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Luyolo Mngonyama(24) of Mthatha isone of only twoEastern Capefinalists in the2016 Miss SouthAfrica competitionThe dazzling MissSouth AfricaPageant will beheld at CarnivalCity on SaturdayMarch 19Thousands of TVviewers will bewatching thebroadcast onMshyNet (DStvchannel 101) andMzansi Magic(DStv channel 161)from 5pm until7pm as 12 of thecountryrsquos mostbeautiful youngwomen vie for theMiss South AfricacrownHOTO DEONFERREIRA

IsMthatharsquosLuyolo thenextMiss SA

AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

IN response to the needs of Mbizanacommunity for a drivers licence test-ing centre the Department of Trans-port MEC Weziwe Tikana officiallyopened the Mbizana Driverrsquos Li-

cence and Testing Centre last Thursday

The day started with prayer at one of thehigh accident zones in the Mayingenye ar-ea where the MEC was joined by religiousleaders from various denominations Mbi-zana Mayor Makhaya Twabu councillorsand local business ownersTikana encouraged the community tomake use of the centre and to make surethat they follow all the steps needed to ob-tain a driverrsquos licence and not be trappedinto buying one from corrupt officersldquoI also urge the traffic officers of this cen-tre to commit themselves to offering goodservice to our people and to not be temptedto engage in corrupt practicesrdquo said Tik-anaTikana said that in order to combat fraudand corruption at Testing Centres all

Driving Licence Testing Centres includingthis new one have an electronic bookingsystem whereby the availability of ap-

pointments is determined and managed byeNaTiSldquoThe booking system calculates the num-

ber of available test appointments at anygiven driving licence testing centre (DLTC)based on the capacity of the Centre in ques-tion and the scheduled times and dates arevisible to the Inspectorate of Driving Li-cences and the Department of TransportrsquosInvestigations and Forensics sub-director-aterdquo said the MECShe said that it is not possible to capturetest results or the issuing of a licence onthe system if a test appointment was notmade and that diaries of examiners will befully controlled by the DLTC managersMbizana Mayor Makhaya Twabu wel-comed the MEC and promised to make surethat the new centre is well-taken ofldquoWe hope that the centre will assist indecreasing accidents on our roads as we be-lieve that most of them are caused by peo-ple driving without a licence or those whohave bought their licencesrdquo said TwabuHe further encouraged the councilorsmunicipal officials andMbizana communi-ty to change their registration numbersfrom the KZN ones to the Eastern Cape asmost of the vehicles in Mbizana have KZNregistrations

Driving licencecentre forMbizana

Mbizana Mayor Makhaya Twabu and Transport MEC Weziwe Tikana unveil the plague at theopening of the Mbizana Driving Licence and Testing Centre PHOTOAYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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BUNTU GOTYWA

SCANDALOUS details emerged in court duringthe bail hearing ofNoluthandoBaleniwho is ac-cused in themurder of her husband Coffee Baydeputy principal Kholisile Baleni

NoluthandoBalenistunnedafilledcourtroomlast weekwhen she admitted to having an affairwith theman allegedly hired by her husband tokill herThe revelation came during her cross-exami-

nation in the bail hearing for the murder trial

Baleni told the court that her husband hadplotted to kill herThe supposed hitman however had become

Balenirsquos lover before carrying out the deedThe alleged hitman who is only known as be-

ing a traditional healer had then spilled thebeans to Noluthando about her husbandrsquos plotto have her killedHer husbandrsquos body was found riddled with

bullets inside his vehicle on October 28Baleni her father theReverendOliverMguty-

ana and Bongani Skolpati are all accused of themurder Prosecutor Sicelo Mbeleki told Nolut-

handothatthethreehadplottedthemurderwiththe healer in a car at Mthatha PlazaMbeleki told Noluthando ldquoThe traditional

healer phoned your husband and put the phoneon speaker and asked himwhat hewanted to bedone andhe said he justwanted you to be killedldquoAfter that you planned that instead hemust

be killedrdquo Mbeleki saidTheprosecutorwenton to say thatBalenirsquos fa-

therwas the onewho had struck a deal with thetraditional healer outside the carHe said the traditional healer had planned to

organise a hitman from East London

Mbelekisaid thatNoluthandohadalsoboughthernewloveracarasarewardandhehadregis-tered it in a friendrsquos name as away of sidetrack-ing any investigationShedenied thisandsaid shehadonly lenthim

money to buy the car and had only done it be-cause of fearldquoYes I had an affair with him but because I

was scared of him He told me he had saved myliferdquo she saidldquoI only lent him themoneybecausehewasde-

manding and not asking politelyrdquo she saidThe hearing has been postponed to April 7

Wifeadmits toaffairwithallegedhitman

CARA-LEE SCHEUN

DESPITE an extensive search by the SA Po-lice and NSRI there is still not sign of aman who went missing on Saturday whilesailing with a home-made raft on the full-flowing Mzimvubu River near Port StJohns

Eyewitness said the man was on the raftmade of sticks and drums around 10am inthe mouth of the river when a stream pul-

led him and the raft into the seaA Security guard of the Cape Hermes

Lighthouse at Port St Johns saw how theman was pulled into the sea and contactedNational Sea Rescue and the SA PoliceldquoAccording to an eyewitness theman lost

control over the poorly built raft when theriver pulled him into the waves in the seardquosaid John Costello station commander ofthe NSRI in Port St JohnsPolice spokesperson Capt Mduduzi

Godlwana said on Tuesday that despite an

extensive search the man has not beenfound His identity has not been establis-hed eitherldquoBefore the rains it was very dry here

When the rain fell and the river startingflowing strongly again the water was verymuddy If the water was clearer the searchwould have been easierrdquo said CostelloCostello warned people no to swim in a

river after it has been raining in thecatchment area as the water is very unpre-dictable and dangerous

Manonraft stillmissing

REPORTER

EASTERN Cape Premier Phumulo Masuallehas dismissed seven claims that were lodgedby the traditional leadership in the province

