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PHINDLE GQELE

THREEweeks after Alfred Nzo Dis-trictMunicipalityExecutiveMay-or, Eunice Diko, officially assuredthe community of the Alfred Nzodistrict that they were providing

clean and credible water, ratepayersmarched to the municipal offices carrying abottle with dirty water, allegedly supplied bythe municipality.

The members of the Mount Ayliff Ratepay-ers’ Association, together with communitymembers, protested at the gates of themunic-ipality, complainingabout poor servicedeliv-ery and demanding that they should be pro-vided clean water as they claim dirty waterwas coming from their taps.The Ratepayers didn’t only send thememo-

randumtoANDM,but also to theDepartmentof Co-operative Governance and TraditionalAffairs, the Public Protectors office and theAfrican National Congress’ Provincial and

regional offices. In thememorandum they arecalling for a speedy intervention.Protestors said that ever since Mayor Eu-

nice Diko began her term in 2011, they hadnever tasted clean water and they wanted themayor to come and explain to them what theproblem is.The secretary of the Mount Ayliff Ratepay-

ers’ Association, Nonkululeko Magewusha,reported that they had issued numerous com-plaints to the municipality since June. Backin June, he said they were promised an an-swer within 14 days, but he said they had stillnot gotten any response.“It is our understanding that our so-called

municipality does not care about our rightsandwell-being, hencewearegivenmuddywa-ter. In our sadness and feeling of being ne-glected we have decided to send our com-plaints to the Public Protectors office, the Af-rican National Congress and other officesthatwe thoughtwouldbeable to assist uswiththe way forward,” said Magawushe.The community also stressed that the mu-

nicipality had failed inmany aspects relatingto service delivery, as well as honouring theneeds of the community.The chairperson of the association, Sipho

Daka, said it was better when they were serv-iced by the Umzimvubu Local Municipality.According to him everything had changedwhen the District Municipality came onboard and took charge of services like watersupply.Daka said that the municipality provided

themwith water from tanks, but said that thedrivers were always in a hurry and often leftbefore people could finish filling up their con-tainers.Member of the Mayoral Committee for In-

frastructure, Councillor Bulelwa Mabhengu,received and signed thememorandumof com-plaints.She said it was impossible for the District

Municipality to be able to respond to the com-munity’s grievances within seven days, butshe had promised that theywould address theissues.

Ratepayersunhappyabout tapwaterquality

Mount Ayliff Ratepayers’ Association secretary,Nonkululeko Magewusha, carrying muddywater which allegedly comes from their taps.PHOTO: PHINDILE GQELE

Community members marching in the streets of Mount Ayliff to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality offices to hand over a memorandum regarding poor service delivery. PHOTO:PHINDILE GQELE

‘‘It is our understanding that our so calledmunicipality does not care about our rights andwellbeing, hencewe are givenmuddywater. NONKULULEKO MAGEWUSHA

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MINISTER Bathabile Dlamini for Social De-velopment has vowed to assist to strengthenthe support and intervention by the govern-ment of the families in Lusikisiki of theMari-kana victims.

The minister said this during her visit tothe Nyandeni Great Place last Friday, to doa follow-up on services that were promisedto the families when she visited the area inJune last year.Alongside the Minister was her Deputy,

Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, King Ndlo-vuyezwe Ndamase, Nyandeni Mayor ThokoSokhanyile and Rev Loyiso Bashe, Chairper-son of the Nyandeni Council of Churches.During themeeting in Nyandeni last week,

it was clear that nothingmuch has been done

in Lusikisiki while families from Libode andNgqeleni expressed their gratitude on the as-sistance they got, including garden seeds andfree education for their children in privateschools.“It is very bad for the department and the

government when we make a promise to ourpeople and fail to deliver – it is very wrong,”said a furious Dlamini, demanding answersfrom Social Development workers.Dlamini said her department would assign

social workers to tend to the Lusikisiki mat-ter and to make sure that all the promisesmade to the families are kept.The Sompeta family from Lusikisiki is one

of many families that were badly affected bythe Marikana misfortune.Nomawabo Sompeta (66) lost her sonMzuk-

isi Sompeta, who was 39-years- old at the timeof the Marikana massacre in 2012.“When we got the news of the death of my

sonwhowas the breadwinner, I was devastat-ed. My husband collapsed and died later inhospital,” said Sompeta.

