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The South African Police Serviceare still on the lookout for three de-tainees who escaped from theQueenstown SAPS holding cells.

Five prisoners escaped on Saturday Febru-ary 13, at about 5.30pm while the police offi-cers were busy reporting on and off duty.

Two of the prisoners were rearrested on

February, 14.According to a statement issued by the

SAPS, the detainees were initially arrested inpossession of unlicensed firearms in Decem-ber 2015 and January 2016. There are no pre-vious convictions against them.Additional charges of escaping from lawful

custody have now been added to the existingcharges.The three who are still at large are Kholeki-

leGqomfa (40),MalusiNobopha (22) andMark

Mantirimani (28), while Athenkosi Nqabisa(26) and Godfrey Beets (22) were rearrested.

Queenstown SAPS Spokesperson, NamhlaMdleleni, asked members of the public not toattempt to arrest the escapees on their ownas they are deemed dangerous.

People with info on the whereabouts of theescapees should rather contact Lt ColonelPaul Oranje at 082 779 7247, or SAPS CrimeStop on 08600 10 111 or Crime Line 32211. Allinformation will be treated as confidential.

Prisonbreak:three still at large

The White Door Centre of Hope are visiting schools in the Queenstown area to raise awareness about abuse and encourage children not tokeep silent when they encounter this and other social ills. Read more on page 9 about this organisation. Members of the Centre who recentlyvisited the Emmet Mahonga Junior Primary School as part of their awareness campaigns are, from left Ncumisa Mali, Vuyiswa Witbooi, XolileMali, Anga Siguca, Ath’enkosi Bom, Pamela Mkhumenge, Ntombekhaya Mqhwayi and Kholosa Skunana. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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ILISO Lomzi, a community crime fighting or-ganisation, had a successful weekend as it re-coveredweapons, stolen cellphones and car ra-dios from suspected criminals in Mlungisi.

The organisation’s commander in chief,Mncendisi Mbengo, said this year they havecome up with a new strategy to get weapons.“We have our Operation Don’t Smile, Wafa

Tsotsi (die thug). We get information about theshackswhere thepeople thatarecausingtroub-le in the location live andwevisit them in theirshacks. We decided to go to their bases and getthem where they hide the stolen things,” hesaid.Mbengo said they are no longer wearing re-

flectors because criminals notice them due tothe reflectors.“Wedecided todoname tagsand if people are

not treated fair they can look at the name tagand report that to our offices,” he said.Mbengo said they are not only focusing on

crime. After receiving a number of complaintsthey are helping people with problems theyhave with electricity and refuse collections.“Now we are busy looking into the issue of

corruption in the handing over of the housesinNomzamoafterwereceivedcomplaints fromthe residents of that area,” Mbengo said.He added that Iliso Lomzi is growing in the

country. “We have launched branches inMthatha and Johannesburg and there are oth-er places that will follow,” he said.He said the organization’s members are well

trained as they are working closely with thevarious government departments.“We will organize a community meeting

where we will discuss a possible demonstra-tion about service delivery inQueenstown,”hesaid.

Iliso Lomzi fights crime

Iliso Lomzi crime prevention organisation commander in chief Mncedisi Mbengo and David Dashekawith some of the weapons and other items that they have recovered in operation.

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A Ugandan national who was arrested byMthatha police earlier this month for al-legedly scamming a local pensioner ofthousands of rands, has been granted bailby the Queenstown Magistrate’s court.

Dora Tussime, whom her alleged vic-tim said posed as a herbalist and tradi-tional healer, appeared before theQueenstown Magistrate’s court on char-ges of theft by false pretences.The arrest of the 38-year-old woman

came after a case was opened against herby a pensioner from Queenstown who

claimed Tussime robbed him of his pen-sion money which amounted to R168 000.It is alleged that the traditional healer

told the man she would double his pen-sion money and even promised to marryhim.Upon her arrest in Mthatha, Tussime

allegedly failed to furnish the police withher residential credentials.During her court appearances it also

emerged that she got into South Africaas an asylum seeker through theMaraba-stad border in Pretoria; however, thestate argued that her credentials were il-legitimate as the reference number of herasylum seeker certificate was proven in-

valid by the Department of Home Affairs.On Tussime’s third appearance in the

Magistrate’s court things took a suddenturn as her defence team convinced thestate to accept that Tussime’s informa-tion was incorrectly entered in the De-partment of Home Affairs’ database;hence the information didn’t match.At this stage of the court proceedings

the state couldn’t substantiate its rea-sons as to why the accused should be de-nied bail.Tussime was then released on bail of

R2 000. She is expected to appear again incourt for trial on February 26 at theQueenstown Magistrate’s Court.

Alleged fraudsteroutonbail

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ALEX Esiweki (34) and Kelvin Obasuyi (33)fromLagos inNigeriawere sentenced by theQueenstown Regional Court on Tuesday totwo life terms for raping twowomen in sepa-rate incidents at the Mlungisi cemetery in2014.

The twoconvicted rapistsdragged the firstvictim, who is 29 years old, to the cemeteryon August 30, 2014, where they both rapedher in front of her child.The second victim, a 23-year-old woman,

was also dragged into the cemetery by thetwo rapists on September 10, 2014, wherethey raped her. She managed to escape afterthey were disturbed by a passerby.In handing down the sentence, magistrate

Mputumi Mpofu said he is not sure howmany incidents of rape must occur for oneto be termed a serial rapist.“We are not sure whether there are other

casesreported,butwewillworkwith the twocases before court,” he said.He said the two accused worked together

to make womenmiserable and treated themin a humiliating manner.“A mere rape is described as inhumane

and it is an act that haunts the victims forthe rest of their lives. I lackwords todescribehow the two accused raped these two vic-tims. This is a devastating and inhuman ex-perience,” he said.Mpofu said what tormented him even

more is that the child of the first victim waspresent when she was raped.“The second victim was lucky not to be

penetrated by accused number two as some-one passed by. The question is, do they de-serve a lighter sentence when they did notvalue the life of other people? Especially ac-cusednumberone,whodidnotuseacondomin both cases,” he said.He said there is no evidence that the vic-

tims sufferedpsychological effects; however,it is evident that they did.“To be tossed around, raped in the grave

yard, must have played a huge role in theirlives. I have listened to the submissionsmade by the defence. I even went an extramile to look for the exceptional circumstan-

ces but did not find them. The defence failedto show exceptional circumstances do existfor the accused to be given a lighter sen-tence,” he said.Mpofu sentenced both Esiweki and Oba-

suyi to life imprisonment for both counts ofrape.“Both accused are convicted and sen-

tenced for the said crimes. The court cannotdetermine otherwise,” he said.He said the fact that they are 33 and 34

years old respectively and that they are firstoffenders is not an exceptional circum-stance.“The rapes show that they were pre-medi-

tated. Theymet their victims on thewayandtheydragged themto thecemeteryandrapedthem. One would look for trouble or troublecan comeone’sway, but theyplanned theactand executed it two times,” he said.During the mitigation of the sentence, the

defence attorney stated that the two werefamily men who supported their families.He said they are first time offenders who

startedwithaseriousoffencewhenbreakingthe law. He claimed that they have been inprison for one year and five months and thecourt must take that into considerationwhen sentencing the accused.The state prosecutor Louis Sinclair said

the two men are convicted of two counts ofrape which is a serious offence.“Rape is an invasion of one’s most private

part, humiliating and degrading her. Thefirst victim was raped at gun point in thepresenceofherchildwhile the secondvictimwas raped with a knife pointing at her,” hesaid.Sinclair said both victims had injuries as

a result of the rape and both were trauma-tized.“They cried when they were giving evi-

dence and the second victim could not evenspeak. They were rapedmore than once andthey were humiliated and degraded by theaccused. The accused showed no remorse,”he said.Sinclair said none of the factors raised by

the defence showed compelling and excep-tional circumstances for the court to deviatefromtheminimumsentenceof life imprison-ment.