The premier announcedhis decision on thetraditional leadership disputes at the Mthat-

ha City Hall last ThursdayThe matters included the AbeTshawu

Tribe in Mbizana who were claiming seniortraditional leadership over the Imizizi Tradi-tional AuthorityAnother dispute dimissed was of Sinde-

zama Mdunyelwa who claimed recognitionas a traditional leader of the Zaci and Hegebe

tribe in Mqanduli the leadership of which iscurrently under Phathekile HolomisaFive other other matters were also dis-

missedAccording to a statement issued by provin-

cial government spokespersonSizweKupelothe premier arrived at the decision followinga lengthy process of investigations conduct-

ed by a committee which was established interms of Section 26 (a) Act 41 of 2003 asamended in 2009ldquoHe then considered the recommendations

of the committee and made the decision interms of Section 26 (3) of the TraditionalLeadership Governance and Framework Act41 of 2003rdquo Kupelo stated

PremierMasualledismisses traditional claims

REPORTER

THEAlfredNzoDevelopmentAgency (ANDA)embarked on drive to unearth undiscoveredand raw local talent in theAlfredNzoDistrict

The hopeful music makers poets dancersactors comedians and writers were first in-

ducted about the dynamics of the entertain-ment industry by South AfricanMusic RightsOrganisation (SAMRO) Business and ArtsSouthAfrica (BASA)and (EasternCapeAudioVisual Centre (ECAVC) in a workshop heldlast Friday at the Alfred Nzo Conference Cen-tre Mount AyliffldquoThe aim of the talent search which is done

in partnership between ANDA ECAVC andAlfred Community Radio is to empower art-ists to manage andmarket their work as wellas have a better understanding of the enter-tainment industry in generalrdquo said NdabukoMasumpa Municipal SpokespersonThe workshop was followed by auditions

where contestants competed for top spots to

book spaces in the next round of the competi-tion where the ultimate winners would get arecording deal with EasternCapeAudioVisu-al Centre in East LondonThe runners-up would be assisted by Busi-

ness and Arts South Africa and Eastern CapeAudio Visuals Centre to market produce andmanage their work

AlfredNzoDevelopment Agency unearths local talents in the district


THE Nelson Mandela Museum an advocateof Nelson Mandelarsquos values have selectedlearners from five provinces of South Africato participate in a youth campwith European

learners to learnmore about cultural diversi-ty issues of human rights and current issuesaffecting the youth

The International youth camp has beenmade possible by the Anne FrankHouse from

learners from Europe South Africa andSADC to share and explore cultural knowl-edge and similarities and howhistorical heri-tage evolved in their countriesThe selected learners will not only act as

Nelson Mandela Museum ambassadors butwill represent South AfricaTetani added that the camp is taking place

at the CVJ Anne Frank House in Bergen-Bel-sen Germany from this week untilMarch 27The learners representing South Africa are

LungiswaElizerMtshiselwa fromPhafogangSecondary School in Gauteng Phelo MondliNdala who is from the Eastern Cape and afirst year student at Durban University ofTechnology Saadijah Bester from GardensCommercial school in the Western Cape Ji-sheel Kanaye a first year student at the Uni-

versity of KwaZulu Natal and from KwaZulu-Natal and Tuelo RomeoMongale fromTsotse-letso High School in the Free State provinceldquoHavingparticipated in anumber ofNelson

Mandela programs the institution is confi-dent that they will represent the interest ofthe country the youth andmost of all contin-ue to preach the values ofMadibardquo addedTet-aniThe Nelson Mandela Museum also plays

host to an international youth camp for stu-dents from different parts of Africa and theworld The Museum also has a Winter SchoolCamp programme where learners from allnine provinces of South Africa spend two tothreeweeks at theNelsonMandela Youth andHeritage Centre

NelsonMandelamuseum takes learners toGermany

the government of Lower Saxony Germanyand the NelsonMandelaMuseumMthathaldquoThis is an exchange programme where

selected learners get an opportunity to min-gle and to debate domestic and global topicalissues affecting themrdquo said Nokuzola Teta-ni Museum SpokespersonShe said that the 2016 International Youth

Campwill focus onJewish community expe-riences gypsies and homosexuals in theWWII holocaustThe program encourages participating

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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

INabid to clampdownon sloppyworkmanshipin the Eastern Cape the National Home Build-ersRegistrationCouncil (NHBRC) is rollingouta training programme to sharpen the skills ofhome inspectors

The trainingprogramme is offered tomunici-palbuilding inspectorsandHumanSettlementsDepartment inspectors to enhance their skillsand technical capabilities in an effort to curbpoor workmanship during construction

The programme was launched in the ORTambo region in partnership with the provin-cial Department of Human Settlements and theOR Tambo District Municipality last week

Thethree-daytrainingprogrammewas facili-tated by anNHBRC-accredited training special-ist and it focuses on home building technicalstandards building regulations and construc-tion processes NHBRC provincial managerNombasa Ngoqo said the training was aimed atenhancing the performance of inspectors andkeeping them well-informed on building and

technological advancesldquoOur training programme focuses on soils

foundations superstructure roofing and fin-ishing health and safety and alternative andinnovative technologyrdquo she said

We want to keep our internal inspectorsand government abreast of the latest develop-ments and trends in the construction sectorrdquo

Ngoqo said the OR Tambo region had beenidentifiedasahotspotdue to thehighnumberof non-compliances with home building stan-dards and regulations experienced in the ar-ea

ldquoInour engagementwith theprovincialDe-partment of Human Settlements and munici-palities we identified a need to sharpen theskills and technical knowledge of our inspec-tors so that we can decisively deal with non-complying builders in order to protect hous-ing consumersrdquo she said

Meanwhile the training will be rolled outin all eight district municipalities of the prov-ince with a view of enhancing the quality ofhomes built in the province and curb the useof cheap and substandard building materials

Effort to sharpenskills of home inspectors

This group of inspectors from the OR Tambo District Municipality Department of Human Settlements and NHBRCcompleted an inspector training course to sharpen their skills and knowledge of construction and quality assurshyance PHOTO SUPPLIED

