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THEMEC for theDepartment of Health in theEastern Cape, Pumza Dyantyi, has launchedan Aids stigma reduction campaign for theProvince.

Dyantyi said the campaign had been start-ed as a result of the 2014 People Living withHIV Stigma Index, a study conducted in theOR Tambo and Buffalo City municipalitieslast year.The aim is to reach at least three million

people in the Eastern Cape in the next sixmonths.Dyantyi said this would be piloted in the

three municipalities of the OR Tambo Dis-trict, namely the King Sabatha Dalindyebo,Ngquza Hill and Nyandeni local municipali-ties.She said the pilot would be completed in

March next year in this area and then itwould be expanded to the Buffalo City MetroMunicipality.“The research indicated that many of our

people living with HIV and TB are still stig-matised and discriminated against and havetheir rights violated because of their HIV andTB status,” Dyantyi said.The Stigma Index indicates that people liv-

ing withHIV or TB are stigmatised in numer-ous ways and that stigmamanifested itself inmany different ways.She said the government hadmade remark-

able progress in the area of treatment in thepast five years.In the Eastern Cape it had, for example, ini-

tiated anti-retroviral treatment for about

400 000 peopleThis achievement was being thwarted,

however, by reports of high levels of default-ing among those on HIV and TB treatment.“Our TB cure rate is also not at the percent-

age levels we would like it to be. Since the be-ginning of this year we have also changed thetreatment guidelines.”One of the members of the sector of people

living with HIV, the Reverend Ndzuzo Novu-ka, said this was a victory for the people ofthe province, because they had always want-ed this to happen.“At last our prayers hadbeenanswered.We

will nownot beholding support groups onourownbecausewewill get support from the gov-ernment.”He said local government must also assist

the support groups and they must be takenseriously.

The MEC for theDepartment of Healthin the Eastern Cape,Phumza Dyantyi,during the launch ofthe stigma reductioncampaign. PHOTO:BABALWA NDLANYA

Womanhood celebratedWomanhood celebratedA traditional ceremony, Intonjane, was held in Tsolo at the weekend. The Isinomso cultural group from Tsolo (left) and a group from Ingquza Hill (right) were among those who performed at theceremony. The Isinomso group have performed overseas on more than one occasion and had the audience at the ceremony begging for more after their dazzling traditional dancing performance.

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Newcampaign toreduceAids stigma

‘The research indicatedthatmany of our peoplelivingwith HIV and TBare still stigmatised anddiscriminated againstand have their rightsviolated because of theirHIV and TB status.’ PUMZA DYANTYI (MEC FOR THE

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THE police in the Mthatha area havevoiced concern over the escalation of rapesof women leaving shebeens and tavernslate at night.

Police spokesperson Warrant OfficerDineo Koena said they were investigatinga number of such cases, which were partic-ularly prevalent at weekends.In one incident, a 19-year-old woman was

raped by a man known to her after sheasked him for a lift from a tavern in the ear-ly hours of last Saturday.The incident took place in the Manzana

Administrative Area, Mbekeni locality, inNgcobo.It is alleged that after the woman asked

him for the lift, he drove to his own homeand raped her.Koena said they were still looking for the

suspect.She said this was not the only incident

of this nature reported to the police. Therehad also been incidents reported recentlyin which women had been attacked whilewalking in the street late at night.“We would like to urge women not to stay

at these places until late unless they knowthey are safe because they cannot trust ev-ery person in the shebeens. It is not safefor women to walk home late at night.”She urged all women to assist in fighting

violence against women and children inthis Women’s Month.

. In another incident, a 17-year-old wom-an was stabbed and raped by a man knownto her at Ntibane location in Tsolo last Sat-urday night.It is alleged that the victim was sleeping

with her younger brother when the mankicked the door open, stabbed her and thenraped her.He also allegedly robbed her of R1 500.

Koena said the police had launched a mas-sive hunt for the suspect, who is known tothe community.

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COURTS in the former Transkei handeddown tough sentences thismonth ona num-ber of men found guilty of rape.

In one of the cases, Melikhaya Xhego (21)of the Gxulu administrative area in Qinisalocation, Mthatha, was found guilty in theMthatha Regional Court of rape and rob-bery. He was sentenced to 15 years’ impris-onment.The incident took place on February 25

this year. The victim was walking homefrom school when Xhego held her at knife-

point. She did not know him.He demanded money and her cellphone

and then raped her.In another case, Simbongile Teketa (26) of

Mamfeneni location in Ngcobo was sen-tenced to 18 years’ imprisonment by theNgcobo Magistrate’s Court.Teketa raped a girl in front of her mother

on July 23. The victim was sleeping at herhome with her mother when Teketa en-tered, demanded money from the motherand assaulted her.He then raped the child in front of her

mother.Mpumelelo Mtyityiba (49) was sentenced

to 10 years’ imprisonment by the MthathaRegional Court for raping the child of a rela-tive in Chris Hani Park, Mthatha West, onApril 4, 2013.Khayalethu Cube (18) and Simphiwe Ko-

na (21), both from Mncetyana location inTsolo, were sentenced to three years’ im-prisonment each for raping a woman whowas onherwayhome froma traditional cer-emony.They offered to accompany her and then

grabbed, strangled and raped her.Also in Tsolo, MasonwabeMlatshana (22)

from Matyeba location was found guilty ofrape for an incident onDecember 19.Hewas

sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment.The victim was going home with other

girls and Mlatshana. On the way, he or-dered the other girls to leave the victim be-hind.After they left he forcedher toundressherself and raped her.Mvuyiseli Mangesi (29) was sentenced to

seven years’ imprisonment by the MthathaMagistrate’s Court for a rape in Chris HaniPark, Teka Street, Mthatha, on September12 last year.The victim was at home sleeping when

Mangesi opened the window with a knifeand entered the house. He forced her to gooutside the house and raped her repeatedly.

