Mthatha Express 26 May 2016

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BUNTU GOTYWA

THEbodyofChiefBagcineMkono will have been inthe mortuary for ninemonths when the courtbattle over his burial re-

sumes.

The chief of the Mchonkco in

Ngqeleniwas tobeburied inNovem-ber last year, but his wives took tothe Mthatha High Court in a fightover burial rights.The secondwife of the chief,Nonz-

wakazi, had already started with fu-neral preparations when his firstwife, Noncedile, filed for an urgentcourt application to stop the funeral.The first wife claims the chief was

divorced from the second wife anddid 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 firstwife’s court representativeshad allegedly not been paid andwere thus no longer available to rep-resent her in court.

The son of the younger wife, Sazi-so Mkono, said they had alreadyspent 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 tofind a way to raise funds for courtrepresentatives.

The family was given time to findrepresentatives as the matter can-not be handled by Legal Aid.Advocate Mwelo Nonkonyane,

who represents the older wife, saidfor now they were challenging thewill, the legality of the second wife’smarriage and after that they wouldchallenge the right of the secondwife to bury the chief.

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Economic Freedom Fighters commander in chief Julius Malema during his visit to Mthatha last week. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

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ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters(EFF) commander in chief Juli-us Malema was not his usualcandid self during his visit toMthatha informal settlementsPhola Park and Mandela Parklast week Friday.

After his supporters waitedhours for his arrival, Malemaspent less than 30 minutes onhis visit to Mandela Park.The quality of the sound sys-

tem seemed to be the reason hespent so little time on hisMthatha visit.

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BUNTU GOTYWA

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Umzimba walo mfi sele uneveki ezimbiniufunyenwe ngamapolisa kwisitrato iGrubbeGcuwa. Ingxelo ithi amapolisa ebesenza

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

STUDENTS protested at the main entrance oftheUniversity ofHare andburnt tyres asPres-ident Jacob Zuma was delivering his addressat at the university’s centenary celebrationson Friday.

Police had to use rubber bullets to dispersethe 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 FortHare was going to be an extraordinary site.

“This institution reminds us of the historyof our country. Fort Hare defied the objectivesof colonialmastersandbecamethe instrumentof liberation. This institution produced fiveheads of state, which is a rare thing in the his-tory of mankind,” he said.

Zuma said Fort Hare was more than just acollege, it was a critical meeting point of greatyoung minds who had the interests of theircountry and the continent at heart.

“It became its ambition to liberate not onlySouthAfrica but the rest of the continent. It be-came a university for Southern Africa and Af-rica. This was most manifested in the supportof such countries like Zimbabwe, Lesotho,Zambia to name a few countries, who made aneffort in our struggle,” Zuma said.

“It produced a leadership that embraced Af-rica as a whole. Fort Hare gave future leaderstools toanalyse societyand tomanagea 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.

“Fort Hare is an African university. Thisuniversity is also the home of the oldest libera-tion movement in the continent, and this un-derscores the role of Fort Hare on the conti-nent.

Zuma said the sustainable development of

the country depended on how students at FortHare and the youth in general behaved.

“Knowledge can be used to build or destroy,to liberate or oppress. What it does depends onthe orientation of the one who possesses theknowledge. Inmyview itmust beused tobuild.

“Use education to liberate themindof theAf-ricans. Liberated minds made it possible formany students of this university to defeat op-pression,” he said.

He said studentsmust reflect and thinkdeep-ly aboutwhose interests they are servingwhen

they go all out to destroy their future. “Burn-ing libraries and universities means burningthe future”.

He said there were some who claimed thatpeople reorsted to violent protest because thiswas the only language the government under-stood. “Such a view cannot take South Africaforward.

“We have a responsibility as leaders to en-sure thatourhard-wondemocracy isprotectedfrom those with sinister motives,” he said.

He thanked Zimbabwe’s president RobertMugabe for joining the celebrations and otherleaders who attended.

Mugabe said it gave him great pleasure asa former student of Fort Hare to join the uni-versity in celebrating the centenary.

“I was transformed here. It was here that Itruly 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 holdANCYouth League meetings and how they contrib-uted in the struggle as students of Fort Hare.

“I was privileged to be accepted to study atFort Hare in 1950. At that time this universitywas regarded as the Oxford of Africa. It wasduring those years that some of us becameaware of the colonial yoke on our continent.”

“This galvanised our commitment to fightagainstall formsofoppression.Thisuniversityhas produced great politicians and economistswho played a huge role in the development ofthe country.”

Studentprotestsmar FortHare centenary celebrations

Mugabe said young people were impatientabout the few who are enjoying the economyof the country.

“Wecannot be equalwheneconomicallyweare not equal. It has been a long struggle toprove thatwe are equal andwe are humanbe-ings.Evennowweare still struggling toprovethat we can run our own affairs in Africa.”

“When we became independent I decidedthat every child has a right to education andthat our education naturally must not be pri-mary. Itmustbetertiaryrightuptouniversity.

He said they needed to accelerate genderequality, starting with the education of thegirl child. “Previously women were regardedas inferior to men and the access to educationmust bridge that gender bias.

“That is theonlywaywecanget ourwomento participate effectively in the developmentof our continent,” he said.

African Union chairperson NkosazanaDlamini Zuma also attended the event andsaidshewashonoured tobepartof thecenten-ary celebrations.

Pres. Robert Mugabe and Pres. Jacob Zuma during the University of Fort Hare's Centenarycelebrations. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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EVERY person is God’s creation and everyonedeservesadecentsend-offafterpassingonfromthis earth.

These were the words of Bishop Tshepo Ma-chaeaat thefuneralofastreetchild, 13-year-oldNonto Mantangeni, last week.

The church and the King Sabatha Dalindye-bo (KSD) and OR Tambo municipalities joinedforces to give him a proper burial.

Nontodiedafterbeinghitbyataxiwhilerun-ning away from a mentally challenged manwho tried to stab him.