REPORTER

MZIKAYISE Khumalo of Lusikisiki was thejubilant winner of a Nissan NP200 bakkie ina competition run by the Checkout Groupand Nivea

The handover took place at Checkout Lus-ikisiki on Saturday March 12 and the com-munity was present in a joyous mood to cele-brate with Khumalo It was a day filled withlow prices and lots of other giveaways

The competition was run from October2015 to January 2016 Customers had to pur-chase Nivea products to be in line to win the

Nissan bakkieThe competition graced all of the Check-

out stores and created a lot of excitementwith customers The responses from eachstore within the Group was phenomenal andwith each entry customersrsquo chances weredoubled producing thousands and thou-sands of entries

The much anticipated draw was held atCheckouts Headoffice last month under thesupervision of independent auditors

Checkout encourages its customers tocome and celebrate at its stores with manyother competitions and free giveawaysplanned for the year

Lusikisiki customerwins a bakkie

The excited winner Mzikayise Khumalo from Lusikisiki and community members with the brandshynew Nissan bakkie he won in the Checkout and Nivea competition PHOTOSUPPLIED

MzikayiseKhumalo(centre)receivingthe keys ofthe brandshynew bakkiehe wonPHOTOSUPPLIED


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REPORTER

WHEN Patience Thusi a school teacher inKwaZulu-Natal was diagnosed with aplasticanaemia in 2010 she thought she would notlive to see her twodaughters reach adulthood

Her life changed the moment she learnedthat her bone marrow was not producingenough red blood cells white blood cells orplateletsSince that day Patience has been living be-

tween her home and the hospital to get bloodtransfusions every other day just to stayaliveThe country will this month reflect on Hu-

man Rights Day (21 March) and the foremostright in the constitution ndash the right to lifeFor the South African National Blood Ser-

vice (SANBS) this is the opportune moment

to reflect on an experience like PatiencersquosLike many others she will celebrate this Hu-man Rights Day because a life-saving bloodtransfusion was available when they neededitBecause of thousands of blood donors peo-

ple like Patience mothers in labour cancerpatients and accident victims are afforded asecond chance to complete their life storiesThis is the underlying message of a cam-

paign called GiveATomorrow which theSANBS will roll out to emphasise the impor-tant role that blood donors play in promotingpeoplersquos right to lifeldquoWhen we hear stories like Patiencersquos we

are determined to continue hosting blooddrives knowing that our donors donrsquot justgive blood they give a life waiting to be livedmeaningfully Blood transfusions have keptPatience alive for about five years so that she

can continue imparting knowledge in ouryouth as a teacherrdquo said SANBSCommunica-tions Manager Vanessa RajuTomeet the growing need for blood SANBS

must collect 3000 units of blood units dailyThree people can benefit from the variousblood products created from each pint that isgiven in the selfless actCurrently SANBS has a diverse donor base

of over 490 000 people and although this isgood the organisation is always looking to re-cruitmoremembers into its family of dedicat-ed volunteersldquoWe at SANBS hope that people who ha-

venrsquot donated blood before will be inspired totake that big step by visiting one of our dona-tion centres and embark on the fulfilling jour-ney of ensuring the availability of this pre-cious life-giving resource for those in needrdquoadded Raju

Givebloodgivea tomorrow

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

IBINGUMMBO NoMxesibe amalungu am-aWesileasukambombozonezeBorderampEast-ern Cape District athe ahlanganisa iintlokokwingqungquthela yezovangelo yeli Bandlaphantsi koMfundisi Timothy Ntathu nebib-anjelwe kwisekethe yaseCala kutsha nje

Le ndibano ibiyenye yeenkonzo eziqhuty-wayo rhoqo ngonyaka nalapho kuxhotyiswakhona abaVangeli (Evangelists) kwakunyenooNobhayibhile (Bible women) ngendlelayokubizela bonke abantu kuYesu osindisayoUkantiumxholowalonyakaubusithildquoUsindi-so kubo bonkerdquoEsenza intetho kule ndibano owongamele

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THEIngquzaHillMunicipalityhostedasignlan-guage awareness campaign in Lusikisiki lastThursday to recognise the deaf society in the ar-ea

Nandipha Mdiya from the speakerrsquos office atIngquza said theywere trying to reach all the af-fected people in themunicipality and their fami-liesldquoWewant tomake sure that our frontline per-

sonnel arewell-trained in sign language tomakeit easy for deaf people to access all themunicipalservicesrdquo Mdiya saidMlawu Tyatyeka chairperson of the PAN

South African Language Board (Panslab) in theEastern Cape applauded the municipality forthis awareness drive as he said that not muchwas done ndash especially in government offices ndash toaccommodate the deaf society

ldquoWeneedtomakeaneffort to learnandunder-stand sign language as it is the only languagethat they can speak and understandrdquo TyatyekasaidHe said deaf people needed to be treated the

same as hearing people and not be called offen-sive names as if they were stupid because oftheir challenge to speak normallyldquoThis languageshouldbemadeanofficial lan-

guagemaking it the12thofficial language in thecountryrdquo he saidDisabled People of South Africa Ingquza Hill

branch chairman Nikiwe Badula said that theday was very important for the entire disabledsocietyldquoWe feel like we are important now that the

municipality has set aside this day to look intoour challenges and ways to overcome themrdquoBadula saidShe also highlighted the stigma people tended

toattach todisability treatingdisabledpeopleas

less than humanldquoThe offensive names some people tend to call

us need to stop and we demand to be treated asequal with any other humansrdquo Badula said

Communityurged to learn sign language

Panslab chairperson Mlawu Tyatyeka addressesthe community of the Ingquza Hill municipalityduring the sign language awareness drive linLusikisiki last week PHOTOSUPPLIED

BUNTU GOTYWA

THE Mthatha branch of the Soul CityRise Young Womenrsquos Club will tomor-row conduct a career expo and promotecareers not known by most young peo-ple