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THE Department of Trade and Industrysaid it would spend more than R44-millionduring the first phase of the revitalisationand refurbishment of two state-owned in-dustrial parks in the Eastern Cape.

The revitalisation of the VulindlelaHeights Industrial Park in Mthatha andQueenindustria Industrial Park inQueenstown, is part of the department’s in-dustrial park’s revitalisation programme.

According to Trade and Industry Minis-ter Rob Davies, the objective of the pro-gramme is to revitalise South Africa’s oldindustrial parks so that they can contrib-ute to economic growth, diversification ofeconomic activity, attracting investments,job creation and addressing inequality inthe townships and rural areas where theyare located.

“We have prioritised the Vulindlela andQueenindustria industrial parks for theEastern Cape and a budget of about R22-million for each park has been approvedfor the first phase of the project,” he said.

A hundred jobs will be created duringthis refurbishment phase, which will com-prise construction of a boundary fence, aswell as installation of waste skip structure,

a CCTV system and electrical infrastruc-ture.”

Various milestones have already beenachieved in the implementation of the re-vitalisation programme in the EasternCape.

These include the signing of the tripar-tite funding agreement by the Develop-ment Bank of Southern Africa, who havebeen appointed by the department for theinfrastructure development part of theprogramme, the department and the KingSabata Dalindyebo District Municipalityfor the approved amount to be obtainedfrom the department’s critical infrastruc-ture programme.

“Our department is working with keystakeholders such as the Eastern Cape De-partment of Economic Development, Envi-ronmental Affairs and Tourism, EasternCape Development Corporation and DBSAto ensure that the two parks become a bee-hive of economic activity and productivecentres of manufacturing and productionof exportable goods,” Davies said.

“The revitalised parks will woo inves-tors and contribute to the economicgrowth of the townships and rural areas,thereby creating employment, eradicatingpoverty and addressing inequality,” hesaid.

R44million to revitalise twoEC industrial parks

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PARENTS of Mpendulo Public Pri-mary School in Mlungisi havevowed to close the school down if thesuspended school principal, EnsorLali, is not returned to the schoolwith immediate effect.

The parents held a public mee-ting at the school hall on Tuesday todiscuss a way forward. While someparents asked for the school to con-tinue, a group of angry pa-rentsvoted that the school must be closeduntil Lali is back at the school as theprincipal.Queenstown Express has learnt

that Lali was suspended last yearfor the alleged mismanagement of

nutrition funds at the school.Speaking at the meeting, one of

the parents said since the princi-pal’s suspension in June last year,no one from the department hadcome to them to explain what hadcaused the principal’s suspension.

“We want the district educationdirector Nkosinathi Godlo to comeand address us at the school. Wewant him to tell us why our princi-pal was suspended,” said the parent.

The parents said they would notgo to the department of education tolisten to the district director.

“He must be the one who comesto us. If he does not, we are givinghim up to Friday. Next week we willclose this school,” said the parent.

The meeting agreed to close the

school; however, yesterday theward councillor, Belelwa Nkomo-Rani, asked the parents to give hertime to speak with the district di-rector.

They postponed the closure untilnext week Wednesday.

In an interview with QueenstownExpress yesterday, Godlo said he isaware of the threats by the parents.

“Lali is still suspended and hismatter is in an advanced stage. Weare still waiting for the outcome ofthe process,” he said.

Godlo said he could not commenton the nature of the charges as it isa matter between Lali and the de-partment.Express could not reach Lali for

comment as his phone was off.

Mpendulo parents to close school

Zinyoka village residents areappealing to the municipalityto supply them with water.PHOTO: SANELE JAMES

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THE water supply by the Chris Hani Districtmunicipality by means of water tankers hascome to an untimely standstill at Zinyoka vil-lage in Ndlovukazi near Queenstown, leavinga number of residents with no options.

Despiteupgradeworkbeingdonetothewatersupply they still do not have water in their taps.

Residents in the village expressed their dis-contentment saying the situation is inconven-ient.

The Chris Hani District, which was declareda disaster area during the dry summer season,used to supply the residents with water.

According to a concerned resident, SiphiwoVethezo, the municipality just stopped its servi-ces without giving notice. “The whole initiativehad no order. The arrival of the trucks in thearea was not scheduled for the community toknow when they would arrive and they couldjust arrive at random.

“Even when they stopped their services inDecember they never informed anyone. Theyjust disappeared,” said Vethezo.

The 56-year-old father of four children saidtheir water tanks have run dry and he has towake up in the early hours of the morning tofetch water in the river so his children can pre-pare for school.

“Everythingisdyinghere.Mycropsareslow-ly dying as well. I just make sure that there iswater to drink and bath. At times I wake up at3am to fetch water in the crime-engulfed neigh-bourhood so we can prepare for the day ahead.”

Another resident, who preferred to remainanonymous fearing prejudice, vented his frus-tration saying that at times when the truck ar-rived, therewouldbeacongestioncausedbythemembers of the community rushing for water.“Morethan200housesdependedonone15000-li-tre water tank which couldn’t last even a day.

It would be much better if they can fix the bro-ken bore-holes,” the resident lamented.

Councillor of the ward, Nomelikhaya Ndlebe,said the tankers they have been using were tak-en for repairs and they took turns to cater for27 wards.

According to Ndlebe the trucks could not sup-ply all the wards with water every day. She fur-ther confirmed that measures for an efficientwatersupplywereunderwayintheareaas theyarechanging fromdieselwaterpumpsintoelec-trical ones.

Communication Officer of the Chris HaniDistrict Municipality, Lonwabo Kowa, said thewater scheme project in Lesseyton village wasupgraded and in 2015 water had to be cut to al-low construction and upgrade work on pumps.

He added, “During this time, water carttrucks were used to transport water to commu-nities. When major works were done, water ser-vice became available to communities andthere is no need for using water carts to transferwater as it is now available.”

Kowaaddedthat thecurrentwatercuts inthearea do not warrant use of water carting trucks.– SANELE JAMES


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AMLUNGISI councillor left her council workfor one day and literally rolled up her sleevesfor the safety of her community.

Ward 21 councillorNomathamsanqaTsotet-si collected gravel from the streets of Zakhelelocation to make speed humps in her street.In an interview with Express, Tsotetsi said

there had been problems with speeding cars

in her area, so she decided to make the speedhumps to force motorists to slow down.“We have children who are playing in the

street. By making these humps, I am savingtheir lives. Somecars even crash intohouses,”she said.Tsotetsi said she is creating awareness to

drivers to be cautious when driving in resi-dential areas.“We need people whowill think not only for

themselves but for the community they live

in,” she said.“ There have been incidents where cars hit

houses and children in the area, and I thinkif we can have these humps on gravel roadsaswell we can help reduce the number of acci-dents,” she said.

Lukhanji municipality spokesperson, Fun-dile Feketshana, said certain factors need tobe taken into consideration when erectingspeedhumps.

