The Rep 26 April 2019

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THE REPRESENTATIVE 26 April 2019 

EFF MP DITCHES POLITICAL HOME - PAGE 3 

Friday April 26, 2019 

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‘No to racism’ 

NTSIKELELO QOYO 

The National Union of 

Metalworkers of South 

Africa (Numsa) led a 

protest march last week on 

behalf of its members who claim 

they suffered unfair treatment, 

including racial abuse by their 

former employer – the Sasol 

franchise in Komani. 

“We organised our members 

and the public against the owner 

who is racist towards his workers 

and the public,” Numsa regional 

secretary Mziyanda Thwani said. 

Loyiso Gidimi – who has a case 

of unfair dismissal at the 

Commission for Conciliation, 

Mediation and Arbitration 

(CCMA) against the Griebenhouw 

family who are the business 

owners – claimed he suffered 

racism at the business for years. 

He recalled an incident in 2013 

when a monkey or a baboon skull 

was allegedly brought to work by 

one of the family members, 

saying the skull was compared to 

the anatomy of black people. 

He also accused the 

Griebenhouws of insisting that 

staff must direct black customers 

outside if they wanted to use 

restrooms, only white customers 

were to use the ones inside. 

Heinrich Griebenhouw has 

dismissed the claims, adding he 

TAKING A STAND: National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) members march to the Sasol filling station in Komani on 

Thursday over claims of abuse and unfair dismissals 

Picture: NTSIKELELO QOYO 

would be willing to take a 

lie-detector test against claims of 

racially abusing his employees 

and challenged those who accuse 

him, to do the same. 

He added that Sasol does not 

have a policy that separates 

c u st o m e r s . 

Among the claims Numsa 

levelled against the business, is 

that workers are kept on casual 

status for periods longer than the 

ones stipulated by law. 

The union demanded that 

workers be hired permanently 

after three months. 

Griebenhouw disagreed, 

saying, “We ’ve got a programme 

at Sasol where we get young 

guys, straight from school. They 

don’t have any experience. We 

take them in and they sign 

volunteer contracts with us. We 

give them the opportunity to get 

trained as petrol attendants.” 

He insisted that they are not 

hired as casual workers. 

However, he did not specify the 

volunteering period. He said it 

depends on the individual as 

candidates take different times to 

learn. He said Sasol can offer 

exceptional candidates contracts 

after a probation period. 

“The problem is that in our 

roster it says casual, it should 

have said volunteer. But it is 

something I am starting to 

reconsider. Even though we went 

out with good intentions, they 

have turned it now.” 

Numsa claimed Griebenhouw 

made it difficult for his employees 

to join unions and has pushed 

those who have, out – harassing 

them over minor offences just 

because they joined unions. 

Griebenhouw said he has never 

had an application from Numsa 

for any of his employees which he 

rejected. 

“I would challenge them to 

bring any proof that they brought 

such an application of which I 

made sure it did not happen.” 

Local Numsa organiser 

Siyabulela Maselani said, “It is 

because we told them not to 

because we know they will get 

victimised.” 

However Sasol manager Mhleli 

Gwebeshe claimed that when 

they approached their employees 

after receiving the notice from the 

union the day before, none of 

them knew about it. He said he 

had never witnessed any of the 

racial acts alleged to have been 

committed by the owners. 

The owners denied that a 

monkey or baboon skull were 

brought to work by a family 

member and compared to the 

anatomy of black people. He also 

specifically denied that Sasol 

ever insisted black people use 

the outside bathrooms. He said 

Gidimi sought to damage their 

reputation after his dismissal. 

HEAVY HEART: Disgruntled Ilinge resident and 

anti-apartheid veteran Johnson Pongwane, 

right, was assisted by human settlements 

minister Nomaindia Mfeketo to sign a title deed 

for his new home 

Picture: ANDISA BONANI 

Housing minister 

hands over title 

deeds in Ilinge 

ANDISA BONANI 

Minister of Human Settlements Nomaindia Mfeketo 

visited Ilinge resident Johnson Pongwane, 94, at his 

home to personally hand over his long awaited title 

deed for his RDP house last week. 

Mfeketo was accompanied by the local authority’s 

officials, including human settlements manager 

Liseka Bam who indicated the plan was to hand 

over 50 title deeds, but due to recipients having left 

the venue after a long wait, they would receive 

theirs on another day. 

Pongwane told Mfeketo as he received his deed 

that the houses built by the governing party were 

not worthy to be lived in by anti-apartheid struggle 

veterans like himself, who spent years in Robben 

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deeds handover 

From page 1 

Island for the future of the country. 

“We were promised bigger houses than 

what I live in today. The house I had before 

this one which I had built myself, was much 

bigger and accommodated my family. It is 

sad that the ruling party showed its 

gratitude to the people who fought for the 

liberation of this country like this. 

“However, I spent my youth fighting with 

and for the ANC and there is no other 

political home for me. I say this with a 

heavy heart because the party we love is no 

longer what it used to be. I have no choice 

but to be thankful for at least getting this 

house because many people do not have 

home and I will have something to leave to 

my family one day when I pass on.” 

Meanwhile, hundreds of residents who 

hoped to also receive their title deeds, left 

the Ilinge Community Hall due to the late 

arrival of the minister. 

Ilinge resident Nayisi Xaba said they had 

been waiting for the minister since 1pm but 

she only arrived after 4pm which Xaba said 

was a sign of disrespect for the people of 

Ilinge. 

“I wasted my time here and left without 

receiving the title deeds we were promised. 

They instead told me to go check my status 

on a list at the municipal offices. When 

some people go check the process with 

regarding to their title deeds, they 

sometimes find out their houses are 

registered in someone else’s name.” 

Reacting to questions from residents 

regarding the standard of the RDP houses 

and how they cracked before owners moved 

in, Mfeketo indicated the department was 

working with the National Home Builders 

Registration Council (NHBRC) to look for 

contractors who would ensure proper and 

rigid houses were built. 

“The department makes provision for 10% 

of the total grant meant to build houses per 

province to fix existing RDP houses with 

problems. We are working tirelessly to 

ensure the houses built are strong enough 

to last for generations, hence our 

partnership with the NHBRC.” 

Mfeketo said her department would 

continue building houses for those who 

needed them the most and understood the 

grievances from residents regarding the 

process of receiving a house, and that 

government was decisive in rooting out 

problems that deprived the people from 

obtaining houses. 

Mlungisi residents beat robber to a pulp 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

Another case of mob justice 

played out in Mlungisi on 

Saturday when a man 

accused of robbery was 

beaten to a pulp by residents 

of Thulandivile who claim 

they have had enough. 

The Rep spoke to a 

frustrated parent whose 

20-year-old son was robbed 

on his way back from town on 

Friday evening. 

“It was his birthday and his 

friends had bought him gifts, 

so he went to go fetch those 

from his friends in town. 

“On his way back at around 

7pm, he said he was robbed 

by two guys near the Gauteng 

informal settlement. He said 

they took his gifts, R800, his 

bank card, student card, ID, a 

USB flash drive and his new 

cellphone.” 

The parent, who did not 

want to be named, said his 

son went to go report this at 

the Mlungisi police station, 

but the door was locked. 

“He said he knocked, but 

the door were not opened. 

This happened at around 3am 

on Saturday. 

“We woke up in the 

morning to search for the 

perpetrators because my son 

said he recognised one of 

them. We found him and he 

denied everything – t h at ’s 

when everyone started 

beating him.” 

She said police arrived on 

the scene and took the 

alleged suspect to hospital. 

Other residents, who did 

not want to be named, said 

cases of robbery and 

housebreaking were common 

in the area, indicating they 

were not safe and they have 

had enough. 

The parent said she was 

disappointed as the police 

showed no care. 

“There is a shack situated 

at Gauteng informal 

settlement where all of these 

criminals get together, do 

drugs and then rob people. 

Residents have once tried to 

burn it down, but it is still 

there,” she said. 

Ward 17 councillor 

Mncedisi Mbengo 

encouraged the act of mob 

justice, indicating this would 

serve as a signal to others 

who were violating the law. 

“I have been informed by 

the ward committee and the 

sector forum about this 

occurrence. I have called a 

community meeting today 

[April 26] to discuss and 

address this issue. 

“Criminals must be 

punished and if need be, they 

must be beaten to the point 

of death. This will warn other 

criminals not to practise 

criminal activity in our areas.” 

Mbengo said he had 

received information about the 

shack that was identified as a 

drug den and a spot where 

criminals were residing. 

“These informal 

settlements must be 

destroyed. I am yet to get full 

details from the community 

members during the 

meeting,” he said. 

In response to whether he 

was aware about claims made 

BEACON OF HOPE: An island 

pavement at the intersection of 

Kingsway Avenue and Robinson 

Road, courtesy of the 

Komani4Me clean up campaign, 

was beautified last week. The 

campaign acknowledges Lihai 

Bercovich, Olwethu Mpepe of 

Concerned Residents, Orange 

Plant Hire for stabilizing the 

signage structure. Rauwmix 

Aggregates for the 6 tons of 

stones. Thompsons Transport for 

delivery, Jacques van Zyl for the 

iceberg roses, Roche House B&B 

Queenstown for other plants 

potted and for money paid to the 

labourers, people who bought 

Komani4Me bumper stickers 

which paid for the compost, 

Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality for the flower pots 

and helping to paint, Kwa 

Majuba Garden Boutique 

Queenstownn for keeping money 

received from bumper stickers 

and ordering in the roses. WG 

Mica Paint and Hardware 

Queenstown for the paint and 

money for labourers and Dr 

Kazimbe for money that paid the 

casual labourers and extra 

project management 

Picture: SUPPLIED 

by the residents about the 

Mlungisi police station being 

locked at certain hours, 

Mbengo said, “I am not aware 

of this, but we have a new 

station commander whom I will 

communicate with to condemn 

this should it be true.” 

Police spokesperson 

Namhla Mdleleni said a case 

of robbery was opened and 

under investigation. 

“The alleged suspect is still 

in hospital in a stable 

condition,” Mdleleni said. 

“We are appealing to 

community members not to 

take the law into their own 

hands. Community members 

have full access to any police 

station. There are cases 

where doors might be closed 

on account of the weather – 

but they are never locked.” 

Joint operation yields results for Komani police 

In a successful joint police operation recently, 

Crime Intelligence working with the Stock Theft 

Unit and K9 followed up on information of firearms 

that were stolen during housebreaking cases 

reported in Komani between February and March. 

On Good Friday, members received in formation 

of the firearms hidden in the bushes near Roydon. 

A search was conducted and firearms were 

recovered. These were two 22 caliber rifles, a 

30,06 caliber rifle, two 12 bore short guide, about 

200 live ammunition and 100 spent cartridges as 

well as a short gun licence. 

According to Komani police spokesperson, 

Namhla Mdleleni, no arrests were made and all the 

firearms were booked by police for safe keeping. 

RECOVERED: The firearms and ammunition police seized in a joint operation in Komani recently 


Red Guard officers catch suspected thieves 

PROTECTING YOUR ASSETS 

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR. IF YOU 

NOTICE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS IN 

YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD, CALL THE 

POLICE OR YOUR SECURITY SERVICE 

PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY. 

35 Ebden Street, Komani 

Tel: 045 839 7228 | 044 010 0541 | Fax: 045 838 2430 

On Monday morning, 15 

April, the security officer 

on duty at Pick n Pay 

bottle store 

apprehended a suspect 

for theft from the store. 

The stolen liquor 

recovered was handed 

back to the store 

manager and the 

suspect was handed 

over to the police. Two 

days later, security 

officers at Lukhanji 

KwikSPAR arrested a 

suspect for theft from 

the shop and handed 

him over to police. The 

stolen goods recovered 

were handed back to 

the store manager. 

Later in the day, 

response officers 

attended to a panic at 

Shahab Uddin Store and 

apprehended a suspect 

who had robbed the 

client. 

The suspect was 

handed over to the 

police. On Thursday at 

23:00, response officers 

attended to an alarm at 

J&J Motors. 

They apprehended a 

suspect on the premises 

who was using one of 

the vehicles on site to 

sleep in. The suspect 

was handed over to the 

police after the owner 

opened a criminal case.

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EFF MP ditches political home for AT M 

ANDISA BONANI 

EFF MP and Komani local Zolile 

Xalisa officially crossed-over 

and joined the African 

Transformation Movement (ATM) 

where he took jabs at his former 

party leader Julius Malema in his 

resignation letter last Thursday. 

The event that took place at the 

12 Apostles Church also saw former 

Bizana mayor Zoleka Busuku and 

two EFF members from Ezibeleni, 

Thulani Bukani and Xolani Ngxathu 

join the established party. 

During his speech, Xalisa made 

serious corruption allegations 

against Malema including how he 

flouted taxes. 

“With the 6% we achieved in the 

2014 elections which got us 61 

seats across all legislatures in the 

country, you deducted R7,000 from 

each MP and MPL without 

consulting them which amounted 

to R427,000. 

You argued we were in those 

positions because of your 

popularit y.” 