She said even though she never receivedsome of the promised items such as seeds,fencing for her garden and a water tank, hergranddaughter (Mzukisi’s daughter) hasbeen enrolled in a boarding school in KZNwhich the government is paying for.

Minister vowsassistance forMarikanavictims

Minister for Social Development, BathabileDlamini was not happy with the progress inLusikisiki to assist Marikana victims’ families.Dlamini visited Nyandeni Great Place last weekto assess the process.PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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OMBUDSMAN KHAYA MAGENU

THE bids of former Alfred Nzo District Municipal(ANDM) manager Xolisa Jakuja and former Umz-imkhulu Municipal Manager LulamileMapholoba’s to lead theANCin the regionhad failedat the regional conference held atMount Frere overthe weekend.

The ambitions of Jakuja to become the regionalchairperson andMapholoba to become regional sec-retary were rejected by the branches.Last weekend’s conference ran smoothly. A few

delegates complained about the process used to se-lect the delegates in attendance and some peopleclaimed that their names had been deleted from thelist. At the conference, delegates registered peace-fully, elected leaders and adopted policies.About 87 branches and 292 voting delegates at-

tended the conference.The registration process took less than a day.

Conference credentials was completed within anhour - a process which took a day at previous con-ferences. The position of regional chairperson, themost senior position, was contested by Jakuja andSixolile Mehlomakulu.Mehlomakulu won by more than 200 votes, while

Jakuja received less than 100 votes.The Matatiele Local Municipality Mayor, Mome-

lezi Mbedla, was elected as Mehlomakulu’s deputy,while Vukile Mhlelembana was elected as regionalSecretary. Tsileng Sobuthongowas elected asDepu-ty Secretary and Babalo Madikizela as Treasury.Mehlomakulu said the resolution of the confer-

encewas to unitemembers of the ANC in the regionand the people of Alfred Nzo.“We have taken a resolution to recruit newmem-

bers for the ANC,” said Mehlomakulu.He said theywanted to focus on growing the econ-

omy of the region as well as curbing poverty andunemployment.

Formermunicipalmanagers’ bids toleadANC fail

Newly elected Alfred Nzo ANC Chairperson Sixolile Mehlomakulu. PHOTO:KHAYAMAGENU

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THE importance of the partnership be-tween the Department of Health and theHouse of Traditional Leaders was high-lighted last Wednesday at a provincial sum-mit for Traditional Male Initiation.

The summit was held at Dan’s Lodge, out-side Mthatha with key speakers being theChairperson of the House of TraditionalLeaders, Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzima,the MEC for Health, Dr Pumza Dyantyi, andObert Bapela, Deputy Minister for Cooper-ative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Matanzima said the traditional councilsneeded to work very closely with medicaldoctors to decrease the problems at initia-tion schools.

“When a problem arises, traditional lead-ers must not be reluctant to call for helpfrom the medical doctors.

“They must make sure that those doctorshave been circumcised according to theirnation’s procedures,” said Matanzimawhile mentioning that regardless of manyattempts to safeguard this ritual, therewere still deaths.

Nkosi Matanzima further raised the chal-lenge of some traditional surgeons (Iingci-bi) and traditional nurses (amakhankatha)

who were illegally operating in dangerousways, leading to many deaths.

Deputy Minister Bopela said the keyrole players in preventing deaths werecommunity members led by traditionalleaders.

“More than 1 000 illegal initiationschools were operational in the EasternCape during the previous seasons and allthis was happening within your own com-munities,” said Deputy Minister Bapela.

He added that it was everyone’s respon-sibility to promote and protect their cul-ture.

“About 90% of the initiation is about rit-uals, education and norms. Surgical pro-cedures are only 10% – so this shows thesignificance of the involvement of theelders in this ritual,” he said.

The summit also agreed on the regula-tions to be met and followed during the rit-ual.