Nonto was from Mthatha informal settle-ment Polar Park, where he had to sleep outsideas the family did not have enough rooms. Heended up living on the streets.

The news of his death prompted Machaeaand his congregation, Ibandla lasemthiniEvangelical Movement, to do something tosend a message that many South Africans arebeing denied basic human rights and have nohomes.

Machaea organised a funeral with the sup-

port of theKingSabathaDalindyebo (KSD)andORTambomunicipalities.Thefuneralbroughttogether municipalities, church leaders andtraditional leaders.

“What we are preaching is for people to treateach other with the same respect,” Machaeasaid.

“Weknowhishome;hewas literallysleepingoutside because at home there is only a roomfor the mother and father.

“As a congregation close to them, we knowthe conditions that cause them to sleep in thestreets. We want to teach the spirit of Ubuntuby asking people to meet and discuss with thecommunities and tell us their grievances.

“The municipality also promised to do some-thing by at least having a shelter because it isnot a normal situation to have children sleep-ing outside.”

Nonkosi Peppingle of OR Tambo corporateservices said the situation was unfortunate forthe family and said the government should actto improve the living conditions in the commu-nity to avoid such heartbreak.

She said communities like Polar Park need-ed urgent government intervention.

Streetkidgivendecent send-off

Bishop Tshepo Machaea (left) during the funeral of a street child at the Polar Park informalsettlement. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

THE bail application by two men accused ofmurdering a man and removing his heart willbe heard again on June 7 after the accused com-plained of poor health at their last appearancein the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court.

Unathi Sititshi and Khusela Mkhuliswa, both21, told the court they were suffering fromhealth concerns. Sititshi said he was experienc-ing pain from 20 old stab wounds, while Mkhul-iswa said he had a sore throat, which made itdifficult for him to eat.

The men are facing charges of murder, house-breaking, robbery, defeating the ends of justiceand attempted rape.They are alleged to havekilledLubabaloVukulwanaofNgwenivillageinSakhela location, Mthatha.

Vukulwana was found underneath a bed with

hisintestinesandheartremoved.Themotiveforthe murder and the removal of the body partsis not yet known.

A representative of the accused, Buntu Qa-kumbana,wasaccusedbyprosecutorThembisaNtloko of using delaying tactics with his appli-cation for postponement of the case. The twomen have been behind bars for three months.

She said the accused should have told thecourt beforehand about their state of health.

She asked the court to consider the interestsof the community in the matter and said therights of the accused should not be above thoseof the victims.

Magistrate Gugulethu Namba said it was inthe best interests of the law to postpone the caseuntil both accused were fit to enough to standin front of the court again.– BUNTU GOTYWA

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LAND claimants from four Mthatha villages saythe municipality should brace itself for a shut-down in places such as the R61 between Mthathaand Ngcobo and that they may cause chaos atthe Mthatha Airport.

The villagers, who claim they were movedfromtheGqogqorhaadministrativeareain2011,say it has been a long time since the governmentmade payout promises.

They say there will be disruptions if theirmoney is not given to them soon.

A task team representing the villagers sayseach year the government promises them pay-

ment within six months and they have growntired of the empty promises.

Task team member Bathobele Mila said it hadbeen the same story every year.

“They always tell us the same thing everyyear.

“In June they tell us our payments will comethrough in December, then in December theytell us to wait for June the following year.

“People are tired of the promises made eachand every year so they have decided to showtheirangerbydemonstratingandpromise moreprotests if their money doesn’t come,” Mila said.

The residents from Gqogqorha have been re-ceiving payments which they say is rental mon-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 team recently met Department of Ru-ral Development and Land Reform officials.

At the top of the agenda were the reasons forthe delays and the actual date the villagers couldexpect their payments.

Mila said the officials had given them nothingnew and instead had wanted to start the processof verification, which had already been done anumber of times.

The officials who attended the meeting wereThemba Ntombela of the department and LandClaims Commission official Lebjane Maphutha.

Maphutha said verification had been a majorissue holding up the payments for the Gqogqor-ha people.

However all the verifications would be com-plete by next month.

Healsostressedtheneedtoproperlyverifytheclaimants to avoid fraud.

“The meeting we had with the claimants wascalled by the office of the mayor of OR Tamboand we addressed the claimants about the diffi-culties we have been facing with their claims.

“But we promise by December all of them willhave received their payments,” Maphutha said.

Mila said he was not sure what the communi-ty’s response would be when they brought backthe news of another postponed payout date.

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SOME R500-million in land claims is stillwith the government as it struggles to lo-cate the beneficiaries, Land RestitutionSupport director Zukile Pityi revealedlast week.

He was the main speaker invited by theresidents of Upper Ndungunyeni inNgqeleni to talk about the land-claimprocess.

He said the R500-million was for peoplewhose claims had been approved, but thegovernment could not locate them to givethem their funds.

He said he and his team were visitingas many communities as possible to reachanyone who had a claim to submit.

Pityi also appealed to those who hadsubmitted claims and not received theirpayment to come forward because they

could not reverse the funds without ev-eryone getting their share.

“There are many people whose claimshave been approved, but we cannot findthem,” he said.

“We are not sure whether they movedfrom their homes or whether they are notaware. But we will do everything possi-ble to make sure the money reaches thosepeople because this is a lot of money.

“It’s millions and we can’t do anythingabout it because it is attached to particu-lar people,” he said.

He said they still faced a huge problemof people submitting claims without in-cluding family members and without con-firmation from the village they lived in.

He says this was part of the problemthat had slowed the process of giving backwhat was due to people.

Chief Zanokhanyo Ndamase said hisvillage had submitted their land claim a

long time ago and even received a certifi-cate of confirmation.

He said it was important to have Pityiaddress the villagers as many were notaware of some particulars of land claims.

Ndamase said many of the villagers inUpper Ndunyeni had submitted claims,but might have been left behind duringthe verification process.

