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Exercisingtheir right

>> ‘Born frees’ were excited to vote for the first time

KHAYA MAGENU>>[email protected]

“BORN frees” were up the crack ofdawn on Wednesday to be the firstin the line to vote.

The Fever spoke to some first-time voterswho said they looked forward to better educa-tion and service delivery.

Phumza Sotsaka (20) from Kokstad saidshe was excited to vote for the first time andhopes to get better education opportunities.“Now I can debate politics and I hope for a

lot of improvement in [the] education [system]after casting my vote,” said another first-timevoter, Nondumiso Monakali (21).

Sinalo Ncanywa (20), also a born free, saidshe hopes for more job opportunities.

Simon Lingani, Harry Gwala IndependentElectoralCommissionmanagersaideverythingwent well in all voting stations except inWard 3inIxopowhereresidentsburnt tyresandblockedroads with stones complaining about the lack ofelectricity and service delivery. The police

however, defused the situation.Meanwhile, Economic Freedom Fighters and

Democratic Alliance members showed disappoint-ment over certain irregularities during elections.

HarryGwalaRegionalEFFCommissarDumisaniDlamini complained about the IEC accusing it ofdeploying ANC members as presiding officers. Healso complained about parties that distributedtheir T-shirts at voting stations.

Democratic Alliance KZN Deputy ChairpersonFrancois Rodgers complained about some votingstations in Kokstad saying that instead of givingvoters two papers — one national the otherprovincial — voters were only given the nationalpaper on which to vote.

Responding to Rodgers, Lingani said if a voterregistered to vote in another province they are onlygiven one voting paper, the national paper.

Casting his vote at Koki rural village in Umzim-khulu Harry Gwala District Municipality ExecutiveMayorMlulekiNdobesaidhewas excitedtoseepeopledefendingdemocracy.HeechoedLingani’swordssay-ing that everything went well, but pointed out thatsome voting stations didn’t open on time.

KZN DA DeputyChairperson

FrancoisRodgers casts

his vote inKokstad.PHOTO:

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Harry Gwala DistrictMunicipality ExecutiveMayor Mluleki Ndobecasts his vote at

Zwelibanzi JuniorSecondary

School.PHOTO: KHAYAMAGENU

LOCATION: KOKSTAD • CONTACT: MANN MLISANA 083 489 4249 / 082 585 8484 • LEON HORNE: 083 441 6704

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Poverty remains aconstant challenge>> ‘Conditions in some Kokstad farming areas are worse than those experienced by inmates’


DAILY, South Africans take tothe streets in anger trying toget the government’s atten-

tion about people who live inpoverty on farms.

Despite impressive gains sincethe end of apartheid 20 years agosome people were positive aboutparticipating in thisweek’snationalelections, but some showeddesper-ation and say they are fed up withempty promises.

InKokstad,wheremany live andworkon farms,peoplearestill ham-pered by social development andsee no plan or action to improvetheir lives.

On some farms there is no run-ningwater, electricity, toilets, hous-

es, clinics or crèches.Many farmworkers don’t have

identity documents, schools are farfrom the area in which they workand there is no scholar transport.

Their only source of incomecomes from farmers who employthem to do piece work.

Many school childrendropout ofschoolbecauseofhungerorbecauseof the long distance they have totravel to school.

Conditions in some farmingareas are worse than those experi-enced by prison inmates they say.

Some communities say theyoften go without food because theyare unemployed and do not want toleave the place of their birth to findwork elsewhere.

Julius Dontsa (29), from one ofthe farming areas, said life on the

farm is hell and they are neglectedby the government, and this in theirmotherland.

Mbingelelwa Mjanyelwa is oldand doesn’t know how old he isbecause he has never been toschool.

“I don’t have an identity docu-ment so I was unable to participatein elections,” he said.

Mjanyelwa is unemployed andrelies on piece work from nearbyfarms to put food on the table. Hesaid nothing has changed since the“dawn of democracy in 1994”.

“We still fetch water from rivers.We still use open spaces to relieveourselves. We have no electricity.We live in mud shacks that cancollapse any time and there are noteven stores in our areas.”

He said many children walk

20 kilometres to school becausethere are no nearby schools orcrèches and this results in manydropping out of school.

“In the next five years, when weapproach elections again, they willask for our vote, but they will havedonenothing forus,” saidanelderlywoman at a New Market farm.

New Market residents com-plained about school buildings say-ing there are no proper toilets fortheir children.

They said farm owners suppliedGrade R pupils with igloos in whichto learn because their “classroom”was under the trees.

Jackson Mawoko from NewMarket farm said they have askedthe government for many years tobuild a school for them, but theirplea falls on deaf ears.

In Kokstad,where manylive andwork onfarms,people arestill ham-pered bysocialdevelopmentand see noplan oraction to im-prove theirlives.PHOTO:SOURCED

Creightonpolice ‘on theball’

LAST Thursday the Creighton SAPSand Ingwe Municipality trafficofficers conducted a road block onthe Creighton main road to check fordrunk drivers.

One of the vehicles stopped was aToyota bakkie with three occupants.The vehicle was searched and its de-tails circulated. It was discovered ithad been hijacked in Pinetown.

