The Rep 19 April 2019

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BRUTAL BRAWL: A taxi driver clashes with Walter Sisulu University 

students during the students’ protest march in Whittlesea CBD on 

Tuesday 

Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA 

P r ote s t 

turns ugly 

WSU students clash with taxi drivers in Whittlesea 

LUVUYO MJEKULA 

Apeaceful student protest 

for a better education took 

a violent twist when 

Walter Sisulu University 

(WSU) students in Whittlesea 

clashed with members of the local 

taxi association on Tuesday. 

The local police had to step in 

as incensed members of the 

Hewu Taxi Association bayed for 

the students’ blood after one of 

their own was earlier caught up in 

CHDM suspends its CFO, Fetsha 

ANDISA BONANI 

The Chris Hani District Municipality 

(CHDM) chief financial officer 

(CFO) Nomfundo Fetsha was 

suspended last Wednesday during 

a special council meeting, 

following allegations of fraud to 

the tune of R100,000. 

Fe t s h a ’s suspension comes after 

she appeared in the Port Elizabeth 

Commercial Crimes Court, charged 

with fraud and corruption for 

misusing money meant for the 

purchase of sports gear and 

supporting an aviation programme. 

CHDM acting municipal 

manager, Yoliswa Sinyanya, said 

council resolved to place Fetsha 

under precautionary suspension to 

allow investigations into the 

alleged misconduct to unfold. 

“An independent investigator 

will be appointed and will report 

back to council in due course. 

Council views the allegations 

against the CFO in a serious light, 

a brawl with the protesting 

st u d e n t s . 

The taxi driver had pulled out a 

stick and confronted the group of 

about 100 students, claiming 

some of them had bumped his 

vehicle. As the man appeared to 

tap some of the students with the 

stick, chaos and an exchange of 

blows broke out and the taxi 

driver fled for his life. 

However, tables were soon 

turned and the students were the 

ones running for cover as other 

hence the decision. Further details 

cannot be divulged at the moment 

as this might jeopardise some 

aspects of the investigation.” 

In a letter seen by The Rep, 

Hawks acting provincial 

commander colonel Lungisani 

Ndzimande said Fetsha was 

alleged to have misused an 

amount of R100,000 which was 

sponsored by a company trading 

as Zana Manzi Services. 

“As soon as the money was 

deposited in the municipality’s 

account, it was transferred to 

Mfuraa Projects and General CC. 

During the investigation, it 

transpired the money was not used 

for what it was intended. According 

to witnesses, all programmes in 

the municipality are budgeted for. 

“The CFO failed to declare the 

sponsorship, either online or in 

writing. Kwani, the director of 

Mfuraa, alleges the money was 

paid to him for services rendered, 

but during the investigation it 

taxi drivers joined the scene, i 

chasing the students, some into 

the nearby police station while 

many others ran back to campus. 

Police had a hard time getting 

through to the group of about 10 

taxi drivers who blocked the 

entrance to the university 

building, vowing not to allow the 

students to leave. They were 

looking for two students whom 

they said had started the fight. 

Turn to page 2 

appeared the invoice was false,” 

said Ndzimande in the letter. 

The rep reported (“CHDM plans 

to suspend its CFO” March 29) that 

Fetsha had expressed shock after 

revelations that the case against 

her was opened in May 2018. 

“From where I am, I would have 

expected CHDM to liaise with me 

internally so I could give my side 

of the story regarding the matter. 

“However, this was not done until I 

had to appear in court. This has 

far-reaching implications on my 

reputation and may appear as 

though the matter had been 

handled internally with all parties 

involved consulted,” said Fetsha in 

a letter. 

Attempts to contact Fetsha on 

her personal number proved 

fruitless. 

The senior manager for budget 

planning and reporting, Piti 

Pambaniso, was appointed to act 

in her position. 

Executive Mayor’s 

Easter Message 

CLLR NG TOLASHE 

EXECUTIVE MAYOR 

Time for Easter has come, On behalf of Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality 

I would like to wish all residents a happy Easter, a safe and relaxing break. 

Easter is a perfect opportunity to bring families and friends together 

and even attend church services, it symbolizes the renewal of life and it 

teaches us the meaning of faith and what it is to feel the Lord’s blessing 

in our lives. 

Easter reflects on peace and forgiveness and I urge people of Enoch 

Mgijima to embrace the spirit of forgiveness and unity towards building 

a society that is free of racism, let us treat one another equally regardless 

of our race, colour and religious beliefs. 

I wish all members of our communities who will be travelling to various 

places during the weekend to travel safe and take extra care on our roads 

which are busy at this time of the year and we ask them to pray for our 

country, we urge all motorists to obey the rules of the road and to be 

patient and alert at all times. 

As citizens let us help one another to fight the problem of drug and 

alcohol abuse as it is the primary cause of accidents on our roads affecting 

pedestrians as well. 

Let us not forget to go and vote on the 8 th of May 2019 so that we can be 

able to change our country for the better. 

Let this Easter be a joyous one, let us find the renewal of hope, health, 

love and the spirit of God and let us prepare ourselves to be worthy of the 

risen Christ……HAPPY EASTER

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Response 

of ficers 

collar theft 

suspects 

Last Monday afternoon the Red 

Guard 24-hour control room 

received a call about a person being 

assaulted in Livingstone Road, 

operations manager Willie Reinecke 

told The Rep. Response officers 

were dispatched and found that a 

suspect was being assaulted after 

he allegedly robbed students of their 

phones. The suspect was handed 

over to the police. 

It was on Thursday morning that a 

staff member at Frontier Hospital 

phoned the control room to ask for 

assistance after a patient escaped 

and ran away. Response officers 

found the patient running in the 

direction of the game reserve and 

took him back to the hospital. 

In the early hours of the next 

morning, a response officer on 

patrol spotted a suspicious-looking 

person carrying a big plasma 

television set and, when questioned, 

he could not give an explanation 

about where he had obtained it. The 

suspect and the TV were handed 

over to the police. 

On Friday afternoon a member of 

the staff at a seed merchant called 

the control room to say that the staff 

had seen three suspicious-looking 

people walking with household 

goods. Response officers found the 

three and they were unable to 

explain where the goods had come 

from. The suspects and goods were 

handed over to the police. 

At 2am on Sunday a response 

officer on patrol noticed suspects 

stealing goods from a truck parked 

in Cathcart Road. He called for 

assistance and they managed to 

apprehend two suspects who were 

helping themselves while the driver 

was sleeping inside the truck. The 

driver opened a criminal case at the 

police station and the two suspects 

were handed over. 

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Taxi association vows to deal with students 

From page 1 

ANNOUNCEMENT 

A spokesperson for the association, 

who did not want to be named, said the 

students were disrespectful and would 

need their parents to free them. 

The man accused the students of 

damaging a fellow taxi driver’s vehicle 

and then attacking him. 

“Look at him, he has blood on his leg. 

They came down here protesting and hit 

the vehicle because they said it was 

disturbing them. The driver told them to 

get out of the way and to not hit the 

vehicle. They then hit him. 

“T h at ’s where the problem started, we 

hit them and police intervened. We 

supported him because that is an 

o r g a n i s at i o n ’s vehicle. 

“We will deal with them, they will pay 

for the vehicle that they damaged, that’s 

why we want their parents,” he said. 

The students denied damaging the 

vehicle and implored the man to open 

a case at the police station. 

Komani police spokesperson, Namhla 

Mdleleni confirmed a case of common 

assault had been opened, but no arrests 

have been made. 

Student Representative Council (SRC) 

president Unathi Gqetywa said the 

students had done nothing wrong. 

He said their protest was a peaceful 

one, the only mistake being their failure 

to seek permission from authorities. 

Gqetywa said they were marching 

because they did not have lecturers for 

certain subjects. 

He said students were upset because 

management treated some of them 

unfairly with the implementation of a rule 

known as G7, which he said forced some 

students out of the university. 

“The burning issue for now is that 

there are no lecturers and residences. 

Allocation [of residences] is very slow. 

“Facilities such as printing machines 

also do not work, which makes life 

difficult for students, forcing them to go 

and pay for these somewhere else. 

“There is a rule called G7 that seeks to 

exclude those who do not perform well 

academically. The SRC submitted 

complaints, but we have not received a 

response that assists us,” said Gqetywa. 

“Our march was peaceful, but we did 

not apply for the march and that is why 

the police were angry. We were promised 

a response by the university and we did 

not plan that the strike would escalate 

the way it has. 

“We will now go and apply for 

permission as it seems the strike will 

continue,” he stated. 

WSU students at the Grey Street 

campus in Komani also protested on 

Tuesday and apparently set alight some 

of the institution’s property. 

A South African Students Congress 

(Sasco) leader, who asked not to be 

named, lashed out at the institution’s 

“arrogant” management whom she said 

were not even on campus during the 

p r ot e st . 

“Our professor does not understand the 

frustration of the black child. We have 

NSFAS money that should be cash, but 

we receive allowances that are 

i n a d e q u at e , ” the leader said. 

“We want lecturers to be hired 

permanently. We want our rights. We 

have students who were chased by 

landlords in Queendustria for residence 

fees. The accommodation we have is not 

up to scratch. We are frustrated, that is 

why we are here and I am surprised by 

the taxi people – they are our parents 

and they are black.” 

The taxi drivers hit back. 

“Education has nothing to do with the 

taxis. They should have dealt with 

lecturers at the university. Only the police 

and traffic officers can stop vehicles,” the 

taxi spokesperson said. 

“As black children we are here to 

change the country. Why don’t you give 

us education so we can know better? 

When you close that door, where do you 

want the students to go? 

“We are frustrated, we are pleading 

with management to help us. 

Queenstown Campus is so frustrated, 

Mthatha and East London were also on 

strike and that is a sign there is 

something wrong with this institution. We 

are crying out for help,” the Sasco leader 

said. 

WSU spokesperson Yonela Tukwayo 

had not responded to questions sent to 

her by the time of going to print. 

Nonesi Mall stores count cost 

of fires, forced shop closures 

Worry sets in as tenants suffer huge financial losses 

ANDISA BONANI 

Several stores in 

Nonesi Mall 

suffered huge 

financial losses during 

the three-day closure of 

the retail facility, after 

two mysterious fires 

were reported in one 

week. 

The first fire occurred 

on March 31 when King 

Pie caught fire, 

resulting in the 

damage to some of the 

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st o r e ’s equipment. No 

injuries were reported. 

The takeaway had 

since been closed. 

The Rep reported 

(“Mall shut after 

another store fire” April 

12) that the mall closed 

for business on March 

6 following another fire 

at Ackermans which 

affected two 

neighbouring stores, 

Pep and Shoe City. 

Speaking to several 

store managers at the 

mall on the day the 

mall reopened, some of 

whom did not want to 

be named, safety fears 

and huge financial 

losses were among 

their major concerns. 

Wimpy manager, 

Delarey Reynolds, said 

they had suffered a 

huge loss of income 

but luckily their stock 

losses were at a 

minimum, due to 

having sold most of the 

stock for that day. 

“I was able to come 

in on Sunday morning 

to move stock to the 

freezer, but luckily 

there was not much to 

move as we had sold 

most of our stock for 

the day. We did not 

really request more 

stock then because we 

did not know at the 

time when the mall 

would be reopened. 

“Revenue loss is our 

biggest problem and 

we lost roughly 

between R10,000 and 

R15,000 each day 

Mabovula Butchery would like to wish all its 

customers a blessed Easter. May the Risen Christ 

bring you and your families abundant happiness. 

EASTER HOLIDAY TRADING HOURS: 

Good Friday: closed 

Sat 20th: open 08:00 to 13:45 

Sunday: 

closed 

Monday: closed 

which we would have 

taken in if we had been 

trading normally.” 

Woolworths store 

manager Zimasa 

Mabona said the store 

lost about R300,000 for 

the three days the mall 

was closed, but that 

they were still busy 

calculating their losses. 

“In terms of 

customers, we suffered 

a lot because we 

received many 

complaints from 

customers wanting to 

fetch their lay-byes and 

pay accounts because 

they feared getting into 

arrears if they paid 

l at e . 

“We explained the 

situation at the mall 

and gave them 

alternative ways to 

make payments, 

instead of waiting 

because we did not 

know at the time when 

the mall would open. 

Options of paying 

online and via banks 

were some of the 

alternatives which were 

well received by 

customers. There was 

unfortunately nothing 

we could do for people 

with lay-byes because 

we did not have access 

to the store.” 

Mabona said staff 

members were afraid 

of losing their jobs 

during the closure of 

the mall and feared for 

their own safety. 

They were worried 

about the possibility of 

their store also 

catching fire, just like 

the others. 

Manager of Hungry 

Lion, Elizaan Rowland, 

said shutting-down of 

the mall greatly 

affected stock and had 

lost about R5,000 as a 

result. 

“Our damaged stock 

included chicken, 

bread rolls and ice 

cream but the main 

issue was staff 

members who would 

not be paid as a result 

of this closure for three 

days. However, I am 

still trying to sort out 

their payment 

grievances with my 

superiors. We are still 

checking what stock is 

affected so that we can 

properly determine the 

exact amount we lost 

due to the closure.” 

A cosmetics store 

manager who did not 

want to be named , 

said the mall’s closure 

had hit the store badly 

because staff members 

who were supposed to 

be on duty during the 

closure, had to be paid 

because the fire was 

not their fault. 

“We also could not 

receive stock we had 

ordered because we 

were denied access to 

the mall. 

“This means we are 

under-stocked which 

will frustrate customers 

needing certain items 

which we cannot 

provide. We will be out 

of stock until the next 

stock delivery date. We 

have a running 

promotion now and we 

had ordered items in 

bulk so they could fly 

off the shelves before 

the promotion ends. 

“Those items are still 

filling shelves, which is 

a big problem. 

