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“NoDegree” is the name of an infant found alive in a bushy area in Centane later in May. The then four-dayold baby girl, who is still less than a month, was named “NoDegree” because her parents are both students at University of Fort Hare. NoDegree’s mom, Zinziswa Skedama (24), abandoned her child because she was afraid to tell her parents of her pregnancy, said police spokesperson Capt Jackson Manatha. “It is alleged that elderly people who had gone to do the shopping at Centane town on May 28 in the morning saw a small baby wrapped in towels and she was left in a bushy area,” said Manatha. Manatha said an off duty policeman was notified about the baby. “The healthy baby was found with a paper that had cellphone number on her face. The police women traced the cellphone number and discovered that it was belonging to the father of the baby who is also a student at the University of Fort Hare,” said Manatha. The mother of the baby was traced and found to be from kuNontshinga in Centane and she confirmed that she gave birth to the baby four days ago at Victoria Hospital at Alice.
Centane police cops with the baby found alive in a bushy area near the town. Picture: Capt Jackson Manatha
“She said that she was scared of her parent that was why she hid the baby in the bushy area. She has been charged with child abandoning and
will appear before Centane magistrate court soon,” said Manatha. The young woman was granted bail of R500 and she paid it. Her
case was remanded to June 27 for further investigation. The baby was handed over to the family of the accused, Manatha said.
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message to Ikamva staffers saying: “The ECCF will like to congratulate you on your kamva LaseGcuwa has once again Sanlam-MDDA award. You deserve it! clinched an award and this time a na- Hard work pays, keep up being relevant tional reward was bestowed upon But- as the grassroots media!” terworth’s most flagship and rising newsThe current editor of Ikamva, Sivuyile paper. On May 24, at Birchwood Hotel, Mbatha, said the award is an encourageJohannesburg, Ikamva, formed in August ment for the paper to do even more re2008, was crowned porting and highthe Best Community lighting community FRE E ISSU E Newspaper around events and issues. the country for a print FR EE ISS UE Sanlam Group media grassroots level Head of Communicategory. inside Residents cry of evi cations, Mr Ainsley ction in Zithulele The awards, for Moos, said: "We are e tim ndFR EE ISS UE the third time this r guard for seco encouraged by the de un ma qu Mn inside year, were hosted by positive response we M Media Development received from jourinside Cunn ingham battlin and Diversity Agency nalists who have eng w ith its pupils (MDDA) and Sanlam. tered for the Awards, They are a way of recincluding those from ognising excellence in the remotest areas of la bula esa a Sigwetyiwe isikrelemnq the community methe country where uNwabisa Senge dia. there are community Liyaqhuba ityala lomalume ongenalusini Over 300 editors, newspapers and raFocus on journalists, photogdio stations.” Dlulisa raphers and broadLumko Mtimde, high school casters from all nine CEO of MDDA, said provinces gathered at they are satisfied the venue to celebrate that the process was the achievement of thorough and fair. the local media in the “We commend the democratic dispensahundreds of journaltion in South Africa. ists and media workIkamva former ediers who took their tor Anele Mboza, who time to participate is now with Elundini Local Municipality and make this competition challenging communication unit, has congratulated and exciting,” said Mtimde. the paper. “Congratulations guys, that is In 2009, barely a year after its formaquiet and achievement. Keep doing the tion, Ikamva won the Best Print Article good work. Community media is not gain- for the Amathole area. The awards were ing the recognition it deserves.” hosted in East London by the Institute Eastern Cape Communication Forum for Democratic Alternative in Southern (ECCF) coordinator Bongi Bozo sent this Africa.
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ECDC that we nquma child d council. can never handsbeof Vuyo They able to ement er this year. on the were apparently 1b into the embattle pay the until Septemb after the announc yaup amount built tor media Afby it the nal Qoboshi ECDC in a bid to needs from us,”ministra Addressing said one resiin Butterworth, al manager ent and Traditio house its 3 Amarhabe employers who Local Governmvisited the municipality to council leadership forbe cannot were previ- dent, who MEC named.yane absence of a municip he dee as le ously working on Qoboshi “The ECDC atyele ne said that the ) was the main reason e Vuyo Zituman fairs Mlibo promised REA nearbyLin-NEW 8 Municip Phakade and dustries. give S month to introduc us earlier thisdeeds the helm of affairs (Ngamela Phakade the municipality. - title REA inkondekazi al that of will be at L these houses. trator ISSU to take over the e directors were recently The residents cided adminis ES an We were were re- advised matters - FOR the a host of other executivgiven an extended leave of what’s get . then trenched somewher Mnquma yakuCentane L PEO PLE for the titleof reference, according to REA e in deeds toinapply by the coun2006 by the ECDC. started three months was e’s Residents and and that Zituman in term renewal 2007 now claim the ECDC we did cil, citing “illegal” exactly will include: that but MEC, . ing them they should is tell- ever since then of his contract we had municipality thenever no vacrents. This despite pay up heard anything • Assist from “There will be all council that corip of ensurethe made for the transfer efforts poration,” saidtothe 6 Education, a uum in the leadersh resident. are convened Our adownership of the of the meetings Residents claim 13 3 in Mnqum are Are the municipality. were nightm you a (Zitumane) from ECDC to the houses once evicted on they that there is effecministrator a period • Ensure closely of to getand Local Municipality. Mnquma three days from working administraDutywa general will be workingin a bid to their tive houses in 2006. The residents in Mnquma with the councilwrong doadmin?istrator �locked tionleft recently ed and “We were strandstudying we went to ECDC and monitor to Ikamva correct all the in Mne and wa of�ices after LaseGcu- that was reversed,” occurred Facilitat • ings that they were resident. said theon of disciMEC. the �inalisati of the quma,” said the SITHANDIWE VELAPHI plinary hearingPERSONA been emto NON 7 Fight flu had of�icials GRATA: Zithulele rs in Mnqumayear. Others were suspended some other Picture: councillo n. residents ANCfear last being evicted A rural Butterw days,” conclusio this winter Velaphi �ights logical Makwabe Sithandiwe again from o Magadla orth high school legislatutheir their homes. told asked cases insti- broiled in factional to speaker Nomikel re members and founded by missiona 5 Your distric to remain anonym faction loyal al of all pending Magadla district of- “The reason t ries in 1962 �icials. • Facilitate withdraw on theous, said: mayor Bhabha Ganjana. and used to excel “Welity. to the parentsngofand discouraging want ECDC why theand Districttuted on results others by the municipa to stop male results director lack manthe foursince battling to sort nt playing the of frustrati emotions disciplin Mzukisi boysascerned compete ourpupils andofare Phakade out discipline is now said the district es is with ent could Jack hand claimed because Mnquma these not its pupils. pitch up,” saidconhouses speaker among came jealous theyButteacher. Local Manager the appointm emanagem toaccused quma Municipal the Senior of seeing Mnentsobethat the • Facilitat ity2 spokesthe of�ice. left by personThe the in aware their latterarts her Phumlani Gabazana counterp can hand positions of this female A principal at Page to to actoninJanuary us. We23 houses Jack said: “The havingthelove nodded with Cunningham Senior and await agers really leave. residents do not have a report ship relationgranted on the issueissue Secondary School, money for that beenrent, the teachers vandalis and drug of theoftitle the to be honest,”with that havefrom school m deeds. Fundiswa Mak- principal (Makwa abuse . This thing isGabazana claimed 8 News about wabe, said in requires be) about “Mnquma and is the other dent.all the rife here a collaborative said: cases. resi- cil passed municipal and collective approac counwere con�irme 2012 only, 21 girls Jack said: “Weworrisome.” a resolution ward different Ikamva on h by 15 d to be pregnan are shocked about He the October LaseGcuw role players like 2012 to the effect these allegatio the school, which a has copies 7your t at unit insaid they have a ments Exercise for that ECDC Educatio of�icials, parents, of docudedicate ns because from n is on the outskirts must directly the Education d the transfer ofagencies in terms of Tholeni Village. South African writingSchools houses incommun Social bers,the on behalf theSupport ator Vuyo Zitumane memServices which Zithuleleityresidentia ECDC South of summonin administr African township Act, ploymen health deals withpay Makwabe said g tZithulele Mnquma Em- etc. Central Police Services l to the rightful occupiers of Educato residents such matters. to the rs Act and rents to this is educatio of thesense in terms South whichAfrican of Eastern Cape this in the presence of “The following is one their provisions of backdated fromfor The example Council benefit n, a Housing Act 1997.In how the school of pridethe 2006. amountstors this seen and ture members provincial legisla- 2012. Educaregard (SACE)’s by ownersh was Ikamva the the communMunicipal code LaseGcuw differ from by