The Rise Young Womenrsquos Club is aprogramme of the Soul City Instituteaimed at promoting girlsrsquo lives in thecommunities they live inThe young women are encouraged to

form community and school groups ofup to 20 peopleThe groups then undertake projects

conduct meetings and do activitiesaimed at mobilising young women toparticipate in taking responsible actionto shape their lives and those of the peo-ple around themRise Young Womenrsquos Club mentor

Aphelele Makongwana said they hadchosen to focus this expo on the lesser-known careers to give options to pupilswhen theywent to higher-learning insti-tutionsShe said theywere also doing their bit

in curbing the unemployment rate bypromoting many of these careersldquoWe donrsquot want pupils to only go for

the obvious careers because that is partof the reason they struggle to find em-ployment after varsityldquoThere are many careers that are un-

known to these kids and they end up fol-lowing the same careers that everyoneis going forldquoWe encourage them to look for the

many other careers that are out therethat will benefit them going forwardldquoWe want them to be open about ca-

reers thatwill offer thememployment assoon as they leave universityrdquo Makong-wana saidThe club says many career exhibi-

tions that take place in Mthatha covercareers that are popular over and overagainldquoFor example there are many careers

in the Department of Health but the ca-reers they always hear of are those inmedicine such as becoming a doctor ornurserdquo Makongwana saidThe club also wants schoolchildren to

be exposed to careers that ldquodo not in-volve a lot of reading and studying butreqiure practical and technical skillsrdquoIt says children need to bear in mind

thatnotall studentswill beacademicallyexcellent and therefore will find it hardto get the careers they plan to pursueThe career expo will be at the Rotary

stadiumnext to the Isibaya complex andwill start at 730amAnumber of schoolswill be part of the

programme including St Johns CollegeNgangelizwe High School MthathaTechnical School and many othersaround Mthatha

Youngwomenrsquos clubholds career expo

REPORTER

EDUPLANT has started the yearwith five one-day workshops ineach province ndash 45 workshopsthat will reach thousands of peo-ple

These fun edu-workshops aimto provide teachers and commu-nitymemberswith tangiblewaysto support the estimated 40 ofpupils who are undernourishedand therefore unable to learnproperlyFor the pupils teachers and

communitymemberswhoattendtheseworkshopspovertyandun-employment are mitigated as

they gain valuable skills that uselocal and available resources totransform dust bowls into foodforestsAll schools should enter the

competitionastheycanwinfund-ing training planting resourcesand a chance to present the storyof their food garden at the Edu-Plant Finals in Gauteng in Octo-berThis event is one week of edu-

entertainmentwithaccommoda-tion and travel all paid for En-tries close on May 31Climate change is a serious

risk to vulnerable communitiesand thiswas recentlyhighlightedinNovemberat theCOP21 inPar-

is where more than 100 heads ofgovernmentcametogethertotalkabout how to take better care ofour planetThese mitigation methods are

being addressed by South Afri-carsquos leading permaculture initia-tive the EduPlant ProgrammeSevere weather like that in latesummer this year can destroycropsand lead tohungerand fam-ineSchools that apply permacul-

ture principles are better able towithstand such events andmain-tainfoodsecurityandhelptopre-vent debilitating nutritional defi-ciencies such as kwashiorkorThe Woolworths Trust sup-

ports the EduPlant programmeThewinners of this yearrsquos com-

petition will also be able to sendone teacher ona two-weekcoursethat will provide vital skills tobuild on their schoolsrsquo successesand enable them to cascade theirskills to the surrounding commu-nity Sixty finalist schools standto win a total of R275 000 in cashprizes as well as tools and educa-tional resourcesThe entry form can be down-

loaded at httpwwwtreescozaprogrammeseduplant Follow the progress ofEduPlant schools on FacebookhttpswwwfacebookcomEduPlant ortwitter EduPlantSA

Schools urged to enter EduPlant competition

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RURAL Development and Agrarian ReformMEC Mlibo Qhoboshiyane has expressed hissatisfaction with the progress that has beenmade at the Magwa tea estate in Lusikisiki

Magwa has been in a crisis which saw em-ployees taking to the streets and toyi-toyingover the nonpayment of their salaries for sever-al monthsThe GrahamstownHigh Court then appoint-

edanadministrator taskedwithprovidingbusi-ness-rescue administration to the tea estateThe man tasked to do so is Garth Voigt who

has been hard at work in pursuit of stabilisingthe tea estate

Voigt said that since his appointment he hadbeen engagingwith all relevant creditors in theestate and ascertaining the amount of debt eachwas owed by the Magwa tea estateThe creditors include the workers Eskom

SARS and the Unemployment Insurance FundQhoboshiyane said ldquoI am pleased with the

work being done so far by the administratorworking with all creditorsldquoI encourage creditors to work closely with

the administrator during this process to com-plete all the work that needs to be done in thisadministrative phaserdquo he saidQhoboshiyane also stressed that this process

must be used to discuss all issues of interest tocreditors so that when they completed thisphase they would be able to move on with the

sustainable and commercial production of teaat MagwaHe said this process was part of the business-

rescue process that the government had fol-lowed as part of making theMagwa andMajolatea estates able to produce tea commerciallyagainMeanwhile the owed employees want the

process to be sped up because they say they arestarvingNomsaMbesesaidwhattheywantedfromthe

governmentrsquos interventionwas to process theirsalaries for all themonths theyworkedwithoutpaymentldquoWe dedicated our time to Magwa with the

hope of getting paid butwe came outwith emp-ty handsrdquo she said

Magwateaestate is shapingup

MEC Mlibo Qhoboshiyane is satisfied with theprogress at the Magwa tea estate

PHOTO SIM MDLEDLE

REPORTER

WALTERSisuluUniversityrsquos (WSU)search fora new vice-chancellor has finally paid divi-dends following the announcement on March8 of Professor Rob Midgley as the institutionrsquosnew vice-chancellor and principal

