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THE OR Tambo District Municipal-ity has managed to recover aboutR2-million of R9-million stolenfrom it by a former employee.

This follows thorough investigations whichstarted last year after the municipality re-ported the fraud and corruption cases to theNational Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

The investigations led to the arrest of theformer employee and her sister in Queens-town last Wednesday (August 19) by corrup-tion task team members in the Directorate forPriority Crime Investigations (the Hawks).

It was also revealed that their two compa-nies, which were fraudulently receiving huge

amounts of money from the municipality, al-so face prosecution.

The sisters were formally charged withfraud, alternatively theft, of R9 154 307.

During the arrests, the Hawks were accom-panied by members of the Asset ForfeitureUnit in the NPA, who executed a restrainingorder granted by the Grahamstown HighCourt on August 11 against the remaining as-sets of the accused, which include a house inRowallan Park, Port Elizabeth, and variousmotor vehicles.

NPA spokesperson Tsepo Ndwalaza saidthey had managed to recover the R2-millionbecause they had frozen all the suspects’ bankaccounts and the suspects had not had accessto their accounts during the investigations.

He expressed his gratitude for the coopera-

tion they had received from the municipalityduring the investigations.

It is alleged that the accused were using themoney to acquire items like furniture, carsand properties in East London and Port Eliza-beth.

The fraud allegedly started in 2007 and theaccused, who was working in OR Tambo asan assistant project accountant, allegedlyused double remittances for services provid-ed to the municipality.

Each time, the second payment would be en-dorsed as that of the service provider, whilethe actual remittance would be paid into thepersonal bank account of the former munici-pality employee or those of two companies ofwhich she was a director.

Assets would then be acquired for self-bene-

fit and the balance used to purchase groceries,airtime and other personal items as well asto settle debit orders.

“In this way, the stolen funds were laun-dered,” Ndwalaza said.

Deputy mayor Thandekile Sabisa said themunicipality was committed to fighting fraudand corruption.

“Fraud represents a significant potentialrisk to the municipality’s assets, service de-livery efficiency and reputation. This munici-pality does not tolerate corrupt or fraudulentactivities, whether internal or external,” Sa-bisa said.

The two sisters are expected to appear be-fore court soon, after the conclusion of the re-maining investigations. More arrests are ex-pected.

Districtmunicipality recoversR2­million stolenbyemployee

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TEACHERS must take the foundation phase ofeducation seriously as it was the basis forGrade 12 pupils, Basic Education Angie Mot-shekga has said.

She was speaking during the handing over ofthe R20-million Nkonkwana Junior SecondarySchool in Willowvale which was built by the In-dustrial Development Corporation (IDC).

It is one of the IDC’s supported schools aimedat improving the quality of education, particu-larly in the rural areas.

“I am happy the IDC has assisted the depart-ment and made the life of these pupils easierby building this beautiful school,” Motshekgasaid.

“We hope the teachers will work even harderto build the future of these pupils. The depart-ment is trying by all means to ensure that ourchildren are not suffering from poverty. Thatis why we have nutrition at schools.”

She said they would like teachers to focus onquality, especially in primary schools, and par-ents and teachers must encourage their chil-dren to read books and visit libraries.

She promised they would make sure theschool had a library and pu-pils would also get tabletsfrom the department.

IDC CEO Geoffrey Qhena

said as responsible citizens they could not sitdown and fold their arms when there was stilla lot to be done - like investing in education.

“The IDC has played its role in helpingschools, which is why we adopted 20 schools inthe Eastern Cape, including Nkonkwana JSS.We do that because we know the countrieswhich become successful are those which in-vest in education.”

He said Nkonkwana was very different fromother schools as they had had to start every-thing from scratch since the school had onlyhad a rondavel and a two-room building.

Theyhadthoughttheywouldbuildonlythreeclassrooms, but they had changed their mindsafter the existing buildings had been destroyedby nature.

They ended up building eight classrooms, anadmission block and a nutrition centre.

Principal Patricia Mhlathi said it was stillhard to believe that their school had changedinto a better place.

“We thank IDC for what they have done forus. The children used to sit on crates. Thisschool was established in 1930, but until todaynothing had been done even though we hadasked several times to get help from the govern-ment,” Mhlathi said.

MinisterhandsoverR20million school

LEFT: Basic Education MinisterAngie Motshekga afterunveiling the plaque. RIGHT:Classrooms built by the IDCfor the pupils of NkonkwanaJunior Secondary School.PHOTOS: BABALWA NDLANYA

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

ELEVEN people who were charged with pub-lic violence after massive protests in Ugiehave been granted bail of R1 000 each by theMaclear Magistrate’s Court.

The accused were arrested in separate pro-tests, but appeared on the same day and inthe same court.

Two men and three women were arrestedon Tuesday, August 11, and a woman and five

men were arrested on Monday, August 17,after a clash with the police during the pro-test. In this clash, some community memberswere injured and rushed to hospital.

Community leader Phumza Tyaliti con-firmed that the bail had been granted, butsaid the people were still in custody as thecommunity was trying to raise funds to paythe bail.

She said one of those arrested had been awoman who was released after it was discov-

ered that she was pregnant.Residents embarked on a massive strike

that brought Ugie to a standstill following adisagreement with the PG Bison company.They accused it of not fulfilling promisesmade when it started to operate in the forestsof that area.

The strike started on Tuesday, August 4,and the town was in chaos, with forests sur-rounding Ugie being burnt and roads enter-ing the town blocked.

Ugie protesters granted bail

Ugie community members discuss how they are going to collect money to pay bail for arrestedresidents. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

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THEDemocraticAlliance (DA) in the EasternCape legislature demand clarity from the De-partment of Transport MEC Weziwe Tikanaabout the status of the Mthatha airport’s run-way lights which they claim are currentlysubstandardas theydonot complywithSouthAfrican Aviation standards.

