba zaseGcuwa’s admin on April 23. Mthunzi Mhaga, the spokesperson for Justice and Constitutional Development, said: “It has also come to the attention of law enforcement in the Eastern Cape and Film and Publication Board that there are two Facebook pages called ‘Indaba zaseGcuwa and Amanyundululu ase-WSU ngobunjalo bawo’. In these two pages, Butterworth people’s names are mentioned and derogatory, degrading and slanderous posts are published with unprintable words used. Many are married men and women whose families are affected. “Many are students who are presenting suicidal tendencies because of these slanderous posts about them. The Film and Publication Board has been alerted and advises all victims to call this toll free number 0800148148, they must also report to SAPS as that amounts to criminal offence of crimen injuria. Those responsible for the page and continue to post these defamatory comments must refrain from this unlawful conduct. I am told that three months ago, a lady committed suicide after her naked picture, she had shared with her ex boyfriend was posted on Facebook. Let’s respect each other and not stoop too low. Don’t say you were not warned.”

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Cllr Nomonde Jiya Villages or suburbs: Mission, Mzantsi, Mpenduza, Cegcuwana, Ceru

Ward 4 Cllr Yoliswa Mngonyama Villages or suburbs: Vuli Valley, Cuba, Mchubakazi Schools: Nolitha J.S.S, Langalethu J.S.S, Vuli Valley S.S.S. General ward data: Has a total of 8244 residents dominated by females at 4637 and males at 3606 Educ levels: 5- 24, 2262 recorded as having ordinary schooling, 31 special schools, and 60 FET qualifications with 152 University qualifications. Mnquma Local Municipality Draft Reviewed IDP 2010/2011: DRAFT MTRET CAPITAL BUDGET 2010-2013: Vuli-Valley Internal Streets, Vuli-Valley Surfaced Road, Sports field Councillor Response: We have co-operated project which cleans the whole ward, it is clean there. The Municipality is still busy with the roads but there are still some parts like Roma which don’t have tar roads because people there are complaining about roads but the municipality sometimes maintain their gravel road but a tar road is on the pipeline. We are waiting for the municipality now to fix the road at Vully valley as people there complain that they live in beautiful houses and yet don’t have roads so we are targeting Vully valley also. We have also started with street lights but of course we can’t light the whole ward at once so there are still some parts that have no lights. Only challenge is that of the rubbish because sometimes a truck comes late or doesn’t come to fetch it, which is because we have on truck for rubbish in Mnquma otherwise we wouldn’t be experiencing that problem. Even at meeting, people come and attend, so we engage. The other challenge is houses with toilets because some people in other houses have no toilets, they relieve themselves in the bush but Amathole has promised to work with me in order to get those people proper toilets, I also signed a petition and sent it to Amathole because I want those people to get those toilets. Community Views: There are improvements in this ward as the municipality is busy with the roads as we speak and also the street lights so it can be safe to walk even at night. The rubbish is also taken on the scheduled time, I am happy at the moment. –Lindelani Jonase, working man.

Schools: Cunningham High School

Villages or suburbs: Ndabakazi, Komkhulu, Mbendeni, Dyaba, Ngobozini. Ward data:

General ward data: Has 7960 residents, female at 4070, and male 3890 as per the last 2011 census.

Total number of residents 7458, 3602 males and females dominate with 3856. Educ Levels: 2567 ordinary schooling, 31 University/ Higher educ, low 2 FET schooling, other college school.

Educ levels: Has 56 University/ Higher education, 2686 ordinary schooling and 5 ABET learning. Mnquma Local Municipality Draft Reviewed IDP 2010/2011: DRAFT MTRET CAPITAL BUDGET 20102013 Road at Mpenduza and Thoboshana, Toilets. Councillor Response: At ward 9 we are busy with the road from Thoboshana to Mpenduza because people have been complaining for a long time about the road there. On the water matter, we have just finished at Thoboshana they are now drinking healthy water but we still have a long way to go as other villages share a tap or two for the whole village but we are working on that. In this financial year we are going to build toilets for the whole ward and also finish with electricity at Mpenduza as there are new homes now that have no electricity. Community Views: We don’t have roads so sometimes it is difficult to even go home even if we can have our own cars, those roads should have been done a long time ago we vote every years the least the government should do in between is make sure services are delivered. Also water is a big issue in this ward, at my village we don’t even have one tap we still fetch water from the river, luckily for most of us, we have our own tanks but what about the others?- Siyabulela Nganto, student.