The appointment wasmade following a two-part interview process held on January 29Staff students and community members

were afforded an opportunity to engage withthe candidates as they delivered a 20-minutepresentation live from the Buffalo City cam-pusrsquos Potsdam Site and streamed to all the oth-er campuses during the latest interviewsA 20-minute question-answer session then

ensuedbefore the candidateswere put throughtheir paces during the last round of formal in-

terviews with the vice-chancellor selectionpanel headed by council chairperson JudgeNambitha DambuzaThis latest roundof interviewswaspreceded

by an unsuccessful recruitment process thatsaw four candidates vying for the position lastyearProf Midgley is a Rhodes University profes-

sor emeritus an advocate of the High Court ofSouthAfrica and amember of theAcademy ofScience of South AfricaHe obtained a BComLLB at Rhodes Univer-

sity and a PhD from the University of CapeTownHe is the author of more than 100 academic

publications including three books LawyersrsquoProfessional Liability (1992) Principles of De-lict (2nded 1997 3rded 2005) co-authoredwithJC van der Walt also published as the Delict

section in The Law of South Africa (First Reis-sueVol8part 1 1996 2nded2005) andTheLawof Delict in South Africa (2010 2nd ed 2012) co-edited with Max LoubserHe has served on most academic and man-

agement committees at faculty senate andcouncil levels at three different universities inSouth AfricaHe has experience as a deputy vice-chancel-

lor at two universities providing insights intouniversity strategic development andmanage-mentMidgely will assume his new role as vice-

chancellor and principal of WSU on April 1ldquoWeare confident thatProfRobMidgleywill

prove tobeadistinguishedvice-chancellor anda worthy successor to interim vice-chancellorProf Khaya Mfenyanardquo WSU spokespersonYonela Tukwayo said

Walter Sisulu University appoints new vice-chancellor

Prof Rob Midgley is the newly appointedviceshychancellor for Walter Sisulu UniversityPHOTOSUPPLIED


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MEMBERS of Die Burger and EP Mediaheld a consultative meeting with govern-ment officials at the King Williamrsquos Town

(KWT) Golf Club last WednesdayDie Burger and EP Media General Man-

ager Tasmia Ismail led a delegation of re-

porters and advertising staff to meet gov-ernment officials over lunch and to explainthe opportunities that Media 24 offers with

its publications which are distributedthroughout the Eastern Capendash NCEBA DLADLA

EPMediaholds consultativemeetingwithgovernmentofficials

EP Mediarsquos Nceba Dladla (far left) and general manager Tasmia Ismail (far right) flank JudyNgoloyi director of Ntambanani Media Consulting and Xola Nozewu of Vukani Community Radiowhich is the Queenstown Expressrsquo media partner PHOTOMICHAEL HEALY

Amathole District communications director Siyabulela Makunga (far left) and Department of WaterAffairs and Sanitation communications manager Thandile Ngcume (far right) with EP MediarsquosLeeshyAnne Bietje PHOTO MICHAEL HEALY

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lt Some of thespectators whoattended thehorse racing inTsolo lastSaturdayPHOTO SIMMDLEDLE

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Mpumelelo Makonxa Nokubonga Tiba Yanga Nkompela MihlaliNkpmpela Gibson Mbombo and Gumbi Xabendlini were capturedby the Express crew at an event in Tsolo last weekend

The organisers of the Tsolo horse racing held last weekendin Tsolo PHOTO SIM MDLEDLE

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LASTyearrsquosSouthAfricarsquos starStok-vel Chefs winners were the Siyo-phemelela Burial Society from East-ern Cape who won R20 000 in prizemoney

Thesearchisnowonforanewwin-ner where stokvels around the coun-try have an opportunity to show offtheir cooking skills and creativity inthe ultimate Stokvel Cooking Chal-lengesponsoredbyWhiteStarSuperMaize Meal and Roycoreg in partner-ship with Move Magazine

All stokvels are invited to submitarecipe somephotographsandamo-tivation fromwhich the top stokvelsin each participating region will beselected

Three stokvel groups in each re-gionwill competehead-to-head in thesemifinal events which will takeplace as followsGauteng April 23KwaZulu-Natal April 30

Pretoria May 7East London May 14The winning stokvel in each re-

gionwill thenbe transported toGaut-eng for the finalonJune4whenstok-vel groups will compete to win theirshare of the R50 000 cash prizeWhite Star marketing manager

MokheleMakhothi said ldquoWe startedtheWhiteStarStokvelCookingChal-lenge in 2014 and just love to see stok-vel groups continue to come up withcreativedishesusing thisSouthAfri-can staple foodrdquo

Singer actress and White Star ce-lebritychefLuciaMthiyaneandMas-terChef SA2014 runner-upSiphokaziMdlankomoarethestar judgesof thecompetition

When asked what she was expect-ing fromthecompetingdishes Mthi-yane said ldquoEven thoughmaize mealis an everyday food for so manySouth Africans therersquos no reason

why it should be boringldquoThereare somanydishesyoucan

create with maize meal if you use aquality product like White Star andyour imagination This competitionchallenges stokvel groups to thinkcreatively about White Starrdquo

Roycoreg senior brand managerKhosi Snondo said ldquoNo one bringsthe community together better thanthe stokvel moms and their mealsbut they will always tell you that ameal is not complete if there is no fla-vour and gravy to accompany itrdquo

To enter stokvels must send a pic-ture of theirmembers a recipe usingWhite Star and Roycoreg a picture oftheir dish as well as a motivation re-garding why their group deserves tobe part of this exciting competitionEntries can be sent via email to com-petitionsmovemagcoza orbySMSto 34687 before March 20ndash REPORTER

The search is on for SouthAfricarsquos starStokvel Chefs

South Africarsquos starStokvel Chefs 2015winners were Siyophemeshylela Burial Society fromthe Eastern Cape Theteam won R20 000PHOTO SUPPLIED

WHITE Star which runs the StokvelChefs competition has issued a gour-met recipe booklet to show that awhole universe of recipes can be cre-ated using maize meal

