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CITY manager Mpilo Mbambisa hasexpressed shock and sadness overthe death of a soccer supporter inthe Nelson Mandela Bay Stadiumthis past weekend and reassured

soccer lovers that the stadium will be safe forthis weekend’s action.Mbambisa said at a media briefing on Mon-

day that the municipality wished to state cate-gorically that the past weekend’s incident wasin no way an indication of the stadium’s safetysystems or of the performance of the securityservices, in particular the SAPS.Theman (in his thirties)was shot deadwhen

two other supporters allegedly attempted tograb a policeman’s firearm from his holster.Police and security officials had their hands

full protecting the players during a pitch inva-sion after the Absa Premiership clash betweenKaizer Chiefs and Chippa United.“Along with our stakeholders, we are more

than ready to host the Nedbank Cup Final onSaturday, May 16, and encourage all football-loving fans to watch thematch on Saturday. Inthis regard, we re-emphasise our gratitude tothe PSL and Nedbank for having awarded theplaying of the final in Nelson Mandela Bay,”said Mbambisa.

Continued on page 2

Citybossassures fansof safetyat stadium

The police and security staff remove one of the spectators from the field during the pitch invasion. PHOTO: THEO JEPTHA

At this stage, thematter iswith theSAPS,andwearefully confident that theywill provide clarityas tohow it cameabout thatalifewas lost. MPILO MBAMBISA (CITY MANAGER)

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“The city was proud to have hosted the fi-nal PSL match on Saturday. The crowd wasfantastic both in numbers and in spirit, asthey cheered their teams on in an excitingand pulsating game, watched by millions ofSouth Africans and Africans across thecountry and continent. It was a great specta-cle for sport, as well as further evidence ofour city’s prowess at hosting such major oc-casions.“At this stage, thematter iswith theSAPS,

andwe are fully confident that theywill pro-

vide clarity as to how it came about that alife was lost.“Themunicipalityoffers its sincerecondo-

lences to the family of the deceased, the sup-porters’ fraternities of both Kaizer Chiefsand Chippa United, and the managementand staff of the PSL,” said Mbambisa.He said they were extremely concerned

about the pitch invasion. “Such scenes havenever before been witnessed at the stadiumand we look forward to receiving a reportwith solid recommendations from the stadi-um management to prevent a recurrence.”– REPORTER

City boss assures fans of safety at stadium

TANYA VAN ZYL

THE Eastern Cape Department of Health hasstopped supplying private clinics and pharma-cies with free government vaccines, whichmeans parents will now either have to pay vastamounts to have their babies and children vac-cinatedat these facilities,ormakeuseofgovern-ment clinics where the vaccines are still availa-ble to the public at no cost.

Thisdecisionwasmadebythedepartmentbe-cause they were “not comfortable with the ideathat private clinics andpharmacieswere charg-ing a levy on vaccines that we are providing tothemfreeof charge,” saidSizweKupelo, spokes-person of the EC Department of Health.“These vaccines are available at all public

health facilities at no cost,” Kupelo added.Dewald van Eck, owner and pharmacist at

Klinicare Lorraine, said they used to providethe free state stock vaccines and then onlycharged a levy.“Thiswasaservicewedelivered to thepublic,

because government clinics are often so busyand people don’t want to stand in long queues,”Van Eck said.But Kupelo said that was “an unfortunate ex-

cuse”. “We are doing everything in our powerto improve our services. Currently we cover84% of the total population. If people have aproblem with long queues at the governmentclinics, they can pay for the vaccines at the pri-vate clinic.”According to Van Eck, parents who opt to

make use of private clinics or pharmacies canexpect to pay the following fees for vaccina-

tions* (estimated costs):Babies6 weeks – R1 50010 weeks – R42014 weeks – R1 5009 months – R90018 months – R600

Children6 years – R320

Total = R5240“Mostmedical aids do pay for these vaccines,

but not all of them, so some parents will haveto pay cash,” Van Eck said.Could this mean that parents would then

choose not to have their children vaccinated?Not necessarily, believes Teresa Hayward,

registered private midwife in Port Elizabeth.“Idon’t thinkpeoplewillnothavetheirbabies

vaccinated as parents want the best for theirchildren and will either use medical aid or goto government clinics. This is a new practiceanyway. Private clinics did not always get freevaccinations,” she said.As a health professional, Hayward said she

was very pro-vaccinations. “Your baby doesneed these injections as these diseases can real-ly harm or kill your baby. Babies are most atrisk in the first two years, therefore we recom-mend protecting your baby as soon as possible.But the decision remains that of the parentwhether to vaccinate or not.”Kupelo in the meantime gave an assurance

that all government clinics have enough stockavailable.

)The EC Department of Health’s call centrenumber is 080 003 2364.* Vaccinations recommended by the South African Government.

Nomore freevaccinesatprivate clinics

A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been charged withmurder after a 50-year-old woman wasstabbed to death in Vuyisile Mini Street,KwaNobuhle, at the weekend.Uitenhage police spokesperson, Warrant

Officer Gerda Swart, said the man was be-lieved to have been the boyfriend of the wom-an, Lungelwa Thys, who was found with stabwounds early on Sunday morning.

