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THE Queenstown community willsoon get to see themselves on thesmall screen in a local televisionshow to be broadcast on Fridays.

Bay TV producer, Sipha Kema, confirmed

that they would broadcast the show on theirDStv Channel 260.The show, named Rise, has been master-

minded by a local clergyman,VusumziMvuy-elwa, and will be launched on July 23 inQueenstown.Mvuyelwa, who is also a Bishop at the

Church ofGodSalvation, said the showwould

be aired on Fridays but couldn’t confirm thetime and other details.“The show will be hosted here in Queens-

town and we are in the process of acquiringa suitable building for it to be hosted in,” saidMvuyelwa.He said the show’s focal point would be

Queenstown and its surrounding areas with

some provincial issues also being addressed.“Queenstown is growing and so is the need

for better ways of communication and ad-dressing burning issues. In most cases badand violent conduct, such as violent protests,crime and all other ill behaviours, are oftenthe result of a lack of information,” he said.

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OwnTVshowforQ’townLOCALCOMMUNITY RISEONFRIDAYS

Pres. Zuma openswater worksPresident Jacob Zuma officially launched the multimillion rand Ncora treatment works at Bhantini village in Ncora on Friday. During thelaunch cooperative governance and traditional affairs MEC Mlibo Qhoboshiyane tasted the water in Melika village. With him are PremierPhumulo Masualle (middle) with local mayors and community members; from left, Thoza Sihela, Engcobo mayor Lamla Jiyose, Chris HaniDistrict Municipality executive mayor Mxolisi Koyo and Intsika Yethu mayor Koliswa Vimbayo. Read the full story on page 3.

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THE Coega Development Corporation (CDC)has spent R247-million on the refurbishmentand upgrading of the Frontier Hospital in Ko-mani, creating619 jobs,with428peoplebeingre-cruited from the Komani community.

The project also provided 10 internships to lo-calgraduatesand35youngpeopleand80womenwere given the opportunity to work on theproject.The Frontier Hospital is not the only project

that CDC is busy with.It is refurbishing and upgrading the Mjayan

DistrictHospital inEngcobo,aswellas the threeclinics in the Chris Hani District Municipality.According to CDC unit marketing and com-

munications head Dr Ayanda Vilakazi, by thetime the projects are completed they will havecreated 1 200 jobs in the rural areas. Of thesejobs, nearly 850 were given to people from thelocal communities.“A total of 28 internshipswerealso created for

local graduates, and site workers will have at-tended more than 1 463 technical and life skillscourses,” Vilakazi said.“Our objective with every major project that

we facilitate is to leave a heritage in the form oftechnical, life and business skills. The peopleand the business owners we have trained nowhave the skills they need to qualify for othertenders or to create projects for themselves.”The new clinics, which will replace older

buildings, are the Qebe and Nkwenkwana clin-ics inNgcoboandtheIsikhobaclinicinCofimva-ba.Vilakazi said CDC had retained the skills

which built Africa’smostmodern industrial de-

velopment zone (IDZ) and had fine-tuned themanagement systems in order to help govern-ment agencies such as the EasternCapeDepart-ment of Health to improve the quality of life forthe people of the province.She said using a government agency rather

than a private company to manage major pro-jectshaddirectbenefits for the localcommunity.“Our objective is socio-economic transforma-

tionratherthanmaximisingprofits.Thatmeanswe spend more time and resources on support-ing local small businesses and training mem-bers of the community,” she said.Department of Health provincial spokesper-

sonSiyandaManana said the renovations at theFrontier Hospital had been going on in phasessince 2000, through the hospital revitalisation

grant from the national Department of Health.“The hospital is now in phases 6, 7 and 10,” Ma-nana said.“The hospital was a district hospital serving

only a small Komani population excluding theformer Transkei citizens from Ezibeleni, Ilingeandotherareas,whowereexpected togo toGlenGreyHospital inLadyFrere.Adecisionwas tak-enafter1994 toupgrade thehospital toaregionalreferralhospital for theChrisHaniandJoeGqa-bi district municipalities.”He said in line with their master plan, 75% of

the expected upgrade had been achieved to dateand new infrastructure had been delivered, notjust renovations.“Phase1comprisedringroads,waterreticula-

tion and fencing,while phase 2was thematerni-

ty section with admission ward, labour ward,antenatalward,postnatalward,maternity thea-tre, neonatal ICU, high care nursery andmoth-ers’ lodge,” he said.Phase 3 comprised an adult ICU, high care,

burnsunit, theatre complexwith three theatresand central steam sterilising department, radi-ology department with CT scan, fluoroscope,mammogram, ultrasoundmachine and generaldigital X-ray machines, a pharmacy and fourgeneral wards.“Phase 4 is the eye-care centre and phase 5

was made up of two additional new wards anda new mortuary. Phases 6, 7 and 10 are underway.”He said there were an OPD, accident and

emergencyunit, children’s complexwith paedi-atric ICU, high care, general wards, isolationwards, mothers’ lodge and the helipad.“Theadministrationbuilding inphase10was

also brought forward as therewas spare capaci-tyavailableonthe top floorof theOPDandcasu-alty building. The project, inclusive of profes-sional fees,escalations,preparatoryworkforthehospital to function adequately, was estimatedat R500-million.”Hesaid theyhad facedchallengeswith limited

access to certain areas, as well as long routeswalked by patients, relatives and employees toaccessserviceareaslikethewards,X-raydepart-ment and pharmacy.“The most critical one was availability of

parking space on the hospital premises.”Manana said thehospital and theDepartment

ofHealth took pride in the projects as communi-tymembers continued supporting them, aswellas commending thegoodworkdoneandcriticis-ingconstructivelywhentheoverworked,under-staffed hospital had notmet their expectations.”

FrontierHospital getsR247million facelift

The newly upgraded Frontier Hospital. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

A 65-year-old womanwas arrested in Dong-we location in Whittlesea for dealing indrugs.

Police spokesperson Namhla Mdlelenisaid the police had conducted the operationafter receiving information on a housewhere dealing in drugs was taking place.“They went there to investigate and

found drugs valued at R8 000,” she said.. Queenstown police are investigating a

case of armed robbery after the Markhamstore in Cathcart Road was robbed on themorning of Friday, June 24.Mdleleni said it is alleged that unknown

armedmen entered the shop and forced theemployees to open the storeroom.“ They demanded the safe’s keys from the

manager as well as cellphones and an un-disclosed amount of money. They tookthem and ran away. A case of armed rob-bery has been opened by Komani policeand no one has been arrested yet,” she said.