Xalisa alleged Malema failed to 

disclose his expenditure of the 

par t y’s funds to members despite 

the fact that the constitution 

demands accountability from party 

leaders. 

“If you are willing to go the extra 

mile to escape accountability about 

organisational funds, what are your 

motives and what must we make of 

them should the people of this 

country give you political power 

over state resources,” he asked. 

Xalisa said he resigned because 

Malema intimidated members who 

dared to ask him questions about 

party funds and threatened to have 

them removed from parliament. 

Former DA whip in the province’s 

legislature and now ATM premier 

candidate, Veliswa Mvenya, said 

the issue of service delivery in 

municipalities across the province 

would improve only if decent 

people from various political 

parties joined them in clean 

governance. 

“We call ourselves servants and 

not fighters because we preach 

peace in our land and not fighting. 

The reason there are so many 

protests in the province is because 

people are not satisfied with how 

things are done. 

“When you call yourself a 

servant, that means you lead from 

the back and allow the people who 

put you in the position you serve in 

to give you the mandate. We want 

to do away with people who forget 

what their job is and the people 

who elected them when they 

assume positions of power.” 

Mvenya said Xalisa and Busuku 

needed to recruit the “fighters and 

comrades” from their respective 

previous political parties to join the 

faith-based party to grow in 

numbers. 

CROSSING OVER: Former EFF MP Zolile Xalisa signed his ATM membership form before he 

took off his EFF regalia to don that of his new political home, the ATM Picture: ANDISA BONANI 

Controversy as special council meeting is cancelled 

ANDISA BONANI 

An Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) special 

council meeting meant to discuss the future of 

administrator Vuyo Mlokothi was cancelled due to its 

illegal convention on Tuesday. 

A council document indicated that members 

wanted to be afforded an opportunity to reconsider a 

decision taken against the placement of Mlokoti. 

The Rep reported (“Xasa digs in his heels despite 

administ rator’s ‘sacking’”, April 18) the MEC for the 

department of co-operative governance and 

traditional affairs (Cogta) Fikile Xasa rubbished 

council’s decision to remove administrator Mlokothi 

in a reply letter to council, following a resolution to 

have him sacked. 

“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,” read 

the letter. 

Squabbles began when United Front councillor 

Aaron Mhlontlo raised the fact that the council 

meeting had not met the 48-hour notice period that 

is required by law before a sitting takes place. 

“We received notices via SMS about this meeting 

last Thursday and according to the standing rules of 

council and the legislation of the country, public 

holidays do not count, which means Easter Friday 

and Monday do not count as working days. Therefore 

if we continue with this meeting and make decisions, 

we will have done so in an illegal one.” 

ANC councillor Luleka Gubula said the rules of 

council did not specify whether the 48-hour period 

did not include public holidays and weekends, and 

that according to her interpretation of the rules the 

meeting had met all requirements for it to sit. 

DA councillor Chris de Wet echoed Mhlontlo and 

also indicated that when counting the 48-hour period 

one would start counting the following day. He asked 

for council to do the right thing and cancel the 

meeting and a new notice be sent. 

The local authority’s acting municipal manager 

(MM) Gcobani Mashiyi tried to minimise the quarrel 

and read out the rules which indicated the days to be 

counted when calculating the 48 hours. 

EMLM mayor Sisisi Tolashe said it should then be 

noted that Mashiyi misled speaker Bongiwe van 

Heerden as her adviser. 

“If the acting MM advised the speaker differently 

and correctly this would have been avoided. If this 

meeting gets cancelled it will have financial 

implications and therefore must not be taken lightly.” 

ANC councillor Nkululeko Ngcefe suggested 

council ignore the standing rules and continue with 

the meeting because the sole item on the agenda 

was pertinent and urgent. 

DA councillor Zuko Mandile said the mayor was 

wrong to put blame on the acting MM because he 

was not the custodian of council rules. 

“The person responsible to uphold rules is the 

Speaker and she signed off the agenda knowing 

what the rules said. It would be unfair to put the 

blame on the advisor when the actual custodian of 

the rules did not query this before signing off the 

agenda.” 

Councillors agreed that the meeting had been 

incorrectly convened and that a new notice would be 

sent. The council meeting was rescheduled to Friday.

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Singing a new 

song to the Lord 

NTSIKELELO OYO 

A message of love and hope – 

one song at a time. 

This is the message of 

Whittlesea-born and 

Komani-based music artist 

Thandokazi Pearl Khoza. 

The songbird has released 

two new gospel songs in her 

EP spurred by her belief that 

“music should inspire love, joy 

and peace”. 

The songs follow a 

contemporary approach to 

worship with a jazz influence, 

which allows Pearl to show off 

her celestial voice. 

The songs are the smooth 

Faithful is our God” and the 

up-tempo Don’t Even Think 

About it, to keep parishioners 

dancing for Sunday. 

Pe a r l ’s love for singing and 

worship goes far back. She has 

been singing since high school 

and sang in choirs in her alma 

mater, Fort Hare. 

According to her, music runs 

in the family. 

“Both my father and 

granddad were great singers. 

One of my fondest memories is 

us going into my parents’ 

bedroom as children and 

singing around his bed, my 

siblings, parents and I.” 

The journey for the seasoned 

singer is grounded in her faith 

with her leading the worship in 

her church. 

“For me it started when I got 

s av e d . ” 

She is also passionate about 

working with communities, 

being an accredited training 

service provider in the education 

and agricultural sector. 

Pearl plans to release a full 

album later in 2019. 

The singles are available for 

download from Amazon, 

Dreezer, Spotify, Google music 

and iTunes. For bookings, 

e-mail pearlbookings1@gmail.com 

CELESTIAL SONGBIRD: Whittlesea-born artist Thandokazi Pearl Khoza has released two new gospel songs which are available for download 

FUN AND HEALTH: It was fun and enjoyment for community members of 

Zola and Mabuyaze Location in Dongwe last week. The community hosted 

an Easter 5km Fun Run and Fun Walk competition with categories for 

both adults and the youth. The event was a partnership between 

businessman Mxolisi Aganda, the owner of Dali’s Tarven, along with 

Whittlesea SAPS, sector manager Zuko Qonde and Mandilakhe Khoba. 

People with disabilities were also part of the programme and Aganda’s 

message to the community was to encourage the youth to participate in 

sport and better their lives 

Picture: KHANYISO MADONONO 

SINTUIGLIKE ONTDEKKINGSREIS: Elize 

Oosthuizen aan die woord. Let op haar 

interessante ‘rangskikking’ met paaseiers! 


VLV kry blik op 2019 

se top leefstylgiere 

DORDRECHT – Leefst ylsaamroeper 

Elize Oosthuizen was 

verantwoordelik vir April 10 se 

VLV-program. Sy het haar praatjie 

opgedeel in die volgende 

onderwerpe: “Lekker Kos”; “Mooi 

Huis” en “Modieuse Klere”. 

Lekker kos: Verlede jaar was die 

jaar van spysverterings-vriendelike 

kosse, geaktiveerde 

houtskoolroomys, poke-bakkies (‘n 

tipe sushi), en “Reënboog-Alles”! 

’n Paar nuwe eetgoed waarna ons 

vanjaar kan uitsien, is: a) Sampioene 

(daar was ‘n sampioentert ook vir 

teetyd!), selfs as bestandeel in 

sjokolade-nageregte en in 

koffiedrankies; b) Beesstert; c) 

Pegan-kosse – deels v e g a n i st i e s 

(van plante), deels 

Paleo/Steentydperk (maer vleise, 

vis, vrugte, groente, suiwel, olies van 

olyf en klapper, neute en sade); d) 

Hawermelk as suiwel-alternatief; en 

e) Tuisgemaakte konfyte. 

Mooi Huis: Die volgende is gewild: 

a) Geverfde vloer/muurteëls – 

sommer bo-oor jou bestaande teëls 

met ’n stensil, regte verf en ‘n 

seëlaar; b) Tekstielkuns – soos die 

outydse macramé-muurbehangsels, 

en gedrukte of geweefde prente. Dit 

gee tekstuur aan ’n muur; c) 

Kontemporêre vuurmaakplekke – 

Kies tussen binne/buite en 

hout/gas/steenkool/elektries; d) 

Bordkrytkuns is glad nie duur nie en 

maklik om te verander as jy wil; e) 

Akriel “Pour Painting” is ‘n tegniek 

wat enigiets interessant laat vertoon. 

Lae verf van verskillende kleure 

word oor mekaar gegooi en dit loop 

dan deurmekaar om ’n fantasie van 

kleure en vorms te gee. Die tak 

beplan om by die volgende 

vergadering hierdie tegniek te oefen; 

f) Tin is klaar in patrone gedruk en 

word opgesit waar verkies word, 

byvoorbeeld teen jou dak of teen 

spatmure in die kombuis; g) 

Keramiek is altyd ’n wenner – hetsy 

as ornamente of ’n eetstel, en kan 

ook buite gebruik word; h) 

Muurpapier is baie gewild, maar 

baie duur; i) Geometriese patrone 

geverf op mure kan met ’n stensil of 

jou eie idees gedoen word; j) 

Mosterdgeel is die in-kleur vanjaar. 

Mooi Klere: Gewilde kleure is ‘n 

lewendige koraalkleur en salmpienk. 

Die vroeëre bottelgroen word vanjaar 

vervang met ‘n sagte saliegroen. 

MAAR: Vind wat vir jou werk en 

waarmee jy gemaklik voel – dan kan 

jy met selfvertroue aantrek en jou 

omgewing vir jouself mooi maak! 

Edlelweni Primary shines in choral competition 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

Edlelweni Public Primary School scooped eight 

awards at the ABC Motsepe Schools 

Eisteddfod recently hosted at Mzingisi 

Skweyiya Hall. 

Principal Zukisani Sondlo said the pupils 

have yet again done the school proud with the 

junior choir making it to first position for the 

English piece and were placed second for 

v e r n a c u l a r. 

The boys’ choir, recently introduced to the 

school, also obtained first position for the 

English piece and second place for vernacular. 

The intermediate phase was on the number 

one spot for the Western piece and number 

two for the vernacular piece. 

“Last year we collected many trophies from 

music competitions. We are always grateful for 

these achievements. We will be staging for the 

Circuit Management Centre competitions on 

May 3 and this gives us strength to prepare for 

other higher competitions,” said Sondlo. 

He said music generally brought great 

enthusiasm at the school. “The pupils get 

excited and are steadily getting into that tune 

of winning these choral competitions. More 

confidence is gained especially when they 

have to get on stage to compete with other 

schools. Even the atmosphere here at school is 

positive and vibrant because of these trophies 

brought by our children.” 

Sondlo said the pupils had managed to get 

the awards through producing good work and 

dedicated teachers. “Educators were present 

even during school holidays. They made sure 

that pupils were organised and were kept 

away from wrongful activities. We have a team 

that is committed and I must also mention the 

support from parents. They were very assistive 

and they made sure that the uniforms were 

kept clean.” 

Choir coordinator Nombulelo Mpela said 

preparing the pupils for competitions came 

with challenges but with the unwavering 

support from other role players in her team 

they overcame those challenges. “It is 

sometimes hard to get them to practice 

sessions but ultimately they have made me 

proud. They enjoy singing and this has 

motivated them a lot.” Mpela said they have 

started preparing for the next competition and 

reckons the choir will again be in first place. 

OVERJOYED: Pupils of Edlelweni Public Primary School were winners in the ABC Motsepe Schools Eisteddfod 

Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO


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BREAKING 

GLASS 

CEILING 

VOTES NEEDED: Lona Mahlutshana of Komani 

who was recently in the Miss Tertiary SA 2019 

Top 100 has now made it to the Top 50 in the 

contest. Mahlutshana, who is a second year 

student studying industrial psychology at the 

University of the Western Cape, is hoping to 

garner more votes to help her win the crown. To 

vote for Mahlutshana text “MTSA Lona" to 

40439. One vote costs R2.50 and votes are 

unlimited. Lines will be closed on May 15 with 

the crowning event set to take place at the 

Johannesburg City Hall on June 29 

Alcohol consumers challenged to go sober 

ANDISA BONANI 

The Eastern Cape Liquor 

Board took to Komani 

streets to educate 

residents about the dangers of 

the Alcohol Foetal Syndrome 

(FAS) before it concluded its 

alcohol awareness month last 

week. 

Representatives from the 

liquor board visited clinics, 

taxi ranks and schools to 

teach the young and old about 

the danger posed to an unborn 

baby if the mother consumed 

alcohol while pregnant. 

Liquor Board spokesperson 

Mgweba Msiya said the 

company realised a growing 

trend of pregnant women 

drinking alcohol, which in turn 

affected their children’s brain 

growth. 

“Research which was done 

in several schools in Port 

Elizabeth recently showed that 

in every 100 pupils, 30 were 

born with FAS and it affected 

their academic progress. 

“The issue with FAS is that it 

is often realised later in a 

child’s life because its 

symptoms are not always 

visible when a child is still 

young. 

“However, some children are 

born physically impaired due 

to excessive drinking from the 

m ot h e r. 