Rapists get tough sentences

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AMANsuspectedofrapingaDuty-wa woman who was on her wayhome after work, has briefly ap-peared before the Dutywa Magis-trate’s Court.

The case was postponed untilAugust 14 for a bail application.It is alleged that the suspect

threatened the woman with a

knife, dragged her to a nearby fu-neralparlourandrepeatedlyrapedher.Police spokesperson Captain

Jackson Manatha said the manhad then allowed thewoman to go.She stoppedapatrollingpolice vanand reported the rape.“They found the suspect ina tav-

ernatDutywaandhewaspositive-ly identified by the victim,” Ma-natha said.

Rapesuspect in court

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THE Mthatha Magistrate’s Court has post-poned the case in which a police detective isaccused of plotting her husband’s murder toSeptember 18, to set up a date for a trial inthe regional court.The detective has been charged with conspir-acy to commit murder. She has pleaded notguilty and is out on bail of R2 500.The Mthatha detective is accused of plotting

to kill her husband. The plot was uncoveredafter the two would-be hitmen, who werepromised R5 000 each for the job, allegedlyspilled the beans to her husband and otherfamily members, who in turn notified theHawks.

Shewas arrested by theHawks at herwork-place in Mthatha.The regional spokesman for National Pros-

ecuting Authority, Luxolo Tyali, said the fact

that they had taken it to the regional courtshowed the seriousness of the case against thedetective. “Weare ready for the trial andhavedone our work for the case,” Tyali said.According to reliable sources, there could

be more arrests in this case as the possibilitythat there were more people involved in theplot is being investigated.Thiswas confirmedby Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudi,who said the number of people chargedwouldbe determined by the investigation.

Husbandmurderplot casegoes to regional court

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THE police in Mthatha are working aroundthe clock to track down the brazen robberswho held staff and customers of Pep Storesin High Street, Ngcobo, at gunpoint at theweekend.

The four robbers entered the shop around

3pm and ordered everyone to lie down.They demanded money at gunpoint from

the cashiers.Police spokesperson Dineo Koena con-

firmed the incident, saying that the un-known gunmen, three armed with pistolsand one with a knife, had got away with anundisclosed amount of money.

She said they had taken money from the

tills and safe.No shots had been fired during the inci-

dent.Koena said they had a strong team of in-

vestigators on the case.Camera footage was also being used as

part of the investigation.Koena appealed to anyone with informa-

tion to contact the nearest police station.

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THE slain deputy principal of the EfataSchool of Deaf and Blind was laid to rest atan emotional funeral in Ncise location nearMthatha.

Hundreds of mourners from all walks oflife attended the funeral of Nodumo Mdlele-ni-Mzimane (50), who was found in a pool ofblood, with a knife still stuck in her back, inher room at the school on July 28.

“It would have been better if the perpetra-tor of this crime had just shot her rather thanstabbed her because it was so painful whather husband saw in that room. Just imagineseeing your wife brutally murdered in thatway with a knife still stuck in her preciousbody,” said Xhanti Mzimane, her husbandYandisa Mzimane’s brother.

It is suspected that the killer enteredMdleleni-Mzimane’s room through the roof,but it is still not known how he or she left

the scene.Mthatha district director of the Depart-

ment of Education Themba Dyasi said theperson who had done this was familiar withthe environment at the school as he or shehad known how to get to her room throughthe ceiling.

“And how did he or she know there wereno pupils so that he or she could be able toenter through the hostel’s ceiling duringtheir absence?

“We are going to task a special investigatorand everybody in the school needs to workwith the police to arrest the suspect in thiscrime. The police cannot bring the perpetra-tor to book without the cooperation of theschool,” said Dyasi.

He said the investigation needed to be ac-companied by prayers, so that the murdererwas apprehended soon.

“There is no way that a person can die likethis and no arrest is made.”

Efata school principal Nolundi Nqolo de-

scribed Mdleleni-Mzimane as a person whohad been instrumental in solving problemsand a true Christian.

“She was a born-again Christian and awoman of prayer and I think God welcomedher with both hands. Sdu, as she was affec-tionately known, was also the epitome ofbeauty because she liked to beautify herbody. She was still heading for the stars,”said Nqolo.

Mdleleni-Mzimane joined the Efata Schoolof the Deaf and Blind in 2005 as head of de-partment in the foundation phase. Here shequickly learned sign language.

At the time of ther death, she was studyingtowards a master’s degree at the Walter Sisu-lu University.

She leaves her husband, Yandisa Mzi-mane, and four children, Yolisa, Athandile,Thando and Monalisa.

Police spokesperson Dineo Koena con-firmed that, at time of going to press, no ar-rests had yet been made.

