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BUNTU GOTYWA
T
HEbodyofChiefBagcine
Mkono will have been in
the mortuary for nine
months when the court
battle over his burial re-
sumes.
The chief of the Mchonkco in
Ngqeleniwas tobeburied inNovem-
ber last year, but his wives took to
the Mthatha High Court in a fight
over burial rights.
The secondwife of the chief,Nonz-
wakazi, had already started with fu-
neral preparations when his first
wife, Noncedile, filed for an urgent
court application to stop the funeral.
The first wife claims the chief was
divorced from the second wife and
did not want her involved in the fu-
neral preparations after his death.
During a court hearing on May 12
thematterwas postponed toAugust.
The postponement was because
the firstwifes court representatives
had allegedly not been paid and
were thus no longer available to rep-
resent her in court.
The son of the younger wife, Sazi-
so Mkono, said they had already
spent close to R80 000 on the funeral.
He said he had also spent R43 000
on lawyers and theywerenowstrug-
gling financially.
Judge Lusindiso Phakade post-
poned thematter for the first wife to
find a way to raise funds for court
representatives.
The family was given time to find
representatives as the matter can-
not be handled by Legal Aid.
Advocate Mwelo Nonkonyane,
who represents the older wife, said
for now they were challenging the
will, the legality of the second wifes
marriage and after that they would
challenge the right of the second
wife to bury the chief.
Chiefsburial sagacontinues
WIVES INCOURT FIGHTOVER FUNERAL
Economic Freedom Fighters commander in chief Julius Malema during his visit to Mthatha last week. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA
BUNTU GOTYWA
ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) com-
mander in chief Julius Malema made a
shorter than expected visit to Mthatha in-
formal settlements Phola Park and Man-
dela Park last week Friday.
After his supporters waited hours for
his arrival, Malema spent less than 30
minutes on his visit to Mandela Park.
The quality of the sound system seemed
to be the reason he spent so little time on
his Mthatha visit.
The congestion in a small tent on a
sports field also did not help matters as ev-
eryone wanted a piece of the EFF leader.
This was the second-last stop of the
EFFs Eastern Cape election campaign.
Malema used the little time he spent
there, to criticise the ruling party for their
inability to provide services for its peo-
ple.
He said towns like Mthatha were no
longer of the same eminence they had once
been as a result of the ANC.
He said all this was endorsed by the peo-
ple who still vote forMandela when voting
for the ANC.
Nelson Mandela is no more. Voting for
the ANC is voting for Zuma, Malema
said.
He briefly touched on the decline of
the South African economy, which he
said the ANC and Zuma had destroyed.
South Africa used to be number one,
but now we are number three in Africa
economically because of the corrupt
ANC.
The EFF leader did not go through
the partys manifesto and promised an-
other date to address the OR Tambo re-
gion.
He urged his leadership in the region
to organise a stadium for party meet-
ings and said they were the govern-
ment-in-waiting and people should be
organised on a bigger platform.
EFF leader visitsMthatha informal settlement
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TEMBILE SGQOLANA
STUDENTS protested at the main entrance of
theUniversityofHareandburnt tyresasPresi-
dent Jacob Zumawas delivering his address at
at the universitys centenary celebrations on
Friday.
Police had to use rubber bullets to disperse
the crowd, which started the protest peaceful-
ly, but changed as the time went on.
Zuma said he was honored to be part of cele-
brating the milestone of Fort Hare.
It was clear from the beginning that Fort
Hare was going to be an extraordinary site.
This institution reminds us of the history
of our country. Fort Hare defied the objectives
of colonialmasters andbecame the instrument
of liberation. This institution produced five
headsof state,which isarare thing in thehisto-
ry of mankind, he said.
Zuma said Fort Hare was more than just a
college, it was a critical meeting point of great
young minds who had the interests of their
country and the continent at heart.
It became its ambition to liberate not only
SouthAfrica but the rest of the continent. It be-
came a university for Southern Africa and Af-
rica. This was most manifested in the support
of such countries like Zimbabwe, Lesotho,
Zambia to name a few countries, whomade an
effort in our struggle, Zuma said.
It produced a leadership that embraced Af-
rica as a whole. Fort Hare gave future leaders
tools to analyse society and tomanage a liberat-
ed and normal society.