. InMolteno, the police arrested two sus-pects between the ages of 35 and 40 yearsfor burglary at a business premises onMonday morning.Mdleleni said it is alleged that the police

responded to an alarm being activated atthe store and on arrival they found the sus-pectswho entered through the roof, collect-ing clothes in the store.“ The suspect appeared before the Molte-

no Magistrate Court on Wednesday. Thevalue of the items recovered is R50 000,”she said.

Whittleseawoman (65) arrested for dealing in drugs

Whittlesea police show the drugs confiscatedafter the arrest of a 65 year-old woman.

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“People act out of ignorance. The showwill also be a platform to unearth and as-sist local talent,” he added.Mvuyelwa also highlighted the impor-

tance of community media saying it hasthe ability to reach targeted audiences asopposed to national media.“One thing we need to understand is that

no one can tell your story better than your-

self. Local media have that ability of tellingits people’s stories in their own tone andat their convenience because there is thatdeep understanding,” he said.The hype and suspense around Rise

seems to be gaining momentum on thestreets as well.“It would be really great to have our own

show and later a channel because the de-mand for hyper local content is on therise,” said local resident Makaziwe Solani.

“I hope it is going to be a versatile showin that it has guests from different spheresand departments,” Solani said.International businessman, Edwin Kho-

khar, said the show would be a perfect toolfor local businesspeople to align theirproducts and services to reach their nichemarket.

) See on page 7 what our readers haveto say about the new television show.

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PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma called on the commu-nity tovalue the infrastructure thatgovernmenthas put in place for them and guard it jealouslyagainst criminal elements “who are destroyingthe march towards a better life.”

Zumasaid this to the thousands of peoplewhoattended the official launch of the multimillionrandNcora treatmentworks at Bhantini villagein Ncora on Friday.Due to the new infrastructure, about 13 802

householdswill have access to cleanwater in 97villages around Cofimvaba, Engcobo and Cala.At the launch Zuma was accompanied by the

minister of theDepartment ofWater andSanita-tion, Nomvula Mokonyane, the minister of theDepartment of Cooperative Governance andTraditional Affairs, David Van Rooyen, and thedeputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, PamTshwete.He said the country cannot afford the wanton

destruction, theft or vandalism of infrastruc-ture. “Government and the private sector buildinfrastructure in order to improve thequality oflife and to ensure access nearer our homes, forexample the shopping malls.“If people burn these public amenities, it

means that as South Africans we are taking thecountry backwards,” Zuma said.“The anarchy and destruction of property do

nothelp this campaign inattracting investors atall, and in fact, theyaremaking theeffortsof cre-ating jobs much more difficult.“I urge the people of this district to protect the

water infrastructure that we are launching to-day, and all public amenities,” he said.He said that on completion theNcora scheme,

will supply water to 13 802 households, benefit-

ing 75 910 people in 97 villages.“The collective expenditure on all the con-

tracts within the scheme to date is R229millionand the total estimated completion cost of thewhole project is R354million. As governmentcontinues to invest in major infrastructure de-velopments in the Chris Hani District Munici-pality, the Department of Water and Sanita-tion’s Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant pro-grammewill over time spendR1.5 billion on sixprojects,” he said.Zuma said a total of R770million has already

beenspent todate.This is,however,not theonlyfunding that has been availed in support of theChris Hani District Municipality.“The launch of the Ncora BulkWater Project

today is a step forward by government, towardsensuring that we move ahead to an improvedquality of life of ourpeople.Water is life andourpeople need access to water in every corner ofthe country. We take this seriously as govern-ment,” Zuma said.Zuma said they are extendingwater access to

all thepeopleasthetwodamsinthisarea,name-ly theLubisi andNcoraDam,were initially sin-gle purpose dams meant for irrigation.“Thiswas so, notwithstanding the number of

villages and households in the area without ac-cess to the same resources. Today we are gath-ered to celebrate the delivery of water to peoplewhoused to just observe thewater pass thembyto irrigate only the farms downstream,” he said.He said the Ncora BulkWater Project will en-

sure that the targeted categories of consumersto be supplied with potable water are domesticwater users throughout the Intsika Yethu LocalMunicipality, aswell as commercial and institu-tional userswithin the townsofCala and Indwe.“This intervention will ensure supply to

households, while also encouraging the broad-

ening of the current economic activities, andhopefully encouraging new ones.“Weknowthata lotofworkstillhas tobedone

inordertocompletethebulkservicesandreticu-lations that will further enhance the delivery ofwatertothewholedistrictprogressively.Butthecompletion of the Ncora Bulk Water Project isan importantmilestone for the people of this ar-ea,” Zuma said.He said the scheme comprises a number of

components, namely the raw water supply sys-tem, the construction of the NcoraWater Treat-ment Plant, and the bulk treated water supplysystem.Zuma said: “The building of the Ncora Dam

is complete with the Ncora Treatment plant de-livering 5Megalitres per day andmajor bulk in-frastructure is in place. As a result 29 villagesare immediatelybenefitingwhilst furtherexten-sions are being implemented.”

Zuma launchesNcorawater treatmentworks

President Jacob Zuma at the launch of the Ncora water treatment works and bulk infrastructureproject. With him were the minister of the Department of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Moko-nyane, and Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

IN a bid to improve the matric passrate, the department of education inthe Queenstown district has orga-nised and is supporting winterschools for all schools that fall undertheir jurisdiction.

The Department of EducationQueenstowndistrict’sdeputydirect-or,MadodaNdembe, said thewinterschool is aimed at improving thegrade 12 results.“Wehavenoticedthatourmainfo-

cus has been on maths and sciencewhich led to other subjects beingfailed.“That is why we decided to focus

on all the subjects in order to im-

prove the results in all the subjects,”he said.Ndembesaid theyhavebroadened

the scope to include even the betterperforming schools in the area.“We usually have the winter

school for the underperformingschools in the area, but we noticedthat whilst we are focusing on theunderperforming schools the onesthat were performing started doingbadly. That is why we decided to in-clude them in thewinter school,” hesaid.Ndembe said they established res-

idential centres at the Gali Them-bani Youth Care Centre and MariaLouw High School.“We also have ten centres around

the district at Luvuyo Lerumo High

School, Nkwanca High School andKwa-Komani ComprehensiveSchool to name a few. The centreshave their own managers who areresponsible for what is happeningthere,” he said.He said the programmecovers the

whole of the Queenstown districtwhich includes, Whittlesea, Sterk-stroom, Ezibeleni, Ilinge Townshipand Komani.“Thisprogrammehelpsustomon-

itor the improvement throughoutthe district.“Where there was a problem of a

schoolnothavinga teacher,wehaveintroduced revolving teachers whoare assisting the pupils,” he said.Ndembe said they urge the public

to support this initiative.