Recently the MEC together with PremierPumuloMasualle paid a visit to the upgradedairport to see the progress in theMthathaAir-port project.During the visit the MEC announced that

the Mthatha Airport upgrade was 97% com-plete and that the official opening of the air-port would take place in October.Marshall von Buchenroder DA Member of

Provincial Legislature (MPL) and ShadowMECforTransport, said inastatement theDAwelcomes the R700 million upgrade of theMthatha airport.

a place of rising opportunity for all if we en-sure investor-confidence and the much need-ed jobs that comeswith investment,” saidVonBuchenroder.Transport spokesperson Ncedo Kumbaca

said it was not true that the runway lights donot complywith SouthAfricanCivil Aviationstandards.“We met with the South African Aviation

Authority and it was cleared that the runwaylights atMthathaairportwere legally comply-ing but that there is insufficient light fromthem which we need to work on.“The lights are not what we want. Because

of the location of Mthatha airport a certaintype of light is required,” said Kumbaca.He said South African Airlink is landing at

the airport every day. They have to now en-sure, however, that the correct lights are in-stalled for landing at night and during windydays.“This process is underway. Within no time

the lights will be doing what we wanted,” hesaid.

Mthatha airport runway lightsare sub standard

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

THE town of Libode came to a standstilllast Tuesday (August 18) when Maqhinge-ni location residents marched to demandthat the municipality take action over thecondition of a road used by buses and taxiscarrying schoolchildren.

More than 1 000 residents marched to theNyandeni municipal offices carrying plac-ards calling for the municipality to savethe lives of their children, who travel onthe road to the Xhentse Senior SecondarySchool in Libode.Protest convener Fezile Manina said the

government always took action only afterincidents occurred, but “we as parentsneed to act before accidents take place onthis road”.“We need the municipality to attend to

it as soon as possible, especially as thesummer season is around the corner. Oncethe rain comes, no one can drive on thatroad unless you take risks.“This road was last graded or recon-

structed in 2005 and it is now so bad thatit could endanger the lives of our childrenwho use it every day when they go toschool,” Manina said.The memorandum was received by mu-

nicipal manager Nomalungelo Noman-dela, who promised to look into their con-cerns.The community also urged the Depart-

ment of Education to rebuild Xhentse Sen-ior Secondary because it had only oneblock with four classrooms, which hadbeen built by the community with theirown funds.They said the school was overcrowded

and there was a shortage of school furni-ture.The school was established in 1997 and

it has never had a pass rate lower than90%.Department of Education MEC Mandla

Makupula recently announced that his de-partment had allocated R1,8-billion tobuild schools throughout the province, butit is not clear if Xhentse will benefit fromthat.

Residentsprotest aboutstateof road to school

“However, Transport MEC Wesiwe Tik-ana must clarify the status of the airport’srunway lights which are currently sub-standard as they do not comply with SouthAfrican Civil Aviation standards,” thestatement read.Von Buchenroder said that in a reply to

a legislature question he asked MEC Tik-ana, dated 28 July, she said the runwaylighting was not compliant and that the Na-tionalDepartmentofTransporthad indicat-ed that theywould take responsibility to en-sure the correct lighting was installed. Shesaid it would cost an estimated R22million.“A strong transport network is the back-

bone of the economy. This province can be

BABALWA NDLANYA

UKUQALA umsebenzi wokucheba iigu-sha akubanga lula kwindoda yaseMa-fusini phantsi kwedolophu yaseLibode,nanjengoko isithi iwuqale lo msebenziiyodwa ngonyaka ka-2003.

UMnu Hlanganisa Makama uthi uyiqale le nto yokucheba iigusha emva ko-ku fumana isimemo kwilali iGxididiwafika wafumana wakhuthazeka, zewabuya wazo kuthetha namafana en-gingqi yakhe, ngeli zama ukuwabonisaukubaluleka kwegusha.“Eyona nto endifike ndayixelela am-

afama ale ngingqi yam kukubalulekakoku gcinwa kwegusha, nexabiso layoxa umfuyi ethe wayi gcina yondlekile zewayitofa iza nemali eku pheleni kosu-ku. Yilo nto ke eyenza ukuba ndidiban-ise lamafama ze saqalisa ukucheba ngo-2003 ukuza kutsho namhlanje. Kudalake sisokola nanjengoko ingakhange ibelula le ndlela kuba besi ngenabo nab-achebi abo baza kuthi basi chebele kod-wa ke asi khange siphose tawula,” kube-ka uMakama.Woleke ngelithi kungoku nje iigusha

zabo zise mgangathweni ngeyonandlela. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku uMnuMakama uthi kungoku nje sele benga-ma lungu anga phezulu kuka 60. Ukantiabahlali abathabatha inxaxheba kulomsebenzi kubalwa abahlali belali yaseDininkosi naseMafusini.Uveze ukuba bathengisa kwiNkampa-

ni ebizwa ngokuba nguBKB uboya babokodwa ke noxa sele bengenile nje kwelishishini kodwa ingxaki abasa jongananayo zizithuthi zoku hambisa uboya,watsho esithi ngase urhulumente abaxhase naku lona umba.

Likhulile iphulo loku cheba iigusha

UMnu Hlanganisa Makama uthi ikhulileinkqubo yabo yoku cheba iigusha bengababahlali. IFOTO:BABALWA NDLANYA

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THE first group of 48 South African firefight-ers, who received high praise from the Canadi-an Interagency Forest Fire Centre for theirhigh work ethic as part of international wild-land teams fighting fires in Canada last monthand this month, are back in the Eastern Cape.

Among the heroes who returned home areThabisa Nogwina from Port St Johns and Bon-gani Jackson Mjuleni from Ugie.Following their first weeks in Canada, the

centre issuedaperformancereportwhich laud-

ed theSouthAfricansandothers for theirphys-ical fitness, productivity, health and safetymonitoring and mopping-up operations.Eastern Cape communication officer Ntha-

biseng Mokone said that when they arrived inCanada theyhad alreadyknown that the SouthAfrican training standards and qualificationswere equal to the Canadian, American, Mexi-can, Australian and New Zealand systems andtheir training was compatible with interna-tional standards.“Our crew members are excited to be back

homeandonce theyhavespent sometimewiththeir families they will rejoin their respective

WorkingonFire teams throughout thecounty.“All of them have expressed joy at having

been able to assist Canada with its wildfires.They have described their journey as hav-

ingchanged theirperspectiveon life ingeneraland say they also learned a lotwhile theywerethere,” Mokone said.