The bakkie owner said on 4 Aprilat about 8.30am he was in HenwoodRoad, Pinetown when he was ap-proached by themenwho forced himinto the back of the vehicle and drove

away. He was later dropped off inNew Germany, unharmed.

The three occupants, agedbetween25and30, werearrestedforthe alleged possession of stolenproperty. An investigating officerfrom thePinetowndetective unitwasinformed of the arrest and thevehicle was identified by the owner.

The three alleged suspects werefromMakholweni, Creightonandap-peared in the Ixopo Magistrate’sCourt on Wednesday, charged withthe alleged possession of stolenproperty. — Supplied.

PHOTO: SOURCEDCreighton SAPS and members of Ingwe Municipality traffic officers conduct-ed a road block on the Creighton main road.

Cedarville gets R146 million developmentsTHE Matatiele Local Municipality ismaking strides in promoting publicparticipation in government pro-grammes through its communica-tions unit.

The municipality took ExecutiveCommittee members and the mayorto Alfred Nzo Community Radio totable government achievementssince 1994.

The municipality believes in pro-viding easily accessible informationto the people which they can use toimprove their lives. This also encour-ages people to participate in demo-cratic processes and provide storiesthat keep people informed of policiesand programmes affecting them.

The three-hour broadcast target-ed the Matatiele community with thepurpose of being transparent withmunicipal projects.

The members, led by the mayor,Cllr Momelezi Mbedla, tabled theirdepartmental achievement reportson service delivery in the MatatieleLocal Municipality on 2May. Munici-

palprincipalsandseniormediaman-agers visited Cedarville’s Ward 26 towitness projects that are meant to

change the lives of the people ofCedarville and the Matatiele LocalMunicipality.

The leadership visited the con-struction of the Cedarville InternalStreetsProjectsfundedbythemunici-

pality.The project cost R17million. Also

includedintheprojectisanewCedar-ville power station valued atR35millionwhichwillsupplyelectric-ity to 5 000 households, the state-of-the art Maluti Special School phaseoneworthR90 million and theMulti-disability Centre that will cater forchildren with disabilities. All theseprojects amount toR146million.TheCedarville community was thrilledwhentheseprojectswereintroduced.

A Cedarville resident, SibusisoDlamini, applauded the MatatieleLocal Municipality leadership for ajob well done in changing people’slives, also pleading with the commu-nity to be patient with the govern-ment’s pace in delivering service tothem.

Cllr Momelezi Mbedla reiteratedthe government’s promise ofcontinuing to deliver service to thepeople and urged the community towork with the government.

— Supplied.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMatatiele local municipality leadership at the new Cedarville power station

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New housingproject forIxopoNTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

THE Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality, in part-nership with developers and financial institu-tions, unveiled a housing project in MorningView Ixopo last Friday.

The aim of the project is to close the gapin formal housing in the area. The MorningView Middle Income Housing Project offerswell-established housing options to middle-income people in Ixopo.

At the launch were Ubuhlebezwe LocalMunicipality Deputy Mayor Thulani Dlamini,Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality MunicipalManager Gamakhulu Sineke, portfolio headfor infrastructure planning and developmentat the municipality Cllr B. Ngubo, HopsonShezi, a developer from Hopson Properties,Riaan du Toit from Better Bond Home Loansand the new home beneficiaries.

Sineke said the project is part of a biggerplan to develop Ixopo.

“In the spirit of promoting sustainablehuman settlements within the municipality,this housing project not only offers alterna-tive accommodation to the public and withfinancial back-up, but it also assists themunicipality through increasing its revenuebase.”

He said as part of “greening” the munici-pality will plant trees, and he encouragedowners to cultivate their own gardens.

Dlamini said the project was just the begin-ning of big things to come for Ixopo.

“We will be with you and we will look afteryou. We are partners as you will now be payingrates.”

Dlamini also revealed that Cogta is to buyland worth about R8.3 million for the Ubuhle-bezwe Local Municipality.

Shezi and Du Toit said it was a pleasureworking with political leaders and the munici-pality management. Du Toit advised peopleto look after their credit record so they canqualify and benefit from projects like this.

Phathiwonga Bhungane, a home bene-ficiary, said he was grateful because he cannow live comfortably in his own house.

“I have been paying rent of about R5 000for most of my life. Now I will have my ownhouse, I won’t be paying someone else’sbond,” he said.

Triosentencedfor murderFEVER REPORTER

JUSTICE prevailed whenthree men from Bhong-weni Township werefound guilty of murder atthe Kokstad RegionalCourt last Wednesday andsentenced to 15 years’imprisonment.

It is reported that thethree, Iviwe Cokoto, Sim-lindile Ngcibi and VuyaniDlanjwa, had come froma beauty contest at theKokstad Community Hallon 19 August 2008 whenthey met up with thevictim who was known tothem. They allegedly gotin a fight with him andstabbed him.

The three men pleadednot guilty to the murderand pointed fingers ateach other. The case wasinvestigated by investiga-tor Muziwandile Mzindlewho worked hard to getprosecution witnessesbecause of the age of thecase.

Premierpromisesvillagers>> ‘We are now at the first stage of a three-stage processof providing this village with electricity’

NTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

THE fury and frustration of residents ofoFafa, a remote village in Ixopo, werecalmed by a visit from the KZN Premier,

Senzo Mchunu last Friday.ThevisitcameafteroFafahadbeeninvolved

in a series of service delivery strikes whichbecame violent and residents threatened nottovoteonMay7 if theirdemandswerenotmet.