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The husband of the late deputy principal, Yandisa Mzimane, consoles his sons Athandile and Thando duringtheir mother’s funeral. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

Slain deputy principal Nodumo Mdleleni-Mzi-mane.

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BUTTERWORTH police are looking forthe relatives of a man who was stabbedto death on Saturday, August 1.

The incident happened between twotaverns in Zithulele Township, Butter-

worth.Police spokesperson Captain Jackson

Manatha said the man had been wearinga grey track top, blue jeans and navy san-dals.

“He is dark in complexion. Police wereinformed by community members that aman was lying dead in the street,” Ma-

natha said.He said no one knew him and nobody

had seen who stabbed him.Manatha appealed to anyone whose

relative had not come home and who waswearing the clothes mentioned above tocome to the Butterworth police station orphone 047 401 11000.

Police looking for relatives

:Colleagues and friends surround Nodumo Mdleleni-Mzimane’s coffin during her funeral in Nciselocation. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE


BABALWA NDLANYA

COMMUNITYmembers from Noth-intsila Location in Ngqeleni hadblocked the road to Hluleka GameReserve demanding electricity fromNyandeni Local Municipality in Li-bode.

The protestors blocked the roadpreventing vehicles from going toHluleka Game Reserve.One of the protestors Zamuxolo

Mgebe said they were sick and tiredof being treated as if they don’t be-long to this Municipality.“In 2010 we were promised that

our areawould be electrified but lat-er that did not happen.“This is painful because our chil-

dren cannot do even homework be-cause sometimes they are told towatch television in order for themto do homework. Because we don’thave electricity they end up not do-ing homework,” said Mgebe.He said they were not happy to be

told that their area is not evenknown by the Municipality andthey are not on the list of the areaswho will be electrified.According to him the Officials

from the Municipality came to lis-ten to their grievances.

“They promised to come backwith feedback towards this week.We will wait for them but if theycome with empty promises we willmake sure that we continue withour protest because we want elec-tricity.”At time of going to print no com-

ment could be obtained from the-Communication Officer for Nyan-deni Local Municiaplity, Mvakalis-eni Kencane.

Communitymembersdemandelectricity

Residents protested demandingelectricity from Nyandeni LocalMunicipality. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

BABALWA NDLANYA

ABAHLALI abathengisa kwizitalatozaseGcuwa baphehlelele ngokusem-thethweni i-Butterworth HawkersAssociation kule veki igqithileyo.

Ukanti aba bathengisi bathi bazakuba liliso kunye nendlebe zamapo-lisa kwabo bantu bazimisele ukubazizigila-mkhubakwinxanxathela ya-la dolophu.

Okona kubalulekileyo, banem-pempe abaza kuthi bazikhalise xakukho umntu owenza ulwaphulo-mthetho.Othethela le-Association uBatha-

bile Pikela uthe ezi mpempe ziza ku-khaliswa xa kukho umntu owenzaulwaphulo-mthetho ukuze aba-thengisi badibane bancedisaneekubambeni lowo mntu.“Kuqala bekuthi xa kusenzekaulwaphulo-mthetho mhlawumbi

kukhuthuzwa umntu, abathengisiibe ngabo abokuqala ababonayo

ukuba kwenzeka ntoni kodwa ban-gathatheli-mthetho ezandleni zabo,qha bebesebenzisana namapolisakunyenoMasipala,” kutshouPikela.Woleke ngelithi, abathengisi bane

ndlelayaboyokukhalisaezimpempeneyahlukileyo kwezo zikhaliswamhlawumbi xa kudlalwa ibhola.UNwabisa Majeke, umthengisi

uthe, oku kuza kwenza umohluko

omkhulu kuba ngoku abahlali bazakukhuseleka nangakumbi.“Nokuba simbona umntu esenza

ntoni ukuba qha lulwaphulo-mthetho asizu thula sithi cwaka ko-ko siza kubonisa inkathalo kubaiyasihlupha into yolwaphulomthetho kule dolophu,” kubeka ye-na.Othethela amapolisa aseGcuwa

uCaptain Jackson Manatha utheabathengisi beze negalelo elihle ka-

khulu neliza kwenza umohluko, ku-ba baza kusebenzisana namapolisaukulwa nesihlava solwa phulomthetho. “Lelinye lamaphuloabalu-leke kakhulu eli kuba kaloku kulondawo amapolisa angekho kuyoabahlali baya kwazi ukubona ukubakwenzekantoni,nto leyoezokwenzakube khona intsebenziswano entlekakhulu kwaye izinga lolwa phulomthetho liza kwehla kule ndawo ye-thu,” kubeka uManatha.

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IXESHA lase Busika lelinye lama xe-sha aye abenzima kubahlali inga-kumbi abahlala ematyotyombeni,nanje ngoko abanye baye batshatyal-aliswe ngumlilo. Bambi baye balalebebase izitovu ngenxa yengqele eq-haqhazelisa amazinyo nto leyo eyeikhokelele ekubeni kugqibele selekusitsha amatyotyombe amaninzi,kodwaukuzakuthigangokuamapol-isa athi akukho ziganeko zixeliweyo

ukuza kuthi ga ngalo mzuzu ezik-hokelelwe yimililo nanjengoko kuyinyanga yoku budla komoya lena.

