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THIS coming weekendwill mark the first an-niversary of the deathof the former states-man Nelson Rholih-

lahla Mandela.

Mandela, known as the fatherof the nation, passed away on De-cember 5, 2013 at the age of 95 dueto a recurring lung infection.According to theXhosa custom,

a year after the death of a person,a traditional ceremony should beheld to mark his or her death.According to reliable sources

within the Mandela family, a tra-ditional ceremonycalledukukhu-lula izila will take place in Qunuon December 7 during which oc-casion only AmaDlomo would bewelcome.It is said that not even govern-

ment officialswouldbe allowed toattend.A member of the family, who

wished to remain anonymous,confirmed that ukukhulula izilawill be conducted in Qunu andthat a cow would be slaughtered.Express tried, without success,

to get hold of Ndileka Mandelawho apparently is organising theceremony. A traditional expert,NokuzolaMndende, said this partof ukukhulula izila (mourn) onlycalled for the attendance of Man-dela’s family members. In prepa-ration of the ceremony they haveto hold ibhunga (a caucus meet-ing) and discuss everything re-garding the ceremony. The ib-hunga will also be attended byfamily members only. “The cowshould be slaughtered very earlyin the morning, because every-thing needs to be finished on theday. If there is meat left, it mustbe cooked on the same day and beeaten the following day. Any col-our cow, except black, may beslaughtered. Normally no otherfood is prepared and the familyonly eats meat until the ceremo-ny is concluded,” said Mndende.

Madiba’spassingmarked

The first anniversary of the passing of late former President Nelson Mandela will be commemorated with a traditional ceremony in Qunu on the weekend.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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OMBUDSMAN

REPORTER

BIZANA police are on amanhunt for three (3)suspects who made off with an undisclosedamount of money on Thursday, November 27,after robbing a business in town.

Asecurity guardwas fatallywounded in theincident.

It is alleged that at about 10.20pm threemenentered the business premises in Bizana afterclose of business.

During the robbery shots were fired insidethe premises.

It is further alleged that the armedmen had

kicked down the door of the store manager’shouse as he was living on the premises.

They had allegedly forced the manager toopen the safe at gunpoint, after which theytook the money and fled.

After they fled on foot, themanager activat-ing the alarm. On arrival the police found thebody of a fatally wounded security guard (40).Police recovered several 9mm cartridges.

Police request that members from the com-munity with information on the robberyshould please come forward and contact theinvestigatingofficerLieutenantColonelHint-sa on 082 330 9587 or the Police Crime StopNumber 08600 10111 or Crime Line’s 32211.

PHINDILE GQELE

THEEasternCape is one of the poorest prov-inces of South Africa, and hunger confrontsmanycommunities, particularly those in ru-ral areas.

With food insecurity being a challenge,various provincial state departments andpublic institutions, such as the Departmentof Social Development, Education, Healthand Local Government are involved in theFood Security and Nutrition Programmes.

Even though the number of stakeholdersinvolved in promoting Food Security has in-creased over the years, the issue of food inse-curity and malnutrition in the province re-mains a problem in both rural and urban ar-eas. With this in mind, the Department of

Social Development, in collaboration withother government departments, held an an-nual food security and nutrition seminar inMount Frere Town Hall recently.

In the Integrated Food Security and Nutri-tionprogress report issuedby theDepartmentof Social Development and the Department ofRural Development and Agrarian Reform, itwas stated that the Department of Social De-velopment has been involved in numerousprojects including a Farmers’ day workshoponorganic farming, foodgardensandpoultry.

The Department of Rural Developmentand Agrarian Reform has undertaken anumber of food security initiatives, includ-ing vegetable production units delivered atKwangutyanaAnti-Poverty site inMbizana,vegetable production inputs and animal pro-duction delivered at Mandileni and poultry

production delivered at Bolani Anti-Povertysite in the Mhlontlo Local Municipality.

A minimum of 12 municipal communitieshave benefited from this initiative.

Speaking at the provincial food day eventin Mandileni near Mt Frere, MEC for East-ern Cape Department of Rural DevelopmentAnd Agrarian Reform, Mlibo Qhoboshiya-ne, appealed to locals not to treat land as anornament, adding that he was no longer infavour of food parcels.