Zuma said Fort Hare is a success story not
only for South Africa but for the continent
It continues to open its doors to sister coun-
tries, and does public training in other coun-
tries.
FortHare isanAfricanuniversity.Thisuni-
versity is also the home of the oldest liberation
movement in the continent, and this under-
scores the role of Fort Hare on the continent.
Zuma said the sustainable development of
the country depended on how students at Fort
Hare and the youth in general behaved.
Knowledge can be used to build or destroy,
to liberate or oppress. What it does depends on
the orientation of the one who possesses the
knowledge. Inmyview itmust be used to build.
Use education to liberate themind of theAf-
ricans. Liberated minds made it possible for
many students of this university to defeat op-
pression, he said.
He said studentsmust reflect and think deep-
ly aboutwhose interests they are servingwhen
they go all out to destroy their future. Burning
libraries and universities means burning the
future.
He said there were some who claimed that
people reorsted to violent protest because this
was the only language the government under-
stood. Such a view cannot take South Africa
forward.
We have a responsibility as leaders to en-
sure that our hard-won democracy is protected
from those with sinister motives, he said.
He thanked Zimbabwes president Robert
Mugabe for joining the celebrations and other
leaders who attended.
Mugabe said it gave him great pleasure as a
formerstudentofFortHare to join theuniversi-
ty in celebrating the centenary.
I was transformed here. It was here that I
truly discovered my African identity.
On behalf of Zimbabwe, I extend my grati-
tude to the University of Fort Hare for achiev-
ing this milestone, he said.
Mugabe recalled how they used to hold ANC
Youth League meetings and how they contrib-
uted in the struggle as students of Fort Hare.
I was privileged to be accepted to study at
Fort Hare in 1950. At that time this university
wasregardedas theOxfordofAfrica. Itwasdur-
ing those years that some of us became aware
of the colonial yoke on our continent.
This galvanised our commitment to fight
against all forms of oppression. This university
has produced great politicians and economists
who played a huge role in the development of
the country.
Mugabe said young people were impatient
about the few who are enjoying the economy
of the country.
We cannot be equal when economically we
are not equal. It has been a long struggle to
prove that we are equal and we are human be-
ings. Even now we are still struggling to prove
that we can run our own affairs in Africa.
Whenwebecameindependent Idecided that
everychildhasaright toeducationandthatour
education naturally must not be primary. It
must be tertiary right up to university.
He said they needed to accelerate gender
equality, starting with the education of the girl
child. Previouslywomenwere regarded as in-
ferior to men and the access to education must
bridge that gender bias.
That is the only way we can get our women
to participate effectively in the development of
our continent, he said.
AfricanUnionchairpersonNkosazanaDlam-
ini Zuma also attended the event and said she
was honoured to be part of the centenary cele-
brations.
Studentprotestsmar FortHare centenary celebrations
Pres. Robert Mugabe and Pres. Jacob Zuma during the University of Fort Hare's Centenary celebrations. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA
THE bail application by two men accused of
murdering a man and removing his heart will
be heard again on June 7 after the accused com-
plained of poor health at their last appearance
in the Mthatha Magistrates Court.
UnathiSititshiandKhuselaMkhuliswa,both
21, told the court they were suffering from
health concerns. Sititshi said hewas experienc-
ing pain from 20 old stabwounds,whileMkhul-
iswa said he had a sore throat, which made it
difficult for him to eat.
Themenare facingchargesofmurder,house-
breaking, robbery, defeating the ends of justice
and attempted rape.They are alleged to have
killed Lubabalo Vukulwana of Ngweni village
in Sakhela location, Mthatha.
Vukulwanawas foundunderneathabedwith
his intestines and heart removed. The motive
for the murder and the removal of the body
parts is not yet known.
A representative of the accused, Buntu Qa-
kumbana,wasaccusedbyprosecutorThembisa
Ntloko of using delaying tactics with his appli-
cation for postponement of the case. The two
men have been behind bars for three months.
She said the accused should have told the
court beforehand about their state of health.
She asked the court to consider the interests
of the community in the matter and said the
rights of the accused should not be above those
of the victims.
Magistrate Gugulethu Namba said it was in
the best interests of the law to postpone the case
until both accused were fit to enough to stand
in front of the court again. BUNTU GOTYWA
Bail bid in heart-theft murder case postponed
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BUNTU GOTYWA
LANDclaimants fromfourMthathavillages say
the municipality should brace itself for a shut-
downinplacessuchas theR61betweenMthatha
and Ngcobo and that they may cause chaos at
the Mthatha Airport.