Firefightingheroesbackhome

Two of the firefighting heroes back home areThabisa Nogwina from Port St Johns andBongani Jackson Mjuleni from Ugie. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

REPORTER

THE implementation of empower-mentprogrammes targetedatwom-en in the agriculture, forestry andfisheries sectors, as part of the gov-ernment’s call to ensure equal par-ticipation of women in all spheresof life, is forging ahead.

This year, the Agriculture, For-estry and Fisheries Department’sFemale Entrepreneur Awards willbe celebrated under the theme ofempoweringwomen to achieve eco-nomic freedom through agricul-ture, forestry and fisheries.The national awards ceremony

will be held today (Thursday) atDurban’s Botanical Gardens.The department’s Female Entre-

preneur Awards programme hassince its inception in 1999 been an

empowerment initiative to honourand reward the efforts and contri-bution of women in general, youngwomen and women living with dis-abilities for their role in maintain-ing food security, job creation, eco-nomic growth and poverty allevia-tion in these sectors.The programme is the result of

collaboration by the department,the provinces and key stakehold-ers.The awards ceremony is held an-

nually inAugust as part of the com-memorationof the biggestmarch tofreedom by South African women,which took place on August 9, 1956.Since its inception, Total South

Africa has partnered with the de-partmentas themainsponsorof theevent, and over the yearsmanyoth-er sponsors have come on board.Adjudication for the awards com-

mences at provincial level and cul-minates at national level.The department has the official

mandate to coordinate, facilitateand manage the event at nationallevel.At the national award ceremony,

the overallwinner and the nine cat-egorywinners, best female worker,best subsistence producer, top en-trepreneur: smallholder, top entre-preneur: processing, top entrepre-neur: commercial, top entrepre-neur: export markets and twoministerial awards for young anddisabled female entrepreneurs inthe sectors are announced.The winners receive prize mon-

ey, with the stipulation that the en-tire prize be solely and exclusivelyused to fund project activities thatenhance the productivity of theirbusinesses.

The overall winner is furthersupported by receiving extensiveexposure in the sector throughlinks with other farmers, inter-views, coverage in publicationsand assistance to attend nationaland international food, beverage,forestry and fisheries expos.This ismeant tomotivate and ex-

pose the entrepreneur to local andinternational trade and markets.All winners receive continuous

support, which includes training,excursions, exchange programmes(local, national and internationalexposure) by the national and pro-vincial departments and other keystakeholders.Theprogrammehashelpedmany

women to graduate from one levelof production to the next.Some have even moved from be-

ing farm workers to being farm

owners, from subsistence produc-ers to smallholder producers. Oth-ers are now in commercial farmingand export markets.One of the main objectives of the

programme is to help open exportmarket opportunities for practis-ing entrepreneurs in the sector.A total of five female entrepre-

neur winners continue to have ac-cess to export markets. MavisMathabathe from Limpopo is ex-porting moringa to Swaziland, Bot-swana, Germany and Dubai, Nom-zamoKhoza fromKwaZulu-Natal isexportingmoringa toMozambique,ThandiMokwena fromMpumalan-ga is exporting bananas to Chinaand Nokwanele Ivy Mzamo fromthe Eastern Cape is exporting cit-rus to the Middle East, Europe, theUnited Kingdom, Russia, Canada,China and Japan.

Programmes empowerwomen to achieve economic freedom through agriculture

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THE Department ofSocial Development,OldMutual andothergovernment depart-ments visited resi-dents of Ntlabeni vil-lage in Mount Frereto commemorate andhonour Women’sMonth.“The purpose ofour visit is to reachout and ensure thatthe government ca-pacitates communi-ties, especially wom-en, in order for themtocontribute towardssocio-economic em-powerment in the Al-fredNzoDistrict soasto reduce the nega-tive impact of chal-lenges they face,”said NtombohlangaZembe, communitydevelopment manag-er of the Social Devel-opment district officein Mount Ayliff.She said that em-powering womenmeant that the entiresociety would be em-powered since wom-enplayedabigrole incommunities.Women shouldknow that they hadrights like any otherperson in this coun-try as enshrined inthe constitution.Women were en-couraged always tospeak out about allforms of abuse thatthey came across intheir homes, such asmistreatment of old-er persons, harass-ment, domestic vio-lence and so on.Mount Ayliff mag-istrate and chairper-son of the SiyakhanaChildren’s Home inMount Frere, Thoza-ma Diko Mbanjwa,said, “You should re-member that magis-trates have the rightto evict an abuserfrom a house even ifhe is the breadwin-ner and compel himto support or paymaintenance for thefamily. Thereforeyou should stopclaiming that you tol-erate or stay in anabusive relationshipbecause of your chil-dren. That is unac-ceptable.”Councillor Them-buyiseNdawosaidhewished that pro-grammes of this na-ture could be extend-ed to other villages aswell, since their areahad about 15 villages.“I am very happyand believe I willsleep peacefullyknowing that govern-ment departmentsand Old Mutual arehere speaking direct-ly to our communityabout assistance andservices that theycanoffer, because wehave had some pro-grammes of this na-ture before, but resi-dents sometimesdon’t take us serious-ly asweareknown inthe area.” – REPORTER

‘Empowerwomenandsocietywill beempowered’

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MAJOR road con-struction projectsvalued at R2,2-bil-lion in the EasternCape will help toprepare the regionfor integratedgrowth and devel-opment, South Af-rican NationalRoads Agency(Sanral) CEO NazirAlli says.

The programmeaims to benefit lo-cal and regionaleconomies by lay-ing the foundationfor improved roadinfrastructure.New information

from Sanral showsthat 1 070km or23% of the nationalroad network of4 544km in theEastern Cape, theprovince with themost nationalroads, is being up-graded, preservedor rehabilitatedand that the whole4 544km is beingmaintainedthroughout theyear.“Sanral road in-

frastructure devel-opment pro-grammes are sup-porting the goals ofthe country’s Na-tional Develop-ment Plan, andworld-class roadsfor the EasternCape will also ad-dress poverty, un-employment, andincome equality,”Alli said.Sanral statistics

also show that be-tween April 2014and March 2015maintenance con-tracts have beenawarded to 625small medium mi-cro enterprises(SMMEs).Sanral southern

region managerMbulelo Petersonsaid, “We are alsoproud of innova-tive communityprogrammes. Thisyear Sanral spentR179-million oncommunity devel-opment projects inthe Eastern Cape.”