SHAME: Hawker stands stand idle, vandalised, a compound of dirt, feaces and urine. Picture Sivuyile Mbatha

Cllr Cynthia Nomaphelo Makhohlwa

Mnquma Local Municipality Draft Reviewed IDP 2010/2011: DRAFT MTRET CAPITAL BUDGET 20102013 Gxakhulu bridge, Lengeni Access road Councillor Response: There will be an access road from Qeqe that is on the pipeline, also there are other projects that appear on the IDP of which we are still discussing like community hall, toilets and water. We have just finished a bridge at Gxakhulu and what is needed now is the road there. I have also notified the authorities to go and maintain the road at Toleni. Community Views: We don’t have roads here and that is our major problem, roads are not maintained by the municipality. I hope the municipality can at least make proper roads that can last. Unemployment is also another problem, most young people even move to stay in town but there is no work even there. I also wish government can have programmes that can create jobs especially for the young people. – Buyiswa Boya, single unemployed mother. “We have a dam called Dyabho but we still have only three taps and some people still go to fetch water from the river and they share that water with horses and cows. Also some people live in horrific houses; they are not in a state for people to live in. We ask the government to assist,” NoHonest Mankayi, senior citizen.

SHAME: What’s left of Indalo Yethu Project leaves a lot to be desired

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Biography of Martin Chris Thembisile Hani Chris Hani, born Martin Thembisile Hani (28 June 1942 – 10 April 1993) was the leader of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a fierce opponent of the apartheid government. He was assassinated on 10 April 1993.

Early Life

Hani was born on 28 June 1942 in the small town of Cofimvaba in a rural village called kuSabalele Transkei. He was the fifth of six children. He attendChris Hani in full military ed Lovedale School attire, one of the rare moments. and later studied Picture Sourced modern and classical literature at the University of Fort Hare. Hani, in an interview on the Wankie campaign, also mentions that he is a Rhodes University graduate.

Political / Military Career

At age 15 Hani joined the ANC Youth League. As a student he was active in protests against the Bantu Education Act. Following his graduation, he joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the ANC. Following his arrest under the Suppression of Communism Act, he went into exile in Lesotho in 1963. He received military training in the Soviet Union and served in campaigns in the Rhodesian Bush War in what is now Zimbabwe. Though the combined operations of MK and ZIPRA in the late 1960s were a military failure, they consolidated Hani’s reputation as a brave soldier of the first black army to take the field against apartheid. His role as a fighter from the earliest days of MK’s exile (following the arrest of Nelson Mandela and the other internal MK leaders at Revonia) was an important part in the fierce loyalty Hani enjoyed later as MK’s commander. In 1969 he produced and signed, with six others, the ‘Hani Memorandum’ which was strongly critical of the leadership of Joe Modise. In Lesotho he was the target of assassination attempts, and he eventually moved to the ANC’s headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia. As head of Umkhonto we Sizwe, he was responsible for the suppression of a mutiny by dissident ANC members in detention camps, but denied any role in abuses including torture and murder. Having spent time as a clandestine organiser in South Africa in the mid-1970s, he permanently returned to South Africa following the unbanning of the ANC in 1990, and took over from Joe Slovo as head of the South African Communist Party in 1991. He supported the suspension of the ANC’s armed struggle in favour of negotiations. However, he stated that he would not rule out violence in a speech on National television shortly before his death.