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THE residents of Ngonyama village and Maq-wathini village in Qoqodala recently celebrat-ed the buying of much-needed new equipmentfor the development of the community withmoney they received from Vodacom.

Vodacom erected a network tower in theNgonyama area and as part of giving back tothe community, Vodacom signed a nine-yearcontract in whhich they will give the resi-dents R14 400 every year towards the develop-ment of the area.

Speaking at the celebrations, chairpersonof the local committee, Shekile Malilwana,said they had reached an agreement with Vo-dacom to support the development of the areafor nine years.

“(At first) the money divided the communi-ty after someone claimed that the committeewas taking the money, but through hardwork, we managed to fight for what is oursand get what belongs to us,” he said.

Malilwana said there was a person whoclaimed that the community had received themoney from him, but after their investigationthey found out that the money had come from

Vodacom.“We are here today to celebrate the (water

pump) engine, soccer kit and balls that webought with the money,” he said.

Treasury of the committee Sicelo Fakint-ambo said their investigation had startedback in 2013 and eventually they had receivedinformation and contacted Vodacom lastyear.

“In August last year we received our firstpayment of R14 400 and that amount will bepaid into our accounts for nine years. Wecalled a meeting and asked the communitywhat to buy with the money and people saidthey want an engine so that they can take outwater from the dipping tanks,” he said.

Secretary of the committee Sakhile Minto-lo said they have all the receipts and everytime they receive this funding they will go tothe community and ask them what to do withthe money.

“The money is not for us but the communi-ty as a whole,” he said.

The residents who attended the celebra-tions thanked the committee and Vodacomfor their assistance.

They wished the committee well and askedthem to work with them.

Villagedevelopedwithmoney fromcell tower

Residents of Qoqodala village celebrate the funds they received from Vodacom for the developmentof the community in return for erecting a network tower in the area. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

CONGRESS of the People (COPE) MPL LievieSharpely addressed a meeting at the TwelveApostolic Church in Komani on Friday, whereall COPE leaders in the Chris Hani region metto discuss their elections plan.

“People need to ask themselves if they stillhave to vote for the same government after thefive years of failure by the ANC. My theme forthese elections is ‘Let’s punish the ANC’,” hesaid.

“Let’s punish them because people are stillsuffering out there and there are no jobs. Peo-ple must use their votes to punish the ANC, asit was given the duty to lift the people and in-stead of doing so it has humiliated and down-graded them,” Sharpley said.

He said the ANC had been put in power tochange people’s lives for the better, but theywere doing the opposite.

He said the budget of the ward must be decid-

ed by the ward. “The municipalities have failedbecause they are misusing the money.”

He said in municipalities, people were nothired based on their skills but on their politicalaffiliation.

“When tenders come out, they are not issuedbut held until a company that is going to bribethem comes and bids for the tender. That iswhy we have a problem with service delivery.”

“I am here to encourage you to go out and

canvass. Talk to the people and tell them if theywant to stay in shacks all their lives they mustvote for the ANC. We must dislodge the ANCbecause they have destroyed us,” Sharpleysaid.

“This is not just about politics, but about thefuture of our children; this is the time to tellthe truth because if you don’t, the future of ourchildren will perish,” said Sharpley.– TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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THE Department of Health has set aside R94-million for theconstructionofaccommodationfor health professionals throughout the prov-ince,HealthMEC,PumzaDyantyi, saidduringa visit to the Mthatha Regional Hospital lastTuesday.

TheEasternCapehas faced aproblemofun-derstaffing in health centres, particularly intheruralareas,becausethedoctorsandnurses

who should work there, did not have a placeto stay and as a result refused to be allocatedto remote areas.

It was also a problem in the urban areas,with nurses or trainee nurses forced to rentprivate accommodation.

However, Dyantyi vowed that this wouldcome to an end and no health professionalwouldnothaveaccommodationnear theplacewhere he or she worked.

“We have already started building accom-modation for health professionals (a nurses’

home)atanewclinic inMbhongweni location,Mbizana,” she said.

“The clinicwas officially handed over to thecommunity and the nurses who stay there. Inthis financial year we need to focus on ensur-ing that whenwe build a clinic our first phasewill be accommodation.

“We are planning on building more accom-modation in the other health centres.

“Everywhere we go in this province we aregoing to build accommodation facilities forhealth professionals,” Dyantyi said.

Millions for health professionals’ accommodation

LUKHANJI Municipality has adopted a totalbudgetofR689.4millionofwhichR613.2millionwill be for operational costs and R75.2 millionfor capital expenditure.

This was said by Lukhanji Municipality ex-ecutive mayor Nozibele Makanda during herlast state of the municipality address (SOMA)astheexecutivemayorofLukhanjiMunicipali-tywhichwillbemergedwithTsolwanamunici-pality and Inkwancamunicipality after the up-comingbeforethe localgovernmentelectiononAugust 3.

Makanda when delivering her SOMA at theSada stadium in Whittlesea on Tuesday, saidit is important to emphasise that the budgettheyhaveadopted isnot for theEnochMgijimamunicipalitywhich isgoing tobe formedwhenthe three municipalities merge.

“It is Lukhanji municipality’s contributiontowardsabudget thatwillbeconsolidated fromthe budgets of all the three amalgamating bud-gets,” she said.

She said the equitable share, the municipalinfrastructure grant (MIG), andmunicipal sys-tem improvement grant (MSIG) had decreasedwith the implication being that they may findit difficult to complete programmes and pro-jects that they have already started during thecourse of the current financial year.

“We have earmarked spending our capitalbudget on upgrading of rural gravel roads,maintenance of surface roads, revitalization ofthe Mlungisi small business centre, furthercontributiontowardstheconstructionofthein-termodal taxirank,constructionofcommunityhalls, the completion of sport fields and con-structing of shearing sheds,” she said.