At the centre of the strikes is their demandfor electricity.

Village residents have reportedly been ask-ing for intervention from local and districtmunicipalities since 2009, but got no assist-ance, which sparked tension between thecommunity of oFafa and the mayors of HarryGwala District and Ubuhlebezwe munici-palities Mluleki Ndobe and Zamo Nxumalo,respectively.

Residents claimed that ANC leaders weresaying that those involved in the strikes weremembers of opposition parties.

Mchunu was accompanied by the DeputyMinister for Energy Barbara Thompson, MECfor Co-operative Governance and TraditionalAffairsNomusaDube-Ncube,Ndobe,Nxumaloand the chairpersonof theHarryGwala Houseof Traditional Leaders, Nkosi PhathisizweChiliza.

Members of the committee that had beenformed to speak on behalf of the communitytook turns in urging Mchunu to provide elec-tricity and housing in the area.

RespondingMchunu said it is important forthe government to deliver services to peoplebefore they get angry.

“Thereasonwhyyouhavenot hadelectrici-ty is that surrounding power stations did nothaveenoughpower tosupplyoFafa,butwearenow at the first stage of a three-stage processof providing this village with electricity.”

He said that what is still left to do is toinstall power cables thatwill go door to door inthe village. He set 25 May as the date for a fol-low-up meeting to discuss the progress byEskom.

KZNPremier

SenzoMchunu.

PHOTO:SOURCED

Mayoralimbizo’s‘good story’NTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

THE Greater Kokstad MunicipalityMayoral Imbizo speakers all sang thesame song saying the government hasa good story to tell despite the wide-spread notion that the GKM councilhad failed the people with some citingmaladministration and weak leader-ship.

The aim of the imbizo, held at theShayamoya Community Hall on Tues-day, was to inform the commmunitywhat the government has done forthem in terms of service delivery andwhat still needs to be done.

In attendance was Harry GwalaDistrict Municipality Deputy MayorNthuseng Duma, GKM Mayor NosisaJojozi, GKM Deputy Mayor Bheki Mto-lo,MPLindiweMjobo,ChiefFodo,Bish-opZweni,councillorsandofficials fromlocal and district municipalities andtraditional leaders.

Duma said the government haddonealotsince it tookover in1994.Shesaid that because women are now inpositions of power and influence itindicatesthatthegovernmenthasdonea lot to ensure that people are equal.

“The gains of democracy are visibleeverywhere. Things are not as theywere before 1994 — they are better,eventhoughthereisstilla lot thatneedsto be done.”

Duma said that the Kokstad will get26%of theHarryGwalaDistrict budgetof R552 million for the 2014/15 finan-cial year.

“Large amounts in our budget willgo to water and sanitation projectssuch as the eradication of the water

backlog in Kokstad and the HorseshoeSanitation Project which has a budgetof more than R10 million,” she said.

She said health, education, unem-ployment and infrastructure develop-ment are still the government’s toppriorities.

Jojozi said the municipality’s finan-cial situation is still not good, but as-sured the community that recoverystrategies, such as belt-tightening, arestarting to bear fruit.

“Our recovery strategy has enabledus to get technical support from theprovincial treasury.All theseeffortsaremeant to ensure that we increase ourpace of financial recovery,” she said.

Jojozi said she is pleased that theHorseshoe Sanitation Project is inprogress and said road rehabilitationin town is continuing.

“Our contractor is busy rehabilitat-ing Groom, Fleming and Sparrowstreets.”

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBAHarry Gwala District municipality Deputy Mayor Nthuseng Duma, GKM Mayor Nosisa Jojozi, GKM Deputy Mayor BhekiMtolo and Chief Fodo at the imbizo.

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TENDER NOTICE NO. 2013/2014-212

CONTRACT NO DESCRIPTION ADVERTISING COMPULSORY CIDB CLOSING DATEDATE BRIEFING DATE GRADING

MATAT/INFRA Construction of 09 May 2014 14 May 2014@ 5GB 23 May 2014/A3-14/03 Matatiele Fresh 10H00 102 Main and above

Market Produce Street , Matatiele

Tender Documents will be obtainable as from date of advert inspection for each projectat the Budget and Treasury Office, MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY for a non –refundable tender fee of R500. 00 payable at 104 High Street, Matatiele between thehours of 08h00 and 16h00

Invalid or non-submission of the documents listed in the Terms of Reference will leadto the disqualification and where the bidder is registered on the Municipal DatabaseSystem reference can be made to such documents and it is the bidders responsibility toensure that the document does exist and verification of such registration will be done bythe municipality and where the bidder is found to be not registered or have submittedincorrect registration details will be regarded as non-responsive and be disqualified fromthe bid.

The Matatiele Local Municipality Supply Chain Policy and Preferential Procurement PointScoring System of 90/10 shall apply. With regard to functionality a bidder that scoresless than 32 points out of 40 be regarded as submitting a non-responsive bid and will bedisqualified.