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THE Eastern Cape government launched har-vest season in the Ncora Rural Enterprise De-velopmentHub inCofimvaba last Tuesday (Au-gust 18).

The community is expected to harvest a totalof 3 167 tons of white maize from the hub andthe localities surrounding Ncora are also ex-pected to benefit from this initiative.

A total of 1 003ha of white maize was plantedin the hub,madeup of 10 primary cooperatives.

Ncora is one of four hubs in the province,which planted 2 925ha of white maize.

The establishment of the hubs came after thedevelopment financier Eastern Cape Develop-mentCorporation(ECDC)andEasternCapeRu-ral Development Agency (ECRDA) submitted ajoint application to the Development Bank ofSouthernAfrica jobs fundtodevelopagricultur-al and beneficiating hubs in the province.

The bank made available R91-million over athree-year period for the development of thesehubs in Ncora and Mqanduli.

In terms of the agreement the DBSA would

fork out 80% of the funds, while 20% would besplit equally between the ECDC and ECRDA asthe implementing agents.

At the launch, ECRDA CEO Thozi Gwanyasaid in practice the hub concept meant thatmaize should be grown by the community,milled in the community, processed and packa-ges in the community and even sold back intothe community, with the whole process beingowned by these communities.

Gwanya said the ECRDA managed a total offour hubs in the province - Mqanduli (936ha),Mbizana (983ha) and Emalahleni (829ha).

“In the last financial year, R51-million wasspenton thedevelopmentof the twohubs,Ncoraand Mqanduli.

“The fundswere spentonprimaryproductionofwhitemaizeonboth sites, on thedevelopmentofmechanisationunits in the formofmachineryand implements and infrastructure develop-ment,” Gwanya said.

Both Ncora and Mqanduli are in the secondyear of harvesting.

ECDC agro-processing specialist Mlamli No-dada said a total of 16 tractors and two bakkieshad been bought for both sites, a self-propelled

Ncoraharvest seasonofficially launched

ECRDA agronomist Luvo Qongqo at the harvest site in Ncora during the launch of harvestingseason. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

combine harvester in Mqanduli, two-tailedharvesters in Ncorha as well as implementssuch as disc, planters, cultivators and boomsprayers among other implements.

“Fundswerealso spent on the establishmentofgrainsilosandthepurchaseofanewone-ton-per-hour processing capacity mill for Ncorhawhich can be extended to three tons per hourand the servicing of an existing 1,5-tons-per-hour mill in Mqanduli,” he said.

ECRDAagronomistLuvoQongqosaid in thesecond quarter of 2014/15 white maize plantedin 2013/14hadbeenharvested on the 911ha and955ha planted inMqanduli andNcorha respec-tively.

The local cooperatives in Ncora welcomedthe opportunity with both hands.

Community member Zimele Gebane ex-pressed his gratitude to the provincial govern-ment for coming up with such initiatives to al-leviate poverty in the poor communities of Co-fimvaba.“Itwasourpassiontoploughthe land,but we had no energy to do so because of thelack of resources.”

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THE SAPS’s Women’s Network in the PortSt Johns cluster held a Woman’s Day cele-bration at the Mthontsasa police station inFlagstaff last Wednesday.

The Port St Johns’ cluster includes Flag-staff, Lusikisiki and Port St Johns. Wom-en’s Network forums from all these townsattended the celebrations.Captain Mbuyi Madolo, Women’s Net-

work champion in Port St Johns cluster,said the day had been devoted mostly to re-membering women who had been abusedand died as victims of crime.“We go around all our police stations to

interact with the communities to showthem that even within the police sectorthere are women who are willing to listenand help them with their domestic prob-lems before things get out of hand.”Throughout the year, Women’s Net-

work, alongside the Men For Change fo-rum, went around the communities andgave a hand to the needy by donating gro-

ceries, blankets and clothes and offeringcounselling to crime victims, Madolosaid.Cluster commissioner Colonel David

Kanuka said they were commemoratingWomen’s Month, August, by acknowledg-ing the vital role played by women in thepolice service.“The Mthontsasa area was chosen to

host the event because of a series of crimi-nal incidents there in which women andchildren were victims of rape and mur-der,” Kanuka said.The Department of Safety and Liaison

in the province also offered its support atthis event.Fikile Hintsa, district manager for safe-

ty and liaison in OR Tambo, said he washappy to be part of celebrations where therole of women was recognised.“They are the real mothers protecting

society and their role in intervening in so-cietal matters helps to fight crime and lookafter the victims,” Hintsa said.The forum is conducting road blocks and

awareness campaigns throughout August.

Police celebratesWomen’sDay

SAPSWomen’sNetworkmembers fromPort St Johnsduring theircelebrationsat theMthontsasapolice stationin Flagstafflast Wednes-day.PHOTO:AYAN-DA MILLISAMADIKIZELA

Some of the Women’s Network forum members enjoy themselves at the celebrations at Mthontsa-sa. PHOTO: AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

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THE Vodacom Millionaires, the pop-ular SABC TV game show, donatedthree computer centres to theNtapa-ne Junior Secondary School inMthatha and Lower QoQo SeniorPrimary School in Flagstaff lastThursday (August 20).

The Vodacom Millionaires pro-gramme is part of Vodacom’s ongo-ing commitment and support to un-der-resourced schools by exposingpupils to the everchanging technolo-gy.Each school received 20 pupil lap-

tops, one educator laptop, an interac-tive white board, projector, a server,printer, cartridges and data.All the donated equipment will be

maintained for two years and allteachers will also receive trainingand continue to receive support viaa dedicated call centre.Vodacom Eastern Cape managing

executive Carol Hall said, “Thisproject is in line with Vodacom’s on-going drive to provide ICT tools andinternet connectivity to communi-ties that do not have access. By pro-viding access to internet connectivi-ty and ICT tools, Vodacom is contrib-uting towards improvingeducational outcomes.“Supporting education is themain

focus of the Vodacom Foundation.The Vodacom Millionaires initiativereflects our commitment to help im-prove the standard and quality of ed-ucation in our country,” she said.The IT teacher at Ntaphane, Sim-

phiwe Hlakula, welcomed the dona-tion and said it would bring a lot ofchange at the school and advance thepupils.