Assassination

Chris Hani was assassinated on 10 April 1993 outside his home in Dawn Park, a racially mixed suburb of Boksburg. He was accosted by a Polish far-right immigrant named Janusz Waluś, who shot him in the head and at the back as he stepped out of his car. Waluś fled the scene, but was arrested soon afterwards after Hani’s neighbour, a white Afrikaner woman, Assassin a right wing Swedish called the police. emigrant who shot Hani. Clive Derby-Lewis, Picture Sourced a senior South African Conservative Party M.P. and Shadow Minister for Economic Affairs at the time, who had lent Waluś his pistol, was also arrested for complicity in Hani’s murder. The Conservative Party of South Africa (Konserwatiewe Party van Suid-Afrika) has broken away from the ruling National Party out of opposition to the reforms of PW Botha. After the elections of 1989, it was the second-strongest party in the House of Assembly, after the NP, and opposed FW de Klerk’s dismantling of apartheid. Historically, the assassination is seen as a turning point. Serious tensions followed the assassination, with fears that the country would erupt in violence. Nelson Mandela addressed the nation appealing for calm, in a speech regarded as ‘presidential’ even though he was not yet president of the country. “ Tonight I am reaching out to every single South African, black and white, from the very depths of my

being. A white man, full of prejudice and hate, came to our country and committed a deed so foul that our whole nation now teeters on the brink of disaster. A white woman, of Afrikaner origin, risked her life so that we may know, and bring to justice, this assassin. The cold-blooded murder of Chris Hani has sent shock waves throughout the country and the world. ... Now is the time for all South Africans to stand together against those who, from any quarter, wish to destroy what Chris Hani gave his life for – the freedom of all of us. ” While riots did follow the assassination, the two sides of the negotiation process were galvanised into action, and they soon agreed that democratic elections should take place on 27 April 1994, just over a year after Hani’s assassination

Assassin’s conviction & amnesty hearing

Clive Derby Lewis gave the gun that killed Chris Hani to Walus and is still serving a life sentence. Picture Sourced

Both Janusz Waluś and Clive Derby-Lewis were sentenced to death for the murder. Clive Derby-Lewis’s wife Gaye Derby-Lewis, also a senior Conservative Party figure, was acquitted. The two men’s sentences were commuted to life imprisonment when the death penalty was abolished as a result of a Constitutional Court ruling in 1995. Hani’s killers appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, claiming political motivation for their crimes and applying for amnesty on the basis that they had acted on the orders of the Conservative Party. The Hani family was represented by antiapartheid lawyer George Bizos. Their applications were denied when the TRC ruled that they were not acting on orders. They are still in prison, parole having been denied most recently by the Cape High Court on 17 March 2009.

Baragwanath Hospital in his memory. In September 2004, Hani was voted 20th in the controversial Top 100 Greatest South Africans poll.

MK cadres give last salute to their Chief of Staff during the funeral in full MK regalia. Picture: Sourced

Days after his assassination, the rock group Dave Matthews Band (whose lead singer and guitarist, Dave Matthews, is from South Africa) began jamming on what would become #36. Hani was on Matthews’ mind, and the repeated line “Hani, Hani, come and dance with me” became the chorus of the song. Later, Matthews believed the song to be too cheery for the subject matter, so he changed it to “Honey.” A live favourite for years, the music evolved into the basic foundation of the 2001 single, Everyday. The introduction to the song in this latter form, a popular hit in 2001, starts with the crowd singing the “Honey” line, and the crowd and band occasionally use the reprise as an outro to the song as well.

Conspiracy theories surrounding assassination

Hani’s assassination has attracted numerous conspiracy theories about outside involvement. The final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, however, said that it “was unable to find evidence that the two murderers convicted of the killing of Chris Hani took orders from international groups, security forces or from higher up in the right-wing echelons.

Influence

Hani was a charismatic leader, with significant support among the radical anti-apartheid youth. At the time of his death, he was the most popular ANC leader after Nelson Mandela, and was sometimes perceived as a rival to the more moderate party leadership. Following the legalisation of the ANC, Hani’s support for the negotiation process with the apartheid government was critical in keeping the militants in line.