It was agreed that initiation schoolsshould be accessible to the traditionalcouncil for close monitoring and after-care facilities have to be available in theseschools. All schools must supply water toinitiates to prevent dehydration.

Dr Luvuyo Bayeni, from the Depart-ment of Health, said their department hadpartnered with the House of Traditional

Leaders focusing on male medical circumci-sion to reduce HIV transmission.

“We are actively involved in traditionalmale circumcision to prevent deaths andcomplications such as amputation and alsoto promote the bill of rights,” said Dr Bayeni.

The Department had set aside R20 million

to assist traditional councils with medicaldoctors of their choice to assist them in thecommunities throughout the initiation sea-son.

In December 2013 and June 2014, OR Tam-bo District had 41 deaths, KSD and Nyande-ni both had 15, Qaukeni 7 and Mhlontlo 4.

Initiation summit: Partnershipsimportant to curbdeaths

Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzima, Chairpersonof the House of Traditional Leaders in theProvince, at the Traditional Initiation Summitheld in Mthatha last week.

PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELATraditional leaders attending the Traditional Initiation Summit recently held in Mthatha.

PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

Obert Bopela, Deputy Minister for CorporateGovernance and Traditional Affairs, addressesdelegates. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE Xesibes are on a mission to restore thepride, history and heritage of the Xesibes bycalling an Imbizo which will be held on No-vember 29 at Zikhuba Community Hall, justnorth of Mzamba.

This Imbizo follows on the idea of estab-lishing a Xesibe Heritage Association ofSouth Africa (XHASA), which will look aftermatters of the Xesibes throughout the coun-try. Many Xesibe dignitaries, Chiefs from allregions, MECs, clergy, business people,youth and representatives of the twelveXesibe regions, are invited to attend the Im-bizo.

The organizer of the imbizo – who is alsowriting a book on the Xesibe history – Dr So-madoda Fikeni said, “We, the Xesibe peopleand friends who support our vision, recognis-ing the relative marginalisation of the Xesibeheritage and history as well as its contribu-tion to the past and contemporary South Afri-can society, join hands in a common mission

of correcting this injustice and advancingour heritage and history.”

“We recognize the constitution of the Re-public of South Africa (1996) as the supremefoundation law of the country. We particular-ly affirm the principle that ‘South Africa be-longs to all who live in it, united in our diver-sity.’ We support and respect coexistence ofdifferent cultural communities in South Afri-ca, and, therefore, in our effort to promote,preserve, protect and advance the Xesibe her-itage and history, we will always adhere tothis principle.”

After the death of their founder, the Xesibepeople dispersed and established themselvesunder different chieftains.

One could find Xesibes in the areas like MtAyliff, Libode, Ngqeleni, Mthatha with great-er concentration in the Mqanduli area, Ng-cobo, Cala, Lady Frere, Sterkspruit and MtFrere. The imbizo will also boast entertain-ment and the unveiling of the logo and designfor the Xesibe Monument that is to be con-structed on the hill adjacent to Mt Ayliff,MaXesibeni.

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It is that season of the year when our Grade 12's, sit for their year-end final examinations. The purpose of this message is to wish theGrade 12 learners a best of luck during 2014 Matric exams whichstarted on Monday, 27 October 2014.

It is during this period when we advise and urge parents,guardians, other family members and the broader society to givetheir matriculants extra love, care and support during the examsand beyond.

We, as the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, working with variousstakeholders within the education sector, have put necessarysystems in place during this period and beyond.

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WITH only 2km left of her 40km daily walk to and fromschool, a Bizana girl was struck and killed by lightning.

Sabisa Mthwaku (17) was almost home last Tuesdayafternoon in the Nqabeni village, when she burnt todeath after she got struck.

Sabisa was a grade 9 pupil at the Nqabeni Junior Sec-ondary School and her dream was to become a musician.

Sabisa was the fourth of six children of the Mthwakufamily. Sabisa’s sister, Nolwazi, said her sister loved herfamily and spent most of her time with their mother andsiblings.

Their father is currently working in Gauteng.She said they were going to miss their younger sister.

“She was a people’s person. She loved socialising andsinging.”