CRITERIA POINTS1. Experience = 152. Qualification of proposed project team = 073. Organogram = 033. Methodology = 15

TOTAL = 40

Sealed envelopes marked “Construction of Matatiele Fresh MarketProduce:2013/2014-212 must be deposited in the Bid Box located at the Municipal MainOffice, Reception Area, 102 Main Street, Matatiele 4730, no later than 23 May 2014 at12H00.

Late, submitted, emailed, faxed and telegraphic quotations will not be considered.

NB: Suppliers must registered on the Matatiele Local Municipality’s Database Systembefore submitting bids; forms are available from the website www.matatiele.co.za andfrom the SCM Unit Office.

Technical enquiries should be directed toMr.M. Somi (General Manager: TechnicalServices ) at 039 737 3135 and SCM enquiries toMr. B. Vumase (Manager: SCM) at 039737 3565 during office hours.

Matatiele Local Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any bid andreserves the right to accept the Bid in whole or part, at the rates quoted.

DR D.C.T NAKINMUNICIPAL MANAGER

Maluti Libraryofficiallyopened>> ‘This library will go a long way in combatting ignorance in this community’

NTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

THEEasternCapeMECforSports,Recre-ationandArtsandCulture,XoliswaTompraisedthegovernmentsayingithasim-

proved the lives of ordinary people in the past20 years.

This after Tomofficially opened a library inthe Maluti Civic Centre last Friday.

At the event were Alfred Nzo DistrictMunicipality speaker Sandile Sello, MatatieleLocal Municipality speaker JacquelineBosman Magangana, Matatiele Local

Municipality acting mayor NomasomiMshuqwana, councillors, traditional leaders,religious leaders, teachers and school princi-pals.

The Department of Education Maluti Dis-trict director, Lungelo Mthatyana said thelibrary would contribute towards educatingand developing the people of Maluti.

“This library will go a long way in combat-ting ignorance in this community,” he said. Hesaid in the past libraries were only found intowns, but since the dawn of democracy ruralareas and townships now have facilities likelibraries.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBAAlfred Nzo District Speaker Sandile Sello and Sports, Recreation, Arts andCulture MEC Xoliswa Tom in the children’s area of the Maluti Library.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBASobambela Athini from Maluti JSS reads a Xhosa book at the library opening.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBASports, Recreation, Arts and Culture MEC Xoliswa Tom and Alfred Nzo District speaker SandileSello about to cut the ribbon for the Maluti Library.

Royalceremony forclan chief


THE inauguration of Chief Zweli-bongileJalisawagalaxyoftraditionalleaders from the Eastern Cape andKwaZulu-Natal gathered under oneroof at the Jali rural village 30kmsfrom Harding on Saturday.

Guests includedtheUmuziwaban-tu Municipality Mayor Disky Nciki,speaker Abednego Ngubo, govern-mentofficials, church leadersand theHarding community.

The mood was electrifying as tra-ditional groups sang and danced,whileguestswerealsoentertainedbya horse demonstration with ridersdressed in traditional attire.

While others were entertained bylocal artist some watched ademonstration of horse and ridersdecorated with traditional racing at-tire of the mountainous area of KwaJali.

Cows and sheepwere slaughteredand communities entertained them-selves with traditional beer.

In certain deep rural areas tradi-tionaleventssuchastheinaugurationof a chief is classed as being “unsuc-cessful”ifthemendonotsmokedaggaand this occasion was no acception.

Zwelibongile, whose praise nameis Ahh! Zwelibongile, is the son ofChief Botha Jali who died in theeighties, but because Zwelibongilewas too young to take over as chief atthe time, his mother ConstantNokwanda took over until he was oldenough to reign.

“Althoughweare stillwaiting for a

letter of appointment from the De-partment of Traditional Affairs, weare introducing him to the Jali nationtodaysotheywillknowtheir traditionchief,” said a family member,Vusumuzi Jali.

Zwelibongile will look after 12villagesunder the Jali administrationarea as traditional leaders pay a vitalrole within communities.

“We are happy to have a young,educated and energetic chief like Jaliinourareaandwepromisetosupporthim,” said Vusumuzi.

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UPGRADING OF MATATIELE INTERNAL STREETS (CBD) – PHASE 1


MATAT/INFRA/ CONSTRUCTION 09 MAY 2014 14 May 2014@ 7CE 09 JUNE 2014A3-14/03 OF MATATIELE 14H00 102 Main

INTERNAL Street , MatatieleSTREETS-CBD-PHASE 1



The Matatiele Local Municipality Supply Chain Policy and Preferential Procurement PointScoring System of 90/10 shall apply.With regard to functionality a bidder that scoresless than 32 points out of 40 be regarded as submitting a non-responsive bid and will bedisqualified.


TOTAL = 40

Sealed envelopes marked “CONSTRUCTION OF MATATIELE INTERNAL STREETS-CBD-PHASE 1Notice No: 2013/2014-213must be deposited in the Bid Box located at theMunicipal Main Office, Reception Area, 102 Main Street, Matatiele 4730, no later than09 June 2014 at 12H00.


NB: Suppliers must register on the Matatiele Local Municipality’s Database Systembefore submitting bids; forms are available from the website www.matatiele.co.za andfrom the SCM Unit Office.

Technical enquiries should be directed toMr.M. Somi (General Manager: TechnicalServices ) at 039 737 3135 and SCM enquiries toMr. B. Vumase(Manager: SCM) at 039737 3565 during office hours.