“Someof the factorsare the rateof accidents

owing to heavy traffic loads; the number of pe-destrians that cross over the roads and possi-ble injuries topeople attending schools, healthfacilities, government services and so on,” hesaidFeketshana said Tsotetsi was taking up the

responsibility to protect the kids of her areaand the houses.“ We encourage that when people are doing

that (erecting speedhumps) to follow properprocedures, as the councillor did,” he said.

Councillor Nomathamsanqa Tsotetsicreated speedhumps in her street.PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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STAFF at the Philani Clinic inMlungisi say they will not workweekends, until the provincial de-partment of health attend to theirgrievances.

The staff have sent a list of griev-ances to the department after failedattempts to reach consensus withmanagement on a sub-district leveland following their unanimous de-cision by nurses not to attend a dis-ciplinary hearing earlier thismonth.According to the clinic nurses

they were ordered to work a seven-dayweekwithout extrapayment forwork on weekends.The nursing staff at Philani clinic

last year in November decided nottoworkonweekendsandpublichol-idays.

The nurses also expressed con-cern over their security as there isonlyonesecurityguard,armedwitha stick, on duty to protect them.

They said people from the tavernnear the clinic would come and in-timidate themand at some stage thefemale security guard was beatenby drunk people.

The nurses claimed they had con-sulted their union but that clinicmanagement had not listened totheir grievances.Last Friday they forwarded their

list of grievances, a copy of whichQueenstownExpresshas seen, to theprovincial department, in a bid tohave their issues resolved.In their letter to the provincial de-

partment they state that the Philanihealth facility’s professional nurseshave collectively stopped workingsevendaysaweekandonpublichol-idays after numerous failed at-tempts to reach a consensus withdistrict-management.

“This comes after we asked for adocument which states that wemust work seven days a week. Wewant to check the legality of the de-cision,” said the letter.According to the nurses’ letter

there had been no answer from dis-trict manangement, “despite nu-merous requests” for clarity on re-munerationand the legalityof a sev-en day work week.The nurses claim they had been

informed that the decision to openseven days a week was taken at anexecutive council meeting follow-ing complaints about the influx ofpatients from Mlungisi to the Fron-tier Hospital (on weekends).The letter states that they were

told that the seven days arrange-ment was an internal arrangementand was not funded.“Itneeds tobementioned that this

at no stage was communicated tothe professional nurses; this infor-mation only came to light as a result

of the dispute. It is expected of thenurses to work on a voluntary basisover weekends and public holidayswithout agreement or remunera-tion,” read the letter.They also claim that when they

asked about the legality of the deci-sion theywere told that they shouldcomply before complaining. Theyconstrued this as victimization.“It also needs to be mentioned

that certain individuals are beingtargeted. The reason for us comingout is that there have been huge de-ductions for not working on week-ends and public holidays,” said thenurses in the letter.They said they received R200 for

working on weekends but whentheywerenotworking onweekendsR1 500was deducted from their sala-ries.The letter states that a unani-

mous decision was taken by thenurses not to attend a disciplinaryhearing on February 2, 2016.“If there is to be continued intimi-

dation we will take the matter fur-ther,” said the letter.District management referred

Queenstown Express to the depart-ment of health provincial spokes-person Siyanda Manana.Last week Manana said Queens-

town Express must send an email.An email was sent, but no responsehad been received at time of goingto print.

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Fidelia Malatoe: Thisyear’s State of the NationAddress by the Presidentgave no hope to thecitizens of this country.The address reflectednegligence by the Presidentto account for his govern-ment’s failure to createjobs and grow the econo-my. Right now our unem-ployment figures haveskyrocketed to 8.3 millionbut the speech nevertouched on that.

Gerhard Petzer: Judging byall the protests in the

country and the state ofthe economy the state ofthe nation is not as good asZuma claims. Zuma is justrepeating old speeches withno clear plans on solvingthe country’s problems.

Zuko Tolashe: The speechwas vague and it didn’ttalk much about the youthand SMMEs. As a develop-ing entrepreneur I feel thatthe government preachesand propels us to pursuecertain fields but fails tomeet us halfway. We areencouraged to start our

own business and thegovernment promises toassist us in terms offunding but it neverhappens or at least takesforever. The speech didn’taddress such issues.

Othandwayo Gazi: Theaddress by the Presidentwasn’t convincing. Thepressing issues that we arefacing us as the youth ofSouth Africa such asunemployment and theissue of free tertiaryeducation were nevermentioned. I expected the

President to at leastmention them and maybesay they were beingassessed for viability. Eventhose that he touched on,he sounded like someonewho didn’t believe in them– like the reduction of thecabinet and recklessexpenditure by the govern-ment.

Ikho Khazimla Sidziya: ThePresident and his govern-ment chose to turn a blindeye on the actual state ofthe nation.There are matters every

South African was surethat the President wouldtouch on as they broughtthe country into a stand-still in 2015, such as the#FeesMustFall campaignby the students.Also, in the address he

never mentioned how hisgovernment was planningto combat crime in thecountry, instead he went incircles about measures tostabilize the economysomething which he alsofailed to address in a waythat would restore confi-dence in the country.

S’bonelo Gamnca: Firstly,the event has lost its valuewhich is to adequatelyaddress the nation. It hasbecome an opportunity forpolitical parties to engagein battles at the cost of thenation. Looking at thecontents of the President’saddress, the address wasblunt. It never gave anyclear explanation ordirection of where thecountry is going. ThePresident ignored the mostimportant factors whichhave resulted to thecollapse of our economy.

QueenstownExpress’s readershave their sayResidentsofQueenstownweigh inontherecentStateof theNationAddressbyPresidentJacobZuma.Here iswhat theyhadtosaytoreporter SANELEJAMES.

Gerhard Petzer.Fidelia Malatoe. Zuko Tolashe. Othandwayo Gazi. Ikho Khazimla Sidziya. S'bonelo Gamnca

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

NINE young men from Mlungisi locationmakemusic to inspire more young people tolive a life without drugs and crime.

Khanyisa Saul, Lwando Mthonga, IviweRaustana, Lifa Panya,AnelisiweKalipa,Ma-pelo Njadu, Lubabalo Mdlankomo, KamvaCanti and Sibusiso Ndike are the membersof the One Touch Entertainment, a groupthatwas formed to promote the love ofmusicin Queenstown.Speaking about the group, Saul said he

started making music in 2007 when he wasdoing house music with local artists.“In 2009 I met the harmer squad and we

started producing and making hip hop mu-sic together. I used the knowledge I gainedfrom Big Weazi from Cape Town to help inthe production,” he said.Saul said in 2014 they released their first

album and they are now busy working ontheir second album.“We will call the second album ‘Soul to

Soul’ and we will release it in May this year.With songs like ‘Life’ and ‘Umculo undenzandigule (music makes me mad)’ we hope tochange the lives ofmanyyoungpeople in ourlocation,” he said.Saul said they have been organizing ses-

sions in the township for young talent andnow they are planning to do shows aroundQueenstown.“Since we started with music, our lives

have changed.We started living amore posi-tive life without friends; our lives are start-ing to shape up and we can say that we areno longer involved in any criminal activi-ties,” he said.