Half-a-billion rands of claimswith no beneficiaries

Land RestitutionSupportdirector ZukilePityi addressesvillagers inNgqeleni aboutland claims.PHOTO: BUNTUGOTYWA


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theEFF in theirEasternCapeelec-tion campaign.Malema used the little time he

spent there, to point fingers at theruling party for their “inability toprovide services for its people”.Hesaid towns likeMthathawere

no longer of the same eminencethey had once been as a result ofthe ANC.He said all this was endorsed by

the people who still vote for Man-dela when voting for the ANC.“Nelson Mandela is no more.

VotingfortheANCisvotingforZu-ma,” Malema said.Hebriefly touchedonthedecline

of the South African economy,which he said the ANC and Zumahad destroyed.“SouthAfricausedtobenumber

one, but nowwe are number threein Africa economically because ofthe corrupt ANC.”The EFF leader did not go

through the party’s manifesto andpromised another date to addressthe OR Tambo region.Heurgedhisleadershipinthere-

gion to organise a stadium for par-tymeetings and said theywere thegovernment-in-waiting and peopleshould be organised on a biggerplatform.

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MNQUMA executive mayor, Baba Ganjana hassaluted the late formermayor,WilliamMaboneDuna, as a selfless leader who commanded themunicipality through hardship.He was speaking during a memorial service

organised by the Mnquma council in Centane’stown hall last week.Duna died two weeks ago when his car was

swept away by a strong stream as he attemptedto cross the Nxaxho River in Centane.He was accompanied by a 49-year-old woman

who was his neighbour at the time.The woman’s body was found on the river

bank by community members, while Duna’sbody was retrieved by police divers from EastLondon.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 thecouncil during his leadership.

“There was dignity because he focused onbringing the council together,” Ganjana said.Duna’s son, Mayibuye, said the death of his

father had come as shock and it had not beeneasy to accept the news.He said the family was proud of their father

for his contribution to the struggle of thenationand the role he had played in theMnqumamu-nicipality.“We are grateful for the efforts made by the

municipality to arrange the memorial servicefor him.“He played a huge role in the municipality

and the family is proud of everything he did,”he said.Dunawas electedmayor ofMnqumamunici-

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Nxaxho, Centane, last Saturday. – BUNTU GOTYWA

FormerMnqumamayorDuna laid to rest

The widow of William Duna in black, Nontsapho Duna flanked by family members during thememorial service of the late struggle icon. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

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“Theseare theoutcomesof transformationweexpect to see realised andhappeninghere in ourcountry and during this term of office.”Shesaid that thedepartmentwasdealingwith

theanomalies thathadpreviouslycharacterisedthe water sector.Stepswerebeingtakentoeradicatesingle-pur-

pose dams that were often used by a few and forrecreational purposes only, to the exclusion ofcommunities who lived around these dams.The department would no longer develop

dams in which ordinary citizens were withoutclean drinking water while the precious re-

source served industries that were owned by afew.“Over the last 22 years, the government has

built nine new dams as part of extending accessto water for our people.“Whereas previously our peoplewere neither

consultednoraccommodatedasbeneficiaries insuchdevelopments,presentlyweareincorporat-ing community interests and participation as akey element in the delivery ofwater services in-frastructure,” the minister said.She said they planned to use existing and fu-

ture infrastructure projects to promote “the de-

velopment of new industries within the sectorand open opportunities for black industrialiststo explore opportunities within this sector.“As thedepartment,workingwith theDepart-

ment of CooperativeGovernance andTradition-al Affairs, we have participated and are activelyinvolved in the Back-2-Basics programme beingimplemented in 27 priority district municipali-ties across the country.”Sheboastedthatthedepartmenthaddelivered

access to clean drinking water to 80% of thecountry’s population and decent sanitation toanother 80%. – SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

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AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

TO put an end to service delivery protests bydisgruntled community members, PremierPhumuloMasualle launched theprovincial ‘Op-eration Masiphathisane’ in Bizana, Monti loca-tion, on Wednesday last week.

All the MECs, except for Education MECMandla Makupula and Human SettlementsMECHelen Sauls-August, andmayors from theOR Tambo and Alfred Nzo districts were partof the programme where the premier orderedthemunicipalities to formwarroomsinall theirwards to address service-delivery challenges.“We are here tomake sure thatwe live by the

constitution,”hesaid.“Before,wedidnot imple-ment programmes in an integrated manner bymaking sure that people are part of governmentall in one place.“Sowith this programme,wewill have all the

government departments and stakeholders lis-tening to the grievances of our people andmak-ing sure that they are being addressed.”He said challenges of development would be

a thing of the past.“We are here to show our commitment to our

people before they lose their cool and destroywhat they already have and we will keep moni-toring the success of these war rooms,” he said.All thewards in theprovincehavebeengiven

six months to have war rooms as a platform to

tableprocessesandchallenges ineachwardandfull-time employees will be stationed in thesewar rooms to receive the challenges and viewsof the community members.Alfred Nzo district municipality mayor Eu-

nice Diko said she was excited that the pro-gramme had been piloted in her district.“This will strengthen public participation

and Integrated Development Programme con-sultations in our municipalities and here inward 19 we have started collecting a data baseof all the community challenges to be taken tothe relevant departments,” Diko said.She added that the war rooms would address

all the challenges with all the departmentspresent to put an end to service delivery pro-

tests.Nompendulo Jayiya Xhakana, Masiphathis-

ane war room ward 19 chairperson, said theyhad seen that the programme had come to rootout poverty in their area.“In our war room, we have representatives

fromwardcommittees, traditional leaders,com-munity policing forums, the taxi industry, theCouncil of Churches, school governing bodiesand several government departments and it isopen on weekdays for people coming in withgrievances,” Xhakana said.Shesaid theyheldmonthlymeetingswithres-

identsandconducteddoor-to-door campaigns togather information and send it to the relevantdepartments.