Honours

In 1994, French philosopher Jacques Derrida dedicated the critically acclaimed Specters of Marx to Hani. In 1997, Baragwanath Hospital, one of the largest hospitals Former President Nelson Mandela in the world, speaks to media, thousands of mournwas renamed ers at FNB which was filled to capacity. the Chris Hani Picture Sourced

President Jacob Zuma about to place a wreath at Chris Hani’s grave during his 20th Anniversary. Picture Gallo Images

A short opera Hani by composer Bongani NdodanaBreen with libretto by film producer Mfundi Vundla has been commissioned by Cape Town Opera and University of Cape Town premiering at the Baxter 21 November 2010. A township on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, is named “Haniville” in his honour. One of the District Municipalities in the Eastern Cape was named the Chris Hani District Municipality. This district includes Queenstown, Cofimvaba and Lady Frere. An all-male residence at Rhodes University in Grahamstown (Eastern Cape, South Africa) is named after Hani. The residence was opened in 2008 and accommodates 73 students. The University of the Western Cape also named a residence after him.

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15 Minutes with Sir Ntonj Known as Sir Ntonj by many on and off the Radio Bonginkosi Ntonjane a newscaster, presenter, a peoples person and very committed journalist from Khanya Community Radio took 15 minutes to speak to Ikamva lase Gcuwa. Question: Who is Sir Ntonj? Answer: Bonginkosi Ntonjane, born in Mpozolo, Willowvale but grew up in Mnckunckuzo in Butterworth. Q: How would you describe yourself in three words? A: Respectful, Dignified and love people. Q: When did you did you start broadcasting and why? A: Started in June 2006. My love and passion for radio is something I grew up with. “I could not contain myself when I got a chance”. Q: Why Radio? A: I grew up listening to the then Radio Transkei and liked broadcasters such as Joe Lufafa. “The way he did his show lifted me in a lot of ways”. Q: How did your move come about to KCR FM? A: I heard an advert over the air and got interested. I applied and the rest is history. Q: Now and Future? A: Just recently elected Mnquma Music Association spokesperson. I would like to

work in a bigger corporation like the SABC. That would be great. Q: Would you say broadcasting is a rewarding career? A: Yes!! Undoubtedly, it is rewarding. You win hearts of listeners for being a good messenger. Q: You were recently showered with gifts by some community in Qhora. How did you feel? A: Firstly, surprised, did not expect it. I only knew it was a prize giving. Q: Would you then regard yourself a celebrity? A: A big NO!!! Not at all, it doesn’t mean if people see your work and recognise your efforts you are a celebrity. Q: Tell the ladies? A: UNFORTUNATELY ladies “I’m not single and not available.

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Hani celebrated on home shores SITHANDIWE VELAPHI

Sabalele, Chris Hani’s birthplace in Cofimvaba near Queenstown, witnessed a hive of activities in April as the whole country was commemorating the 20th anniversary since Chris Hani. Earlier in April, Limpho Hani (Chris’s widow), made a round to Sabalele at an event organised by Chris Hani District Municipality, to start Chris Hani month, which had been observed by the district throughout the month. But Chris Hani executive mayor Mxolisi Koyo told delegates earlier in April that 2013 has now been declared by the district as Chris Hani year. “Thank you for celebrating Chris’s life in this manner. I thank all stakeholders who saw it fit that my husband’s struggle for better life should be widely known by all,” Limpho Hani said while speaking at Sabalele. Koyo said: “We describe Chris Hani, emanating from his name, in our municipality as person who had Commitment, Human-

ity, Respect, Integrity and Sincerity (Chris). Apart from that this leader was Honesty, Accountable, Nurturing and Innovate (Hani). Those were the values of Chris Hani and all our councillors are aligned to base their work on these.” President Jacob Zuma made a round to Sabalele, a day before Freedom Day, where he made an address to locals. He also delivered a memorial lecture in honour of Hani, who was assassinated in Boksburg, Gauteng, on April 10 1993. Premier Noxolo Kiviet delivered the speech at Sabalele on Freedom Day where the provincial commemorations were held. Alban Nyimbana, Chris Hani’s teacher at Sabalele, said he taught the SACP leader at Lower Sabalele Junior Secondary School in the early 50s. “He was a good student, very good in languages. From an early age he showed signs of activism. He was very religious and was a patriot. He showed signs of leadership from those early ages,” said Nyimbana adding that Hani also had a good memory.