“This isa lifetimeopportunity thatwill empower our pupils and itmakes it easier for the teachers andpupils to do their studies,” he said.Grade 8 pupil Khanya Fumbata

said the support from Vodacomwould help them do research and al-so to submit their assignments intime.“We used to travel to libraries in

town to search for the information,but now that is over as we are goingto use our laptops to do so.”The Vodacom Millionaires initia-

tive, founded in 2005, is now in its10th year. The project has benefittedmore than 270 000 pupils all overSouth Africa.Vodacom Millionaires encourages

all public schools that are in need ofcomputer centres to apply.Application forms can be obtained

fromtheVodacomwebsite orbycall-ing the Vodacom Millionaires callcentre on 082 24 32082 free from aVo-dacom phone. Through this initia-tive theyhaveequippedandconnect-ed 61 teacher centres countrywide.

EC schoolsbenefit frompopular TVgameshow

Ntaphane pupils say thank you toVodacom Millionaires after receiving20 computers from the programme.PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

Pupils making good use of the newlydonated computers.PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

‘The VodacomMillionairesinitiative reflectsour commitment tohelp improve thestandard andquality ofeducation in ourcountry.’- CAROL HALL (VODACOM EC

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UKUZAMA ukunqanda ukumithakwabantwana kwakunye noku-setyenziswa kweziyobisi ngabant-wana ezikolweni, isikolo sama-banga aphantsi iMadwaleni Sen-ior Primary School eLibode sithesasingatha iphulo lokulwa nalomkhwa ngoLwesithathu odluli-leyo.

Into yokusetyenziswa kweziyo-bisi nomitho lwabantwana ezikol-weni yinto ebhebhetheka okomli-lo weendiza nekuyinto ehlabe lo-phukela kumatshantliziyoalwisana noku.Omnye wabaququzeli kwidabi

lokulwa kokusetyenziswa kweziy-obiso nomitho lwabantwana ezik-olweni, uMadodomzi Manina uthibabone kunyanzelekile ukuba lamaphulo bawa-qhube kwezi kolozamabanga aphantsi ukuze baba-gobe besebatsha abantwanaukuze ba-khule besazi ukubakunxamnye nobomi bomntwanaukusetyenziswa kweziyobisi no-kumitha.“Sifuna bakhule besazi ukuxa-

biseka kwemizimba yabo kwaku-nye nobungozi bokusebenzisa izi-

yobi,” uthethe watsho. Uthe ab-antwana kufanele bazi ukuba okokuthi kubeke iimpilo zabo esi-chengeni nakwizifiso ezosulelayokwezesondo yaye bazi kananjaloukuba ikamva labo balenza mfili-ba ngokuzibandakanye kwezi ntosezikhankanyiwe. Ubesithethesembeko ngolu suku uNkosazanaLumka Matyabazi ubhenele kub-antwana ukuba baluphephengako konke abanako into yom-itho ngelixa besafunda kwakunyenokusebenzisa iziyobisi.“Oku kuthi kukubeke apho

ubungafanelanga kubakhona up-helelwe nabu buwena. Ngalolonke ixesha uphakathi kwama-sango esikolo yazi into oyithuny-elelwe ngabazali bakho,” ubekengelitshoyo.Ubagxibhe kabukhali ootitsha-

la abathi bathandane nabantwanabesikolo esitsho ukuba babulalaikamva labantwana ngelixa bonasebenalo elabo.Lo msitho ubuhanjelwe ngaba-

zali, ootitshala kwakunye nolun-tu ngobubanzi. Kubekhona nemi-dlalwana ibibonisa ubungozi bok-uzibandakanya nesondokwakunye neziyobisi ngelixa us-akhula.

Bagotywabesebatsha REPORTER

THE Eastern Cape government’splans to establish Mega AgriParks in the province are at anadvanced stage.

President Jacob Zuma an-nounced the launch of the AgriParks during his 2015 state of thenation address.The government has set key

milestones for each province aspart of establishing the AgriParks.These are, selecting sites for

the parks, developing businessand production plans, consulta-tion with all stakeholders, farmassessments, market analysis,implementing plans to increaseproduction, identifying gate-ways and feeder sites, decidingon enterprises or commoditiesfor each Agri Park and indicat-ing the type of support requiredfor each park.Business plans for Agri Parks

in the Alfred Nzo, OR Tambo,Chris Hani, Sarah Baartman,Amathole and Joe Gqabi districtmunicipalities have been final-ised and submitted to the Depart-ment of Rural Development andLand Reform for consideration.At this stage, the Chris Hani

Agri Park business plan hadbeen processed and approved byRural Development and Land Re-form, which is processing allbusiness plans.The process will see the trans-

fer of multimillion-rand fundingfor identified, approved Agri

Park sites.“We have engaged various

commodity groups, farmers andcommunities in deciding thesites of all Agri Parks, develop-ing production plans, gatewaysand feeder sites linked to the Ag-ri Parks,” Eastern Cape RuralDevelopment and Agrarian Re-form MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyanesaid.“We can confirm that we have

agreed on the sites of the parks.We are certain now that even inareas where there were con-cerns, we have addressed all is-sues and all of us are moving to-wards the establishment of theparks in unison.“We will now focus our ener-

gies on approving the other fiveremaining business plans andperfecting implementation.”Agri Parks in the province will

be inMatatiele, Butterworth, theSundays River valley, Queens-town,AliwalNorth andMthatha,supported by feeders in IngquzaHill, Ngqushwa, Nkonkobe,Great Kei, BCMM and Mbashe,Makana and Blue Crane Route,Emalahleni and Intsika Yethu,Elundini and Mthatha.Matatiele, Butterworth, the

Sundays River valley, Queens-town, Maletswai and King Sabat-ha Dalindyebo will be gatewaysfor all the parks.The province has also resolved

the types of commodities and en-terprises each of the Agri parkswill focus on.The Alfred Nzo district will fo-

cus on beef, sheep, maize, vegeta-

bles, poultry, fishing, fruit andgoats.Amathole will focus on beef,

sheep (wool), goats, horticulture,pineapple, chicory, citrus, pome-granates, tomatoes, poultry, pig-geries, dairy, high value cropsand vegetables.Saraha Baartman’s enterprise

focus will be on maize, citrus,chicory, fodder and deciduous,with Chris Hani focusing onmaize, soya, beans, dairy andvegetables.Joe Gqabi will invest in maize,

lucerne, beef, poultry, peachesand vegetables, with OR Tambofocusing on sheep (wool), beef,milk, high-value crops, fruit,vegetables and maize.The decision on enterprises for

each park was influenced by theproduction plans and commoditypotential of each district munici-pality and having done environ-mental analysis of the suitabilityof each commodity.“Some of our departmental in-

frastructure programmes, whichare in our strategic plans, annualperformance plans currently be-ing implemented will play a ma-jor role in supporting primaryproduction of these parks.”“I am satisfied with the status

report and we will continue towork with the national govern-ment, ministers leading these de-partments, municipalities andvarious agencies of governmentto realise theseAgri parks for thebenefit of our people and theeconomy of this province,” Qobo-shiyane said.