“Although thesuspectactedas thoughhedidnot knowwhat had happened, the two alleged-ly went to a tavern together the previous even-ing and were drinking. When they went backhome, there was allegedly a fight betweenthem which led to the man stabbing the wom-an,” Swart said. The suspect would appear inthe Uitenhage Magistrate’s Court, she said.– NCEBA DLADLA

Boyfriend (26)arrestedafterdeathofwoman (50)

THEANCinNelsonMandelaBaysays ithasformed a programme of action which in-cludes door-to-door visits as an instrumentof service to all the people of the metro.The regional task teamsays theANC is on

a mission to take back its role of upliftingthe poor.“Therewas a time inNelsonMandelaBay

when theANCwasvibrant and itsmembersand supporters participated in all its cam-paigns,” it said in a statement.“The metro was the heartbeat and home

of the ANC, occupying an extraordinary po-sition in theunfolding struggle for democra-cy and for a better life for all the people ofSouth Africa.”Then, almost suddenly, it said, the ANC

was in conflict with itself. Various leadersof themovement, from the national and pro-vincial structures, arrived in the region in-tent on addressing the internal squabbles.“The ructions negatively affectedmany of

our branches and, concomitantly, had animpact on our metro.“The ANC is now committed to compre-

hensively addressing the challenges in themetro, as stated by the president and secre-tary-general, who expressed satisfactionwith the progress and work being carriedout by the regional task team.“Following the highly successful ANC

Nelson Mandela Bay broad consultativemeeting on April 25 at Humerail, where theprogramme of action was adopted with thefull support of the ANC leagues, MKMVA,and all its alliance partners, the task teamconducted intensive branch work and door-to-door visits across the metro were heldfrom Thursday, May 7, to Sunday, May 10.“There are two important campaigns the

branches will be involved in. The first is a

clean-up campaign to remove refuse fromour residential areas and it will involveschools and churches.“The second campaignwill includevolun-

teers working with the community policingforums to detect and report crime in the are-as where they live.“There are five events which will be cele-

brated and observed on the ANC’s calendarfrom June to August.“The first event is on May 25, Africa Day,

which is the founding day of the Organisa-tion of African Unity, now known as the Af-ricanUnion. The theme for 2015 is ‘Celebrat-ing African Unity’.“The second event is June 16, National

Youth Day, when we will be commemorat-ing the student uprising of 1976, when theyouth cocked a snook at the apartheid re-gime.“This is followedbyFreedomCharterDay

on June 26 to recall the Congress of the Peo-ple that was held in 1955 at Kliptown nearJohannesburg.“There the blueprint for the democratic

South Africa, the Freedom Charter, was en-dorsed as the best programme for what be-came possible only in 1994.“The fourth event on July 18, Mandela

Day, will commemorate the birthday of thelate President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.On this day we aim tomake a call for all theresidents, especially the schoolchildren andchurches of the metro to spend time clean-ing up the city to create a clean and healthyenvironment for all who live here.“Thereafter we will commemorate that

courageous display by our mothers whentheymarchedontheUnionBuildingsonAu-gust 9, 1956, to show their anger at beingforcedtocarrythehateddompas.” –REPORTER

ANC ‘will addressmetro challenges’

NCEBA DLADLA

THIRTEEN employees of Big Bucks, a sec-ond-hand shop in North End, Port Eliza-beth, have embarked on a legal strike fol-lowing disagreements with their employ-ers in wage talks.

The 13 downed tools, sang and toyi-toy-ied with placards in front of the shop onWednesday, May 6. They vowed not to re-turn towork untilWayne Parry, the ownerof the shop, acceded to their demands.They also solicited the assistance of the

regional office of the Economic FreedomFighters (EFF) and the National Union ofPublic Service Allied Workers (Nupsaw)in the metro.“We demand a 7% wage increment and

employee benefits like a provident fund,medical aid, one-hour lunch break and im-proved conditions of employment in termsof the Basic Conditions of EmploymentAct,” saidKhosiPaliso, an employee repre-sentative.Paliso said their boss did not care about

their welfare. Instead of increasing theircurrent R700-a-week wages after so manyyears of them toiling and making moneyfor his business, Parry employed casualworkers, he said.Another employee said there was no job

description at Big Bucks. One was expect-ed to be a driver, amerchandiser, salesper-son and truck packer all at the same time.“Wearealso expected to clean toilets, aft-

er all that,” he said.“We’ve reached a deadlockwith the com-

pany. They don’t want to go beyond 5%,”said Nupsaw organiser Lerato Thetheni.

“If they fail to accede to the workers’ de-mands, we’ll organise our family mem-bers, friends and supporters to come andtoyi-toyi here. There won’t be businesswhen we come,” EFF regional secretaryZet Vena said.“Thirteen employees out of 28 are in-

volved in a legal strike action. It is theirright. However, we are opposed to themdisobeying the agreed-upon picketingrules,” Parry said.He said they had agreed to the demands

for a one-hour lunch break, job descrip-tions, which he had supplied to the union,a retirement annuity of R50 per staff mem-ber per month and a wage increase of R250over and above the 5% increase he had al-ready given on February 1.Parry accused the 13 of intimidating

non-strikingworkers and damaging stock.“They are preventing customers from

entering Big Bucks.“Employees are actually currently earn-

ing a basic wage of R966 a week. Over andabove that, they are paid aweekly sales bo-nus of up to R150 a week,” Parry said. Healso gave his employees five extra daysleave a year, an annual bonus equal to atleast twoweeks’wages and an interest-freeloan facility of R3 000.“We supply clothing at no cost to them.”“We more than obey the Basic Condi-

tions of Employment Act. If we did not, be-lieve me the staff would take me to task,”he said, pointing out that a provident Fundand medical aid were not required by theact.“I take exception to being accused of ra-

cism and challenge them to provide mewith any incident of racism,” Parry said.

Employees strike over wages,work conditions

Big Bucks employees picket outside the shop, supported by an EFF member in red overallsand beret. PHOTO: NCEBA DLADLA

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LIZEKA TANDWA

THE list of mayoral contenders for NelsonMandela Bay is growing by the day, with fivecandidates now said to be on the list.