Newmove toendservicedeliveryprotests

Premier Phumulo Masualle walks with Economic Development and Environmental Affairs MECSakhumzi Somyo from one of the war rooms in Bizana last week during the launch of ‘OperationMasiphathisane’. PHOTO: AYANDA MADIKIZELA

Premier Phumulo Masualle cuts the ribbon as he officially launche ‘Operation Masiphathisane’ inBizana on Wednesday last week. PHOTO: AYANDA MADIKIZELA

MTHATHA EXPRESS | THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016 NEWS 9

REPORTER

A POINT-OF-CARErapid diagnostic testfor tuberculosis (TB)has been developedby a multinationalteam of scientistsled by researchersat StellenboschUniversity.

“This low-costscreening test hasthe potential tosignificantly speedup TB diagnosis inresource-limitedsettings,” saidco-inventor Profes-sor Gerhard Walzlof StellenboschUniversity’s Facultyof Medicine andHealth Sciences.The test is

conducted on bloodobtained from afinger-prick and canmake a TB diagno-sis in less than anhour.“Health-care

workers withminimal trainingwill be able use thetest at grass-rootslevel and getimmediate access toscreening testresults,” Walzl said.The diagnostic

test is a hand-held,battery-operatedinstrument that willmeasure chemicalsin the blood ofpeople with possibleTB.The device is in

the developmentphase and itsaccuracy andefficacy will betested in fiveAfrican countriesover the next threeyears by theScreenTB consorti-um, a team of TBexperts from eightAfrican andEuropean partner-ing institutions.Other recent

advances in TBdiagnostics haveradically improveddiagnostic times,but high costs andthe sophisticatedequipment requiredhave made thistechnology inaccess-ible to many.“People in remote

areas with high TBincidence still donot benefit from thenewer developmentsand face longdiagnostic delaysand often multiplereturn visits toclinics before theyare diagnosed,”Walzl said.The new test will

be able to providenear-immediateresults that willenable a personwith TB to bediagnosed andstarted on treatmentduring a single visitto a health-carefacility.

Scientistsdeveloprapid TB-screeningtool


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 ofhungry people across the country everyday.All Shoprite and Checkers stores across

the country have a no-wastage policy, andsurplus food is donated to organisationssuch as Foodbank South Africa, who in turnredistribute the food to hundreds of verifiednon-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 communitiesacross the country on a daily basis.More than 27 million meals have already

been served since the mobile soup kitchensbecame operational in February 2007, andit continues to be an integral part of theGroup’s actions to alleviate hunger in localcommunities.Hunger relief is a core pillar of the group’s

corporate social investment strategy.Shoprite and Checkers customers can

join forces to fight hunger in needy commu-nities this winter by simply donating R5 ormore to the group’s #ActForChange Fundat 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 bepart of efforts that make a difference in com-munities affected by natural disasters suchas the recent droughts, as well as in thosecommunities experiencing serious challen-ges like poverty and food insecurity.

The #ActForChange Fund has alreadyraised well over R200 000 from customer do-nations since its launch and hopes to raiseeven more through the winter months.Kate Hamilton, fund development manag-

er at Foodbank South Africa, said: “It costsFoodBank South Africa R1.08 to provide

enough food for one meal, so a donation ofR5will allow us to provide nearly fivemeals.“Considering that more than 13.8 million

South Africans go hungry every day, wehave a collective responsibility to work to-wards ending hunger in our country – andevery 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 Africa’s

website on www.foodbanksa.org for more in-formation on how your donation will beused to make a difference.

Help fighthungerwithShoprite, Checkers thiswinter

School pupils enjoy a cup of soup with the Shoprite team. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

BUNTU GOTYWA

Unobhala wePhondo leMpu-maKapa kumbuthowabafun-di iCongress of South AfricanStudents (Cosas) uSamkeleMqai uthi kwanele ngeziyobi-si kumaziko emfundo.Ukwathi kwanele ngama-

po-lisa anorhwaphilizo ase-benzisana nabathengisi ziyo-bisi.Umba weziyobisi uzakuba

ngoyena utshisa ibunzi nan-jengoko iphondo eli likuma-lungiselelo okuyila icam-paign ethi, ‘Learn WithoutFear’.Lo mbutho omele abafundi

ukwathi ufuna ukutywatyu-sha nganobom kubafundisi-ntsapho abatshaya umdizangeeyure zesikolo baze balin-dele abafundi ukuba banga-linganisi.Lo mbutho ukwamemelele

oosaziwayo abaphuma kweli

phondo abafana noZaharanoNathi ukuba bathethe no-lutsha malunga neziyobisi.Uthi kwabona bafanele

ukuhlolwa ukuba bayazise-benzisa kusini na iziyobisi,nto leyo izokwenza bakwaziukukhokela abantu baseku-hlaleni kude neziyobisi.ICosas ithi isikolo kufanele

kube yeyona ndawo ihloni-phekileyo nesencotsheni ek-wenzeni okulungileyo kuno-kuba liziko lokutshaya kwa-nokuthengiswa kweziyobisi.“kufuneka avezwe elubala

amapolisa athatha isinyobokubathengisi beziyobisi,amapolisa anendima ayindla-layo ekuhanjisweni kweziyo-bisi kwindawo zethu zentla-lo,” utshouMqayi kwincwadiayikhuphileyo.Uthi abafundi ngawona

maxhoba eziyobisi kwayeikwangabo abanophakama

balwe lo mbulalazwe.

‘Abafundi ngawonamaxhoba eziyobisi’

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WITH dire warnings of huge foodprice increases already manifest-ing in many of the staple items inour grocery baskets, one shouldstrike while the iron is hot, orcook using ingredients such aspotatoes, which at the momenthavenot beenhit by foodprice in-flation (see story on page 5).

Mthatha Express editor BettieGiliomee, this week shares one ofher family’s favourite potatorecipes, creamy Potato and Ba-con Soup, which is always a win-ner whether it’s winter or sum-mer.