They sharedoneof the recipeswithExpress this week to encourage Stok-vel Chefs to enter this yearrsquos competi-tion and get readers experimentingwith maize mealThe recipe is Tegamata Di Pepero-

ni ndash maize meal with an Italian twist(Serves 4-6)

Ingredients170g (250 ml) White Star Super

Maize Meal30ml olive oil125ml red onion chopped10ml crushed garlic750ml chicken stock250ml milk

5ml salt2ml freshly ground black pepper60ml grated Parmesan

Sauce30ml olive oilfrac12 red onion choppedfrac12 red pepper seeded and choppedfrac12 yellow pepper seeded and

chopped1 large aubergine cut into cubes1 x 410g can peeled tomatoes6 sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil

vinaigrette drained and coarselychopped

Salt and freshly ground black pep-per to taste

60ml fresh basil leavesFresh basil leaves for garnishParmesan shavings to serve

Method

1 Heat the oil in a heavy-basedsaucepan Add the onion and garlicand sauteacute until onions are translu-centAdd the chicken stockmilk andsalt and bring mixture to the boilStir in the White Star Super MaizeMeal until mixture is smooth Coverand simmer for 30 minutes Stir inthe pepper and Parmesan Keepwarm2 For sauce Heat oil in a heavy-

based saucepan and add the onionand peppers and sauteacute until onion istranslucent Add the aubergine andtomatoes then cover and simmer for20 minutes3 Season to taste and add the basil

leaves Mix well Keep warm4 Serve the maize meal porridge

topped with the sauce Garnish withextra basil leaves and Parmesanshavings

RECIPE TEGAMATADI PEPERONI

ITALYTegamata DiPeperoniPHOTOSUPPLIED

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ITORNADO FC yaseMdantsane iphinde ya-buyela kwindawo yokuqala kwinqanaba le-ABC Motsepe League emva kokuba iqusheiFuture Tigers kanobomngamanqaku alish-umi eqandeni kumdlalo ububanjelwe eSisa

Dukashe Stadium ngempela veki

Logama iLion City ibifudula ihleli kwin-dawo yokuqala idlale ntanganye ngenqakuelinye macala kunye neFC Elliot ekwinda-wo yesithathu kuluhul lwamaqela elinqana-ba

ITornado FC kunye neCity zimbane ngam-anqaku angamashumi amane anethoba eb-hodini emva kwemidlalo engamashumiamabini anesibini edlalwe ngalamaqelaKodwa amanqaku amaninzi afakwe leliq-

ela laseMdantsane ngawona alibeke kwin-dawo yokuqala kwakhona kuba linkqenk-

qeza phambile ngamanqaku alishumi onkekwiCityKwezinye iziphumo ze-ABC Motsepe LeagueiMorning Stars 1- 4 Zimbane Killers Blackburn Rov-

ers 4 Swartkopsvalley United Brothers 1 Kokstad Liver-pool 2 Highbury 0FC Buffalo 4 Matta Milan 1 FC Elliot1 Lion City 1EC Bees 2 Emperors 1Young Ideas 1Mthat-ha City

ABCMotsepe League Tornado10-0Tigers

IWALTER Sisulu University isethubeni eli-hle kwakhona lokuba iyokudlala kwiPlay-Off ze-ABC Motsepe League Oku kus emvakokuba ibethe iLacaruna FC ngamanqakuamabini eqandeni kumdlalo ububanjelweeMso-bomvu Stadium ngempela veki

Amanqaku afakwe nguMkhuseli Mfe-ketho kunye noSiyanda Mkhalipha IWSUBika Campus inamanqaku angama-

shumi amabini anesibini kuluhlu lwamaq-ela e-SAB League kwiMnquma Stream em-va kwemidlalo elishumi eyidlalileyo

Amaqela akhuphisana kwiSAB LeaguekwiMnquma Stream asibhozo kuphela ntoleyo ethetha ukuba i-WSU ishiyekelwe yim-idlalo emihlanu ukuba ibe ziintshatsheliKunyaka ophelileyo ibilifumene ithuba

lokudlala kwiPlay-off zeMotsepe League

ko-dwa yabethwa sele isondele ekonyusel-weniKwezinye iziphumo kwiSAB League iFC

Montigo ibethe iButterworth All Stars nga-manqaku amabini eqandenindash NKOSEHLANGA RAZIYA

Umdlali weWSU ephosa ithuba eMsobomshyvu Stadium PHOTONKOSEHLANGA RAZIYA

THE annual Easter tournament sponsoredby Meyers Motors and Caltex Eastern Capewill be held again this yearThe tournament will take place at the

Kambi Administrative Area sports groundsonMarch 26 andwill continue over twodaysand wrap up on March 27This festival has in the past attracted

thousands of locals from all the villages inthe KSD region Twenty soccer teams andtennetball teams are expected to participatein this yearrsquos tournamentTournament organiser Ndomelele Sidlo-

va said the draw for this yearrsquos tournamentwill take place at Meyers Motors 55 Madei-ra Street Mthatha this Saturday (March 19)at 4pmAll teamsmust be represented at thedrawSidlova said four of the twenty soccer

teams that will compete at the tournamentwill take home prize money and the top twoteams will also receive medals with theoverall winner getting a floating trophy toshow offThe top two netball teams will receive

prizemoney andmedals with a floating tro-

phy for the overall winner There will alsobe give-aways during the two days of thetournament as a reward for the supportersThese will be in the form of T-shirts andbranded capsSidlova revealed that although this tour-

nament is hosted in Kambi AA participa-tion is open to teams from all over the ORTambo District and villagesHe said the main aim of these annual

events is to merge the popularity of theirbrandswith youth development in the ruraland needy areas

ldquoWe encourage the youth to use thesetournaments as a springboard to showcasetheir talents In previous years we haveseen scouts from local clubs that compete inbigger and organised leagues coming towatch these youngsters play We look for-ward to seeing at least one or two of theseboys and girls getting spotted by profession-al teams Our view as Meyers Motors andCaltex Eastern Cape is that sport can beused as a tool to unite communities underone umbrellardquo he saidndash SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