ANC insiders say the top five on the list areCouncil for the Advancement of the SA Con-stitution chairman, Sipho Pityana, business-manMandla Madwara, controversial formermayor Nceba Faku, soccer boss Danny Jor-dan and ousted mayor Nondumiso Maphazi.ANC national spokesperson Zizi Kodwa

said, however, that he could not say whowould be selected come May 18.“I can’t tell you what to expect when the

ANC delegations come back to Nelson Man-dela Bay. We have never said that anyone isgoing to be elected,” Kodwa said.According to media reports, Kodwa said

there would be major changes to the ANC re-gional leadership.On Monday last week, President Jacob Zu-

ma, accompanied by a large delegation of theANC’s top leadership, had closed meetingswith the regional ANC leadership, discuss-ing the technical report by a task team he ap-pointed in January after disbanding the re-gional ANC leadership.During the President’s visit, rumours

flared that he would announce a new mayorand a major reshuffle in the region, but thatwas not the case.ANC secretary-general, Gwede Mantashe,

said the report outlined serious problems ofcapacity and maladministration in theANC’s regional leadership.Mantashe said they had been handed a re-

port which outlined a series of problems andconcerns for the ANC in the region, namely,

human settlements, bulk infrastructure andyouth development.He said the task team had made serious

headway in its report and was comfortablewith the organisational work being done.The task team had highlighted a serious

need to intervene in the metro’s ability to de-liver regarding sanitation, water and hous-ing, with particular concerns being corrup-tion and slowdelivery of the bus rapid transitsystem (IPTS).The current executive mayor, Benson Fi-

hla, who is rumoured to have a yearning tobe replaced, was not worried about being re-placed by the ANC, according to municipalspokesperson, Kupido Baron.In an interviewwith Die Burger, Madwara

said for now the replacement of the mayorwas only a rumour until it had been ex-pressed officially.

List ofmayoral candidatesgrows

REPORTER

WOMEN drivers have been warned to beon the alert after two suspects were appre-hendedby security officerswho foiled theirattempt to hijack a woman in the NewBrighton area.

ADT guarding manager, Jacobus Janu-ary, and armed response officer, LuwezoFaku, were on their way to collect staffmembers for duty on Wednesday, April 29,when they noticed two men standing neara stationary vehicle at the traffic lights inNew Brighton.The woman driver appeared to be in dis-

tress andas theofficers approached the car,they saw one of the men try to climb intoit,while the other reached through thewin-dow.When they realised they had been spot-

ted, they tried to flee, but the ADT officersgave chase and caught them. They werefound in possession of the woman’s cell-phone and her personal documents, andwere handed over to the police.“We commend the officers for their swift

response,” said Andrew Burdock, ADT’scoastal district manager; outlying bran-ches.Burdock appealed towomendrivers to be

extra-careful and to take precaution to safe-

guard themselves against potential hijack-ings.“If you are in your vehicle and are ap-

proached by someone suspicious, soundyour hooter and drive off if possible,” hesaid.“Never open your vehicle window or

door for a stranger, and avoid drivingthrough high-crime or unfamiliar areas,especially at night or when the roads arequiet.“You should also drive in the centre lane

away frompedestrianswhere possible and,at intersections, stop at least 5m from thecar in front in case you need to make aquick getaway.”

Hijackwarning towomen drivers

THE police are investigating an at-tempted murder and armed robberycase after a 28-year-old man was shot inthe arm in Daba Street, KwaZakhele,about 1.20am on Sunday.Police spokesperson, ConstableMnce-

di Mbombo, said two men had overpow-ered him and robbed him of his firearmand shot him in the left arm with it.A witness said both suspects had been

armed. They fled after shooting theman.The police said the man was in a sta-

ble condition in hospital. No arrestshave been made. – NCEBA DLADLA

Man robbed andshot with own gun


NCEBA DLADLA

WALMER High School pupils got a head startto achieving their life goals when they attend-ed the Masifunde Learner Development Weekof Big Dreams Workshop last week.

Masifunde fundraising and communica-tionshead,EdemFoli, said 30matricshadbeengrilled and inspired fromMonday toThursdayby Port Elizabeth netball star and sports man-ager, Zanele Mdoda, business owner ZaneleDiniso and 2014 Absa Your Money Entrepre-neur of the Year finalist, Busisiwe Titi, to real-ise their potential in life and to dream big.“TheWeek of BigDreams is a series ofwork-

shops aimedatmotivating and inspiring grade12pupils fromWalmerTownship to thinkcrea-tively and generate out-of-the box ideas, whichwill help them excel in their final months atschool and throughout their careers,” Folisaid.This is an annual event whichMasifunde fa-

cilitates to fight against unemployment,which

is rampant in Walmer/Gqebera.“Victory does not comewithout challenges,”

said Mdoda, adding that one needed to be pas-sionate and to fight for one’s dreams.Mdoda encouraged the pupils to be innova-

tive thinkers, with a mind to entrepreneur-ship, aswell as to check theopportunities sportprovided in South Africa.Diniso, owner of Periwinkle Executive, a

company which finds employment for houseexecutives (domestic workers), told the pupilstheir backgrounds should not deter them fromachieving their dreams in life. The fact thatparents were unemployed ormight be alcohol-ics should notmake them think they could notachieve in life, but should instead push themto create the lives of their dreams.“I am the child of a domesticmyself. I did not

limit my dreams because of that. Instead, Ihave achieved most of the things I wanted inlife,” Diniso said.“The pupils were highly inspired and loved

to mingle with the guest speakers. They alsoasked questions,” Foli said.