According to an elderly woman in the area, it was thefirst time that a person here was killed by lightning.

Nolwazi said the family had arranged for the funeralbe held this coming Saturday at the family’s home inNqabeni.

Bizanagirl (17)killedby lightning

Sabisa Mthwaku (17) who will be laid to rest this Saturday after she was killed by lightning onher way home from school last week Tuesday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Nolwazi Mthwaku, sister of the lateSabisa Mthwaku.

REPORTER

STATISTICALLY the number of people thatare struck by lightning is on the increase.

This is according to a spokesperson for theIzingolweni Municipality, who urges peopleto take heed of the following when caught in

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE ANDBETTIE GILIOMEE

NO further arrests have beenmade in connec-tion with the attack by at least five robbersat a Port St John’s backpackers on Saturday,October 25.

Among the victims were five Rhodes stu-dents of which one was allegedly raped.

According to SAPS provincial spokeswo-man, Colonel Sibongile Soci, the special taskteam which is investigating the attack atAmapondo Backpacker Lodge at SecondBeach, is working around the clock to bringthe robbers to justice.

Colonel Soci confirmed that one of the sus-pects is still in hospital under police guard af-ter he was wounded during a shoot-out withthe police.

In this incident one of the guests were alsowounded in the hand. Soci stressed that they

will not rest until the suspects are behindbars. She called on the community to workhand in glove with the police to track the rob-bers down.

Neil Clayton of Amapondo BackpackerLodge said in a statement last week that theowners at Amapondo are utterly shocked tohavehad this happen, and are saddened abouthow this could affect the reputation of theirbusiness and also Port St Johns as a traveldestination.

“The beauty of this area is unparalleled,and it is growing fast as a tourist destination.Amapondo hopes that this one-time eventdoes not hinder these achievements.

“Nevertheless, Amapondo now plans to in-crease its security levels by employing addi-tional security staff, putting up a large fenceand gate, installing CCTV cameras, and in-stalling an alarm system with panic buttons

According to Clayton, on the evening of theattack a number of the backpacker guests, to-

gether with some local visitors, were occupy-ing the bar and restaurant area. Some of theguests were in their rooms.

Therewere approximately 60 people on site.“At about 11pm, eight armed robbers enteredthe property on foot and quickly disbursedthroughout the property to gather all theguests into one central location at the bar.

“It was later discovered that only one rob-ber had a live firearm,whilst the rest had fakeguns,” said Clayton.

The robbers demanded cash, car keys,phones, laptops, and wallets.

“Fortunately there were no serious inju-ries; however they did manage to steal anumber of phones as well as cash from theguests and the Amapondo staff. They alsostole alcohol, cigarettes, cash, and laptops.

“The Police and the NSRI were contactedimmediately, and their hasty response is com-mendable,” said Clayton.

Amapondo has sought trauma counselling

services for all the staff involved.They also ensured that each victim com-

pleted an incident report that included a per-sonal account of the event, as well as a list ofall stolen items (primarily for insurance pur-poses).

All guestswerehelped to contact their fami-lies, friends, and in somecases their country’sembassies.

Amapondo also offered money to someguests for onward travel expenses, and ar-ranged free accommodation in a ‘safe house’at the owner’s parent’s home in East London.

“This incident was an isolated event, andis not something common to the area. Port StJohns is a safe place, and in a recent onlinenewspaper publication, it was even describedas South Africa’s third safest place to live.(Reference: http://www.expatica.com/za/housing/where-to-live/Top-five-safest-plac-es-to-live-in-South-Africa_105918.html),” saidClayton.

Nofurtherarrests inbackpackers’ attack

PHINDILE GQELE

THE Department of Sport, Recreation, ArtsandCulture, in conjunctionwithMbizana Lo-cal Municipality and the Alfred Nzo DistrictMunicipality, hosted the official opening ofthe Nkantolo Modular Library at NkantoloVillage, Mbizana on Monday, October 27.

The official opening formed part of thebroader celebrations in honour of the ANCStalwart OR Tambo as October was his birthmonth. The datewas selected to coincidewithTambo’s date of birth October 27 (born: 1917).