“Other children would be 

hyper active, not do well in 

school or have crossed eyes 

among other signs.” 

Msiya said the main 

problem was that people 

lacked knowledge about FAS 

and during their campaign, 

they found out that a 

significant number of ordinary 

citizens did not know about it. 

SOBER HEADS: EC Liquor Board intern Ziyanda Msongelwa 

participated in the Komani activation to teach residents 

about Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) near the Boxer taxi 

rank 


“Hence it was important for 

us to do this campaign this 

month as it is dubbed the 

alcohol awareness month. We 

want to reach out to all kinds 

of people and across the age 

barrier to teach them about 

FAS and ultimately encourage 

people generally to decrease 

their alcohol consumption. 

“We also reached out to 

people in villages because we 

MOTIVATING YOUNG GIRLS: 

“Let us break through 

barriers that stand in the 

way of our success.” this 

was a message relayed to 

Queenstown Girls High 

School (GHS) pupils during 

a visit made by Tammy 

Taylor Mrs South Africa 

2019 semifinalist Shirley 

Jones Ndaba at the school 

on Thursday. Jones Ndaba 

has been empowering 

young girls around the 

schools with her End Girl 

Hate campaign 

Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO 

noticed that alcohol abuse was 

not only in cities but had also 

infiltrated areas where access 

to information was limited. We 

do not only focus on women 

but on men as well for them to 

be custodians of healthy and 

normal drinking and them to 

influence others and pass on 

the knowledge about the 

danger of FAS.” 

Msiya said the general 

populace was encouraged to 

go sober in the first and last 

week of April as a way to push 

the campaign so it reaches 

other people who might not 

have heard about it. 

“Hence we were abuzz in 

the streets of Komani and 

surrounding areas, reaching 

out to taxi drivers, commuters, 

the layman and the educated 

because even they tend to be 

ignorant about issues related 

to alcohol abuse.” 

Excitement as new practice opens in Queenstown 

Dr Nombulelo Fani- Sigcu 

I am Dr Nombulelo Fani- Sigcu and would like 

to take this opportunity to share my sense of 

gratitude to everyone who has had a positive 

input towards this practice. In short, I would like 

to say thank you. 

I say this with the pleasure of informing you 

of the success your positive input has provided 

our practice. The practice was registered on 

my birthday on 3 March 2014 but was officially 

advertorial 

Dr N. P. Fani-Sigcu 

opened on the 14 March 2014. The main goal was 

to come home & plough back to my community 

the values they have taught me. The mission was 

to open a general practice with special interest in 

obstetrics and gynaecology as I have acquired a 

diploma in that field. 

The aim was to offer all health services to 

the community. But due to my special skill and 

interest, I was hoping that one day the practice 

could grow into a women’s clinic. 

As it stands now, we celebrated our 5th 

anniversary on 14 March 2019 which marked the 

beginning of another milestone for me as on 3 

March 2019. I was entering into a 40th decade of 

my life. I always taught myself that anything in my 

life should have progress in five years and should 

move a step further after that. I get bored with the 

same challenge that has no change/change in the 

Consulting rooms: 10 Calderwood Street, Whittlesea 

role it played after five years. 

So, we are now celebrating this in combination 

with the opening of our new practice in Queenstown. 

We realised that maybe Whittlesea, as much as it is 

a hometown, might still be too rural to understand 

the idea of a fully flashedwomen’s clinic. The vision 

is that all women know where to go, where to talk 

about problems related to their health in terms of 

reproductive health and children. We don’t doubt 

that Whittlesea will remain our mother practice as it 

has given birth to Queenstown, but our hope is that 

Queenstown will do better in that regard. Whittlesea 

has proven its success in the past five years and 

we are happy about where it is at present. Now that 

we will be having two practices, I suppose it is your 

concern how we are going to run them. This is how 

it’s going to work: The surgery in Queenstown is at 

No 39 Grey Street, opposite Avis Car Hire. 

It will open officially on 29 April 2019 at 8am. We 

will take appointments in the morning until 10am, 

then at 10:30am I will be at Whittlesea until 3pm, 

expected to start again in Queenstown at 3:30pm 

till 5:30pm. This will definitely be challenging 

at the beginning but we will try by all means to 

make it easy for our patients. When I leave for 

Queenstown, Whittlesea will remain open for 

medication collection, injections RE family planning 

and appointments for the next day until 4pm. Any 

patients that need to see me on the day can be sent 

to Queenstown for my attention. Let me go through 

the appointment system. Once your name is booked, 

you’ll be first on the list but that is only for the first 

hour of the practice. Should you arrive after 12 noon, 

you forfeit your place. Telephonic bookings are also 

acceptable. 

We hope that this arrangement will benefit both 

Interior: Consulting rooms: 39 Grey Street, Queenstown 

communities and will not inconvenience you in 

any way. The staff at Dr Fani-Sigcu Medical Centre 

would like to say thank you once again. A special 

thank you to my husband, in-laws, parents and 

family for their support. 

Tel: 040 842 1063 Emergencies: 072 658 7863 

email: fanisigculihle@yahoo.com 

Consulting rooms: 39 Grey Street, Queenstown) Officially opening on 29 April 2019

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EDITORIAL 

OPINION 

Spin doctors 

must do job 

Spin doctors need to come to the 

par t y 

Media spokespeople have a 

tough job. 

Journalists seek information on 

a regular basis, all the time, quite 

f r a n k l y. 

Spin doctors, as media 

spokespersons are often referred 

to, don’t always have the 

information at hand. They also rely 

on various other sources for 

information and obtaining the 

necessary details can be a 

struggle. These professionals are 

also expected to carry out 

administrative duties and juggling 

the various tasks is a challenge, 

especially if one adds another 

problem – lack of resources, 

especially for government spin 

doctors. 

But this is no excuse for the 

mouthpieces to neglect their 

responsibilities. 

Government communicators get 

paid pretty well, not to mention 

those who are employed by 

private companies – they get 

enormous salaries. So they need 

to do their work. It is 

unacceptable that a spokesperson 

is unreachable. 

Journalists have every right to 

report communicators whose 

cellphones just ring and there is 

not even a way of leaving a voice 

message and e-mails and 

WhatsApp messages go 

unanswered. Editors ought to take 

this up with their superiors. 

Colonel Sibongile Soci, to whom 

SAPS spin doctors in the Eastern 

Cape report, proactively engages 

journalists and editors by visiting 

their media houses to discuss 

challenges and improve relations. 

The impact of this engagement 

makes a world of difference. 

Journalists have been patient 

enough. 

Even when they have tried all 

the avenues mentioned earlier 

and came back with naught, 

journalists are not quick to pass 

judgment. Sometimes they will let 

their readers know through a 

statement at the end of a story 

that reads, ‘the spokesperson had 

not responded to questions by the 

time of going to print’. In certain 

instances the line reads, “the 

spokesperson was not available 

for comment” or “attempts to 

reach the spokesperson proved 

futile”. 

All these are journalists’ 

attempts at being reasonable and 

understanding. It takes several 

attempts before the line will read, 

“the spokesperson failed to 

respond to questions sent to 

him/her”. By this time, the 

journalist has had it, tried all the 

necessary avenues, and is left 

with no choice but to tell the 

reader in no uncertain terms. 

Spokespeople and journalists 

need each other. We have a 

common goal – to disseminate 

information to communities out 

there. We need to work together 

to achieve this goal. Answering 

your cellphone or returning my 

call, replying to my e-mail and my 

query sent via WhatsApp, will go 

a long way in ensuring 

information is shared with the 

public. 

At a local level, it has been 

refreshing to learn that Enoch 

Mgijima Local Municipality has 

resolved its quandary regarding 

its spokespersons. See Page 11. 

Countdown to the polls 

We have 12 days before the national 

and provincial elections to usher in 

the sixth administration are to be 

held. By all accounts this promises 

to be the most fiercely contested 

election yet in the history of our 

young democracy. 

Since 1994, the ANC has been 

enjoying an overwhelming majority 

in all provinces except the Western 

Cape which they got to rule for one 

term only after they swallowed up 

the National Party. On the national 

polls they have been very dominant 

and have done 

exceptionally well. 

In 2014, ANC 

got 62.15%, the 

DA 22.23%, the 

EFF 6.35%, the 

IFP 2.40% and the 

remaining 6.87% 

was split amongst the smaller 

parties. The most striking part about 

the last elections in 2014 was the 

decimation of COPE which fell from 

7.4% or 1,311,27 votes to a dismal 

123,235 or 0.67% of the votes and a 

spectacular entrance of the EFF. 

The EFF at first attempt made a 

grand entrance and has in the last 

five years maintained the momentum. 

The question one has is how big 

will their gain be this time around? 

Many have estimated that they will 

double their support and hover 

around 12 to 13% – whether that 

comes to pass is everyone’s guess. 

Judging by what has happened 

with the DA in the last few months, I 

will be surprised if they make a 

significant gain from their last 

performance in 2014. 

The enigma and a potential bolter 

will be the IFP who are slowly 

regenerating themselves in their 

IN 

TOUCH 

... with Phumelele P Hlati 

stronghold of KwaZulu-Natal, but it 

remains to be seen if this will 

translate to any significant gain from 

the 2.4% they got last time. 

The IEC’s figures reveal that about 

36.5 million people are eligible to 

vote out of the population of about 

55 million people. 

Disturbingly, there are 9.8 million 

unregistered voters which makes up 

26.8% of all eligible voters. 

Interestingly, about 14.7 million 

registered voters, or 55%, are 

female, and 12 million are male. 

So 

n u m e r i c a l l y, 

women hold the 

winning hand 

and they have 

the power to 

determine who 

the leaders of 

the country might be. 

Whether the women as a voting 

block realise the power that they 

have, is not clear. Many of the 

parties contesting elections do not 

spell out a quota of women on their 

election list, unlike the ANC which 

has a 50/50 split at all levels. 

Could the loose arrangements 

other parties have be a decisive 

factor in getting the crucial women 

v ot e ? 

It is not apparent so far that 

women see themselves as a voting 

block and potential kingmakers. 

Consequently, many parties have 

not really focused on them 

separately, but have tailored their 

message to resonate with the 

general population of which women 

are one part of. 

So what are my predictions for the 

May 8 elections? I will let you know 

this time next Friday. 

PRESTIGIOUS OCCASION: Louis Rex Primary School in Komani is celebrating its 80th birthday. The school has announced it 

will embark on a number of projects, including Coin Day, a talent show and a sports day, to celebrate the milestone 


FACE 2 FA C E 

YOUR VOICE 

Question: What do you do? 

Answer: I am the media director of 

Komani-based commercial farm called 

Dicla training and projects. 

Q: What do you enjoy about the work 

you do? 

A: Mostly I enjoy that I represent a 

black-owned large scale farm that 

provides means to better the agricultural 

knowledge and skills of aspiring young, 

black farmers. 

Q: In what way do you think initiatives 

such as Dicla are helping the youth and 

our unemployment crisis? 

A: Companies such as Dicla ignite hope 

for the youth and the unemployment crisis 

by offering in-service training, internship 

and permanent jobs to university students 

and graduates. Furthermore, we offer short 

courses and learnerships that equip one 

with more opportunities of being 

e m p l o ya b l e . 

Q: Do you think black women are given 

enough opportunities to impact the 

media space? 

A: You know what, there could never be 

enough opportunities given to black 

women. We are competent and capable 

enough to impact the media industry and 

we deserve all the recognition and 

chances we get. 

with Lilitha Bolani 

Media Practitioner at Dicla in Komani 

Q: What is your favourite team? 

A: Locally, Kaizer Chiefs, internationally 

and whole-heartedly, Real Madrid. 

Q: How do you feel about Bafana’s 

prospects in the Afcon? 

A: I don’t have faith in the team passing 

through the group stages. They have fierce 

competition in Morocco and Ivory Coast 

and as much as they have threatening 

players like Tau and Dolly, they can’t keep 

relying on them to do well in the 

tournament. 

Q: Are you registered to vote? Will you? 

A: Of course. I will be exercising my 

right as a South African citizen to vote. 

Q: Do you think the country is going in 

the right direction? 

A: In some aspects. We have come far to 

get to where we are as a nation today, but 

certain factors like corruption, racism and 

sexism are preventing the further 

betterment of our country. 

Q: When you are not working, what do 

you enjoy doing? 

A: If I’m not watching football and 

movies with my family, I’m caught up 

reading some book or magazines. 

Q: Place to go before you die? 

A: Madrid, Spain and watch my team 

play live at the Santiago Bernabeu 

Stadium. 

... vox pops on the street 

What do you think about ... 