WalmerHighpupilsencouraged todreambig

These Walmer High School matrics are inspired and ready to start working on their goals.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

NCEBA DLADLA

GOGOS belonging to the Hoza GoldenageClub in New Brighton are back in action.

“After a short break, we are back doingwhat we love - exercising together,” saidgroup leader Jurmatha Majola.She said they were practising their

bowls again at the Gelvan Stadium in Gel-vandale, assisted by club coach Ronald Pe-terson, because they had managed to raiseenough money for transport, which was aserious problem for them.The 60+ year-olds come fromNewBrigh-

ton, Kwazakhele, Zwide, KwaMa-gxakiand KwaDwesi.With the encouragement of the Social

Development Department, they formed asocial club to talk about issues affectingthe elderly and ways to solve their prob-lems, as well as knitting and sewing andplaying sport.On Wednesdays, they go to Gelvandale

for exercise because there are no grounds

available to them in their townships.“Exercise keeps our bodies healthy. We

love it, and taking part in bowling helpssharpen our minds,” Majola said. “A seri-ous problem, however, is that we have totravel to the playing fields, the nearest be-ing in Gelvandale.”The club depends on donations, and Ma-

jola said the Department of Sport, Recrea-tion, Arts and Culture and her son GeraldMajola had helped them with uniformsand equipment.“We urge the government to make avail-

able a piece of land that we could use forsports,” group chairperson Vuyiswa Ma-koni said.She also urged other gogos to come and

join them, as “playing sport makes us feelyoung again.”Peterson said, “I have been involved

with training these women for more thanthree years now. They call me every timethey have an opportunity to come and Imake myself available. I encourage themto exercise and they love it.”

Give us a sports field, gogos plead

Hoza Goldenage Club members showcoach Ronald Peterson what they cando with bowls. PHOTO: NCEBA DLADLA

NCEBA DLADLA

THE municipality is making progress inchanging the names of institutions, geo-graphical features, landscapes and streetsassociated with the apartheid past to thenames of the country’s heroes and struggleicons, and those that would foster peaceand reconciliation, Sports, Recreation,Arts and Culture executive director Noxo-lo Nqwazi said last Friday, May 8.

Nqwazi was speaking during the renam-ing of Seyisi Square and Road afterWilsonKayingo, KwaZakhele Swimming Pool aft-er Champion Galela and KwaZakhele FireStation after Jacob Sikhundla.The role of the three liberation struggle

icons was explained in detail by the likesof Thobile Mhlahlo and Bicks Ndoni, whoformed the leadership of the ANC mem-bers present.Nqwazi said the process was a govern-

ment programme given credence by theGeographic Names Act, which gives local

municipalities a right to look at streets,buildings and properties that requirechange.In consultation with local communities

and structures, she said, such a processwas being followed in the metro.“The process of naming our geographic

areas after our freedom fighters and stal-warts was inevitable. Some townshipstreets and institutions used names of thewhite establishmentwithnobearingwhat-soever on the people in that particular ar-ea,” said portfolio councillor NomamerikaSouls, adding that some names really werean insult to those communities.“This is not the end. We’ll continue this

process of transformation and social cohe-sion in other areas as well.”After the renaming of the three institu-

tions, a brief ceremony was held and fami-lymemberswere thanked formaking theirfamily members available to be part of thestruggle for freedomand for givingpermis-sion for the facilities to be named afterthem.

Name changes to honour liberation struggle icons

At the function were (from left), the Reverend Mzolisi Kongwana, ANC leaders Bicks Ndoniand Thobile Mhlahlo, portfolio councillor Andile Mfunda, Ward 21 Cllr Sizwe Jodwana andportfolio councillor Nomamerika Soul. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

NCEBA DLADLA

ZONKESPAR inNU9 Motherwell celebratedMother’s Day in style by honouring staffmembers who are mothers to their siblings.

Marketing and promotions head MercyKula said, “We were inspired by the fact thatmany of the young people working in ourbusiness grew up without mothers and had

to be mothers to their siblings.”She said even though they did not have

children of their own, these women had hadto fill a parenting role while they themselveswere children who needed care and support.Raising a child, especially one thatwas not

one’s own, was a mammoth task, she said.Taking the risk of not knowing what thechild would become was frightening and oneneeded courage and a zest for life.

Groceryvouchers for selflessmothers

Motherwell’s Zonke SPAR celebrated Mother’s Day in style, givinggrocery vouchers to their special mothers. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

“In cashiers Xoliswa Maki, MirandaNogqala, Vuyiseka Waka, NtombebhongoMaswili and Ntomboxolo Futa, and securi-ty officers Lynette Langeni and WendyBreakfast, as well as till packer BabalwaQomza and deli assistant Pamela Mkonto,we found women of strength who are striv-ing to conquer everyday challenges likeputting food on the table, clothing the chil-dren and training and disciplining them intrying to shape them for the future,” saidKula.She thanked company director Kevin

Klette for donating grocery vouchers andmaking a difference in the lives of thesewomen’s families.

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GREG NOTA

TEACHERS, members from the NelsonMandela Institute for Rural Developmentand Media 24 employees gathered in EastLondon recently to get to grips with Me-dia24’s latest offering - WeCan24, a digitalschool news network.

The new platform is the first of its kindin South Africa and provides easy accessfor school editorial teams to tell their sto-ries to the world directly from their mo-bile phones and other internet-enabled de-vices.