Meyers Easter tourney backwith a bang

Abadlali beWSU behlasela iLacaruna FC eMsobomvuStadium ngoMgqibelo PHOTO NKOSEHLANGA RAZIYA

Ingenyukela iWSUFC

BUNTU GOTYWA

TRADITIONAL leaders in the Eastern Capewill stage a one-day Easter tournament in abid to reconnect with communities

The tournament will be staged at theMka-tazo Sports Ground in Elliotdale on March26Tournament organiser Melinkqubo

Ndabokutya said Eastern Cape kingdomswill use this opportunity to connect withtheir people while shielding them from themany ills they faced these days

He said the tournament was more thanjust about sport because it was also a wayof addressing socio-economic challengesfaced by the communitiesThe Imiganu Easter Sports games are

hosted by Imiganu Development Trustwhich was formed by the Imiganu tradition-al council as a catalyst to drive local econom-ic development for the betterment of its peo-pleldquoThe main reason for this sports day is to

formalise sports especially in the rural are-asldquoTraditional leaders wanted to connect

with the youth by doing away with formalactivities for a bit and rather doing normalyouth activitiesrdquo Ndabokutya saidThe Easter tournament is in its fourth

year this year and Ndabokutya said it hadbeen growing ever since its first edition Hesaid it had grown through the support ofmany stakeholders such as the AmatholeSports Council and Amathole Safa who henamed as key role-players in making thetournament a successSoccer and netball are the main sport ac-

tivities that take placewith horse racing thenewest addition to the programme

The programme is also aimed at promot-ing culture with the organiser saying thatthe attire is strictly soccer and traditionalwearldquoThe youth of today are different from

those of 1976 The times have changed andtheuse of technology is changing themTheyno longer know their priorities These areevents that allow them to reconnect and dosomething constructiverdquo Ndabokutya saidThe Western Tembuland kingdom Nyan-

deni kingdom and the SAPS are expected toattend the event hosted by King ZwelonkeSigcawu

Traditional leaders to stage Easter tournament to connect with communities


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SCANDALOUS details emerged in court duringthe bail hearing ofNoluthandoBaleniwho is ac-cused in themurder of her husband Coffee Baydeputy principal Kholisile Baleni

NoluthandoBalenistunnedafilledcourtroomlast weekwhen she admitted to having an affairwith theman allegedly hired by her husband tokill herThe revelation came during her cross-exami-

nation in the bail hearing for the murder trial

Baleni told the court that her husband hadplotted to kill herThe supposed hitman however had become

Balenirsquos lover before carrying out the deedThe alleged hitman who is only known as be-

ing a traditional healer had then spilled thebeans to Noluthando about her husbandrsquos plotto have her killedHer husbandrsquos body was found riddled with

bullets inside his vehicle on October 28Baleni her father theReverendOliverMguty-

ana and Bongani Skolpati are all accused of themurder Prosecutor Sicelo Mbeleki told Nolut-

handothatthethreehadplottedthemurderwiththe healer in a car at Mthatha PlazaMbeleki told Noluthando ldquoThe traditional

healer phoned your husband and put the phoneon speaker and asked himwhat hewanted to bedone andhe said he justwanted you to be killedldquoAfter that you planned that instead hemust

be killedrdquo Mbeleki saidTheprosecutorwenton to say thatBalenirsquos fa-

therwas the onewho had struck a deal with thetraditional healer outside the carHe said the traditional healer had planned to

organise a hitman from East London

Mbelekisaid thatNoluthandohadalsoboughthernewloveracarasarewardandhehadregis-tered it in a friendrsquos name as away of sidetrack-ing any investigationShedenied thisandsaid shehadonly lenthim

money to buy the car and had only done it be-cause of fearldquoYes I had an affair with him but because I

was scared of him He told me he had saved myliferdquo she saidldquoI only lent him themoneybecausehewasde-

manding and not asking politelyrdquo she saidThe hearing has been postponed to April 7

Wifeadmits toaffairwithallegedhitman

CARA-LEE SCHEUN

DESPITE an extensive search by the SA Po-lice and NSRI there is still not sign of aman who went missing on Saturday whilesailing with a home-made raft on the full-flowing Mzimvubu River near Port StJohns

Eyewitness said the man was on the raftmade of sticks and drums around 10am inthe mouth of the river when a stream pul-

led him and the raft into the seaA Security guard of the Cape Hermes

Lighthouse at Port St Johns saw how theman was pulled into the sea and contactedNational Sea Rescue and the SA PoliceldquoAccording to an eyewitness theman lost

control over the poorly built raft when theriver pulled him into the waves in the seardquosaid John Costello station commander ofthe NSRI in Port St JohnsPolice spokesperson Capt Mduduzi

Godlwana said on Tuesday that despite an

extensive search the man has not beenfound His identity has not been establis-hed eitherldquoBefore the rains it was very dry here

When the rain fell and the river startingflowing strongly again the water was verymuddy If the water was clearer the searchwould have been easierrdquo said CostelloCostello warned people no to swim in a

river after it has been raining in thecatchment area as the water is very unpre-dictable and dangerous

Manonraft stillmissing

REPORTER

EASTERN Cape Premier Phumulo Masuallehas dismissed seven claims that were lodgedby the traditional leadership in the province

The premier announcedhis decision on thetraditional leadership disputes at the Mthat-

ha City Hall last ThursdayThe matters included the AbeTshawu

Tribe in Mbizana who were claiming seniortraditional leadership over the Imizizi Tradi-tional AuthorityAnother dispute dimissed was of Sinde-

zama Mdunyelwa who claimed recognitionas a traditional leader of the Zaci and Hegebe

tribe in Mqanduli the leadership of which iscurrently under Phathekile HolomisaFive other other matters were also dis-

missedAccording to a statement issued by provin-

cial government spokespersonSizweKupelothe premier arrived at the decision followinga lengthy process of investigations conduct-

ed by a committee which was established interms of Section 26 (a) Act 41 of 2003 asamended in 2009ldquoHe then considered the recommendations

of the committee and made the decision interms of Section 26 (3) of the TraditionalLeadership Governance and Framework Act41 of 2003rdquo Kupelo stated