“Hourly paid staff 

members were also 

affected because they 

did not work on the 

days the mall was 

closed. 

“We can only hope 

this will not happen 

again because store 

managers also get 

incentives for having 

reached our target, 

which we can forget 

about now. We lost 

about R400, 000 in 

those three days and it 

was towards the end of 

the month when we 

usually make the most 

m o n e y. ” 

Media and marketing 

liaison officer Anne 

Lovell of Marketing 

Concepts which 

handles Nonesi Mall 

media queries was 

asked to comment on 

the situation, but had 

not replied by the time 

of going to press.

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United against 

xenophobia 

ANDISA BONANI 

Foreign nationals in Komani have 

vowed to assist the Economic 

Freedom Fighters (EFF) to campaign 

on the ground as it was the only political 

party which publicly spoke against 

xenophobic attacks locally and recently in 

K wa Z u l u - N at a l . 

The EFF joined forces with the Alliance 

for Transformation for All (ATA) in a march 

to the mayor’s office to show solidarity 

against these attacks and hand over 

petitions. 

The parties threatened that, if their 

grievances were not heard, they would 

force the municipality into dissolution. 

Reading the petition, EFF member 

Thulani Bukani, said Ezibeleni residents 

demanded the land behind Queendustria 

to build houses. He said residents would 

occupy that land if it was not put to use 

and foreign nationals were being violated 

and harassed by police. 

Speaking on behalf of foreign 

nationals, Ghanaian Osei Agyeman 

NO TO XENOPHOBIA: EFF and ATA leaders lead a march to the town hall where they handed over petitions of demands to 

the local authority’s mayor Sisisi Tolashe 

Picture: ANDISA BONANI 

Xasa digs in his heels despite administrator’s ‘sacking’ 

ANDISA BONANI 

The MEC for the department of co-operative 

governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) Fikile Xasa 

has rubbished council’s decision to remove 

administrator Vuyo Mlokothi in a reply letter to 

council, following a resolution to have him sacked. 

In the letter, Xasa indicated council had not 

disclosed the reasons to remove Mlokothi and that 

he requested a detailed “basis” before he could 

decide whether or not to consider the request. 

“The replacement of the administrator may only be 

considered if it were shown that he acted beyond his 

scope as prescribed by the terms of reference, ”the 

thanked the EFF for taking their 

grievances to the local authority and for 

speaking out against xenophobia on 

public platforms. 

“We want to tell the authorities we 

know not all foreigners are saints. If you 

find anyone breaking the law, it does not 

matter where they are from, arrest them. 

“Just do not go on a witch-hunt against 

African people when they have not done 

anything wrong. We want the law to be 

fair and to stop killing us just because we 

are vulnerable. We promise the EFF’s 

name will not end here, we will secretly 

campaign for you.” 

EFF MP Primrose Sonti requested 

Komani locals not to be involved in 

xenophobic attacks as they targeted black 

foreigners only. 

“We have white foreigners, Indians and 

Chinese people, but the attackers only 

focus on black people.” 

Sonti said Eastern Cape municipalities 

were all rotten with corruption and 

maladministration, and the party would 

eradicate all corruption if it were in 

letter said. 

The terms of reference may only be reviewed if the 

object of the intervention has been achieved,” reads 

the letter. 

The Rep reported (“EMLM intervention extended, 

administrator to stay” April 5) that Xasa said he 

realised there was a misunderstanding because 

when his office intervened in a municipality through 

an administrator, it was only he who could exercise 

the power to fire him. 

“Mlokothi will remain administrator because we 

took away specific powers from council, like that of 

managing the entity’s finances. 

“However, I am in communication with the 

p o w e r. 

ATA Chris Hani region chairman Doc 

Ngcongca called for government to 

subsidise the taxi industry like it did 

buses. 

“Each operating bus receives R48 000 

subsidy from government and we only 

require R12 500 per Quantum but that 

cannot be done so that we are able to 

properly manage our business. Customers 

complain about time because we wait 

until a taxi is full before we depart. The 

roads are bad and have a negative impact 

on our vehicles which results in us 

suffering huge losses having to fix them.” 

Ngcongca said hawkers did not have 

shelter for their stalls, but the local 

authority was swift to remove them from 

the streets, which was the only way they 

made a living. 

EFF caucus chief whip in the local 

authority, Luthando Amos, said there was 

huge police brutality in Komani and that 

xenophobic attacks occurred on a daily 

basis, hence the party was united and in 

solidarity against violence against foreign 

n at i o n a l s . 

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality 

municipality for them to give reasons why they 

wanted the administrator removed.” 

The Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) 

council agreed during a special council meeting on 

March 14 to have Mlokothi’s contract renewed for a 

further six months, after the provincial executive 

committee (Exco) made that decision. 

Xasa, who had attended that meeting, said the 

administrator had not completed his work of turning 

around the municipality’s finances and implementing 

his financial recovery plan. 

During a council meeting which sat on March 29, 

council made an about-turn and reversed its decision 

which was in agreement with Exco, and resolved to 

(EMLM) mayor Sisisi Tolashe, who 

received the petitions, said democracy 

was growing immensely in the country 

and this was reflected by people 

exercising their right to freedom of 

speech by embarking on a legal and 

peaceful march. 

“We are grateful for this. I have 

received the petitions from the EFF, which 

is represented in council, and ATA. We 

commit to the leaders of these parties to 

respond within the 21-day period 

st i p u l at e d . ” 

have the administrator removed. 

Last Thursday during a special council meeting 

ANC councillor Mzoxolo Peter said some of the 

reasons council had resolved to have Mlokothi 

removed was due to it having observed that Cogta’s 

intervention had not improved the municipality’s 

s i t u at i o n . 

United Front councillor Aaron Mhlontlo said 

council had taken a resolution to have the 

administ rator’s contract renewed, and that it would 

be unlawful if council rescinded that decision before 

a period of three months had elapsed, as the law 

required.

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FIRST CHOICE: Ixhadi Labantwana Junior Primary School in Dongwe won first position in the Intermediate Phase at the ABC Motsepe Sasce Choral Competition at the Dongwe Community Hall last 

week. The conductor of the choir, Nonkosazana Mazwi, said it was a usual victory for the choir as they have been all time winners of the competition annually. From left, Toto Xaia, Nonkosazana 

Mazwi and school principal Oliver Tshele, with the first position silverware. The school will represent the district in Komani on 3 May 2019 

Pictures: KHANYISO MADONONO 

Murders near 

Whittlesea 

NTSIKELELO QOYO 

A suspect appeared in the 

Whittlesea magistrate’s 

court yesterday accused 

of killing his mother. 

The incident occurred in 

Poplar Grove village near 

Whittlesea last Sunday. 

The 48-year-old man is 

alleged to have killed his 

70-year-old mother in 

their home after they had 

had an argument. 

According to police 

spokesperson, Namhla 

Mdleni, the suspect 

arrived at home after a 

night out. 

He demanded food and 

was reported to have got 

into an altercation with 

his mother. 

He left the house and 

returned with a weapon 

which he used to 

allegedly kill her. 

The incident is believed 

to have happened in front 

of his nephew, who is 

nine years old. 

The boy ran out of the 

house and called 

community members 

who, by the time they 

arrived, found the woman 

dead. 

“When we arrived at the 

scene the woman’s body 

was lying in another 

room. He [suspect] had 

gone to his sleeping 

quarters. He looked as if 

he had just cleaned 

himself and changed his 

clothes. He told us to 

leave him alone, that he 

wanted to be with his 

mother. He showed no 

remorse for what he had 

done,” said Virginia Yawa 

who is a member of the 

Whittlesea community 

policing forum. 

The man has been 

charged with murder and 

was his first appearance 

in court. This comes at a 

time when the village is 

still reeling from the 

alleged murder of 

Nomboniso Maqwarha 

whose body was found 

earlier this month. 

Her body was found in 

open veld by boys herding 

g o at s . 

A case of murder was 

opened, but it is also 

believed Maqwrha was 

raped before she was 

killed. 

Police are still 

i n v e st i g at i n g . 

Make sure you secure 

your home over Easter 

The shops are overrun 

with Easter bunnies and 

Easter eggs, a reminder 

that the Easter long 

weekend is 

fa st - a p p r o a c h i n g 

“The private schools 

are also heading 

towards the school 

holidays in a week or 

two, so now is the time 

to get home security in 

o r d e r, ” Fidelity ADT 

national marketing and 

c o m m u n i c at i o n s 

manager, Charnel 

Hattingh says. 

Whether you are 

staying at home or 

going away, ensuring 

your home is secure 

should be a priority 

before the Easter 

w e e ke n d . 

“We often see a spate 

of opportunistic crime 

over the Easter holiday 

period. 

“These crimes are not 

always traditional house 

break-ins while 

residents are away but 

also include driveway 

hijackings and 

robberies, and break-ins 

while residents are 

entertaining or sleeping 

in their homes,” she 

s ay s . 

In the spirit of Easter, 

she offers these five 

‘hops’ to getting your 

security in order: 

Hop 1: Ensure that your 

alarm is in working 

order. Like all household 

appliances, your alarm 

needs to be tested 

regularly. Don’t leave it 

until the day before you 

leave as you may need 

technical assistance to 

fix any problems.. 

Hop 2: Make sure your 

security provider has 

access to your property 

in the event of an 

emergency. If you don’t 

have an access solution 

in place, such as a lock 

box for example, speak 

to your security provider 

about what your options 

are. 

Hop 3: Cut back any 

bushes or trees that 

may offer easy access 

over walls or gates to 

your property or provide 

places for criminals to 

hide. Take a walk 

around your perimeter 

checking walls and 

fences for any broken or 

damaged areas that 

may compromise their 

e f fe c t i v e n e s s . 

Hop 4: If hiring a 

house-sitter, ensure that 

you teach them how to 

use your alarm 

correctly. If you don’t 

have a house-sitter, ask 

a neighbour or a friend 

to turn on lights 

occasionally so that 

there is a sense that 

someone is around. If 

this is not possible, 

consider putting your 

outside lights on a 

t i m e r. 

Hop 5: Double-check 

that you have locked 

and secured all 

windows and doors 

before leaving home. 

Turn off your geyser and 

any unnecessary 

electrical appliances, so 

you can save on 

electricity and be 

environmentally 

f r i e n d l y. 

“If your children are at 

home during the 

holidays make sure they 

are aware that they 

need to keep all doors 

locked and that no-one 

is to enter the home 

without your 

permission. If you have 

a home security system 

installed, teach them 

how to activate and 

de-activate it and how 

and when to use other 

security devices like 

panic buttons. 

“Make a list of 

important telephone 

numbers – including 

the 10111 number – and 

show them that it has 

been placed near the 

telephone for use in 

emergencies,” s ay s 

Hat tingh. 

She encourages 

parents of teens to lay 

down some basic rules 

to ensure their safety 

while at home alone. 

“Make sure your teens 

understand that if they 

are having friends over 

they need to talk to you 

about it first. Teens 

should also be 

conscious of security 

when hanging around 

outside the gate or in 

the street. Criminals 

won’t hesitate to take 

advantage of a gate 

standing open. If they 

are heading to a mall or 

public place, they need 

to make sure that they 

have proper plans and 

are in a group. 

“Let’s all work 

together to make sure 

the Easter bunny is the 

only visitor in your 

garden this Easter,” 

concludes Hattingh. 

STUTTERHEIM – News from the 

Stutterheim Engine Museum this week 

is that they recently unveiled a new 

working engine, a Ruston and Hornsby 

9×HRE of the year 1942. The engine 

was first brought to the museum in 

2017 and now, after more than 17 

months of finding parts scattered all 

over the museum, mending working 

parts and refurbishing others, the work 

is over. Essential parts such as piston 

rings, intake and exhaust valves were 

all reseated, diesel fuel lines and the 

injector were seen to and many more 

time-consuming tasks had to be 

painstakingly fulfilled before the grand 

moment when the monster burst into 

l i fe . 

A large group of interested persons 

gathered at the museum on the evening 

to see the engine run and to celebrate 

the reward of countless hours of labour 

with drinks and snacks. Tom Cole paid 

a fitting tribute to Roy Potter and Brian 

Beard for their tireless efforts in this 

undertaking. There were innumerable 

moments of disappointment when 

attempts to start it just didn’t show any 

results and there seemed no life left in 

the old girl. 

Roy and Brian’s tenacity, expertise 

and will to succeed against all odds are 

to be admired as the museum now 

boasts yet another great workhorse of 

the past to add to the already 

impressive array of engines of so many 

kinds and sizes - 144 in all, more than 

30 of which have been restored to 

working order. 

MONSTROUS MACHINE: The newest acquisition at the Stutterheim Engine Museum bursts into life at its recent 

u n ve i l i n g 

The museum is very grateful to 

Bennies Crane Hire, EL Diesel Power 

and Noel Sparks of Square Deal 

Engineering for their support whenever 

called upon for machining, lifting, 

welding or any other finely-tuned tasks 

that were required. 

Some details for the men who dream 

of joining the crew at the Engine 

Museum - the new engine drove a six 

stage, 6-inch centrifugal pump at a 

pressure of 1413 kPa to a reservoir five 

kilometres away. The water also fed 

Amabele Junction (a few km outside 

Stutt). The engine has a bore of 375mm 

with a stroke of 503,5mm. It delivers 67 

hp at 273 r.p.m. Just the flywheel is 3,3 

metres in diameter and weighs a total 

of almost 6 tonnes! 

THE hockey season is well underway. 

Last Saturday, the men’s and ladies’ 

teams played against other clubs. The 

girls played against Bohs from East 

London, with the final score of 4-0 to 

the visitors. The men had better luck 

against the team from King William’s 

Town, against whom they were 

victorious with a final score of 4-1. 