Potato Soup with Bacon and Nutmeg(Serves 6)Ingredients:50 ml butter or margarine2 onions, diced1kg or 6 large potatoes, peeled and

diced250 g rindless baconsalt and freshly ground black pepper, to

taste

5 ml garlic, crushed1 litre chicken stock180 ml cream (can be replaced with

milk)345 ml milkGround nutmeg, to taste

Method:

. Heat the butter in a pot andsaute theonion, bacon, garlic andpotato lightly for about 10 min-utes without letting it brown.

. Add the chicken stockaswellas salt and pepper. Heat until itreaches boiling point. Turndownthe heat, cover the pot and let itsimmer for between 20 and 25minutes until the potatoes aresoft.

. Liquidise until almostsmooth and stir in milk and nut-meg. Heat until boiling point andthen simmer for 5 minutes. Addthe cream and serve warm.

Optional: Garnish with crou-tons, chives andcrispybaconpie-ces.

RECIPE:RECIPE: POTATOANDBACONSOUP

Wholesome soup to keepwinter,and high food prices, at bay

LOURENS SCHOEMAN

THERE is some good news forconsumers – the price of potatoeshas come down drastically overthe past three weeks, which me-ans the high prices of the past fewmonths are over, for now.

This is according to PotatoesSouth Africa (PSA).

Over the past six months thedemand forpotatoes exceeded thesupply, which was caused by theextreme drought. This is why theconsumer price for potatoes wasso high, with a 10 kg bag of pot-atoes costing more than R100 insome places.

According to Pieter van Zyl,agricultural economist for PSA,the average price of potatoesdropped by half over the pastthree weeks, from R60 to R30 perbag.

Many producers have recentlyyielded better crops and industryexpects the price of potatoes willrange between R30 and R40 untilat least the end of spring this ye-ar. The price is expected to incre-ase again in August.

“Prices have started increa-sing since November last year,even though some regions deli-vered the best crops ever. Lots ofpotatoes were marketed. Thenthe drought came and conse-quently almost no potatoes rea-

ched the markets.“The prices continued to incre-

ase and in January and Februarythis year the highest price ever,more than R100 for a bag of 10 kgpotatoes of high quality, was fet-ched.

“The heat damaged the pot-atoes in many regions where far-mers could irrigate, and as a re-sult, less potatoes were availableon the market,” said Van Zyl.

“FromJanuary toApril this ye-ar a total of 5.67 million less of10 kg bags, or 17% less, was soldon the national fresh producemarket, compared to the same pe-riod lastyear.Marketpriceswere93% higher this year as a result.”

It is expected that about50 000 ha of potatoes will be plan-ted for the 2016 marketing yearand indications are that therewill not be fewer potatoes plantedthis year than in 2015.

According to Van Zyl, the con-sumer is not exploited by thewholesaler, because they are inconstant competition with otherwholesalers and cannot afford todrastically increase their prices.

“Here and there retailers canincrease their prices, but itdoesn’t really benefit them, be-cause these days consumers dotheir homework and know wherethey can get good quality pro-ducts at affordable prices.”

Priceofpotatoescomesdown

12EntertainmentMay 26, 2016Mthatha Express

This is a disgrace?Guys, when are you going to change your

bad ways because you are putting your livesin danger thewayyouare doing things. Iwon-der kwenzeke ntoni boys? You remember lastweek therewere lot of graduation ceremoniesin and around UTA.A vrou of our friends gave us a ring asking

the whereabouts of her hubby as he normallyused to spend the weekend with us. But nowwe do not spend timewith himand during theconversation with the wife we clarified ourside.Waphinda lo sisi early hours of Monday

ebuza ukuba asikamboni na and ucela siyekumfunisa kwezi ndawo sidla ngokuhlala ku-zo phambi kokuba aye ku-report a missingperson.Okay, simncedile u-sisters sajikileza kwa-

caca ukuba akukhomntu ukhewambona. Sa-khumbula ukufuwonela enye i-outie whomhe used to spend time with in our absence.Ithi le outie imgqibele Sunday late esithi uya-goduka ephuma ngendlela yasezifemini Vu-lindlela Heights, UTA.Ngenene silandele nakhona sesikuncama.

OW!! Nantsi le outie ingene evalini yomgaqomara ikari ayilimalanga kakhulu itiphileayazi nokuba zazolukele phi, nemoto idumekwaphela igazolo. Uyabona ke le nto yeli jiki

lenu?Kuncede ukuba kungaveli bantu bazizi-gebenga ngoku aleleyo kungenjalo bekothat-hwa kwa loo moto. Naxa sizama ukumvusahe does not recognise us until de kuthetheinkosikazi yakhe. Mawwuu!!! Kunzima ezwe-ni sokhile.Iyethandeka daai ding mara yingozi espe-

cially xa ungubhayizani. I wonder umntu xaesisahluleki kutheni engavele aselele endliniyakhe kunokuba abe ebeka ubomi bakheemngciphekweni.

Can you please listen to what gossip teamtells you?We really don’t know how many times we

have told people ukuba no one can make yourich while he/she is poor himself or herself.You cannot drive an old model of a car andcan make another person a millionaire.Kutheni ungaqali ngawe kanti? Qha asazi

ukuba abantu bakuthi baluthwa yintoni. Ba-thi bakubethwa ke babuye bagijime beze ku-thi ukuba masibhale ngabantu bathathe ii-mali zabo, ngathi thina khange sibaxelelengobungozi kokwenziwa isinhanha lihlwem-bu.We were listening to an old lady who was

telling us how the traditional herbalist froma neighbouring African state robbed her of alarge sum of money. The herbalist ran away

with her life savings and pension money esti-mated at R850 000. While the gogo was attend-ing amake-rich course at herbalist zozo’s hutshe heard voices that she believed were fromher ancestors because they promised her R5-million if she surrendered all her money.These guys have a strategy.While the herb-

alist conducts his crooked duties there is an-other personunderneath themat as theyhavedug a big hole. This person talks in differentlanguages to the patient while the herbalistconducts his mission.This was discovered when the police went

to hunt down this herbalist.When they pulledup the animal-skinmat they found a big, deephole where the guy was standing and talkingto the patient, who would believe the voiceswere coming from the ancestors.Believe it or not these guys are using their

common sense, if not minds, to con our peo-ple. Even after this advice from the gossipteam, you will hear of more victims in thenear future. Fundani apha kuthi bantu bak-ithi akekho umntu angathathi imali ekhonaathi uzakwenzela eninzi.

