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Mativha o xa Ha-Sinthumule
work,” Makamu said. Khosikhulu Vho-Toni Mphephu Thovhele Vho-Rudzani Harold Ramabulana described SinthuSinthumule (55), a senior tramule’s death as a huge shock. “He ditional leader of Sinthumule, still had a lot to do, both for the died on Saturday, 9 January, at community and royal family,” he his home in Tshiozwi after a long said, adding that replacing him illness. would be very difficult. Mphephu Family member Makhado SinRamabulana said that he had thumule said they would rememworked very closely with the late ber Sinthumule as a hardworking Sinthumule and the many chiefs person who unified the family and under him. “We expected him to had a vision to develop his people. assist in training the new chiefs,” “Through him, a lot of develophe said. ment has taken place here in the According to Mphephu RamaSinthumule area,” Makhado said. bulana, Sinthumule was a great The MEC for Coghsta, Basikopo leader. “He was always willing and Makamu, expressed his condoready to learn, which made him lences to the Sinthumule family. judge cases in a fair manner.” He said Sinthumule had served Makhado Mayor Samuel Munthe country with diligence. “He yai also expressed his heartfelt will be remembered for his hard condolences and support to the Sinthumule Royal Family. He said that Sinthumule had contributed to shaping the local government system. “He was a selfless visionary and dedicated leader to all people,” he said. He also mentioned that Sinthumule was the kind of person who understood that, as a traditional leader, “one must transcend all boundaries and represent the hopes, interests and aspirations of all people to realise a better life”. Sinthumule will be buried at Tshiendeulu-Songozwi on Thursday (14th) under strict Covid-19 Thovhele Vho-Rudzani Sinthuregulations. mule. By Kaizer Nengovhela
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We’ll close the dam
Frustrated beneficiaries at Nandoni still waiting for promised payments letters for months now, but only 300 out of the 1 400 Beneficiaries still waiting to affected households have be compensated after being received their monies so far. relocated when the NanHe said that they had doni Dam was constructed written many memorandums are threatening to take the to the department regarding law into their own hands the delay in payment, but and close the taps at the the department just kept on dam, leaving communities making empty promises. “We without water. are considering toyi-toyiing “We have waited for such and handing a memorandum a long time and the departover to the minister.” ment has sent us from pillar Baloyi further said that to post, but nothing is coming when they met the Minister from it. In October last year, of Human Settlements, Water the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisuand Sanitation, David Mahlo- lu in December in Thohoybo, visited us and promised andou last year, they thought that we all would be paid our they would be compensated monies before the end of the at last. year,” said the chairperson of According to the spokesthe Nandoni Complaints Res- person for the Department of olution Committee (NCRC), Water and Sanitation (DWS), Solomon Baloyi. Sputnik Ratau, the process “We are worried that the is underway. He said that, if department is using delay one looked at the number of tactics in terms of paying beneficiaries who had been households affected by the paid over this period, they construction of the Nandoni were clearly attending to the Dam. Now that the spread of matter. Covid-19 is at a high rate, we “What we can say is that suspect that they could be us- not everyone will be paid ing the virus as a scapegoat,” on the same day and this is he said. the process,” Ratau said and According to Baloyi, the added that the DWS hoped department is handing out to finalise all payments by The chairperson of the Nandoni Complaints Resolution offer forms, which are like the end of the financial year, Committee, Solomon Baloyi, explained that they were salary advices, to the people which was the end of March. worried about the department’s delay in paying monies to and some have been getting the affected households. Photo: Silas Nduvheni. By Silas Nduvheni