of conduct ity underiptook They are involved serviced in R149 a this assistofECDC constitu The school, who visited theand district of�icials Educatio 389.19 tes serious and ity. to R174 in as part to theSafety the School Onthe housing bene�iciar school, in the 439.07. Peeramounts, these miscond the district to secure few days. She uct. As past Bukiwe n Programme make residents Programme, ies housing has we with are said trained subsidies will urged the Ms request arrangeme Qhaba as the toSACE drug testing educator pupils had to from the Deto investiga partment be kept at school nts withteECDC of Human to administ Peer Trainer Group ces. Settlements.” consequen else face s allegatio er it. However the outcome the or low them to chaseas law does not al- Nomtho for Cunningham and , other role players will inform us ns and Please 8 Your see must Xalela course page the pregnant kozo 15 also for pils away. on being ECDC take the of action to follow.” pu- of the Comments part process and random in the . programme,” the supervisor A teacher at Cunning Makwabe also searches must municipal Ikamva LaseGcu said Jack. said the school ham who at- be conducted from time to VELAPHI experiencing WEtended wa also spoke was some the time.” SITHANDI In September “an excessive” to members meeting with a re legislatu 2011, police spokesdiscipline among news lack of who female pupils at the told of lisahowaseMpum school ignore wamapo alleged that some its male pupils. the parents person Capt Jackson Manatha “They do not shinali them when uwuqhwabele Ikamva LaseGcu of theUMkomi teachers are involved told male onGen Celiwe Binta they are invited phi They come to want to listen to us. with matters ngabecu in love affairs a ng pils at Cunningwa that angry puconcerni Koloni ULt the school drunk the school’s zi owenziw their chilidren at school. samapol in dows of school, hum stoned winizandla umseben “Lastlulo A Grade 12 female pupils. kwesikhu yearkanobom we had a damaged za phantsi female pupil, abasebencase of boys who etywa who school. four were drunklaat chairs. Manatha said the desks and kokugqw What’s estimated damage that sa aseGcuwa emva painful islokubula BATANDWA was caused by that even was ufunyaniswe enetyala MALINGO kwalowo , owayesebenza pupils about R100 000. nyakenye ka ukuba esisehlo uNwabisa Senge uma. ITYALA lendoda la waseMnq wengulwa kwalentwsibi kangaka sokudgwa ngomhla Page enama kuMaspa 38 eminyaka yagetyen 5 azana yaseMzan (26) sehla azi ka2012 tsi, ngomhla wesixenkxe ukuya eGcuwa(11)nekurhane kuFebruary kowe 11 kwalapha ukuba Lenzwak leka e esyadlwengu i elinanye lenyanga. Zonke ezintsuku kuweshum laeRwants izihlandlo ana kuCentan umtshana zaninzi ibixhatshazwa owayeskowabo ze tyiswe ukutya oneminyaka esukawayo unina-kh okuboliley eli 12ulu a lamiselwa lithe i eya kulanda umhla wesihlanu shane kwalaphLo kaManatha uthi o. windlaendlelen kwilali yaseTobokweYoK- kukholele ukuze ni lentwazana acele esi�ihlwe ibheyile umrhanel babeka ukuba ibixhatsha wa. eGcuwa. nqe, abo- kwihlathi elikufutshane kwalapho zelwa i zithi, kweliyele cha zebhank Lendoda yaseMzan Iingxelo ibibonaka elalini tsi. Senge la iinkcuka Nwabisa ingenantlozisa bafuna ngethuba ekhedisa xa ni ivele mqweqw kwinkund Ukanti usapho aziseben ga aphantsi uyla zikamanty Need garage doors lwalendod wasegcuw waye o (bank cards) yamaban i nomntana lisithi a ngomhla a kunye zezixhob liqhuba eKhayelitsha wama lo luthe yakhe Ibali 25 blinds? Contact us!or aluthukan Mdumba.upha imali um�i. kweYo- sesisehlo Imfundo andela primary ga kakhulu eDrift eSakuml ezo. kuba enze umfana loa ebengumn eyakugqibezela Ibanga Ibichithe a iinkcukacha uKapteni Jackson nje iintsungu wabanik o“stout” eKapa ze waphum tu . isa kakade. ezilishumi ayelitsha samapol Ikamva nanye eziseleni kwaseKh eli- a ngethulithethe Isithethizamapolis malungu Sand kwenzek Primary na-niso High olusapho konkeaoku eNtlanga ngalomhla natheulenze ivela kulenkund a nantomummanga Manatha lakhe lo ebengumn lelwa lasithi ibigcwele tu ongamam nge, wathi thi leshumi imewagagan bambo ngabahlal ngemeKhayelitsha. ba, lo wakwaSe kwalaphoeliyo. UmakaziSchool iithile baseMzan ukukhwela kwisithu wentwaza icela tsi. uye kwiDyunivesithi na lo apho Isithethibazana uthe elela Fiesta. samapolis nabahlali bakhathaz lweFord waphumelela Akuphum asohlobo aseGcuwa sesisehlo apho athe qhathu ekile uCaptain Jackson Manatha kwe gqibaxhasa eso sikam�i, er Sisulu kwaye baya- ho nemali uthe yaseWaltbebegcwa kwenkcit li- kungoko WHAT’S zama ukumisa esa lendoda nengenobizwa WRONG? amkhwe “Wathi ngegama lise inkundla yokulawulwa wedisa yaseGcuw ...MEC layo Diploma amqweq for Mandla a. kuba kukhuselw ent Accounting). eSuper amaneEducation utshilo Makupula speaking umntana winta,” a and Managem yabanjwa Esi sehlo(Cost ayokomg nior Secondarlomadoda tongomhla Dlulisa (boot) sodlwengu Se-we 15 sobom eswayakuphangela la Manysa kweyoMdumba School ngemva lo sesinye eWSU pupils in Centane ganeko eezithiUphume during a isigwebo sezikwaMagqu nakwaZo the opening a UManath zehle dwana a. wabamb kufutshan ofunyenw of qho ze schools this year. (42) zuzu emineSpar eGcuwa, emva kwemi-uwa. Usutywa Picture: Sithandiw e uManath nelokishi e Tshibokude yaseGcuw kwaseGc eMzantsi Afrika. e Velaphi eliqatha uSimphiw nts Amaqela izamele. a elaiZilizwi uma inikwe ezopolitik agement Consulta e uku- o nawabuca koku, sakuthum kuMaspala waseMnq la bayakukha UManatha enetyala doors or kakhulu uqhubeke UTshibo ukwagwetywelw limela afa nezimali. kukufa loesebenza logcino-m nesehloudlwengu kurhanele Need garage kodwaelo SITHANDIWE VELAPHI nakubanye. wathi us! - alukabona umakhulu utshintsho nga malunga eGcuwa kwicand kali. blinds? Contact a umama wakhe,umntakwaqweqwedisa nokupha bo, Ushiya ngasemv thereby 1985, 31 July an salentwazana. allocation of autamkhulu, udadewa MEC for Educatio bakhe. ngomhlamade e noomalume teacher wazalwa n Mandla kuCen- g wakhe, is i kwakuny USenge ntsana accordin has said the underpe Makupula kwelityala oomakaz the number. The no- tobo, Easterndla kwilali yaseRwa rforming abarhanelwa Cape Senior Seconda ezalelwa lisa. ratio, accordin Abanye g to acting intombi kaNoban eDlulisa educatio School wokuqal nguDeliw ngokukodwa ngamapo n bossa basancwinwa in Mnyame Village, Centanery tane ni ntwana Ubengum a Ngonzo, is one teacher perMthunyw ,Maxwell will not Senge. be provided u. with more teachers 28 pupils. Makupula said: ana abathath but will monitored by kubantw his of�icials. be closely age of teachers “There is no shortMakupula’s sentime need to agree at this school. What we nts came after visited the school, on is the common he standing on January 16, was recently pronoun Need garage doors which school. of the challenges facingunderthe ced the worst We need to bring performer during blinds? Contact or all ers on board, us! Grade 12 examina the release of 2012 which include stakehold22 pupils in Gradetions. The school had and make sure we debate parents, all the issues that will make 12 last year, with only one pupil passed. to improve its sure that pupils here got Now Grade 12 results.” students at the But the tradition believe that Dlulisa school al leader in Chief Jongisizw once the departm will only improve e Dlulisa, said the area, of the lack of teachers ent has employe the issue more teachers d at Dlulisa main reason behind is one school has less. The pupils claim the its unconvincing is adamant thatteachers, while the MEC 4.5% pass rate on last year’s examinations. there is no shortage matric at the school accordin “The departm g to the department’s ratio. ent of educatio mented its deploym n impleThe ratio is the ent programme which severely determination number of pupils here. We want ate away teachers in a classroom, of our teachers back,” Dlulisa. said
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Murderers: Nwabisa Senge’s killers Ziyanda Tshibo and Luyanda Mxekethwane had been sentenced by Mthatha High Court. Picture: Capt Jackson Manatha
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Two more persons found implicated in the gruesome murder of Nwabisa Senge, a Mnquma Local Municipality employee, were recently given harsher sentences by the Mthatha High Court. Few months ago, the Mthatha High Court found Simphiwe Tshibo (42) guilty of killing Senge in February 2012. Simphiwe was then sentenced to life imprisonment. That did not end there, Simphiwe’s younger sister Ziyanda Tshibo, who masterminded the gruesome murder by appearing as he was hitchhiking Senge’s vehicle was sentenced to undergo 18 years imprisonment count The other man implicated in the murder, Luyanda Xekethwane (23) was also sentenced 18 years
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wazi Mpumlwana, the Ngqamakhwe born musician turned businessman, and his co-accused Phanuel Tashaya Kadye, could not get bail because of the seriousness of their fraud related case. Mpumlwana and Kadye, a Zimbabwean, were arrested in April after complaints from people who charged that they had been by misled by the two, on money they invested on their fraudulent scheme. 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. Now the complainants are being owed millions of rands by the two. Police said all those who might have invested their hard earned monies to the two, should come forward to them so that evidence can be intertwined for prosecution. “The investment scheme is believed to have started in
Police said all those who might have invested their hard earned monies to the two, should come forward to them so that evidence can be intertwined for prosecution. 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 their
legal claims,” Manatha said. The two appeared at Butterworth’s Magistrate Court. Their next appearance is August 27. 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.