Eastern CapeAgri Parks on track

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THE OR Tambo Distrcit Municipality, Sappiand the Food and Agriculture Organisationhavehandedover 700 fruit trees and 50 indige-nous trees to the Gwebinkumbi Junior Sec-ondary School in Flagstaff.

The trees were handed over to the schoollast Friday, with the stakeholders and gov-ernment department dealing with poverty al-leviation in attendance.

Dr Henry Ssekibuule, “One Tree, OneChild” project coordinator in the OR Tambodistrict, said the project had started last yearandhadbeenpiloted at theTabata JuniorSec-ondary School in Lusikisiki.

“We started the project in Lusikisiki and

we selected 10 schools, two from each localmunicipality. Gwebinkumbi is the secondschool here in the Ingquza local municipali-ty.”

He said this was the second phase of theproject and they hoped that by giving eachchild a fruit tree to plant at their homes, pov-erty would be a thing of the past in the area.

“Wewill also leave the school with 50 indig-enous trees to conserve the environment andprotect the land,” he said.

Mcobothi Mhatu of Sappi said their role inthe project was to provide the trees and starta forest in the area. Land had already beenidentified for the Nzondeni area.

“With the help of the community and tradi-tional leadership, about 800ha have beenidentified where the forest will be estab-

lished, creating jobs for the communitywhilewe look after the environment,” Mhatu said.

Ntabezwe Junior Secondary School pupilsperformed a drama about the ecosystem anddanger of veld fires to the land and the schoolwill perform it at the opening of the Interna-tional Forest Congress in Durban nextmonth.

OR Tambo mayor Nomakhosazana Methpledged the municipality’s support for thefour pupils fromNtabezwe in the formof newschool uniforms in preparation for the con-gress.

“It is very encouraging to see children edu-cating us as adults about the ecosystem andhow it works and I believe the One Tree, OneChild project will have a long-term positiveimpact for generations to come,” Meth said.

One tree, one child for Flagstaff pupils

Gwebinkumbi pupils receive their fruit treesfrom OR Tambo District Municipality mayorNomakhosazana Meth and Department ofEducation officials. PHOTO:AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA

REPORTER

EASTERNCapeRuralDevelopmentandAgrarian Reform MEC Mlibo Qoboshi-yane and Land Bank CEO TP Nchochohave met to discuss partnerships be-tween the department and the bank in abid to help black farmers gain access tofinance.

Qoboshiyane said his department hadidentified the Land Bank as a strategicpartner in its efforts to revive provincialagriculture to create abundant jobs andbusiness opportunities.

“Wearetryingtoreviveallagriculturecommodities such as sugar, pineappleandchicoryandweare connecting farm-ers with the markets.

“We are optimistic that this meetingwill help us revive agriculture and givefarmersaccess to financeandmarkets sothat they create and sustain jobs andbusiness opportunities for the people ofthe province.”

Qoboshiyane said in themain the gov-ernment wanted to help farmers relatebetter with the Land Bank and under-stand its processes for them to tap intowhat it offered.

“Ifweplough theavailable arable landin the province, we canmake it the foodbasket of the country. Our goal is to sup-port thesefarmersforthemtohavebank-able businesses that improve our econo-my.

“The partnership with the Land Bankwill help us accomplish that goal. Thecountry needs such result- and develop-ment-oriented collaborations,” Qoboshi-yane said.

Nchochosaid thebankwascommittedtoworkingmore closelywith all its part-ners, including provincial governmentdepartments, to achieve the govern-ment’s development goals.

“We are clear on what we want to doand we know that we will never accom-plish our developmental goals withoutrelevant partners, including the RuralDevelopment and Agrarian Reform De-partment as well as the farmers, hencewe are engaging in these strategic con-versations to understand each other’spriorities, plans and challenges,” Ncho-cho said.

TheLandBankwantedtohaveinstitu-tionalisedagreementswithpartnersandstakeholders that had follow-throughmechanisms and systems to ensure suc-cess.NchochosaidtheLandBank’sfocuswas to bemore accessible to farmers andimprove service offering to all farmers,particularly to black farmers, to helpthem graduate from emerging to com-mercial farming.

Themeeting agreed that EasternCapeRural Development Agency chief execu-tive Thozi Gwanya, Nchocho and RuralDevelopment and Agrarian Reform offi-cials must meet soon to concretise thepartnership between the departmentand the Land Bank.

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Mmm, safa nkosi yamngamagriza but at theend it is a fact. “Nicinga sizobathathaphi aban-tu xa nisithimasiyeke aba bantwana kuba abasilingananabo sebabethwa ziswekile and banefamilies zabo kunzima ukuba bafumaneke,”nabo sibeva bebuza.

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And ke usisi lo uGesh ebengakaze ambonemara amajita la be sihambanawoebesithi aya-mazi because she stays in UTA where the guyis also working.

We were warmly welcomed ekhweni sayi-tsho nesize ngayo kwabizwa umakoti ukubauyabazi na aba bantu. OWW!! Nkosi yamamehlo kaGesh abona ntoni ngoku. Lo sisingulo iGossip yake yabhala ngaye isithi ufu-manekakuzozonke ii-clubsandkuzekuse sim-shiyekhonabut the followingdayyouwill findher there again with the same clothes.