“We need to help our people to start pro-ducing their own food. We want to rather fo-cus our resources on giving our people akick-start to produce food than to give themfood parcels all the time. We must preservefood parcels for catastrophic and emergencyoccurrences only,” said Qhoboshiyane.

The MEC said the department distributed

seedlings, seeds, agriculture starter packs,fencing off communal land, construction ofdipping tanks, provision of livestock im-provement, and has helped with massivecrop production to help rural communitiesstart their own gardens as part of the its foodsecurity programme.

The community of Mandileni locality saidthe seedlings from government helped a lot.Mandileni resident, Nophumlani Dakadana(51), said seedlings received from govern-ment havehelpedher to produce food for hernine children,while her husband isworkingat Lonmin in Marikana.

“The seedlings we got from the govern-ment help us supplement our income andsell some of the products from the garden tothe local churches and organisations. Therest is for domestic consumption,” she said.

Government assists with addressing food shortages

Manhunton for three (3) suspects

REPORTER

THEMinister of Basic Education, AngieMot-shekga, has praised all those involved in thedelivery of successful 2014 National SeniorCertificate (NSC) examinations.

She thanked teachers, officials and candi-dates for a smooth matric exam around thecountrywhich commenced onOctober 27 andended on November 26.

Motshekga said she was satisfied that theexaminations had been conductedwith integ-

rity and without serious problems, despitethreats of protests in some parts of the coun-try.

The Department has commended the swiftaction of the Eastern Cape SAPS who actedpromptly threeweeks ago in relocating learn-ers from one school to another, after protest-ers threatened to disrupt the examinations.

The examinations were conducted wellwith nomajor incidents affecting the integri-ty or credibility of the examinations.

A total of 688 660 candidates were regis-tered to write the examination this year, of

Markingofmatric papers commenceswhich 550 127 were Full Time candidates and138 533 were Part Time candidates. Thesecandidates wrote their examination across6 740 examination centres, where invigila-tion was conducted by an estimated 65 000 in-vigilators.

A total of 258 NSC question papers for theNovember 2014 andMarch 2015 examinationswere set by the Department of Basic Educa-tion and externally moderated by Umalusi.

Marking commenced last Sunday, Novem-ber 30, with 41 000 markers involved in themarking of the scripts at 118 marking venues

across the country. The marking of the 2014NSC examinations will be concluded acrossall provincial education departments by De-cember 18.

Allmarkswill then be captured on the com-puter system of the National Department ofBasicEducation inpreparation forUmalusi’sstandardisation processes to take place fromDecember 21 to 23.

The Minister will announce the 2014 NSCresults on the January 5, but learners cancollect their statements of results from theirvarious schools on January 6, 2015 at 08:00.

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

THEnational Department of Basic Education,last week announced drastic changes regard-ing the publication of National Senior Certifi-cate results. The names of Grade 12 learnerswill no longer appear next to matric resultsin newspapers.

Nonameswithmatric resultsDepartmental Spokesperson, ElijahMhlan-

ga, said that the Council of Education, com-prising the Minister Angie Motshekga, Depu-ty Minister Enver Surty and the ProvincialMEC, met last week and suggested a reviewon the procedure.

Mhlanga said the decision was taken fol-lowing a Ministerial Task Teamwhich inves-

tigated all sorts of issues around the NationalSenior Certificate (NSC). The task team rec-ommended that the Department must reviewthe practice of publishing the names of learn-ers in newspapers.

“We will use exam numbers only whichmakes the result known only to the personwho has the exam number of the learner. In

otherwords the learners and familymembersof the learners who wrote the exams will stillbe able to access the results,” he said, high-lighting that there would be no ID numberspublished, only exam numbers.

He said 688 660 learners sat for the NSC thisyear and theywere optimistic about an excel-lent national pass rate.

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PHINDILE GQELE

THE Alfred Nzo District Municipality Execu-tive Mayor, Councillor Eunice Diko, recentlyhanded over 10 wheelchairs to people livingwith disabilities and promised VIP toilets tothe community of ward 19 and 20.

