12 DAILY LIFE Daily Dispatch, We d n e s d a y, December 1, 2010

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Alpha & Omega –This animatedadventure intro-duces us toH u mp h r ey(Justin Long)and Kate (Hay-den Panettiere),two mismatchedwolves trans-ported far fromtheir home by

well-meaning park rangers.Despicable Me – In this wickedanimated comedy, the world’sgreatest villain, Gru, is planningthe world’s biggest heist – st e a l i n gthe moon.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part1 – In the first instalment of thetwo-film adaptation of the finalHarry Potter novel of the samename we follow Harry (Daniel Rad-cliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) andHermione (Emma Watson) prepar-ing to leave Hogwarts on a perilousmission.Liefling – The name of the film saysit all. This is a love story toldthrough the use of famous ever-green Afrikaans songs.Life As We Know It – In this comedydrama Holly Berenson (KatherineHeigl) is an up-and-coming catererand Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) isa promising network sports direc-tor. The two are complete stran-gers, but share a common bond inthe form of their goddaughter,Sophie. But a tragedy changeseve r y t h i n g .Red – A shadowy band of ex-gov-ernment hitmen retaliates with ev-ery trick it knows when it is tar-geted by the CIA for knowing toomuch.Unstoppable – From Man on Fireactor and director team of DenzelWashington and Tony Scott comesthis action thrill-ride about anunmanned 800m long runawaytrain with a deadly cargo whichhas to be stopped somehow.White Gold – In the mid 1800s, Britishcolonialists enticed Indians withpromises of prosperity and abun-dance on Natal’s sugar plantations.Many were lured by this vision andleft their homes to journey acrossthe ocean. This history providesthe setting for White Gold, wherewe follow Shankar and his friendsas they travel to foreign soil tomake a living for themselves, butend up being faced with brutalityand betrayal.Why Did I Get Married Too? – G at h e r e dtogether in the Bahamas for theirannual one-week reunion, fourclose couples eagerly reconnect,sharing news about their lives andrelationships. Starring Janet Jack-son, Tyler Perry and Jill Scott.

Enjoy summerfun at the beachBy LINDILE SIFILE

H E I TA my people! The festive seasonhas started, so I declare. I heardthat East London was off the hinges

on Sunday with the switching on of thelights, with the whole town down at thebeachfront area. Here’s what you can do thiswe e k :

Live musicWhere: Bernie’s in VincentPerformer: N ive nWhen: Tonight at 8.30pmEntry: FreeCo n t a c t : 043 726 3792

Art exhibitionWhere: Hemingways MallW h at ’s Up: Check out and buy works bylocal artists Gary and Aubrey Klinkradtand Tony DurrheimWhen: Today until SundayEntry: Free

Ceramic art exhibitionWhere: Vincent Art GalleryW h at ’s up: An art exhibition by CharmaineHainesWhen: From today at 10am untilDecember 7Entry: FreeCo n t a c t : 043 726 4356

Party nightWhere: Bernie’s in VincentW h at ’s up: H yst e r i aWhen: Tomorrow at 8.30pmEntry: FreeCo n t a c t : 043 726 3792

Party nightWhere: Bernie’s in VincentW h at ’s up: DJ CraigWhen: F r i d ay at 8.30pmEntry: R20Co n t a c t : 043 726 3792

Ray Dylan is backWhere: Boeretroos Theatre on Old GonubieMain RoadPerformer: Ray Dylan

When: F r i d ay at 7.30pmEntry: R120Co n t a c t : 072 225 7120

House Party Vol 2 CDlaunchWhere: 52 Parliament Street inCentral, Port ElizabethW h at ’s up: DJ Sox featuringDJs Mthi, Nathi M, Nqaba andProWhen: F r i d ay at 9pmEntry: R50

Summer sessions beach partyWhere: The Deck at Gonubie Hotel

Performer: DJs Tony H andKe l s oWhen: F r i d ay at 8pmEntry: R40

Freaky FridaysWhere: Bluetooth Lounge in Al-icePerformer: DJ Funkstar Lv andDincoWhen: F r i d ay at 8pmEntry: R10

ANY GIG YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT? Fax043 743 5155 or e-mail gig@dispatch.co.zaThe Daily Dispatch reserves the right to publishor discard any information.

DYLAN IS BACK: Don’t miss Ray Dylan at Boeretroos Theatre on Friday.

Tragic tale of the life ofindentured Indians in SA

H I STO R I C A LROMANCE:

VigneshSankarran

is one ofthe actors

in them ov i eWhiteGold.