STUTTERHEIM High School Interact 

Club held its induction luncheon 

recently. Members were handed badges 

by the representative from their parent 

Rotary Club, Judy Flanegan. Judy has 

been involved with the Interact for a 

great many years and is a past Rotary 

president, so there was no one better 

suited than she. The luncheon was 

organised primarily by Elizabeth 

Pickering and each of the scholars was 

delighted to find a unique card of the 

“Four-Way Test” at their place. 

The chairwoman was careful to stress 

the need for continued devotion and 

hard work as they embark on the 

remainder of the year’s projects. 

Over the weekend there was a derby 

day between Stutt and Beaconhurst 

High School. The tennis matches were 

held on Friday and resulted in a 4-all 

d r aw. 

Early on Saturday morning, the other 

teams travelled to Beaconhurst. The 

rugby teams both won their matches 

and the hockey teams also emerged 

victorious. While the first and U16 

netball teams lost their games, the 

younger teams came off with their 

matches in the bag.


5 

ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT: Chris Hani Co-op Development Centre chair Lulamile Jack, CHDM executive mayor Kholiswa 

Vimbayo, King Dalimvula Mathanzima (Western Thembuland Kingdom) Chief Zwelodumo Mtirara (Dalindyebo Kingdom) and 

Chief Siviwe Hebe (Rharabe Kingdom) signing the social compact towards achieving the resolutions at the third Chris Hani 

Co-operative Indaba at Queen’s Casino and Sandringham Grounds 

Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO 

Indaba’s shot-in-arm 

for co-operatives 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

The Chris Hani 

Dist rict 

Municipalit y 

(CHDM), in 

partnership with the 

Chris Hani Co-operative 

Development Centre and 

the Agri Economy 

Tertiary Cooperatives 

movement hosted the 

third Chris Hani 

Co-operative Indaba over 

two days at the Queen’s 

Casino and on the 

Sandringham grounds, 

attended by delegates 

from primary, secondary 

and tertiary 

c o o p e r at i v e s . 

The indaba 

established three critical 

commissions with key 

pillars of action 

including the 

o r g a n i s at i o n a l 

re-alignment of both 

co-operative leaders and 

co-operative support, the 

introduction of 

co-operative financial 

services and the 

commercialisation of 

communal land. These 

New mayor for Emalahleni Municipality 

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

were set out to ensure 

the development of 

co-operatives in the 

dist rict. 

CHDM integrated 

planning and economic 

development head 

Sibongile Mbotshana 

read out the resolutions 

that emerged from the 

commission discussion, 

when key issues were 

identified. 

The indaba resolved, 

among other things, that 

the rural advancement 

foundation international 

(Rafi) would be a 

custodian of investor 

funds and would 

manage the distribution 

of projects. 

The indaba also 

resolved, on the issue of 

commercialisation of 

communal land, that 

land will not be used for 

collateral. “We have 

resolved, in relation to 

the re-alignment of 

i n st i t u t i o n a l 

development, that the 

c o - o p e r at i v e 

development centre is to 

facilitate the 

establishment of a 

provincial structure to 

co-ordinate effective 

support for co-operatives 

in the Eastern Cape. 

“A resolution for the 

c o - o p e r at i v e s 

development centres to 

formally establish an 

assembly was also 

made. This assembly, 

which will be made up of 

co-operatives, the 

district municipality, 

kingdoms and other 

relevant stakeholders, 

will monitor the 

implementation of 

resolutions made at the 

indaba,” Mbotshana said 

A ceremonial signing 

of the social compact in 

a declaration of 

commitment was led by 

the district 

municipalit y’s executive 

mayor, Kholiswa 

Vimbayo, and traditional 

leaders. 

Member of the Eastern 

Cape provincial 

legislature, Mlibo 

Qoboshiyane, who was 

present during the 

signing, encouraged 

unity among 

co-operatives. “This 

agenda will go forward 

and never fail if we get 

rid of the spirit of 

covetousness. We need 

to create a crop of new 

leaders, farmers and 

emerging young people 

who will grow this 

countr y,” he said. 

In response to 

whether the government 

was creating a 

conducive environment 

for businesses to thrive, 

Cogta MEC Fikile Xasa, 

who was guest speaker 

at the indaba gala 

dinner, indicated that the 

government was working 

towards rooting out 

corruption which was 

endemic in the system. 

“We want the economy 

of the Chris Hani district 

to grow. It must be 

inclusive and ensure that 

communities are being 

represented. We want 

access to land and we 

want to use the land 

effectively. Growing the 

economy implies 

creating a conducive 

environment and that is 

building infrastructure. 

We have allowed 

ourselves to be led more 

by technical people than 

politicians who 

understand the needs of 

the people. We will not 

tolerate technical 

processes that are 

delaying delivery of 

services to the 

communit y.” 

Xasa said the sixth 

administration would 

work on addressing the 

issue of water and roads 

infrastructure in the 

area. 

EMLM general workers 

upset over contracts 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality 

general workers from Whittlesea 

whose contracts have expired have 

raised concerns over the issue of 

absorption of contract workers into 

the municipality. 

The Rep spoke to two workers 

who preferred not to be identified, 

who claimed the municipality was 

stalling the process of renewing 

their contracts, adding that this 

contradicted a memorandum 

issued by the municipal human 

resources manager to the then 

acting municipal manager, 

Siyabonga Nkonki. 

The memorandum, dated June 

17 2017, stated that “a decision 

was taken by former Lukhanji 

Municipality and Samwu to absorb 

contract workers whose names are 

contained in a list drafted by both 

parties in Whittlesea ”. 

The document further reads that 

“the decision has not been 

changed and a rumour that a new 

list exists has not been confirmed 

to the writer hereof. The list was 

signed by the employer and 

Samwu”. 

The workers who spoke to The 

Repsaid their names were on the 

list but other people whose names 

were not on the list had since 

occupied some of the general 

worker positions. 

“We have been going back and 

forth trying to get answers 

because we are without jobs. 

“The manager who we report to 

in Whittlesea has directed us to 

the office of the municipal 

manager. They are giving us empty 

promises and they keep telling us 

to come back on different days. 

We have to use our own money to 

travel, money that we don't have.” 

One of the workers who had 

been working for the municipality 

since 2011, said they had 

previously been called in for 

interviews but it proved fruitless. 

“The interviews we had been 

called in for never even took place. 

“Instead we were told about 

protests and the rescheduling of 

interview dates. 

“Last year, around September, 

we signed new contracts for three 

months. The then municipal 

manager gave us a letter to give to 

our manager in Whittlesea. 

“The contracts ended and we are 

being told that our contracts 

cannot be renewed. 

“This is frustrating for us 

because we have children to take 

to school. We have families to 

feed. Our councillors are aware of 

this but they are not bothered.” 

Manager in the office of the 

mayor, Butsha Lali, said the 

municipality had concluded an 

investigation into the issue of 

contract workers. 

“A report that talks to the matter 

holistically has been concluded. 

“The next step now is to table it 

before the Local Labour Forum for 

further engagements towards 

finalisation. We will have an 

official statement on the matter 

when the report is tabled before 

council. It should not go beyond 

the end of May 2019 for the 

processes to be concluded.” 

Ntombizanele Koni was 

inaugurated as the new mayor of 

Emalahleni Municipality in 

Cacadu recently. 

The appointment followed 

after the ANC Chris Hani branch 

conducted interviews with three 

ANC candidates, Nokwandiso 

Ziduli, Lumka Mapete and Koni. 

Chris Hani secretary Lusanda 

Sizani said the event, which was 

attended by members of the 

public, also concluded an 

investigation conducted by 

Cogta, against former mayor 

Nomveliso Nyukwana. The 

allegations which were cited 

against Nyukwana by Emalahleni 

community members were 

corruption and money-laundering 

in the municipality. 

“We appreciate the fact that 

the allegations levelled against 

Nyukwana were not true. After 

the investigation was concluded 

the ANC took a decision to give 

Nyukwana an administrative 

position within the district and 

for Koni to be the new mayor. 

“There is nothing that proves 

beyond reasonable doubt that 

there was any corrupt activity 

found against her, but the 

environment has been polluted. 

We cannot bring her back to 

serve as mayor. That is why we 

have resolved to place her in 

another position . 

“We need to learn that when 

allegations are made by the 

public against officials it does 

not mean they are true. The ANC 

wanted community members to 

be given a chance and respect 

about their concerns, that is why 

we took a decision for the two 

mayors to go on leave.” 

Sizani said what happened in 

Emalahleni and Sakhisizwe was 

a learning curve for the ANC, 

where people who wanted to see 

position changes brought up 

allegations of fraud, corruption 

and money-laundering, without 

evidence. 

“It is also wrong for people to 

write petitions based on false 

allegations about comrades who 

are seniors in the organisation. 

“We allowed the forensic 

investigation to be done because 

we wanted the public to see that 

the ANC is fighting corruption 

and if any officials are implicated 

in corruption they will be held 

accountable.” 

He said local municipalities 

were collapsing due to lack of 

capacity and that in 2011 the 

ANC had elected councillors 

NTOMBIZANELE KONI 

without considering their ability 

to deliver. 

“We recommended candidates 

who had been councillors in 

Emalahleni. We believe they 

have experience in local 

government. Koni who was the 

corporate service portfolio head 

in Chris Hani District 

Municipality and had served as a 

councillor in previous years. 

Mapete and Ziduli have been 

Emalahleni councillors since 

2006.” 

“We know we are not going to 

satisfy everyone, especially those 

in the municipalities that were 

unstable, where the petitions 

were made. The former 

Sakhisizwe mayor, Siyabulela 

Nxozi, will be the new portfolio 

head of corporate services. 

Mxolo also faced the same 

allegations as Nyukwana, but no 

evidence was found.” 

Sizani said Sakhisizwe’s new 

mayor would be announced on 

shor tly.

6 



EDITORIAL 

OPINION 

Residents take 

advantage of 

gover nment’s 

shor tcomings 

Who hasn’t complained 

about the awful state of 

roads in our country? 

They are an obvious danger to 

the lives of both commuters and 

m ot o r i st s . 

But for motorists it’s another 

addition to their growing list of 

headaches, taking into account 

the price of petrol which keeps 

hitting record highs, leading to 

increases in prices of other 

essentials such as food, electricity 

and vehicle parts, to name a few. 

Potholes have become not only 

an eyesore on our roads, whether 

in the townships or in the CBD, 

but also an unnecessary expense. 

It is no secret that the 

government is failing to fix the 

problem, even with sporadic 

attempts by municipal employees. 

In one of our reports recently, 

one Ezibeleni resident said the 

local municipality was “not doing 

anything at the moment”. 

As a result, it appears, members 

of the community have taken it 

upon themselves to do what the 

municipality seems unable to do – 

make travelling around in a 

vehicle a pleasant experience. 

There has since been a trend all 

around Komani – young men have 

been hard at work filling potholes 

with soil and on recent occasions, 

with cement. 

The Ezibeleni resident said he 

recently started using his own 

cement to fill potholes and The 

Rep reported that other members 

of the community were supporting 

his initiative. He said he had been 

concerned after witnessing vehicle 

accidents and, being a motorist 

himself, could not stand by and do 

n ot h i n g . 

Whether the motive of others 

who have since followed the 

growing trend is a concerned 

resident’s conscience, patriotism 

or taking advantage of an 

opportunity to make a quick buck, 

because some generous and 

grateful drivers do pop out a rand 

or two, the trend is, believe it or 

not, working. 

It is making a difference, be it a 

small one, but it is helping. 

Three logical questions arise: 

ýFor how long can this go on? 

ýIf ordinary citizens can come 

up with ways – even if imperfect – 

to fix roads, why can’t the 

municipalit y? 

ýWhy doesn’t the municipality 

employ these young men who 

clearly have time, willingness and 

mental object to identify the 

problem? 

These young men ought to be 

lauded for their efforts and those 

motorists who escape traffic fines, 

accidents and expensive tyre 

replacements, could show some 

gratitude. Who knows? While at it, 

you could be helping a family put 

food on the table. 

And maybe the presence of 

more of these young men on the 

roads will spur the powers-that-be 

into action and we could have 

better roads, thanks to active 

citizenr y. 

Stop road carnage 

When one thinks of the coming 

Easter weekend, it is with mixed 

feelings. Some look forward to it 

with excitement because of the 

prospect of watching and taking part 

in exciting sporting events that 

usually occur during Easter. 

Some are already gearing 

themselves to take part in the Holy 

Week climax, the Good Friday church 

service and the rendition by the 

chosen few of amazwi asixhenxe 

(seven last words of Jesus). 

These people 

are packing their 

bags, preparing to 

visit other 

parishes. Others 

are preparing to 

receive hordes of 

worshippers to their parishes. 

For government, this is the time 

they view with apprehension as 

thousands of cars bring their own 

complications and problems. 

The Easter weekend brings 

carnage on the roads, hence the 

apprehension and dread. 

In 2018, Last year the death toll on 

our roads was 510 – a 14% increase 

from the 449 in 2017. 

The death toll is stubbornly high 

despite huge resources poured into 

campaigns to reduce it. No wonder 

this period is viewed with 

apprehension. 

A look at the statistics alone does 

not give one a sense of the 

devastation caused by road fatalities. 

In some instances, a whole family 

can be wiped out and some people 

get such horrific injuries that death 

might have been preferable. 

The leading nine causes of these 

IN 

TOUCH 

... with Phumelele P Hlati 

accidents have been identified as 

distraction, drunk driving, speeding, 

reckless driving, pedestrians, the 

weather, potholes, tyres and brakes. 

For me, driver attitude or reckless 

driving is the most serious problem. 

Unfortunately, the authorities 

concentrate on the things they can 

control and are measurable, such as 

speed-limit enforcement and 

roadworthy checks. 

Year after year they go all out to 

do these and every year the carnage 

continues 

u n a b at e d . 