He was not aware, but his blood told himabout his deathDear readers sometimes we turn our backs

on the crucial things in our lives despite them

telling us about the dangers ahead.This pains the entire gossip team because

we saw the danger coming.Because our buddy was totally drunk and

unable to listen to anyone who was trying toadvise him, he died with his three friends ina vehicle accident.This is the result of alcohol.This guy, before he left where we were

chilling, came tous and told ushewas leavingto go to a funeral in Mzikhulu. This was dur-ing the wee hours.He demanded more booze but we refused

because alcohol and slumber do not match.We were trying to stop him from going, but

he continued on his way. Mara before dawnwe received a call from his sister telling usthat they were no more – the car had justrolled in Weza Forest near Harding and all ofthpse in the car had died.I wonder how many people have died after

theywere told to stop driving drunk.But evenhis blood was telling him there was dangerahead because before he left, he told us thatperhaps it was the last timewewould see himor try to block his way.

Uyabona ke umzimba ubusitsho ukubaukufa kufikile.Please listen to what the umgosi team is

telling you because this is a real story.

BUNTU GOTYWA

HE is particularly known for his hard-hit-ting dialogues with his listeners everyMonday to Thursday from 6pm to 9pm.

Izzy Mtebese has only been a radio pre-senter for two years, but has captured theears of thousands of Khanya CommunityRadio (KCR) listeners with his unique pre-senting skills.His show, which is lauded by his col-

leagues as being responsible for the esca-lating listenership of KCR, is a weekly talkshow.Ezengingqi tackles community issues

and listeners are invited to voice theirgrievances, and community leaders to of-fer resolutions for day-to-day struggles ofthe common people.Mtebele said this was his calling, to use

his God-given gift of communication forpositive 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 Mzuki-si Solani. Those are the people I am study-ing to better myself.”

He said the adulation he received fromthe listeners was the result of the work heput into his programme.“I realise that in this industry if you are

not a good listener you are not going veryfar.“I put a lot of research into my pro-

gramme to make sure that I give listenersan informative show.”Although his dream is making it on na-

tional radio, he says he is comfortableknowing he is making a difference in hiscommunity.He is young in broadcasting, but he al-

ready has one lesson for anyone tryingmake it in the field: “Don’t fake anything.What I am doing is all me!”Ezengingqi can be found at Khanya

Community Radio on weekdays at 6pm to9pm on 106.1FM.

Quick facts:Favourite dish: umgqushoSpare time: socialisingFavourite soccer club: Mamelodi Sun-

downsFavourite music genre: afro jazzFavourite TV show: UzaloFavourite radio presenter: Lulu Harmanns

Theman behind the popular ‘Ezengingqi’ on KCR

Khanya FM presenter Izzy Mtebese. PHOTO: BUNTU GOTYWA

CHILD protection refers to the protection ofchildren from violence, exploitation, abuseand neglect.The United Nations Convention on the

Rights of the Child 1989 stated the right to pro-tection in article 19.The African Charter on the Rights andWel-

fare of Children 1990 highlights the right toprotection in different articles, like article 10,16, 18 and 21. These articles talk about protec-tion of children against child abuse and tor-ture and protection of their privacy.Child protection starts from protecting a

child at an early stage. Childhood is a phasein which the human being is more vulnerablebecause she or hehasnot yet finished develop-ing physically or mentally.

Furthermore, the child requires particularattention and protection. There is a huge needto establish a protective environment for chil-dren.Not only is the immediate family the first

line of protection, but extended family andcaregivers are also responsible for building aprotective and loving environment.A safer environment for children must be

ensured by all, that is parents, caregivers, thecommunity and the state.The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 states that ev-

ery child is a unique individualwith a specificneed, thereforeanydecision takenconcerningthe child must address the best interest of thechild. Fulfillments of this right enable chil-dren to take an active role in their own protec-

tion against abuse, violence and exploitationand they become proactive citizens. It helpsthem to be vocal about issues that affect them.The Mthatha Child Abuse Resource Centre

as an advocacy-based organisation is using amodel called the Children’s Rights Communi-ty Development Project.It’s ideology is grounded on the idea that

child protection is everyone’s responsibility.This model is being implemented through

sensitisingcommunitymemberswith its lead-ership (traditional, political and religious),parents, community capacitated structuresincluding school governing body membersand teachers on children’s rights and childprotection as it is key for children. This em-phasises the theme for the 2016 Child Protec-

tion Week: “Working together to protect chil-dren”.Abig role still needs to beplayedby the com-

munities in ensuring that children are pro-tected. Children are the victims of neglect inrural areas, where they are left in the care ofgrandparents who are unable to provide themwith essential needs.They are the victims of rape and child la-

bour and many other forms of abuse.Life is a journey and children are walking

that journey as well. Together we can assistchildren to have a protected life. Children arethe future of the world.For more information, contact the Mthatha

ChildAbuseResourceCentreat 047 531 1103oremail [email protected].

MTHATHACHILDABUSERESOURCECENTRECOLUMN: FIKISWAMASISOANDNOKULUNGANTAPANE

Protecting children isa societal responsibility

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NOTICE NO. 26 OF 2016

DATACLEANSINGSURVEY INCENTIVEANDOBJECTIONS

ISAZISO SAMA 26 KA 2016

UHLOLO MALUNGA NOKUHLAZIYWA KWENKCUKACHA ZABAHLAWULI ZINKOZO

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09MAY2016

King SabataDalindyeboMunicipality (KSDM)will be conducting door to door

DataCleansing Survey from1st of June 2016. Data collectors will be identified

bymeans of identity cards bearing KSD logo and signed by theMunicipal

Manager.