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For the love of the countryTHE South African government of the people,by the people, and for the people. In a truedemocratic society, it is essential to ensure agovernment that follows the will of the peopleand not the one that forces people to followit.

The beauty of democracy is that theminority will have their say but the majoritywill have their way.

All eligible voters were given chance toselect their leader through their right to voteand to be voted for. In a truly democraticsociety, the representative or candidate whohas been elected is accountable in many waysto the people who voted and elected them.We hope the community took this into consid-eration when they went to the polls onWednesday — for the love of our country.MATAT VIEWPOINT

DR DCT NAKIN MUNICIPALMANAGER

WARM greetings to all readers of this view-point.

TheMatatieleLocalMunicipalityCommuni-cations Unit creates a platform for municipalpolitical leadership.

TheExecutive committee, led by themayor,CllrMomeleziMbedla,tabledtheirdepartmen-tal achievement reports on service delivery inthe Matatiele Local Municipality on 2 May onthe Alfred Nzo Community Radio.

Furthermore, municipal political princi-pals, accompanied by senior managers andmembers of the media, visited Cedarville inWard 26 to witness projects that are meant tochange the lives of the people of Cedarville andthe Matatiele Local Municipality.

The leadership visited the construction ofCedarville internal street projects funded bythemunicipality amounting toR17 million. In-cludedintheprojects isanewCedarvillepowerstation valued R35 million which is estimatedto accommodate electrification of about 5 000households, and a state-of-the-art Maluti Spe-cialSchoolPhaseoneworthR90 million,whichwill cater for childrenwith all kinds of disabili-ties.All theseprojects amount toR146 million.

The Cedarville community was thrilled

when these projects were introduced to them.Cedarville resident Sibusiso Dlamini ap-

plauded theMatatiele LocalMunicipality lead-ership for a jobwell done in changing people’slives, but also asking the community to bepatient with the government’s pace in deliver-ing services to them.

Cllr Momelezi Mbedla reiterated the gov-ernment’s promise of continuing to deliveryservice to thepeople andurged the communityto work with the government.

Community Services DepartmentThe municipality, through its community

services department, created anumber of jobsfor the Matatiele community with the purposeof alleviating poverty in Matatiele.

The following are amount of people em-ployed in different programmes — Food forWaste Programme: 290, EPWP: Reahloekisa:468, Nkhoesa Mofokeng Programme: 1 300,ParkEstablishmentMatatieleTown(tobecom-pletedbyendofSeptember:50andYouthEnvi-ronmental Services (Wild lands): 30.

That isall fromus fornow, tillnext time,staysafe and be blessed. Thank you sweet peoplefrom sweet Matat, a destination of choice andexcellence.

WARM greetings to Kwa Sani citizens. This isanother week granted to us by the Almightyabove.

South Africa as a country has come a longway and 20 years of democracy is a milestoneachievement.Thecountryhasachieveda lot inchanging the lives of the people for the betterand will continue to do so.

Millions of South Africans went to the pollson Wednesday 7 May and many people — re-ferred to as “born frees” — voted for the firsttime. According to information from the Inde-pendent Electoral Commission (IEC), moreyoung South Africans registered to vote thanever before with 49.57% of registered votersunder 40.

The IECconfirmed that thebiggest segmentof voters are thoseaged30 to39 (6.18 million),followedby20 to29-year-olds (5.7 million).Asthis new generation of voters joined millionsat the polls, they were filled with joy and

nervous at the same time.AttheKwaSaniMunicipality,votingstations

openedat7amandclosedat9pmandKwaSanicitizens were more than ready to cast theirvotes.The localSAPSwerealsovisibleatallourvoting stations ensuring that voters cast theirvotesafelyandexercised their rights inadigni-fied manner.

SouthAfrica,and inparticular theKwaSaniMunicipality, has made significant strides infusing democracy through the roll-out of basicservice delivery and improving the lives ofmany people, particularly those who were ex-cluded by apartheid.

In South Africa today there is a democraticspirit as we have an active citizenry, a strongcivil society movement, a press that is inde-pendent and vocal opposition and that alone isa true reflection of democracy.

Kwa Sani citizens I trust that you let yourvoice be heard on Wednesday.

KWA SANIVIEWPOINT

N.C. JAMES.Municipal Manager

PLEASE convey our thanks to the menand women who made it possible for usto vote in the comfort of our cottages.They were most professional andefficient.

Thank you from all the members ofthe E.G. Cottages.

Sue and Nic TheronE.G. Cottages caretakers


CONSTRUCTION OF MNQAYI CULVERT BRIDGE


MATAT/INFRA CONSTRUCTION 09 May 2014 15 May 2014 @ 3CE or 23 May 2014/A3-14/03 OF MQAYI 15:00, 102 Main higher

CULVRT BRIDGE Street Matatiele



The Matatiele Local Municipality Supply Chain Policy and Preferential Procurement PointScoring System of 90/10 shall apply.With regard to functionality a bidder that scoresless than 32 points out of 40 be regarded as submitting a non-responsive bid and will bedisqualified.