Hiphopgroup toinspiretheyouth

One TouchEntertainmentmembersmaking music,are back fromleft, KhanyisaSaul, IviweRaustana,MapheloNjadu, andfront from left,AnelisiweKalipa andLifa PanyaPHOTO:TEMBILESGQOLANA

BABALWA NDLANYA

GOSPEL presenter Patrick Msenganaof Vukani Community Radio Station inCala has been chosen as the Best Ezen-kolo Presenter in the Mnquma GospelMusic Awards that were held at Msob-omvu Sports Ground in Butterworthlast Saturday.

MsenganawasnominatedwithAsan-da Detyana from Kanya CommunityRadio in this category.“I was attending another television

shootwithDumisa TVand could not at-tend the awards. I would like to thankall the people who supported me,” hesaid.He said he is grateful and that this is

a new beginning of great things. “Peo-plemust watch this space as I amwork-ing on shooting my first live motiva-tional CD and the launch will be heldsoon”.He said it was good to be awarded for

his efforts to promote local artists.“What I can say to the other nomineeswho did not win, is that they must notbe disappointed, but know that they aredoing a great job. “We must continuepromoting the music of local artists be-cause they also depend on us.”

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THEhardships of an elderly couple have beencompounded since their Mlungisi home col-lapsed five years ago.

James Ntemekana (76) and Lulama Nkon-ki-Ntemekana (62) have no money to rebuildtheir falling house.They risk their lives by staying on in a di-

lapidated house; unable to work or earn anyextramoney, they have difficulties arrangingessentials.One room of the house collapsedwhile they

were asleep. They survived thatwith onlymi-nor bruises. Now they are left with one room.One side of the house is supported by poles,and on the other side they use an old cup-board, bricks and a blanket to enclose thehouse.

When Queenstown Express visited thehouse, James and Lulama were sitting insidethe packed one-room house.Packed in the same room, are bicycles,

clothes, a small cupboard where they keeptheir groceries, a broken window and an oldbed at the centre of the room.There is no space for people to move from

the door to the other corner of the house; theroom is wet and you could see through thewall.Lulama has to cook outside.“This is the life we are living here, every

time it rains we have to wake up early andhang the blankets because everything insidethe house is wet,” said James.He said they go to sleep every night fearing

for their lives.“We managed to escape death when our

room fell, now we have to be careful,” he saidwith a wry smile.James said they are living like animals in

a small room. “Weused tohave a shackwherewe kept our stuff but it also collapsed. Whenit rains all we do is pray because water getsinside the house,” he said.James and Lulama depend on his old age

grant. He alleges that his wife’s grant is usedby her child.“We don’t havemeans to rebuild this house

and if I had an extra job to supplement myold age grant I would be able to fix a fewthings in the house,” he said.

Aday in the life:Elderly tells of livingindilapidatedhouse

James Ntemekana standing in front of his dilapidated house. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Showing off his house, James Ntemekana.PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Blankets and stacked bricks are used to enclosethe house and protect the couple against theelements. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

This is the lifewe areliving here, every time ifit rainswe have towakeup early and hang theblankets becauseeverything inside thehouse iswet.- JAMES NTEMEKANA

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

RESIDENTS of Nomzamo informal settle-ment have raised their concerns over the factthat RDP houses which were built for them,are being occupied by other people.

These residents claim that after numerousattempts to get the municipality’s attentionthey decided to burn some of the housesdown in order for the mayor Nozibele Ma-khanda to see how serious the matter is.Early last year, Makhanda launched a

probe into the Nomzamo RDP houses andother RDP houses in the Lukhanji municipalarea.A commission was formed which was

chaired by Adré Bartis who has experiencein investigating such cases and a group of ex-perts was called to be part of the commission.Homeless Federation of South Africa,

member Thozama Qobongoshe said they arestill waiting for the commission’s findings“but there are people who have given otherpeople keys to the finished houses while weare waiting.“There are people who share the same

number; there is corruption here and itneeds to be investigated,” she said.She said houses are given to girlfriends

and people fromother townswhile the peoplewho deserve the houses are living in shacks.“When we looked at the forms we noticed

people from Lesseyton, Cape Town and thevillages around Queenstown. The project

was for the people living in shacks in Nomza-mo informal settlement yet those people whowere supposed to be beneficiaries are notbenefiting from the houses,” she said.She said there are spouses who each have

their separate houses.“We have more than three husbands and

their wives who have their houses and arerenting out the houses while old people arestill in shacks. People who have houses arenot living here, they are renting them out.This needs serious investigation and peoplemust be sent to jail for this,” she said.Ward committee member Buzani Gcinisa

said the beneficiary list was taken away fromhim and the councillor and that there arepeoplewho are busywith the beneficiary list.“The project has been stopped. We don’t

know the reason for the project to stop, butthey took all their things last year in Decem-ber and never came back to the site,” he said.Gcinisa said he will fight corruption in his

ward and no one will stop him.Queenstown Express has a copy of the bene-

ficiary list for the houses. Among the dis-crepancies on the list is that there were peo-ple whose applications for houses were ap-proved on December 20, 2016 – a date whichis yet to happen.There were also people who shared the

same house number.Bartis said the commission has completed

its work, but unfortunately, due to budgetconstraints, they could not interview all thebeneficiaries that had raised their cases.

All the cases have, however, been reviewedand recommendationshave beenmade for allof them.“We have also completed the report. We

struggled to get support from themunicipali-ty but the teamworked well to make sure thereport got done and we have made recom-mendations. The next step would be topresent the report and recommendations tocouncil and assist with monitoring the im-plementation of the recommendations ifthese are accepted by council,” she said.She said the commission was established

by council and they were told on the date ofsigning their acceptance letters that theywould get whatever support was needed tomake the project work.“However,wehave not been given any sup-

port. The mayor was and still is very suppor-tive but she has delegated the function of sup-porting the commission to the municipalmanager Nolwandle Gqiba. However, to datenothing has been done,” Bartis saidShe said the members of the commission

had to fund every trip and all admin-relatedfunctions from their own pockets.“To date the commission could not get a

meeting with the acting mayor so that theycould present the draft report and for that tobe taken to council.The commission has been trying to get a

meeting with the municipal manager sinceOctober and with the acting mayor since No-vember but to date no response from both of-fices,” she said.

Bartis said the commission was supposedto have reported to council in September;however, due to the fact that they had toomany items on the agenda for discussion, thecommission’s item was removed.“The commission was promised that they

would report at thenext special councilmeet-ing, but that did not happen and they havenot contacted us to report; no dates or guide-lines for reporting have been provided to themembers of the commission,” Bartis said.Lukhanjimunicipality spokesperson, Fun-

dile Feketshana, said the housing commis-sion was established to try to bring aboutlong term stability in relation to the humansettlement issues.“Housing remains one of the priorities of

our government as enunciated in the bill ofrights in the constitution and we ought to re-spond as such. The council pronounced on itsestablishment and the terms of referencewere also approved and established,” he said.Feketshana said there are many com-

plaints they have received as the council andthe committee is currently dealingwith suchserious and sensitive matters.“Seemingly it takes a long time to produce

final reports because of the nature of com-plaints.“In due course we shall call a media brief-

ing to make a statement as to report on theprogress and appeal to our communities tobe patient as we aremaking all strides neces-sary to bring about resolve in thosematters,”he said.

Residents tiredofwaiting for commission report


SANELE JAMES

A CENTRE aimed at addressingthe social ills that are rife in theIllinge Village community, theWhite door Centre of Hope, is vi-siting schools to inform childrenof their rights and create aware-

ness about abuse.

Pupils of the Emmet MahongaJunior Primary School were re-cently visited by the centre.