Diko said the Alfred Nzo District Munici-pality is a ruralmunicipality facedwithmanysocial ills, mostly affecting vulnerable group-ings within the society, including women,

children, people with disabilities and the eld-erly. It is with these social ills in mind thatwe have decided to deliver services to thiscommunity.

“I have decided to come and speak to thepeople, deliver what I had promised and notetheir newly found challenges,” said Diko.

This she said after announcing to thepeoplethat VIP toilets would soon be constructed aspromised.

The construction of these toilets would cre-ate more than 500 jobs and benefit about 3 170

households.“I pleadwith the councillors of thesewards,

the Traditional Leaders and the communityto work hand-in-hand in ensuring that theright people are employed.

I have made it a point that I remind thecouncillors that the employment selectionshould prioritise three groupings, namelypeople living with disability, women andyouth. No recommendation of relatives willbe tolerated,” said Diko.

While themayor was addressing the people

on employment criteria, community mem-bers responded with applause.

Ward 19 councillor, Hopewell Nonqane,praised the Mayor for this and assured thateverything would be done as the mayor hadasked.

“I have never seenmembers of this commu-nity sohappy. They are really thankful for thedelivery of services,” said Nonqane.

Mayor Diko also visited the Greater Mbiza-na Regional Bulk Water Supply Schemewhich will supply water to Mbizana.

Municipalitydelivers services

Disabled Zwelenkosi Ngidi shaking hands with Alfred Nzo District Municipality Executive Mayor,Eunice Diko, after the mayor gave him a wheelchair. PHOTO: PHINDILE GQELE

The side view of the Greater Mbizana Regional Bulk Water Supply Scheme dam.PHOTO:PHINDILE GQELE

PHINDILE GQELE

MORE than 8 000 households inMatatielewill soon get access to safe drinking wa-ter.

The Alfred Nzo District MunicipalityExecutive Mayor Councillor EuniceDiko, handed over four wards to contrac-tors recently to construct multi-millionrand water supply schemes that wouldbring water to the community.

The project is expected to create morethan500 jobs foryouth,womenandpeoplelivingwith disabilities across the affectedwards.

“Let me take this opportunity and callupon all community members in the dis-trict to use water sparingly and assure

them that we are working around theclock to address water challenges in theentire district,” said Diko.

Ward 15 councillor, Iris Maketela, saidthey usually fetched water from the riv-ers which are far from their homes.

“We are overwhelmed by this lifechanging initiative. Our lives are aboutto change for the better, because we willnow have direct access to clean water.

Ward 15 is one of the driest places inMatatiele. With nine villages dependingon dams it was really hard to cope,” saidMaketela.

Diko urged communitymembers to usethe customer care line on 086 000 3781 toreport any water challenges they werefacing.

Construction is expected to start soon.

Municipality to spend overR100 million onwater provision

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“Count Me in as We Together Move towardsa Safer Eastern Cape”.

This is the theme that Eastern Cape Pre-

mierMr PhumuloMasualle, accompanied byhis Executive Council (Cabinet), havelaunched for this year’s “16 Days of Activismon No Violence Against Women and Chil-dren” campaign at Kruisfontein Civic Cen-tre,Humansdorp, in the SarahBaartmanDis-

trict Municipality on November 25.The 16Days of Activism campaign is a part-

nership between government and Non-Gov-ernmental Organisations (NGOs), Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs), business, tradi-tional leaders, civil society and the media to

raise awareness about the abuse of womenand children.The campaign aims to mobilise all sectors

of society to act together against abuse andto support the victimsand survivors of abuse.This year’s programme seeks to encourage

SixteenDays of Activism onNoViolenceAgainstWomen andChildren

the involvement ofmen to be activiststhemselves and leadin addressing theimpact of such vio-lence.As from Novem-

ber 25 to December10, everyone is en-couraged to partici-pate and show unityin the fight againstwomen and chil-dren abuse by wear-ing a white ribbon.Government, in

partnership withMasithethe Coun-selling Services, anNGO established tosupport victims ofgender violence, al-so endorsed the“Thursday in Blackcampaign” which isaimed at encourag-ing communitiesand corporates towear black everyThursday as a sym-bolic gesture of tak-ing a stand againstrape, abuse and vio-lence against wom-en and children.