Thank you for celebrating Chris’s life in this manner. I thank all stakeholders who saw it fit that my husband’s struggle for better life should be widely known by all

B’worth woman nabbed on newspaper

Extension 7 residents held hostage by floods Batandwa Malingo

Noluvuyo Sogayise Sithandiwe Velaphi

32-year-old woman from kwaYako made Butterworth police to quickly remember her as the suspect they had been looking for almost eight when her name appeared on Daily Sun newspaper recently. The name of Noluvuyo Sogayise appeared in the daily newspaper, which is known for sticking to unusual rural stories, because she was assisted by female cops from Phillipi East police station while she was giving birth. She alleged to have stabbed to death Busisa Ntwanambi, 22, at KwaYako in December 2005. The deceased died at the scene and the suspect managed to escape before the police arrived at the scene. Police spokesperson Capt Jackson Manatha said: “An eagle eyed investigating officer (WO Malusi Maneli) of the case read on Daily

Picture: Capt Jackson Manatha

Sun newspaper that a 32 year old woman was assisted to give birth to healthy baby girl at Phillipi East Police Station in Cape Town by the female police members.” Manatha said the detective warrant officer quickly remembered the identity of his suspect and he contacted his counterparts in Cape Town who arrested the suspect and kept her in custody for the murder that occurred in 2005. “She appeared at the Butterworth magistrate court on April 22 facing charges of murder. She was remanded in custody until May 5 for further investigation. Butterworth Police Cluster is proud of its police detectives and its members in general as they always strive for the best,” Manatha said. He added Sogayise’s baby girl has been taken, courtesy of Butterworth Police Women’s Network, to her original home in Willowvale.

evere heavy rains have tormented the community of Extension Seven in Butterworth as some could not get out of their houses as their homes were surrounded by what looked like a sea. When Ikamva visited the residential area in April there was just water all over the place. Only 4X4 vehicles can move in the roads, we were told by residents. From a distance the flooding looks like a river which is surrounded by houses. Nomvuyo Ngcebetsha, a local business woman said that they are intensely affected by the floods. “Some of my neighbours couldn’t get to school or work as the water is just too much,” she said. Ngcebetsha said that there are two rivers surrounding their area,

as a result when it rains the rivers sometime overflow which then recess their lives. She urged the municipality to drain the water from the tarred road which is in between their homes. But some of the most hit areas which reside underprivileged people there are mysteriously deep potholes, you would swear someone dug to produce the dams we saw. As Ikamva toured the area we found children as young as two years playing near these potholes to which one parent shouted at them to get back to the house. They quickly ran off but some onlookers told us that they are not safe there as they have children and the potholes are a danger to them as well as to their health.

NO WAY OUT: Some homes at Extension 7 were surrounded by water after heavy rains hit the Eastern Cape. Picture: Batandwa Malingo

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Career Corner Lusanda Mangxamba. email:lusanda.mangxamba@gmail.com

How to join the South African Police Service The South African Police Service (SAPS) falls under the Department of Safety and Security. As per the Constitution of South Africa, the aims of the police service are to prevent combat and investigate crime; to maintain public order; to protect and secure the inhabitants of the Republic and their property; and to uphold and enforce the law (source: www. saps.gov.za). Thus if you have an interest providing playing a role in the security of the citizens of South Africa, then this could be the career for you. There are various roles that police officers play; they are not restricted to being the police officers that you see on the streets. To understand what these roles are, and therefore the role you can play, it is important to know the core functions of SAPS: • Visible policing • Protection and security services • Detective Service • Criminal Record and Forensic Science Services • Crime Intelligence