Othethela amapolisa uMajor Zam-ukulungisa Jozana uthi kwicala le-Cluster yase Mqanduli akukho zintozimbi sele zixeliweyo ezifana nokut-sha kwa madlelo kunye nokutshakwemizi ngenxa yomlilo.UkantikwindawoyaseGcuwa,oth-

ethela amapolisa uCaptain JacksonManatha uthe benga mapolisa bace-

bisa abahlali ukuba ngalo lonke ixe-shabasolokobetheqwakulenyanga,kubaumliloudlangokonzakalisaab-antu abaninzi.“Okwa ngoku ndingatsho ndithi

kusa thulekile kwaye ngumnqwenowethu ukuba kusoloko kunje. Aban-tu maba soloko bezigcine bekhusele-kile kwaye nabo batshayayo mabangalahli izinti zematshisi okanyeicuba linga cimanga kuba yenye yez-into ebangela ingxaki enkululeyo,”kubeka uManatha.

Umlilo awonzakalisanaga bantu kobu busika

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UKUHLUKUNYEZWA kwabantuabanphila nesifo sikagauwlayo ku-nye nesandulela saso, iphethe kak-ubi nkqu nabantu bak’Omkhulu.

UQueeen Bhongolethu NdamasewamaMpondo aseNyandeni uku-

thethe oku kumcimbi obubanjelweeHoliday Inn kwidolophu yaseM-thatha.Utsho esithi esi sifo siya fana nez-

inye izifo kuba nomntu one swekilekufuneka etye ipilisi ubomi bakhebonke.

Uthe abachatshazelwayo abohlu-kanga kwabanye abantu, “lilonke

mayi phele into yokuba ba-bizwengama gama angekho mahle.”“Kude kube buhlungu sele kuse

mcimbini ufumanise ukuba abantuabafuni kukutya ukutya oku-lung-iswe ngumntu onesi sifo.Kwayenase zinkonzweni zikaThixo uqoboabantu abaphila nale ntsholong-wane baya bandlululwa,” kubeka

yena.Woleke ngelithi nabo abongikazi

kufuneka bafundiswe ukugcina im-fihlo zabantu kuba yenye ye-zintoezenza abantu bangonwabi le yoku-ba kuthethwa ngezi gulo zabo.Kwakhona uveze into yoba nase

zikolweni abantwana maba fundis-we ngesi sifo ukuze banga hluku-

mezi abo baphila naso.“Abanye abantwana bade ba-

yeke isikolo ngenxa yoku hluku-nyezwa ngabanye.”“Kwaye nathi phaya ebukhosini

siza kuqiniseka ukuba qho xa kub-izwe intlanganiso zenqila siyazama ukuthaha inxaxheba ekufun-diseni abantu ngalo mba.”

Abohlukangaeluntwini abantuabaphilanogawulayo

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THE Treatment Action Campaign(TAC) has welcomed an initiative bythe Eastern Cape Department ofHealth and Eastern Cape Aids Coun-cil (Ecac) to embark on a provincialplantodealwiththestigmaofHIVandTB.

The 2014 People Living with HIVStigma Index found that stigmaaffect-ed about one-third of those who tookpart in the study.As a result of this, the Health De-

partment and Ecac launched the re-duction of stigma and discriminationcampaign in Mthatha, OR Tambo re-gion, last Tuesday (August 04). (Alsoread stories on Page 4)In this plan both institutions will

work hand in glove with the mediaand those involved in the fightagainstHIV/Aids and TB.TACprovincialorganiserVuyokazi

Matiso-Gonyela said they welcomedthe effort because it involved mostlythe peoplewhowere livingwithHIV/

Aids.“Therewill bea lot of improvement

andweare ready toworkwith the de-partment in all its attempts in thisplan.Wearehopingthateventhesup-port centres will be improved,” Vuy-okazi said.She said it was a good idea to intro-

duce such plan because people livingwith HIV were being discriminatedagainst andstigmatised inall spheresof life,.The research confirmed thatmany

people living with HIV and TB werestill stigmatised, discriminatedagainst and had their rights violatedbecause of their HIV and TB status.“TheStigmaIndexhasprovidedde-

tails on the nature, extent and depthof stigma affecting people with HIVand TB. Now we know what we aredealing with. Backed by legal adviceand litigation service, we are confi-dent that our new approach and planof action will take us closer to a stig-ma-free society,” said Vuyisa Dayile,head of the Eastern Cape Aids Coun-cil.

Effort to fight stigmaofHIV, TBwelcomed

Members of the media at the launch were, from left, Sikho Ntshobane from the Daily Dispatch, Nkululeko Nyembezifrom the SABC and Unathi Mshumpela from the Daily Sun. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

REPORTER

THE Eastern Cape Rural Devel-opmentandAgrarianReformDe-partment is committed tohelpingtomato farmers to sell top qualitytomatoes to theCoega IDZ tomatopaste company, Cape Concen-trate, MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyanehas said.

He said this during a meetinghe organised in East London lastThursday to linkup farmerswithCape Concentrate.“In this meeting we were told

that we produce fewer tomatoesthanwhat is requiredby themar-ket and as a result we importmore tomato paste,” he said.“I called this meeting with the

farmers from rural areas to talkto themabout producingmore to-matoes and selling them to CapeConcentrate, who need a reliablesupplyofquality tomatoes so thatthey get a good income and profitto grow their farming.”Hecalledonfarmerstousetheir

land to produce tomatoes so thatthey created jobs andother oppor-tunities for the unemployed.