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PHINDILE GQELE

ALFRED Nzo District Department of Trans-port, in collaboration with the Eastern CapeDepartment of Health, recently offered a first-of-its-kind screening and testing initiative forroad rangers at the Alfred Nzo Department ofTransport.

The collaborationof these twodepartmentswas aimed at educating the road rangers onhow to keep healthy and free of non-commu-nicable disease.The campaign is aimed at decreasing the

road rangers’ vulnerability to roadaccidents,monitoring stray animals through communi-ty involvement, guarding against theft ofroad fence built by government, poverty alle-viation and creating awareness and owner-ship of road safetywithin communities, espe-cially in rural areas.Vuyiswa Mbonambi, a professional nurse,

and her colleagues, educated the road rang-ers about many diseases including Tubercu-losis (TB), Hypertension, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS and Ebola.Mbonambi also stressed that people should

not default in taking their medication as thiscouldplace their lives ingravedanger, stress-ing that TB is mostly not taken seriouslyenough while it kills the nation.“All the people who are on TB medication

should not stop using theirmedication underany circumstances as TB is transferable andcan lead to severe TB that cannot be attendedto in Hospitals like St Patrick’s.TB has three types, which include the nor-

malTB that canbe treatedwithin sixmonths,followed by Multidrug-Resistant TB (MDR)that can be treated within a year and Exten-sivelyDrug-Resistant (XDR) that canbe treat-ed between 18 months to 24 months,” saidMbonambi.Sanele Hlatshwayo from the TB/HIV Care

Association and Male Medical Circumcision

advisedmen to go for check-ups andusemedi-cal circumcision for their safety and wellbe-ing.Hlatshwayo encouragedmen to stophaving

mistresses and to have one partner. Men whotested HIV positive were advised to at alltimes use protection to protect themselvesand their partners.

During the check-ups many men werefound tobe suffering fromdiabetes andhyper-tension and were referred to the St Patrick’shospital to see the doctor.One of theRoadRangers,MpumpuzaNtoza-

khe (70), was shocked to know that he is suf-fering from hypertension. “All along Ithought I am well, only to find out that I have

high blood pressure that could have takenmylife without my knowledge. As an old and tra-ditional man I always think that when I amsick it’s because someone cast a witchcraftspell on me, but today I know that no one isdoing anything to me. I have to use the medi-cation and go to hospital for regular check-ups,” said Ntozakhe.

Road rangers tested fornon-communicabledisease

Professional Nurse Vuyiswa Mbonambi taking Road Ranger Mpumpuza Ntozakhe’s blood pressure. PHOTO: PHINDILE GQELE

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

A NGANGELIZWE born andformer professional boxer isamong the suspects arrestedfor an attempted armed rob-bery at a post office in Mam-pube location in Port StJohns on November 17.

In this incident, one sus-pectwaskilled,while onewasinjured and four were arrest-ed. This came after policefoiled an alleged plannedarmed robbery at the Post of-fice.It is alleged that six sus-

pects were travelling in awhite Mercedes Benz duringthe time of the incident andpolice received a tip-off thatan armed robbery was aboutto take place.Mkholisi Bonxa (26), a

former boxer born in Ngange-lizwe township, Mthatha, ap-peared in the Port St JohnsMagistrates’ Court onNovem-ber 26, together with his al-leged accomplices ThobileZinto, Masizakhe ‘Jazz’ Goni-we (42), a Ugandan Moses Bu-sulwa (35), who has turnedstate witness, and TholekileGedem (34).They are facing charges of

attempted murder and the il-legal possession of firearmsand ammunition. It is allegedthat after refusing to stop, asinstructed by the police thesuspects had opened fire in

the direction of the police ve-hicle and the police returnedfire, killing one suspect.The suspects were denied

bail and were remanded incustody until November 28.During cross-examination

in an attempt to get bail,Mkholisi told the court hewas a professional boxer,claiming that he is an East-ern Cape Flyweight champi-on who represented the prov-ince in Namibia and Russia.He also claimed that he wasrated number 2 in the top tenin South Africa. Mkholisi is aformer employee of SBVserv-ices, where he transportedmoney. Former Eastern Capeboxing team coach MthethoDumezweni, confirmed thatBonxa was a professionalboxer before he quit, becauseof his commitment in hiswork of escorting the money.“But I met him recently andhe told me that he was start-ing a gym because he wantedto return to boxing nextyear.” He said Bonxa wasknown as Stena (a block) inthe boxing fraternity.He denied that Bonxa rep-

resented the EC in Namibiaand Russia. He expressed hisagony after hearing newsthat the former boxerwas im-plicated in an attempted rob-bery case. “I think there issomething we failed to doright in boxing,” said Dumez-weni.