White GoldStarring: Madhushan Singh, MishqahParthiephal, Rory BoothDirected by: Jayan MoodleyGenre: Historical romance

By MICHELLE SOLOMON

I N 1860 the British ship Truro sailedfrom Calcutta, India, for Natal. On itsdeck, the ship was carrying the first of

South Africa’s indentured Indian labourers,and with them started a long, beautiful andtragic love story on our country’s shores.

The film White Gold, a joint venture be-tween South African production housesAfrican Lotus Productions and SerendipityProductions, tried to capture the arrival ofthese first labourers.

The story begins in a small village inIndia, told via narration by the film’sprotagonist, Shankar Naidoo (played byMadhushan Singh).

The viewer is introduced to the youngShankar and his three friends, who seem-ingly live a life of innocent bliss in the rurals e tt i n g .

While the pastoral paradise of the Indianvillage sets an apt background for what isto come, it is hardly historically accurate ina broad sense. History tells us Indiancitizens were enticed to South Africabecause of debilitating poverty in theirhome country – many, if not most Indianswho came to South Africa did so as a harshn e c e s s i ty.

While running amok in the village,Shankar is struck by a passing wagon andfalls unconscious. When he wakes up, hestares into the eyes of a beautiful girl, NoorJehan Farman (played by MishqahPa r t h i e p h a l ) .

It’s love at first sight for the young Indianman, and the film soon sets the tone of twostar-crossed lovers destined never to be

together – Shankar is Hindu and Noor Je-han is Muslim.

While it is interesting that this religiousconflict is brought up by director and first-time scriptwriter Jayan Moodley, I felt itcould have been explored in more detail.Those viewers unfamiliar with the histor-ical relevance of this conflict in India mightnot have grasped the implications of theinter-religious relationship betweenShankar and Noor.

When Shankar’s friends tell him storiesof riches and beauty about South Africa,which they heard from a British labourrecruiter, Shankar decides he and Noor willstart a new life in together in South Africa,free from the religious discrimination oftheir community.

Shankar and his friends make the longand harrowing journey to the Natal-Durbanport, and by a twist of fate Noor is leftbehind in India.

Soon the four friends are slaving away ona sugar plantation, where they experiencecruelty at the hands of their Britishemployer and the owner of the farm – ascene in which Moodley’s lack of script-writing experience struck again.

The film was over two hours long, it ap-parently took two years to film, yet theproduction of the film was a completed i s ap p o i n t m e n t .

Most of the Indian characters are a sicklyshade of yellow through-out the film (prob-ably due to poor white balancing tech-niques), and there are frequent typos in theEnglish subtitles.

Last month marked not only the 150thanniversary of the arrival of indenturedIndian labourers in South Africa, but alsothe beginnings of a beautiful and colourfulpart of South African history. For a filmwith such noble intentions, it really was adisappointing reflection of the beginning ofthe tragic love story between the Indianindentured labourers and South Africa.

ALFRED NZO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITYTENDER NOTICE AND INVITATION TO TENDER

CONTRACT NO: ANDM/IDMS/WSA-MIG/10/11-10/001Tenders are hereby invited from experienced Tenderers for the provi-sion of Professional Engineering/ISD Services: Provision of potablewater to the villages of 11 wards in both Umzimvubu and MatatieleLocal Municipalities.The project includes the Feasibility study and preparation of TechnicalReports as defined in the ECSA guidelines for scope of services.Additional services will include survey, Source identification,Conservation and Demand Management and obtaining the necessaryapprovals from other government departments.Tenderers must take particular note of the following:• The two envelope tender system will be followed and failure to com-

ply with this requirement will result in the tender being disqualified.• All items must be priced and the total carried forward to the Form

of Offer and Acceptance in Volume 2; failure to comply with this willrender the tender disqualified.

• Tenderers are required to submit the following as part of their ten-der documents:

• Proposed Project Team, their CV's and proof of professional regis-tration with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA),

• A valid original Tax clearance certificate,• A certified copy of company registration certificate with CIPRO,• Certified Identity Document copy of the company owners,• A proposed work programme for the Feasibility/Technical Report

stages only, and• A proof and quantum of Professional Indemnity• Target goals are as follows:• 80 points for price

(failure to obtain 60% of points allocated for functionality will resultin the tender not being evaluated any further).• 4 points for ownership by female• 4 points for ownership by people with disability• 8 points for HDI status• 4 points for locality in the (ANDM) or• for locality in the Eastern Cape Province

• The tender will be adjudicated on the basis of the PreferentialProcurement Policy Framework Act (Act No. 5, 2000), and the reg-ulations pertaining thereto (2001), as well as the Alfred Nzo DistrictMunicipality's Supply Chain Management policy.