TOTAL = 40

Sealed envelopes marked “CONSTRUCTION OF MQAYI CULVERT BRIDGE No:2013/2014-214 must be deposited in the Bid Box located at the Municipal Main Office,Reception Area, 102 Main Street, Matatiele 4730, no later than 23 May 2014 at 12H00.


NB: Suppliers must registered on the Matatiele Local Municipality’s Database Systembefore submitting bids; forms are available from the website www.matatiele.gov.za andfrom the SCM Unit Office.

Technical enquiries should be directed toMr.M. Somi (General Manager: TechnicalServices ) at 039 737 3135 and SCM enquiries toMr. B. Vumase(Manager: SCM) at 039737 3565 during office hours.



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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BID FOR KWASANI MUNICIPALITY(WARD 1) BUCKET SYSTEM ERADICATION

CONTRACT NO. MW/28/2013Mhlathuze Water (MW) is a water board, established in terms of the Water Services Act,1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997). It’s core operations concern the supply of bulk water andthe disposal of bulk waste water. It is a State Owned Entity listed in Schedule 3B of thePublic Finance Management Act, 1999 (PFMA) (Act No. 1 of 1999).

Professional Service Providers are invited to submit bids for KwaSani Municipality (Ward 1)Bucket System Eradication. The project location involves two townships namely Himevilleand Underberg with approximately 380 households. The project involves all stages frominception to close-out phase.

The proposals will be evaluated for functionality first before the 90/10 points system can beapplied.

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GKM VIEWPOINTMUNICIPAL MANAGER ZAMO MKHIZE

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6May 9, 2014

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GREETINGS to the people of Kokstad2014 General elections

OnWednesday7MaySouthAfricaheld its fourth general election sincetheattainmentofdemocracy in1994.These elections are significant in thatall those children who were born in1994 voted for the first time. Theseelectionsalsocameatatimewhenthemood was high after the 20 year ofdemocracy celebrations.

Celebrations looked back at gov-ernment achievements since 1994and encouraged people to vote forgovernment of their choice. By thetime you read this column electionswould have happened and the count-ingofresultswillbe inthefinalstages,if not finished, but indications will becleartothepeopleaboutthetheirnewgovernment. Hopefully, people wentin their numbers to make their voice

heard. I was optimistic that the elec-tions would be peaceful.

Winter has comeWinter has come and one can feel

the chilly weather of Kokstad. I en-courage people to dress warmly toprevent pneumonia and other sick-nesses caused by cold weather. Be-ware of heaters, especially coal ones.Make sure to extinguish them before

going to sleep. Another challenge inwinter is fires that destroy plants andanimals. I appeal to the people to re-frainfromstartingfiresbecauseoftheimpact it will cause.

GKM town hall updateAs the mayor told the community

during themayoral imbizo, the reno-vation of the town hall is almost com-plete.Thecontractor isnowdoing the

final touch-ups andwill be handing itbacktothemunicipality.Thiswillena-ble the council to use its newly reno-vated council chamber that will ac-commodate thepublic during councilmeetings.

The community will also use thetownhall forotheroccasions.Thean-ticipated date for final completion isthe end of June.

Inkosi inibusise.

SMILE AWHILEOpen letter tothe mayorDear Madam Mayor,

ON 23 April the Chamber of Commerce,in conjunction with the ratepayers’ associ-ation, Kokstad Concerned Residents andboth farmers’ associations, participated ina peaceful protest march in an attempt toreach out to the GKM council and officialshighlighting our concerns over the rapid de-terioration of our town’s infrastructure andlack of, as we put it “proper” service deliv-ery.

The march was well supported by morethan 300 concerned members of the com-munity of Kokstad and on the whole themood was jovial and positive. That was un-til the deputy mayor, Cllr Bheki Mtolo, wasgiven a chance to respond to our memoran-dum. This was his, and the GKM’s, opportu-nity to mend broken bridges and possiblyan opportunity to build new ones with thebusiness community and farmers associa-tion.

Unfortunately, he chose to take a differ-ent path by issuing threats of a crackdownon labour inspections. This is ludicrous asthe current labour inspectors are very ac-tive and work well with both industrieswhich has lead to a very good relationship

between employers and employees in ourtown. There will always be the exceptionto the rule and we support the labour de-partment in any crackdown against anymembers or individuals flouting any labourlaws. We know they are few and far be-tween.

Unfortunately, subsequent to Mtolo’scomments I have been inundated withcalls and e-mails calling for further actionagainst the GKM specifically because ofthe arrogance displayed by him. This is trulya sad situation we find ourselves in and cer-tainly did not have to have taken this routeif you had availed yourself on the day. Youcontinually speak of a caring municipality— the vision to build Kokstad into a city. Youtalk often about what is best for our townanditspopulation,yetyouseemtolackanyunderstanding of how reliant the GKM is onthe business and farming community ofour town to keep the lights on.

The reality is, Cllr Jojozi, that without in-come from this sector you are doomed tofailure — a non-starter. You will not be ableto create jobs, you will not be able to pro-vide sustainable development, you will notbe able to build the city you so passionatelydream of. If businesses close Madam Mayorand people leave this town of yours, all re-lated activity leaves with it. Look at whathappened to Mooi River when the textile

industry could not compete against Chi-nese imports. It has taken decades and bil-lions of rands to see a recovery in that town.Do you want to the same to happen to Kok-stad? Is that going to be Mayor Jojozi’s leg-acy. Is that the good story you are going totell your children and your children’s chil-dren about your tenure as mayor of whatwas once a beautiful town.