Eastern Cape boxerin botched PSJarmed robbery

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BETTIE GILIOMEE

WHILE just the mention ofthe name SARS may strikefear in many people, taxpay-ers will be relieved to knowthat there is an Ombud to re-solve disputes with the tax-man.

The Office of the Tax Om-bud has recently released itsfirst annual report, which al-so coincides with the first an-niversary of the institution.The report covers the workdone in the six months (Octo-ber 2013 to 31March 2014)since the appointment of theTax Ombud, retired JudgeBernard Ngoepe.

The CEO of the Tax Om-bud Advocate Eric Mkha-wane, visited the EasternCape to share informationwith local tax practitionerson the role of the Tax Ombudand how to follow process oncomplaining about SARS.

According to Adv. Mkha-wane, it is important for tax-payers to note that the Om-bud is not a part of SARS, butacts independently and re-ports to the Minister of Fi-nance, Nhlanhla Musa Nene.

“We are not an extensionof SARS. It is our mandate toreview and address taxpay-ers’complaints about theservice they receive fromSARS, as well as proceduralor administrative issues re-lating to their dealings withSARS,” said Adv. Mkha-wane.

One can approach the of-fice of the Tax Ombud if onehas tried to resolve a service,administrative or procedur-al complaint directly withSARS, at the branch wherethe case was dealt with orthrough the SARS ContactCentre or the SARS Service

Monitoring Office and al-lowed reasonable time forresolution of the complaint.If it was not resolved suc-cessfully the complaint canbe escalated to the Office ofthe Tax Ombud.

Adv. Mkhawane, who wasa regional manager of SARSin Port Elizabeth for over 2years, also was a practisingadvocate before taking onthe CEO position.

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7EntertainmentDecember 4, 2014Uvolwethu Express

Sakuhlala siyithetha siyiphinda-phinda leyokungahlambi kwabantu kuba ihamba ibe-nobungozi de usulelwe ngokuba ungu-manukelana kodwa wena ube uhlamba um-hla nezolo ufaka zonke iziqholo zomzimba.

Sisitsho nje kule nto yabantu abangahlam-biyo ikho le nto yokuba umntu angene e-ofisini yakho esitsho ngeso sankqanga se-vumba, then xa ephumakanti lishiyeke lonkeelo vumba lakhe apha ngaphakathi.Kungeneabanyeabantuabazakufunaunce-

do lisatshotsha entla eli vumba. Abazukuthinguwe? Kuba kaloku babona uwedwa kuleofisi abakhange bambona naxa ephuma.Please madoda makuhlanjwe, siyanicela!Kwenzekile kuthi nako lo mntu uthi

uzokusigobhozela phaya kuthi e-ofosini kantiuzakufike asivalele mba ngevumba le-khwapha if not elokungahlambi.Wasishiya sonke esa sankqanga sakhe xa

sithi siyothatha into yokufuthakwabakunge-na abanye kwangabikho nokuba sibajikise.Nangona bekhange bathethe nje kodwaukonyusa kwabo iimpumlo kuyatsho ukubaikhona into ebebeyiva.Uyabona ke sidyojwe gobubende inyama

singayidlanga.

Being a man, how do you get raped?