The villagers, who claim they were moved
fromtheGqogqorhaadministrativeareain2011,
say it hasbeena long timesince thegovernment
made payout promises.
They say there will be disruptions if their
money is not given to them soon.
A task team representing the villagers says
each year the government promises them pay-
ment within six months and they have grown
tired of the empty promises.
Task teammemberBathobeleMila said it had
been the same story every year.
They always tell us the same thing every
year.
In June they tell us our payments will come
through in December, then in December they
tell us to wait for June the following year.
People are tired of the promises made each
and every year so they have decided to show
theirangerbydemonstratingandpromise more
protests if theirmoneydoesnt come,Mila said.
The residents from Gqogqorha have been re-
ceiving paymentswhich they say is rentalmon-
ey, but this is no longer welcome and the actual
land payout must be made.
The land they are claiming is now occupied
by Stocks Langeni Forest, a farming and wood-
land company.
The task teamrecentlymetDepartmentofRu-
ral Development and Land Reform officials.
At the top of the agenda were the reasons for
thedelaysand theactualdate thevillagers could
expect their payments.
Mila said the officials had given themnothing
newand instead hadwanted to start the process
of verification, which had already been done a
number of times.
The officials who attended the meeting were
Themba Ntombela of the department and Land
ClaimsCommission official LebjaneMaphutha.
Maphutha said verification had been amajor
issue holding up the payments for the Gqogqor-
ha people.
However all the verifications would be com-
plete by next month.
Healsostressedtheneedtoproperlyverifythe
claimants to avoid fraud.
The meeting we had with the claimants was
called by the office of the mayor of OR Tambo
and we addressed the claimants about the diffi-
culties we have been facing with their claims.
Butwepromise byDecember all of themwill
have received their payments,Maphutha said.
Mila said hewas not surewhat the communi-
tys response would be when they brought back
the news of another postponed payout date.
Landclaimantswarnof furtherprotests
BUNTU GOTYWA
SOME R500-million in land claims is still
with the government as it struggles to lo-
cate the beneficiaries, Land Restitution
Support director Zukile Pityi revealed
last week.
He was the main speaker invited by the
residents of Upper Ndungunyeni in
Ngqeleni to talk about the land-claim
process.
He said the R500-million was for people
whose claims had been approved, but the
government could not locate them to give
them their funds.
He said he and his team were visiting
as many communities as possible to
reach anyone who had a claim to submit.
Pityi also appealed to those who had
submitted claims and not received their
payment to come forward because they
could not reverse the funds without ev-
eryone getting their share.
There are many people whose claims
have been approved, but we cannot find
them, he said.
We are not sure whether they moved
from their homes or whether they are not
aware. But we will do everything possi-
ble tomake sure themoney reaches those
people because this is a lot of money.
Its millions and we cant do anything
about it because it is attached to particu-
lar people, he said.
He said they still faced a huge problem
of people submitting claims without in-
cluding family members and without
confirmation from the village they lived
in.
He says this was part of the problem
that had slowed the process of giving
back what was due to people.
Chief Zanokhanyo Ndamase said his
village had submitted their land claim a
long time ago and even received a certifi-
cate of confirmation.
He said it was important to have Pityi
address the villagers as many were not
aware of some particulars of land claims.
Ndamase said many of the villagers in
Upper Ndunyeni had submitted claims,
but might have been left behind during
the verification process.
Half-a-billion randsof claimswithnobeneficiaries
Land Restitution Support director Zukile Pityi addresses villagers in Ngqeleni about land
claims. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA
REPORTER
DETERGENT specialist BeeBrite Chemicals &
Cleaning Services was relaunched recently at
theMdantsane CommunityHall in the Eastern
Cape.
The 100% black women-owned company, led
by Portia Mcono, will now be known as Brite
Wave Products & Cleaning Services.
BriteWave,whichmanufactures anddistrib-
utes cleaning detergents (dishwashing liquid,
bleach, shampoo, degreaser and soap) for do-
mestic and industrial markets, was founded by
Mcono in 2008.
Soon after establishing the company, Mcono
joined the chemical manufacturing incubator
(Chemin) to receive training and support for
the purpose of understanding the industry bet-
ter and to manufacture high-quality products.