Mmm,wanentloniusisi xaebonauGesh.Butke any way love is blind and ke besingazangangezasemajiki apho besolobola qha. Vele someof the women bathathwa kwezi ndawo balung-iswa. Hoping that nomfethu uzakuzihlambelaixolo lakhe lide libe right. Kuba ke enyaniswe-

ni there are good women there but some situa-tions put them there kona bengasibabo abantusicinga ukuba bababo. Sizibethile futhi strongiinkomo kwanconywa. Sisi change the stylenow. I hope we will never see and meet you inthe clubs now, hoyana nomyeni wakho okuk-huphe entlungwini yasetywaleni. Uvile moss.

Club owners daai ding inganifaka engxa­kini

As you know ukuthi we are all over Expressland trying to gather information for you dearreaders.

Last weekendwe visited Flag (Flagstaff). Wehad a good time there as we visited clubs likeBizana and FNB trying to check the style ofFlag and how the patrons behave.

Ja, they behave like any drunkard but wewere worried a little bit with the ages of thegirls that danced all night long in the Bizanaclub.

You need to check and look at the faces ofthe women whom you allow to enter your pla-ces.

There were five young girls whose facial ap-pearance told thatthey were young.

Mara ke once ya-hambaiiclubssurelyindala. But it can hitback to the owner ofthe club if somethinghappens kuthiwengumntwana ebefu-na ntoni lowo eclubi-ni ebusuku. Remem-ber the story of CapeTown tavern. But kekwabanye abafethubezi-clubs if uzisaimali the issue of agedoes not count.

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MTHATHA-BORNgospel sensationYongamaMrwetyana will do thefirst live DVD shootingfor all three of his al-bums at the MthathaTown Hall on Saturday.(August 29).

Mrwetyana’s break-through in the music in-dustry came in 2011when he released hisfirst album, Ebenezer.The following year hereleased his second al-bum,Undithandile. Thisalbum featured well-known Eastern Capegospel artist MxolisiMbethe.This year he cameoutwith a red-hot album,

Kuzohlatyelelwa, featuring Bulela M.“This album includesworship songs aswell

as praise songs and it accommodates every-body,” he said.Mrwetyana startedhismusic career inSun-

day school and continuedwith it while he was at theKhwezi Community School.During morning assem-

blies he excelled in leadingthe singing and his teacheraskedhim to join the choir asshe saw his potential.“That teacher built up my

confidence and I saw my po-tential. I focused on gospelmusic,” he said.He became a backing vo-

calist for Eastern Cape gos-pel singers like ThembalethiMack until he released hisfirst album.Mrwatyana’s DVD shoot

will feature Mxolosi Mbeth,Youth Vision from Port Elizabeth, KhayaNoranga and many more local artists. Theevent starts at 3pm and will finish late.

Risinggospel star toshoot firstDVD

Yongama Mrwetyana.

ANELE RAZIYA

UMPHATHISWA wezeMidlalokwiPhondo le Mpuma Kapa uPe-mmy Majodina uvakalise uchulu-manco ngabathandi bebhola ekha-tywayoebebephumembambozonebeyokuxhasa iqela labo uMthathaBucks, xeshikweni uqubisana neVascoDaGamakumdlalowokuvu-la isizini kwi-nqanaba le NationalFirst Division League kwibalai-Mthatha Stadiumngempela veki.

UMajodina uthi kube luvuyoukubona uluntu luphume ngobun-

inzi ukuyakuxhasa iBucks kum-dlalo wangeCawa kwakunye neVasco Da Gama nalapho uphelezintanganye ngenqaku elinye ma-cala.Oku ukuthethe ngexesha kuhla-

tywe ikhefukulomdlaloubutakisaiintlantsinalaphoiVascoDaGamayaseNtshona Kapa ibinkqenkqezaphambili ngenqaku elinye eqande-ni.UMajodina uqhube wathi aba-

thandi bebhola ekhatywayo kwi-sixeko saseMthathamabathi gqolobexhasa iqela labo kuba lilo lodwaelidlala kulo mgangatho we NFD

League kweliphondo.Ukwathi uluntu maluthobe izi-

bilini malunga nemeko yebala eli-bonakala lingekagqitywa ukwakh-iwa, kuba uMasipala weKing Sa-batha Dalindyebo uphantsiphezulu usenza iinzame zokubakufakelwe izitulo kwiindawo ez-ingenazo.“Singurhulumentewephondosi-

yinike ingqwalasela imeko yeliba-la, kwaye ngoku sincedisana no-Masipala walapha e KSD ukuba li-gqityezelwe eli bala kwezondawoliseneziphene kuzo,” utshilo uMa-jodina.

Uthingezinzamezabobazenzayobathintela ukuba iqela le MthathaBucks lingaziboni sele lifuduka lis-iyakudlalela kwezinye iidolophulishiya abathandi balo ngabasem-va.Ukanti uyigxininisile eyokuba

AmatholeAmnyamaawayindawoayakuhlala edlalela eMthatha im-idlalo yawo yonke yasekhayeni.La mazwi ebewabhekisa kuba-

landeli boMthatha Bucks ebebon-wabeleumdlaloweliqelawokuqalawokuvula i sizini ka 2015/2016 kwiNational First Division League.

UMphathiswauMajodinawonwabileyinkxasoefunyenweyiMthathaBucks

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NEWLY promoted soccer outfitMthathaBucks showedno respectfor the seasoned Cape Town side,VascoDaGama,inaNationalFirstDivisionmatchat apackedMthat-ha Stadium on Sunday.

Thenewcomersshowedtheirin-tention towin in the first fivemin-utes, but a scoring opportunitywas wasted by the Bucks right-winger,who failed to beat theVas-co goalie.Buckscontinuedwithanicedis-

play when they were in position,but Vasco’s strong defence gavethem no chance.It it is clear that soccer fanatics

in Mthatha have been hungry for

the game for a long time.Thestadiumwasfulltocapacity

and some fans had to be turnedaway at the gates because theyhad not bought tickets in time.Some used other gates to enter

thestadiumbecause theywereea-ger to see Mthatha Bucks againafter it had vanished for a timefrom top-flight football. Theycheered until the game ended.“Asyouknow,Mthathaused to

be a home of soccer. The promo-tion of the Bucks will bring backmemoriesof thosedaysandwearefully behind the team. Look at thecrowd. It shows thatMthatha peo-ple love soccer,” said SkaraMoya-na, who drove all the way fromPort St Johns to attend the firstgame of Amatholamnyama, as

Bucks are affectionately known.The game was graced by the

presence of PSL general managerDerek Blanckensee, who was im-pressed by what he saw in Mthat-ha.“It is very rare in National

FirstDivisiongamestohavesuch

ahugecrowd.Itshowsthereispo-tential for soccer in this area.”He said theywere on amission

to ensure that facilities lacking atthe stadium were put in place.Thematch ended in a 0-0 draw,

which was a confidence-boosterfor the newcomers.