Dear readers as you know ukuthi in gossipteam spade is a spade not a garden tool. Andat the same time we are always on the sideof the news on the Express land.Wewere really astonished last week to hear

that there was a 26-year-old man who wasraped by a woman in Holly Cross, Flag (Flag-staff). We asked ourselves how a man can beraped by one woman. Not an old man but ayoung man.Hayi, la kuthi ooGesh there is no woman

who can force or pin me down and rape meunless I’m also interested.But even if she succeeds there is no way I

can go out there telling other people I gotraped. But shame, nifane niyathetha njeGeshbecause of the fact that there are men outthere who are the victims of rape from theirwives if not partners.Ave xa ungayifuni na daai ding kuthiwa

musa ukunyanzeliswa because if someoneforces you to do it that is rape. Anyway weare not trying to provoke anyone but we aretrying to set the record straight.At leastwe understand the situation of Free

State madala who was allegedly raped byyoung woman at a knife point. The old manhad no chance since he had no energy tomatch that drunken woman.Bafethu perhaps someonewill explain to us

howthis chapwas rapedbyonewoman.Sivileukuthi he opened a case perhaps truth willprevail in court.

You are embarrassing your hubby andnot yourself sisi

Whatever you do in thisExpressLand turnsback to you even though you were intendingto prove a point. Like for instance a womanwho was shashalazing her husband at theShopping complex in front of Rhino Cash andCarry in Qumbu. She was screaming at himas if she was her younger son.Shame, amanye amadoda ahleli kalusizi

and nezimfihlo ezinzima. Hey, nkosiyam um-ntwana womntu sefane ejonge phantsi woyi-ka nokuphakamisa amehlo kube bonke aban-tu bebethe njo kule ndoda nalo mfazi ush-ashalaza indoda ngoluhlobo.Mara ke koba sathiwani kuthiwa indoda

ayikhali.But what we liked in this incident people

never paid attention to the abused hubby butasked themselveswhat kind of awifewas thatone. Because kaloku in our culture it isstrange to see aman bullied by his wife in fullview of the public.Even if sisi you used to abuse your husband

but not in front of others.Mmm, Iwonderhowis the situation back at home if she’s got gutsto humiliate him in town in front of people.Ngawo ke la madoda afihla i-rape.Shame, let’s stop ukukhuluma iindaba za-

bantu bazakusicaphukela abantu.

We support 100 percent the 16 days ofActivism Against women and childrenabuse

As the Umgosi team and employees of theExpress we wish to share with our readersthat we do support the 16 days of Activismthat was launched on November 25 to Decem-ber 10. With us we wish this could be encour-aged 365 days and not only 16 days.We also would like to encourage people es-

pecially men to please adhere and be activeall the time in ensuring that women and chil-dren are not abused at all and should makethem feel safe around them.

Nizosihlekisangabantubafethu

REPORTER

WALTER Sisulu University’s (WSU) fashiondepartment once again marvelled East Lon-don’s fashionists at their annual flaunt atMn-gena Lodge in Chintsa last Friday evening.

The fashion show was in collaborationwith Da Gama Textiles and sawWSU studentdesigners launching a new clothing fabric bythe manufacturer called “Banya Banya”.WSU fashion department technician, Sibu-

sisiwe Nodada, said, before the event, thatfashion enthusiasts should expect nothingless than a stellar demonstration of the latesttrends from the students this year.“The fabric is bright and beautiful; soft and

it’s easy to wash,” she said.According toNodada, a developmental uni-

versity puts the students on a better platformbecause the global aspect is taught, but theprogramme is also embedded in theUniversi-ty’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS)culture which sets the students apart fromthose of other universities.“Through the support structure at the uni-

versity, students are well positioned to upliftthemselves from the type of background theyhave,” Nodada said.The Eastern Cape Developmental Corpora-

tion, Da Gama textiles, City stationers, IDCArchitects and the Johannesburg SewingCentre are partners and official sponsors ofthe show.WSU’s Spokesperson, Angela Church, said

WSU’s fashion programme is definitely cutfrom a different cloth as it fosters a develop-mental approach due to its setting and thetype of students it caters for as a comprehen-sive university.She further encouraged Matric students to

consider a Fashion Diploma at WSU.“With aminimum requirement of a matric

certificate with a university entry, studentsmay enrol at WSU’s fashion department. Ap-plications are open until December 18,” shesaid.