The company started with only two employ-
ees andnowhas 28 across all its three branches
in Mdantsane, Cradock and Butterworth.
Mcono said the fourth branch would soon be
opened in Grahamstown.
Thebusiness has grownsteadilywith contin-
ued support, training and workshops received
from different agencies such as Transnet and
Seda.
Along theway,Mconoenteredsomebusiness
competitions as she believed her company had
somethingspecial toofferandcouldbecompeti-
tive.
Most recently, last year Mcono entered Es-
komsBusiness InvestmentCompetition (BIC),
which rewards outstanding work in entrepre-
neurship and encourages small and medium
enterprises to thrive in leading and driving
economic development.
Mconos companywasnamedasarunner-up
in the manufacturing category of the competi-
tion, receiving a R50 000 cash prize.
Toher,winningsuchaprizecameasaffirma-
tion that she was on the right track.
SheusedtheprizemoneyfromtheBICtobuy
raw materials to increase her production as
her customer base had also grown over time.
Participating in the BIC helped my compa-
ny to gainmore customers asmore people and
big companies started to develop trust in both
my company and products, said Mcono.
Over the years, Mcono encountered various
challenges around the name of her company
(Bee Brite Chemicals & Cleaning Services),
which necessitated a rebrand and name
change. Much of the confusion stemmed from
the Beepartof thename,whichmanymistook
as the governments policy, Black Economic
Empowerment (BEE).
The launch event was attended by, among
others, Eastern Cape Economic Development,
Environmental Affairs and TourismMEC, Sa-
khumzi Somyo and Buffalo City Metropolitan
Municipality mayor, Alfred Mtsi.
Blackwomen-owned enterprise set on conquering the region
Portia Mcono, owner of Bee Brite Chemicals &
Clean- ing Services, with former CEO of the
Eskom Development Foundation NPC Haylene
Liberty Nel. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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BUNTU GOTYWA
HE is particularly known for his hard-hit-
ting dialogueswith his listeners everyMon-
day to Thursday from 6pm to 9pm.
Izzy Mtebese has only been a radio pre-
senter for two years, but has captured the
ears of thousands of Khanya Community
Radio (KCR) listeners with his unique pre-
senting skills.
His show, which is lauded by his col-
leagues as being responsible for the escalat-
ing listenership of KCR, is a weekly talk
show.
Ezengingqi tackles community issues
and listeners are invited to voice their
grievances, and community leaders to offer
resolutions for day-to-day struggles of the
common people.
Mtebele said this was his calling, to use
his God-given gift of communication for
positive influence on the community.
My love for radio started at a very young
age, he said.
Growing up I listened to broadcast leg-
ends, the likes of Fikile Lubisi and Mzukisi
Solani. Those are the people I am studying
to better myself.
He said the adulation he received from
the listeners was the result of the work he
put into his programme.
I realise that in this industry if you are
not a good listener you are not going very
far.
I put a lot of research into my pro-
gramme to make sure that I give listeners
an informative show.
Although his dream is making it on na-
tional radio, he says he is comfortable know-
ing he is making a difference in his commu-
nity.
He is young in broadcasting, but he al-
readyhas one lesson for anyone tryingmake
it in the field: Dont fake anything. What
I am doing is all me!
Ezengingqi can be found at Khanya Com-
munity Radio on weekdays at 6pm to 9pm
on 106.1FM.
Quick facts:
Favourite dish: umgqusho
Spare time: socialising
Favourite soccer club: Mamelodi Sundowns
Favourite music genre: afro jazz
Favourite TV show: Uzalo
Favourite radio presenter: Lulu Harmanns
Theman behind the popular Ezengingqi on KCR
Khanya FM presenter Izzy Mtebese. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA
MNQUMA executive mayor, Baba Ganjana has
saluted the late formermayor,WilliamMabone
Duna, as a selfless leader who commanded the
municipality through hardship.
He was speaking during a memorial service
organised by the Mnquma council in Centanes
town hall last week.
Duna died two weeks ago when his car was
swept away by a strong stream as he attempted
to cross the Nxaxho River in Centane.
He was accompanied by a 49-year-old woman
who was his neighbour at the time.
The womans body was found on the river
bank by community members, while Dunas
body was retrieved by police divers from East
London.
GanjanasaidDunahadbeenahero inhisded-
ication to the struggle.