THANDO DLABA LINDIE LE ROUX MSIMELELO PAPIYANA SIYANDA NGALO WINSTON WHITTING 

A record 48 political parties will be one political party. For instance, if we person to an asylum. 

contesting this year’s national elections had just three political parties – the Siyanda Ngalo 

on May 8. The Rep intern N t s i ke l e l o ANC, DA and the EFF – there would be a from Khayelitsha 

Qoyo went to find out if residents in good chance that one of them would I’m not really a voting person. I don’t 

Komani think this is good for the win. But now since we have so many, know if that is a good thing. I am not 

countr y’s democracy. 

majority is hard to get. They will have to sure if I will ever vote. All the parties are 

share power. It gives us more options as just angry. Everyone is just greedy for 

Thando Dlaba 

well. 

power, it’s useless. They always tell us 

from Aliwal North 

Msimelelo Papiyana 

to vote for change but change will never 

It is very good. I think it will keep the from Komani Park 

come. 

parties that are not delivering on their All these parties are not going to help Winston Whitting 

toes. I don’t think it is a problem that we us. Even the party in charge is not from Port Elizabeth 

will have so many on the ballot, instead paying attention to our needs. An It is a bad thing. I think there should 

it is going to improve service delivery. example of how the government is be one party. All the other small parties 

The government will be more attentive failing us is here. We have a mad should join that one, especially when 

to our needs. 

person that came and disturbed a they are all pursuing the same thing. 

Lindie Le Roux 

hawker here. We called the police. Right now we have a lot of people who 

from Westbourne 

They just asked if the lady (hawker) are running for their own interests. It’s 

It is good. We should not have just had a permit instead of taking the mad corruption they are after.


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Happy birthday wishes are extended to The 

Rep’s sales representative, Mavis “Sis’ M ay ” 

Buhe (Tomorrow) and Amanda 

Mvakwentaba (April 29). 

Belated birthday wishes to Luvuyo Sijila 

(April 8), Zukiswa Martins (April 11), 

Mandilakhe Matutu (April 13), Nanga 

Mjamba (April 15), Simthembile Mgidi (April 

22), Simamkele Bobelo (April 23) and 

Nokuzola Lusiti (April 25). 

Many congratulations to Louis Rex Primary 

School on celebrating its 80th year of 

existence this month. A number of events 

are planned in celebration of the milestone 

and well wishes to all at Louis Rex. 

EASTER JOY: Playways Pre-School children show off the Easter Bunnies they painted, a well as their bunny hats, in celebration of the recent Easter 

weekend 


KOMANI W E AT H E R 

After heavy downpours and a cold spell over 

the Easter weekend, temperatures are expected 

to warm up in the next few days. 

Komani will be mostly sunny this weekend, 

starting with a mild 23°C on Friday, but a chilly 

6°C later on in the evening. 

Saturday will be pleasant with temperatures 

starting off at a minimum of 9°C and peaking at 

25°C. Sunny and nice weather is also forecast 

for Sunday with a minimum temperature of 8°C 

and maximum of 23°C. No rain is forecast for 

the weekend. – w w w. a c c u w e a t h e r. c o . z a 

Fighting crime through sport 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

Nonesi Development 

Forum celebrated 

Easter by hosting a 

sports tournament at 

Khundulu sports 

ground which aimed 

at combating crime 

and substance abuse 

in villages of Cacadu. 

Secretar y-general 

Ayanda Ncinane said 

the vision of the 

newly formed forum 

was to plough back 

and improve the 

living conditions of 

Lady Frere 

communit y 

members. 

He said the theme 

was motivated by the 

escalating criminal 

activity in the area 

which was a 

contributing factor to 

the high pupil 

absence rate in 

schools. 

“Crime is rife in our 

area and villages are 

divided due to young 

boys fighting 

amongst each other. 

“A week before the 

tournament, there 

was an incident 

where a young boy 

was killed in one of 

the areas. With this 

theme we were trying 

to go back to the 

basics by keeping 

the youth busy with 

spor t. 

There’s a lot that 

we are hoping to 

achieve by assisting 

local government 

with the facilitation 

of educational 

activities, skills 

development and 

t raining.” 

Ncinane said they 

were confident that 

they had achieved 

their goal, indicating 

that the opening 

ceremony which was 

attended by 

representatives from 

the South African 

Football Association 

focused on 

addressing unlawful 

activities that seem 

to have taken their 

toll in the area. 

Teams in various 

sports codes such as 

soccer, netball and 

rugby participated in 

this first annual 

tournament. Ncinane 

said the handing 

over of prizes was 

postponed due to 

bad weather 

conditions and teams 

were to be informed 

on the actual dates 

of the special event. 

The first prize 

amounted to 

R10,000. In second 

place, Teenagers 

Football Club will 

walk away with 

R5,000 and in third 

place Fast Eleven 

Football Club will be 

awarded R2,500. 

All prizes include 

sport kits. Seven 

Tigers netball team 

maintained first 

position in their 

category and will be 

receiving the first 

prize followed by 

Teenagers Netball 

Club in second place, 

leaving the Home 

Defenders in third 

place. 

“We have made 

provision for the 

teams that did not 

win by providing the 

top nine with sport 

kits and soccer balls. 

“We want to thank 

Emalahleni 

Municipality and the 

Chris Hani District 

Municipality for their 

a s s i st a n c e . ” 

EVERYTHING SPORT: Eleven Tigers Football Club were the 2019 champions at the Nonesi Development Forum Easter 

Tournament held in Cacadu. Players are, back, from left Thabo Matebese, Silamlele Sogiba, Lonwabo Tomsana, Lwando Geni 

and Samnkelo Funda, front from left Innocent Matebese, Luphiwe Mhlaba, Yanga Smakade, Emihle Mketo, Sbongiseni 

Mayilel and Lihle Bota 


ANC must act on wrongdoings of leaders 

Unsurprised resident writes: I was not 

surprised by the reaction of some in the 

ruling party to reports that ANC 

secretary-general Ace Magashule paid 

R400 to a woman while out campaigning 

in Cape Town recently. 

Many ANC supporters have come out in 

defence of their man, claiming he was 

simply being kind and concerned about 

the resident’s empty fridge. 

Quite frankly, I don’t care how 

kind-hearted or generous Magashule is. 

The fact remains – there are rules 

governing payment of money during 

campaigning. 

The rules and regulations of the IEC are 

clear on this matter – offering any 

inducement or reward to a person to vote 

for a party is prohibited conduct in terms 

of the Electoral Code of Conduct and 

breach of the code carries a hefty fine of 

R200,000 and other penalties. 

I just think ANC supporters and leaders 

will do anything to protect one of their 

own even if it was clear they were 

breaking the law. 

We all know how they defended their 

disgraced former president Jacob Zuma. 

It’s going to be interesting to hear how 

the IEC rules on this matter. 

I see the commission has already made 

a ruling on the matter between the DA 

and Patricia de Lille, in favour of the 

lat ter. 

Unless the ruling party stops defending 

its disgraced leaders and instead take 

drastic action against them, it will 

continue to suffer losses in numbers. 

I do acknowledge the efforts of the 

Veterans League who have called on the 

party to take action against Magashule. 

But will the party take any action?

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advertising feature 

READY TO ROLL: John Noah High School pupils flanked by acting deputy principal 

Lindiwe Ntulini, far left, and sport and events committee member Xolela Tom, far 

right, at the Miss Freshette and Mr Personality pageants last week 

Pictures: LUVUYO MJEKULA 

Stylish welcome for John 

Noah High newcomers 

LUVUYO MJEKULA 

There was a jovial mood at John Noah High 

School in Mlungisi Extension last week as 

pupils took part in a brightly set up beauty 

pageant. 

Both boys and girls took part and 

teachers and other pupils watched proudly 

as the future models showed off their 

talents. 

Acting deputy principal Lindiwe Ntulini, 

who is also the convener of the school’s 

events committee, explained that the 

school held the competition to welcome 

new pupils. 

“We had a Miss Freshette as a rite of 

passage for those who have recently joined 

our school,” she said. 

But that was not all. 

“Part of this is to try and make learning 

and teaching meaningful, searching for 

talents as not all of our learners will end up 

being academics. Some will be future Miss 

SA or turn out to be models,” Ntulini 

added. 

The competition also served as a 

confidence booster. “So we are trying to 

train them to gain confidence and be able 

to face the public as some will be 

politicians, which means they will need 

confidence in public speaking.” 

Ntulini said the school also sought to 

mould the children’s behaviour, seeing that 

a lot of pupils had behavioural problems 

which could be attributed to exposure to 

social ills and challenges that come with 

growing up in child-headed homes. 

Bond that ties QC Old Boys together 

WINNING TEAM: Zikhona Nduku and Axola Magwayi were 

crowned Miss Freshette and Mr Personality in the senior 

categor y 

BRIGHT FUTURE: Mihle Yekani and Khanyiso 

Makwenkwe, the junior winners of the Miss 

Freshette and Mr Personality pageants at John 

Noah High School, show off their prizes after 

the event 

The 2019 committee of Love of Art charity exhibition in Komani thanks the many hands making light work in support of Madeira Home. Our generous organisational sponsors were Queen’s Casino and Hotel, 

Riaan’s Bistro Cornerstone, Russell and Son, Daisy Bush, Art and Stuff, Sign and Copy and Spectra. We also thank Ernest Littleford, Bob McKenzie and Sue Oberholzer for their donations. Artists Stephen 

Townley Bassett, Christine Callaghan (Maclean) and Audrey Pennells have also donated their time to facilitate master classes. 

SHEILA THYSSE 

A few weeks ago, a friend in my painting 

class mentioned the Love of Art charity art 

exhibition in Komani and I thought this was a 

great way of raising money for an old age 

home, so I happily submitted a few pieces of 

my art. 

For more than 30 years, I’ve dabbled in all 

sorts of art. I started with embroidery with 

Lorna Bateman when we were all teaching 

together and she is about to publish her 

second embroidery book in the UK. 

I had often thought of the idea of having 

LOVE OF ART: Artist Serano Whittaker’s love for wildlife is 

evident in this drawing of two lions 

Self-taught artist excels 

at doing what he loves 

Self-taught artist Serano 

Whittaker was born and bred 

in Komani. 

He was introduced to art 

by an older cousin and 

immediately fell in love with 

creating images. Whittaker 

said he was inspired by 

comic books, as well as 

artists such as Vincent va n 

Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci. 

He later came first in an art 

competition and the next year 

he got second place. 

He gave up for a while, but 

was motivated to return to 

being an artist by his wife 

and daughter and now can’t 

keep up with producing 

commissioned artworks. 

He specialises in graphite 

and charcoal, and draws his 

inspiration from the beauty of 

everyday life. 

Value of art for heart, soul and community 

my own arts and crafts studio and then in 

about 1998, I was able to do this. 

I taught many women – and a few men – 

decoupage, ceramic painting, 3D mounting of 

pictures and material covering of boxes. It 

was a very happy, fulfilling time, but I had to 

return to teaching as my long leave was over. 

After resigning as a teacher, I managed the 

studio alone and met many lovely people. At 

this time, I also started watercolour painting 

lessons with a great teacher, Val Roux. 

After a few years, our teacher retired and 

so did most of the artists. As always, my 

hands were itching for a different medium. 

I tried oils and then fortunately was 

accepted by Shirley Pittaway in her acrylic 

classes. This is “me” time as painting is so 

good for the soul. 

I try many different subjects which you’ll 

see at the exhibition and the joy of acrylics is 

that it is easy to correct and easy to blot out 

and to start again. I do enjoy the classes and 

the inspiration we are to one another. 

May my simple paintings inspire others! 

Slatem a woman with curiousity, flair for art 

I have always had an interest in design and art. 

As a young married woman, I spent most of 

my spare money on art pieces and over the 

years have obtained a collection of fine 

artworks, my favourite being an oil painting by 

Adriaan Boshoff, which I purchased with my 

pension fund when I left the bank to have 

children. 

I always wanted to try my hand at painting, 

but really did not have the time as I pursued a 

career in property, following in my mom’s 

footsteps. Due to an accident 20 years ago, my 

entire life changed. It was then that I realised 

how vulnerable we are as people, and how we 

truly take life for granted. In an instant your life 

can change. 

I started to question what my life was all 

about. This was the start of my spiritual 

MARIANA BENSON 

journey. God had shown me the light 

in the person of Jesus Christ, and my 

life has never been the same again. 

I had to give up my career and 

started on the road to physical and 

spiritual healing. This led me to pick 

up a paint brush and express our very 

creation on canvas. I was then able to 

afford the time to attend painting 

classes. As a beginner I always 

wanted to paint in oils, but after two 

or three years realised that painting 

wet on wet was just not “my thing”. I 

wanted results and I wanted them 

quickly. My husband, Garth and I enjoy 

travelling around the country, so take every 

opportunity to combine workshops and meet 

artists in other cities. 

Ar tist’s passion for flowers pays off 

My love for art started at school. 

I have been taking art lessons 

since 2015. I started off with 

lessons with talented artist Karen 

Flood and have been at tending 

classes with Shirley Pitaway 

since 2016. I have also had some 

classes with Itai Vangani as it is 

NOELENE 

S L AT E M 

good to learn different styles and 

techniques from the artists. 

My passion to paint flowers 

originated from the fact that I did 

a lot of floral art and was 

involved at functions at Grey 

High School while our sons 

attended the school. 