She said other projects that they have ear-marked spending their capital budget on arethe installation of community lightening pro-jects and implementation of the five-year elec-tricity master plan, as well as the rectificationof Qwabi bridge.

“Wehavemanaged to keep the average tariffincreases on services to below 10%; our aver-age increase of tariffs amounts to 7.46%.

“Consequently, we have adopted that elec-tricitywill be increasedby7.6%,propertyratesincreased by 6.8% and refuse collectionwill beincreased by 8%. This will be implementedfrom July 1, 2016,” she said.

Makanda said the 2016/2017 financial yearwill yet be another challenging and eventfulyear for theresidentsofLukhanjiMunicipalitybecause their challenges are destined to in-crease going into the merger.

“I am hopeful that with this budget we willbeable todecreaseourshortcomings insofarasthe inhabitants of the erstwhile Lukhanji mu-nicipality are concerned,” she said.

She said council has recently approved anagreementwith theCityofHuai’an fromChinato establish a blanket value adding processingoperation in Lukhanji.

“This isnot theonlyproject as therewill alsobe a factory to manufacture solar geysers andpanels.Theblanketoperationhasacapitalcon-tribution of R5million, while the solar paneloperation on the other handwill have a capitalinvestment of R30million,” she said.

Makanda said no guarantees can be offeredat this stage on the electricity outages in Ko-mani, but she said they would soon be a thingof the past.

“The outages can be attributed to the expan-sionof theareawithoutthenecessaryupgradesin the electrical infrastructure, vandalism andillegal connections.Whilewehaveacontractorto upgrade two transformers in Ezibeleni, wemust also take into consideration the risingcosts of purchasing electricity,”Makanda said.

She said theyhave electricityupgrades in alltheir areas and have spent more than R20 mil-lion on that.

“The economic hub status of Lukhanji wasrecently affirmed by the Department of Tradeand Industry when it announced an invest-ment of R22.5 million for the revitalisation ofthe Queendustria Park.

Makanda said Lukhanji has been receivingdisclaimers of opinions from the office of theAuditorGeneral, but recently theymanaged toimprove to a qualified audit opinion.

“Thatwasnot luck; itwashardworkbybothourofficialsandthepolitical leadershipandweare happy for the improvement,” she said.– TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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GLEN Grey police officers at theDubeni police station held a youthprayer meeting at the Tsembeyicommunity hall in Tsembeyi vil-lage on Thursday to ask God to in-tervene in their fight againstcrime.

Constable Zoleka Mvubu saidthey used to organise sport gamesduring Youth Month, but had no-ticed that it did not help enough inthe fight against crime.“We noticed that after the

games, people went back and com-mitted crimes. Hence, we decidednot to focus on sport this year. Wewant to close the gap between thepolice and the parents of the chil-dren who are involved in crime,”she said.EmalahleniMunicipality acting

mayor Bhadikazi Twala said themunicipality was working wellwith the police.“Let’s support the police in the

fight against murder and rape inthis area. This programme mustnot stop here. We need to go out tothe people and talk about thethings that are said here in orderto fight crime,” he said.Twala asked for political toler-

ance from the people of Tsembeyiduring campaigning for the up-coming elections.Department of Safety and Liai-

sonmanager, Sizwe Sikwebu, saidthey supported the prayer againstcrime. He said the departmentthanked the community police fo-rum and the Dubeni police stationfor organising the event.“Whenwe have put in all our ef-

forts and they do not work, a timecomes for us to kneel down andpray.Wesayletusnotworryaboutthe attendance of the youth in theprogramme and know that God ishere. Maybe at the end a solutionwill come. Let us be strong andwewill defeat crime, particularlywhenweputprayerinwhatwearedoing,” he said.Dubenipolice stationcommand-

er Colonel Xolani Solani said hehad been born in Tsembeyi, andgrowing up in the village he hadnoticed changes in the behaviourof young people in the area.“We have a lot of crime in this

area and the cause of that is thedrugandalcohol abusebybotholdand young people.“We tried everything to fight

this and then we decided to havea prayer to ask God to intervene,”he said.

Police pray for the youth

Police officers singing during the Youth Day prayer against crime inTsembeyi village. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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LOCALwordsmithMzukisi Silande-la, continues to flyQueenstown’s flaghigh with his most recent achieve-ment being the launch of his fourthbook Arrested Poetry Vol. 1 at thisyear’s Grahamstown Arts Festival.

Silandela’s fourth offering fea-tures motivational quotes and a se-ries of poems which he wrote him-self.His “new baby” will be revealed to

the public at Rhodes University onJuly 4. In the meantime the fullyfledged scribe is going around doinginterviews on national and local me-dia promoting his new book. He sayshe is planning tomake the book a se-ries with multiple volumes.The popular vernacular author of

Ulutsha Nentolongo, Amabanjwa

Namadindala and Ubuvuvu Beloki-shi Nentolongo has gone out of hiscomfort zone and inked his words ofmotivation and admonishing in En-glish – amovewhichhe said is goingto introducehim to awider andmorediverse audience.

His new book is already available athis mobile roadside book-store, A40 Publishers.Silandela says he

is in the process ofsigning a distribu-tion deal to as-sure easy acces-sibility of hisbooks. Mean-while orders ofthe book can beplaced on thebook’s specialFacebook page

‘Arrested Poetry’.Other local authors whose books

are going to be revealed at the artsfest arePhikolomzi ‘Jomo’ Jaxa’sMyRebelliousWays to Prison andMcebi-si ka Ndama My True Confessions.Boththese authors are formerconvicts who published their booksearlier this year. Their books re-

spectively tell how they got in-to jail even thoughkaNada-ma’sMy True Confessionsdwells more in his apolo-gising to the people hehad wronged.

Wordsmith to representKomaniatGrahamstownArts Festival

Mzukisi Silandela’sfourth offering to hitthe shelves on July4. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE Komani jazz music industryhas again lost yet another jazz leg-end after the sudden death of Good-man Dlwengu last week.