In custody: Kwazi Mpumlwana and co-accused Phanuel Kadye Pictures: Capt Jackson Manatha.
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evelopment has been witnessed in Ngqamakhwe, a construction of a filling station for the first time in the CBD of the decades old small town. Motorists and communities in the area will now go to Tsomo or Butterworth by choice not by force as it was used before. Caltex has seen the market in Ngqamakhwe and had built a filling station which they said will be in operation soon. Ikamva LaseGcuwa reported last year of hawkers selling the petrol on the streets in the town of Ngqamakhwe. At the time a woman, who declined to be named, said her petrol had been many times by local police who claimed she was selling it illegal and endangering other people’s lives. Motorists in Ngqamakhwe have welcomed the construction of the filling station for the first time in the town’s CBD. A driver Sandiso Ntuku said: “Cal-
tex must brace itself for big profit because all of the motorists here will flock there. We are tired of travelling to Butterworth for filling fuel.” Another motorist said the construction of the filling station means paying less money on fuel. He said the vendors had been selling it at a higher price. “Vendors do not sell fuel by a litre. They sell it by a 5-litre and it cost R80. We do not have any choice but to buy it because we want to cut the cost of travelling either to Tsomo or Butterworth,” said the motorist. Sabelo Xotyeni, a business consultant from Caltex Eastern Cape, said the purpose of building a site in Ngqamakhwe came from the residents in the area. “They have been concerned for a while and we decided to come to their rescue. Our aim is to develop rural towns. By tomorrow (May 23) we will start determining how many people are going to work there. The intention is to open the site next month,” Xotyeni said.
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Crime Report AmaKomani pounce on mandrax man
Student nurse held for rape A student male nurse aged 30 and attached at Butterworth Hospital was recently arrested after he allegedly raped a 27-year-old patient was allegedly at a toilet at Butterworth Hospital. The incident is said to have taken place on June 1 at in a toilet at Butterworth hospital. Capt Jackson Manatha said: “The victim alleges that she was woken up by the suspect who drove her to the toilet where he allegedly raped her. The victim further alleged that she was raped for the second time by the suspect outside the toilet.” Manatha said the victim was then allowed to go back to her ward by the student nurse. “It is not clear at this point in time why she did not cry when she was raped. Butterworth police have opened two counts of rape two counts against the suspect. The 30 year old Butterworth Hospital male student was arrested this morning on June 3,” said Manatha. The nurse has since appeared in court and is being investigated.
Raped on her way to church
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A 28-year-old woman was raped on her way to an evening church service at Komkhulu Location kuZangwa Village in Butterworth. It is alleged that she met a man who offered to accompany her. The man attacked the woman once they crossed a small river in same village on the evening in question. The accused continued to accompany alleged victim to the church after allegedly raping her. The suspect and victim met with two female relatives of the victim who were looking for the latter as she was not arriving at the church on time. The victim broke silence to her relatives about the rape and the suspect ran away. The matter was reported to Butterworth police who traced and arrested the suspect at his home. The 32-year-old suspect has since appeared before the Butterworth magistrate court.
Woman found drowned
Nomakhaya Qoqa, 53, was found dead and drowned in a dam at Boyleni Location, Bawa , in Butterworth on June 1. The villagers and her family members last saw her in the early hours on June 1. She was believed to be mentally challenged, said Capt Jackson Manatha. “Butterworth police have opened an inquest docket. She did not have injuries. The villagers and family members were looking for her when they found already dead and floating in the dam.
Man killed in Willowvale
A 23-year-old man was stabbed to death at Madladleni Location in Willowvale on May 28 The deceased was stabbed at a tarven. The motive for the murder is yet to be known but Willowvale police acted swiftly as they arrested a 22-year-old suspect who has been charged with this murder. Police also recovered a knife that was allegedly used by the suspect during the commission of the offence. Willowvale police will further investigate if the tarven was licensed and if not the tarven will be closed. The suspect has since appeared before the Willowvale magistrate court on charges of murder.
Ngqamakwe police investigate New Look murder
A 23-year-old man was stabbed to death at Madladleni Location in WilNgqamakwe Police have opened a case of murder and no suspect has been arrested. This follows an incident where it was alleged a 49-yearold Nozipho Mahlatshana was asleep with her husband when three suspects forcefully opened the door of their house at New Look Location, Ngculu Village, in Ngqamakwe. The suspects demanded money from the couple but could not get anything. They assaulted the couple and during the attack they murdered Mahlatshana by kicking and strangled her. The husband whose age is not known escaped with minor injuries as he was also assaulted. Capt Jackson Manatha said police appeal to anyone with information to contact Ngqamakwe Police on 0799 503734.
Sekeleton found in Dutywa, but yet to be identified
On March 24 this year, the human skeleton was found next to Badela tyre workshop in Dutywa. The bones had no flesh on it and could not be identified. Next to the deceased there were clothes that were found, namely, one navy trouser, One red trouser, One black trouser, One red underwear, Grey jacket, Black leather boots, White overall and Blue T-shirt. Some of these clothes appear to have been worn by the deceased. The skeleton and clothing were taken to Butterworth Forensic Laboratory. Anyone who can shed light on the missing person or has a missing relative to contact Detective Constable Matiwane on 071 928 7099 or 047 489 1210, and they can also call the crime stop number at 08600 10111.
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UKUBHALISWA NGOKUTSHA KWAZO KUBANTU ABAKWILUNGELO U-SASSA uthanda ukwenza umbulelo ongazenzisiyo kubaxhamli bendodla abafikelela kuma-20 ezigidi ngokuthi babhalise ngokutsha izibonelelo zabo. Abaxhamli baneentsuku ezingama-90 okubhalisa ngokutsha emva kokufumana incwadi esuka kwaSASSA kungenjalo benze inkcaza benika izizathu ezibangela ukuba mazingacinywa izibobelelo zabo noxa bengabhalisanga ngokutsha. Abaxhamli bayakhunjuzwa ukuba amakhadi akwaSASSA bangakwazi ukuwasebenzisa kwiindawo zokubhatala okanye kwiiATMs (bebhatala umdliwo oqhelekileyo). Le miba ilandelayo ingasonjululwa nguSASSA okanye . uCPS: Imali engonelanga Ukunikezwa ikhadi elitsha .
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Commentary
ANC set record straight A regional newspaper in the Eastern Cape recently published a whopping drop of ANC members in the province of 28 000 members in eleven months. ANC provincial spokesperson Mlibo Qoboshiyane differs.