Clearly, their 

efforts are not 

enough. 

Perhaps a 

new approach 

should be adopted to deal with 

accidents during peak season. 

Are drivers incompetent and 

poorly trained? How do we begin to 

tackle the scourge of bad driver 

behaviour? The present measures 

are not working. 

Has the time come to revolutionise 

the way we look at prevention? How 

about doing away with the 

speed-limit enforcement on the open 

roads altogether, but keep strict 

vigilance in built-up areas? 

Maybe we should concentrate on 

curbing drunk and reckless driving 

by deploying traffic officers in 

strategic places and erect cameras 

on the open roads to prosecute 

these reckless drivers. 

If people know there is an eye in 

the sky watching them, there might 

be a positive outcome. 

Happy Easter. Come back alive 

and in one piece. 

NEW START: Kwa-Mhlontlo Senior Secondary School in Lady Frere received new kit for soccer sponsored by Business 

Technology Centre (BTC). From left, sales rep Donovan Hykes, principal Khaya Nyikanyika and director Brad Waller 

FACE 2 FA C E 

Question: What is 

your occupation? 

Answer: I am a police 

of f i c e r. 

Q: What do you enjoy 

about your job? 

A: Being a police 

officer is a calling. It 

can sometimes be 

challenging, but we 

work with the 

community and make 

sure they are protected. 

That is rewarding. 

Q: What are the most 

common crimes in 

Ko m a n i ? 

A: Theft of motor 

vehicles, livestock and 

contact crimes. 

Q: What can the 

community of Komani 

do to assist the police 

fight crime? 

A: Communities can 

help by forming 

structures with the 

police. These can 

include community 

policing forums, 

neighbourhood watches 

and they can inform the 

police of crimes that 

happen around them. 

Q: People have 

JOHANNES NEPGEN 

YOUR VOICE 

... vox pops on the street 

with police spokesperson 

Namhla Mdleleni 

What do you think about ... 

It is Easter and people 

celebrate the holiday in 

various ways. Rep intern 

Ntsikelelo Qoyo went to 

find out how our readers 

will be spending their 

weekend and what this time 

means for them. 

Johannes Nepgen 

from Komani CBD 

It is time away from work 

to do what is really 

important. We can have all 

the fun of Easter eggs and 

all that, but that is not what 

complained about a 

spike in drug dens. 

What are the police’s 

strategies to combat 

t h i s? 

A: Police are 

conducting operations. 

Affected communities 

must report these 

crimes to us. 

Q: Has the theft of 

livestock decreased? 

A: This quarter stock 

theft has increased, but 

at the same time so has 

recover y. 

Q: What are the 

strategies you have in 

place for Easter 

w e e ke n d ? 

A: Police plan to 

increase police visibility 

this Easter. We will be 

conducting operations 

like road blocks to 

make sure that there 

are no drugs or illegal 

firearms being 

transported. We will 

also be doing 

awareness campaigns. 

Q: What do you like to 

do when you are not 

working? 

A: I like the indoors. 

Cleaning my house and 

FAIZAN ALI NELISIWE TIWANA HILTON DE BRUYN BRUMELDA SAS 

the holiday is really about. 

It is about family and 

church. It is reflecting on 

those special values that 

make us who we are. 

Faizan Ali 

from Komani CBD 

We have a gathering at 

King William’s Town this 

year. It is Ijdam which 

simply seems assembly in 

Muslim. We talk about 

issues affecting us as 

Pakistanis in South Africa. 

We have outings that we do 

listening to gospel 

music. 

Q: How do you feel 

about the country’s 

d i r e c t i o n? 

A: Unfortunately, due 

to the nature of my 

work, I cannot 

comment on this. 

Q: A place you would 

like to go? 

A: I’d like to go to 

Thailand and I’m 

planning a trip right 

n o w. 

during the weekend, like 

going to the beach. 

Nelisiwe Tiwana 

from Komani 

We will definitely be 

attending church, but the 

holiday affords us the 

opportunity to meet with 

family and spend time 

together. I will also be 

making a bunny suit with 

my daughter. 

Hilton de Bruyn 

from Blue Rise 

We will be having a nice 

family outing to Morgan 

Bay. It is nice to unwind 

and spend time with the 

fa m i l y. 

Brumelda Sas 

from Newvale 

I will be working this 

Easter, someone has to. 

This is a time to be 

spending with family and 

being appreciative for what 

you have. It is just 

unfortunate that I won’t be 

spending this one with 

mine.


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Distressed parent writes: I, a parent of a 

pupil at Queen’s College, was horrified to 

hear from a staff member that Mr Janse van 

der Ryst, the headmaster, recently addressed 

the staff with the words, “Queen’s College is 

not a Christian school. We are a public 

school.” 

Shocking, to say the least. Does he have 

the jurisdiction to change a 160 year old 

ethos? 

I also believe that, on two occasions during 

the first term, the pupils were encouraged to 

sing a “gwijo” – a traditional Xhosa chant – 

during assembly in the Queen’s Hall, which is 

regarded as a “sacred place”. My child 

informed me that the words utilised in the 

“gwijo” were about teachers fondling pupils. 

If this information is true, then surely the 

Old Boys’ union and senior staff members 

should voice their concern about the direction 

in which Queen’s College is being led? 

Victims of 

crime in 

darkness 

Anonymous 

resident in Fo u r 

Rooms at Ilinge 

township writes: 

Every time when 

there is lightning at 

Ilinge, the electricity 

goes off in the entire 

township, sometimes 

only in certain areas 

and not the whole 

township. 

It is so unfortunate 

that, every time when 

there is lightning, it 

affects the golden 

electricity pole 

situated and 

supplying light in the 

Four Rooms section 

of the location. 

It is alleged that, 

when there is a 

power failure, some 

people staying in the 

same street with the 

golden pole, quickly 

go to it and 

dismantle some 

items to break the 

electricity supply to 

the pole. 

It always t a ke s 

between two to three 

months before the 

pole is repaired to 

supply the whole 

section with 

electricity again. 

All of us, the 

people staying in 

Four Rooms and 

Jamestown, are 

becoming victims of 

staying in the dark 

area for too long, 

having to walk to the 

shops at night. 

We all know it is 

too dangerous to 

walk in the dark. 

The ward councillor 

and the police should 

be involved in this 

crime situation, 

investigate and have 

the perpetrators 

arrested for crime 

and stealing the 

property of Eskom. 

The people 

damaging the power 

supply are staying in 

the same street as 

the pole, an 

investigation should 

be made and 

followed by arrest. 

We cannot be 

victimised by the 

same people every 

time there is a power 

cut, such as 

load-shedding and 

lightning. This must 

come to an end. 

Today will be mostly pleasant in Komani, 

although there will be some cloud about. 

The morning temperature will be 7°C and 

the maximum a moderate 25°C. 

Friday will be partly sunny. The 

minimum temperature will be 9°C, going 

up to 29°C at the maximum. 

It will be decidedly chilly on Saturday 

CLASS ACT: St Theresa’s Primary School pupils represented the Chris Hani West team during a debating 

competition in Johannesburg recently. School principal Msondezi Bulu, left, with pupils Phaphu Nqoko, 

Cassronique Lodewyk and Calib Brecht as well as team manager S Lottering 

Picture: SUPPLIED 

Driving leaves 

much to be desired 

Shocked Komani driver writes: 

When I moved to Komani earlier this 

year I was pleasantly surprised by 

this town’s drivers. 

For weeks I did not witness any 

bad behaviour on the roads. The taxis 

were not going at crazy high speeds 

as they did in other areas where I’d 

lived. 

I was amazed at how the drivers of 

Toyota Avanzas respected traffic 

laws, stopped at stop streets and 

there was no illegal overtaking. 

There was one noticeable 

transgression though – very few 

wore their seatbelt. 

I could count how many drivers 

wore seatbelts in my first few weeks 

and the numbers were staggering. 

What shocked me though was that 

even some traffic cops and police did 

not bother with the safety belt. 

I noticed that I was starting to 

jump on the bandwagon but then 

KOMANIW E AT H E R 

morning, with the minimum temperature 

predicted to be only 2°C with a little light 

drizzle in the morning, but it is likely to 

clear later and the maximum temperature 

will be up to 23°C. 

Although the minimum temperature on 

Sunday will be quite a lot higher at 11°C, it 

will be cloudy and showers are possible 

sanity prevailed and I wear my safety 

belt religiously. 

I have to say I have recently 

started to experience bad driving in 

this town and it’s starting to dawn on 

me that my initial thoughts were 

somewhat wishful. 

The bad driving - speeding, 

dangerous overtaking and ignoring 

stop streets, especially in the 

townships – is starting to get to me. 

It is quite disappointing, 

considering my first feelings about 

Komani drivers. To add insult to 

injury, there is another annoyance on 

the roads – the trolley pushers. 

No offence to the guys, they are 

trying to make a living, but they just 

make driving that much more 

difficult, particularly in town. 

Maybe traffic authorities should 

consider licensing these guys, to 

make sure they are also safe. 

Just a thought. 

throughout the day. The maximum will be 

only 18°C. 

The public holiday (Freedom Day) on 

Monday will be much the same and 

intermittent showers are predicted 

throughout the day, with the temperatures 

exactly the same at 11 and 18°C. – 

w w w. a c c u w e a t h e r. c o . z a 

SOCIETY 

SNIPPETS 

From birthdays to anniversaries to 

achievements to notices ... Share your 

information with us on 

mjekulal@tisoblackstar.co.za or fax (045) 

839-4059 

H A P PY birthday wishes are 

extended to Bridget Carthew, 

Amorè Olivier, Matthews Koshy, 

Siyabonga Lusiba and Sakhe 

Kapayi (April 18), Melinda 

Wentzel and Ena Smuts (April 

20), Simtembile Mgidi (April 

22), Geyle Porter (April 23), 

Grant Knoetze, The Rep’s 

Nokuzola Lusiti (April 25) and 

Mavis Buhe (April 27), Quinton 

van Wyk (April 30) 

BELATED birthday wishes to 

Sarah-Lee Frewen (April 12) and 

Mzolisi Gwantshu (April 14). 

CONGRATULATIONS to Grettan 

Ruiters who recently graduated 

with a Masters in architectural 

design. 

CONDOLENCES to the friends 

and family of the late Bob 

Sifolo, Reymond Tanda, 

Ngakubani Mgqesha, Florence 

Mankayi, Beauty Mlumbi, 

Richard Qoza, Nomakula 

Qongqo, Zoliwe Siwa, Tandeka 

Jada, Nosilence Nqono, Mary 

Brooms and Evelyn Penxa. 

A FORMER mayor, Johnny 

Johnson, used to say that the 

schools were Queenstown’s 

greatest industry and it was 

again proved last weekend 

when the town was bursting at 

the seams with Old Queenians 

and other visitors for the 

school’s 161st reunion, but it 

will very likely be close to 

empty this weekend when 

many people will go away for 

the Easter long weekend. 

If you are one of them, please 

travel safely and enjoy the end 

of summer as is seems winter 

is not far away.

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Muso Mvuzo hitting the charts worldwide 


Local-born artist Mvuzo Thafeni is blazing 

charts and captivating audiences around the 

whole world. His EP released last Friday with 

the hit single and title track Blessings is currently 

at No 17 on international charts site, Traxsource. 

The muso was born in Ezibeleni and is now 

based in Port Elizabeth. 

He has been in the music game for eight years 

and keeps raising the bar year on year. This will be 

his second extended play (EP) after one last year 

called Stor y. 

Talking about his latest project, he said, “I am 

very excited about the project. We had released it 

on pre-order to an exclusive audiences and 

ON DECKS: 

Local-born DJ 

Mvuzo Thafeni 

has released a 

new EP titled 

‘Blessings’ 

THE Notice Board is intended to help 

people advertise events and avoid 

clashes. The date, event and venue may 

appear free of charge for three months, 

but these details must reach The Rep by 

noon on Mondays, to appear in that 

Fr i d ay ’s edition. E-mail 

c h u x f @ t i s o b l a c k s t a r. c o . z a or call 

(045) 839-4040. 

Thursday April 18: Hangklip Junior 

civvies day. 

Thursday-Sunday April 18-21: Jeppe U16 

rugby festival (Johannesburg) 

Friday April 19: Good Friday – E a st e r 

long weekend. 

Friday-Sunday April 19-21: KES rugby 

and hockey festival, 1st teams, 

Johannesburg. 

Monday April 22: Family Day – public 

h o l i d ay. 

Friday April 26:Kinky Robot live show, 

Stutterheim Country Club; Queen’s cross 

country at Hudson Park, Freedom Day 

celebrations, The Rec, Queen’s derby vs 

Selborne (away); Queen’s Junior vs 

Selborne (away); Hanklip Junior 

information morning for new 2020 pupils; 

World Book Day celebrations. 

Saturday April 27: Stutterheim Round 

Table bike ride, Stutterheim Country Club; 

Thafeni making waves with new EP ‘Blessings’ 

enthusiastic followers. The reception has been 

very good. We are getting some noise in the 

international scene as well.” 

Speaking of some of the highlights of his career, 

Thafeni, whose stage name is Crazy Tunez, cites 

the opportunity to participate in the battle of the 

DJs in Johannesburg back in 2016. This was a 

milestone for his career and a growth experience. 

“It was motivating. I had the opportunity to mingle 

and see other DJs at work. I also received advice 

from bigger artists on how to perfect my craft and 

manoeuvre the industry.” 

ON THE NOTICE BOARD 

Queen’s derby vs Selborne (away); 

Freedom Day public holiday; GHS vs 

Clarendon (away); Queen’s Junior vs 

Selborne (away); Balmoral derby day vs 

Clarendon (home); Chris Hani Freedom 

Marathon, Cofimvaba. 