The national Deputy Minister of Arts andCulture, Rejoice Mabudafhasi and the MECfor Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture,PemmyMajodina, said the opening of the li-brary was an important contribution to theTambo Legacy in the area.

Oliver Reginald Tambo was an interna-tional icon who was widely recognised andrespected for leading andmobilising the glo-bal anti-apartheid movement that ultimate-ly brought about freedom.

“As South Africa and other countries likeTanzania celebrate the life and times of ORTambo,we saw it fit to honour himby giving

his village the one thing he believed in – educa-tion,” said MEC Majodina.

Minister Mabudafhasi urged the youth to“make friends” with the library and greatlycondemned the scratching of library books aswell as writing on them.

“It is my wish that everybody within thecommunity will use this facility to become in-formation literate and read together as fami-lies. May the community develop a culture ofreading and a life-long desire to learn and de-velop intellectually, emotionally and cultural-ly. By doing so, we will acquire new skills as-sisting us in finding jobs that will enable us to

support our families,” said Mabudafhasi.The library, which costs more than R1 mil-

lion, has five computers that will provide in-ternet facilities, connecting the communitywith the global world of information. Thestudy space will afford learners who do nothave facilities at home the opportunity tostudy in silence and peace.

At least eight schools surrounding theNkantolo village will benefit from the libraryservice.

Tambo family spokesperson, Mzukisi Tam-bo, applauded the initiative and urged villag-ers to take care of the library.

Nkantolo Villagers receive aModular Library

Mbizana Local Municipality Mayor Makhaya

Twabu with Member ofParliament, DeputyMinister of Arts and

Culture RejoiceMabudafhasi and MEC

for Sport, Recreation, Artsand Culture Pemmy

Majodina having a lookat some of the librarybooks. PHOTO:PHINDILE

GQELE

REPORTER

AN innovative toolkit developed by the Gen-eral Motors South Africa (GMSA) Founda-tion for schools to develop and manage theirown improvement plans, has embarked on acountrywide roll-out to the rural EasternCape, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape, inpartnership with the Department of BasicEducation (DBE).

The web-based Whole School Self-Evalua-tion (WSSE) toolkit, developed by the GMSAFoundation and successfully implemented ina number of Nelson Mandela Bay schools,was recently rolled-out to 113 schools inLusikisiki in the rural Eastern Cape, and pi-loted in 36 schools in 12 districts in KwaZulu-Natal.

“The beauty of this toolkit is that it coversall the areas of the operation of a school, andit includes all stakeholders.

“It enables schools to identify and priori-tise their needs, and to monitor and evaluateimplementation in partnership with the na-tional Department of Basic Education,” saidGMSA Foundation project manager DeliaFreemantle.

Freemantle recently trained 518 individu-als in the Lusikisiki area on how to use theweb-based toolkit.

Training inKwaZulu-Natal included 45Ed-ucation Department officials and manage-

ment, teacher and parent representatives of36 schools.

“We anticipate that the roll-out will gowellbecause of the wide involvement of all stake-holders. The DBE endorses the programme,supports and mentors the schools, and it as-sists them to ensure they are delivering to re-al needs identified by schools themselves.This enables a bottom-up approach to servicedelivery,” Freemantle said.

Needs identified by schools were diverse,she said, ranging from basic infrastructuresuch as buildings and furniture, to teachingand sports equipment, to additional teachers.

With endorsement from the national DBEand alignment to their school managementsystems, the toolkit has become an official in-strument of theDepartment andwasalso rep-licated in the Western Cape over the pastyear.

GMSAFoundation generalmanager RogerMatlock said the project’s countrywide roll-out aligned with the Foundation’s aim to de-velop models that could be replicated.

“The DBE wants this toolkit to be used byall primary and high schools in SouthAfrica,is exactly what we aim to achieve,” he said.

Matlock said the WSSE toolkit comple-mented the Foundation’s various otherprojects aimed at improving teaching, learn-ing and school governance, all of which areimplemented in a close working relationshipwith education officials.