Dlwengu, a vocalist and a percus-sionist, started playingmusic at anearly age in the dusty streets of Ko-mani.Later in his life, during the dark

days of apartheid, he played for dif-ferent jazz bands.During the time of rock and roll

and pop music, which was domi-nated by the Rolling Stones and theBeetles, he started playing for a lo-cal band that used the style of thesebands to create their own uniquemusic which was appealing to thecommunity of Komani at that time.Sipho Lisa, who used to playwith

him in the Accupunctures, saidwhen he started playing music,Dlwengu had already played fordifferent jazz bands.“After their band separated, a

good Samaritan, Walter Jaxa,came on board and bought newequipment. That is when weformed the Accupunctures. We

were the first group ever in Ko-mani to play soul music and jazz.And at that time keyboards werenot used – we used drums and gui-tars,” he said.Lisa said Dlwengu was a musi-

cian who respected his art.“He was one of the most power-

ful artists this town has ever had.I want to thank him and everyonewho contributed to the local musicindustry for the role they played inthe development of music in Ko-mani,” he said.Lisa said it is a pity that Komani

is losing talented musicians at thetime as jazz legends are not lookedafter in Komani.“We have people in Komani who

contributed a lot to the country’smusic industry, yet they are ne-glected,” he said.Lisa thanked Phumelelo Pambo,

Mhlebi Mchitheka, Buyisile No-holoza, Walter Jaxa, Thami Pam-bo, Mpisekhaya Qhitsi, Fal-ithenjwa Bukoni and Jafta Monafor their contribution in the devel-opment of the music industry inKomani.Dlwenguwill be buried on Satur-

day.

Jazz legendpassedaway

Jazz legend Goodman Dlwengu who passed away last week. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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) Zikhona Njoli: I like the idea ofhaving our local show here in Ko-

mani. We have a lot of stuff to talkabout here, the good and the badbut it is worth it to be aired for thepublic to see and not only toQueenstown people but to thecountry as a whole. We have ourlocal icons who have made it bigin the world that we only see onnational TV and in a way we tendto feel we are distanced from them.So having them on the showwouldbe great. And I believe it is goingto be a great tool to unearth localtalent where future media person-nel will be moulded for greaterthings. But I so wish that the gov-

ernment and other entities wouldseize the opportunity and use theshow to enhance communicationto the people of Queenstown. Evenbusinesses could use the opportu-nity to air their adverts to the localaudiences. The municipalitycould also use the opportunity toinform us of things such as watercuts and scheduled power outages.

) Uviwe Jara: I hope they tackle is-sues that continue to haunt the lo-cals and not be some governmentpuppet. Some media houses andshows are just there to compli-

ment the government hoping toscore advertising deals. But it is agood and different move, a big upto everyone behind the whole ini-tiative.

) Alwaba Tolashe: As a local artistI just hope they create a platformfor local talent to showcase them-selves. We have newspapers and aradio station already doing that,so TVwith its power of images, au-dio and text will do a great job forlocal artists. And by creating aplatform for local talent I am talk-ing about music, film, fashion,

sport and everything that theyouth of today is involved in.

) Buhle Mbuqa: This is of course awonderful idea, because it willshowcase the area’s talent and capa-bilities that don’t really get the expo-sure they deserve. I wish it could bean informative programme aboutyouth empowerment because theyouth of today have a lot of energybut they sometimes don’t know howto channel it. So it will be great if itcan empower and motivate them tofocusall their energyonpositive ini-tiatives that concern their future.

QueenstownExpress readershave their sayAsthecountdownfor theQueenstownTVshowtopremièreonBayTVhasbegun(seestoryonpage1), local readers toldQueenstownExpress reporterSANELEJAMESwhat theywould like toseeonthisshow.

Siphiwo Vetezo. Zikhona Njoli. Uviwe Jara. Alwaba Tolashe. Buhle Mbuqa.

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AS part of a se-ries of recipesin which Ex-press staffshare theirfamily’s fa-vouriterecipes,QueenstownExpress senior reporter TembileSgqolana, this week shares one ofhis favourite recipes – Tennis Bis-

cuits and Marshmallow Tart

Ingredients200g tennis biscuits, crushed3 table spoons of melted butter250g can fruit cocktail250ml of cream2 cups of marshmallows

MethodMix the tennis biscuits with the

butter and stir until themixture re-sembles damp sand.

Press the mixture into a rectan-

gular or circular dish.Separate the fruit salad from the

syrup of the can of fruit cocktail.Boil the marshmallows in the

fruit cocktail syrup at level 3 on thestove.Add the cream when the marsh-

mallows are smooth, then stir untileverything is smooth and thick.Add the fruit salad and stir well.

Remove from the heat and pour themixture on top of the biscuitcrumb base.

Refrigerate until it sets.

RECIPE: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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JUST as one would step in andopenly offer help to friends if theywere sick or needed a favour, com-munities need to intervene andhelp friends and family who areaddicted to drugs – you could justbe saving that person’s life, theClinix Health Group says.

As part of the SANational Coun-cil on Alcoholism and Drug De-pendence (Sanca)DrugAwarenessWeek from June 24 to 28, groupnursing service manager Berna-dette Campbell highlighted thefact that addiction is not just a“problem” but a medically provendisease which is life-threatening ifleft untreated.

“It’s easy enough to recognise

the symptoms and behaviours as-sociated with drug addiction, butit’s not easy to talk about some-thing as sensitive as drug use,” shesaid.“While it’s hard to be a friend to

someone abusing drugs, we needto realise that it’s the time whenthey need us most.”Campbell confirmed that the

drug most commonly used in thecommunities the Clinix HealthGroup served was nyaope, alsocommonly known as whoonga. Itis a concoctionof lethal substancesusually combined with dagga andsmoked.The ingredients of nyaope vary

from place to place and it is neverreally clearwhat is in it. The ingre-dients have been known to includeanything from heroin and deter-

gent powder to rat poison andcrushed anti-retrovirals.

“Relatively cheap on the streetand highly addictive, it’s becomethe drug of choice in informal set-tlements across South Africa andis wreaking havoc among ouryouth,” she said.So what is the best way to ap-

proacha friendyouknow is addict-ed?Campbell suggests the best time

is when the person is clear-headedand it would be a good idea to havesomeone with you who under-stands your concerns or has previ-ous experience in helping some-one with addiction.

Importantly, don’t think thatyou will be ruining the friendshipif you bring the subject up.

“Many people feel this way, but

are surprised to find quite the op-posite reaction.“Drug addicts are often secretly

hoping forhelpby talkinghonestlyto someone about their problem.”

Tips to keep in mind when try-ing to help:

.Don’t criticise or judge. You’retalking because you care about theperson’s life and health, not be-cause they’re a bad person.

. Be specific. Talk about instan-ces when the friend may have can-celled plans or broken their word,using phrases like “I’m con-cerned” or “I’ve noticed”, to makeit clear that these are your feelingsof concern.