PremierMasualledismisses traditional claims

REPORTER

THEAlfredNzoDevelopmentAgency (ANDA)embarked on drive to unearth undiscoveredand raw local talent in theAlfredNzoDistrict

The hopeful music makers poets dancersactors comedians and writers were first in-

ducted about the dynamics of the entertain-ment industry by South AfricanMusic RightsOrganisation (SAMRO) Business and ArtsSouthAfrica (BASA)and (EasternCapeAudioVisual Centre (ECAVC) in a workshop heldlast Friday at the Alfred Nzo Conference Cen-tre Mount AyliffldquoThe aim of the talent search which is done

in partnership between ANDA ECAVC andAlfred Community Radio is to empower art-ists to manage andmarket their work as wellas have a better understanding of the enter-tainment industry in generalrdquo said NdabukoMasumpa Municipal SpokespersonThe workshop was followed by auditions

where contestants competed for top spots to

book spaces in the next round of the competi-tion where the ultimate winners would get arecording deal with EasternCapeAudioVisu-al Centre in East LondonThe runners-up would be assisted by Busi-

ness and Arts South Africa and Eastern CapeAudio Visuals Centre to market produce andmanage their work

AlfredNzoDevelopment Agency unearths local talents in the district


THE Nelson Mandela Museum an advocateof Nelson Mandelarsquos values have selectedlearners from five provinces of South Africato participate in a youth campwith European

learners to learnmore about cultural diversi-ty issues of human rights and current issuesaffecting the youth

The International youth camp has beenmade possible by the Anne FrankHouse from

learners from Europe South Africa andSADC to share and explore cultural knowl-edge and similarities and howhistorical heri-tage evolved in their countriesThe selected learners will not only act as

Nelson Mandela Museum ambassadors butwill represent South AfricaTetani added that the camp is taking place

at the CVJ Anne Frank House in Bergen-Bel-sen Germany from this week untilMarch 27The learners representing South Africa are

LungiswaElizerMtshiselwa fromPhafogangSecondary School in Gauteng Phelo MondliNdala who is from the Eastern Cape and afirst year student at Durban University ofTechnology Saadijah Bester from GardensCommercial school in the Western Cape Ji-sheel Kanaye a first year student at the Uni-

versity of KwaZulu Natal and from KwaZulu-Natal and Tuelo RomeoMongale fromTsotse-letso High School in the Free State provinceldquoHavingparticipated in anumber ofNelson

Mandela programs the institution is confi-dent that they will represent the interest ofthe country the youth andmost of all contin-ue to preach the values ofMadibardquo addedTet-aniThe Nelson Mandela Museum also plays

host to an international youth camp for stu-dents from different parts of Africa and theworld The Museum also has a Winter SchoolCamp programme where learners from allnine provinces of South Africa spend two tothreeweeks at theNelsonMandela Youth andHeritage Centre

NelsonMandelamuseum takes learners toGermany

the government of Lower Saxony Germanyand the NelsonMandelaMuseumMthathaldquoThis is an exchange programme where

selected learners get an opportunity to min-gle and to debate domestic and global topicalissues affecting themrdquo said Nokuzola Teta-ni Museum SpokespersonShe said that the 2016 International Youth

Campwill focus onJewish community expe-riences gypsies and homosexuals in theWWII holocaustThe program encourages participating




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SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

















PHOTO SIM MDLEDLE

REPORTER



















Retail - 68 msup2



LANDLINE 039 685 4130

039 251 0831


















Tsolo




TWT20

9401Ads2

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copy20

16


PROVIDER FSP45139






NCRCP 7096








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NEW

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Method











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047 531 0129078 200 3578

076 371 6640079 573 5495

NKOSEHLANGA RAZIYA





























Ingenyukela iWSUFC

BUNTU GOTYWA

















Office (047) 050 4430

Fax (041) 503 6256

E-mail



REPORTER















SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE






















BUNTU GOTYWA


















REPORTER



























SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

















PHOTO SIM MDLEDLE

REPORTER



















Retail - 68 msup2



LANDLINE 039 685 4130

039 251 0831


















Tsolo




TWT20

9401Ads2

4Cop

yright

copy20

16


PROVIDER FSP45139






NCRCP 7096








NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW




























Method











st

047 531 0129078 200 3578

076 371 6640079 573 5495

NKOSEHLANGA RAZIYA





























Ingenyukela iWSUFC

BUNTU GOTYWA

























SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

















PHOTO SIM MDLEDLE

REPORTER



















Retail - 68 msup2



LANDLINE 039 685 4130

039 251 0831


















Tsolo




TWT20

9401Ads2

4Cop

yright

copy20

16


PROVIDER FSP45139






NCRCP 7096








NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW




























Method











st

047 531 0129078 200 3578

076 371 6640079 573 5495

NKOSEHLANGA RAZIYA





























Ingenyukela iWSUFC

BUNTU GOTYWA
















Retail - 68 msup2



LANDLINE 039 685 4130

039 251 0831


















Tsolo




TWT20

9401Ads2

4Cop

yright

copy20

16


PROVIDER FSP45139






NCRCP 7096








NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW




























Method











st

047 531 0129078 200 3578

076 371 6640079 573 5495

NKOSEHLANGA RAZIYA





























Ingenyukela iWSUFC

BUNTU GOTYWA















TWT20

9401Ads2

4Cop

yright

copy20

16


PROVIDER FSP45139






NCRCP 7096








NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW




























Method











st

047 531 0129078 200 3578

076 371 6640079 573 5495

NKOSEHLANGA RAZIYA





























Ingenyukela iWSUFC

BUNTU GOTYWA

















st

047 531 0129078 200 3578

076 371 6640079 573 5495

NKOSEHLANGA RAZIYA





























Ingenyukela iWSUFC

BUNTU GOTYWA














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