According to Anga Siguca, thecentre’s social worker, in mostcases abuse and other social ills

happen in the presence of kids andthey are often told to keep quiet-about it.

“Young kids are often the vic-tims of these issues, such as sub-stance abuse, assault and sexualabuse but you find that they arethreatened and told to keep it to

themselves.“These issues then affect kids

psychologically and emotionally.It affects their concentration andsubsequently their performanceat school so we are here to encour-age them not be afraid and voiceout whatever it is that is bother-

ing them whether at home or inthe community,” said Siguca.

She further said that schools arethe ideal environment to interactwith kids as their elders and may-be perpetrators are not around toinfluence them.

Social ills awareness targetedat schoolsPupils of Emmet Mahonga Junior Primary School together with their teachers reciting children’s rights. during a recent visit by the White Door Centre of Hope aimed at creating awareness on abuse.PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA


TEMBILE SGQOLANA

LUKHANJI municipality’s special pro-grammesunit (SPU) ledbyCouncillorThem-bile Joki helped 150 unemployed young peo-ple register for a career path in new venturecreation on February 9.

New venture creation is a 12-month theo-retical and practical training programmewhich focuses on providing entrepreneursand aspiring entrepreneurs in the small, me-dium and micro enterprise (SMME) sectorwith the technical business, managerial andpersonal skills to create and sustain a busi-ness.The Lukhanji municipality SPU depart-

ment applied for this learnership throughthe University of Fort Hare and it receivedfunding from Skills Education Training Au-

thorities in South Africa (SETA).The 150 beneficiaries of this learnership

have been successfully registered and theclasses will be held in Queenstown.In addition to the training, they will also

have an opportunity to register their compa-nies with the small enterprise developmentagency (SEDA).After the completion of the learnership the

beneficiaries will each receive certificatesand they will become qualified entrepre-neurs.Lukhanji municipality executive mayor

Nozibele Makhanda congratulated the bene-ficiaries for being chosen and taking the firststep towards their development.“The youth is the largest population in Lu-

khanji and has a slow growing economy. Ihope and believe that this programme willbetter thecurrent situationofLukhanji,” shesaid.She said they must stop thinking like job

seekers and start thinking like job creatorstoboost theeconomic statusof theLukhanjiarea.

Special programmeequipsunemployedwithentrepreneurial skills

Beneficiaries of the Lukhanji learnership.PHOTO:SINDISWA GCOBO

CARALEE SCHEUN

WHEN she saw the sea for the firsttime at the age of 18, she decidedright there and there that she wan-ted to explore theworld froma ship.

And 20 years later, CommanderZimasa Mabela (38), who was bornin the Eastern Cape, is in charge ofSouth African Navy mine-sweeperthe SAS Umhloti.This week the vessel is in Nelson

Mandela Bay with a host of othermilitary vehicles which will takepart inmilitarymanoeuvres as partof the South African National De-fence Force (SANDF)ArmedForces

Week.Mabela, who is originally from

Mount Frere, joined the navy in1999 andwas appointed commanderof the mine-sweeper in August lastyear.“It is difficult to juggle the respon-

sibilities of being a commander andmother, so it is important to havea very good support structure avai-lable for both roles,” Mabela said.She admitted that it was stressful

to take a vessel such as the Umhlotiinto a harbour, but the tension waspart of the joy.“Thehealth and safety ofmy crew

are the most important when I amcommander. Thereafter comes thesafety of the ship,” she said.“Because nothing – sailing into or

out of a harbour – is ever smoothsailing. It requires patience andalert navigators. But as soon as thevessel is docked it feels as if I havewon a war.”Mabela does not stand behind the

wheel herself, but every turn andmovement of the ship happens onher command.Her arrival in Port Elizabeth was

a big moment for her.“This is my first visit to Port Eli-

zabeth as commander, and to bringthe ship into the province of mybirth is a big honour,” she said.

ECwomancommandsnavyminesweeper

Commander Zimasa Mabela (left) gives commands to Lieutenant Omphile Letlape on the SAS Umhloti. Mabela, who wasborn in Mount Fletcher, became commander of this SA Navy mine-sweeper last year. PHOTO: WERNER HILLS

‘This is my first visitto Port Elizabeth ascommander, and tobring the ship intothe province ofmybirth is a bighonour.’- CDR. ZIMASAMABELA

BUNTU GOTYWA

WHILE many beauty queensdream of using beauty pageantsto advance careers that will seethem live the life of glitz andglamour, Abulele Dlungele is nota regular model who only thinksof such things.

The 15-year-old from SlovoPark in Mthatha hopes to use theplatform given to beauty queensto stimulate a positive attitudeamong the youth.The bubbly teen is the reigning

Miss Eastern Cape Teen Junior,

having been crowned in Decem-ber last year.Not only is she focusing on

making a name for herself inbeauty pageants, but she also ex-cels at school and has yet to de-cide between a career in microbi-ology, mining engineering ormedicine. The Holy Cross Educa-tion Centre grade 11 pupil is cur-rently in the running for the 2016Face of South Africa.Face of South Africa was origi-

nally part of the Miss and Mr SAteen competition and has sincebeen separated, but still runs sideby side with it.Abulele is in the junior division

of the competition and requiresvotes to make it as the Face ofSouth Africa.She automatically entered the

Face of South Africa after enter-ing Miss SA teen juniors.She said she really cherishes

the prospect of being crowned atthe pageant and being the Face ofSA.“I believe I am part of the

change, and I don’t want to use

modelling just because I can mod-el but to make a change in thecommunity,” she said.“I want to be an example to the

youth.“I don’t wish to see the youth

being entitled to being cool but Iwant to inspire them to have apositive energy and just be them-selves.”She said current Miss Teen

World Katlego Ncala was one ofthe people she took inspirationfrom and hoped to emulate herwhile making a change with theduties that came with pageantsuccess.“She is one of the people who

mademe focusmore onmodellingand actually push myself to entermore competitions.“I am not only doing this for

myself. There are a lot of peoplewho support me and I want to alsodo it for my community,” shesaid.To help make Abulele Dlungele

the Face of South Africa, SMS“JT02” to 47018. The SMS willcost you R2.

‘Helpmakeme the Face of SA ’ Abulele Ndlungele, in red, wascrowned Miss Eastern CapeTeen in East London inDecember. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

AbuleleDlungeleneeds votesto becomethe Face ofSA andmake adifference inher commu-nity. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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13MotoringFebruary 18, 2016Queenstown Express

IT has been more than two years sinceMichael Schumacher sustained severebrain injuries following a skiing accident inthe French Alps.