Please note that theMunicipality in terms of the incentive policy is granting

incentive discounts on settlement of arrear accounts as follows: -

5%discount upon payment of 25%of the outstanding debt.

10%discount upon payment of 50%of the outstanding debt

15%discount upon payment of 75%of the outstanding debt.

20%discount upon full settlement of the outstanding debt

Response to objectionswill be released in batches from09May 2016.

U-Masipala weKumkani SabataDalindyebo (KSDM)wazisa abahlawuli

zinkonzomalunga namanyathelo azakuwathatha okungena umzi nomzi

esenza uhlolo lwenkcukacha zabahlawuli zinkonzo, ukusukela ngomhla ka 01

Juni 2016.

Qaphela ukubaU-Masipala uzakunikezela isaphulelo kubantu abathe

babhatala amatyala wabo akudala. Isaphulelo esi sizohambangolouhlobo

lulandelayo:

Kumntu othewabhatala amashumi amabini anesihlanu ekhulwini (25%)

etyala lakhe uyakufumana isaphulelo sesihlanu ekhulwini (5%) kwityala lakhe

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Iziphumokwizikhalazo zizakukhutshwa ngamaxesha ohlukeneyo ukususela

kumhla ka 09Meyi 2016.

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Since its local launch in February 2015,up! has only been offered as a 3-door model.Customers now have an option of buyinga 5-door or 3-door Take up! and Move up!derivatives.

To date, Volkswagen up! has sold over3 550 units in South Africa, which makesit one of the dominant models in the A00small car segment. Furthermore, two newderivatives have been added into the modelrange. Both are powered by the 1.0 55kW en-gine and mated to a 5-speed manual trans-mission.

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Its powerful appearance is further en-hanced by 15 mm ride height.

The interior features a leather steeringwheel, exclusive ‘Cross’ seat trim in redor grey, coloured dash pad in Deep BlackPearl (standard) or Tornado Red (optional)and scuff plates with ‘Cross’ lettering.

The standard safety and convenience fea-tures include four airbags, ESP, powersteering, front electric windows, remotecentral locking and radio/CD.

The cross up! is only available in fourcolours, Candy White, Tornado Red,Light Silver Metallic and Deep BlackPearlescent.

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These include safety and convenienceequipment such as four airbags, ESP, pow-er steering, front electric windows, remotecentral 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’ alloywheels (painted in Fortana red or Sand-storm yellow), painted side mirrors (alsopainted in Fortana red or Sandstorm yel-low), dark tinted windows and decorativestripe on the side.

The interior is also colourfulwith high quality details such as dash padin the exterior of the car, colourful air ventrings and elegant chrome elements.

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WHEN the first Ford Figo came outin SA, I liked the performance andfeatures of the car, but it lacked thatcertain “je ne sais quoi” that its com-petitors, such as the ChevroletSpark, had as far as exterior lookswent. Which is strange, consideringhow good Ford’s Fiesta and Focusfeature in the design stakes.Ford has, however, redeemed it-

self with its relaunch inmid-Octoberlast year of the Figo – offering it forthe first time in hatch and sedan ver-sions. And inmy opinion the dynam-ic, sporty-looking hatch version is avast improvement on the firstmodel,while the sedanversion could still dowith a little more oomph.The new Figo is available in three

specification levels i.e theAmbiente,Trend and highest spec Titanium.One has the choice between 1.5-litrepetrol and diesel engines, as well asmanual and PowerShift Auto trans-mission options.Express on Wheels recently took

two of the new Ford Figo models onthemom’s taxi route for aweek – theFord Figo Sedan 1.5 litre petrol Pow-erShift (Auto) transmission in thehigh spec Titanium version (retail-ing at R209 900) and the diesel hatch-back with manual transmission, the1.5 TDCi Trend (retailing atR203 900).

ExteriorWith the all-new Ford Figo, the de-

signers incorporated Ford’s Kinetic2.0 design language, as seen on thelikes of the latest Ford Fusion andFocus.The five-door hatch incorporates a

rising roofline with a sporty spoilerand good looking tailgate with a dy-namic looking design. The sedanver-sion has a more conservative stylingand is more rounded at the back fora bigger boot.

InteriorThe interior is also completely

new and boasts some innovativesmart features, which (depending onmodel) include a new device-dockingstation, BluetoothwithVoiceActiva-tion, the programmable MyKey®function, as well as electronic auto-matic temperature control.The all-new Figo has 20 smart stor-

age spaces and convenience featureswhich include bottle holders in bothfront doors that can hold a 1.5-litreand a 1.0-litre bottle at the same time,a large glove box that is big enoughto fit a laptop, three cup holders forfront seat occupants and a conve-nient bin for rear passengers at theback of the centre console.The Sedan offers up to 445 litres of

luggage space in the boot with fold-down rear seats increasing its load-ing capacity and versatility. Theseat-backs of the all-new Hatch(Trend and Titanium) have a 60/40split for greater flexibility.

Smart technologyThe all-new Figo features impress-

ive smart technologies that help peo-ple to integrate their car into theirdigital lives.MyFord Dock® is a first-in-class

feature and standard in the Ambien-te and Trend spec vehicles. This al-lows mobile phones, MP3 playersand satellite navigation systems tobemounted and charged and to be in-tegratedinto the car’s entertainmentsystem.Ford’s SYNC® integrated multi-

media and connectivity system isstandard equipment in the top of therange Figo Titanium. SYNC® letsdrivers interact hands-free withtheir mobile devices and entertain-ment system with voice commands.On the Ambiente and Trend mod-

els, a standard four-speaker audio

system is provided that includes a ra-dio/CDunitwithMP3-compatibility,Bluetooth connectivity, as well asUSB and Aux inputs. The Titaniumfurther gains remote audio controlson the steering wheel.The all-new Figo Titanium also

features Ford’s MyKey® with whichowners can set sensible restrictionsfor drivers with less experience,such as activating amaximum speedlimit, or a persistent seatbelt minderthat mutes the audio system volumeand continues to play a chime untilfront-seat occupants fasten theirseatbelts.