Our most recent trip was to Clarens, 

where I picked up a wonderful find by 

Joe Kotze, which she had painted 30 

years ago. All her details were on the 

reverse of the painting so I contacted 

her and we travelled to Rosendal to 

meet her and husband, Kobus Kotze. 

Needless to say . . .we walked away 

having purchased two of Kobus’s 

paintings. I have a keen interest in 

photography, so my camera goes with 

me on all our trips, but it can sometimes 

be frustrating for Garth as I want to stop 

all the time, especially if I think this 

mountain, or that field, or even a “rundown” 

pondok looks like material that I can use. 

I am so privileged to be able to exhibit at the 

Queenstown event. 

I enjoy painting in acrylic 

medium. I believe that a creative 

mind creates a positive, inspiring 

mind. 

My paintings have found some 

happy homes in the UK, Canada, 

USA, Ukraine, Italy, Australia and 

New Zealand. 

It has long been said that the Queen’s 

College Old Boys’ Association is one 

of the biggest and most widespread 

organisations of its kind in the world, 

with thousands of members in most 

countries, bound together by one 

common thing – the fact that they 

attended Queen’s College. 

The following item which was placed 

on Facebook is just one illustration of 

the bond that exists between these men: 

“It is with really mixed emotions 

(emotional, grateful, proud, relieved etc) 

that I feel the need to share the 

following with this group. 

“I am part of a very tight-knit Class of 

‘87 group and before our 30th reunion in 

2017, I started looking for one particular 

classmate with whom I had had no 

contact since we matriculated. For 

confidential reasons I will refer to him as 

Adam. 

Class of ‘87 members help former classmate in distress 

“Adam was naughty, a good 

sportsman who played a particular 

musical instrument extremely well, but 

was not the most popular person 

around. I managed to locate him via his 

second wife on Facebook and since then 

I have only had contact with him on 

about two occasions. 

“Last week I received a distress call 

from his wife (soon to be ex) informing 

me that Adam was not in a good space 

and basically destitute, living in his car 

in Krugersdorp, Johannesburg. 

“I was very sceptical but I phoned her 

back to ask some personal questions, as 

I do not believe in financially supporting 

bad habits. 

“She assured me he had sober habits 

and was a re-born Christian, but could 

no longer provide for their family due to 

work drying up in the town where they 

lived in the Free State. 

“I posted a message on our WhatsApp 

group and sent an e-mail to the group. 

We have many others on the group who 

were not part of the ‘87 group. 

“I sit here typing with goosebumps 

and a lump in my throat at the response 

I received. Since then, Adam has been 

moved from a shelter to a backpacker’s 

guest house, has three meals a day, has 

money for petrol that will help him in his 

attempts to find work and a huge 

number of Old Queenians are trying to 

do the same. He says that due to the 

fact that he was not a popular person at 

school and had not kept in contact with 

the lads, he could not understand that 

they have now got his back. 

“Why do I share this with you? It is 

not about me. It is about the Class of 

‘87, together with our adopted 

classmates, it is about us being Old 

Queenians and the Lord working 

through people. The way in which the 

guys came together to help a brother in 

distress is just mind-boggling. 

“This was taught to all of us from an 

early age and I personally cannot thank 

Queen’s College enough for instilling 

good manners, respect, camaraderie, 

love, Christianity and so much more in 

us. I will also be forever grateful to my 

late parents for sending me to a school 

like QC when they could not afford it. 

“I am one very proud Old Queenian 

and I know that my brothers have got 

my back. Esse Quam Videri. 

“When Adam is settled I will make a 

point of trying to convince him to give a 

motivational talk/testimony at the 

school. I am sure that this will give the 

current boys at the school food for 

thought. I now speak to him on a daily 

basis and you can just hear in his voice 

that he is going to rise above the 

situation that he has found himself in 

and has a new zest for life.” 

Love Of Art - generating a creative 

and energetic atmosphere. 

WG Mica Stockists of 

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 Friday’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. 

Saturday April 27: Stutterheim Round 

Table bike ride, Stutterheim Country Club; 

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 April 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 

ON THE NOTICE BOARD 

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 

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. 

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. 

Friday June 7: GHS exams end; Hangklip 

Junior exams end; Balmoral Pre-Primary 

fun walk; Balmoral foundation phase 

Fat h e r s ’ Day assembly. 

Friday-Saturday June 7-8: Queen’s derby 

vs St Andrew’s (home). 

Saturday June 8: Queen’s PTA fund raiser 

evening; GHS vs DSG (home). 

Sunday June 9: West Bank junior golf 

championships. 

Monday June 10: Music concert, Queen’s 

Junior; Balmoral music concert, 5.30pm. 

Wednesday June 12: Queen’s boys 

dismissed 1pm. 

Wednesday, Thursday, June 12, 13: 

Queen’s hosts World Scholars Cup 

debating competition. 

Thursday June 13: Final school 

assemblies. 

Friday June 14: Schools close for teachers. 

Friday June 14: Schools close; Queen’s 

Junior U13A rugby at Union rugby festival. 

Sunday June 16: Fat h e r s ’ D ay. 

Friday-Monday June 14-17: Cape Schools 

rugby and cross country week, Uitenhage. 

Saturday-Wednesday June 15-19: U14 

squash IPT, Boland, U16 squash IPT, 

Bloemfontein, U19 squash IPT, Cape Town. 

As well as other brands 

Our friendly & professional staff are waiting to assist you. 

TEL: 045 839 4144 | FAX: 045 839 2386 

Trading Hours: 

Mon - Fri 07:45 - 17:00 

Saturday 08:00 - 13:00 

Sundays (Summer) 

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e: marius@helmarch.co.za 

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SUMMERTON JACOBS 

083 508 8125 082 609 9552 

CENTRAL R750 000 

JUST LISTED!! 

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one!!! 

CRAIG 

1 1 

083 508 8125 

CENTRAL R1 800 000 

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6 6 

083 508 8125 

KOMANI PARK R1 550 000 

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DEALS OF THE WEEK! 

Institute of Estate 

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0724471098 

STERKSTROOM - R630 000 

Family home with 2 x bedrooms, lounge, 

dining-room, sunroom, kitchen with wood 

stove, bathroom, garage for 6 vehicles and 4 

outer rooms. PLUS FLAT with 2 x rooms and 

bathroom. Property in good condition and 

situated in main street at CBD area in town. 


Massive family home in good condition with 4 x 

bedrooms, lounge, large dining room, sunroom, study, 

2 x kitchens, 2 x bathrooms, garage, double carport 

and outbuilding on large erven 1904m² in size 


Own your own farm in town. Family home 

with 4 x bedrooms, lounge, dining room, 

kitchen, bathroom, double garage for 3 x 

vehicles and 4 x out buildings. Property has 2 x 

boreholes and consists of 6 erven. Total size of 

erven is 5712m² 

TYLDEN - R40 000 

Open plot of 793m² available in Tylden just off 

the main road between Queenstown and Cathcart 

about 35km from Queenstown [cash sale only]. 

LAURIE DASHWOOD PARK - R890 000 

Afffordable Family Home with 2 x bedrooms, 

 

and carport. 

VICTORIA PARK - R840 000 

Affordable Family Home close to school with 

3 x bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, bathroom, study, 

laundry, garage and carport. 

MOLTENO - R480 000 

Commercial Property consisting of 

approximately 300m² structure in prime CBD 

¿ 

space and / or Retail. 

MOLTENO - R270 000 

Family Home with 2 x bedrooms, lounge/ 

dining-room, kitchen and bathroom. 

PRIMEPROPER TY 

Pet-proof your 

garden space 

The average plot size of new properties 

is ever-shrinking which makes a neatly 

manicured back garden one of the 

biggest drawcards for potential buyers. 

According to RE/MAX of Southern 

Africa regional director and CEO Adrian 

Goslett, those who choose to leave their 

back garden poorly maintained are 

missing out on a huge opportunity to 

add value to their property. 

However, for those who own pets, 

maintaining a back-garden might be 

easier said than done. “Fo r 

homeowners, pet-proofing a garden 

requires a double-sided approach. On 

the one side, homeowners need to 

protect their garden against their pet. 

On the other, homeowners need to 

protect their pet against their garden,” 

Goslett advises. 

For those unsure of the risks their 

garden and their pet pose to each 

other, RE/MAX of Southern Africa have 

compiled a few tips for peaceful 

co-existence between the two: 

SELECTIVE PLANTING 

Homeowners ought to be very 

selective when choosing what to plant 

in their backyard. 

Certain plants (such as lilies and 

daffodils) and fertilizers are actually 

toxic if consumed by pets. Others (such 

ascitrus or chili plants) can act as 

natural repellents that will keep your 

pet out of your flower beds. 

Do your research beforehand or chat 

to an expert at your local garden store 

to find out which is which. 

JUST LISTED 

DESIGNATED PLAY ZONES 

Homeowners should make it clear to 

their pet which areas are out of bounds 

and which are entirely their own. For 

example, homeowners can put up 

chicken-wire fence or decorative flower 

bed walls to keep pets out of their 

garden beds. They can also create a 

designated sand pit and leave their 

pet’s chew toys inside to let Fluffy 

know that’s his space to dig and play 

as he pleases. 

PET-APPROPRIATE FURNITURE 

To keep your pet from chewing up 

your outdoor furniture, avoid wooden 

deck chairs and tables and opt instead 

for aluminium or iron furniture. It might 

also help to set up a pet bed next to 

your outdoor set so that your furry 

companion has a spot of his very own. 

However you choose to go about 

pet-proofing your garden, Goslett 

encourages homeowners never to 

sacrifice their pet’s health and wellness 

in order to keep their garden in good 

condition. 

“Responsible pet owners would 

rather see their garden somewhat 

unkept than risk their pet getting hurt 

on spiked flowerbed walls or dangerous 

pet-repellents. If your garden is more 

important to you than your pet, then 

rather avoid adopting any animals,” 

Goslett concludes. 

To get in touch with a real estate 

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ANDREA 

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Bowes McDougall Inc. 

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TOP TOWN 

R1 600 000 

3 Beds | 2 Bath | 2 Lounge | 1 Carport 

This stunning well maintained house 

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bachelor flat for extra income, and a 

spacious yard. 

Loraine Bosman 

C 084 487 8949 

EQT 7678 

CENTRAL 

R600 000 

2 Beds | 1 Bath | 1 Lounge | 1 Carport 

Centrally situated right by Doctors, Spar, 

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away from home or easy town living. 

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C 082 478 7353 

EQT 

SOLE MANDATE 

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NOBODY IN THE WORLD SELLS MORE REAL ESTATE THAN RE/MAX 

SALES TEAM 

EZIBELENI R900 000 

BALMORAL R2 999 000 

RENTALS 

MOLTENO R650 000 

LAURIE DASHWOOD PARK R920 000 EZIBELENI 

R590 000 

2 Beds | 1 Bath | 1 Lounge | 2 Carport 4 Beds | 3 Bath | 1 Lounge | 2 Garage 

You cannot go wrong with this well build, 

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If you are looking for an investment 

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then this is the property for you. 

Spacious home for a big family or 

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students, home offers plenty of rooms 

and bathrooms with tiled floors 

throughout. 

A neat family home consists of 2 bathrooms one of which is an on 

suite. Two bedrooms with built in cupboards. The kitchen has a stove, 

extractor fan and built in cupboards. Spacious open plan lounge, dining 

room, single garage and carport. 

TAMI: 083 715 8764 WEB REF: RXCM-0627 

CENTRAL R750 000 

This apartment is close to many amenities. It consists of a spacious 

bedroom with BIC, a bathroom with a separate toilet, open plan 

lounge/ dining room, linen cupboards, a kitchen with BIC, 1 covered 

parking and remote controlled access gates both back and front. 

XOLISA: 081 544 2782 WEB REF: RXCM-0666 

This home offers 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, lounge, outside 

entertainment area and pool. The property is completely walled and 

has electric gates. Close to all schools. 

CHERYL: 082 465 3747 WEB REF: RXCM-0372 

SMALL HOLDING R1 800 000 

Smallholding for sale 30km outside town. Consisting of various 

buildings, storerooms, outbuildings, borehole water by two dams. It 

is suitable to run a small number of livestock. Land size is 54ha. 

MAX: 083 761 6981 WEB REF: RXCM-0661 

The property consists of four bedrooms, with built-in cupboards, 

double garage to fit four vehicles and a carport to accommodate 

five vehicles. The property further offers a lounge, dining room, 

pool, laundry, scullery, flatlet and alarm system. 