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7EntertainmentNovember 6, 2014Uvolwethu Express

Dear South Africans if you don’t know this,so we are here on the Express land to conveyif not to tell good news from God as His en-voys.

You know what; there is a good reason whygovernment initiated a uniform in some of itscivil servants.

So it is crucial to respect that and not justwear it even in places which are not matchingthat.

You will agree with me as you can see someof them wearing the uniform in taverns, ez-imokolweni, even in parties.

What did you see boys? Okay here is a story.We were solemnly perplexed in Ntelly (Mt Ay-liff) when we saw a prison warder enteringthe public bar in full uniform and boughtsomething to drink and join his mate on thetable and enjoyed the booze.

Hawu kwayekwa yini ukuhlonipha i-uni-form yomsebenzi? Hey! The guy stayed thereuntil late and by the time he was leaving thebar he was totally drunk and his service pistolwas showing off and he was touching womenon the street in a disgusting way.

It’s just that women from rural areas do notknow about sexual harassment and they havefear or respect for a ‘police’ who touched themwith a gun on his waist. Ebesenxanwe okuyi-ni ukuba angangasayi nokokhulula i-uni-

form.That is not new because we used to see

SANDF members if not SAPS drunk on thestreet in uniforms. Uyazi abo bantu ngabonabayimizekelo ephilayo nekufanele abantubafunde utho kubo. But not all of them baya-zazi abenza lo nto.

Anyway, it is part of democracy because na-ba abanye babeselela ngakwi-gate ye-policestation and no one asked them about whatthey were doing. Kumnandi eMzansi.

Kanti la maxhego ahlala ezipotin kuseakazange onele ngelobutsha bawo?

Bafethu niyazi okuhlula thina ukukubuke-la siyakubika.

Kuyakwayintoni kuni makwedini? Kukho-na okusidida ingqondo on the Express land.Even nalapha kuthi kuyenzeka kwaye kusa-zakwenzeka.

Ekukhuleni uya utshintsha ungumntu,uthi wakufika kwibakala lobudala uthi intoethile andisayikuphinda ndiyenze kwelibakala ndikulo ingakumbi xa sele unosapho.And ngokweyam ingcinga akusekho ndodaingathi indala inomfazi nabantwana naba-zukulu kodwa isahlala ejikini kuse phandle.

Kube sekukhalwa ngooBen 10 ke aban-yonyobela la magriza ezindlini zabo ootatabengekho, kanti oomkhulu abasabahoyanga

babuya ekuseni bediniwe. Uyazi besibukele e-Chicago recently.

Abantu abaphaya i-majority are the oldtimers, ewe kona akhona amagriza but theyare very few. Even the young guys are not thatmuch beside the majority of young girlsabamaka la maxhego.

Ungabuzi ke thina ukuba besiye kwenzantoni kuba ngumsebenzi wethu uku-checkerukuba kuhleliwe kanjani ezweni sokhile.Kude kwabetha intseni la maxhego eyibam-bile bekhona ke abo my sisterz bazixhuthelaamadada, ngelixa abanye shame bebevele ba-phoxwe ngaba madala.

Asazi mhlawumbi sibethwa kungazi.Zikhona izinto xa sele umdala onikezelayokuzo mara lawa amaxhego ngathi kusafananje nge la xesha le adolescent stage kubo. Kha-zi bafunda ntoni abantwana nabazukulu.

Just imagine i-Nuts lika Gesh lithi liyo-clu-ber’ nalo lifika lidibana notatomkhulu walou-George exhwithwa ngabantwana abanci-nane nakulo.

Kusithiwa guga mzimba sala ntliziyo.Shame!! Andirhaleli mntwana ongaba no-tatomkhulu onje ngaba sibabone phaya.

Uzakubethwa ngubani?

Uyazi iyamangalisa into yabanye abantubecause use athi xa esenza into ngathi uyen-

zela abanye abantu. Nithetha ngantoni?Kaloku kukho abantu ofika besithi bayi-

yekile into ethile nani nikholelwe, dukuduku, niyambona umntu ubuyile and ngokusebuyela emakoneni akasafuni kuvela kuningathi nizakumbetha ke ngoku.