Seasoned media industry professionalstook the attendees through their paceswhile providing training on the basics ofdigital journalism and news writing.Former TygerBurger news editor,MaranaBrand gave teachers an overview of whatthe exciting world of news journalism en-tails on a day-to-day basis and sharedsome of their industry experience withdelegates. The training covered every as-pect of school news journalism, from busi-ness plans and layout to SEO (search en-

gine optimisation) and multimedia.The project is Media24’s flagship educa-

tional project and aims to create a cultureof citizen journalism among young SouthAfricans. Aspiring young journalists, pho-tographers and news-makers can try theirhand at digital journalism on the advancednew soon-to-be launchedWeCan24 websitewhich enables learners to write news sto-ries and upload photos, videos and sharecontent to other platforms.

Through its unique teacher trainingmodel, Media24 aims to upskill the educa-tors who head up the school editorialteams, as they go far beyond the call of dutyto invest in their learners.

“Media24 is strongly committed to teach-er training to ensure that educators bene-fit from this project as much as thelearners do”, said Charné Tromp-Ahmed,WeCan24 Project Manager.

The new website is set to revolutioniseschool news and give learners a more real-istic experience in the world of digitaljournalism.

If you’d like to get involved or for moreinformation go to www.wecan24.mobi.

Media24’s ground breaking newplatform empowers teachers

Media24 employees with members from the Nelson Mandela Institute for Rural Developmentwho attended training in East London. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

LIZEKA TANDWA

IT was an emotional and heartwrenchingfarewell as tearful municipal councillorsshared their heartwarming tales of Ward 30councillor Mike Tofile, who died Monday,May 4.

An emotional speaker of council, MariaHermans, called a special council meetingon Thursday, May 7, and leaders from vari-ous parties relayed their fond memories ofwhat they said was an eloquent and profes-sional Tofile.

Hermans said she had been given the un-fortunate job of telling Tofile’s sister thathe had died while they were driving to theFrere Hospital in East London where hewas being cared for.

Hermans said she would miss his pres-ence in council meetings and his dedicationto his work.

“You would know him when he spoke incouncil. He would even indicate a pro-gramme in the ANC that he was not in-volved with, which showed his dedication.He was articulate and used big wordswhich sometimes made us laugh or look in

the dictionary,” she said.Mayor Ben Fihla said, “Comrade Tofile

was a true all-round cadre of the ANC. Hebecame active at a very tender age whenit was not fashionable to join the struggle.He struggled with the masses on theground in order to realise the dream of afree non-racial, non-sexist, democratic andprosperous South Africa.”

Tofile died months before completing hisdiploma in local government law and ad-ministration at the University of FortHare.

Hermans said Tofile had fallen ill whileattending lectures in East London.

He had been a Ward 30 councillor since2011 and a member of the South AfricanCivic Organisation (Sanco) for manyyears.

ANC councillor Loyiso Stemele, whobroke down in tears during the specialmeeting, said Tofile had been like a fatherto him.

Tearful farewell to Tofileat special councilmeeting

Tearful ANC councillor Loyiso Stemele iscomforted during a special council meeting inhonour of late councillor Mike Tofile.

PHOTO:LIZEKA TANDWA

THERE is a good chance you could beone of the growing number of South Af-ricans at risk of developing chronic dis-ease, unless you take charge of yourhealth, sooner rather than later.

Dr Ali Hamdulay, general manager ofMetropolitan’s health division, saysadopting a healthier lifestyle is the an-swer, but behaviour change related tohealth is difficult.

Non-communicable diseases arechronic medical conditions or diseasesthat are non-infectious.

They are generally preceded by un-healthy behaviour or lifestyles, such aspoor diet, physical inactivity and tobac-co use.

The World Health Organisation esti-mates they account for 43% of totaldeaths in South Africa, with cardiovas-cular diseases, cancers, chronic respira-tory diseases and diabetes the main cul-prits.

Fortunately intermediary risk fac-tors, such as elevated blood pressure,high cholesterol or high blood glucose,offer earlywarning signals that a chron-ic disease, such as hypertension or dia-betes, may evolve in the absence of ap-propriate behaviour change.

However, these early alerts are onlydetected through regular screening.

“Most people know the basics aboutwhat to do to stay healthy, but often lack

the skills and willpower to apply thatknowledge when making daily choicesabout their health. Given the inherentdifficulty in changing behaviour, a teameffort is required to empower individu-als in changing to healthier lifestylesthat prevent non-communicable diseas-es,” Hamdulay says.

He says your medical scheme and itsmanagedcarecompany,alongwithyourhealthcare provider and employer, aresome of the key players who should beworking together to support and encour-age you to take ownership of yourhealthstatus, and enable you to change frombeing a passive recipient of scheme ben-efits and medical services to an activepartner and co-producer of your ownhealth and well-being.

“The ‘fix-me-when-I’m-sick’ attitudethat prevails across our largely cura-tive-orientedhealthcare systemneeds tochange. This requires a team effort fromall players.”

Hamdulay encourages health con-sumers to start seeing healthcare pro-viders, be they a GP, nurse or pharma-cist, in adifferent light.Rather than sim-ply the person we turn to when sick, weshould think about them as skilled pro-fessionals andpartnerswho can supportus to remain healthy.

Similarly, the healthcare profession-als deliveringmanaged care services for

medical schemes have awealth of skills,expertise and information that can beapplied to help scheme members knowtheir health status and take appropriateactions to improve it.

Hamdulay also encourages anyonewho is on chronic medication or has achronic illness to actively participate inhis or her scheme’s disease manage-ment programme.“These programmes are far more thanjust ensuring you have access to schemebenefits for treatment. Nowadays theyfocus on self-management, health educa-tion and genuinely enabling the individ-ual to adopt behaviours that help themmaintain and improve their health, andprevent complications.”

Manymedical schemesoffermembersaccess to rewards programmes whichincentivise healthier lifestyle choices.

Hamdulay encourages members tomake active use of their schemes’ pre-ventative care benefits, such as vaccina-tions and health screening.