His work will be missed and we promise to
followinthe footstepsof theworkhewasdoing,
Ganjana said.
Ifwecancomparethistimeandwiththepast,
there were hardly any cases of infighting in the
council during his leadership.
There was dignity because he focused on
bringing the council together, Ganjana said.
Dunas son, Mayibuye, said the death of his
father had come as shock and it had not been
easy to accept the news.
He said the family was proud of their father
for his contribution to the struggle of the nation
and the role he had played in theMnqumamu-
nicipality.
We are grateful for the efforts made by the
municipality to arrange the memorial service
for him.
He played a huge role in the municipality
and the family is proud of everything he did,
he said.
Dunawas electedmayor ofMnqumamunici-
pality in 2007 and resigned a year later to join
the Congress of the People.
At the time of his deathhewas amember and
one of the instituting members of the United
Congress alongside former deputy defencemin-
ister, Mluleki George.
He was laid to rest in his home village in
Nxaxho, Centane, last Saturday. BUNTU GOTYWA
FormerMnqumamayorDuna laid to rest
The widow of William Duna in black, Nontsapho Duna flanked by family members during the
memorial service of the late struggle icon. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA
Departmentaims to supportwomen-ownedcompanies
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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE
WATER and Sanitation Minister Nomvula
Mokonyane has announced that her depart-
ment is planning a multipurpose dam to be
built by a women-owned company.
Mokonyane said that during a pre-budget
vote media briefing in parliament recently
that as part of transforming the water sector
industry, her department would soon ap-
point a women-only company to build the
dam.
We will soon be able to speak of a dam de-
veloped by women, one that will be designed,
constructed, operated and maintained by
women and women-owned companies and
SMMEs.
These are the outcomes of transformation
we expect to see realised and happening here
in our country and during this term of of-
fice.
She said that the department was dealing
with the anomalies that had previously char-
acterised the water sector.
Steps were being taken to eradicate single-
purpose dams that were often used by a few
and for recreational purposes only, to the ex-
clusion of communities who lived around
these dams. The department would no longer
develop dams in which ordinary citizens
were without clean drinking water while the
precious resource served industries that
were owned by a few.
Over the last 22 years, the government has
built nine new dams as part of extending ac-
cess to water for our people.
Whereas previously our people were nei-
ther consulted nor accommodated as benefi-
ciaries in such developments, presently we
are incorporating community interests and
participation as a key element in the delivery
of water services infrastructure, the minis-
ter said.
She said they planned to use existing and
future infrastructure projects to promote
the development of new industries within
the sector and open opportunities for black
industrialists to explore opportunities with-
in this sector.
As the department, working with the De-
partment of Cooperative Governance and
TraditionalAffairs,wehaveparticipated and
are actively involved in the Back-2-Basics
programmebeing implemented in 27 priority
district municipalities across the country.
She boasted that the department had deliv-
ered access to clean drinking water to 80%
of the countrys population and decent sani-
tation to another 80%.
5News
May 26, 2016
Isolomzi Express
WITH dire warnings of huge food price in-
creases already manifesting in many of the
staple items in our grocery baskets, one
should strike while the iron is hot, or cook
using ingredients such as potatoes, which at
the moment have not been hit by food price
inflation (see story on page 5).
Isolomzi Express editor Bettie Giliomee, this
week shares one of her familys favourite po-
tato recipes, creamy Potato and Bacon Soup,
which is always awinner whether its winter
or summer.
Potato Soup with Bacon and Nutmeg
(Serves 6)
Ingredients:
50 ml butter or margarine
2 onions, diced
1kg or 6 large potatoes, peeled and diced
250 g rindless bacon
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
5 ml garlic, crushed
1 litre chicken stock
180 ml cream (can be replaced with milk)
345 ml milk
Ground nutmeg, to taste
Method:
.Heat the butter in a pot and saute the on-
ion, bacon, garlic and potato lightly for about
10 minutes without letting it brown.
.Add the chicken stock as well as salt and
pepper. Heat until it reaches boiling point.
Turn down the heat, cover the pot and let it
simmer for between 20 and 25 minutes until
the potatoes are soft.
.Liquidise until almost smooth and stir in
milk and nutmeg. Heat until boiling point
and then simmer for 5 minutes. Add the
cream and serve warm.