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he number of ANC members in the Eastern Cape has not dropped; we are not bleeding members as suggested in the recent media frenzy. As we are going to the provincial conference, branches were audited to check members in good standing in order to seed delegates to the conference. This was not a census of ANC members. In our own target as the province towards the 1 million membership centenary target of the ANC, we targeted to have 350 000 members by the year 2012. In what appears in our captured membership, all members who have joined the ANC in their own branches by paying the R12 annual or five years subscription fee is 280 000 members in the province. What normally happens, that membership if there is a conference is audited, to prove members in good standing; those are still with no lapse in their membership and prove the number of members still in probation. The pre-Mangaung conference ANC constitution was saying you could participate in a BGM, only when you have completed 8 weeks of probation. You can be elected or elect if your probation is completed. Meaning that, if you join ANC now intending to attend the provincial conference end June, the calculation of eight weeks will mean you can’t attend that meeting. That is a membership of
the ANC but that membership is yet to complete the probation period, but that doesn’t suggest a drop in the total membership of the ANC. In the ANC, if you have annually subscribed, you are also given three months grace period to renew your own membership. The audit revealed that there are members of the ANC in such situation, meaning that there are members of the ANC still on probation for them to renew within three months. What happens is, if you don’t renew your membership of the ANC within that prescribed period, your membership will lapse. Once the membership lapses, after 90 days, you shall be deemed a member not in good standing until you pay the areas you owe. That’s because of our branch administrative weaknesses, and many of the branch members don’t have IT systems or computers to capture, they were unable to remind Comrades that their membership has lapsed because we don’t have offices at branch level, Secretaries keep membership. Those are understandable administrative deficiencies that are there. Other members will be reflected as new though they are old members. Some Comrades joined thinking they are permanent members of the ANC and they will tell you, I joined in 1990 and that what we are experiencing. When they renew their membership, they will appear as new members. So we are intending to clarify this matter because only the ANC audits its membership, verify its general meetings and conferences of the branches. Meaning that, according to the new constitution, a branch is supposed to take two years as compared to one year. The implication of that is that, people
LETTERS
Copes takes on Mbhashe
COPE wishes to inform the public about the state of governance and the challenges facing Mbhashe Municipality. The municipality has not held a legal council meeting for over three months due to the council not forming a quorum. This chaotic state is a result of the internal squabbles in the ruling party which hampers service delivery in the municipality. In the municipality currently there is no Mayor, Speaker and Municipal Manager. Nkosinathi Ndlodaka, Cope councilor, Mbhashe
are still joining for a year in a branch that is supposed to take two years. All those are the practical operational matters that we are supposed to understand in the ANC. Going towards the provincial conference, there are branches of the ANC that could not be submitted for audit for a number of reasons. Either, members of the ANC because of internal strife at the branch level, withheld that membership and the auditors couldn’t audit. Not because members are not there but because certain members of the ANC withheld the membership information during the audit. Other branches, when they failed the audit, which means, it would appear those the branch has less than 100 members and it would fail in terms of the audit because it doesn’t constitute a branch, a branch of the ANC is supposed to have at least 100 or more members. So, once the branch sometimes fail, those members don’t necessarily go back and correct that up until the cut off time, that doesn’t mean a membership in that branch has declined, it’s a question of a structure that has be invalidated not a member of the ANC. As the ANC we are still in a position to claim our second space in the national, after KZN, there is nothing has changed that figure but the drop they are speaking about is not a drop of membership, it’s a revelation of audit not that these members are untraceable, we rebut that, actually that information is not necessarily true. We are seeing an upsurge because when we go and check our membership fund, its still indicating an ANC that is still joined by massive numbers in the province. We are one of the provinces that still constitute branches more than
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Izityholo zodlwengulo kwisibhedlele saseGcuwa Yho hayi kuyagwetywa. UYesu makehle ngokwakhe ngoku zange sayiva kaloku into yokudlwengulwa kwesigulane esiyokufuna uncedo esibhedlele. Nithi kwenzeka ntoni na apha emhlabeni.
Umfundi wephepha, eGcuwa
Inkunkuma engacholwayo eMsobomvu Yebethunana kanti yintoni nale yenziwa nguMaspala wethu waseMnquma eMsobomvu. Inkunkuma le babethe mayikhutshwe phandle rhoqo ngemivulo bayichola nini. Ngamatyeli ngamatyeli ingathathwa inkunkuma, nto leyo ethi yenze izitrato zibemdaka kuba izinja ziyazixhwithela.
Zukiswa Sithethe, Msobomvu
1000 per branch. There are 594 branches audited to attend the provincial conference to be held in the Nelson Mandela Bay region from 26-29 June. To date, 54 branches have completed their branch general meetings with 540 remaining. We expect about 1400 delegates to attend the conference; these include guests, NEC members and representatives of the alliance structures. Qoboshiyane is ANC provincial spokesperson
Can’t put my finger on it welcomes you to our end May Ithekamva issue with cold front having arrived in north eastern part of South Africa. In this issue I’m happy to officially announce that the paper has been voted best grassroots newspaper in the country. This is a proud moment for the paper, our owner, readers and clients who have come to associate with the paper. The month of May is of the most important in the province as young Xhosa boys start their journey to manhood. But this journey has over the years been marred by deaths of initiates making this period one of the most resented by many, feared by a lot who still have to go through the rite. Can we expect an improved situation this year? Africa day celebrations this month were an embarrassment for the South African government when xenophobia attacks reared its ugly head with killings in Diepsloot and resulting surgence in places like places like Port Elizabeth. It seems hate; stereotypes are key leading to violence amongst Africans, rising from any issue of difference. Is government, society, and leadership doing enough to curb this? The words of Biko when he said “Black man you on your own” still ring in my ears but such actions say there is still a long road for to accept that we are Africans not better than. On another sad note the closing of schools by the department of basic education in the province has left more questions than answers. Is the centre finally collapsing at the provincial department? Can we ever expect any change in terms of improving the state of affairs? Secrecy bill is finally at hands of the president to sign to an official law which means those in power will be able to classify any information as they deem fit and whistle-blowers will be given up to 15 years imprisonment if found to have classified information. With the changes in the information dissemination what will be the implications to the public as information is no longer in one or a few hands? As they say in Xhosa “de sidibane kwakhona”. Sivuyile Mbatha EDITOR Ikamva Lase Gcuwa 16a Kilimanjaro Building King Street Butterworth 4960 Email: sivuyilemb@gmail.com
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DOCTOR’S COLUMN If you have any medical questions you would like us to address in the next issue please write to: Dr Natalia Novikova, 58 Deveraux Ave, Vincent, 5200 East London Or sms 0796807821 or e-mail: novikovanatalia@gmail.com
Infertility
Getting pregnant and giving birth a baby is not easy for some couples. Although majority (95%) of women become pregnant within a year of having regular intercourse, about one in twenty won’t be able to become pregnant. The couple has infertility is they are unable to become pregnant within a year of having regular unprotected sex. Infertility can be caused by problems with woman’s body or man’s body or both. What causes infertility in WOMEN? •
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Problems with ovulation may a cause of infertility. Ovulation is the release an egg by women’s ovaries. Ovulation happens in the middle of woman’s menstrual cycle (approximately two weeks after the first day of menstrual bleeding). Women have the highest chance of getting pregnant if they have unprotected sex in the period around ovulation time (from about 4 days before till 1 day after the ovulation). Woman’s hormones make the ovulation happen and any hormonal unbalance can be a reason of ovulation’s problems. If woman’s period are regular and come every month its unlikely she has ovulation problems. Problems with the uterus (womb) or fallopian tubes. Some women may have scar tissue in the uterus or in the tubes. Scar tissue in the tubes results in blocked tubes and inability to become pregnant (the baby moves through the tubes into the uterus where he or she attaches to the wall of the uterus). Women get scarred or blocked tubes mainly because of infection. Endometriosis is a condition that causes lot’s of pain in tummy and cab be a cause of infertility. This disease is usually diagnosed during a key-hole surgery. Older age – once women get older than 35 it may be harder to get pregnant. It may take longer time to become pregnant and some women may not able to get pregnant.
What causes infertility in MEN? Problems with the sperm such as no sperm at all, or not enough sperm (“low sperm count”), or unhealthy sperm (sperm moves abnormally or has abnormal shapes) cause infertility in men. Men may have abnormal sperm because of a block in the path the sperm takes to reach the penis (due to a past infection or vasectomy), low level of hormones, genetic problems that men might be born with. Many times doctors cannot explain why men are infertile. When should you see a doctor? The couple should begin investigations to find out a cause of infertility if they cannot get pregnant after having unprotected sex for one year. Sometimes tests are done earlier is woman is older than 35 or if she does not have period every month.
What tests are done? We usually start with taking history, and examining both man and woman. We take blood tests for both a man and a woman. We check your HIV status (as it’s important consideration when you are trying to get pregnant), other infections (Hepatitis B, syphilis). We then proceed to check man’s sperm count. We ask man not to have sex for 3 days before the sperm test.
Women might have one or more of the following tests: • Hormone tests (to find out if woman ovulates and to make sure she does not have other hormonal problems such as thyroid or pituitary) • Test to check fallopian tubes and uterus (Xray, ultrasound, hysteroscopy or key-hole surgery). These tests check if the uterus has abnormal shapes or if the tubes are blocked. • Men might have one or more of following tests: blood hormone tests, urine tests, ultrasound tests to check testes. What happens once the tests are done? The doctor will usually find what the problem
is and explain the treatment options. Some people have a problem that cannot be treated or the tests do not show what the problem is.