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RENTALS 

 

 

 

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SOLE MANDATE 

EZIBELENI 

R550 000 

3 Beds | 2 Bath | 1 Lounge | 1 Garage 

Family home right on the taxi route, few 

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fully tiled floors. With a two-bedroom 

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Moira Pappas 

Principal 

C 082 478 7353 

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C 082 478 7353 

EQT7646 

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EQT7644 

RENTALS - 045 838 2560 

CENTRAL: 

1 Bed flat – R 3400.00 

TOP TOWN: 

1 Bed flat – R 3100.00 

2 Bed flat – R 5900.00 

3 Bed house – R 10 300.00 

LAURIEDASHWOOD PARK: 

3 Bed house – R 5700.00 

SANDRINGHAM: 

2 Bed flat – R 5460.00 

WESTBOURNE: 

2 Bed house – R 6100.00 

KOMANI PARK: 

3 Bed house – R 9000.00 

3 Bed house – R 7900.00 

AMBERDALE: 

2 Bed flat – R 5500.00


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3. Systematic instruction (9) 

8. Burden with 

unpleasant/ difficult 

work (4) 

9. Offensive to common 

modesty (8) 

10. Just a little helping (6) 

13. Thick waterproofwoollen 

cloth (5) 

14. Diminished in size or 

weight (7) 

15. Call for help (1-1-1) 

16. Japanese palanquin 

(7) 

17. More sky-coloured? (5) 

21. Merging brings this 

together (6) 

22. Remote chance (4-4) 

23. Joint between thigh 

and shin (4) 

24. The day they call Holy 

Thursday (9) 

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1. Drug not wanted in sport 

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2. Inhabitants of isolated 

lands surrounded by 

water (9) 

4. Dehydrated (5) 

5. Hugs and snuggles (7) 

6. Crisp Mexican pancake 

(4) 

7. In composition, all (4) 

11. Putting in motion (9) 

12. Home places and 

directions (9) 

14. In short it’s late President 

Reagon’s Christian name 

(3) 

15. It calms and comfits (7) 

18. Surpass (5) 

19. Work leader (4) 

20. Fairy-tale giant (4) 

SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD 1130 

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CHDA looks at upskilling suppliers to develop 

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

The Chris Hani Development Agency (CHDA) 

hosted a suppliers’ day to assist small, medium 

and micro enterprises at the Thobi Kula Indoor 

Sports Complex recently. 

CHDA acting CEO Nontobeko Nomnganga said, 

“Municipalities usually use this event to inform 

entrepreneurs about the most recent regulations, 

changes or processes. Today we organised 

stakeholders, such as Sars, banks and the office of 

the Treasury, to give out information to empower 

suppliers.” 

Nomnganga said in 2019 the CHDA had sought 

out a different way of assisting SMMEs to develop, 

with presentations such as the incubation 

programme from the office of the Treasury 

introduced for them. 

“I believe most people did not know about this 

programme and we plan to grow the supplier day 

programme by incorporating other key 

components other than just arming them with 

financial knowledge. 

“We are also going to create a structure for 

service providers where emerging suppliers such 

as contractors, caterers, events and entertainment 

businesses will be placed on databases,” 

Nomnganga said. 

“The plan is to also place local suppliers in an 

incubation programme that will upskill them with 

in-training based on their individual sectors.” 

The acting CEO indicated that it remained 

CHDA’s responsibility to develop the SMMEs after 

the suppliers’ day where interactions with the 

different businesses to determine their needs and 

challenges would continue. 

“We had a programme where Chris Hani District 

Municipality executive mayor Kholiswa Vimbayo 

had funded 10 SMMEs with R5m recently. Some of 

the SMMEs had marketing issues and we helped 

them with the branding of their organisations.” 

“We have VanCleave companies, such as the 

one in Cala, that have recently branched out to 

Cradock and Black Spot in Komani – beginning to 

stand on its feet as one of the companies we had 

supported and which we plan to continue 

supporting until they are a sustainable business.” 

Nomnganga said they want to take the event to 

other local municipal areas in Chris Hani from 

2020 and that CHDA would be working closely 

with municipalities in their local economic 

development departments to see what gaps the 

agency could fill to empower suppliers. 

BUSINESS-WISE: Local suppliers and stakeholders at the Chris Hani Development Agency suppliers’ 

day event at the Thobi Kula Indoor Sport Complex 

Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

Msindwana assumes acting 

spokesperson position in EMLM 

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA 

Gcobani Msindwana is the new acting Enoch 

Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) spokesperson. 

This follows a period where local journalists 

complained about uncertainty lack of clear 

communication from the municipality since the 

suspension of former spin doctor, Fundile 

Fe ke t s h a n e ’s in January. 

The news of Msindwana taking up acting duties 

was announced on social media recently. 

After Feketshane’s suspension, media queries 

were referred to Msindwana as the EMLM 

c o m m u n i c at i o n ’s officer. 

However, after sometime the position was 

occupied by EMLM executive mayor Sisisi Tolashe’s 

spokesperson, Butsha Lali, on an acting basis. 

Feketshane was given his suspension letter after 

he returned to work from the December holidays. 

Lali had indicated that Feketshane had received 

three months’ precautionary suspension due to 

alleged misconduct that bordered on the disclosure 

of information without authorisation. 

Fe ke t s h a n e ’s suspension followed the 

suspension of municipal manager Chris 

Magwangqana in October and former corporate 

services director Siyabonga Nkonki’s resignation in 

N o v e m b e r. 

In the past few months, getting information from 

the municipality has been a struggle, but with 

Msindwana back in charge, it is hoped 

communication will run smoothly. 

Meanwhile, EMLM’s acting municipal manager 

Gcubani Mashiyi, has indicated that over the past 

12 months, the municipality has established 

systems, procedures and controls that inform and 

guide its operations. 

Mashiyi said the council of Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality appointed him to head the 

administrative function of the municipality, 

including the communications function in line with 

municipal policy and the Municipal Financial 

Management Act of 2003 and the Municipal 

Systems Act of 2000. 

“The communications department of EMLM is 

properly functioning and performs its mandate as 

derived from the Integrated Development Plan of 

the municipality. All the officials in the unit perform 

their duties, as derived from the council-approved 

service delivery budget and implementation plan of 

2018/2019 financial year,” he said. 

“The systems established make it possible for the 

communications unit to function optimally.”

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In Memoriam 

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In Memoriam 

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Funeral Notices 

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In Loving memory of 

KROUTZ KEITH TREVOR 

25-04-1985 

who passed away 34 years ago. 

Remembered with love by his wife 

Lorraine, Children Zolane 

and Laistyre 

1150 


SERGEL 

COLIN 

BRYAN 

late of 4 

Kings House, 

Sunshine Village, 

Queenstown, 

passed away 

suddenly in 

Queenstown on 

Saturday the 20th 

of April 2019 in 

his 61st year. 

Beloved husband 

of Beverly, father of 

Adrian and Nicky, 

Zane, Ashleigh, 

Domonique and 

grandfather of 

Shaun, Emma-Joy, 

Tristan, Ashleigh 

Junior and extended 

families. A Memorial 

Service will take 

place at the Kairos 

Full Gospel Church, 

15 Buffalo Road 

Komani Park, 

Queenstown on 

Saturday the 27th 

of April 2019 at 

11 o’clock. The 

Cremation in 

East London will 

be Private. No 

flowers by request, 

donations in lieu of 

floral tributes may 

be sent to the above 

mentioned 

RUSSELL AND SON 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

Tel. 045 839 4012 

BEJA 

BEAUTY 

NOSAMPULU 

BORN: 

03/02/1943 

DIED: 

12/04/2019 

FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Camama A/A, 

 

VENUE: 

Home 

TIME: 09h00 

INTERMENT: 

Camama Cemetery 

Phumla Ngoxolo 

Manguta, Sithole, 

Dlangane. 

SERVICE CONDUCTED BY 

MBANGUBA FUNERALS 

Cell: 073 138 3934 

1150 


REDCLIFFE 

FREDERICK 

ANDREW 

 

late of 23 Adam 

Street, New Rest, 

Komani, passed 

away peacefully 

on the 18th of 

April 2019 in his 

54th year. Sadly 

missed and deeply 

mourned by his 

loving children, 

grandchildren, 

brother, sisters, 

sisters in-law, 

brothers in-law and 

extended families. 

The cortege will 

proceed to the 

Komani Town 

Cemetery for the 

interment at 12 

noon on Saturday 

the 27th of April 

2019, after services 

held at home at 10 

o’clock and at 11 

o’clock from the St. 

Johns Methodist 

Church, New Rest, 

Komani 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MLILO 

AYANDA 

BORN: 1985-05-15 

DIED: 2019-04-20 

FUNERAL: 2019-04-28 

VENUE: Funeral service 

will be held at home at 

No. 403, Zone 2, 

Dongwe Location, 

Whittlesea at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Whittlesea 

TIME: 13:00pm 

PHUMLA NGOXOLO 

KOMANI AVBOB 

FUNERAL SERVICES 

ROBINSON ROAD 29 

QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

TSHAKA 

ANDILE 

Late of Gcibala, 

Swartwater, Lady 

Frere District 

Born: 06.05.1940 

Died: 10.04.2019 

Funeral: Saturday 

27.04.2019 

Starting at home at 

10am (Methodist 

Church). Thence 

to the Gcibala 

Cemetery, Lady 

Frere for the 

Interment at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MNGXONGO 

NTSUNDU 

SOPHITSHO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

SOGA 

LUNGISWA 

EUPHONIA 

Late of Upper 

Didimana, 

Whittlesea 

Born: 28.02.1979 




Starting at 

home at 10am 

(Zionist Faith). 

Thence to the 

Upper Didimana 

Cemetery, 

Whittlesea for the 

Interment at 13:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAKHUMALO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MBENGO 

NOMONDE 

GLADYS 

Late of Upper 

Ngonyama, Lady 


Born: 26.11.1955 




Starting at home at 

10am (Methodist 


to the Upper 

Ngonyama 


Frere for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMQWATHI 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

TSHOTWANA 

AMOS 

VUYISILE 

Late of 925 

White City, Sada, 

Whittlesea District 

Born: 31.10.1953 




Starting at home 

then to the Roman 

Catholic Hall, Sada 

for a service at 

10am. The cortege 

will proceed to the 

Sada Cemtery for 

the Interment 

at 1pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

TSHATSHU 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

XHASO 

TEMBILE 

HUMPHREY 

Late of Egxojeni, 

Tsembeyi, Lady 


Born: 11.07.1946 





at 10am (Anglican 

Church Service). 


Egxojeni Cemetery, 

Lady Frere for the 


PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MQAM 

NXOTHO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

MATISO 

MANYANO 

Late of 1008 

Matshikiza Street, 

New Bright, 

Mlungisi, Komani 

Born: 30.06.1982 





then to the St 

Andrew’s Anglican 

Church Hall, 

Mlungisi for a 

service at 9am. The 

cortege will proceed 

to the Komani Town 

Cmetery for the 

Interment at 

12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MDLANE 

TUTUSE 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NAMZI 

WOVA 

JOHN 

Late of Mkhonjana, 

Bolotwa, Lady Frere 

District 

Born: 11.01.1938 





at 10am (Zionist 

Faith). Thence to 

the Mkhonjana 


Frere for the 

Interment at 12:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MYIRHA MZONDI 

ZIYEKA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NDEVU 

QINISILE 

BORN: 

1951/04/04 

DIED: 

2019/04/15 

FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Bengu A/A 

VENUE: 

eDrayini at 

Lady Frere 

INTERMENT: 

eDrayini 

Cemetery 

Rest in Peace 

Mgcina, Tyhopho 

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 

TABATA 

PHUMEZO 

BORN: 

1936/04/20 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Cacadu A/A 

VENUE: 

eThafeni at 

Lady Frere 

INTERMENT: 

eThafeni 

Cemetery 

Rest in Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 


SIYO 

NONDIKHO 

BORN: 

1944/10/11 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Cacadu A/A 

VENUE: 

eThafeni at 

Lady Frere 

INTERMENT: 

eThafeni 

Cemetery 

Rest in Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 


JENETE 

NATUME 

BORN: 

1948/04/16 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

eZingqolweni A/A 

VENUE: 

eZingqolweni at 

Lady Frere 

INTERMENT: 

Ezingqolweni 

Cemetery 

Rest in Peace 

Matshaya, Mbathane 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 


MYATAZA 

VUYISILE 

DEVILLIERS 

Late of Mdletyeni, 

Kwa-Qesha, Tsomo 

Born: 01.01.1940 





at 10am (St. Johns 


to the Mdletyeni 

Cemetery, Tsomo 

for the Interment at 

13:30 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MBANJWA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

Call CHARODINE or MAVIS if your business is about to celebrate something special. 

Call now on (045) 839 4040 and find out more about our advertising features.


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MFENGU 

SITHIPHILA 

Late of 722 Mtatsi 

Street, Bongweni, 

Mlungisi, Komani 

Born: 09.10.1984 





at 10am (Ethiopian 

Catholic Church). 


Mlungisi Cemetery, 

for the Interment at 

11:45 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MDLOMO 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

NOVEVE 

KUKU 

VIVIENNE 

Late of 132 Zone 2, 

Ezibeleni, Komani 

Born: 28.12.1942 





then to the New 

Apostolic Church, 

Ezibeleni for a 

service at 9am. The 

cortege will proceed 

to the Komani Town 

Cemetery for the 

Interment at 

12 noon 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

MAMNGWEVU 

SKHOMA 

TSHANGISA 



Tel. 045 839 4012 

For all 

your 

Property 

Advertising 

needs call 

045 839 4040 

MFAMANA 

POTOTO 

JAMES 

BORN: 1943-10-17 



VENUE: Funeral 

service will start at home 

at KwaSemi Village, 

Whittlesea at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Whittlesea 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MFOBO 

PASE 

THOMAS 

BORN: 1953-05-11 



VENUE: Funeral 

service will start at home 

at Ezitandini Location, 

Kungcuka A/A, Lady 

Frere at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Kungcuka 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

SILANDELA 

TEKITEKI 

ELSIE 

BORN: 1934-09-11 

DIED: 2019-04-26 



will start at home at No. 