Optional: Garnish with croutons, chives
and crispy bacon pieces.
RECIPE:
RECIPE: POTATOANDBACONSOUP
Wholesome soup to keepwinter, and high
food prices, at bay
REPORTER
THE Shoprite Group is helping to fight hun-
ger in vulnerable communities this winter.
Through its surplus-food donation pro-
gramme and mobile soup kitchens, the re-
tailer is providing relief to thousands of
hungry people across the country every
day.
All Shoprite and Checkers stores across
the country have a no-wastage policy, and
surplus food is donated to organisations
such as Foodbank South Africa, who in turn
redistribute the food to hundreds of verified
non-profit organisations collectively feed-
ing thousands of hungry people daily.
Last year alone, the group donated close
to R100 million worth of surplus food to or-
ganisations in need.
Shoprite has a fleet of 19 mobile soup
kitchens servicing vulnerable communities
across the country on a daily basis.
More than 27 million meals have already
been served since the mobile soup kitchens
became operational in February 2007, and
it continues to be an integral part of the
Groups actions to alleviate hunger in local
communities.
Hunger relief is a core pillar of the groups
corporate social investment strategy.
Shoprite and Checkers customers can
join forces to fight hunger in needy commu-
nities this winter by simply donating R5 or
more to the groups #ActForChange Fund
at any store across the country.
Shoprite and Checkers set up the #Act-
ForChange Fund in March this year follow-
ing requests by consumers wanting to be
part of efforts that make a difference in com-
munities affected by natural disasters such
as the recent droughts, as well as in those
communities experiencing serious challen-
ges like poverty and food insecurity.
The #ActForChange Fund has already
raised well over R200 000 from customer do-
nations since its launch and hopes to raise
even more through the winter months.
Kate Hamilton, fund development manag-
er at Foodbank South Africa, said: It costs
FoodBank South Africa R1.08 to provide
enough food for one meal, so a donation of
R5will allow us to provide nearly fivemeals.
Considering that more than 13.8 million
South Africans go hungry every day, we
have a collective responsibility to work to-
wards ending hunger in our country and
every little donation helps.
You can #ActForChange thiswinter by do-
nating R5 or more at any Shoprite or Check-
ers till-point nationwide.
Also check out Foodbank South Africas
website on www.foodbanksa.org for more in-
formation on how your donation will be
used to make a difference.
Help fighthungerwithShoprite, Checkers thiswinter
School pupils enjoy a cup of soup with the Shoprite team. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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OF A PARTY IN TERMS OF
SECTION 16(1)(a) OF THE ELECTORAL
COMMISSION ACT, 1996
(ACT No. 51 OF 1996)
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CommissionAct, 1996 (ActNo. 51 of 1996).
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5. Anyone wishing to raise an objection against the intended registration
must do so by written notice in which are set out the grounds for the
objections and which must be delivered at the office of the Chief Electoral
Officerwithin fourteen days after the publication of this notice.
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CHILD protection refers to the protection
of children from violence, exploitation,
abuse and neglect.
The United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child 1989 stated the right to
protection in article 19.
The African Charter on the Rights and
Welfare of Children 1990 highlights the
right to protection in different articles,
like article 10, 16, 18 and 21. These articles
talk about protection of children against
child abuse and torture and protection of
their privacy.
Child protection starts from protecting
a child at an early stage. Childhood is a
phase in which the human being is more
vulnerable because she or he has not yet
finished developing physically or mental-
ly.
Furthermore, the child requires particu-
lar attention and protection. There is a
huge need to establish a protective envi-
ronment for children.
Not only is the immediate family the
first line of protection, but extended fami-
ly and caregivers are also responsible for
building a protective and loving environ-
ment.
A safer environment for children must
be ensured by all, that is parents, caregiv-
ers, the community and the state.
The Childrens Act 38 of 2005 states that
every child is a unique individual with a
specific need, therefore any decision taken
concerning the child must address the best
interest of the child. Fulfillments of this
right enable children to take an active role
in their own protection against abuse, vio-
lence and exploitation and they become
proactive citizens. It helps them to be vocal
about issues that affect them.
The Mthatha Child Abuse Resource Cen-
tre as an advocacy-based organisation is
using a model called the Childrens Rights
Community Development Project.
Its ideology is grounded on the idea that
child protection is everyones responsibil-
ity.