The seven times world champion spentseveral months in an induced coma in Gre-noble hospital before being moved to a hos-pital in Lausanne.In September 2014 he was finally moved

to his Switzerland home where he receivesround the clock medical attention.Since then, by the family’s request, little

information has been shared about Schu-macher’s condition. While some closefriends, such as former Ferrari colleaguesJean Todt and Ross Brawn have visitedSchumacher no definitive report has beenreleased on his recovery or condition. In-stead, Todt and Brawn, havemade the occa-sional statement that he “is still fighting.”Sabine Kehm, the official spokesperson

for the Schumacher family, has repeatedlywarned that only official statements, from

her, be accepted. Recently, she’s quashedrumours that the former champion is ableto walk as “irresponsible and offering falsehope.”It’s safe to assume, from the way that she

intervened to dismiss these rumours thatSchumacher is likely to be in the same con-dition and making, at best, slow progress.It’s a question that most people ask when

the subject is Formula 1 – how is MichaelSchumacher? The truth is that only a fewpeople know the answer to this questionand they aren’t sharing it. Some feel enti-tled to news on his condition and it’s not un-reasonable that they do. An argument couldbe made for releasing sporadic statements.Perhaps even one a year could put an endto any speculation on Schumacher’s condi-tion.However, not even this is likely to satisfy

some circles of the media. The inevitablecourse of events that would ensue is thelikely reason for the family remaining si-lent. In a society where respect and ethics

are rare commodities it will undoubtedlyprompt tabloids to analyse everyword, hireso-called experts to comment and ultimate-ly prompt more speculation.Most recently, a statement by former Fer-

rari president Luca di Montezemolo hasprompted a fresh batch of speculation.Mon-tezemolo was quoted as saying that he has“no good news” about Michael Schuma-cher.“I have news of him continuously and it

is not good,” he said. It is puzzling why theformer Ferrari boss would make such astatement which has given rise to new-found conjecture.He surely knows the fami-ly’s position on sharing information.Most of the interest in Schumacher’s con-

dition is born from a place of genuine con-cern and not morbidity.But the best that Michael’s legions of fans

can do is to respect the family’s wishes forprivacy. And accept that if there was any-thing to share that they would do so.Until then, keep fighting Michael.

TALKINGF1:NATALIE LE CLUE

The truth aboutMichael Schumacher

VanCollerPrimarySchoolholds funwalk

< SGB membersand teachers whoparticipated in theVan Coller PrimarySchool fun walk,back from left,Andiswa Taliwe,Vusumzi Vellem,Bongiwe Penxa,NtombekayaNomkonwana,Xoliswa Sondlo,Xolani Matshe-ketwa, Sipho Lisa,and front from left,Nkosi Bam,Lulama Tabo andXolisa MngxalePHOTO:TEMBILESGQOLANA

Van Coller Primary School teachers who participated in the fun walk. From left are, AndiswaTaliwe, Nothemba Mduva, Lindiwe Tatiya, Thembeka Masimini, Sweetness Cingo, Mxolisi Ndonga,Sizwe Madlongolwana, Sphokazi Mtiya and Nompumelelo Bonkolo. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Pupils participat-ing at the VanColler PrimarySchool fun walkPHOTO: TEMBILESGQOLANA

Twizza staff handing water to the fun walk participants. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANAParticipants in the Van Coller fun walk. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Express’s Talking F1 columnistNatalie Le Clue is a two-timenational winner of the gsportWoman In Media Print award.The gsport initiative was foundedin 2006 by sporting personalityKass Naidoo, to raise the profileof women’s sport and to encour-age corporate backing of female

athletes in SA.

VANCollerPublicPrimarySchool inMlungisihostedafunwalkat theschool lastweekonWednesday.SchoolprincipalEdwardValashiyasaidteachers,pupilsandthestudentgoverningbody(SGB)membersparticipated in theevent.“Theaimof thewalk is toencourageahealthy lifestyleforbothpupilsandthestaff,”hesaid.“Webelieve in theconceptofahealthybody,healthymind,”hesaid.

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IN continuation of Suzuki’s rapid expansionin model range in recent times, the manufac-turer launched the Ciaz last year – a compactfour-door sedanwithaclassy look, lots of roomand features and affordability to boot, withmodels ranging between R193 900 andR230 900.

In a nutshell, an affordable, good-lookingfamily car, offering a lot of space and high-spec comfort features, a good ride and fueleconomygivingpotentential customersanoth-er option in the sedanmarket to put to the test.With the Ciaz, Suzuki can now offer a com-

petitor in the compact sedan market segmentagainst cars such as theVWPolo sedan (retail-ing between R196 800 and R257 100) and the To-yota Corolla Quest (retailing from R190 700).The new Suzuki Ciaz range consists of three

models, representing a choice of two specifica-tion levels (GL and GLX), and two transmis-sions. All three models have the same 1,4-litreK14B engine.For this week’s Express onWheels, the Suz-

ukiCiazGLXwas test-driven– thehigher- specversion of the two manual transmission mod-els. A GLX with automatic transmission is al-so available in the range.

ExteriorIts sleek, elegant design impressed me im-

mediatelyat first glance. Its expensive, elegantlook attracted many admiring glances andquestions about this sedan with the S emblemon the dominating front grille.The extended wheelbase and wide stance in

the front and backnot only create the impress-ive roomy interior, but also contribute to a sta-ble ride.

The interiorDespite its being described as a compact se-

dan there is nothing compact about the spaceit offers on the inside. It hasmore than enoughroom to seat five adults in comfort, as well asa more than adequate boot with a capacity of495 litres.I found the interior not as elegant-looking as

the outside, But this is to be expected as it is,despite its leather seats (in the GLX models),not competing in the premium car market.There are cup and bottle holders as well as

storage compartments aplenty. A fold-downarmrest offers two cup holders for rear seatpassengers.Additional stowage spaces include a lidded

compartment at the bottom of the centre stackthat is also home to a 12V power socket, andboth the USB and the analogue auxiliary in-puts. A storage box is located under the frontcentre armrest.Equipment levels are where the Ciaz stands

out among its competitors. Even on the baseGL specification one finds luxury featuressuch as electric windows and exterior mir-

rors, remote central locking, automatic cli-mate-control air-conditioning with front andrear vents, and a six-speaker sound systemwith FM/AM tuner, CD player, Bluetooth con-nectivity and both USB and stereo analoguejacks.The tilt-adjustable multifunction steering

wheel offers integrated switchgear for the au-dio system and hands-free telephony.Safety and security features include dual

front airbags, inertia reel seatbelts with pre-tensioners and load limiters, side-impact doorbeams, ABS brakes with EBD and EBA, analarm/immobiliser, and child-proof locks.The Suzuki Ciaz 1.4 GLXManual ismechan-

ically identical to the GL versions, and also of-fers all the standard features outlined above.

Extra features include, among others, genuineleather upholstery and 16-inch alloy wheels.The GLX also has keyless entry with a start

button.The automatic (four-speed) version of the

Suzuki Ciaz GLX is identical to the manual.

EngineAll the models are powered by a 1.4 litre en-

gine that is much more powerful than onewould expect.Getting used to where the clutch takes and

concentrating on that for a smooth ride, tooksome effort initially, but you soon alter yourdriving style to accommodate this.Out on the open road the engine really

comes into its own and it’s difficult to believe

it is not powered by a turbo or 1.6 or biggerengine. Overtaking can be done with confi-dence and peace of mind.The steering and suspension are good, offer-

ing a pleasant ride duringwhichuneven roadsare handled with composure.The combined cycle fuel consumption is giv-

en as between 5,4 and 5,5 litres/100 km, de-pending on model.

PricingPrices include a three-year/100 000 km war-

ranty, anda three-year/60 000kmserviceplan.Services are at 15 000km intervals.1,4 GL – R193 9001,4 GLX – R214 9001,4 GLX automatic – R230 900

EXPRESSONWHEELS: BETTIEGILIOMEE

Suzuki’s Ciazbringsnewchoices in sedanmarket

= The Suzuki Ciaz has an expensive, elegant lookaccentuated by the S emblem on the dominating frontgrille. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

; Equipment levels are where the Ciaz stands outamong its competitors with even the base GL modeloffering luxury features such as electric windows andexterior mirrors, remote central locking, automaticclimate-control air-conditioning with front and rearvents, and a six-speaker sound system with FM/AMtuner, CD player, Bluetooth connectivity and both USBand stereo analogue jacks. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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IN carrying on the tradition of its predecessors, the recentlylaunched in South Africa new edition of the roadster has

now collected more than 15 prizes from around theworld.