He says if you have not already hadyour flu vaccination for winter, make aplan to do so today, in the light of warn-ings that this year’s flu season is expect-ed to be particularly harsh. He says youshould also remember to have regularhealth-screening tests to pick up anyearly signals of non-communicable dis-ease risk. – REPORTER

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the Cross’, explains our focus for the year,which is all about lookingback towhere every-thing started – the cross, said the co-founder ofthe gospel group, Jabu Hlongwane. “This iscaptured through themusic as we present andcelebrate old and familiar hymns that fansknow and grew up with, but delivered with anew feel or have the ‘joyous injection’ that fanshave come to love and enjoy for the past 19years.”Tickets are available at Computicket from

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THE ninth Sunridge Village family road racewill be held at 7am this Saturday.Organised by the Port Elizabeth Amateur

Athletic Club and Sunridge Village ShoppingCentre, this event promises to be the greatestto date, they said.Last year’s event had drawnmore than 2 000

competitors and had grown at a fantastic rateyear on year.This would once again be a fun-filled family

affairwith fantastic hampers, luckydraws andsome major prizes. These included a R2 500shopping experience from Sunridge Super-Spar, a major sponsor of the event.“Althoughit isanofficialEPARoadRunning

event, it also caters for the whole family, withdistances of 5kmand 10km,” said Suzanne Fin-cham, Sunridge Village Shopping Centreman-ager.“The school with the most bulk wins R1 000,

so we encourage all schools to participate andsupport the event.”She said other fun category prizes included

First FamilyHome, Parent andPram,Dad andDog and Mom and Tot. However, there wouldbe a restriction of one dog per entry.Only the first 1 000pre-entries atSpecSavers,

PostNet and Myburg’s Sports at Sunridge Vil-lage Shopping Centre will receive an eventT-shirt.Other venueswhere pre-entries canbemade

are at all major sports shops in Port Elizabeth,as well as the Despatch SuperSpar and My-burg’s Sports in Uitenhage. Bulk and pre-en-tries close at 5pm today (May 13).“Our aim this year is a record breaking 2500

competitors. It can be done, as this is, for thefirst time, an official EPA league event and oneof the biggest events in theMetro,” said ShaneBrown, chairmanof theorganising committee.Festivitieskickoffat5pmonFridaywithpre-

registrationat SunridgeVillageShoppingCen-tre.Takeaways, restaurants and selected stores

areopenforabite,orsomethingtodrinkorbuyuntil late.Various stores at the centrewillman thewa-

ter points, with a watering hole for pets at thefirstwaterpoint.Prize-givingwill takeplacedi-rectly after the race in the area adjacent to theKeg & Swan.Prizemoney for various age categories is up

forgrabs,aswellasagold,silverorbronzemed-al for all participantswho finish before the cut-off time.Luckydrawprizesareattendancepriz-es, so competitors should stay after the run forthe prize-giving.Entryformscanalsobedownloadedfromthe

website www.sunridgevillage.co.za, but re-member to pre-enter at Sunridge Village toqualify for a free T shirt.Additional parking is available in the park

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FOOTBALL legends Lucas “Rhoo” Radebe ofSouth Africa and Emmanuel “Tico Tico” Bu-cuane of Mozambique were in Nelson Man-dela Bay at theweekend in support of thewaragainst xenophobia.

“We are here to tell South Africans theymust say no to xenophobia. We are Africansand should be proudly African,” formerKaizer Chiefs and Leeds United captain Ra-debe said in between taking photographswith fans at the Ke Nako Mall on Friday aft-ernoon.

Radebe said he had played overseas andhad never been discriminated against be-cause he was a foreigner. He said he knewSouth Africans were a loving nation whowould do anything to stop xenophobia wher-ever it reared its ugly head.

Radebe urged soccer fans and sports loversin general to isolate those few individualswho want to take South Africa backwards.

“I spent 14 years ofmy football life in SouthAfrica. This has been my home away from

home,” saidBucuane,who plied his trade forJomo Cosmos and Supersport United duringhis stay in the country.

The retired Bucuane, who is back in Mo-zambiquewhere he runs a football academy,said he had been shocked by the recent xeno-phobic attacks and that this was unlikeSouth Africa.

The two, who still commandmuch respectin football circles, were part of the #Proud-lyAfrican Trophy Tour to Nelson MandelaBay.

They were showcasing the Absa Premier-ship trophy ahead of the final league matchbetween the visitors, the mighty KaizerChiefs, and hosts Chippa United at the Nel-son Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.

Chiefs beat The Chilli Boys (Chippa Unit-ed) 2-0, taking their tally to a record 69 pointson the log, compared with last season’s win-ners, Mamelodi Sundowns, who reached 65points.

Absa Premiership League title winnersAmakhosiwere crowned after thematch andissued with their R10-million prize moneyfor winning the league.

Soccer legends join fightagainstxenophobia

Lucas “Rhoo” Radebe (left) and Emmanuel “Tico Tico” Bucuane with an Amakhosi fan at the KeNako Mall. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

A LOT will be at stake when Young Idols andUnited Brothers clash in the titanic Peefa VWTiguan Knockout finals at the KwaDwesigrounds on Saturday.

Veeplaas side Young Idols did not strugglewhen they handed a 3-0 defeat to their neigh-bours Real Lions in their semi-finals, whileUnited Brothers beat Real Aces 2-1.

Fans expect a fierce battle between thesesides as whenever they take one another onthere are fireworks.