This model is being implemented
through sensitising community members
with its leadership (traditional, political
and religious), parents, community capac-
itated structures including school govern-
ing body members and teachers on chil-
drens rights and child protection as it is
key for children. This emphasises the
theme for the 2016 Child Protection Week:
Working together to protect children.
A big role still needs to be played by the
communities in ensuring that children are
protected.
Children are the victims of neglect in ru-
ral areas, where they are left in the care
of grandparents who are unable to provide
them with essential needs.
They are the victims of rape and child
labour and many other forms of abuse.
Life is a journey and children are walk-
ing that journey as well. Together we can
assist children to have a protected life.
Children are the future of the world.
For more information, contact the
Mthatha Child Abuse Resource Centre at
047 531 1103 or email ucarc@intek-
om.co.za.
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People LikeUs
ABOVE: Members of the media who attended Mthatha Express reporter Simbongile Mdledles celebrations for his Journalist of the
Year achievement in Mount Ayliff last Saturday were, from left, Kennedy Mwange from Mthatha Express, Yanga Soji from Daily
Sun, Ayanda Millisa Madikizela from Uvolwethu Express, Simbongile Mdledle, Nelly Nonjovu from Uvolwethu Express, Mahlubi
Mafongosi and Buntu Gotywa both from Mthatha Express and Onke Socikwa from Queenstown Express. PHOTO: VUYO SOCIKWA
ABOVE: Entertaining at Nqabeni during the teachers and learners excellence awards last Thursday were the Shining
Stars dance group. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA
ABOVE: One of the
teachers who won
excellence awards
for the Sithukuthezi
circuit held at
Nqabeni SSS last
Thursday is
Nontembeko
Mayezi, who is a
princial at Mant-
shangase JSS.
PHOTOS: AYANDA
MILLISA MADIKIZELA
LEFT: Dumsi SSS
Grade 10 pupil
Wendy Nompuka-
ne won an award
for top pupil in
accounting.
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VOLKSWAGEN has up!(ped) its game with
the addition of extra doors, two new lifes-
tyle derivatives (cross up! and colour up!),
as well as infotainment option, Touch &
More to its up! model range.
Since its local launch in February 2015,
up! has only been offered as a 3-door model.
Customers now have an option of buying
a 5-door or 3-door Take up! and Move up!
derivatives.
To date, Volkswagen up! has sold over
3 550 units in South Africa, which makes
it one of the dominant models in the A00
small car segment. Furthermore, two new
derivatives have been added into themodel
range. Both are powered by the 1.0 55kW
engine and mated to a 5-speed manual
transmission.
cross up!
The cross up! offers customised styling
of a small SUV. Its sporty and rugged ap-
pearance is marked by exclusive exterior
and interior elements.
They include exterior features such as
sidemirrors painted in silver, anodised sil-
ver roof rails, black protective side mould-
ing, foglights with chrome trim surround-
ing and 16-inch Cross alloy wheels.
Its powerful appearance is further en-
hanced by 15 mm ride height.
The interior features a leather steering
wheel, exclusive Cross seat trim in red or
grey, coloured dash pad in Deep Black
Pearl (standard) or Tornado Red (optional)
and scuff plates with Cross lettering.
The standard safety and convenience fea-
tures include four airbags, ESP, power
steering, front electric windows, remote
central locking and radio/CD.
The cross up! is only available in four col-
ours, Candy White, Tornado Red, Light Sil-
ver Metallic and Deep Black Pearlescent.
colour up!
With its bold and trendsetting colours,
this up! unmistakably stands out in the
range.
As a flagship derivative of the range, col-
our up! is laden with an array of exclusive
features.
These include safety and convenience
equipment such as four airbags, ESP, pow-
er steering, front electric windows, remote
central locking, leather steering wheel, Ra-
dio/CD, front foglights and height adjusta-
ble driver and front passengers seats.
On the outside, the colour up! differenti-
ates itself with 17-inch Polygon alloy
infotainment system which offers Blue-
tooth connectivity, SD card reader and
drive applications that display factual in-
formation related to the vehicle.
The 5-inch colour touchscreen Touch &
More plugs into a sturdy bracket above the
centre console which connects it with the
electronics network of the vehicle.