The all-new Mazda MX-5 hasbeen honoured with numer-

ousmajor accolades global-ly.

These include 2016Wheels Car of theYear for the thirdtime in the model’shistory inAustralia,number one con-vertible at the Aus-tralia Drive maga-zine’s Car of the Yearawards, “BestDropTop” at ScottishCar of the Year

2015 and winner ofthe “Red Dot: Best of

the Best” prize in Ger-

many - which is an award that recognises exceptionallyground-breaking designs across many industries.Mazda’s brand icon made UK’s The Sunday Times

“Top 100 Cars 2016” list, winning the two-seater road-ster category.The all-newMazdaMX-5 haswon the import convert-

ible category of German magazine Auto, Motor &Sport’s “Best Cars 2016” reader’s choice awards.It also captured “Best Cabrio of the Year 2015” from

Portuguese magazine Turbo, and was the top-rankedmodel of 2015 in the GEOM Index, which examined al-most 800,000 entries from motor vehicle-focused web-sites, blogs and forums in Spain.It is also US News &World Report’s “Best Sports Car

for the Money 2016”, as well as TSN Motoring TV’s“Sports Car of the Year 2016” in Canada.Almost one million have sold in the 27 years follow-

ing the launch of the original MX-5 in 1989. Since then,the legendary sports car has captured more than 240awards around the world.The all-new Roadster is the sixth model in Mazda’s

new-generation line-up of vehicles featuring the fullrange of SKYACTIV technology and KODO-Soul of Mo-tion design. The lightweight open-top two-seater front-engine rear-wheel drive sports car is designed to pro-vide pure driving fun.

All-newMazdaMX-5 bags prizes fromaround theworld

The Mazda MX-5 Roadster. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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BUYING a car is an exciting proc-ess.Fromthesecondyoulayeyesonyour dream car to the magical mo-ment where you’re given the keys –it can all pass by in a blur.However, it’s important to ac-

quaint yourself with some impor-tant facts before signing your vehi-cle finance contract. WesBank hassomeexcellentadvice forcarbuyerswho are about to take the plunge, tohelp them ensure they make theright financial decisions and re-main in the know.

Ask, ask and ask againWhenyouarriveat thedealership

to finalise the deal, you’ll be guidedthrough the process by the dealer-ship’s appointedFinance and Insur-ance (F&I) representative. F&Is areregistered with the National CreditRegulator, and are bound to giveyousound financial advicebasedonyour circumstances.As such, if you have any ques-

tions about your finance or deal,nowis the last time toask them.TheF&I will have a checklist of impor-tant points that you have to com-pletely understand before signingyour contract and takingdeliveryofyour new car. If you don’t under-stand anything then you can ask forclarification and simpler explana-tions. Don’t rush the signing proc-ess. Rather make sure you under-stand everything, so that you aren’tsurprised a month or two down theline.

Get familiar with financeIn the process of arranging your

contractyou’llbegiventheoptiontochoose a fixed or linked interestrate. Know the difference, and howthis will affect your budget in theshortand long term.A fixed interestrate on your loan will be higher atfirst,but itwillalsoremainthesamefor the duration of the loan. Con-versely,a linked interest ratewillbelower at first, and save you money.However, it also increases – and sowill your monthly car instalment –

when the Reserve Bank changes inter-est rates.Make a decision about the contract

period. This is how long you’ll be pay-ing off the loan. You can choose from12 months, all the way to 72 months.However, the longer the contract, themoreyouenduppaying in interest andfees.Ensure you know the advantages of

putting downabig deposit. By doing soyouwill saveoninterestpayments,andhave lower monthly repayments.If you have opted for a balloon pay-

ment to have lower, more affordablemonthly repayments, make doublysure that youknowhowmuchyouwillowe at the end of the finance term. Tryto savemoney tohelp pay this off at theend of the contract, or else you’ll needa new loan to cover the balloon pay-ment.

Extras explainedThe contract signing is when you’ll

be given a breakdown of what you arepaying for. This will include the vehi-cle’s invoiceprice, aswell asanydeliv-ery, licensingandadmin fees.Youwillalso be given the option to include anyvalue-added extras. These are prod-ucts thatwill enhance thevehicleown-ership experience, and they rangefrom extended warranty and serviceplans, to minor insurance productsthat provide paint and dent protec-tion, or wheel and tyre insurance.There are also products that protect

your finance. These include value-added insurancepackages thatwill re-fund your deposit in the event of ama-jor accident or theft, and a gap coverinsurance that will settle the car loanwith the bank should your compre-hensive insurance not pay the entireamount.You will be given the option to in-

clude these products in your financepackage, allowing you to spread outtheir payments over the term of yourcontract. Or you can opt to pay themin cash. If you’re unsure about howthiswill affectyourbudget, simplyaskthe F&I about the advantages of eachoption.

Always be insuredOne of the important documents

you will have to take along whensigning your contract is proof ofcomprehensive insurance. This on-ly applies if you have an existing in-surance policy andhave opted to ar-range your own insurance. If youhave asked the dealership to ar-range an insurance quote, they willhave this document.This is vital because you will not

be allowed to drive the car out of theshowroom without proving to thebank that the vehicle is insured. Inthe extreme scenario that you areinvolved in an accident straight aft-er taking deliver of your new car,you can rest safe knowing that yourinsurance policy will cover every-thing.TheF&Iwill also explain that you

are required to maintain compre-hensive insurance on the car for theduration of the finance contract.Thisprotectsyouandyourfinances:if anything happens to the car, theinsurance will pay out the insuredvalue of the car and you will nothavetoworryaboutpayingbacktheloan for a car you no longer have.

Say I do with iContractRather than drowning in paper-

work, you can make use of Wes-Bank’siContract.Thisisapaperlesscontract that you can sign on yourcomputer.More importantly, it lets you go

over all the points and fine print atyour leisure. Signing digitally canalso save you time – you sign thecontract at your computer, the deal-ership gets notified of the successfulsigning, and you can immediatelycollect your car.The iContract iswritten insimple

English and double-checks that youhave read every section of the con-tract to make sure you are familiarwith all the terms and conditions.The system is also completely se-

cure, and when you’re done a copyof the digital contract will beemailed to you for filing. – REPORTER

Five things to knowwhen signing yourcar finance contract

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ONGOING oil price weaknesshas been bolstered by a strength-ening in the Rand / US dollar ex-change rate.

This according to the Automo-bile Association (AA)whichwascommenting on unaudited mid-month fuelpricedatareleasedbythe Central Energy Fund (CEF).According to theAA,petrolus-

ers are in formuch-neededrelief;the current indicators showade-crease of between 56 and 59 cents

a litre, with around 11 cents at-tributable to gains in the Rand.Although the international

price of diesel climbed slightlyin the first half of February, theexchange ratehas offset someofdiesel’s gains – without thestronger exchange rate, the in-creasewouldhavebeen 17 centsa litre instead of the seven centsa litre currently predicted.Illuminating paraffin is set

for an increase of ten cents a li-tre, which would have been 20cents without the Rand’s recentgains.