“Our department will help thefarmers to produce quality toma-toes and link them with the mar-kets so their produce is sold anddoesn’t remainon the farmsuntilit is destroyed.“That is why we said with the

funding we have, we will trainand support farmers to be betterproducers of quality tomatoes,and help them understand busi-ness funding processes.“We want to help link them

with the markets so that theydon’t suffer because they lack ac-cess,” he said.Qoboshiyane said the govern-

mentwanted to use part of an un-used arable 300 000ha of land togrow tomatoes and make theprovince one of the best tomatoproducingprovincesafterLimpo-po and Mpumalanga.He said the government want-

ed to make rural developmentand agriculture the economicbackboneof theprovincial econo-my.“We don’t have mines in the

province, but we have the landand quality soil. The aim is to de-velop this sector to ensure that it

creates jobs and performs at ahigh level.”He said the government was

committed to drawing moreyoung people into opportunitiesin agriculture tomultiply job andbusiness opportunities for theyouth to make it a mainstay andsourceof income for theeconomyand their families.Cape Concentrate CEO Mark

Harris said at the meeting, “Therelationship we forged today isvery important for Cape Concen-trate. It’s important to developthe agricultural sector in this in-dustry and area. And I think thegovernment plays a very signifi-cant role in that, along with pri-vate industries suchasCapeCon-centrate. I think this is a start toachieving the potential that ex-ists in the Eastern Cape.”Harris said the province was

behind in tomato production,with a general focus on dairy in-dustry andother entities, buthadsignificant opportunities to growvegetables.“Whatwewould like toachieve

is bring back the opportunityhere purely because there has

been a lack of market opportuni-ty. Now the market is back asCape Concentrate, and our plantis able to take about 1 000 tons aday. We are now creating thatmarket and security for the farm-ers again,” Harris said, addingthat the province produced quali-ty tomatoes endorsed by inde-pendent experts.Harris, who said they wanted

to make the province a tomatoproduction hub, assured farmersthey would benefit more fromselling their quality produce toCape Concentrate.The department will provide

extension services, crop scienceand expert horticultural support,business management supportand finance and training supportto tomato farmers. This will helpthem increase economic benefitinareasunderandnotunder irri-gation schemes, increase job op-portunities, increase land andeconomic transformation and in-crease secondaryeconomicactiv-ity such as transport, the inputsupply chain and financial servi-ces, which will ensure rural de-velopment in the province.

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JOY was written on the faces of MthumbanePre-school staff and children in Port St Johnswhen a gift, posted all the way from France,was presented to them.The gift of books, stationery and other

learning material was presented by the Ama-pondo Children’s Project.This gift was organised by Sophie and Emi-

lie, two French volunteers who spent twomonths at Amapondo Backpackers workingthrough the Amapondo Children’s Project.

They spent every day at the Mthumbane Pre-school, teaching and mentoring the children.The Mthumbane Pre-School is in Mthum-

bane Village in Port St Johns, and comprisesa two-classroom educational block for chil-dren aged three to six.There are 80 pupils registered at the school,

althoughnot all of themattendeveryday.NeilClayton of the Amapondo Children’s Projectexpressed his gratitude to the French volun-teers.

He said the school, the only one nearMthumbane, was battling to get funding.“Without this pre-school the children wouldhave to walk for more than an hour acrossrough African bushveld to reach the closestalternative school,” he said.He appealed for help for the school, to pro-

mote the well-being and education of the chil-dren of this area, the future leaders of thecountry.The Port St Johns Rotary Club has part-

nered with the Amapondo Children’sProject, an independent non-profit organisa-tion which is directed through the Amapon-do Backpacker Lodge, to support the pre-school.Last year, these two organisations, raised

nearly R100 000 to build toilets at the school.This was the very first time the children hadhad flushing toilets at the school, and most ofthem had never even seen or used a flushingtoilet. – REPORTER

Joyas impoverishedpre-school receivesgifts fromafar

Mthumbane Pre-school pupils were overjoyed after receiving learning material. PHOTO: SUPPLIED The Mthumbane pupils have flushing toilets at the school for the first time. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

STAFF of the Nolitha Special School and aft-ercare for the intellectually impaired weresurprised when its name was called as therecipient of theMEC’s Special Award duringthe Female Entrepreneur awards ceremonyheld at theWildCoastCasino inMbizana lastThursday evening.

The school, between Mount Ayliff andKokstad, caters for 255 pupils with severemental disorders from across the provinceand the MEC for Rural Development andAgrarian Reform, Mlibo Qoboshiyana, saidit was fit for it to receive the award.

“The school has touched me in the sensethat I had to give something to them to carryon with the good work and seeing thoseyoung disabled pupils so dedicated in agri-cultural activities was amazing,” he said.Pupils at the school are challenged, some

severely, but the manner in which they hadperfected handwork, home industry skills,greening and gardening at the school hadtouched him, he said.“The dedication and extraordinary self-

less service shown by the teachers are exam-plary. The Nolitha Special School is a shin-ing example of hardworkand supreme sacri-fice.”He said therewere able-bodied individuals

who were not helping themselves whilethose physically challenged were doingtheir best for the survival of society.The school offers gardening training as

well as poultry farming, woodwork, leather-work, beadwork, hospitality and needle-work.Principal Nonzwakazi Njenjani was

shocked when she received the award ofR50 000. “I still cannot believe this becauseit was only few days back when governmentofficials visited the school and I thought itwould be something for next year.”She said she was thankful to the MEC for

such kindness and she was sure the moneywould benefit the school.