. Talk about the bigger prob-lem. Tell them how concerned you

are about the effect their drug useis having on their family andfriends.

. Don’t despair. Many addictswill deny theyhave a problem.Themain thing is that you’ve planteda seed of recovery by talking tothem. Always stick to the facts, lis-ten, show a caring attitude and of-fer to help.

“You shouldn’t turn a blind eyeto drug abuse. Many people end upin hospital and lose their lives dueto drugs and it is a leading causeof death all over theworld,” Camp-bell said.“By talking to a friend or family

member about their addiction, youmay literally be saving their life,as well as helping them to get theirlife back on track.”

Talking is an important first step in helping a drug addict

SANELE JAMES

THIS week’s Queenstown Expressfeatures the first in a series of arti-cles about local peoplewho aremak-ing a difference in the community.

Local businessman, André Nau-de, is one such personwhohas man-aged to rise above circumstancesthat often deter people from accom-plishing their dreams. But who isAndré?

Naude was born and raised in Ko-mani (former Queenstown) withtwo siblings, an older sister and ayounger brother.He is married to Elise and father

of Ewan, Devon, andMargo. He alsohas a grandchild, Fin.He describes himself as someone

“totally dependent on God’s grace”and is also a lay preacher.“As a child I was a shy person and

was very much an introvert atschool. I grew up on the ‘wrong sideof the railway tracks’ as the sayinggoes and as a result found myselfgrowing up amongst a very diversegroup of families and friends.“Our modest family home, which

we never owned, was situated inWestbourne – hardly a kilometrefrom the Mlungisi Township.”Naude says when he looks back at

his upbringing, he sees it as an ad-vantage – as his formative years inthat environment prepared him torelate to a wide range of people andpersonalities in his interpersonalrelationships aswell as the businessenvironment.

Naude’s father worked as a train

driver and his mother was a house-wife as his father worked shifts.That meant a lot of responsibilityrested on his mother’s shoulders.

“They both provided for theirchildren the best they could underthe circumstances and in our worldwe had everything we needed, notnecessarily wanted. In retrospectthis was a good thing for me,” hesaid.Just as many other South Afri-

cans experience, growing up undersuch circumstances made it impos-sible for him to afford tertiary edu-cation.

He attended school at Queens Col-lege from Grade one till Gradetwelve and proceeded to do a year’smilitary service.“I never attended university as

there were no financial means. Aft-er working at the old KaffrariaSteamMill for a year or two, I joineda life insurance company for sixyears. I then started my own inde-pendent brokerage,” he says.

During that time he also studiedvarious financial disciplines toequip himself for the businessworld. “After some time with a lifeinsurance company, I realized thatto be able to do for clients what wasneeded going forward, I would haveto diversify and separate myselffrom one company only and diversi-fy into investment advice as well. Iproceeded to set the wheels in mo-tion to start my first business,” saidNaude.

“After 33 years I decided tochange course and sold the broker-age to purchase two fuel service sta-tions and, a little later, togetherwithmy wife, we also bought a guest

house,” he says.And André’s advice to aspiring

and emerging entrepreneurs:“There is a saying that you don’tstart a business to make money.You satisfy a need for your custom-ers and work hard – and the moneywill follow.”

In his free time he enjoys huntingand fishing.He is also involvedwiththe local Border Kei Chamber ofCommerce which seeks to be thevoice of business to create a betterenvironment for businesses so thatmore employment opportunitiescan be created.

He believes that businesses cre-ate sustainable employment notgovernment.

“I no longer work as hard as Iused to as I have wonderful peopleworking for me at this stage of mylife. My wife also takes care of a lotof the admin.

“If I wanted to I could work hard-er and have fewer people workingin the businesses, but that’s notwhat I want right now,” he added.

Withregard to thecountry’s econ-omy and whether it’s conduciveenough for emerging entrepre-neurs, he says, “It’s impossible tosingle out a certain type of businessbut what I do know is that for thecountry’s economy to flourish weneed to triple the number of smalland medium sized businesses in avery short space of time.“And, no matter what state the

economy is in, there are always op-portunities if one looks for themandtakes calculated risks,” says André.

He adds that young entrepreneursneed to be mentored and grown intoday’s environment as competition

is much greater than it used to bewhen he started his businesses.

“Hard work and dedication arethe key and theymust not think thatturnover equals profit and fly highwhile growing the business! Theless debt the better,” he concludes.

. Do you know anybody who has

an inspiring story to tell and ismak-ing a difference in the Queenstowncommunity – whether it is in busi-ness, arts and culture, schools orcharity? Send their details to [email protected] with “Queens-town People Who Inspire” in thesubject field.

Queenstownpeople inspire:WemeetAndréNaude

André Naude. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

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IT’s a fact. White and silver are still the go-tocolours formost Toyota customers. However,in recent times there’s been a fairly signifi-cant surge in popularity for some of themoreexotic hues.

Hence for 2016, Toyota has announced thatit will make three all-new Bi-Tone shadesavailable for its Yaris supermini.

This dramatic colour combo palette accen-tuates the highly distinctive architecture ofthe new Yaris, particularly the way in whichthe narrow upper and gaping lower trape-zoidal grilles twist and merge at the point ofthe Toyota emblem, to form a powerful crossshape.

This latest tonal optionplaysup theYaris’sfun-loving persona by bringing a “wrap-around” metallic black exterior treatmentfor the upper half of the body paired withthree, all-new exclusive colour ways:

. Pearl White paired with a metallic blackupper body

. Crimson (Red)Metallic pairedwith ame-tallic black upper body

. Grey Metallic paired with a metallicblack upper bodyAll Yaris models come equipped with day-

time running lights (LED for the Hybrid),electric windows all round, leather-cladsteering wheel and gear knob, and the latestToyota TouchMultimedia system (with Blue-

tooth hands-free functionality) all fitted asstandard.This, of course, is on top of standard nice-

ties such as 15-inch alloywheels, remote cen-tral locking (with a foldable bayonet key), airconditioning, electric mirrors, power steer-ing, steering controls, dual front and side air-bags and ABS with EBD and Brake Assist.Kit for the Hybrid model (HSD) is even

more extensive with the following equip-ment added over and above its petrol-pow-ered siblings:

. Reverse camera with guide lines

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Petrol-powered Yaris variants come witha standard 3-year/ 45 000km service planwhile the Hybrid model comes with a 4-year/ 60 000km service accompanied by an 8-year/ 195 000km hybrid battery warranty.