Bucks showcharacter infirst game

Mthatha Bucks players tussle with their Vasco counterparts in thematch at the Mthatha Stadium. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE

BABALWA NDLANYA

KUBE yimpumelelo ukuphehlelelwakwecwecwe kunye neDVD yeemvumi ezi-mbini nezizalwakunyekwi lali yaseLowerGwadu kwidolophu yakuGatyana.

UBunono Mxokwana kunye noMfowa-bo u-AnathiMxokwana bathe benza izintozamehlo kwiholo yesikolo iKing HintsaFET College kwidolophu yase Dutywa ku-le veki igqithileyo.Echaza uBunono uthe oko kuqala babu-

lela kakhulu inkxaso abathe bayi fumanakubahlali kunye nezi phaluka zaseDuty-wa. Kwaye baphinde babamba ngazo zoz-ibini kuSodolophu wase Mbhashe, UCebaNonceba Mfecane naye othe wazi masa lomsitho.“Into esiyenzileyo sithathe iingoma

kwicwecwe lethu lokuqala elithi, Masi-bambisane Makholwa. Ingoma esizikhethuleyo kuzo zithi, Umntu omtsha en-ye ithi Ndiyazi,” kubeka uBunono.Woleke ngelithi, kwakhona baphinde

bacaphula kwicwecwe labo elitsha elithi

Khangelani. Ukanti uveze ukuba kungekudala iDVD iza kuba sele iphumile kulenyanga izayo. Ulebele ngelithi abahlalimaba qhubeke nokuba nika inkxaso kulomsebenzi wabo bawenzayo.

Kube yimpumelelo ukuphehlelelwakwecwecwe neDVD

UBunono kunye nomfawobo u-AnathiMxokwana benze into zamehlo eDutywa.IFOTO:BABALWA NDLANYA

BABALWA NDLANYA

A BUTTERWORTH gospel artist has beennominated in the Best Gospel Local categoryfor the Eastern Cape Music Awards 2015 inEast London on September 26.

Patrick Msengana said he had not believedhis ears when he heard he had been nominat-ed.“This is an honour to me because it is the

secondtimethisyear that Ihavebeennominat-ed. I was also nominated for theMnqumaGos-pelAwards inMnqumainFebruaryand Iwon.

I thankGod for the opportunityhe grantedme.I amhighly favoured by him,”Msengana said.His album titled Yesu Langa had done mar-

vellous things for him, he said. One of his ad-vantages was that he was singing his ownmu-sic and not faking other people’s and was whyhe was always nominated.He said these awards were the initiative of

gospel singer Kholeka Dubula and EasternCapeMusicAwardsCEOKokoGodlo,whohaddecided to host them to acknowledge EasternCape artists.To vote for PatrickMsengana, you can SMS:

Best Gospel Local Pat Msengana to 33459.

Gospel artist nominated again

Patrick Msengana. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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MTHATHAwasverybusyat theweekend, host-ing the provincial winter games of the EasternCape Schools Association for the IntellectuallyImpaired at the Rotary Stadium.

Schools for people with disabilities from all

the districts in the Eastern Cape participated inthe games on Friday and Saturday.All school sporting codeswere included in the

games,whichwereaimedat establishinga teamto represent the province in the national gamesin September in Secunda, Mpumalanga.The players were selected from all seven dis-

tricts which participated in this tournament.

Association spokesmanMnikelo Nxitywa ex-pressed his gratitude to the people of Mthathafor showing support throughout the games. Hesaid it showed that there were people who sup-ported those with disabilities.He said the standard of this year’s games had

been high and the association could assure thepeople of this province that the players would

bring medals back from the national games.ORTambonetball team coachNomnikelo Zil-

imbola said she had a plan for the nationalgames and had no fear about her girls.

“We have a strong teamwhich is prepared toplayandliftuptheflagof thisprovinceandshowSouth Africa as whole what we are capable of,”she said.

Mthatabuzzeswithwintergamesexcitement

The OR Tambo netball team (in blue kit) in action against the Chris Hani team at the RotaryStadium at the weekend. PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE The OR Tambo team before the start of the games last weekend. PHOTO:SIM MDLEDLE

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MEMBERS from the Flagstaff and Mqan-duli police stations battled it out in a soc-cer final hosted by Old Mutual at the Sig-cau grounds in Flagstaff last Wednesday.

Old Mutual area manager MpucukoDweba said the games were the compa-ny’s way of showing its commitment tokeeping its clients healthy.“This sponsorship fulfils our intent to

promote healthy living and wellness ingovernment departments for positiveoutcomes and productivity,” Dweba said.

Constable Bafundi Gwaji, organiser ofthe sport activities in Flagstaff, said thegames helped the police officials to stayactive physically and mentally.“The games help us build good rela-

tions with other police stations and leadan active lifestyle so we can fight crimemore easily in our communities,” Gwajisaid.Flagstaff won the final 4-2 and were

awarded a cup, medals and new soccerkit.The Mqanduli team said they were dis-

appointed that they had not won, butwere happy for their rivals.

“A game is a win-and-lose situation, soanything is possible and we wish Flag-staff all the best on their victory, no hardfeelings at all,” said Constable Sibongise-ni Didi from Mqanduli.Didi said it was a good thing that there

were such games sponsored by OldMutu-al.“The games are not just about winning,

but to help us in terms of wellness andmaintaining fitness.”He said they also brought the police

closer to the communities they served asthe residents had come out in numbersto watch them play.

Police battle it out on the soccer field

The Flagstaff police soccer team show off the trophy they won in the soccer final at the Sigcaugrounds. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Excited about their cup are constablesLulama Sotshantshi (holding the cup),Bafundi Gwaji, Khangelani Mveku andMfundo Nqunqa from the Flagstaff policestation. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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