Monday April 29: Queen’s Junior parent 

power session; Balmoral Earlyact cake 

sale. 

Tuesday April 30: QCOBA wine tasting, 

Queen’s Hall, 7pm; Balmoral hockey vs 

Burgersdorp (away). 

Wednesday May 1: NG Kerk bazaar, 

Robinson Road, from 9am; Workers’ D ay 

public holiday. 

Wednesday-Sunday May 1-5: All Girls’ 

Festival, Cape Town. 

Friday May 3: Queen’s cross country, 

Laerskool Nahoon, 2.30pm; Queen’s 

College derby vs Port Rex (away). 

Saturday May 4: Queen’s derby vs Port 

Rex (away); SPCA book sale, The Mall, 

from 9am; Hangklip Junior sport vs 

Volkskool (away); Hangklip Junior chess, 

EL. 

Monday May 6: QCOBA national council 

meeting, 

Wednesday May 8: General election. 

Thursday May 9: Opening of Love of Art 

charity art exhibition, Queens Hotel, 

6.30pm; Balmoral Grade 2 fun evening. 

Friday May 10: Hangklip Junior slipper 

day, Reach for a Dream; Balmoral slipper 

day, foundation phase Mothers’ D ay 

a s s e m b l y. 

Friday-Saturday May 10-11: Love of Art 

charity art exhibition open all day, 

Queens Hotel; Queen’s derby vs Grey 

High School (away); GHS vs Collegiate 

(away); Queen’s Junior vs Grey Junior 

( away ) . 

Thursday-Sunday May 9-12: GHS golf 

tour to Port Elizabeth. 

Saturday May 11: Stutterheim High 

School enduro mountain cycle race, 

Stutterheim High School, 8am: Hangklip 

Junior sport vs De Vos Malan (home). 

Sunday May 12: M ot h e r s ’ D ay. 

Monday May 13: Queen’s Junior PTA 

Crazy Tunez has had the opportunity to share 

the stage with artists like DJ Clock, DJ Tira, Heavy 

K and Msaki. 

On his journey from the first EP to the second he 

said, “The first one was called Stor y, with its lead 

single. It featured TmanXpress. The song was 

remixed by other artists, including DJ Demented 

Soul.” It is against that backdrop that Crazy Tunez 

has released his latest offering, Blessings. “It is an 

appropriate way to acknowledge the growth, 

opportunities and love I have received.” 

About what making music means to him, he 

AFTER MANY YEARS: Some members of the Queen’s College matric class of 1959 who 

returned to attend this year’s reunion were, from left, Fanie Fourie, Peter Haxton, 

Peter Haylett, Dave Robertson, George Adams and Ken Giese. Sid Nothard was also 

here, but was not present when the picture was taken 

Picture: CHUX FOURIE 

IN MEMORIAM: Queen’s College head boy Camgca Sondlo lays 

the wreath on behalf of the school at the school’s 

Commemoration Service, while headmaster Janse van der Ryst 

looks on 

Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

executive meeting, 6pm; Balmoral SGB 

meeting, 5.30pm. 

Tuesday May 14: QCOBA Mother Branch 

meeting. 

Wednesday May 15: GHS one act play 

competition; Queen’s Junior hockey vs 

Aliwal North. 

Friday May 17: GHS exams start; 

Balmoral Pre-Primary grandparents’ d ay. 

Saturday May 18: Balmoral derby day vs 

Stirling (away). 

Friday-Saturday May 17-18: Queen’s 

derby vs Hudson Park (home); Queen’s 

Junior vs Stirling (away). 

Saturday May 18: Queen’s cross country, 

Bonza Bay beach, 9am; GHS vs Hudson 

Park (home); Hangklip Junior sport vs 

Gill (home). 

Monday May 20: Queen’s Junior parent 

power session. 

Thursday-Saturday May 23-25: Queen’s 

Junior tennis tour. 

Thursday May 23: Balmoral Grade 3 fun 

evening. 

said, “Music is about honest expression. I am an 

introvert and I think it tells an alternative story. 

That is what resonates with my fans. It is our story 

t o g e t h e r. ” 

The new EP features Lizwi on its title track. She 

is big on the afro house scene. The title track has 

already been remixed by DJs Demented Soul and 

Mreja. 

He presently lives in Port Elizabeth and is the 

resident DJ at Loxion Café. The album is released 

under Tone Apartment Entertainment and is 

available online on iTunes, Traxsource and others. 

GLAM GIRLS: Get Ahead Project girls ready to dance the 

night away at their matric dance were, from left, Aphelele 

Ncwana, Mihlali Mpateni and Asiphesona Hexana 

Picture: CLAYTON SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY 

LOOKING GOOD: 

Rivaldo Tromp 

and Sanele Pika 

looked the part 

at the Hexagon 

High School 

matric dance at 

the Queens 

Casino and Hotel 

Picture: 

MAXWELL LEVINE 

P H OTO G R A P H Y 

Friday May 24: Queen’s cross country at 

Beaconhurst, 2.30pm; Hangklip Junior 

exams begin; Balmoral exams begin. 

Saturday May 25: Hangklip Junior sport 

vs George Randall (home); Hangklip 

Junior chess, EL. 

Friday-Saturday May 24-25: Queen’s 

derby vs Graeme College (away). 

Monday May 27: Queen’s Junior exams 

begin. 

Wednesday May 29: Balmoral school 

p h ot o s . 

Friday May 31: Queen’s cross country, 

Selborne Primary, 2.30pm; Queen’s 

Junior hockey vs Hudson Park (home). 

Saturday June 1: Friends of Madeira 

Mid-Year Fair, Madeira Home gardens, 

from 9am; Bulletjies rugby tourney, 

Hangklip Junior School, 8am; Queen’s 

rugby vs Marlow (home); GHS vs 

Kingswood (home); Queen’s Junior rugby 

vs Hudson Park (home); Balmoral derby 

day vs Hudson Park (away). 

Monday June 3: QCOBA national council 

meeting; Hangklip Junior SGB meeting, 

5.30pm; Balmoral SGB meeting, 5.30pm. 

Wednesday June 5: World Environment 

D ay. 

Thursday June 6: Queen’s exams end. 


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REMEMBERED: Howard William Steward Ben-Mazwi will be remembered 

when the school named after him celebrates its 41st anniversary later 

this month 

Picture: SUPPLIED 

Pupil’s birthday 

wish helps kids 

– thanks to 

shop owner 

ANDISA BONANI 

Hangklip High School grade 12 pupil Sibulele Jaxa 

partnered with Lukhanji SUPERSPAR to celebrate 

her 18th birthday by giving pupils from Nonesi 

Primary School sanitary towels and school shoes, 

among other items. 

SUPERSPAR owner Sandy Boy said she was 

approached by Jaxa, who wanted to give back to 

the community in celebration of her 18th birthday. 

“She did not want anything conventional so we 

threw a few ideas on the table and because I had 

some things I wanted to give to the school, we 

thought to put this event together and do a 

presentation to the grade 7s. 

“We chose this group of pupils because they are 

the most vulnerable – going into high school next 

year, peer pressure, drugs, alcohol and issues of 

sexuality all start happening at this age. 

“We also roped in motivational speakers for the 

pupils,” Boy said. 

Boy said she had adopted Nonesi Primary as a 

beneficiary had been working with the school for 

quite some time. 

She said most of the children who attended the 

school were from informal settlements and the 

items that were handed over would make a big 

difference in their lives. 

Jaxa, whose birthday was on March 18, said it 

had been her dream to celebrate her birthday with 

less fortunate children. 

“After speaking to a few people about my dream, 

I was referred to Boy who jumped on board and we 

came up with this idea. 

“We decided on an intimate event for the pupils 

from Nonesi and we chose grade 7s because they 

are going to high school next year and need 

guidance. I am grateful to Mrs Boy for making my 

dream a reality.” 

Nonesi acting principal Monwabisi Koti said 

when he arrived at the school in 2018, he heard 

about the relationship the school had with Boy. 

“Whenever we do something like going on a tour, 

Mrs Boy always supports us, either with food 

parcels or whatever we may need at the time. 

“We were informed about a pupil from another 

school who wanted to celebrate her birthday with 

our pupils and hand over some goods, which we 

are immensely grateful for. 

“Mrs Boy has been supporting us with school 

uniforms, shoes, sanitary towels and other items 

the pupils need. 

“I know there is a high rate of unemployment in 

this area, which means parents cannot afford some 

important items for their children. 

Owner of Mlungisi Music Academy, Mlungisi 

Gegana, gave a motivational talk and encouraged 

the pupils to stay in school and not be distracted by 

the temptations that teenagers faced, such as 

drugs and alcohol. 

Gegana invited the pupils to join his music 

academy, which operates from the Queenstown 

Arts Centre, where they are taught life skills and 

get free music lessons. 

The excited Nonesi pupils received school shoes, 

socks and goody bags with toiletries including 

sanitary towels and other essentials. 

High school pays tribute to 

iconic Howard Ben-Mazwi 

Human rights campaigner, activist, left a legacy 

Howard William Steward 

Ben-Mazwi was born 

on December 12, 1896 

in Bhaziya Village in then- 

Umthatha. He was married to 

Ethel Nonqaba Ben-Mazwi 

and they were blessed with 

seven children with only one 

currently still surviving. 

. His father was a school 

principal and an ordained 

minister of the Moravian 

Church in Bhaziya. 

He was a teacher by 

profession and worked in 

Komani where his father 

lived and worked as a 

preacher. He played a 

respectable role in 

community matters of the 

Gwelane traditional 

ISAZISO MALUNGA NENGXELO 

YOVAVANYO ESISISEKELO NESICELO 

SOSEBENZO MHLABA 

community of Inkosi uAnta in 

the Cathcart district where 

his father, the Rev Benjamin 

Mazwi was born. In the 

Queenstown district he was 

an active board member of 

the South African Bantu 

Board. He was a renowned 

leader against the inferiority 

imposed on black people, 

advocating for equitable 

human rights. 

He moved to East London 

in the 1920s where his father 

had earlier worked as a 

church minister. He 

proceeded to work at the 

acclaimed Welsh High 

School in Duncan Village and 

served on its first school 

committee. There is more 

Esi sisaziso ngokwemimiselo woMthetho kaZwelonke 

wezokusiNgqongileyo (NEMA), 107, ka 1998, uMthetho woVavanyo 

kokusingNqongileyo ka-2014, owongezelelwe ngomhla ka-7 April 

2017, 2) uPhuhliso Lwezibonelelo zeziMbiwa ne-Petroliyam 

(MPRDA), umthetho 28-ka 2002, owongezelelweyo ngo-2013, 3) 

kwicandelo elimayelana ne-Land Use Planning Ordinance 15 of 

1985, and 4), the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 

16 of 2013, ngenjongo zokufaka iNgxelo yoVavanyo esiSisekelo 

(BAR) ukuphuhlisa igilaveli yekwari nokuquba lemisebenzi ibalulwe 

kwi 4.9 Ha eNcora Flats 87 and Farms 180 & 190, on unregistered 

 

Undoqo ngokuqubeka namalinge okomba: 

1. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity 21: nawuphi na umsebenzi 

okuquka ukwenza ofuna amalungelo okomba (mining permit) 

ngokwecandelo 27 we-MPRDA 28 ka 2002, kuquka (a) 

uhambelwano nothungelwano lwenkonzo, izakhiwo eziyame 

ngqo nokukhupha (iGilaveli); (b) njengokuba kuzakuqala 

inkqubo yezimbiwa kuqala ukukhetha, ukukhupha, ukwahlula, 

ukujonga, ukukraya, ukucoca okanye ukuhlamba. 

2. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity 22(i): naluphi na ugunyaziso 

lufuna isiqinisekiso sokuvalwa ngokomthetho icandelo 43 we- 

MPRDA 28, ka-2002. 

3. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity 27: Isiqinisekiso sendawo 

eyi-1Ha okanye ngaphezulu, kodwa ngaphantsi kwe-20Ha 

yezityalo zemveli (indigenous vegetation). 

4. GNR 324: 7 April 2017, Activity 12(a)(ii): Isiqinisekiso 

sendawo eyi-300m 2 okanye ngaphezulu kwezityalo zemveli 

kwindawo kakhulu eneziphilayo echongelwe izigcwangciso 

zezinto eziphilayo ngaphakathi e-Eastern Cape. 

Indawo: Ncora Flats 87 and Farms 180 &190, on unregistered 

 

Proponent: 

MLAMBO Investment Holdings (PTY) LTD 

Consultant: 

Stellenryck Environmental Solutions 

18 Aisne Avenue, Lorraine 

Port Elizabeth 

Tel: 041 368 9095 & Fax: 086 601 4021 

Email: NcoraGravel2@stellenryck.co.za 

Stellenryck Environmental Solution CC inikezwe uxanduva 

lokuphanda ukuze kubelula ukugunyazisa ukumisela iNgxelo 

yoVavanyo esiSisekelo (BAR). Ukuba unqwenela ukwenza 

isiphakamiso Malunga nesisicelo okanye ngoluxwebhu okanye 

unqwenela ingcangciso epheleleyo, thumela isiphakamiso/ isicelo 

ubhale uthi-Stellenryck Solutions, ngaphambi okanye umhla-we 

27 May 2019. Ukuba unqwenela ulwazi neenkcukaca Malunga 

nalomba/ okanye ukufumana uxwebhu ngokusingqongileyo, nceda 

 

Isaziso sipapashwe: 23 April 2019 

than one school named after 

him, one each in Komani, 

Ezibeleni and Mdantsane. 

He became an interpreter 

at the then department of 

native affairs. A very 

prominent person in civic 

affairs in the community, 

among others, he provided 

an advisory social service for 

marginalised people. The 

community would approach 

him with any social problem 

or challenge they were faced 

with, trusting him for 

amicable solutions or advice. 