Uyalibala ukuba yonke into oyenzayouyazenzela yena not omnye umntu.

Kaloku kukhona le outie sasisela nayo andone slinyana day sadibana nayo etown eTabs(Ntabankulu), kwayona siyibona ukuba ku-hle ebusweni kuba isithi ayisafaki. Kalokui-‘shibi’ ikwenza mbi ungaphiki kuba

ithandwa.Sithi kuba kudala sayigqibela masoyinka-

lela.Hayi kucace ukuba ayincanywa, siyiyeke

njalo. Emveni koko ke khange siphinde sinqa-belane. Thina ke singayifihliyo into esiyi-tyayo asinaxhala. Rhoqo xa sidibene nayo sis-haya ezethu simshayele eyakh naye into en-gafaniyo nale yethu.

Abethe de sohlukane. Mara, sothuke saban-da xa simbona eMfeneni Bar eTabs, kwalanokuba seziqinisile la mveza ijiki ukuba ulid-lile hayi kancane.

Ngoku sekunzima nokusijonga. Khazi si-zomthini thina umntu xa ezityela into yakhekuba nathi asibuzwa xa sitya ezethu.

Ungasifihleli bro kuba sizokubhaqa veleusixelele 9 9.

Eissa!!Youneed to respect yourwork

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LOCAL artist Athi-Patra Ruga (30) was re-cently named the National Arts Festival’s2015 Standard Bank Young Artist for Per-formance Art.

Ruga explores bound-aries between fashion,performance and con-temporary art by creat-ing works that revealthe body in relation tostructure, ideology andpolitics.

Ruga grew up be-tween Mthatha andEast London and wasinfluenced by the glo-bal metropolitan mix ofpeople who had movedto the area at the time.

He was also influ-enced by growing up ina creatively-aware fam-ily, as his motherworked in radio dramas and his father wasa presenter on Radio Transkei.

“My father used to take me to the studiosand I’d be the guy that made the sounds.I think at that point I realised one coulduse tools to create an alternative reality,”says Ruga.

The sense of globalism in his hometownwas the platform which Ruga used in hisart form to reach across to people of all col-ours and levels of social classes to breakdown their stereotypical views on race,sexuality and gender identity.

“I think because I would be seen as beinga victim of people’s non-acceptance of myidentity - being a gay man, being a blackman, being a gay non-Christian - I felt thatI had this need to remedy this resistanceand so I created characters that are a cureto these challenges because they are al-ways changing and their objectives are influx.” said Ruga.

Upon completing his high school educa-tion, Ruga moved to Johannesburg andwas awarded a scholarship to study fash-ion design at the Gordon Flack DavidsonAcademy of Design.

“Fashion with its performativity couldactually join in withthe history of art, andthe history of fashionand just how clothesmake one behavewithin society andthis became such abeautiful union,” saysRuga.

Ruga was featuredin the Phaidon bookYounger Than Jesus, adirectory of over 500of the world’s best art-ists under the age of 33and his works formpart of private, publicand museum collec-tions nationally andinternationally.

In July this year he was commissionedby French fashion label Louis Vuitton tocreate a large-scale tapestry in their flag-ship store in Paris.

One of his career’s highlights is workingat the National Arts Festival in Graham-stown with photographer Mikhael Subotz-ky on a performance in the township.

At the moment he is working on his criti-cally acclaimed The FWWOA Saga andwill be taking part in the 1.54 Contempo-rary African Art Fair in London concur-rently with the presentation of his latestExile Series of tapestries at the Foire Inter-nationale d’Art Contemporain (FIAC) inParis.

“It means I am joining a pantheon ofSouth African icons that I have alwayslooked up to – people who subsequentlywould go on to be part of the South Africanvisual arts landscape,” says Ruga on win-ning the award.

Local takesprestigeStandardBankYoungArtistAward

AthiPatra Ruga. PHOTO:ADAM MCCONNACHIE

My father used totakeme to thestudios and I’d bethe guy thatmadethe sounds.I think at thatpoint I realised onecould use tools tocreate an alternativereality.