What treatments are available for infertility? The doctor will decide what treatment you need depending of the problem you have. Some problems do not have any treatment. Some problems have only expensive treatment unavailable for free. It may take a very long time to get pregnant. • There is a medicine called clomiphene (or Clomide) that improves chances of ovulation. Only a gynaecologist or infertility doctor can prescribe this medication for you as it has side effects you need to know about. • If clomiphene does not help hormone injections may be required. • Surgery to unblock the tubes. This is surgery has a poor success rate, but it is the only option available in public hospital for women with blocked tubes.
If surgery or clomid do not work woman should be referred to infertility clinic. Unfortunately the only infertility service that provides other treatments in Eastern Cape is in Port Elisabeth. It’s a private clinic, which is very expensive. • Intrauterine insemination – doctor uses a special tube to place the sperm inside woman’s uterus right before ovulation. • IVF (in vitro fertilization or having a “tube” baby) is a procedure that is done in infertility clinic. It involves following: woman usually gives herself hormone shots for a few weeks. These hormones injections get the ovary ready to ovulate (or release the egg). Just before the ovula-
tion the doctor removes some the eggs from the ovary with a thin needle. The doctor put the needle through the vagina to get to the ovary. The eggs are put into a test tube with sperm so that sperm can fertilize (get together) with one or more eggs. After 2 to 5 days the fertilized egg in put in the woman’s uterus. Hopefully the egg will attach to the uterus and grow into a pregnancy.
IFV is usually done for women with blocked fallopian tubes, if men have too low sperm count, and if the couple was not able to get pregnant with other treatments. IVF is an expensive treatment, which costs about 30,000 rand per cycle and has about 30-40% success rate depending on the woman’s age and the problem she has. So only one in three women who go through the IVF cycle will end up giving birth to a baby. Is there anything you can do to increase your chances of pregnancy? • You should have unprotected sex 2-3 times a week especially around ovulation time from about 10th till about 17th day of your menstrual cycle (the 1st day of the menstrual cycle is the first day of bleeding) • If you are overweight loosing weight will increase your chances of getting pregnant. Loosing weight will also help having a healthier pregnancy
You can also think of other options of having a baby such as adoption. There are many children in South Africa who need a loving home!
QUESTIONS FROM THE READERS Question – I have STI. DO I have a chance to have children? Answer – Yes, you do. Although
some STI can result in blocked tubes, that is not always a case. Question – Fertilisation does not occur. What should I do? Answer – You should go to infertility clinic at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in Mdantsane on Thursday morning with your partner to be checked. You should bring a referral letter from your local clinic. Question – I have checked HIV and syphilis. They were negative and they gave us antibiotics. Answer – There are other tests you need to do for infertility. Question – Is something wrong with my ovaries. I have not menstruated one month, but I am not pregnant. Answer – Some women occasionally miss a period without anything being wrong. Repeat the pregnancy test if you don’t have your period in a week. Question – What if I menstruate two times a month. Answer – You need to see a doctor to work out what’s going on. Question – I am pregnant, and then I have STI. Can I take antibiotics? Answer – How do you know you have STI? Question – I Have smelly discharge. Answer – You should see a doctor to confirm that you have STI. A doctor will prescribe an antibiotic that is safe in pregnancy if you do have an infection. Question – Do I have diabetes? I am always hungry. I just eat in 2 minutes and I become hungry again. I am 23 years old. Answer – The only way to find out if someone has diabetes is to do a special blood test. Being hungry all the time does not mean you have diabetes. You may have another problem and the doctor should check you to find out what’s wrong. Try to stay healthy, exercise, eat healthy food (vegetables and fruit), keep your weight under control and you chances of diabetes will be low.
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Cllr. Mahlanza Sibongiseni Zimasile Villages or suburbs: Zagwityi, Esigadini, Ntlambonkulu, Mcuncuzo, Mgagasi, Mngingweni.
Ward 5 Cllr. Mankune Andries Velile Villages or suburbs: Booi Farm, Tanga Schools: Mayekiso School General ward data: According to the Census of 2011 ward 5 has a total of 9581 residents dominated by males at 5095 and females at 4486 Educ levels: 3,9% of the residents with no school, 30% not completed primary school, 6% completed primary school, 35,7 did not complete secondary school, 14,1% with matric and just 9,7 with higher education. Employment Level: 65, 2 % residents are employed while the remaining 34, 8% is unemployed. Mnquma Local Municipality Draft Reviewed IDP 2010/2011: DRAFT MTRET CAPITAL BUDGET 20102013: Booi Farm access road, procurement of plant Councillor Response: Ikamva called Cllr Velile on Tuesday and he said he must be called on anytime on Wednesday. As promised we called on Wednesday his response was the following; “Im at a workshop now. Tomorrow I’m going to a council meeting so let’s talk next week,” said Velile. Community Views: Most pressing issue here is unemployment especially for young people. Our roads are in their worst state ever, we wish the municipality can hurry and help here. The absence of electricity raises other problems like the high rate of crime; if we had electricity I believe we wouldn’t be experiencing so much crime. Again we appeal to the authorities to attend to these issues.-Lingile Nxasana.
Schools: Khayalethu Junior Secondery School General ward data: Has 8812 residents, female at 4652, and male 3470 as per the last 2011 census. Educ levels: Only 2% of the residents have no school, 30% not completed primary school, 7,3% completed their primary, a whopping 41,2 % did not complete their secondary education, 13,3% with matric and only 6,1% have tertiary education Employment Level: 54% of the ward seven residents are employed and 46% are unemployed. Mnquma Local Municipality Draft Reviewed IDP 2010/2011: DRAFT MTRET CAPITAL BUDGET 20102013 Izagwityi Access Road Councillor Response: We have a challenge
here in the municipality because we have few road raiders as a result we are lacking behind on some of the infrastructure like roads. However we have just completed a road in Zagwityi because there is one road per financial year in a ward. There are plans for roads in Thanga and Zazulwana and also the contruction of Isidutyini Bridge by Department of Public Works. There is also access road for Mcucuzi in the IDP for the next financial year. Zazulwana and Mgagasi now have electricity. What is next now are toilets and water for Zagwityi, Ngxalathi, Mcuncuzo, Ezigadini and Mgagasi. While we are still in the consultation process on the toilets business on water we are now waiting for Amathole District Municipality to come with a contractor and employ the people of that ward. We all know that when constructions’ like these come unemployment is reduced,
Community Views: We have a problem of not having toilets here at Mcucuzi, all those who are in need have registered for toilets but nothing has happened ever since. We are also in need of water. Another issue that is bothering me is seeing young people roaming around with no jobs, unemployment is high here and there are not even projects which can at least reduce it.Noxolo Tsawe.