Special school gets surprise cash injection

Nolitha Special School principal NonzwakaziNjenjani expresses her gratitude for thesurprise award they received last Thursdayat the Female Entrepreneur Awards ceremo-ny held in Mbizana. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISAMADIKIZELA


THE role of women in farming in the prov-ince was honoured by the MEC of Rural De-velopment and Agrarian Reform, Mlibo Qo-boshiyane, at an awards ceremony at theWild Coast Casino on Thursday last week.

Farming sectors covered by the awards in-

cluded smallholders, best subsistence pro-ducers, processing, commercial, value-add-ing, rural development, best farm workerand export markets.“We have invested R1,1m to honour our fe-

male farmers in the province because we un-derstand the limited resources they workwith while developing the lives of their com-

and we are certain about winning.”Premier Phumulo Masualle expressed his

delight at the achievements that set theaward winners apart from the rest of thefarmers. “We are here to appreciate theachievements of people who understandpoverty and have triumphed above it and itis truly an honour and privilege especiallybecause it is women.”He said the province was headed for suc-

cess and farming was on the centre stage forsuch success.Laphum’ikhwezi Coop from Amathole

won the smallholder category and SiyalakhaBackyard Garden’s Joe Gqabi won for sub-sistence farming.In the rural development category, the

Masande Cultural Primary Coop from ORTambo took the first prize, while NomzamoCleaning Supplies from Amathole won inprocessing.The Nabela Mntwini Sawmill from OR

Tambo made it to the first place in commer-cial farming and from Cacadu the Sunday’sRiver Farming Trust took the prize for theexport market.The overall winner was the Sunday’s Riv-

er Farming Trust, with a whopping prize ofR250 000, a floating trophy, and R125 000 fortaking first place in the export market cate-gory.The MEC’s special award went to the No-

litha Special School and Aftercare from MtAyliff, with a R40 000 prize.

Awardshonourwomen in farming

The excited crowd sings joyful songs at the Female Entrepreneur Awardsceremony at the Wild Coast Casino last week. PHOTOS: GREG NOTA

Overall winner in the female entrepreneur category, DyengaBuyiswa from the Sunday’s River Farming Trust, with MliboQoboshiyane, MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform(left), and Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle.

munities,” Qoboshiyane said.He said he was very proud of the hard

work done by all the women in farming inthe province and in particular of thosewhowere chosen to receive awards.Qoboshiyane said they now had their

eyes on the national awards in Durban lat-er this month.“We are nowaiming at the national event

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BABALWA NDLANYA

A GOSPEL artist from Mzantsi Mission inButterworth preaches the word of God bysinging gospel with the aim of giving hopeto the people who are in despair.

Bonginkosi Mabuzwana said his recentlyreleased first albumwas titledQhawe Lezu-lu and consisted of 11 songs.“I have chosen to sing gospel because it

is my calling. It is what I have always want-ed to do as I have seen that a lot of people

are struggling and theyneed the word of God,”Mabuzwana said.He said his music ca-

tered for all people be-cause his aim is to healthe souls who werebleeding andmend bro-ken hearts.He said he had start-

ed singing in 2010 andhad met Siyabonga Va-va, who was now hismanager.He has also worked

with well-known gos-pel artist Bulela Mant-ambo, known as BulelaM.“Now I am busy pre-

paring to do my DVD aswell as launching myCD here in Butter-worth,” he said.

Artist preacheswordofGod throughgospel

Bonginkosi Mabuzwanaspreads his wingsthrough gospel music.PHOTO:SUPPLIED


IN celebration of Women’s Month andhighlighting women who are an inspira-tion, Expressmet with a female poet fromthe rural town of Flagstaff who has adream of making it big.

Nwabisa Mfuywa (30) from Siphaqenilocation started to realise her calling asa poet during a farewell function at herschool in 2000.“I was only 16 then, but as I sat among

the pupils I started to feel somethingstrange and I felt tears coming down mycheeks. I had an urge to stand up and justpraise my former principal,” Mfuywasaid.She said sometimes she dreamt she was

reciting a poem and when she woke up,she would start writing, remembering ev-ery word.“Some of my poems are inspired by the

good things I see around, social ills andmy personal experiences. It is somethingI cannot control, it just strikes when I amleast expecting it,” she said.Mfuywa has praised Amampondo King

Zanozuko Sigcau at the annual IngquzaHill Massacre commemoration, PresidentJacob Zuma and United DemocraticMovement president Bantu Holomisa.“I have written 348 poems in English,

IsiXhosa, IsiZulu and Afrikaans that re-flect on my life so far, education, HIV/Aids, women, kings, queens, politicians,musicians and so on,” Mfuywa said.She has also written a novel about her

life experiences and is looking for a pub-lisher to publish it with her poems.Mfuywa is also passionate about youth

development and is directing local tradi-tional dance groups and young poets.

Nwabisa is a poet on themove

Nwabisa Mfuywa (30) is passionate abouther calling as a poet.

PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

SCORES of party animals and entertain-ment enthusiasts are expected to flock inlarge numbers to Mthatha, which is af-fectionately known as UTA, to enjoy mu-sic and fantastic performances by a vari-ety of artists from all over Mzansi andneighbouring countries.

The All in One Music Festival is taking

place at OR Tambo Hall in Southern-wood, Mthatha, this Saturday, August15.Event organiser Sibabalwe Simondile

said, “We are bringing all African artistsunder one roof as we had xenophobic at-tacks in South Africa recently, and nowwe are promoting unity among Africanbrothers and sisters.“We decided to launch the event in

Mthatha, but aim to grow it and spread

it throughout South Africa or even in Af-rica in the near future.“We also intend to host it annually, so

that the artists from different provincesor countries feel the spirit of unity.”The genres to be performed on the day

include R&B, Afro Pop, Kwaito, gospel,traditional dance and comedy.“That’s why we named the event All in

One because it involves a variety of en-tertainment genres.”

A group from Ghana will also keep theaudience on their toes.The festival is featuring artists like

The Soil, Big Nuz, Bethusile Mcinga, Du-mi Mkokstad, and number of local DJs.The Umhlobo Wenene breakfast show

anchor, the legendary Putco Mafani, willbe master of ceremonies.Tickets are available at R100. They will

cost R120 at the gate and VIP tickets areR300.

UTA ready to rock this weekend

Ushela kanjani kuziliwe?Hayi amanye amadoda anezibindi mara keathi xa ezithethelela uBawo wethu ukukhom-bisa nokuba kuphi umlingane wakho.Kungasemngcwabeni, kwi-night club, kwi-

night vigil and so forth.Mara le yokukhonjwaemngcwabeni it’s not ayoba ngowethu um-bono. Besisemngcwabeni last weekend in aPlace of Cold (Ngqeleni) apho sothuke sage-vezela amadolo xa enye i-outiewhowas in ourcompany ebiza omnye usisi. Sacinga ukubauzakubuza nje something because usisters lobekubonakala ukuba ngowakhona apho enda-weni.U-boetie wavele wangaphozisi maseko

wamxelela ngqo ukuba uyamthanda. Hayi no-ko ingathi ungalinda or else use ucele inum-ber ungavele ungqule 9,9 emngcwabeni. Phelalaphaya abantu bazilile abalindelwangakush-elwa. Uyeva ke mfethu?

Uzakukhalela bani ke ngoku?Bafethu abanye abantu abayaleki or ababo-

ni even nokuba sebeboniswa kodwa bashayengathi ababoni, ekugqibeleni umntu sebuyaekhalela nina.Kukhona i-outie apha esayikhuzayo isithi

itshata omnye umntwana esasimazi ukubauphandla apha and muhle ke usisi. We tried

our level best to tip the guy about the dangerof getting married to this woman mara san-gathi singabantu abanomona.Mara ngoku ukhala engashayiwe kuba

umntwana uvele wamenzela ezibukwayo wa-jola ne-mpintshi yakhe. Engaqali ke phofukwakujola oko ngoku asemzini. Wawuyok-wenze njani? And umfethu ingathi uyasalangoku and their relationship is in a rockystate.Oneof theeloquent speakers inExpress land

said umzi awakhiwa ngokuzeka umntuomhle. Thatha nokuba mbi ukuba uneem-pawu zobufazi kugqityiwe.Kuba lomhle uzakwenza ulale obentaka un-

gathembi ngqu noobhuti bakho let alone yourbuddies. And ke obu hle bakhe botsala yonkeindoda elapha phandle, de ngamanye amaxe-sha azibone esiwa ngenxa yaba-charmer boy.Muhle phousisiwabantungathi ukhothwayi-something.Mara get us right asithimabangat-shatwa abantu abahle but check ukuthi unazona iimpawu zobufazi.Shame, siyamsizela lo mjita kuba wakho-

kha laphaya and nomtshato wakhe it was outof this world but two years down the line se-kuyaphela oko.Kunzimaezweni sokhilemarake thatha ngokunyamezela mfethu be-kungel-ulo ubambo lwakhe.

And simbonile usisters in UTA CBD ubuye-le ezindleni zakhe utsho ngemilomo ebomvune-mini-skirts zakhe ezishiya amadoda tryingto hold their breathe and mumbling.

Whose money is this?Perhaps somebody will assist us because

there is something which we are failing to un-derstand sokeokuhlula amadodakuyabuzwa.

Gesh,mfanakithi bazakuthi uthethakakhu-lu khawubayeke ngoku uthathe izixhobo zak-ho isakufuna igossip apha ngaphandle.

Lemali yamathambo ngekabani kanti?Whydoweask this question?Wealwayshear peo-ple complaining about lawyers who robbedthem of their accident money. The lawyerswere not part of the accident that injuredthat particular person.You know we felt a pain when we heard

that a man who was involved in an accidentwas paidmillions of rands by the Road Acci-dent Fund but the lawyer played hide andseek in releasing the man’s money.Kanti lona le phuka ndawoni kwacaca nje

ukuba linesabelo kule mali yamathamboale-outie.Hoping that someone one day will tell us

what the roleof the lawyerwasregarding theaccident money. And also elaborate whythey refuse to give the money to the peopleit belongs to. Some people just get R5 000 in-stead of R5-million as uRAF ehlawule.