• Failure to supply all required and supplementary information willresult in the tender being deemed non-responsive; and therefore thetender will not be considered for award.

• Tenderers should comply with all the applicable legislation in rela-tion to Civil Construction works.

Tender documents will be obtainable as from Wednesday 01December 2010 at the offices of the BTO, Alfred Nzo DistrictMunicipality, Erf 1400 Ntsizwa Street. Documents are obtainable onpayment of a non-refundable deposit of R200,00 per document. Onlycash will be accepted.A compulsory project clarification meeting will be held on Thursday,2nd December 2010. Tenderers are required to meet the Conferencecentre in Alfred Nzo District Municipality.Completed volume 1 and 2 of tender document (and any supportingdocuments) must be placed into two separately sealed envelopes.Both sealed envelopes must be placed in one sealed envelope clearlymarked "Professional Engineering Services: Feasibility/TechnicalReports” - and be placed in the Municipal Tender Box at Alfred NzoDistrict Municipality, Erf 1400 Ntsizwa Street, Mount Ayliff before 11:00on 17th December 2010. On that day only the envelope containing theTechnical Proposal will be opened in public, although a list of firmssubmitting tenders will be made available. Tenders will be valid for 90calendar days from this closing date.Late, incomplete, telegraphic, or facsimile tenders will not be consid-ered. The Council is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender orto furnish reasons for its decisions.Tenders not submitted in properly sealed and marked envelopesand/or deposited in the tender box as prescribed in this notice on thedate and time indicated will NOT be opened or considered.Any queries may be referred to Mr E.B. Dzide on 039 254 5000 or 082779 9183. 2285119/1edj5

BID NOTICEPROJECT NAME: ADM Craft Centre – Provision of

Architectural Services.BID NO: 8/2/170/-2010-2011

Bids are hereby invited for the Provision of ProfessionalArchitectural Services for the ADM Craft Centre project.

The minimum specifications are detailed in the bid document.

Bid documents will be available from the EngineeringDepartment upon payment of a non-refundable fee of R100(One Hundred Rand) for each document (either in cash or bymeans of a bank guaranteed cheque) made payable to theAmathole District Municipality. The deposit is to be paid at theBudget and Treasury Office, 40 Cambridge Street, GroundFloor, East London between the hours of 07:30 and 15:00prior to the collection of the bid documents from theEngineering Services Department, 6th Floor, CaxtonHouse, East London, on Wednesday, 01 December 2010.

Enquiries should be addressed to Mr B. Mossick on043 727 0922.

A compulsory briefing session will be held on Monday, 06December 2010 at 15:00. Prospective bidders are to meet atAmatole District Municipality offices, 6th Floor, CaxtonHouse, Caxton Street, East London at the said time.

The Two Envelope System will be utilised to evaluate this bid.Bidders are advised to submit two envelopes, i.e. onetechnical proposal (pre-qualification) and one financialproposal (price). Bidders who do not separate the financialand technical proposals will automatically be disqualified.

Completed bid documents are to be placed in a sealedenvelope endorsed “ADM CRAFT CENTRE – PROVISION OFARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, BID NO. 8/2/170/2010-2011-AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY” and must bedeposited in the Bid Box at the offices of the Amathole DistrictMunicipality, 40 Cambridge Street, East London, 5200,not later than 11:00 on Wednesday, 15 December 2010,at which time the bids will be opened in public.

PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK ACT(PPPFA) POINTS WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:Price - 90 pointsHDI Status - 5 pointsFemale Ownership - 2 pointsOwnership by Disabled - 1 pointLocated in the Amathole Region - 2 pointsTOTAL 100 pointsBidders to note that a Pre-qualification Evaluation will beundertaken. A minimum score of 60 points out of 100 must bescored in order to proceed to the Financial Evaluation.

TENDERERS SHALL TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWINGTENDER CONDITIONS:• The Amathole District Municipality

Supply Chain Management Policy will apply;

• The Amathole District Municipality does not bind itself to accept thelowest bid or any other bid and reserves the right to accept the whole or part of the bid;

• Bids which are late, incomplete, unsigned or submitted by facsimile or electronically, will be accepted;

• Bids submitted are to hold good for a period of 90 days.

V. Mlokoti, Municipal Manager40 Cambridge Street, PO Box 320, East London,

South Africa 5200Tel: 043 701 4000 Fax: 043 742 0337

AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

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