Without descending to the deputymayor’s level by issuing threats MadamMayor, I suggest you gather your caucusand your officials and discuss a way of dif-fusing the current situation in Kokstad. Ameeting with both the Chamber of Com-merce and farmers’ associations would bea very good starting point.

Should you feel there is no need to meetand you are comfortable to support thedeputy mayor in his stance of issuingthreats to people who effectively hold thepurse strings to your success or failure asthe mayor of our town, then please under-stand that rolling mass action will be theorder of the day for Kokstad.

I will allow until next Thursday for a re-sponse to this e-mail before passing it ontothe relevant media houses in our town andbeyond.

Leon Kotting, Chairperson Kok-stad Chamber of Commerce

• Published verbatim and shortened.

ITisunfortunatethattheformerGKMcouncillorLeonKottingblamesCouncillorBhekiMtolo forhis comments in what was clearly a “DA cam-paign”, not a Kokstad Chamber of Commercemarch.

As theANCweare very concernedabout thelatest conduct of Mr Kotting. He has just re-signed from the municipality after he failed toperform his duties as a councillor in both GKMand Harry Gwala District Municipality. He was

amember of the Executive Committee for GKMandwaspart of thedecisionswe tookasacoun-cil. He is now using the business sector to fighthis own political battles and gunning votes forDA.Why I am calling that a DA campaign is be-cause Leon was wearing a DA T-shirt and wehaveevidenceofthat.Wewanttosetthearecordstraight.

TheANCwillalwaysworkwithbusinesssec-tor including the Kokstad Chamber of Com-merceandwevalue its contribution inour townhowever, we are annoyed by the conduct ofChamber of Commercewhichhas nowbecomea political vehicle of the DA that is driven by arun-away councillor by the name of Leon Kot-ting. The municipality has had meetings withthe business people and there is no timewhere

300peopleLeon is talkingaboutwerenot thereat their ownwill and theANChas evidence thatmost of those black employees were coerced tojoin themarch or lose their jobs.What away ofexploiting the poor people byDA.One of the bigshops inKokstad forcedhalf of its staff togoandmarch or face the whip. Is this a DA strategy togain support from the community of Kokstad?May be Leon is showcasingwhat has been saidbyhisotherracist leaderFrancoisRodgerswhois running around calling black people “idiots”while expecting them to vote for DA. People ofKokstadwakeuporbeusedasvotingcows.WhoareyoutryingtofoolLeon?IfyouhavefollowersKotting, Iwill behappy to seeyour childrenandthat of Rodgers in those mass actions you aretalkingaboutinsteadofabusingourpoorpeopleforcingthemtomarchfor jobs.Evenyourmoth-er isdoingher fakedXhosaDancingalonewith-out her children, using black people as votingcows and dumping them after that like what ishappening in Western Cape.

ComradeBhekiMtolowascorrecttoraisetheissue of labour inspections because our blackpeople are still the victims of brutal abuse byfarm owners in Kokstad and we cannot turn a

seriousengagements thatwhere it shouldstart.Leon mustn’t paint a wrong picture, Cllr Mtolowasn’t threatening anybody, we have beenthere in the farms and people are crying loudabouttheabusefromfarmownerswhoarepay-ing them nothing.

MrKottingSir, ifyouseriouslyconcernaboutthe people of Kokstad you would have not ranaway to your businesses, betraying the verysame people who voted for you. Secondly, youwould have come out clearly and reprimandyour member Lwanda Madikizela who has leda campaignof illegally invasionof land inKoks-tad. The very farm owners are at risk of losingtheir land through that Madikizela campaign.You would have led amarch of Kokstad Cham-ber of Commerce in your usual clothing not ina DA t-shirt. Was Rodgers there as a citizen orwas he campaigning for DA. People of Kokstadmust be aware, theymight be called foreignersin their town as Rodgers reminded us of apart-heid when he said “We want our town back”.

Mr Kotting, the ANC will not shy away thatdespite some few challenges the GKM haschanged the lives of Kokstad. You can use allyour dirty tricks to distort the truth but youwillfail. Even the issue of infrastructure you talkingaboutisyourapartheidlegacythatyouandyourmadam, Helen Zille have left.

Kokstad infrastructure was meant to caterfor thechosen few,yourwhitescompatriots likewhatishappeninginCapeTown.TheANCisde-livering services to everyone, not in towns likeDA.Younowplayingasaint to thebusinesspeo-

Response toKotting’s letter

the municipality re-fused any meetingwith them. Withelections drawingcloser we were sur-prised by their de-sire tomarch for themunicipality. Whata coincident? The

blindeyeonthat.Wecannot crucify himfor calling a spade a“spade” The truth isfarm owners are ra-cially abusing thefarm workers inKokstad,so ifMrKo-tting is talking about ple misleading them

to fulfil your politicalagenda.

Thebusinesspeo-ple must not allowthat instead theymust come forwardand engage with themunicipality.

Zolani MhlongoANC communica-tions, Harry Gwala

Region

• Published verbatim.

• Letter shortened.