• Personnel Services • Training • Supply Chain Management • Career Management Thus, if you prefer working around human resources, you could work as an officer in the Personnel Services; or in Training or Supply Chain Management etc if these are the areas that you prefer. These are known as support functions in SAPS as these officers are employed to support the officers who are employed in core functions i.e. preventing, combating or investigating crime. How to apply to SAPS per Act 1995: • fill out the official application form and affirm under oath or by means of a solemn declaration that the information he/she supplied on the application is true and correct; • have permanent residence in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), of which he/she must give documentary proof; • be at least 18 years old and younger than 30 years (documentary proof

is needed); • undergo a physical and medical examination as determined by the SAPS, and must be found to be physically and mentally fit to be appointed in the post for which he/she applies; • undergo a psychological assessment as determined by the National Commissioner of the SAPS, and must be found to fit the profile of a police official; • have a Senior Certificate (Grade 12) or an equivalent qualification, of which he/she must present documentary proof; • be fluent in at least English and one other official language; • have a valid driver’s license for at least a light motor vehicle; • be prepared to take the oath of office; • be prepared to undergo any training as determined by the National Commissioner of the SAPS; • not have any visible tattoos that are contrary to the objectives of the SAPS; • not have previous criminal convic-

tions; • let his/her fingerprints be taken; • be prepared to have his or her background checked; and • be prepared to serve anywhere in South Africa. (Source: www.saps.gov.za)

Where to find Job advertisement New jobs in the SAPS are advertised in the media. Thus if you are interested in joining SAPS, look out for these adverts in the newspapers. The advert will normally contain the following information: • The requirements and key performance areas of the advertised post • The procedure that should be followed to apply for the post • The address or fax number to which applications must be sent • The closing date for applications (Source: www.saps.gov.za)

It’s a worthy profession, and I wish you the best in your application if you are an aspirant police officer. If you require further information, please don’t hesitate to email me on: Lusanda.mangxamba@gmail.com

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Asijabuleni Hardy Buccaneer Hardy In a maths class there were four Pirates Players (Mbesuma, Jali, Lekgwati and Senzo) and four Chiefs players (Khune, Parker, Mathoho and Tshabalala) Lecturer: “Guys name all different types of lines” Mathoho: “perpendicular line!” Lecturer: “good” Parker: “horizontal line!” Lecturer: “nyc 1” Khune: “parallel line!” Lecturer: “that’s good!” Tshabalala: “vertical line and straight line!” Lecturer: “well done Shabba keep it up!” Lekgwati: “power line!” Lecturer: “Lekgwati stop joking! Jali help” Jali: “main line!” Lecturer: “Jali u disapoint me! Senzo help these two!” Senzo: “panty liner!” Lecturer: “OMG, Mbesuma help ur brothers out!” Mbesuma: “CAROLINE!” Lecturer fainted!!

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Pholas owner Luthando Ndwandwa performs opening one of the soul hiphop sessions. Pict: Supplied

Lulama also brakes the ice in the opening session at Pholas with Ta Tyler in the background and performers at the back. Picture: Sourced

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by Sithandiwe Velaphi

Put African values and customs first

n few days to come, the whole continent will once again celebrate Africa Day, which is held annual on May 25. Africa Day is the annual commemoration on May 25 of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now known as African Union (AU). On this day, leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Though the aim of these celebrations are to embrace unit among African states, there is now too much emphasis on cultures and Africanness. This is done to make all African people, from Cairo to Cape, to have a conscious mind and be vigilant of the influence of Western cultures in their activities. But does this serve any purpose or is just another talk shop? Africans are proud of their cultures, more or less, but are they aware of the influence of the West in bringing up their children, doing their customs or in general their daily routines. On events leading up to Africa Day on May 25, I chose to share with you the values that one of Africa’s profound writers, whom I admire most. These legends are

Prof Eskia Mphahlele and Samuel Krune E Mqhayi, our own here in the province, and particularly in Centane. I chose the two of them in that they share same values on how an African should be brought up. First let me share their biography. Es'kia Mphahlele (17 December 1919 – 27 October 2008) was a South African writer, academic, artist and activist. He was born as Ezekiel Mphahlele but changed his name to Es'kia in 1977. Mphahlele's first book of short stories, Man Must Live, was published in 1947. Banned from teaching by the apartheid government in 1951, Mphahlele supported himself and his family through a series of clerical jobs before leaving South Africa to teach in the British Protectorate. SEK Mqhayi (1 December 1875–29 July 1945) was a Xhosa poet and historian. He was born at Tyhume, Alice. At the age of nine, Mqhayi went to Ngede Location, Centane, where he grew up. Between 1896 and 1944 he was a journalist and wrote for Xhosa newspaper, Imvo. In 1907 he wrote what is considered by some to be the first novel in