Price List:Yaris 1.0 Xs 5dr - R 186 700Yaris 1.3 Xs 5dr - R 215 700Yaris 1.3 Xs 5dr CVT - R228 700Yaris HSD 1.5Xs CVT - R298 000

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CAR jamming is a common criminal oc-currence, but with insurance companiesreluctant to cover these types of claims,prevention is better than cure

When you park your car and click theremote to lock your doors, you probablydon’t give the action a second thought. Weplace a lot of trust in that plastic remote,and criminals know this. Technology is agreat tool to enhance our lives, but it canalso be used against us, as anyonewho hasbeen the victim of a car jamming incidentcan attest to.According to Johan van Greuning,

Head of Standard Insurance Limited, au-thorities and the public have knownabout car jamming for a few years now,but the problem is increasing.“It has become such a common occur-

rence that some shopping centres have in-stalled car jamming detection technology,but even with these measures in placepeople still get caught,” says Van Greun-ing.

Car jammers prevent your car fromlocking by using a household remote tooverride your car’s remote, as they bothoperate on the same frequency. People areoften distracted with their cellphones orengaged in conversation when they walkaway from their vehicles, so they are una-ware that their cars have not locked andtheir valuables are unprotected. Evenitems stowed in the boot aren’t safe, be-cause most can be opened from the insideof the car, or they open when the car isunlocked.

While there has been debate aboutwhether insurers should cover the losses,the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insur-ance has ruled that policyholders are re-

sponsible for losses suffered, because theonus is on them to ensure that their carsare locked when they park.

Many insurance company policies spec-ify that they will cover certain stolenitems if they are locked in the boot andthe car is forcibly broken into. However,if the individual is a victim of car jam-ming, they are not covered by the majori-ty of the insurers.

“Fortunately, a few quick and simplesafety tactics can greatly reduce yourodds of becoming a target of car jammers,or at least lessen the consequences if youare targeted,” says Van Greuning. Heshares the following four tips:• Be hyper-vigilant when parking your

car. Take note of any people in the vicini-ty of the parking area, and try to park inwell-lit, well-populated areas. If you feeluncomfortable, park elsewhere.

• Make sure you watch and hear the

locks engage when you press the lock but-ton on your remote, and physically testthe doors for good measure.• Most people carry a laptop or other

electronics in their vehicles and crimi-nals are well aware of this fact. Alwaysback up your hard drive, make sure youhave a password in place, and never storeyour banking details in a file that can befound on your device.• While it is not convenient, it is better

to take expensive electronics with youwhen you leave your car, because if youare being watched by criminals, they maybreak into the vehicle if they see you load-ing your gear into the boot.“You might not be able to cover your

valuables in case of car jamming, but youcan certainly prevent it from happening.A quick check of your parked vehicle isall it takes to keep your property safe,”Van Greuning concludes.

Insurance companywarns: Don’t get stuck in a car jam

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PEUGEOT has unveiled its new SUV, the3008whichwill arrive in SA in the first quar-ter of next year.

The 3008 will be available in Europe fromOctober where it will be available in auto-matic and manual and petrol and diesel.With the new Peugeot 3008, the brand

wants to position itself in theCSUVsegmentwith an eminently desirable product con-sistent with its best know-how and its strate-gy of moving up-market.And this move up-market is confirmed

first and foremost by the fitment as standardof the new high-tech Peugeot i-Cockpit.The close attention paid to material choi-

ces and attention to detail – full hide leatherfrom level 2, chrome inserts, gloss blacktrims – delivers a high level of perceivedquality and attractiveness.The large 8” touch-screen resembles a tab-

let installed in the centre of the dashboardand is equipped with capacitive technologyfor greater reactivity and practicality.It is accompanied by six piano-key “toggle

switches” - giving direct and permanent ac-cess to themain control functions: radio, cli-mate control, navigation, vehicle parame-ters, telephone and mobile applications.The heads-up instrument unit unveils in

series production a high-resolution 12.3”screen with futuristic graphics. It can becompletely configured and personalised, andbrings together all that the driver couldwantin his field of view.Five different display modes – controlled

from a knob on the steering wheel – allowthe driver to configure the instrument unit“a la carte”.Occupants get the immediate choice of two

themes: the “Boost” theme aimed at a dy-namic driving style, and the “Relax” theme

for gentler driving.The 2/3-1/3 split-folding “Magic Flat” rear

seat produces a flat load-floor.The innovative two-position sliding floor

makes for easy use of the boot space. For anespecially long load the fold-flat passengerseat gives a load-space 3 metres long.It also boasts a hands-free tailgate, where

with a simple movement of the foot beneaththe rear bumper the motorised tailgate canbe opened or closed.Thanks to the new EMP2 platform and to

its renowned dynamic qualities, the newPeugeot 3008 achieves a balance betweencomfort and road holding. Its suspension istuned to each power-plant to achieve the bestride.

The newPeugeot 3008 has genuine off-roadcapability, especially thanks to AdvancedGrip Control.This enhanced traction system utilises op-

timised traction control with five grip levels(Normal, Snow, Mud, Sand, ESP OFF) con-trolled from a knob on the centre console.

It also has Hill Assist Descent Control(HADC), a newdescent assist function givingperfect and completely safe control over thevehicle and its path on steep slopes.This function is controlled by a special but-

ton on the centre console.The Peugeot also offers numerous driver

aids.These latest generation ADASs (Advanced

Driver Assistance Systems) minimise anysource of danger on the road through an arse-nal of safety features.