In the quarterfinals Young Idols easily over-cameFirstDivisionsideGubs2-2,withHillsidecrashing 5-0 to the ruthlessBrothers.RealAcesbeat Young Teenagers 5-4 on penalties after agoalless full-time tie.Mighty Birds gave a gooddisplay despite losing 5-4 on penalties after afull-time deadlock. – SELBY MADIKANE

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SIYPAHAMBILI Primary School won theSASFA Motherwell Danone Nations Cupu/12 eliminations when they overcameImbasa Primary School at Enkwenkwez-ini Primary School grounds on Wednes-day.

The other schools that participated inthe Motherwell Zone eliminations wereRedhouse, Dumani, Enqileni, Khwezelih-le, Zanoxolo, Elundini, Fumisukoma andMpumalanga.

The teams were divided into two groupsand the tournament started with a roundrobin, with the two top teams in each

groups booking themselves a place in thesemi-finals.

Imbasa defeatedDumani 2-1 on penaltiesafter their 1-1 full-time score in the semi-fi-nals, while Mpumalanga lost 3-2 to Siya-phambili after their full-time goallessdraw.

In the finals, Siyaphambili registered aquick goal in the first five minutes of thegame.

Imbasa kept on trying but their two ef-fortshit thewoodworkwith the goalkeeperbeaten.

Siyaphambili will join other zone win-ners in the Sasfa Nelson Mandela Bay re-gional eliminations.

Siyaphambili Primary through to regionalsSiyaphambili Primary School team members were jubilant after their victory.

PORT Elizabeth Football Association PremierLeague games turned into goal thrillers at theweekend.

Callies thrashed KwaDwesi All Stars 12-0 in aone-sided game at Kemsley Park.

Callies have won all their games this season,but All Stars have not won one.

Newly promoted side Toshiba Old Grey wereuntouchable at their own hunting ground,

thumping another KwaDwesi side, Forresters,5-1. Hearts walloped NMB Municipality 4-1 atWestbourne Oval Stadium and VodacomNMMUMadibaz recorded an emphatic 10-1 vic-tory over Motherwell Academy at the EC De-fence grounds.

PE Defence salvaged a convincing 4-0 victoryfrom Warriors at the EP Command grounds.– SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

SWARKOPSVALLEY United Brothers (Subs)FC produced an excellent 1-0 win over KokstadLiverpool in their ABC Motsepe League matchat the Motherwell NU 2 Stadium on Friday.

The visitors looked comfortable when theyhad theball and thehomesidedidnot seemlike-ly to register a goal, although they were givinga good account of themselves. Then new SubsheadcoachGarthDickinsonintroducedMayen-zekeYeskoSokunentsamidway into the secondhalf and Sokunentsa, who is a brave hardwork-ing midfielder, changed the complexion of thegame.

Subs kept knocking on Liverpool’s door andin the last threeminutes of the game, Subs strik-er Vuyisani Mbesuma Masumpa scored thelong-awaited goal.

Liverpool goalkeeper ThabisoMagubanewasred-carded for telling the referee the goal hadbeen scored from an offside position.

Other ABC Motsepe League results:) JB Milan 2-0 Mthatha City)Highbury 3-1 Real City)Mthatha Bucks 4-0 La Liga)Zimbane Killers 2-2 Morning Stars) Tembu Royals 1-1 FC Elliot United) Cacadu United 1-2 Tornado) FC Buffalo 0-2 JB Milan

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A victorious Subs at the NU 2 Stadium.PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

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KUYASAUnited failed toaccumulateamaxi-mum three points when they drew 3-3 withZwide Celtics in their Zwifa Ntando ToursPremier League clash at the Zwide Stadiumon Sunday.

Kuyasa United, who were caught by sur-prise by Celtics, are league contenders andthe drawwas not good enough as log leaders

Major Chiefs registered a 4-2 victory overSwartkops United. Manchester City wentdown 2-0 to Strikers United, while Real Cru-saders redeemed themselves in their 2-0 tri-umph over relegation candidates Real Dodg-ers. Golden Aces were held to a 3-3 draw byCamperUnited.ShiningStarscruised toa2-1win over Morning Stars. Zwide Pirates con-tinued with their winningmomentum, over-coming Gal City 2-1.

KuyasaUnited drop valuable points

Strikers FC look forward to winning all their remaining games. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

Fansexpect toughbattle inKnockout finals

United Brothers are ready for the big show-down. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

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THE NEDBANK Cup fi-nal between MamelodiSundowns and AjaxCape Town at NelsonMandela Bay stadium

this Saturday will provide enter-tainment galore for not only foot-ball fans, but the whole family,said Premier Soccer League (PSL)Head of Stakeholder Relationsand Communications, ConnieMotshumi.

Abafana beStyle, as Tshwane-

based side Sundowns coached byPitso Mosimane is known, will belooking at adding a trophy intotheir cabinet while the young ladsknown as Urban Warriors (AjaxCape Town) under the tutelage ofRoger De Sa, would be inspired toprove that they are a force to bereckoned with in South AfricanFootball.It’s going to be a big-name list

of Downs players signed withhard cash against a no- name listof Ajax players coming from theside’s development structures.Mosimane’s side lost the league

cham- pionship to the mightyAmakhosi this season. So Jingles(Mosimane) will not be pleasednot to bring any silverware to im-press his billionaire boss PatriceMotsepe.He is expected to pull out all

stops to try to sway the match tohis side. Reports say prolific goalscorer Mzikayise Mashaba whowas called by National CoachShakes Mashaba to represent Baf-ana Bafana in the Cosafa Cup inNorth West Province on Sundaywill not honour the call-up as hepreferred to play in the Nedbank

Cup for which he was already reg-istered.Roger De Sa’s young side will

not be deterred. All they want isto take the prestige trophy home.They sure want to be the firstteam out of Gauteng to do the Hon-ours.“Not only that, we have full en-

tertainment for the whole fami-ly,” said Motshumi, adding thatthe spectacular ceremony will in-clude Nedbank Cup Football FanFashion which will see footballfans parading for the first time ona soccer pitch.