SafetyIt features a minimum of dual

front airbags on the lower spec mod-els, while the Titanium version hassix airbags- including side and cur-tain airbags. There are ABS brakesacross the range, plus Electronic Sta-bility Programme (ESP) with HillLaunch Assist on the top deriva-tives.This holds the vehicle for up tothree seconds as the driver’s footmoves from thebrake to the accelera-tor.

The test drives:

Figo 1.5 litre petrol PowerShift Titani-um SedanThis is the highest spec petrol ver-

sion of the all-new Figo featuring anauto transmission and retailing atR203 900.The sedan’s exterior is a bit too

conservatively styled tomy taste anddoesn’t look as attractive as the newhatch model – but sedans are by na-ture probably supposed to look morepractical than sporty.And the practi-cability of its big boot space makesup for this.The interior boasts bits and pieces

from the Fiesta and other Ford mod-els and is quite roomy with amplelegroom. It is a basic car but hashandy gadgets such as Ford Sync,steering wheel controls and USBports, electric windows and nicestorage spaces.The automatic transmission is a

bonus for me. While you will alwayshave a bit of a problem with a heavyfoot on the accelerator when you aredriving a car with a smallish enginecoupled to an automatic transmis-sion, the Figo’s advanced 6-speedPowerShift Auto transmission isquite capable and willing. One soonlearns how to gently increase thepressure on the accelerator so not tostruggle to speed up quickly whenovertaking. And once it gets going onthe open road, it goes quite well. It

pulls nicely and this 1.5 engine deliv-ers more than enough power. Thetransmission has a sport mode aswell.The Electronic Power Assisted

Steering (EPAS) provides lightersteering effort at low speeds – forparking and in-city manoeuvring –and heavier, more precise feel athigh speeds for greater stability andconfidence on highways.The 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol

engine generates 77kW of power,matched to 138Nm of torque and itscombined cycle fuel consumption isstated as 5.6L/100km.

Testdriveof theFigo1.5TDCi TrendhatchThe diesel models are powered by

a 1.5-litre Duratorq TDCi engine thatdevelops 74kW and 215Nm with theaverage fuel consumption stated as4.1L/100km. It has a five-speed man-ual gearbox.I liked the new hatch shape with

its sporty look andwhile youwill notoften equate a sporty looking carwith a diesel engine, this engine per-forms very well with impressive fuelconsumption figures.The diesel engine is a bit loud

when starting the car, but once itgets going and out on the open roadthe engine sound is hardly noticea-ble.Thenew instrument cluster design

is an improvement on the old look.The hatch offers very adequate bootspace and the number and placementof storage compartments is quite nif-ty.It offers a solid ride and can go

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Prices:Hatch1.5 Ambiente: R162 9001.5 Trend: R170 9001.5 Titanium: R185 9001.5 Titanium PowerShift Auto:

R207 9001.5 TDCi Ambiente: R193 9001.5 TDCi Trend: R203 900Sedan1.5 Ambiente: R163 9001.5 Trend: R172 9001.5 Titanium PowerShift Auto:

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THE 5km Dr Mafuya Fun Run was a hugesuccess 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 thenumber of athletes who took part.“I’m happy about the turnout of athletes

for our annual 5km fun run and it seemswe 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 weremanythings that needed to be done to improvethe standard of the race.“We’ve been doing this for a while, but

our wish one day is to get a huge sponsorin order to boost our prizes,” she said.Her big dream is to see the fun run being

televised and getting a major sponsor sothat athletes can be motivated more by theprizes.It was the first time last week that the

winning athlete won R500.

5kmfun rundraws large turnout

Athletesrunning inMafuya FunRun 5KM atButterworthPHOTO:ANELE RAZIYA Some of the athletes who took part in the 5km Dr Mafuya Fun Run in Butter-

worth. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA

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WALTERSisuluUniversity havefailed again to book their place inthe ABC Motsepe League for thenext season, after they ended asrunners-upofGroupAinthe two-day promotion play-offs held inEast London at the weekend.In the first match of the group,

WSU demolished 2010 StormBreakers 5-1, and then defeatedMdantsane Might Bucs 1-0.They lost 2-1 to thegroupcham-

pions, Callies FC.Nelson Mandela Bay outfit,

Callies FC won two matches and

drew one and were promoted tocompete in the ABC MotsepeLeague next season.These twosideswereseparated

by one point in Group A.Callies FC managed to get sev-

en points in three games, whileWSU got six with the same num-ber of matches.It was the second consecutive

year the students took part in thecompetition.In group B, City lads FC from

AlfredNzocruisedto theMotsepeLeague after theywon all of theirthree games and ended up withnine points.

WSU fail again inMotsepe league playoffs

WSU FC at Buffalo City Stadium in East London after they crushed 2010Storm Breakers 5-1 in their first encounter of group A. PHOTO: ANELE RAZIYA

THE Eastern Cape Sas-ol League Coastal Streamseason started at theweekend, with Thunder-bird Ladies FC crushingManchesterBabes in theiropening fixture by fourgoals to zero at JabavuStadium.OnSaturday thisweek-

end, Thunderbirds LadiesFC will host log leadersCity Lads FC at theWalterSisulu University SportGround at the Bika Cam-pus in Butterworth.Both sides have played

one game and won. CityLads defeated GoldenStars 8-0 in the openingfixture.Other results:Coastal Stream, Bir-

mingham City Ladies 6Mustangs 3, University ofFort Hare 0 SophakamaLadies 0.Inland Stream results:All Stars X1 0-1 Red

Roses, Eastern Rangers1-1 Mqaduli Ambassa-dors, and Executive La-dies 3-3 Cumakala Ladies,Golden City 2-1 AmanqiloLadies.– ANELERAZIYA

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