Cllr. Mdudo Gaylard Villages or Suburbs: Cegcuwana, Drayini, Mabheleni, Ngqakani, Mahemini. Schools: Lower Cegcuwana Junior Secondery School General Ward data: Total number of residents 7158, 3470 males and females dominate with 3686 Education levels: 3,3% of the residents have no school, 34,3% went to school but did not completed primary, 9,2% completed primary school, the largest percentage is of those who did not complete secondary school at 39,5%, 8,2% have matric and the remaining 5,5% with higher education. Employement Education: The employed residents are at 50, 5% and 49, 5% are unemployed. Mnquma Local Municipality Draft Reviewed IDP 2010/2011: DRAFT MTRET CAPITAL BUDGET 20102013 Kwa L access Road Councillor’s Response: “I cannot comment on the media, I only wait for the communications office of the municipality to ask me about these matters then I give them the information,” said Cllr Gaylard. Community Views: We have a huge problem of people who pirate our music, we have artists here but they do not develop because they are being robbed by the same people who are supposed to buy their original cds. We cannot fight it on our own, we ask for an accessible place where our artists can be able to sell their original music. Also in the name of combating crime and excessive use of alcohol we have soccer teams but because we don’t have transport money they cannot go and play for tournaments in other areas. The municipality has many vehicles, it would be best if they could help with transport at least as these people who play for these teams are unemployed and so cannot afford their own transport.- Khuthele Mbunyuza
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Biography of Nat Nakasa Journalist and author Ndazana Nathaniel (Nat) Nakasa was born on 12 May 1937 in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape. Nakasa was the second of three children of Joseph Nakasa and his wife, Alvina Nakasa. As a child from a working-class family in an impoverished rural area, Nakasa was forced by poverty to leave school in 1954 without matriculating. Journalism
He moved to Durban where he worked as a reporter for Ilanga newspaper, published in Zulu and English. He later moved to Johannesburg where he joined Post and later Drum magazine. he spent the major part of his adult life as a journalist in Johannesburg, a regular contributor to the Golden City Post, an assistant editor of Drum and later as the first black columnist on the Rand Daily Mail. At the height of his career, in 1963, he founded a literary tell-it-likeit-is journal called The Classic. Nakasa’s personal style gained a substantial following, although his middle-of-theroad views in a divided South Africa were often a little too liberal for some of his fellow black journalists. The 1960s were dark days for black South African journalists when repressive apartheid laws stifled a decent day’s work, never mind any glimmer of creativity. For many, the only way was exile to foreign lands, far away from the oppression and humiliation that was home. As Essop Patel says in the introduction to The World of Nat Nakasa, “The creative output of the Sophiatown Renaissance came to an end as the bull-
dozers rolled in.” But out of the rubble emerged a new kind of black journalist elite and for the young and ambitious Nakasa, fresh in Johannesburg from Durban, these were the formative years. In 1963, he saw the way clear to put out his own literary contribution in the form of The Classic. The magazine’s main objective was to encourage “…those writers with causes to fight for, committed men and women who look at human situations and see tragedy and love, bigotry and common sense for what they are”. Good friend and author Nadine Gordimer says of those days, “Nat’s approach to The Classic was serious and yet light-handed, gay; candid and unflustered. He was a clever young newspaperman but had no literary background or experience – yes. There was not enough money for the venture and there were endless practical difficulties – yes. Nevertheless, he felt that day-to-day journalism floated, like oil indicating the presence of a submarine, on the surface of African life, and he wanted to make soundings of his own. He asked for help, and what’s more, he did so aware that help more often than not must take the form of criticism, and in the self-knowledge that he could take that, too.” Certainly, conditions were not improving in South Africa and while Nakasa’s career was gaining ground de-
spite a system that dictated the opposite, the global village was calling with the voice of freedom. In 1964, Nakasa was awarded the Nieman Fellowship to read journalism at the University of Harvard. Of course, obtaining a passport from the government of the day would take nothing short of a miracle, leaving Nakasa in an impossible situation. As he said in a well-known piece titled, “A Native of Nowhere”, “Sometime next week, with my exit permit in my bag, I shall cross the borders of the Republic and immediately part company with my South African citizenship. I shall be doing what some of my friends have called, ‘taking a grave step’.” Little did friends and relatives know just how grave that step would be, and how moving away from the land of his birth would affect the psyche of this sensitive writer. Says Gordimer of this emotionally traumatic time for Nakasa: “It was a strange time, the last year in South Africa; on the one hand, he was making a name for himself in a small but special way that no African had done before, his opinions and ideas were being considered seriously by white newspaper-readers whose dialogue across the colour line had never exceeded the command, do-this-orthat, and the response, yes-baas. On the other hand, he had been awarded a scholarship to Harvard and was involved in the process of trying to get a
passport – for an African, a year-long game in which the sporting element seems to be that the applicant is never told what you have to do to win, or what it was he did that made him lose.” Exile and death
Eventually, Nakasa “gained his freedom” in the form of an exit permit, and although missing his first flight out of the country, safely made it into the US. He was not crazy about New York and quickly moved on to Cambridge, where life at Harvard was spent “steeped in the somber business of education”. Although the Harvard year was good on the learning front, things went downhill from there. Nakasa grew increasingly homesick, isolated and unhappy, although this was not largely apparent to those around him. Colleagues on Nakasa
Drum journalist Can Themba remembers Nakasa in the early days of his career. In a tribute to Nakasa titled “The Boy with the Tennis Racket” Themba recalls, “He had a puckish, boyish face, and a name something like Nathaniel Nakasa. We soon made him Nat.” Legacy If Nakasa were alive today in the new South Africa, perhaps he would have been a diplomat or politician, perhaps a prominent editor or a major publisher. One thing is certain – whatever lofty post we could dream up for him now, one thing he would remain … a writer. This is an edited version of the history and times of Nat Nakasa from South African history online.
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kamva LaseGcuwa had the opportunity to have a chitchat with the busybee Mtulisi Skaap or Fruity as she is widely known by her listeners of Khanya Community Radio. Born and bred in Mthatha, the 26 year old studied at Khanyisa High and continued to pursue a tertiary qualification at Walter Sisulu University. After two and half year of intense Public Relations theory it was time for training that was when she joined O.R.Tambo District Municipality for internship. She said that she was lucky enough to get a communications officer post at Mnquma Municipality after she finished off her internship and graduated. But her love for radio obliged her to not rest but look for a possible employment at Khanya community Radio in Butterworth. “I then approached Khanya Community Radio management and they welcomed me to the station as their presenter and was mentored by Patrick Msengana who was still a Khanya radio jock at the time,” she said. Fruity’s broadcasting career kicked off in March this year when she started co-hosting with Patrick a show called
Youth Movement which dedicated to the youth and deals with challenges they face. “It’s a programme of the youth that is living now, you will recall that we are faced with lots of challenges like HIV/AIDS, drugs, unemployment, crime and so on. So those things we live with at the moment are exactly what the show is about,” said Skaap. In just two months after Fruity joined the station her mentor Patrick left so she was left alone to anchor the Youth Movement show which airs Saturdays evenings 06pm to 09pm. Asked about how she gets time to rest Fruity said that she works Monday to Friday at Mnquma. “On Saturday evenings I have to be on air for the Youth Movement sometimes I also do Love D’s show when he’s not available but I don’t get tired because I love radio in fact if I had to change careers I would take radio because I love radio, my love is in broadcasting,” she said. We had to push matters and asked why she cannot change careers now, which she gladly answered by saying “I cannot now because I earn a living at Mnquma,” Fruity said that she spends her free time which is rare to her schedule by socialing watching television and lis-
tening to music. Skaap said that after joining Khanya Community Radio she does not listen to other radio stations. “I don’t really listen to other stations because Khanya has become my home but I can say that I love Lulu Hermans and her show as it empowers women,” she admitted. She broke shocking news saying that she has a stalker at the moment but said it is not that serious. “I have a stalker as we speak, he smses, calls, but all in all my fans are all just nice,” she said. Fruity said that she stays original off and on air. “I’m me, I don’t change, I’m just the same Fruity off and on radio,” she said. What may be unfortunate though about Fruity to most of his male fans is that she is happily dating. She says the future is looking bright as she is currently studying at PRISSA in Johannesburg. “I’m doing public relations writing since I’m also a writer at Mnquma so I thought I should grow my writing skills it may even help me at Khanya so I must be able to write, there are also audio subjects in my course, she said. She unconditionally thanked Patrick Msengana for having her taught her everything she
knows about radio. “I want to thank the KCR fm station for welcoming me to their family because I’m now a member of the KCR family,” she said. Fruity had strong advice for her fans: “They must not give up, everything is possible, I know most of them are looking for work some are unemployed graduates, they must keep on buying newspapers and applying, you might never know. Because work won’t come to you if you are sitting at home you must get up look at websites, notice boards but also keep on listening on Khanya Community Radio fm,” she said. She also wished all her fans and friends a happy festive season. “I’m sure young people must have saved from January so there is going to be a lot of drinking, partying, people must not misbehave, they must behave well. Even on roads we know Arrive Alive campaign, people must obey the rules so that we may meet again in 2013,” she concluded.
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Sinethemba Dleke is rising…… in 2009, time management when I was a bell ringer in 2008. Still shines as the forinethemba made his mark mer Mr Ndabankulu 2008, they allowed from being a me to spread my wings, model, dancshowcase my talents in er and presenter in what in whatever way I “Meeting artists and around Buttercould and voice out my viwith the same vision worth. Born and sion in the school debate raised at Mission society as you can see as mine. Performing location in ButNdabankulu is making its terworth from a mark through debate and for in front of large Christian family, for me it’s an honour comnumber of people, the white coming from that background plexion hunk and am proud of it.” being able to tell a studied at the Asked who is giving him local Davies Jucourage in life, Sinethemstory and entertain nior Secondary ba said: “Well, it all started School. After with my body is with influence of my parDavies, he then ents, I remember a time amazing.” to Ndabankulu I was about 4-5 years we Senior Secondwere in town Circus Triary School where angle Shopping Centre he matriculated in 2009. in Mthatha with my grandmother. There It seems it the Ndabankulu has was an Omo promotion truck, I heard the had a huge influence on Sinethem- late sis Brenda’s song that I used to dance ba. He agreed: “Let me make a story to at home, then contestants were reshort, well you at Ndabankulu a learn- quested to compete and my grandmother er is expected to be like learning and ordered me to join. Since then my famtaking things the hard way thanks to ily saw to it that I had great potential in that I’ve acquired good leadership becoming a performer. They then started skills while I was the LRC president entering me in concerts, dance competiStaff reporter
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tions, Sunday school activities and later I discovered modelling.” The Butterworth rising personality has also toured to Grahamstown to be part of the world’s biggest dancing and performing platforms. On his highlight to Grahamstown, he said: “Meeting artists with the same vision as mine. Performing in front of a large number of people, being able to tell a story and entertain with my body is amazing.” On those that will be writing matric this year, the hunk has got an advice: “My advice to the matric 2013 is to make 80% of your time in your book 20% leisure with that you can never go wrong and good luck.” Under his belt Sinethemba has managed to win the following pageants. These are First Prince in Mr Khanya Community Radio 2011, Mr Love Life 2007, Mr Ndabakazi 2008, Mr Siyakhana 2006, Mr Ndabankulu 2008, Mr Carnival 2012, Mr Teen East London 2010 just to mention a few.” He is also a judge too, to many of the pageant in and out Butterworth. “Now I’m currently focusing judging, I’ ve been a judge at Mr & Ms King Hintsa FET, Mr Khanya Community Radio 2012, Mr Msobomvu SSS 2013, Mr Queenstown High School 2013.