Drop inpetrol priceexpected

WE live in an age when cars are slowly turn-ing intoaneed rather thanawant as theyusedto be.With the variety of cars in themarket, pick-

ing your favourite car or at least the one youthink suits you most has become a struggle.This is usually caused by a number of factorsthat comewith owning a car but youdon’t justown a car, you first have to pick one beforeowning it.Many say picking a car is themost stressful

factor among the rest. Queenstown Expressspoke toPennyPoingdestre ofNissanQueens-town for advice on buying a car.

What should one consider when buying a car?You need to consider what you need from

a vehicle, the size of your family, the roadsthat you drive and what you will be using thevehicle for. It is pointless purchasing a two-door sports car as family vehicle or if the caris going to be driven on rural, gravel roads.Your salespersonwill ask these questions andmore, to ensure that you get the best vehiclethat matches your requirements.It is important to purchase your vehicle

from a reputable dealership. You also need toconsider the overall affordability of your pur-chase, which includes the cost of the vehicle,finance charges and interest, running costs,service and maintenance costs, as well as theinsurance premiums. Many people only look

at the purchase price, but not the other costs.

Comparison brand new and preowned. Therespective disadvantages and advantages?It is always better to purchase brand new

as there is peace of mind with knowing yourvehicle is brand new, and has the backup ofthe brand. If you choose to purchase a pre-owned vehicle, purchase from a well-known,reputable dealership. You will be getting aservice fromadealership that has tomeet cer-tain ethical and honesty standards. Look fora pre-owned vehicle that has a balance on themanufacturer’s warranty and if not, it is ad-visable to look at purchasing an extendedwarranty for peace of mind.

Tips to keeping one’s car at its best condition?It is important to have your vehicle ser-

viced at regular intervals as per themanufac-turer’s instructions. If you notice any strangenoises or pick up any problems with the vehi-cles’ performance, you need to get to yourdealership as soon as possible to get thesethings sorted out. Too often, people ignore thelittle things,which in turn lead to abigger andmore costly repair, which could have beenprevented. Regardless of whether you arepurchasing a new or pre-owned vehicle, it isstill important to look after your vehicle andkeep it in the best possible condition. Youknow your car better than anyone else!

Visible and hidden fraudulent activities by dealerships to lure customers what to look out for?The National Credit Act and Financial Ser-

vices Industry has a strict code of conductwhich we need to obey, and these bodies alsoregulate any fees, costs and charges that arenot included in the sale. Also most motordealers belong to the RMI (Retail Motor In-dustry),which also has a code of conduct (eth-ical values) that dealerships need to adhereto. If you get a feeling that makes you uncom-fortable, or causes you to think twice, thenit might be better to walk away or get advicebefore you sign anything.

What are a warranty, a service plan and carfinancing?

Most vehicles have a service plan includedin their purchase price. A service plan coversmost of the costs involved in having your ve-hicle serviced, as per the manufacturer’sguidelines. When servicing your vehicle it isalways advisable to find out what costs youmay have to pay for as not all service plansare identical and you will need to familiariseyourself with your specific service plan.The warranty on the vehicle covers most

mechanical problems if they are genuinefaults. Faults caused by negligence, driverabuse and vehicle misuse are not covered bywarranty. It is important to make sure thatyouunderstand themanufacturer’swarranty

and what is covered, as well as what your re-sponsibilities are.Financing a vehicle is done through most

major banks in South Africa. It is almost thesame as buying something on Hire Purchase.In order to apply for finance you will need tohave an Identity Document, Valid South Afri-can Driver’s licence, proof of income (payslipand/or three months bank statements), proofof your residential address and have a clearITC record.

Your favourite car at the moment?The dynamic, exciting all new Nissan

X-trail.

QUEENSTOWNVEHICLEDEALERSGIVEADVICE

Doyourhomeworkbeforebuyingacar

Penny Poingdestre of Nissan Queenstown.PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

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VALGAS Football Club (FC) only have them-selves to blame for their defeat by Amathole athome,after theysquanderedonegloriousoppor-tunity after another, to the frustration of theirsupporters and coaches.

Valgas were thrashed 4-0 by Amathole in the

South African Football Association (Safa) SABStreamC league in front of their own fans at theDumpy Adams sports ground on Sunday.Thehome teamstarted the gamewell and cre-

ated great chances but that changed as a mis-communication between the defender and thegoalkeeper led to Amathole scoring their open-ing goal ten minutes into the first half.Valgas was all over Amathole in the first half

of thegame,but theirbeautifulball controlandpassing failed to produce results.The score was 1-0 during half time.The second half was a different ball game as

Valgas kept on knocking at Amathole’s posts.Amathole beat the offside trap and scored thesecondgoalof thegame15minutes into thesec-ond stanza.Valgas tried to pull one back but the Ama-

thole goal keeper was the only reason Valgasfailed to register their first goal.Valgas’ goal keeper called the ball but it

bounced over him, making it easy for Ama-thole striker to increase their lead to 3 goals.Another communication breakdown from

the Valgas defence created a chance for Ama-thole in the last minutes of the game. Ama-thole’s striker welcomed the chance and putone past the goalkeeper to make the score 4-0.In another game, MK Academy drew 2-2

with Seven Stars at Sada stadium on Sunday.Amathole are now on top of the log with 3

points followed by Seven Stars and Academy.Valgas is in position four as other teams are

yet to play their first games of the season.On Saturday Valgas will face Seven Star at

Dumpy Adams at 1pm, while All Star XI willhost MK Academy at Dumpy Adams at 3pm.On Sunday Amathole will play against Ma-

dridatSadastadium,whiledefendingchampi-onsHolyKingswill hostRomanCallies atEzi-beleni stadium.

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

BREAKERSwere left licking their woundsafter their 33-32 loss from Trying Stars inthe opening round of the pool C, super 12rugby tournament in Alexandria on Satur-day.

Trying Stars scored a long distance, lastminute penalty to steal the game awayfromBreakers during the highly contestedgame of the super 12 club rugby competi-tion.Thematch was played at a fantastic tem-

po throughout, with neither side wantingto back down.Trying Stars were the first to register

points on the score board when they took

their lead to 19-0 in the first half.A great display of both discipline and

courage saw Breakers recovering and thescore was 19-18 by half time.Stars increased their lead to 30 -18 in the

second half, but Breakers did not give upand took the lead for the first time in thegame when the score was 32-30.The Breakers side thought time was on

their as they were leading by two pointsand they had already told themselves thatthe game was over, when the referee gaveStars a penalty in the dying minutes of thegame.Stars converted the penalty and won the

game by a single point.Breakers were added to the other teams

from the Border region which were beaten

over the weekend.All six teams from the Border region

playing in the super 12 rugby competitionlost over the weekend, giving the EasternProvince an advantage going into the sec-ond games of the competition.

In pool A: Spring Rose beat Berlin Tigers 22-12 andProgress thrashed Winter Rose 77-0.

In pool B: Gardens beat East London Police 13-5,while Brumbies thrashed Buffalos 27-12.

InpoolC:WalterSisuluUniversity lost17-18 toPark.

A total of 12 teams are participating inthe super 12 and they have been divided in-to three groups of four.They will play three round-robin games

to decide which teams advance to the play-offs.

Breakers suffer a 33-32 defeat

Valgas Football Clubbeatenathome

Valgas players on the defence during their game against Amathole. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Valgas manager talks to players during waterbreak. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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