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the Xhosa language, U-Samson. In 1914 he published Ityala lamawele ('The Lawsuit of the Twins') an influential Xhosa novel and an early defence of customary law and Xhosa tradition. He is best known and most celebrated today for his authorship of much of the poem, "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika," which was to form part of a free South Africa's national anthem. What defines Mphahlele and Mqhayi from the rest is their determination from the onset to see an African person having a free thinking mind. They also had a determination to see an African person living in the superior world without having to go and please someone out there to do that. In 1976, Mphahlele cautioned about this Western culture influence when he wrote: “We have essentially not lost the collective unconscious where the deeper springs of African humanism lie. Over the centuries, other cultures have sought to abuse this humanism. It has survived.” In his autobiography, Umqhayi waseNtabozuko, Mqhayi emphasised the need to respect African cultures for one’s growth. On this autobiography Mqhayi cautions

that if he had never grew up in Centane he would not have achieved what we all know he has achieved. He describes his education as imfundwana (mere education) and demonstrated that his learning was based on his witness to many customs while growing up in Centane. On page 79 of his autobiography, Umqhayi waseNtabozuko, Mqhayi appears to value the rural life when he includes a boy from the village (KuNgede) he grew up. He said: “Oko sasingamakhwenkwe (kuNgede) kwaCentane, kwakukho intwana, phofu incinane kunathi, ebimana ukusihlaziya ngezibongwana ezifutshane. Andazi nokuba yayizivela ebantwini, zaziphuma kuyo, kusini na. Intwana leyo iyekaMbambatho yasemaCirheni. Ibisakuthi ke yakufika kum, yenjenje: “Lugag’ olubomvu, Esaluphosa singamakhwenkwe, Saluphosa noko sesingamadoda; Lility’elingquthu lasemaZimeni. Usihlambela bhafini, ngokwenkosazana; Usigoxa kamileni ngokwenkosi yomLungu. Ntak’ ekanamandla sisinagogo, Kuba sibalek’ amathumb’ elanga-lenga.”

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AmaXhosa king Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu said he is on a mission to develop rural sport to enable would be sportsmen to make a living if they intend to. Sigcawu said this at the event held at Nqadu, Willowvale, during the finals of the King Zwelonke Easter Tournament which is held annually under the blessings of the king. He said he was grateful of the proceedings of his tournament which saw a winning soccer team walking away with R10 000, from his own pocket. As usual, the annual King Zwelonke Easter Tournament drew a magnitude of soccer fanatics who came to support 13 soccer teams, some coming from Cape Town, competing against each other. The tournament, previously, was once attended by a local soccer team from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Zwelonke had good relations with Xhosa people living there. The tournament started in 2008 by the king with a purpose of developing youth on sport. Speaking before the final match between Dutywa’s Buntu Boys and Butterworth’s Killers FC, Sigcawu said the aim of the tournament is to encourage the youth

to take part and make a living in sport. “I am giving away this R10 000 to a winning team not because I have means to do so. It is because nowadays we see a lot of people making a living on sport and my belief is that these must not be for the youth on urban areas, the rural youth should realise this. “And the good motivation for that is to let them play on competitions like these on annual basis,” said Sigcawu adding the tournament also aimed at keeping away the youth on criminal related incidents. Sigcawu also appealed to government officials to support his tournament by building better facilities at Nqadu Great Place, his palace. “Having such facilities will be more encouraging for the youth,” he said. He said he will with the tournament government takes over it. “I want Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula and his provincial counterpart, Xoliswa Tom, to build better facilities here,” said the king. Eastern Cape police commissioner Lt Gen Celiwe Binta, who has been part of the tournament since last year, attended this year’s final match. Binta said she was encouraged at the attendance of the youth and used the platform to encourage them to stay

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Killers FC after winning the tournament

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