Fighting indolence Journalism at media crossroads at schools B D By Sivuyile Mbatha
By Nobesuthu Beya
espite government’s good intention, there has been mixed emotions when it comes to the proposed finger clocking system for teachers. R480 million is to be invested in a proposed biometric clocking system for schools, aimed at curbing teacher absenteeism and bettering the education system in our country. This was announced earlier this year by Education Minister Angie Motshekga at a media briefing. A recent survey showed that South Africa has the highest teacher absenteeism rate in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), according to the South African Government News Agency. SADTU Deputy General Secretary Nkosana Dolophi said he did not reject the proposed system but questioned whether it is a priority given the current state of the education system. Nozihle Mbokomba, a teacher at Dumisa LP School in Mdanstane, said: “My only wish is that if this system comes to pass it will be implemented at both provincial and national level and that senior officials will also clock in using the same method.” According to the World Economic Forum South Africa is among the lowest ranked countries when it comes to the standard of education, due to staff shortages, poor teacher training, lack of educational resources and lack of support for pupils both at home and at school. Sinovuyo Makhenkane, a former pupil at Msobomvu High School in Chalumna, said: “Surely an investment of R480 million towards skills development would benefit the country better. In grade 11 we did not have an accounting teacher for three months and when he finally arrived most of us failed the subject.” “The money could be channelled towards scholar transport too, as
Truant: Learners are often found outside their classrooms during school hours. The proposed new clocking system for teachers might result in less teachers being absent and more learners attending classes. Photographer: Nobesuthu Beya
it is a major problem,” said Nozihle Mbokomba. Currently teachers clock in by signing a book to record their attendance. But the system has proved to be a failure as it can easily be bypassed, as teachers simply ask their colleagues to sign in for them when they are absent. The biometric clocking system will enable the Department of Education to collect real-time data. Nkosazana Jamelani (72), a grandmother of six said: “I send my children to school so they can be educated and become leaders one day but if there’s no one teaching them at schools, they won’t get anywhere in life. This system might help in assuring that my kids are guaranteed to get education when they go to school.” Even though this system is still in the pipeline it has been under a lot of scrutiny in the media as many people feel it is a waste of money and it would be attempting to treat only the symptoms and not the core issues that face the education system in our country. – WSU-SNA
it’s, paywalls, traffic, data mining, tweets are some of the words current used in the media frequently by participants these days. Media houses from around country and across Africa recently attended a seminar on essentials of digital media at Rhodes Universities Sol Plaatjie Media Leadership Institute. Key to the seminar was how media adapts to the changes that is reshaping as known. Facilitator, Rhodes University lecturer, editor at Groccott’s, seasoned journalist Steve Kromberg said that the question that needs to be asked is “is the media immune to the current state of affairs”. Delegates agreed that there is no one size fits all to the question as most had to reposition themselves, adapt or die. The issue of trust and credibility also came to the fore as because many believed this is very important to reporting journalists. Hezekiel Gikambi project manager Kiswahilihub.com at Kenya nation media group said media houses need to look at this positively; newsrooms have to tap into the opportunities such use of new technology and, embrace new ways of reporting. “For me this will assist also in
brand building over multiple media thus growing profit margins in the future” said Hezikiel. Arlene Prinsloo national digital news coordinator at Media 24 also said they had embraced the new developments at Beeld. “The most significant was the twitter reporting during Oscar Prestoriou’s bail with up to the minute updates which was new in the country something new in South Africa” said Arlene. Community media which also agreed that they face a lot in terms of inter-grating the news coverage using these tools and methods due to high data prices. Zithethele editor Khanyisa Sinqe a community newspaper in Port Elizabeth said “this is going to be difficult at this level because we at times do not have access to internet, worse the type of handsets needed.” Sandy McDonald producer of Afrikaans at SABC a staunch prime news followers who was very sceptical at the latest developments cautioned against wholesale use and consumption of data and information especially social media. “Credibilty and trust will hold journalism at all cost and whatever changes as verification is most crucial at this time of information explosion” said McDonald.
Taking it easy: Journalist that attended essentials of digital media management with Sol Plaatjie Media Leadership Institute at Rhodes University. Back row left: Sandy McDonald (SABC), Michael Schawel (SABC), Steve Kromberg (Facilitator) Rhodes University, Arlene Prinsloo Media 24, Michelle Burger Solidarity Union, Sheena Adams Destiny Magazine, Zandile Cindy Nkosi (SABC), and Sivapregshen Moodley (SABC). From left to right Christa Smuts (Media 24), Khanyisa Sinqe (Zithethele News), Pozisa Majavu (EC Today), Hezikiel Peter Gikambi(Nation Media Group), Joseph Mlungisi Daweti (SABC) and Sivuyile Mbatha (Ikamva lase Gcuwa). Picture Groccott’s Mail
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Career Corner Lusanda Mangxamba. email:lusanda.mangxamba@gmail.com
Career as an entrepreneur R
unning your own business is also a career option. This may arise out of necessity i.e. you can’t find a job and therefore you decide to sell a service or a product. Alternatively you may decide that you want to be your own boss, and not be employed by someone else. A lot of people that I know who are employed would love to run their own businesses. But it is not easy. Firstly, you have to find a business that will work and where there are people who are willing to pay for what you offer. Secondly it’s risky, particularly if you already have a salary. Lastly, it takes courage to venture out on your own. There are several ways of getting your business off the ground: • Buying products from out of town i.e. from another town, and bring them to where you live and sell them. There are various examples of this, including people who go to places like Johannesburg/ Pretoria/Mpumalanga etc to buy products and they bring them back to their hometowns and sell them at a profit. Last week
I met a young man who buys a truck load of oranges from farmers in Limpopo and he sells them to Somalian business owners in Mpumalanga. Another guy buys a truckload of cabbages at the Pretoria market, and drives to Mpumalanga to sell them. You could do the same with places closer to where you live • Going for government procurement i.e. tenders is another option. This can be a fairly difficult route as it’s very competitive. There are a large number of people like you who are going for government opportunities. The more specialised the service or product you offer, the easier your chances are as there will only be a handful of service providers who have what you have. Examples of specialised skills include engineering services, quantity surveyors, environmental assessment people, agricultural specialists etc. Therefore really plan for what you will tender for and you must try in various municipalities, not just your own.
This will widen your chances of succeeding. • You can also tender for private sector jobs. Large companies like Daimler Chrysler, the big banks, the accounting firms etc also require service providers to perform certain services. Therefore you can go to these companies and ask them how you can get to their procurement databases. • You might have an asset that you can use to produce products that you can sell to the market place. I know a friend who has a large garden at their home in the village in Mtata. He is now busy getting the garden ready to plant potatoes to sell to his neighbours and the small spaza shops. Therefore he is using his asset (the land) to produce products (potatoes) which he will be selling to people he know would buy them (the market). So do an assessment of what you own, and see if you can turn it into a money making asset for yourself. However way you start your business, remember to always use the
people you know for information or use them to buy your product, or for them to refer you to others. The list of people include your family, your friends, people you were at school with, worked with etc. They should be your first contact. Being an entrepreneur can be lonely, but very rewarding. Good luck! Please email me for any questions or comments: Lusanda.mangxamba@gmail.com
Full Gospel Church’s Proudest Moment Son of the church Sino Mkhetshane released his first CD at launch at Butterworth town hall where family, church elders came to support and give wise words of support. The crowd also got caught up in spiritual upliftment. All Pictures Supplied.