Walter SisuluUniversity fashionstudents cut fromadifferent cloth

Miss WSU Buffalo City Campus 2014 NoluvoNomnqa models one of the dresses.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

8 SportDecember 4, 2014Uvolwethu Express

NCEBA DLADLA

THE 2014 Heroes Marathon, a Transkei flag-ship event which will take place in Mthathaon Tuesday 16 December, was launched at theBoardwalk ICC last Thursday.

The event, according toMEC for Sport, Rec-reation, Arts and Culture Pemmy Majodinawas started in 1999 in the former Transkei.

“The event is a vehicle to commemorate he-roes and heroines coming from the EasternCape, The Home of Legends, and is celebratedon the Day of Reconciliation,” said Majodinaduring the launch.

Explaining why the event was launched inPort Elizabeth, while it was taking place inMthatha in the King Sabatha DalindyeboMu-nicipality, the MEC said, “We are one prov-ince. This is not a Transkei, but an EasternCape event which is open not only to EasternCape-based athletes but to others from acrossthe country and including SADC countrieslike Lesotho, Botswana and Malawi.”

Furthermore, according to Majodina, theywanted to dispel the myth that governmentdidnot sponsor events of suchmagnitude tak-ing place in the Transkei and that road run-ning was for urban areas only.

The DSRAC sponsored R2 million HeroesMarathon is aimed at attracting a mixture oftourists to the province as it is linked to theLiberationRoutewhich touches base atQunu

where former State President and liberationstruggle hero, Nelson Mandela’s world herit-age burial place is, said Majodina.

She added that this year’s racewould be thefirst since the passing of late former Presi-dent Nelson Mandela.

“Madiba used to support this marathon,hencewehavenot changed its start inQunu,”saidMajodina, adding that theywere encour-aging mass participation in this sportingevent, since sport was a catalyst for nationbuilding and social cohesion.

She said the event, which promotes ahealthy life-style, will call for a generationalmix involving the youth, veterans, mastersand grand masters.

“There is something exciting for the ath-letes as well,” said MEC Majodina about thehuge prizes on offer.

Prize money will be equally split betweenmen and women: R90 000 for men and womenwho come first, R30 000 for coming secondand R20 000 for third position in the 42,2 km.

“The Heroes Marathon will be a familyevent with a fantastic, jam-packed entertain-ment programme.

The organisers expected 2 000 participantsin the 42,2 km, 10 km and the 5km races thisyear compared to the 1000 that registered lastyear.

The 5km fun run was described as a familyevent which will encourage finishing, ratherthan competitive running.

HeroesMarathonahighlightonnationaland international calendar

With MEC for Sport, Arts and Recreation Pemmy Majodina (right) is the spokesperson of theHeroes Marathon Lungisile Molwana (left). Majodina addressed the media during the launch of themarathon taking place in Mthatha on December 16. PHOTO: NCEBA DLADLA

ZIYANDA SIDUMO

SOUTH African Football Association (SA-FA) andPPChave joined forces to help buildthe U13 Local Football Development Associ-ation in the Eastern Cape.

The development programme forms partof SAFA’s Vision 2022 which seeks toachieve sustained international successthrough systematic football developmentand organizational excellence.

The project manager, Luyanda Papu, saidSAFA’s goal is for South Africa to be ratedin the top three football teamson theAfricancontinent and in the top 20 in the world by2022.

“We started this grassroots festival pro-gramme in September in Port Elizabeth to

develop the Eastern Cape.Wewent to all re-gions in the province.

“In each region we train 36 coaches andwe’ve already trained more than 300 coach-es since we started,” said Papu.

As part of the training of coaches, under13 year-year-old soccer players from vari-ous primary schools in East London had anopportunity to play matches at the JanSmuts Stadium recently.

Papu said sport has played amonumentalrole in bringing SouthAfrica together. Thatis the reasonwhy theywant to promote soc-cer in the country.

“The qualifying coaches will be assessedand will receive a C licence that will getthem to the national team standards. SAFAaims to coach 100 000 coaches by the end of2022,” said Papu.

Parkside Primary School pupils at Jan Smuts Stadium recently.Young soccer players from Parkside during a game of soccer at Jan Smuts Stadium.

Local football gets a boost

Pupils from Parkside Primary School show their skills. PHOTOS: ZIYANDA SIDUMO