Ben-Mazwi was an 

excellent rugby 

administrator. His sons were 

a formidable force in the 

region with some of them 

selected to play for the 

Border team. They played for 

rugby teams such as Tembu 

United and the Boiling Water 

which was coached by one of 

his brothers, Oswald Ben 

Mazwi. Ben-Mazwi died in 

1943 and was buried in East 

London. The sombre mood of 

the funeral is captured well 

in the poem umfi uHoward 

Ben-Mazwi by the prominent 

poet of the time, SEK 

Mqhayi, and was published 

in Imvo Zabantsundu in 1943, 

forwarded by Dr Nontombi 

Mazwi. 

Howard Ben-Mazwi Junior 

Secondary School will 

celebrate its 41st anniversary 

on April 26. 

ISAZISO MALUNGA NENGXELO 

YOVAVANYO ESISISEKELO NESICELO 

SOSEBENZISO MHLABA 

Esi sisaziso ngokwemimiselo yoMthetho kaZwelonke 

wezokusiNgqongileyo, ka-1998, ongezelelweyo ngomhla ka-7 

April 2017 kwakunye nohambiselano necandelo lokuceba i-Land 

Use Planning Ordinance Act, 1985 and Spatial Planning and Land 

Use Management Act, 2013 ngenjongo zokufaka isicelo sengxelo 

yovavanyo esisisekelo yokuvelisa i-Dolerite (ilitye-elomeleleyo) 

ikwari kwakunye nokwenza lemisebenzi ibalulweyo kwi 4.93 Ha 

kwindawo i-Farm 84, kumhlaba wombuso ongabhaliswanga, 

¿ 

District. 

Undoqo ngokuqubeka namalinge okomba: 

1. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity (21) (a) & (b) nawuphi na 

umsebemzi kuquka ukwenza amalungelo okumba (mining 

permit) ngokwecandelo 27 we-MPRDA 28 KA 2002, okuquka 

ukuhambelana nothungelwano lwenkonzo, izakhiwo eziyame 

ngqo nezokukhupha izimbiwa, njengoko kuzakuqala inkqubo 

yezimbiwa kuqala, kuquka ukukhutshwa, ukukraya, ukuhlola 

nokucoca. 

2. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity (22) (i): naluphi na ugunyaziso 

lufuna isiqinisekiso sokuvalwa ngokomthetho icandelo 43 we- 

MPRDA 28-ka-2002. 

3. GNR 327: 7 April 2017, Activity (27): isiqinisekisi sendawo 

eyi 1Ha okanye ngaphezulu, kodwa ngaphantsi kwe-20Ha 

yezityalo zemveli (indigenous vegetation). 

4. GNR 324: 7 April 2017, Activity (12) (a)(ii): isiqinisekiso 

sendawo eyi-300m 2 okanye ngaphezulu kwezityalo zemveli 

kwindawo kakhulu eneziphilayo echongelwe izigcwangciso 

zezinto eziphilayo ngaphakathi e-Eastern Cape. 

Indawo: Kwindawo i-Farm 84, kumhlaba wombuso 

ongabhaliswanga, kufutshane eMangweni, kwisithili 

¿ 

Proponent: 

MLAMBO Investment Holdings (PTY) LTD 

Consultant: 

Stellenryck Environmental Solutions 

18 Aisne Avenue, Lorraine 

Port Elizabeth 

Tel: 041 368 9095 & Fax: 086 601 4021 

Email: ncora.gravel1@stellenryck.co.za 

Stellenryck Environmental Solution CC inikezwe uxanduva 

lokuphanda ukuze kubelula ukugunyazisa ukumisela ingxelo 

yovavanyo esisisekelo. Ukuba unqwenela ukwenza isiphakamiso 

Malunga nesisicelo okanye ngoluxwebhu okanye unqwenela 

ingcangciso epheleleyo, thumela isiphakamiso/ isicelo ubhale uthi- 

Stellenryck Solutions, ngaphambi okanye umhla-we 27 May 2019. 

Ukuba unqwenela ulwazi neenkcukaca Malunga nalomba/ okanye 

ukufumana uxwebhu ngokusingqongileyo, nceda qakamshelana 

¿ 

Isaziso sipapashwe: 23 April 2019

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to spread the joy and happiness that Christ has brought about into 

our lives. Let us all together praise and worship God 

for his endless blessings. Have a blessed Easter. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO www.zikizaprops.co.za 

VISIT OUR OFFICE OR CALL VUSUMZI ON 082 674 4352 

While we wait for 

the conclusion 

of the May 

elections and the 

economy to take the 

positive turn all are 

anticipating, Seeff 

Property Group 

chairperson Samuel 

Seeff said it would be 

remiss not to continue 

cautioning that 

economic and property 

market recovery would 

take time. 

The recently renewed 

Eskom crisis has again 

reminded all that the 

economic and 

governance challenges 

are deeper than 

anticipated when 

President Ramaphosa 

took the reins in 2018. 

Although the GDP 

growth outlook for the 

year is better, it should 

be noted that the World 

Bank recently adjusted 

it downward to 1,2% 

(from a previous 1,4%). 

Consumers’ budgets 

remain under growing 

pressure from rising 

costs, most notably fuel 

and electricity hikes, as 

well as weak income 

growth. 

Seeff said it was 

becoming harder for 

consumers to service 

their debt and it also 

meant they had less to 

spend on property. 

This naturally 

translates to a 

somewhat muted 

property market which, 

while active below 

R1,5m (R3m in the 

upper income areas), 

continues to put 

pressure on sellers and 

asking prices. 

Although the market 

remains active, it is still 

trading at 20%-40% 

below the 2015-2017 

highs. 

Price growth has 

declined since 2018, 

and according to the 

latest FNB Price Index is 

at 3.8% y/y for March – 

marginally below the 

CPI inflation rate. 

Along with that is a 

deteriorating demandsupply 

balance point to 

an increasingly 

favourable market for 

buyers. 

The favourable 

buying conditions are 

supported by a positive 

mortgage lending 

landscape and flat 

interest rate. 

Seeff said buyers 

who were still 

undecided could well 

find it a good time to 

buy, provided they 

could find good value, 

as many sellers were 

still somewhat stubborn 

about their asking 

prices. 

FNB also recently 

reported that selling 

due to financial reasons 

and emigrating was on 

the rise. 

It now takes on 

average 15 weeks and 

six days to sell a 

property, compared to 

the market average of 

12 weeks. 

While slightly faster 

compared to the third 

quarter of 2018, 

perhaps because the 

early part of the year is 

always busier for 

agents, it now takes 

much longer to sell. 

The bank also 

reported that 94% of 

sellers have to drop 

their asking price by an 

average of 9% to 

conclude a deal. 

Clearly, said Seeff, 

the focus was on asking 

prices, “especially at 

the higher price levels 

where we see a 

discretionary market in 

o p e r at i o n ”. 

In a climate of fewer 

buyers and notably 

more properties to 

choose from, serious 

sellers need to focus on 

listing with credible 

agents who will give the 

best advice rather than 

waste time with high 

price promises. 

While the weak 

economy had been a 

major boost for the 

rental market as 

affordability or an 

inability to buy drove 

more people to rent, 

Seeff said there were 

still concerns about 

high landlord 

expectations in terms of 

rental returns. 

Generally, while the 

rental market was 

seeing better growth at 

around 4-5%, this was 

still below the 2017 

average according to 

the PayProp Rental 

Index. 

The index also shows 

that the consumer rentto-income 

ratio is under 

pressure, and Seeff 

says that in such a 

climate, looking after 

good tenants should 

top looking for quick 

wins with high rentals. 

Although there is 

more energy and 

expectation in the 

property market in 

2019, not much of this 

is translating to 

increased sales 

volumes or higher 

prices and most areas 

report that there has 

been little change in 

the market. 

The Seeff group 

remains of the view that 

the property market will 

remain fairly flat, 

trading largely sideways 

for the first half of 2019, 

and current market and 

economic indicators 

continue to support that 

v i e w. 

There are also an 

increasing number of 

sellers having to drop 

their asking prices to 

conclude a deal. 

Issued by Seeff PR, 

Gina Meintjes, contact 

079-886-4802, e-mail 

g i n a . m e i n t j e s @ s e e f f. c o m


11 

Wrap-up of 

Queen’s College 

reunion action 

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

John Hockey was inducted 

as the new national 

president of the Queen’s 

College Old Boys’ A s s o c i at i o n 

(QCOBA) at the President’s 

Banquet in the Queen’s Junior 

Hall on Friday evening. 

The school, with its great 

heritage, was celebrating 161 

years of existence. The 

celebrations began with the 

arrival of the 1965RIDE cyclists 

at The Rec. 

On Friday morning, 2009 

head boy, Thomas Clark, s p o ke 

at the reunion assembly which 

was followed by Trooping the 

C o l o u r. 

Sporting activities kicked off 

afterwards and the day was 

concluded with the banquet. 

The sports continued on 

Saturday, when the school’s 

first team clashed with Dale 

College. The formalities were 

concluded by the wreath-laying 

in honour of Old Boys and 

those who had been killed in 

action more recently. 

Hockey said he was 

honoured by his new position 

as president. 

“I will do my best in my year 

of office to fly the flag high, 

maybe even help push it higher 

than it is at the moment.” 

Hockey, who is based in 

Durban, is a retired mechanical 

engineer who is now 

consulting. 

He was born in Dordrecht 

and moved to Komani in 1959. 

“I love the reunion time. I 

think in the 46 years that I have 

been an Old Boy from the class 

of 1973, if I have missed 10 

reunions, it would be a lot. I try 

my best to come to every one.” 

Hockey said the most 

significant part of the reunions 

was the commemoration 

service when old friends were 

honoured. 

“Queen’s College is a great 

school. I think the values here 

are the most important aspect. 

“We have seen the 

demographic change from 

white to black, but nothing in 

this school has changed – the 

boys are still as courteous as 

they have always been.” 

Queen’s College headmaster 

Janse van der Ryst said the 

Sunday service at reunion was 

to celebrate one of the core 

values of the school which was 

to give to a higher cause. 

All these men had died in 

service of the rest of the 

countr y. 

“The wider reunion is to 

celebrate the coming together 

of old friends and competing 

on the sports and cultural 

fields with our friends from 

neighbouring schools,” Van der 

Ryst said. 

“It is also a time to showcase 

what we have, with our 

grounds in pristine condition, a 

time to tell people what we are 

doing and for the Old Boys to 

see that it is a very different 

school from when they were 

here but, with respect to them, 

it is now the time of the boys 

who are here and those to 

come. This also means we may 

need to change certain ways of 

doing things, whether this is 

bringing in a different set of 

cultural activities and 

introducing new sports. 

“The event was good and the 

feedback we are getting is 

positive. Obviously you will not 

hear the negative because 

people are not brave enough to 

say that, but we know what we 

want to achieve and we try to 

do that.” 

Clark is in his final year as an 

audit trainee with Deloittes in 

Cape Town. 

Clarke said, “I love being 

here for reunion. It always 

takes me back and, more than 

anything, I am proud of this 

school and how well we are 

doing. Everyone seems to be 

closer together and it is 

amazing to be part of it. 

“The main part of the speech 

I wanted the present Queenians 

to get, was that life is difficult 

after school. There is a lot to 

work out and I just want them 

to be prepared to fail because 

it is going to happen at some 

point, but they will need to 

push through and keep moving 

forward and will eventually 

reach their dreams.” 

BIG GAME: The 


reunion match 

against Dale College 

kept the two 

coaches in great 

suspense at The Rec 

on Saturday, with, 

from left, Queen’s 

College first team 

rugby coach Pierre 

Jacobs with his 

assistant coach, 

Murray Basset and 

Pierre’s son Jacobs 

jnr 

Picture: 

ABONGILE 

S O LU N D WA N A 

INSIGHTFUL SPEECH: The head boy of 2009, Thomas Clark, 

delivers his address at the reunion assembly Picture: LIAM CHELLEW 

C O LO U R F U L 

C E L E B R AT I O N : 


pupils perform 

their traditional 

Trooping the 

Colour Parade 

on Friday. This 

formed part of 

the school’s 

celebration of 

its 161st reunion 

Picture:: 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

GREAT HONOUR: Outgoing Queen’s College Old Boys’ A s s o c i at i o n 

(QCOBA) president Roy Hayes, left, inducts John Hockey as the 

new QCOBA national president during the reunion weekend 

Picture: LIAM CHELLEW 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOLMES SHAKIR 

Birthday!! 

20 April 2019 

Today God’s turned your 

morning into dancing again 

& lifted your sorrow. 

Today we celebrate the 

goodness of God for 

blessing us with such a 

remarkable young man. 

Always remember the anvil 

God laid you upon, when He 

moulded you into the man you are 

today. May God bless you. You are loved. 

Always, forever and a day…. 

From Mommy, Uncle Etienne, Dé, Ma and all 

our children 

In Memoriam 

1100 

In Memoriam 

1100 

YAKUPA 

ELLIOT 

BORN: 06.06.1952 

DIED: 12.04.2019 

FUNERAL: 

20.04.2019 

ADDRESS: 

T 184 Sondlo Street 

VENUE: T 184 

Sondlo at Komani 

INTERMENT: 

Lukhanji Cemetery 

Rest In Peace 

Serving Through Dignity 

and Trust 

No 21 Derby Street 

Queenstown 5319 

Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 

nesawuli@mweb.co.za 

MOKOENA 

MONDE 

JOSEPH 



FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

11427 Sabatha 

Dalindyebo Location 

VENUE: 11427 

Sabatha Dalindyebo 

at Komani 

INTERMENT: 


Rest In Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


YEKO 

PEARL 

NOMPUMELELO 



FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Machubeni A/A 

VENUE: eGxojeni 

at Lady Frere 

INTERMENT: 

eGxojeni Cemetery 

Rest In Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


DYANTYI 

YOLANDA 



FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Tsembeyi A/A 

VENUE: 

eGxojeni at Lady 

Frere 

INTERMENT: 

eGxojeni Cemetery 

Rest In Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


STEMELA 

SIYABONGA 

Late of 1582 

Tinara, Ilinge 

Born: 23.06.1989 

Died: 11.04.2019 

Funeral: Saturday 


Starting at home 

then to the 

Community 

Hall, Ilinge for a 

service at 10am. 