40 Kamase Street, Zone 

2, Ezibeleni then move to 

 

Church for the service at 

10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Komani Town 

TIME: 12:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

KOMANISI 

BUHLE 

LINDANI 

BORN: 2003-08-23 




will start at home at 

Enyongwana Location, 

Qamata Basin A/A, 

 

CEMETERY: 

Qamata Basin 

TIME: 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MLILWANA 

NKULULEKO 

Born: 1961.09.07 

Died: 2019.04.13 

Funeral: 2019.04.27 

Address: 11226 

Sabata Dalindyebo, 

Queenstown 

Venue: Skweyiya 

Community, 

Mlungisi, 

Queenstown 

Time: 09:00 

Interment: 

Queenstown 

Cemetery 

Lala Ngoxolo 

Ngconde 

S & A PROFESSIONALS FUNERAL 

DIRECTORS 

30 BERT STRAUSS STREET, 

QUEENSTOWN 

045 838 4676 

078 007 1862 

NKUNKUMA 

MTUNZI 

EMORT 

Born: 1947-10-24 

Died: 2019-04-19 

Funeral: 2019-04-27 

Address: 784 Zone 2 

Ezibeleni 

Time: Home at 07:00 

Time at Church: 

09:00 Zenzo Baptist 

Church Ezibeleni 

Time at Cemetery: 

12:30 

Cemetery: 

Queenstown Cemetery 

Lala Ngoxolo 

Matshaya, 

Mbhathane. 

100 Ebden Street 

Queenstown 

045 839 2893/4 

ROQWANA 

SINDILIZWE 

SIDWELL 

BORN: 

1954/06/21 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Mtsheko A/A 

VENUE: 

Mtaheko at 

Lady Frere 

INTERMENT: 

Mtsheko 

Cemetery 

Rest in Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 


JACOB 

JOHNSON 

BORN: 

1932/12/25 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Percy A/A 

VENUE: 

Percy at 

Lady Frere 

INTERMENT: 

Percy Cemetery 

Rest in Peace 

Jola, Qengeba 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 


NKATHANE 

NONEMBILE 

NOMBUYISELO 

BORN: 

1929/03/06 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Ntabethemba A/A 

VENUE: 

Thundergate 1 

at Whittlesea 

INTERMENT: 

Thundergate 

Cemetery 

Rest in Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 


SONTSHAKA 

SIKHWENKWE 

BORN: 

1942/09/28 

DIED: 


FUNERAL: 


ADDRESS: 

Magwala A/A 

VENUE: 

Emcungco at 

 

INTERMENT: 

Decketshill, 

 

Rest in Peace 


and Trust 



Tel: 045 838 1441 

Fax: 045 839 5668 

CELL: 082 692 2851 

083 328 4050 


NOVUKELA-VANGA 

REPHINA 

NOMABALEKO 

BORN: 1930-05-25 




will start at home at MT 

Arthur Location, Lady 

Frere at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Mt Arthur 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

MANI 

DELEKILE 

BORN: 1960-01-01 


FUNERAL: 

2019-04-28 



KwaHala Ezinkomeni 

Location, Mthingwevu 

 

10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Mthingwevu 

TIME: 13:00pm 

PHUMLA 

NGOXOLO 

KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

SIXISHE 

LELETHU 

SINDISWA 

BORN: 1993-04-30 





Sterkstroom at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Sterkstroom 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

NIKA 

SICELO 

DIRK 

BORN: 1973-03-14 




will start at home at No. 

244, Zone 2, Ezibeleni 

at 10:00am 

CEMETERY: 

Komani 

TIME: 13:00pm 


KOMANI AVBOB 



QUEENSTOWN 

Tel: 045 838 2771 

Cell: 083 503 8057 

RODOLO- 

MTSHISELWA 

ADELAIDE 

NONKOSI 

Born: 1952-08-14 


Funeral: 2019-04-27 

(Saturday) 

Address: 555 Zone 1. 

Ezibeleni (Queenstown) 

Venue: Samarian 

Church next to Ten 

Points (Ezibeleni) 

Time: 10H00-12H00 

Interment: Queenstown 

Cemetery 

LALA NGOXOLO: 

MAMBHELE 

ELVIS SKEPE FUNERAL 

DIRECTORS 

073 269 0624 

045 838 2490 

NONDALA 

ǧ 

MAVIS 

Born: 1964-11-12 


 

2019-04-27 

Address: 

Lesseyton 

Rainbow 

Home 

Time:10:00am 

Interment: 

Lesseyton 

Cemetery 

 

 

6151 

Employment Offered 

CEKISO 

AZOLA 

SIWAPHIWE 

Born: 06/06/2001 

Died: 14/04/2019 

Funeral: 


Address: Macky 

Snack Village 

Venue: Home 

Interment: 

Mackey Snack 

Cemetery 

Rest in Peace 

VINJWAS FUNERAL 

SERVICES 

073 404 4627/ 073 144 7371 / 

073 911 2032 

6151 

Employment Offered 

Vacancy: 

Health and Safety Officer 

Where: Dordrecht, Eastern Cape 

Company: Cotterrell’s Construction 

Job type: 18 months (contract) 

Salary: Negotiable 

Requirements: 

Grade 12 

Registration with SACPCMP as a CHSO. 

CHSO number is required 

Health and safety Qualification (National 

Diploma in Safety, Health Management / 

Environmental Health 

/SAMTRAC) 

Minimum 3 years’ experience working in 

Construction Industry 

HSE experience 

Must have driver’s license 

For full detailed advert, please send an 

email to elmien@cotterrells.co.za 

or contact 045 943 1325. 

Closing date: 30 April 2019 

LAERSKOOL HANGKLIP 

QUEENSTOWN 

VAKANTE ONDERWYSPOS 

Die skool benodig die dienste van ‘n dinamiese, 

ĞŶŽůůĞŐĞŬĂůŝĮĞĞĚĞĞŽŽŶŽŵŽŶĚĞŝŐ 

by die skool te gee. 

ŝĞŽůŐĞŶĚĞďĞŚĞĞůŝŐŐĂĂŵŽŝĂŬĂŶ 

ŶŐĞů ĞĞ ĚĚŝŝŽŶĞůĞ ĂĂů ŶŐĞů 

ŝĂĂů 

ĂŵĂŶĂĂŶĞůůŝŶŐ9 Julie 2019 

ĞĚĞĚŝŶŐĞŶĚĞĂůĂŝĂŬŬĞŽĚĂĂŶŐĞďŝĞĚ 

ŽŚŝŝŶŽŶŝŶŐŝďĞŬŝŬďĂĂ 

ĂĂŵŽĞĂĂŶĚŝĞŽůŐĞŶĚĞĞĞŝĞŽůĚŽĞŶ 

ŽĚ 

1. Volledige CV. 

ĞŐŝĂŝĞď 

ŽĞďĞĞŝĚĞĞŽŵŽĂĨĞŝŐŵĞůĚ 

Ž 

ŶĚĞŝŶĚŝŶŐĂůŝŶŐŶĞů 

Doen aansoek by: 

ŝĞŬŽŽůŚŽŽĨ 

ĂĞŬŽŽůĂŶŐŬůŝ 

Žď 

Queenstown 

 

Ğů 

ŽŚĂŶŐŬůŝũΛůĂĞŬŽŽůŚĂŶŐŬůŝĐŽĂ 

ůŝŶŐĚĂŵĞŝ 

DRIVER 

urgently required 

Must have: 

Code 10 or higher. 

Valid P.D.P. 

Must be of sober habits 

To deliver LPG 

Salary will be negotiated 

To start A.S.A.P. 

Interested applicants must please submit a CV with contactable 

references to 

Fressie CC, 17 Francis Street, Queenstown.

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Services Offered 

Help 

Guide 

CONSTRUCTION 

GAMA CONSTRUCTION 

Phumelele Hlati 

Cell: 082 921 9579 

ZIYAMKELWA CONSTRUCTION & PROJECTS 

Cell: 073 735 7923 

GOODS AND SERVICES 

Sports equipment and funding 

Diagonal Group 

Phumelele Hlati: 082 921 9579 

SAFETY 

TRELLIDOR & LP DOORS 

2B Cathcart Road, Qtn 

Supply/Install/Repairs 

Tel: 045 838 4719/ 083 951 3904 

Contact Nofisa on 045 839 4040 

or makaulan@tisoblackstar.co.za 

to put your business 

in our help guide 

Notices 

2180 

11010 

Legal Notices 

5630 

Services Offered 

Notices 

11010 

Legal Notices 

NOTICE NO. HSLD 4/4/2019 

2180 

APPLICATION TO LEASE A 

PORTION OF ERF 3420, 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 3420 situated in 

Pelem Road, Mlungisi. 

Further details can be obtained from the 

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Objections if any against the proposal must 

- 

 

 

 

12:00 on Friday 7 June 2019. 

S. NOMANDELA 

ACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

11010 

Legal Notices 

NOTICE NO. HSLD 3/4/2019 

APPLICATION TO LEASE ERF 9908, 

OXFORD STREET, NEWVALE, 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 9908 situated in Oxford 

Street, Newvale, Mlungisi 

Further details can be obtained from the 

¿ 

 

Komani Street, Queenstown or Private Bag 

¿ 

 

 

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 

 

than 12:00 on Friday 7 June 2019. 

S. NOMANDELA 

ACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER 

11030 

Estate Notices 

In the Estate of the Late 

ESAU ANDREW FRANK 

ID No: 6903175170 082 

of 10 Murrayville, 

Cathcart, 5310 

Date of birth: 1969-03-17 

Date of death: 

2018-04-27 

Estate number: 

1747/2018 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 

IN DECEASED 

ESTATES All persons 

having claims against the 

above-mentioned estate 

must lodge it with the 

Executor concerned within 

30 days (or as indicated) 

from date of publication 

ANTHONY GEOFFREY 

ASHTON CHUBB 

EXECUTOR 

ELLIOTTS ATTORNEYS 

35 A Main Street, 

P.O. Box 5, Cathcart, 

5310 

Tel: 045 843 1011 

Email: bev@elliotts.co.za 

In the Estate of the Late 

POTTER ERNEST KEITH 

ID No: 410331 5005 08 0 

of Deepdells Farm, 

Cathcart, 5310 

Date of birth: 1941-03-31 

Date of death: 

2018-11-30 

Estate number: 

863/2019 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 

IN DECEASED 

ESTATES All persons 

having claims against the 

above-mentioned estate 

must lodge it with the 

Executor concerned within 

30 days (or as indicated) 

from date of publication 

ANTHONY GEOFFREY 

ASHTON CHUBB 

EXECUTOR 

ELLIOTTS ATTORNEYS 

35 A Main Street, 

P.O. Box 5, Cathcart, 

5310 

Tel: 045 843 1011 

Email: bev@elliotts.co.za 

11010 

Legal Notices 

Call 

CHARODINE 

or MAVIS 

if your 

business is 

about to 

celebrate 

something 

special. 

Call now 

on (045) 

839 4040 

and find 

out more 

about our 

advertising 

features. 

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make impact on 

plastic campaign 

STOP plastic mascot ready to create 

awareness at SPAR Women’s challenge 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT 

OF EXTERNAL COUNCIL MEMBERS IN TERMS OF 

SECTION 10(6) OF THE CET ACT 16 OF 2006 (AS 

AMENDED). 

Ikhala TVET College invites interested and competent 

individuals who wish to make a contribution towards skills 

development in our country to apply to serve as Council 

members for a period ending in 2024. Note that appointments 

are subject to the concurrence of the Minister of Higher 

Education & Training. 

Criteria for Application 

In terms of Section 10 (6) of the CET Act 16 of 2006, the 

College needs four (4) members with a broad spectrum of 

¿ 

Legal and Information Technology to be appointed by the 

 

& Training. 

Responsibilities 

Individuals are to apply by virtue of the fact that they can 

give expression to: 

Ensure that the functions of the Council are performed 

according to the highest professional standards and in 

accordance with legislation. 

Ensure that the Council is broadly representative of the 

TVET system and related interests. 

Ensure that the Council members have a thorough 

knowledge and understanding of the TVET sector. 

Appreciate the role of technical and vocational education 

and training in reconstruction and development. 

Ensure that the Council is broadly representative of the 

community served by Ikhala TVET College in respect of 

race, gender and disability. 

Ensure team and collaborative work. 

How to apply 

Applications should be made on the application form on 

request from Adv. Bathabile Mtimka at (047) 873 8841, or 

Email: Bathabile.mtimka@ikhala.edu.za. 