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Peugeot’s 3008 SUV which will be available in SA in the first quarter of next year. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

THEsuccessfulFordRangerwillreceiveatrend-setting model expansion in July.This will be spearheaded by the option of

Ford’s sophisticated six-speed automatic trans-mission on the 2.2-litre Duratorq TDCi modelsfor the first time.“The success of the automatic transmission

option on the Ford Ranger is unprecedented,with almost 70% of buyers opting for the autoinstead of the manual in the powerful 3.2-litremodels,”saysTraceyDelate,GeneralMarketingManager, FordMotor Company of SouthernAf-rica.“The latest refinements, increased perform-

ance and enhanced fuel efficiency of the NewRanger, particularly with the updated 2.2 Dura-torq TDCi engine, has led to growing customerinterest in the option of an automatic transmis-sion on these models.According to Delate, the fact that the 2.2-litre

will beavailable inautomatic transmission,willgive the Ranger even greater appeal, as it’s oneof the first pick-ups in the LCV segment to offeranautomatictransmissiononthesmaller-capac-ity intermediate derivatives.The six-speed automatic transmission has

been specially adapted for the refined 2.2-litreturbodiesel engine.A total of nine 2.2 TDCi Auto variants will be

offered, boosting the revised Ranger line-up to atotal of 36 models. It will be available across allthree body styles, including Single Cab, the ver-satile Super Cab, and the spacious Double Cab.In addition, customers will be able to select

fromall threetrimandspecificationlevels inthecaseof theRangerDoubleCab2.2Auto,compris-ing the entry-level XL, the mid-range XLS andthe top-end XLT. The Single Cab and Super Cabcanbe specified inXLandXLS guises for the 2.2Auto. – REPORTER

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RAINBOW Stars vanquished Tiger Boys 4-0in their Lukhanji Municipality Local Foot-ball Association (LFA) league game at theDumpy Adams sport grounds on Saturday.

Stars played beautiful football in bothhalves, putting pressure on the 10-man TigerBoys to claim their convincing victory.In the first 30minutes, both teamshad their

fair share of chances but failed to convertthem into goals.Rainbow Stars opened the scoring in the

40th minute when Khanya Sam scored froma cross.After the goal, TigerBoys kept onknocking

at the Stars defence but they failed to scoreand the first half endedwith Stars leading 1-0.The second stanza was more intense, with

both teams playing beautiful football andknocking at each other’s goal posts.Olwethu Qwabi increased the lead for his

team to 2-0 with a brilliant shot just outsidethe 18 area.As if the 2-0 lead was not enough for Stars,

Nkosikhona Gxalaba increased it to threegoals 30 minutes into the second half.TigerBoys tried to comeback into the game

but their chances were wasted and they werenot a threat to Stars.With just five minutes to go, Sikelela Mny-

aka buriedTigerBoys,whenhe registeredhisname on the scoring board, making the finalscore 4-0.

RainbowStarsthrashTigerBoys

Tiger Boys and Rainbow Stars players tacklingeach other during their game on Saturday.

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NCEBA DLADLA

THE Eastern Cape Boxing Promoters Asso-ciationtookadecisionduringanannualgen-eralmeetingheld at theChintsaHotel on theWildCoast of the province lastweek toworktogether with other stakeholders for the re-surgence of boxing.

Deputy Secretary of the structure Them-balethu Ntuthu said the Eastern Cape – astheMeccaofboxing–neededboxingpromot-ers towork togetherasaunit; andwithotherstakeholders to take boxing to where it be-longs.He agreed that there were fewer world

champs in the province, unlike the oldendayswhen the likesofWelcome“TheHawk”Ncita and Vuyani “The Beast” Bungu andMbulelo “Silent Slayer” Botile were at thehelm.“WelcomeNcita, Vuyani Bungu andMbu-

lelo Botile lifted the flag of the province highand we are concerned that there was a lull,”Ntuthu said.He said, “We have, however, seen a little

bit of improvement with the likes of Sim-phiwe ‘Chain Reaction’ Khonco (IBO Mini-flyweight), Xolisani ‘Nomeva’ Ndongeni(IBO Lightweight) winning world titles andthe likes of Simphiwe ‘V12’ Vetyeka, Zolani‘Last Born’ Tete and Macbute Sinyabi who

were international or interim title holderson the verge of fighting for realworld titles.”According toNtuthu, in theAGMatChint-

sa, they resolved to unite boxing promotersand to seek sponsorship to promote boxing.“We’ll engage theprivate sector to sponsor

boxing and government to increase fundingfor the sport to take its rightful place as thenumber one sport in the province,” Ntuthusaid.He added that they would also engage the

SABC to look into the broadcasting rights offights to benefit promoters who were in-volved in promoting boxing.Their other concern, Ntuthu said, was the

problem of drugs and alcohol abuse amongboxers. “This is a huge problem which wewant toaddress. It concernsus thatourgreatboxers lose focus because they fall into thetrap of drug abuse. We want to engage theservices of anti-doping structures to curb allkinds of alcohol and drug abuse.

The EC Boxing Promoters Association structure is:Ayanda Matiti - ChairpersonAndile Bakubaku - Deputy ChairpersonMax Mabuti - SecretaryThembalethu Ntuthu - Vice SecretaryThando Zonke - Treasurer.Additional members were-Phindile MbeleNtsikayesizwe SigcawuXolani JamaniMbulelo Mfama and Sibongile Matiti.

ECboxing promoters take aimat boxing resurgence

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

KAIZER United increased their chancesof being in the top four teams in the Lu-khanji Municipality Local Football Asso-ciation (LFA) league, when they beat Ter-ror Rovers 2-1 on Saturday.

United started their game against Rov-ers on a low note, with Rovers all overthem.Rovers createdmore chances in the first

half, but only managed to convert one outof the five they created.

United on the other hand used their firstchance through a goal from Amzisile Tomin the 30th minute.Rovers equalised 10 minutes later and

the score was 1-1 at half time.The second half was something else as

both teams kept on knocking at each oth-er’s goal posts, but their goalkeepers wereup to the game.The second half was balanced as both

teams played very well. Chris Manya hadthe first clear chance in the second half,which he converted to make the finalscore 2-1.

United manager Kaizer Mapoyi said histeam had played very well and he hopedthey would win more games going for-ward. “We have all the quality players weneed and now we must just start winninggames. The players are fit and this winshows that we are on the right track,” hesaid.Mapoyi congratulated Terror Rovers

for their brilliant game.“They also played very well, but the bet-

ter team won at the end of the day,” hesaid.In other games, Walter Sisulu Universi-

ty beat Komani Stars 4-3; Phefeni drew 1-1with Komani Conquer; Swallows beat Ar-cadia 2-0; while Ravens thrashed Kaba-zela 7-3.In Sunday’s games Walter Sisulu Uni-

versity thrashed Kabazela 8-0; KomaniStars beat Fischer’s 5-0; Kaizer United suf-fered a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Ravensand Chuck Tailor suffered a 9-0 defeatfrom Swallows. Rainbow Stars took allthree points when they beat Arcadia 2-0;Komani Conquer beat Super 12 with ascore of 3-0 and Tiger Boys beat Phefeni1-0.

Kaizer United improve chanceswithwin over Terror Rovers

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