The cortege will 

proceed to the 

Ilinge Cemetery for 

the Interment 

at 12:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MFENE 

LISA CANZI 

SANZANZA 

RUSSELL AND SON 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

Tel. 045 839 4012 

QALI 

SIKHUMBUZO 

Late of Tabasa, 

Swartwater, Lady 

Frere District 





Starting at home at 

10am (Methodist 

Church). Thence 

to the Tabasa 

Cemetery, Lady 

Frere for the 

Interment at 13:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

JOLA QENGEBA 

MPHANKOMO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

1150 


KEHLEWU 

NTOZELIZWE 

BORN: 1939-12-04 

DIED: 2019-04-09 

FUNERAL: 

2019-04-21 

VENUE: Funeral service 

will be held at home 

at Koppies Location, 

Machibini A/A, Lady 

Frere at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Koppies 

TIME: 13:00pm 

PHUMLA NGOXOLO 

1150 


BUWA 

NOGUSHA 

FLORETT 

BORN: 1951-09-19 


FUNERAL: 2019-04-20 


will start at home at No. 12 

Stanley Street, Westbourne, 

Komani at 06:00am then 

proceed to St Michael 

Church for the service 

at 08:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Komani Town 

TIME: 12:30pm 


MOLI 

NOPASILE 

EUGINIA 



FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Trust Village 

VENUE: Trust 

Village at Lady Frere 

INTERMENT: 

Trust Cemetery 

Rest In Peace Doyi, 

Xesibe 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


TANQA 

NKOSOXOLO 



FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Machubeni A/A 

VENUE: eGxojeni 


INTERMENT: 

Egxojeni Cemetery 

Rest In Peace Mcube, 

Zondwa 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


MANI 

ANDILE 

MAFILIKA 



FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

T211 Mlungisi 

Location 

VENUE: T211 at 

Komani 

INTERMENT: 


Rest In Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


KATUM 

ZINGISILE 

Late of Somana, 

Nqiningana, 

Lady Frere District 





Starting at 

home at 10am 

(Umzimhlophe 

Church of Christ in 

Zion). Thence to the 

Somana Cemetery, 

Lady Frere for the 

Interment at 12:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MATSHAYA 

MBATHANE 

XESIBE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MAFENYANE 

LUCIA 

Late of C 74 Aloe T, 

Squatter Camp, 

Mlungisi, Komani 





Starting at home 

at 10am (Holly City 

Zionist). Thence to 

the Komani Town 

Cemetery for the 

Interment at 

12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMTSHATSHU 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

BILL 

NONZAME 

Late of 20 Zone 

1, Ekhuphumleni, 

Whittlesea 





Starting at home at 

9am. Thence to the 

Dongwe Cemetery, 

Whittlesea for the 

Interment at 

12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMFENE LISA 

JAMBASE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

KOMANI AVBOB 

FUNERAL SERVICES 

ROBINSON ROAD 29 

QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

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Cell: 083 503 8057 

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GWILIZA 

NOMAKOSI 

MIRRIAM 





will start at home at 110 

Zone 3, Ezibeleni at 

07:00am then proceed to 

the Community Hall, 

Zone 1, Ezibeleni for the 

service at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Komani Town 

TIME: 12:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

QOWA 

THEMBAKAZI 





will be held at home at No. 

1953 New Zone Location, 

Whittlesea at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Whittlesea 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

NQINILEYO 

MANERIYA 

MARGARET 





will be held at home at 

No. 539 New Location, 

Cathcart at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Cathcart 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

1150 


MAKENCE 

SINGIWE 

ELIZABETH 





will be held at home at 

No. 09 Ngwane Street, 

Zola Location, Tarkastad 

at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Tarkastad 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

KOMANISI 

ANDISWA 



FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Ngqoko A/A 

VENUE: Gqadu 


INTERMENT: 

Gqadu Cemetery 

Rest In Peace 

Mamntshilibe 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


SOMOMO 

NOMNCEKELELO 

ANTONIA 



FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Ngqoko A/A 

VENUE: Lumko 


INTERMENT: 

Lumko Cemetery 

Rest In Peace 

Mamqoco 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


1150 


BAMBANI 

CYNTHIA 

NONTOMBI 



FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Hala No. 2 

VENUE: 

Hala No. 2 at Lady 

Frere 

INTERMENT: 

Hala No. 2 Cemetery 

Rest In Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 

Email: 


GANYAZA 

JACKSON 

MCUBUKANA 

Born: 10-12-1936 

Died: 04-04-2019 

Funeral: 20-04-2019 

(Saturday) 

Address: 

322 Emankcenkceni, 

ĂĚĂŽĐĂŽŶ 

ŚŝůĞĞĂ 

Venue: ůĚŽŽůŝĐ 

Church 

Time: 10:00am 

Interment: 

Sada Cemetery 

Rest in Peace Mdala 

JIBILIKILE 

VUYOKAZI 

BORN: 17/07/1983 

DIED: 03/04/2019 

FUNERAL: 20/04/2019 

(Saturday) 

ADDRESS: The body 

will arrive at home 

at Upper Langanci 

Location, Cala on Friday 

at 17H00 

VENUE: Service will 

start at home (Saturday) 

at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: Langanci 

Cemetery at 13H00 

Phumla Ngoxolo 

Nokwindla 

MASINCEDANE 


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Queenstown 5320 

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ADDRESS: 

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TIME: 10:00am 

INTERMENT: 

Machibini Cemetery 

Lala Ngoxolo Mamgcina, 

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Tel: 045 838 4621 

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REZONING OF ERF 2906 (CHURCH STREET / OPAL STREET, VICTORIA 

PARK), QUEENSTOWN 

Council has received an application for the proposed Rezoning of Erf 2906 

Queenstown from Authority Zone 1 to Residential Zone 3 to allow for a General 

Residential Development in terms of the Land Use Planning Ordinance No 15 of 

1985 and SPLUMA No 16/2013. 

PROPOSED PURCHASE, SUBDIVISION AND REZONING OF A PORTION OF 

JOUBERT STREET AND CONSOLIDATION TO ADJOINING ERVEN 453, 454, 

460 & 461 QUEENSTOWN; KOMANI 

Council has received an application for the proposed Purchase of a portion of 

Joubert Street and to rezone this portion from Street to Business 1 and to 

consolidate this portion to the adjoining Erven 453, 454, 460 & 461 in terms of the 

Land Use Planning Ordinance No 15 of 1985 and SPLUMA No 16/2013. 

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Mgijima Local Municipality at 2C Komani Street, Komani. 

Members of the Public are invited to submit written objections together with valid 

reasons within 30 days of publication of this notice to The Municipal Manager, 

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality. Closing date for objections is the 18th May 2019. 

Please contact Mrs. A Boucher / Mrs. L Bam on Tel: 045 807 6400 for queries in 

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LEGALS 

NOTICE HSLD 1/2019 

APPLICATION TO LEASE A PORTION 

OF ERF 1046, MLUNGISI 

Notice is hereby given In terms of Section 

124(1 &2) of Ordinance 20 of 1974 that the 

Municipality has received an application to 

lease a portion of Erf 1046 situated in Buhle 

Bezwe Drive, Mlungisi. 

Further details can be obtained from the 

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& Land Development situated at No. 2C 

Komani Street, Queenstown or Private Bag 

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at telephone 045-807 6417/6400 Ms D.I 

Mfundisi. 

Objections if any against the proposal must 

be lodged in writing with the Municipal 

Manager at Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, 

Private Bag X7111, Queenstown, 5320 

or 70 Cathcart Road, Queenstown not later 

 

S. NOMANDELA 

ACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

PROPOSED LEASE OF ERF 2610, 

2631 & 2611, QUEENSTOWN TO 

SOUTHBOURNE PRIMARY SCHOOL 

Notice is hereby given of the intention of 

Council to lease erf 2610, 2631& 2611, 

Queenstown located in Louis Botha Avenue, 

Komani to Southbourne Primary School on 

a long term basis for the extension of the 

schools activities. 

Enquiries regarding the above can be 

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hours at 2C Komani Street, Queenstown or 

on 045-807 6400. Objections if any must 

be submitted in writing to the Municipal 

Manager at Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality, Private Bag X7111, 

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SWINGING TIME: GHS golfers who did very well in the recent Border junior golf championships were, from left, Rebecca 

Aylesbury, Chloe Buss, Erin Barraud and Carla van Jaarsveld (See School Spor t) 

NEW ON THE STAFF: New members of the Hangklip teaching family are 

Jason Strydom, who will deal with life orientation and natural sciences, 

left, and Christopher Mills, the sport and marketing manager 

GIVING IT STICK: Hanneri Janse van Rensburg of 

Hangklip High has been included in the Border 

Inland U18 hockey team 

CREAM OF THE CROP: GHS girls who have been included in the Border Schools squash team are, back from left, Courtney Stone, Kirsten Lyons, 

Tyla-Mae Roux and front, Keagan Lottering, Teagan Roux, Monique da Cruz and Emma du Preez. Teagan did attend the trials due to injury, but had 

already qualified 

Pictures: SUPPLIED 

Queen’s Junior 

Derby vs Dale, hockey: 

U9A won 4-0, U9B won 4-0, 

U9C drew 0-0, U10A won 3-1, 

U10B won 2-1, U10C won 6-0, 

U11A won 1-0, U11B won 2-0, 

U13A won 3-0, U13B lost 1-2, 

U13C won 1-0. 

Hangklip High 

Derby vs Cradock, netball: 

U14A lost 10-12, U16C lost 

6-13, U16B lost 5-28, U16A 

lost 9-21, 2nd lost 13-20, 1st 

lost 18-21. 

Hockey: 3rd won 2-0, 2nd 

drew 1-1, 1st lost 3-2. 

Rugby:U14 won 29-10, 

U15B won 15-0, U15A lost 

Border meeting clears path for rugby in region 


All rugby stakeholders in the region 

flocked to the Garden Court Hotel in East 

London on Sunday for the first general 

council meeting of Border Rugby under 

new South African Rugby Union (Saru) 

administrator, Basil Haddad, who is 

facing the difficult task to steer Border in 

the right direction. 

The financially strapped union was 

disbanded late last year following a 

decision taken by Saru top brass in an 

exco meeting in terms of clause 28.5.3 of 

SA Rugby’s constitution, and, in 

consequence thereof, an administrator 

SCHOOLSSPOR T 

0-20, U16 won 45-13, 2nd 

won 24-5, 1st lost 10-13 . 

Derby vs Winterberg High 

School, netball: U14A won 13 

-12, U16A lost 14-9, 2nd drew 

14-14, 1st won 36-25. 

Rugby: U14 won 20-19, 

U15A won 22- 5, U16 lost 

18-7, 2nd lost 20-7, 1st lost 

15-7. 

GHS 

Derby day vs Kingsridge, 

tennis: lost 4-5. 

Hockey: 1st lost 0-2, U16A 

won 4-0, U14A drew 3-3. 

Netball: U19A won 24-19, 

U19B lost 8-12, U16A won 

18-10, U16B won 11-7, U16C 

won 11-7, U16D drew 8-8, 

U14A won 24-13, U14B won 

6-4. 

Squash: The players 

competed in the third and 

final round of Border squash 

rankings and achieved the 

following results : U19 

Monique da Cruz 2nd, 

Kirsten Lyons 3rd; U16 

was appointed to handle the day to day 

running of the union. 

Haddad is mandated to come up with a 

turnaround strategy to put the union’s 

finances in a better position and continue 

to steer amateur, schools, women and 

club rugby. 

Significant changes and critical 

decisions followed with the biggest being 

the Border Bulldogs banned for two 

years. The entire staff of 22 members 

was retrenched and vacated the Buffalo 

City Stadium, which has been the home 

of Border Rugby for more than 100 years. 

This was due to the club’s inability to 

pay the R90,000 in rent. 

Tyla-Mae Roux 1st, Courtney 

Stone 2nd, Emma du Preez 

4th: U14 Keagan Lottering 

3rd. 


Derby vs Dale, debating: 

seniors lost, juniors drew. 

Chess: Won 5-1. 

Squash: Won 6-0 

Hockey: U14B vs Louis Rex 

U14A lost 1-3, U14A won 2-1, 

U16C lost 0-5, U16B lost 2-3, 

U16A won 2-1, 4th won 4-3. 

3rd drew 1-1, 2nd lost 1-2, 1sy 

In his report, Haddad outlined progress 

with regards to how far they have come, 

supported by Monde Tabata, who is on 

the executive of Saru. 

Key areas included continuing fixtures 

for Super and Premier League, Youth 

Weeks and Iqhawe Week, a competitive 

workshop – led by SA Rugby’s Duane 

Heath – that was held on the March 24, 

settling of outstanding match fees with 

regards to referees. 

A bleak picture of the union’s 

financials was painted by independent 

financial auditor Johan Pretorius of 

Moore Stephens Chartered Accountants. 

The auditors gave the union a 

won 3-0. 

Rugby: U14C lost 10-34, 

U14B won 35-12, U14A won 

41-5, U15C won 31-5, U15B 

lost 0-27, U15A won 35-12, 

U16C won 26-24, U16B lost 

0-14, U16A won 7-5, 6th lost 

24-39, 5th lost 5-31, 4th lost 

12-26, 3rd won 26-21, 2nd 

lost 10-14, 1st lost 6-32. 