8 SportNovember 6, 2014Uvolwethu Express

GERRY GERICKE

This is the third generation of the Mazda 6,but do not be confused by the “6” connotation;this is not a six-cylinder engine car; it is driv-en by an all new 2.5 litre 4 cylinder powerplant.

The car is available also with 2.0 litre petrolor 2.2 litre diesel engines. This is the flagshipof the Mazda line-up and will happily competewith the best that Germany can manufacturewith regard to quality and performance.

With only 138 kW on tap it is hardly a wildlyhot high performance vehicle, but if you wantsuperb luxurious transport then this is one ofthe best to come from Japan.

On first meeting the car one cannot but beimpressed by its sleek looks perched on 19-inch wheels providing an extremely sportylook.

Most modern cars today feature a departureaway from the conventional hydraulic powerassisted steering to the new electrically as-sisted steering.

Driving these modern cars, the steering isoften a bit vague and too light. However, Maz-da seems to have the solution as the new Maz-da 6 is so good it has the stability of a rearwheel drive car. High tensile steel used in thebody structure not only helps the rigidity butalso saves weight which further aids perform-ance and road holding. Brakes also receivedextra attention and cannot be faulted for sta-

bility and stopping power.The cockpit has also been considerably en-

hanced for simple and accurate recognitionof controls and indicators. A full trip manage-ment along with a large touch screen to con-trol the infotainment systems is simple andeasy to operate.

The BOSE sound system is the best in thebusiness and is boosted by no fewer than 11speakers with surround sound. Bluetoothprovides hands free communication. Voicerecognition along with noise suppressiontechnology is another function.

This is a completely new Mazda; the frontwheels have been moved 100 mm forward inrelation to the A pillar to increase internalspace. Inside, the cockpit is wider by 20 mmwhilst legroom at the rear has been increasedby 43 mm. Access to the trunk has also beenincreased for easier loading.

Out on the open road, travel is in relativesilence as road and engine noise have beenall but suppressed; the Mazda wafts alongproviding the occupants with a spacious andcomfortable environment. Mazda has createda signature look to the new range, especiallywith the prominent nose treatment alongwith the side body character lines.

VERDICT:The Flagship of Mazda easily compares

with the top German brands with regard toquality and the best part is the price whichis way below its competitors. Packed with all

the usual features found in top brands today,Mazda is serious about rising from the ashesand elevating its brand to compete with thepremium manufacturers.

This Mazda is incredible value for moneywhen comparing the price with other premi-um brand models.

And after all is said and done, Mazda is theonly manufacturer from Japan which haswon the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour race.

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SANELE JAMES

THE Mthatha Central Football Associationwas delighted after receiving a sponsorshipfrom a local doctor to buy blazers for their offi-cials.

The troubled football association is facedwith a lot of challenges including sportsgrounds, transport and funding.

A local doctor, Doctor MhlangabeziNombembe, from Mqanduli, became a GoodSamaritan and boosted the association with

Bigboost for football inMthatha

Mthatha Central Football Association officialshanding a blazer to Dr Nombembe.PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

an undisclosed amount of money to buy blaz-ers for its officials. The seven, navy blazers,six for the staff and one for the doctor, wereespecially designed for the association offi-cials and have badges of both the South Afri-can Football Association (Safa) and the Mt-

hatha Central Football Association.“This marks a new beginning for us. We are

positive that more great things are going tocome our way,” said spokesperson for the as-sociation, Vuyani Babala. He also revealedthat they were looking for sponsors to helpthem get good sports grounds of their own, asthey currently depended on school sportsgrounds.

Appealing to the King Sabatha Dalindyebo(KSD) Municipality, he said they’d be gratefulif they could also get access to the MthathaRotary stadium and the Mthatha stadium onweekends.

Dr Nombembe was overwhelmed with theassociation’s progress and the fact that theyhad also designed a blazer for him.

“We as businesses and individuals are usedto giving sponsorship to a lot of campaigns,but in most instances we never see anyprogress or get feedback regarding the statusof the campaign. People just vanish, but todayit is obvious that I have met sincere and trulydedicated people,” said Dr Nombembe.

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