Village gets electricity>> Projects created temporary employment for local labours during construction of electrification projects

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MECs andministers are hand-ing over projects all over thecountry. Communities of

three villages that fall under the Ing-we Local Municipality received elec-tricity recently.

The time taken to prepare forschool will now be shorter as peoplecanuseakettle, insteadofmakingfireto boil water some residents say.

The projects created temporaryemployment for local labours duringthe construction of them.

MECforCo-operativeGovernanceand Traditional Affairs NomusaDube-Ncube handed over theprojects in the Donnybrook andNomandlovuareaswith284and803households respectively benefitingfrom them.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nomusa Dube-Ncube switches on the Greater Nomandlovu Elecrification at Donnybrook as officials,councillors, traditional leaders and Nkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza look on.

Tables turnedon robberNTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

THE tables were turned on a Horse-shoe robber when he was shotwhile trying to rob a man at knife

point last Tuesday.Victor Lukhozi was standing in

front of KFC on Hope Street inKokstad waiting for his wife when

Thokozani Madlebe (20) grabbedhim by his jacket and robbed him ofR4 700 at knife point.

When Madlebe tried to flee with

the money Lukhozi shot him in theleft thigh.

Madlebe fell to the ground, andLukhozi recovered the money.

Kokstad SAPS spokespersonLieutenant Dumisani Ncongo con-firmed the incident.

“The suspect by the name ofThokozani was arrested by thepolice,” he said.

Two cases were opened, one ofrobbery and one of attempted mur-der.

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the KZN Premier Spelling Bee South Coast regional event, to be held inAugust 2014 (Date and venue to be confirmed, keep reading your local

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St Monica’s School news>> Winter sport at KEHS and a trip to Durban

ON 24 April our U7, U8 and U9teamswereinvitedtoKEHSforhockey and rugby games. The

players showedahugeamount of en-thusiasm during their games andclearly had a wonderful time on theday.We thankKEHS for granting ourpupils the opportunity of playingagainst them. — Mrs N. Van Wyhe

Grade 5 tour to DurbanOnMonday 7April, at the crack of

dawn, Grade 5 pupils gathered at theschool with excitement and anticipa-tion as they were about to depart ontheir annual tour to Durban.

The firstportof callwasTheSpaceCentre in Port Edward where muchwas learnt about the stars, constella-tions and planets. Thereafter weheadedtothelocalcoffeeplantations.We were guided through the processofproducingcoffeeandgottheoppor-tunity of enjoying a cup of locallybrewed coffee.

That afternoon we departed forDurbanHarbour toexperienceaboatcruise around it.

Afteralongdayeveryonesettledinat ouraccommodationvenue, theFigTree, to enjoy a hearty supper and anevening swim.

Thefollowingday,8April,avisit tothe Natural History Museum was onthe cards. The visit proved most in-formative and interesting. The nextstopwasthesugarterminalwherewewere taken through the proceduresand techniques used to producesugar, and we stepped inside a silo.

We then stopped for lunch at theUmgeni Bird Park after which wewere treated to a bird show. Kemisowas one of the pupils chosen to feeda bird from a guide’s hand. The walkthrough the park was fascinating aspupils saw a wide and colourfulvariety of birds.

On 9 April we were scheduled tospend the day at uShaka MarineWorld. An interesting tour was givenwith insight into the marine world

which concluded with an entertain-ing dolphin show. After a Wimpylunch,pupilsand teachersheadedoffto “Wet ‘n Wild” for an afternoon ofswimming and an opportunity toshowtheirdaringsidesbyattemptingsome of the water slides.

On the final leg of the tour, on 10April, the penultimate stop was theNatal Sharks Board. We learnt somefascinatingfactsabout thesemagnifi-centcreatures—“thelungsofthesea”— as well as witnessing a shark dis-section.

The last stop, before the home-ward stretch,was Pure Venom—thesnake and reptile park. We wereshown a variety of snakes andreptiles, and pupils got theopportunity of holding a snake anddispelling preconceived ideas thatsnakes are slimy.

All our pupils are to be commend-ed on their excellent behaviour.Thanks go toMs Cilliers for planningthe tour,MrConradie,MrSuddes,MsCilliers andMsLaMarque for accom-panyingtheGrade5pupilsandKing’sTransport for the safe journey to andfrom Durban.

— Ms M. La Marque.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrade 5 pupils at the Natural History Museum.

Athletes earn master champ medals

EIGHTForever Young athletes took part at theSouthAfricanMastersAthleticsChampionshipin Rustenburg on the 25 and 26 April.

The athletes were between the ages of 40and 70.

The club, which was part of the KZN team,harvested 26medals— five gold, 17 silver andfour bronze. The club is also the proud ownerof five South African titles.

At the meeting some athletes also earned

their provincial colours.The Forever Young athletes are Marlene

Jacobs (two medals), Walter Oelofse (threemedals), Braam van Tubbergh (five medals),Stef Marran (one medal), Angela Cilliers (sixmedals), Susan de Bruyn (six medals), RockySuddes (two medals) and Brenda Botha (onemedal).

Welldone, theseathletesmakeSouthAfricaproud. — Supplied.

Forever YoungAthletes weartheir medalswith pride.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrade 5 pupils on their Durban tour.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrade 5 pupils on a boat trip around Durban Harbour.

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