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English Class A teacher at local primary school who teaches English was surprised at level of enthusiasm by the learners since Kaizer Chiefs won the league. The lesson for the day was tenses and he asked the class. Teacher: “One day Pirates will win the league” Which tense is this” ? Me teacher, me teacher almost all the class wanted to answer but the teacher chose one Sandile. Teacher : Yes Sandile. Sandile: “Future impossible tense”
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Down 1. Four times eight 2. 12 across minus 16 across 3. 1640 doubled 4. 6 down minus 5 across 6. Nine times nine 7. Five times 121 9. Half of 1450 11. 716 doubled 14. A third of sixty-three 15. Number of hours in two days 17. Half of 164 19. 100 divided by five
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AS the future novel and short story writer currently being trained under the guidance of KwaZulu Natal’s successful and experienced writer, Eileen Molver, at the Learning Group, I thought it is relevant to share with you the short story I recently wrote as novice writer. Here it is.
One odd evening L
ydia decided to tell it all to her husband as she could no longer bear the guilt fact that she got her job as teacher by sleeping with the principal of the school. She felt she has let her husband, a local farmer, down after he sacrificed so much for her education which her parents could not afford. Lydia had married her husband, Vuyo, six years ago when she was a security officer at an audit firm in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. She met Vuyo while he was on a visit to the firm and they fell in love from the onset. Vuyo had much money made from farming and decided to take Lydia away from her work as security officer so that she could stay with him at his home outside Mthatha. The pretty young woman was doing her practical work at the nearby school after finishing her teaching degree which her husband entirely financed. The principal of the school told her she must sleep with him if she wanted the post that was being advertised. The principal told Lydia that if she agreed to sleep with him, the post wouldn’t be advertised, instead it would be awarded to her. With the increasing number of unemployed graduates in the country, Lydia could not think twice, as she thought she would sleep with the principal once and get the post. She agreed to the principal’s instruction. One evening Lydia was preparing supper for her
husband. She cooked the meal, knowing that the purpose was to ease the burden of having to tell her husband the scandal. At times she cried alone while she was peeling vegetables for that awesome supper. They had two children in their marriage. It was a week after she had slept with the principal inside his car on school premises after hours. This had left her in distress, she admitted. The kitchen was looking warm with so many fresh vegetables lined up for cooking. Vuyo, while watching television, was humming hymns while smelling what looked like one of the family’s best meals. After finishing the cooking, she took supper to Vuyo who was sitting in the lounge. As she put it, she thought of the time when she was a happy housewife until Vuyo convinced her she should go and study teaching, at his own expense. Lydia felt she should not have agreed to sleep with the principal because Vuyo could have supported her even if she had failed to clinch the supposedly advertised post. “Hubby, I want to tell you something that has been concerning me so much in the past week” she told her husband with watery eyes. “What is it, and why couldn’t you tell me from the onset? How could you let the concern ravage you while you know I am here for you?” Vuyo asked, looking at her attentively. “Could it be because of the pressure of the new post
by Sithandiwe Velaphi at your school? But I have been asking how things are at your job were and you said it was all fine.” At this moment Vuyo became quiet to allow Lydia a chance to respond. “It is related to the post.” She cried, uncontrollably. “What happened? Tell me, what happened?” a sympathetic Vuyo asked. “I slept with the principal to get that post.” Lydia told her husband. “What?” Vuyo could not believe what he heard. “What do you mean.” He repeatedly urged her. “Please stop crying and explain to me. That post was supposed to be advertised and the principal asked if I was interested in it and I said I was. Then he further told me that if I slept with him once he would give me the post without hesitation.” Lydia told her husband. “But how could you allow that?” Vuyo still could not believe his beloved wife. The story will continue on our next edition.
THIS is the highlight: {The principal stood up and locked his office. “But does he know how difficult it is to find a job today?” Lydia looked attentively at the principal. She could not answer him. “What we have is an agreement. I never said I would sleep with you once…”}
Moral and legal debate on traditional bill By Batandwa Malingo
C
ommission for Gender Equality (CGE), activists, lawyers and students lambasted the proposed Traditional Courts Bill in a heated discussion with Prince Zolile Ncamashe, Eastern Cape deputy chairperson of the House of Traditional Leaders at WSU’s Heritage campus, East London recently. Activist, analyst and researcher Mazibuko Jaxa said that the bill repeats exactly what the natives Act. “As much as we want to recognise traditional courts, they must not be a legal institution,” said Jaxa. He continued and said that if the bill is passed as it is, then the power which is within the people will be taken away from them. Nceba Mrwebo from CGE echoed Jaxa’s words and said that they welcome the efforts to make justice more accessible but he warned that those efforts must not infringe others rights. He said that even the presiding officer will mostly be men and that alone is not good for women. “People might also be subjected to slavery as there are no perimeters concerning the punishments,” said Mrwebo. However Prince Ncamashe diminished all those warnings and said that the bill is not introducing traditional courts as they are already there. “Even in the United Kingdom, they have a legal system based on their traditions, why do we abandon our traditions,” he asked.
On the absence of lawyers during the traditional courts proceedings, the Prince said that in most cases lawyers are there to protect the perpetrator not the victim. He added that traditional institutions are undermined but recommended that it would take strong and patriotic people to defend what is theirs. Law lecture, Professor Elmarie Khoetze from Nelson Mandela University agreed that the bill has some advantages but disadvantages were more. “The bill will make justice to be easily accessible and it also commends cultures but it is also seen as a reverse to the past as it were before democracy,” said Khoetze. She bullet pointed out that the bill prohibits legal representation, women are left out as presiding officers and it also infringes others rights. CGE’s Mrwebo emphasised that culture is also about moving with times (evolving). “So we must cherish what is good and also condemn what we feel is not in line with our constitution,” he said. The discussion was organised by Eastern Cape Communications Forum (ECCF) in conjunction with Walter Sisulu University. The conversation forms part of the Traditional Matters project which is aimed at informing and education community journalists, traditional leaders and the community at large on traditional matters in order to achieve active citizenship.
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A Life Changing Exercise By Nkosekhaya Hlitane
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ipho Mbaliso’s life has turned from despair to hope. The 20year old from Mdantsane spent his teenage years living on the streets but now he is part of Siyajima Boxing. Known as “Spider” for his speed and sting, Sipho is regarded as a very promising middleweight. The scar-faced former R.H. Godlo pupil admits that living on the streets is no child’s play. “Street life is very difficult – it is a tough dark world where only the streetwise and toughest survive.” Testimony to the emerging boxer’s comment is a deep scar below his left eye. “There is no one to defend you out there, it is everyone for himself,” he said. Sipho was forced to fend for himself on the crowded and cruel streets of East London at the tender age of 13 after he lost both his parents in a motor accident in 2006. “At times, when the problems of the world proved to be too challenging for me, I wondered how different life would have been if both my parents were alive. “I had to drop out of school at Grade 7 as I did not have anyone to support me financially.” Sipho said this had affected his boxing career. “It is hard for me to read or do English interviews. I do not know how I would handle a big contract.” His coach Mzukisi Macofayishiye had nothing but praise for Sipho. “His quiet demeanour and good discipline are out of this world. It is surprising because he grew up without parental care or guidance. His skill inside the boxing ring is mesmerising. I believe that with a combination of good discipline, sportsmanship and sublime boxing skills, Sipho is one for the fu-
ture.” Reverend Bongani Qhosha, who was responsible for baptising Sipho, sees this transformation in his life as a blessing. “God handpicked this young man. Sipho is a role model to aspiring young sports personnel of all races in our society. We need people like him.” He said Sipho had made a move to the right direction. Rev Qhosha says that the baptism was a cleansing ceremony which aimed at marking the change of fortunes in Sipho’s life. Sipho was baptised last April when he joined the academy. Asked why he joined the academy Sipho said: “It was unsafe for me in the streets, I was abused emotionally and physically. I was also exposed to drugs. So I thought that sport particularly boxing will add value to my life.” Vuyani Silo, Spider’s last official opponent was asked what he thought of Sipho: “Sipho is indeed a good boxer, he has the attributes of a spider – he is fast and dangerous, he packs a mean left hook.” Spider’s girlfriend Ntombekhaya Mzilikazi explained how boxing has impacted Sipho’s life. “Now he wakes up every day knowing that he has a dream to fulfil. Boxing has brought meaning and purpose to his life and the sport has taught him humanity, an attribute which he passes on to younger kids which he coaches.” Sipho says: “Discipline, passion, and commitment are the key ingredients to my success, but I would not be here if it was not for God’s grace and the support of my coach and teammates.” Sipho’s next fight is on August, 28, 2013, at Indoor Sports Centre in Mdantsane. – WSU-SNA
Known as “Spider” for his speed and sting, Sipho is regarded as a very promising middleweight.
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