Cross country: Well done 

to the cross country team for 

securing first place in the 

Berry Dam relay for the 

second consecutive year. 

Final positions were: 1st 

Queen’s 1st, 2nd Selborne 

1st, 3rd Queen’s 2nd. 

disclaimer as it could not account for a 

lot of the cash flow in and out of the 

c of fe r s . 

The union is in the red with more than 

R20m, owing BCM, Saru, SARS and 

suppliers for services rendered. 

There are growing concerns that as at 

December 31 2018, the Union had 

accumulated losses of R21,151,540 and its 

total liabilities exceed its assets by the 

same amount. 

There were also concerns from the 

members present at the meeting about 

the roles of the administrator Haddad 

and that of Ta b at a . 

It became clear that Haddad will still 

BRIGHT SPARK: In the recent Radikale 

Redenaars competition, Anke du Preez received 

an A+ for each of the categories Afrikaans 

Debaters, Afrikaans Prose Reading, Afrikaans 

Poetry Reading and English Poetry Reading 

SPORTSWOMAN: Nicole Human, a grade 8 pupil 

at Hangklip, has been chosen for the Eastern 

Province U14 netball team Pictures: SUPPLIED 

run Border Rugby from Cape Town as he 

oversaw all 14 provinces. 

A proposal was tabled to set up a 

steering committee to assist him in 

running the union’s day-to-day business. 

Ta b at a was overseeing the transition of 

Border Rugby as he was closer to home, 

being based in East London. 

A lot of questions are still to be 

answered and a long road is still ahead 

for Border Rugby to recover. 

A lot of positives arose from the 

meeting and a way forward were decided 

upon to bring back the glory days of 

Border Rugby.


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SPOR TSSCENE 

A ride for education 


“None of the kids from around 

here want a handout, they all 

want a handup, that is what 

inspired me to start the tour.” 

This is the reason Tony Frost 

instigated the 1965Ride tour. 

Last Thursday the 1965 

riders arrived at the Queen’s 

College Victoria Recreation 

grounds to cheers of pupils 

from different schools in 

Komani. 

The cyclists had just 

finished this year’s gruelling 

850km; cycling for nine 

straight days. 

The ride started in 2011 and 

has expanded to include 

routes from Cape Town and 

East London. 

This year 18 riders 

participated; the highest since 

2013 which had 14. Each rider 

was aiming to raise R30,000. 

On this year’s ride Frost 

said, “We had decent weather 

for most of the cycle except 

for one day. It rained so badly 

that by the time we arrived at 

our lunch venue we were 

frozen rigid.” 

Hedley Corley, who flew in 

from Australia to participate in 

this year’s tour, said, “The race 

had it all. We had some 

danger, wet weather, but it 

was aw e s o m e . ” 

The pathologist who was 

participating in his first tour 

was head boy of Queen’s 

College in 1979. “I came 

because it is my 40th reunion. 

We still share the same spirit 

as we had in these halls. 

“Comradeship in work, in 

religion, in play and in 

Amavarara look to next season 


Amavarara suffered yet 

another humiliating defeat last 

week when they lost 1-0 

against lowly Mata United at 

Dumpy Adams. 

This followed another loss a 

week before to Pondo Chiefs 

at the same venue, a seventh 

in a row. 

The match was a tepid affair 

with neither team having a 

clear goal scoring 

oppor tunities. 

FROM DOWN UNDER: Hedley Corley arriving at the Victoria Recreation Grounds with other riders who participated in the 

1965 ride Picture: NTSIKELELO QOYO 

d a n g e r. ” He participated on 

the Johannesburg route. 

“It was also an opportunity 

to make new friendships and 

new memories. 

“The only challenge is 

getting the money. But it is 

about giving opportunities. 

“Giving other kids the 

opportunity to have what I 

The first of the match came 

for Mata when they had a free 

kick just outside the box. 

It was squandered. 

Gradually Mata made their 

way into the game and 

Amavarara never seemed like 

they were going to be in it. 

Most of the half was 

consistently played in the 

Amavarara side of the pitch. 

They constantly showed 

weakness from an attack 

down the left. 

When they went into 

halftime more than 15 attempts 

had, pursuing an education 

and following their dream,” he 

said. 

Kelly Godley, who rode in 

from East London, said, “The 

race was hard. I didn’t have 

enough time to prepare this 

year, but because you 

participate with other riders 

you keep motivated. 

had been made on their goal. 

In the second half they 

seemed like they wanted to 

muster a come back, making 

an attempt at the opposition 

goal minutes after the whistle. 

But the opposition had 

other plans. They quickly 

replied to that and scored on 

the 60th minute. 

The goal came from Tsepo 

Ngobeni who took a beautiful 

chance that again came from 

assistance down the left. 

Mata United are 11th on the 

log, 10 points behind 

“Education is the best gift I 

received from my parents to 

get further and I believe 

everyone deserves that same 

oppor tunit y.” 

Godley was dedicating this 

year’s cycle to her late father, 

Garry Godley, who was the 

former national president of 

the Old Boys’ A s s o c i at i o n . 

Amavarara. Eugene Fathuse, 

their coach, said, “We saw 

they still looked dangerous in 

the first half, but with the right 

substitution we cut them off 

and you could see they were 

quiet the whole second half.” 

Amavarara look a team 

bereft of ideas with back to 

back losses. 

They currently seat 7th on 

the log. 

“We are taking a chance to 

give our reserve players some 

game time. 

“The season is gone. Our 

It would have been his 40th 

reunion. He died last month. 

Frost said, “For me a 

success for the tour should be 

at least a thousand bursaries 

a year. That means we need 

R10-million a year.” 

For more information on the 

tour visit their website 

1965Ride.co.za. 

sights are now on the next 

season,” development coach 

Wiseman Mdunana said. 

Shining Stars 

to host Easter 

tour nament 


All roads will lead to the Mlungisi 

Stadium this Easter weekend for the 

Shining Stars 60th Anniversary 

C e l e b r at i o n s . 

It promises to be a festive atmosphere 

to remember for all rugby lovers. 

The tournament has a huge winning 

prize on offer, with winners in Stream A, 

which comprises all Super and Premier 

League teams, winning R20,000 and a 

t rophy. 

Runners-up receive R10,000 and a 

trophy with third place finishers taking 

home R5,000. 

Stream B consists of first division 

clubs and the winner walks away with 

R10,000 plus a trophy. Second place 

finishers receive R5,000 with a trophy 

with the third-place finishers receiving 

R3,000. It gives a total of R53,000 in 

cash prizes, unheard of locally. 

Registrations will take place on Friday 

the 19th between 5-8pm with the games 

kicking off on Saturday. It’s a two-day 

tournament with the finals being played 

on Sunday. 

It’s a huge draw card with local teams 

Breakers and Old Collegians renewing 

their rivalry. Shining Stars have 

assembled a strong squad and will want 

to win their own tournament at all costs 

and buoyed by their fanatical supporters, 

anything can happen. 

Teams from as far as East London, Port 

Elizabeth, Berlin and surrounding areas 

are expected. 

Progress and Tarka Stars will lead the 

way in the first division. They face stiff 

competition from Queens Renegades and 

a host of other clubs. 

It will be a carnival atmosphere with 

electric rugby on and off the field of play. 

Shining Stars secretary Sydney Fongo 

said, “We want to bring back the golden 

old days where on Easter weekend the 

stadiums were full with the locals 

enjoying great rugby. We are 

commemorating our 60th anniversary 

and what better way to do it than by 

hosting such a prestigious event.” 

Komani T20 Easter Challenge ready to explode 


Komani cricket clubs 

hope to make the 

Dumpy Adams sports 

complex small with sixes 

all round in the annual 

Komani T20 Easters 

Challenge this weekend. 

The tournament that 

excites fans and non 

followers alike pits all 

the cricket clubs from 

the Chris Hani district 

against each other. 

The Warriors are the 

defending champions 

and will open their bid 

for a second bite of the 

cherry against Vintage 

XI, a team that has had 

a fruitful pre-season, 

beating Sada Cricket 

Club. 

Big names from the 

local circuit that will be 

playing include former 

Border players Lucky 

Pangabantu, Likhaya 

Mgangxela and Iviwe 

G wa n a . 

Teams that will be 

competing include Lady 

Frere Bangladesh, 

Dongwe Cricket Club, 

Night Riders and the 

mighty Siseko Dalamba. 

The tournament will be 

played over four days, 

starting tomorrow. 

Regulars lead the 

way at parkrun 

Last Saturday 126 people ran, jogged and walked 

the course of the Komani parkrun at the 

Queenstown Golf Club in excellent weather 

conditions. 

In the event there were 11 first timers taking 

part, while 20 regulars recorded personal best 

times. 

There a number of visitors from Durban, 

Johannesburg, Cape Town, George and East 

London. 

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Queen’s go down 

to Dale at reunion 

As part of the Queen’s 

College reunion weekend 

celebrating 161 years, the 

young Queen’s College 

first rugby team took on 

their Dale College 

counterparts in an FNB 

Classic Clash on the 

Recreation Grounds last 

S at u r d ay. 

The Queen’s team 

started the match in fine 

fashion and managed to 

control the majority of 

the territory and 

possession for a great 

deal of the first half. In 

this time Sihlalo Benge 

kicked two penalties for 

Queen’s to give the home 

side a 6-0 lead. 

After a deliberate 

knock-down by the Dale 

wing with Queen’s on the 

attack in a three-on-one 

s i t u at i o n 5m from the 

Dale tryline, the 

momentum of the game 

shifted in Dale’s favour. 

Valgas eye playoff success after 4-0 victory 


Valgas thumped MK Academy 

4-0 at Dumpy Adams sports 

complex to cement top spot in 

the SAB League. 

By the time Sakhumzi Mgijima 

stepped up to take an 80-minute 

penalty, the game had seemed 

like just a routine practice match 

for Valgas. 

The MK Academy were just 

not in the same class as their 

opponents dominated both 

halves. 

“It was not easy. This is the 

closest the league has been in 

years. We had to work really 

hard,” coach Archie Dyeli said. 

In Stream B Valgas, Amathole 

and even Young Minds – who 

have an outside chance – could 

all be in the playoffs. 

Seven Stars finished their 

season unceremoniously, after 

being rolled over the week 

b e fo r e . 

Dale scored two tries 

and a penalty to give the 

visitors a 15-6 lead at 

half time. 

The young and fairly 

inexperienced Queen’s 

team struggled to 

compose themselves and 

match the intensity of the 

Dale team. 

Queen’s unfortunately 

played into Dale’s hands 

and failed to regain any 

control over the game. 

They made too many 

unforced errors and were 

harshly punished by Dale. 

Dale went on to win 

the match comfortably at 

32-6. 

A disappointing final 

result for the Queen’s 

team, but some very 

important lessons can be 

learnt by this team about 

rugby at this level. 


first-team coach Pierre 

Jacobs said, “We are a 

little disappointed in the 

UNDER CONTROL: A Valgas player waltzes past an MK 

Academy opponent in the final game of the season. Valgas 

won 4-0 to clinch top spot 

Picture: NTSIKELELO QOYO 

Amathole needed a win 

against Grootfontein FC, and 

duly obliged 2-1. 

Valgas had their fate in their 

own hands and nothing but a 

win would guarantee them a 

playoffs place. 

Young Minds would go 

performance and the 

outcome. In the first 20 

minutes, we played some 

very good rugby. We lost 

because we failed to 

execute our game plan. 

“Dale was the better 

team, they punished us 

and we fell short. 

“The boys were 

shattered. I think that in 

a reunion match you do 

not only feel 

disappointed, but you 

feel as if you have let the 

school and the Old Boys 

down. 

“It was a tough game 

and a bitter pill to 

s wa l l o w, ” Jacobs said. 

“This was a learning 

curve for all of us, 

especially with this team 

being fairly young and 

inexperienced. When it 

comes to big games, you 

have to give it your best. 

You cannot make 

unforced errors. 

“To console the 

POUND OF FLASH: Old scores looked to be settled when Queen’s College hosted Dale College in a first-team rugby reunion 

match at Queen’s on Saturday 

Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

players, I told them they 

have to stick to the game 

plan, listen to 

instructions and learn the 

lessons from this game, 

otherwise it will continue 

happening,” Jacobs said. 

Dale College coach 

Grant Griffith said, “It is 

always a special game to 

come to Queen’s College 

for their reunion. 

“I think our guys 

played exceptionally well. 

through if both Amathole and 

Valgas had lost, but it wasn’ t to 

be. They also needed an 

improbable 19 goals past Holy 

Kings. 

Valgas have competed in the 

playoffs for the past five years. 

In the last two seasons they 

Queen’s started well in 

the first 15 minutes. I do 

not think we touched the 

ball. They came out very 

passionate which we 

knew was going to 

happen. Our two bounces 

went their way, which is a 

bit lucky. Queen’s were a 

bit unlucky with one or 

two moves.” 

– Additional reporting by 

Abongile Solundwana 

were knocked out by old foe 

Amavarara, who are now playing 

their first season in the ABC 

Motsepe League. 

Dyeli hopes to sing a new 

rendition of that song. “It’s 

going to be a different 

opposition, hopefully a different 

result also. It’s high time.” 

The battle for honours in 

Stream A is still continuing. 

With a game in hand, Xhalanga 

Celtics is leading the log with 27 

points. Mountain Shadow 

follows also with 27. It’s 

anyone’s to take all the way to 

number five, with just two points 

separating the teams. 

Makhuze Royals 26, FC 

Bongweni 25 and Young Stars 

25 end off their season on April 

27. 

Valgas are experienced 

campaigners. “It is a question of 

who wants it more. If the boys 

stick to the plan, we have a 

chance,” said Dyeli. Fourth time 

lucky?

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