ÀÀ 

ÀÀ 

À 

College Council: 

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College, Private Bag X 7110, Queenstown, 5320 

Attention: Adv. Bathabile Mtimka 

Or 

¿ 

Email or faxed applications will not be considered. 

¿ 

 

 

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SPAR Eastern Cape will 

use the Women’s 

Challenge in Port 

Elizabeth next week to 

introduce a new 

weapon in their ongoing 

fight for the 

environment in the 

bubbly figure of Zisa, 

the STOP Plastic 

campaign mascot. 

Zisa will be present at 

the Kids’ Challenge on 

May 1 and the Women’s 

Challenge 10km and 

5km events at Pollok 

Beach on May 4 to 

remind all competitors 

about the damage 

plastic pollution is 

causing in the world. 

SPAR EC 

sponsorships and 

events manager Alan 

Stapleton said this was 

a wonderful opportunity 

to maintain awareness 

about the campaign in 

a fun way. 

“This will be the first 

chance to introduce 

Zisa to the people of 

Nelson Mandela Bay,” 

he said. 

“Zisa will also be at 

the Kids’ Challenge and 

will be bringing some 

surprise friends for all 

the children taking part 

to meet.” 

The campaign got 

under way a year ago 

and besides the 

awareness created by 

figures such as SPAR 

EC STOP Plastic 

ambassador Sarah 

Ferguson, the 

immediate impact was 

felt with 3-million fewer 

plastic bags being sold 

in the last few months 

of 2018. 

Now, said Stapleton, 

they wanted to continue 

educating the public 

about their efforts and 

to encourage all to join 

in the fight. 

“We have various 

plans in place to keep 

the Women’s Challenge 

a litter-free event,” he 

said. 

“But more 

importantly we want to 

change mindsets about 

how we use and re-use 

plastic. Yes, we have a 

plastic problem but it is 

caused by a people 

problem and we just 

want to remind people 

of the role they can 

p l ay. ” 

He added that STOP 

Plastic bins would 

“lit tered” all around the 

course and at the start 

and finish area. There 

will also be some new 

re-cycling bin stations. 

“There will be more 

than enough bins on 

the route for runners to 

throw their sachets 

away, ” said Stapleton. 

“We also want to 

remind people that 

there is an EP Athletics 

Association rule that 

runners can be 

disqualified for littering 

on the route.” 

To enter the Women’s 

Challenge, go to 

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15 

SPOR TSSCENE 

Netball teams battle it out at tournament 

ZINTLE BOBELO 

Unicorns Netball Club from 

Sterkstroom took first prize at the 

Chris Hani Easter Tournament held 

at Thobi Kula Indoor Sport Centre on 

M o n d ay. 

The club which played in a final indoor 

match against Komani-based netball 

team Inkwenkwezi Netball Club beat their 

opponents with a tight score of 13-12. 

The Unicorns went home with a R1,500 

cash prize, a trophy and gold medals. 

Inkwenkwezi occupied second place 

and received R,000 and silver medals for 

all team players. 

The one-day tournament had seven 

netball clubs including Cosmos, Tarka 

Spain, Tarka Stars, Komani Saps and 

Eagles. 

Sesona Ngciki of the Molteno-based 

Cosmos was named player of the 

tournament. The best defender award 

went to Siyahluma Hlahla of Inkwenkwezi 

and top scorer was Nwabisa Ngxathu 

also from Inkwenkwezi. 

Chris Hani District Netball Association 

chairperson and Unicorns netball coach 

Zukiswa Witbooi said dedication and 

enthusiasm were some of the qualities 

displayed by the players during the event 

making it a success. 

“These tournaments assist us 

especially with the recruitment process 

where we always identify the strongest 

players who will represent us in the 

championships. Currently, our focus is 

more on the U19 who are now preparing 

for the national championship games 

which will take place in Cape Town.” 

Witbooi applauded all teams that 

par ticipated. 

Inkwenkwezi coach Siyasanga Mselana 

said although they did not retain first 

position, the team was excited to have 

been awarded for winning second place 

and regarded themselves as winners. 

“The tournament was exciting. We 

started very well and we did stick to our 

game plan during the round robins up to 

the finals. We were practising four days a 

week and we had morning sessions 

dedicated for preparation on weekends. 

“However, we were rushing throughout 

which I think that is what led to the loss.” 

Mselana said the team will be working on 

a few changes and will be refocusing 

their game plan for the next games. 

THANK YOU: Ayanda Peyi, left, from Peyi Shuttle Services made a generous donation of trophies for the U19, U15 and U13 

who are participating in an Easter tournament hosted by the sub Local Football Association (LFA). Accepting the trophies 

are Komani executive committee members Desmond Sihlala (secretary), Mninawe Dubase (chairperson) and member 

Richard Klaas 


A fun sporting weekend in 

Kamastone for local clubs 


The Hewu brotherhood 

organisation hosted its 

annual youth 

development 

tournament in 

Kamastone on Easter 

w e e ke n d . 

Participants were 

soccer clubs from 

Enoch Mgijima Local 

Municipality and they 

paid R100 to compete 

for the prizes which 

were: first prize was a 

trophy, R2,500 and gold 

medals; second prize 

R1,500 and silver 

medals and third prize 

R500 and bronze 

medals. 

Prizes for netball 

were: first prize was a 

trophy, R500 and gold 

medals; second prize 

was R300 and silver 

medals. 

Twenty soccer teams 

competed while there 

were five netball teams 

coming from 

Ntabethemba, Zola to 

Hukuwa, covering most 

villages in Enoch 

Mgijima. They played 

knockout games over 

three days. 

Talking about the 

weekend and its 

success, Mthetho 

Kamana, tournament 

coordinator, said, “We 

are very happy with 

how the weekend 

penned out and we 

were pleasantly 

surprised by the 

number of teams that 

par ticipated. 

“However, we h av e 

issues with 

infrast ructure. 

“The soccer grounds 

used are not in perfect 

condition. We would 

like to have healthcare 

facilities available, in 

case of emergency, and 

the presence of police 

to maintain law and 

o r d e r. ” 

On why they started 

the initiative he said, “It 

was a way to give back 

to the community, 

keeping youth active 

and out of the streets. 

The tournament is 

funded and organised 

by Hewu Brotherhood, a 

group of guys from 

VICTORY: Unicorns Netball Club were the winning team at the Chris Hani Easter tournament hosted on Monday. 

Excited contributors are, back from the left, Siphokazi Nkohla, Sivenathi Patu, Zolani Pheladi, Nosipho Sikeju and 

front, from left, Zandile Stemele, coach Zukiswa Witbooi Andiswa Nkabi, assistant coach Jabulani Mehlo and Zanele 

Nkabi 


Hewu who aim to 

encourage participation 

in sport and art, 

education and 

development in 

agriculture. 

We would appreciate 

any organisations and 

individuals who would 

like to work with us.” 

Golden Chiefs FC 

from Thandagate came 

out on top, Newcastle 

FC from Eensum were 

runners up and 

Sundowns from Zola 

took third spot. In 

netball Didimane won 

first prize and its runner 

up was Hukuwa. 

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The Warriors win Easter weekend 


Last weekend cricket fans were left 

disappointed when the Komani T20 

Easter tournament which was 

supposed to be played at Dumpy 

Adams Complex was cancelled 

because Sunday and Monday were 

rained out. 

No games were played on 

Saturday as some teams were 

participating in a separate 

tournament. 

Fr i d ay ’s fixtures were the only 

ones played, defending champions 

Vintage XI losing by eight wickets 

to Warriors and Siseko Dalamba 

winning by five wickets against 

Bangladesh Cricket Club. 

On the other side, Sada Cricket 

Club hosted a tournament to 

honour Zandile Gwana, who is 

credited with cricket development 

in Whittlesea. It was played on 

Saturday. Four teams participated: 

Sada Cricket Club, Siseko 

Dalamba, The Warriors and 

Dongwe Cricket Club. 

It was mired in controversy after 

Siseko Dalamba wanted to field 

players that did not play in the 

local league. The tournament was 

supposed to start at 09:00 but was 

delayed till 12 noon after rules had 

to be reaffirmed and Warriors 

players disqualified. 

Sada lost against The Warriors 

and Dalamba won against Dongwe, 

setting a final of the two Komani 

clubs. 

It was worn by Warriors after 

they bowled out Dalamba for 71. 

They clinched it on the final over 

with only a ball to spare. 

The sponsors were Asanda 

Mdwayi and Hewu Funeral 

Parlours. Prizes included a live 

sheep.

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Controversy mars celebrations 

MAXWELL LEVINE 

Yet another Komani 

rugby tournament ended 

in controversy last 

weekend, after Breakers 

were handed the 

winner’s cheque and 

trophies after only 20 

minutes into the game. 

Play had to be stopped 

due to a player swearing 

at referee Mxolisi Mbi, 

who then refused to 

continue blowing the 

game under such provocative 

circumstances. 

At the time Breakers 

were leading 10-3 against 

Wallabies in the final. 

Komani is becoming 

infamously known as a 

disruptive community 

when it comes to 

tournaments, with this 

trend of tournaments not 

finishing becoming a sad 

norm. 

Last month, in the 

Twizza Derby Cup, 

referee Herman Venter 

was verbally abused and 

had alcohol thrown at 

him after the final 

whistle in a match 

between Breakers and 

Old Collegians. 

The referee in that 

match claimed he feared 

for his life after pointing 

out that a section of the 

Breakers supporters 

were baying for his 

blood. 

Two years ago, ugly 

scenes occurred in the 

African Pioneer 

Tournament hosted by 

Breakers as sit-ins and 

dissatisfaction was the 

order of the day at 

Mlungisi Stadium. 

Three years ago, 

teams participating in a 

tournament at the same 

venue never received 

their winnings, leaving a 

lot of teams not wanting 

to honour tournaments in 

Komani. 

Fears have already 

surfaced that the 

Queenstown Referee 

Society is planning not to 

honour league matches 

involving Breakers, Old 

Collegians and Shining 

Stars in protest of the 

shady and abusive 

treatment at the hands of 

local teams. 

Players and 

management of local 

teams have been banned 

before, but it seems that 

they have not learnt from 

previous actions. 

Tournament director, 

Mawethu Maseti, said, 

“We are extremely 

disappointed how things 

ended. I feel for Shining 

Stars management as it 

took months to plan and 

prepare for this 

tournament. 

“To look for funding to 

plan one’s 60th 

anniversary celebrations 

is not easy, then a few 

individuals spoil the 

party in a matter of 

minutes.” 

Wa l l a b i e s ’ Loyiso 

Simon was clearly 

dissatisfied about how 

proceedings were 

handled over the 

weekend, especially the 

r e fe r e e i n g . 

Judging by the 

number of entries to the 

tournament, it is clear 

that teams from outside 

Komani still do not trust 

local teams’ 

organisational and 

administ rative 

capabilities. 

Some in the rugby 

fraternity believe that in 

order to change this 

ongoing mindset, 

Komani rugby 

administrators must 

stand up and pave a 

positive way forward to 

lure teams from outside 

to their tournaments. 

Only four teams 

registered in the A 

section – Breakers, Old 

Collegians, Shining Stars 

and Wallabies, the only 

team from outside, 

coming from Sutterheim. 

In the B Section 

Progress and Shining 

Stars B were the only 

two teams. 

The day kicked off with 

Breakers beating Shining 

Stars in the A section 

36-6. 

Wallabies won 26-12 

against OC in the second 

match. In the o n c e - of f 

final between Progress 

and Shining Stars B, 

Progress eased to a 19-0 

win and for their efforts 

won a cool R10,000 and 

a trophy. Shining Stars B 

walked away with R5,000 

and a trophy. 

The next match saw 

Old Collegians succumb 

to a close 17-14 loss to 

hosts Shining Stars. 

In the last match on 

Saturday, Breakers was 

too good for Wallabies, 

winning 19-12. 

On the final day on 

Sunday, Wallabies made 

sure of their place in the 

final with a 26-14 win 

over Shining Stars. 

Breakers annihilated 

Old Collegians 42-0 in 

the second match. 

The final was marred 

by controversy as 

Breakers were made the 

winners after the match 

was abandoned by 

referee who refused to 

continue with the match 

after verbal abuse. 

After an agreement 

was reached between 

both the management of 

Breakers, Wallabies and 

the tournament director, 

Breakers was awarded 

first prize of R20,000 and 

a trophy, with Wallabies 

receiving R10,000 and a 

t rophy. 

THE WINNERS: Breakers were awarded the first prize in the Shining Stars 60th Celebrations Easter Tournament A Section 

this past weekend 

Parkrun attracts scores of visitors 

Last Saturday, 117 people ran, jogged and walked the course 

of the Komani parkrun in windy weather conditions. 

Congratulations to Martie Lee who completed 50 parkruns 

In the event there were 16 regulars who recorded 

personal-best times. 

There were a large number of visitors from Bloemfontein, 

Port Elizabeth, Meyerton and Bethlehem. 

A total of 18 volunteers assisted with the event.

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