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WALTER Sisulu University (WSU) Footballskipper Zwide Nxumalo is confident that hischarges can bounce back from their disap-pointing loss against the Tshwane Universityof Technology (TUT) in the nation’s capital onMonday, August 3.

WSUhead into their round three encounteragainst undefeated Cape Town outfit Univer-sity ofWestern Cape at the back of a 3-1 defeatto TUT, which sees them second from the bot-tom with one win and one loss after twogames.“The loss against TUT was bitterly disap-

pointing because we played into their handsby abandoning our style of play and lettingthem dictate how we played. This eventuallycost us the game,” Nxumalo said.The 23-year-old final-year business man-

agement student is under no illusion as to theAchilles heel of his team.Of the five goals the team has conceded,

four have come from set-pieces.“Weknowourweakness andwe’reworking

hard to rectify this. If we have realistic hopesof going far in this competition, this is some-thing we have to fix and get right immediate-ly,” Nxumalo said.Althoughpainful, Nxumalo said, the loss to

TUT served as a reminder to the players

about the high demands of the Varsity Foot-ball competition.He said the players were very much aware

of the hardwork and dedication it would takefor the team to go far in the competition.“We have some experienced players in the

team who’re able to understand that losingis part of the game and that how you recoverfrom that loss is the most important thing,”Nxumalo said.

Skipper confidentaboutWSU’sbounce-back

WSU captain Zwide Nxumalo (left) takes to thefield. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

ANELE RAZIYA

UMBUTHO wezemidlalo eGcuwa iMnqumaSport Confedaration uphinde wonyula iko-miti entsha emveni kokuba leyo ibifudula ix-huzula imikhala usukela ngonyaka ka2011ixesha layo liye lafikelele esiphelweningomhla weshumi elinethoba kwinyangaephelileyo.

Lekomiti yalamalunguyonyulwekwindib-ano enkulu yalombutho ebizinyaswe ngooce-ba boMasipala waseMnquma, amagosaezemidlalo ebephuma kuMasipala wesithilise-Amathole kwakunye noluntu kwiholo ye-dolophu yaseGcuwa kutsha nje.Akukho nguqu zingako kulekomiti intsha

njengoko amanye amalungu ephindeachongwa kwakhona ukuba aqhuba nomse-benzi wawo ekubonakala ubemhle kulemin-yaka mihlanu idlulileyo kulombutho uyim-bumba yezemidlalo kumandla waseMnqu-ma.USimphiwe Tsipa uphinde wonyulwa

kwakhonanjengosihlalo, isekela lakhenguS-onwabo Nogqala, unobhala wombutho ku-phinde konyulwa kwakhona uDumentlangoKoyana, unondyebowombuthokwachongwauGugu Diko. Kongezwa ngamalungu amabi-ni kulekomiti uThembelani Apleni kwaku-nye no N Tsipa.Emveni kokuba kuchongwa lamalungu

kubonakale wonke umntu echulumancilenanjengoko amalungu ebezimase lendibaniinkulu esithi lekomiti izakuthatha ezemidla-lo eMnquma zibekwelinye inqanaba eliphez-ulu.

Usihlalo walombutho uSimphiwe Tsipakwakunye nogxa bakhe banoxanduva loku-qinisekisa ukuba imiceli mngeni ejongenenalombutho wezemidlalo bahlangabezananayo kwangexesha kuleminyaka mine be-zakuxhulu imikhala ngayo.IMnquma Sport Confedaration ayina zi-

ofisi zayo zokusebenzela nto leyo inokubanefuthe elibi kumsebenziwayo ekuhambenikwexesha kwaye ayinazo izixhobo ezone-leyo zokusebenza.Le komiti intsha ithembisa ngokuba izak-

uqinisekisa ukuba izakuphinda ithetha-thethane noMasipala waseMnquma malun-ga nalomcimbi wamagumbi okusebenzelakwakunye nangeminye imiceli mngenianokwazi ukuncedisa kuyo.Nakubeni bekukho lomiceli mngeni kod-

wa lombutho wezemidlalo uyayincoma int-sebenziswaephakathi kwawokwakunyeno-Masipala waseMnquma.LoMasipalawasekuhlaleni udlale indima

enkulu xeshikweni amaqela aseMnqumaebhola ekhatywayo, ibhola yomnyazi kwak-unye neyombhoxo ethathe inxaxhebakwindebe kaSodolophu wase-Amathole ku-ba nguye obekhwelisa abadlali encedisangazo zonke izinto ezifunekayo xa kuyiwaemidlalweni.Elogalelo lenziwa ngumasipala waseMn-

quma libeneziphumo ezincumisayo kuba iq-ela lebhola yomnyazi lalomandla liyiphu-melele indebe izihlandlo ezibini e-Ama-thole, ibhola ekhatywayo nayo izenzeleudumo amatyeli ngamatyeli ukanti yona ib-hola yombhoxo iyiphumelele kulonyaka in-debe kasodolophu wase-Amathole.

Umbuthowezemidlalowonyule ikomiti entsha yeMnqumaSport Confedaration

IMnquma Mayor’s Cup yenye eququzelelwa ngulombutho wezemidlalo nyaka nonyaka.

Ngamagqala ezemidlalo awongwa kwiMnquma Mayors Cup kulonyaka. IFOTOS: ANELE RAZIYAX1QE5409-130815-TE-ebnnon-MAZDA

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