Superfans representing 16 PSLteams will be dressed by 16 worldrenowned designers and will begiving the teams a guard of hon-our.Music will be provided by the

likes of Zahara, KO and CasperNyovest.“We urge soccer lovers to come

in droves. Tickets ranging fromR40 to R80 and R10 for childrenare still available at Computicket,Shoprite/Checkers” said Mot-shumi.Gates open at 11am. Kickoff is

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MOTHERWELL’S Zodwa Plaatjie was amongthose honoured for community service by theGolden Key International Honour Society’sNelson Mandela Metropolitan Universitychapter in the annual new recognition cere-mony on Tuesday last week.Plaatjie, Professor Andrew Leitch,

NMMU’s deputy vice-chancellor of researchand engagement, Sbu Shabalala, a founder ofa black-owned IT company and Dr AmberCristal Anderson, a human resources execu-tive for Coca Cola Fortune, were each hon-oured with a Golden Key International Hon-our Society Award, which included a certifi-cate, brochure and cutlery set.The function was held to honour communi-

ty members who dedicate their time to uplift-ing the standard of living of the poorest of thepoor.Plaatjie, anunemployedmarriedwoman, is

the founder of the Sihlangule Soup Kitchen,which she started in a shack at NU 30 onMay17, 2005. She was also a finalist in the EasternCape Community Builder of the Year in 2008.Sis Zodwa, as she is affectionately known,

made another remarkable change in Mother-well NU 12 when she opened the LukhanyisoPre-school in June, 2009.When conducting home visits, Plaatjie saw

the need for a pre-school where the youngchildren would be safe instead of wanderingthe streets.The pre-school operated in a two-roomed

shack at the back of Plaatjie’s house for twoyears. In August, 2013, Plaatjie was affordedthe opportunity to share her community in-volvement with the listeners of UmhloboWenene FM.Also in 2013, one of her volunteers, Sanda

Ncamani,whomPlaatjie praised as oneof herbest workers, spoke on the SABC about theircommunity involvement projects. This year,Plaatjie got a shot in the armwhen BreadlineAfrica donated modified containers with akitchen, classroom and toilets after they re-cognised her tireless efforts to improve thelives of the defenceless and less fortunatemembers of the community.Umhlobo Wenene FM and the St Albans

and George Correctional Services donatedblankets and food to the Lukhanyiso Pre-school last year.Sis Zodwa, who has to dig deep into her

pockets to keep her soup kitchen a servicecentre of the needy community, urges mem-bers of the community to come to the rescueof those who have nothing.Every Tuesday from noon, elderly citizens

get soup from the Sihlangule Kitchen.“I was orphaned at an early age, but that

did not deter me from accomplishing mymis-sion, that of serving the community. I feelhonoured because this award is a rare privi-lege for people in our communities. I appealto our people to make a change in their com-munities. I didnot expect Iwouldbehonouredwith the intellectuals,” Plaatjie said,

CommunitybuilderZodwaPlaatjiehonoured

The children of Lukhanyiso Pre-School withvolunteers (from left) Zuliswa Tshela, BongiwePlaatjie, Phumla Damana, Zodwa Plaatjie(with certificate), Thumeka Daniso, PhakamaKama and Nokuthula Kama.

PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

REAL Strikers snatched an all-important1-1 draw in their game againstManchesterFC in their Mofa Build It Premier Leaguegame at the Motherwell NU 9 Stadium onSunday.

Strikers,whostarted the seasonona lownote, have shown some signs of improve-mentof late.ManchesterFCmidfielderLu-cas “Rhoo” Mgushe scored the openinggoal in the first half. Strikers replied latein the second half when Mpumelelo Bolti-na bagged their goal. Manchester FC hadmanyeasychances,but their strikerswereharmless in front of the goals.Crystal Palace played to a 3-3 draw with

Manchester United and Highland Spursdrew4-4withMilanStars.ThebeleagueredYoung Tigers went down 4-2 to Swartkops-valley United Brothers (Subs).Inanenthrallingclash,RealAcesdefeat-

edMotherwellUnited4-3,whileYoungMa-drid whacked Tottenham Spurs 4-0.Following their 5-1 morale-booster win

over Madrid a week ago, Shining Starsgave Valencia a 2-1 hiding.

Strikers drawwithMan FC

Real Strikers defender Lungisa Bokwanacompetes with Manchester FC strikerSiviwe Mgedesi for the ball.

IMBABALA Young Stars van-quished their hoodoo team, YoungCallies, 9-0 in their Nodefa VWCommunity Trust PremierLeague clash at Jabavu Stadiumin KwaNobuhle on Thursdaynight.Imbabala decided to go for a to-

tal onslaught against the sidewhich had always defeated them.It was a huge embarrassment toCallies supporters when they sawtheir team losing by a huge scoreto the side they did not respect.Manchester United shared the

spoils 2-2 with Highland Spurs. Ja-maican Stars hammered Kubs 6-0.City Style played to a 2-2 drawwith Really Rangers. Black Aceswon the Angola Derby 1-0 whenthey took on Temptations. StokesUnited were humiliated 3-0 byCity Friends.

Other Nodefa VW CommunityTrust Premier League results:

) Imbabala Young Stars 2-2Kubs

) Khayelitsha Stars 1-1 YoungCallies

) Manchester Babes 3-1 Imba-bala Young Stars.– SELBY MADIKANE

Imbabalatrouncehoodoo team

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Express Indaba 13 May 2015