Retail Prices:
(VAT and emissions tax included)
1.0 MPI Take up! 5-door (55kW) R156 300
1.0 MPI Move up! 5-door (55kW) R163 400
1.0 MPI Cross up! 5-door (55kW) R181 400
The cross up! offers
customised styling of a
small SUV. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Volkswagenup! its gamewithextradoors, newderivatives
wheels (painted in Fortana red or Sand-
storm yellow), painted side mirrors (also
painted in Fortana red or Sandstorm yel-
low), dark tinted windows and decorative
stripe on the side.
The interior is also colourful with high
quality details such as dash pad in the exte-
rior of the car, colourful air vent rings and
elegant chrome elements.
The colour up! is exclusively offered in
two colours, Dark Silver Metallic and Pure
White.
Touch & More infotainment
The optional Touch & More is a portable
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ANELE RAZIYA
THE 5km Dr Mafuya Fun Run was a huge
success last week, with more than 100 ath-
letes taking part in the event in Butter-
worth.
The founder of the fun run, PhelisaMafu-
ya, expressed her happiness about the
number of athletes who took part.
Im happy about the turnout of athletes
for our annual 5km fun run and it seems
we are growing every year, Mafuya said.
The event was celebrating 15 years of ex-
istence in Butterworth.
Mafuya said they had been going for a
long time, but she felt that there weremany
things that needed to be done to improve
the standard of the race.
Weve been doing this for a while, but
our wish one day is to get a huge sponsor
in order to boost our prizes, she said.
Her big dream is to see the fun run being
televised and getting a major sponsor so
that athletes can be motivated more by the
prizes.
It was the first time last week that the
winning athlete won R500.
5kmfun rundraws large turnout
Athletes
running in
Mafuya Fun
Run 5KM at
Butterworth
PHOTO:
ANELE RAZIYA Some of the athletes who took part in the 5km Dr Mafuya Fun Run in Butter-
worth. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA
ANELE RAZIYA
WALTERSisuluUniversity have failed again to
book their place in theABCMotsepe League for
the next season, after they ended as runners-up
of Group A in the two-day promotion play-offs
held in East London at the weekend.
In the first match of the group, WSU demol-
ished2010StormBreakers 5-1, and thendefeated
Mdantsane Might Bucs 1-0.
They lost 2-1 to the group champions, Callies
FC.
Nelson Mandela Bay outfit, Callies FC won
two matches and drew one and were promoted
tocompete intheABCMotsepeLeaguenextsea-
son.
These two sides were separated by one point
in Group A.
Callies FC managed to get seven points in
three games, while WSU got six with the same
number of matches.
It was the second consecutive year the stu-
dents took part in the competition.
In group B, City lads FC from Alfred Nzo
cruised to the Motsepe League after they won
all of their three games and ended upwith nine
points.
WSU fail again inMotsepe
league playoffs
WSU FC at Buffalo City Stadium in East London after they crushed 2010 Storm Breakers 5-1 in
their first encounter of group A. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA
REPORTER
MOUNT Ayliffs Barkerville Primary
School, representing the Alfred Nzo district,
won the provincial Danone under-12 finals
held at Kuswag Primary School in East Lon-
don last Saturday.
The school is not new to winning as they
were the 2011 national champions and went
to the world finals in Madrid that year.
Their coach from then, Mpilo Changa, is
still with the team and is hoping the team
gets to go overseas again.
Changa said the trip to Spain had been an
eye-opener and had changed his approach to
the game which had helped the entire com-
munity.
What struck me the most was the high
standard of football and the size of the 12-
year-olds in other countries. They were
equivalent to our 16-year-olds. Much of that
is hereditary, but it also has a lot has to do
with their diet, something Danone is trying
to address here via the Danone Nations
Cup, he said.
Barkervilles first game of the day was
againstMaruping Primary School from Joe
Gqabi district and they won 2-0. They went
on to the semis against Guqaza Junior Sec-
ondary School from their neighbouring dis-
trict of OR Tambo and defeated them 1-0.
At the finals, they played Ngubethole
Bam JSS from Amathole district and won
1-0.
They will join eight other provincial win-
ners in Gauteng on June 25 to compete in
the national finals and the prize for the na-
tional winner is a trip to France in October
to compete in the world finals with 31 other
nations.
MtAyliff schoolwinsDanoneprovincial finals
Celebrating their victory are Barkerville SPS
from Mount Ayliff during the Danone U12
games in East London last Saturday.
PHOTO:SUPPLIED
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