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THE Ekuphumleni Old Age Homein Zwide, which caught fire in No-vember last year causing thedeaths of three residents, is receiv-ing a much-needed make-over.
About 48 South African Navy artisans as
well asmembers from the local SouthAfricanNational Defence Force (SANDF) set out ona three-week long community project to refur-bish the old age home.Despite the extreme weather conditions,
these SANDF members were busy paintingthe old age home, placing burglar bars in eachof the rooms, working on the plumbing, re-pairing and replacing various items in the
home such as the ceiling and cupboards. Theyalso fixed toilets and lowered the urinals inthe bathrooms.The Navy Spokesperson Commander Grey-
ling van den Berg said it was the NelsonMan-dela Bay Municipality which suggested theold age home as a community project and as-sisted with getting sponsors.“We realised that Ekuphumleni was a pri-
ority because of the recent fire that resultedin the death of people at this home. This wascaused by a short circuit and we realised thatit is easy for a fire to break out (again) whichis why work needed to be done here,” he said.“TheDepartment of SocialDevelopment do-
nated R300 000 which allowed us to help withthe refurbishment.”
Zamikhaya Kalipe from the SANDF busy on the roof of theEkuphumleni Old Age home. PHOTO: THEO JEPTHA
INSERT: James Tenana in one of the rooms where an elderly residentburned to death in November 2015. PHOTO: FILE/WERNER HILLS
2 NEWS INDABA | WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2016
NCEBA DLADLA
AN 80-year-old man died when a minibustaxi was involved in a collision with a carin Caledon Street in Uitenhage in the ear-ly hours of Monday.
“It is alleged that the taxi collided withthe back of an Opel Astra at 5.33am,” po-lice spokesperson Lieutenant GerdaSwart said.
The taxi driver, who apparently hadone passenger in the vehicle, drovestraight into a wall and the taxi burst into
flamesPeople saw the accident had tried to as-
sist by pulling the two people out of thetaxi, Swart said.
“Both were admitted to hospital in a se-rious condition,” she said. The passengerin the Opel Astra was flung out of the vehi-cle and died at the scene.
“The driver of the Opel Astra was alsotaken to hospital,” Swart said.
A culpable homicide case has beenopened.
The name of the dead man was not givenas his next of kin had not yet been notified.
Uitenhageman (80) dies in collision
This accident happened in Caledon Street, in Uitenhage. A man (80) died on the scene.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
NCEBA DLADLA
THE Booi family of Govan Mbeki Township(Ezinyoka) that had their mother NosandisoBooi (43) and her daughters Noluvuyo Booi(19) and Asemahle Booi killed execution stylemore than three weeks ago are relieved theymanaged to bury them with dignity.
The three were laid to rest at Ngcabasa Vil-lage in Middledrift (eXesi) on Saturday. It wasNosandiso’s wish to be laid to rest next to herhusband who died in 2002 and was buried inMiddledrift.
“The office of the Chief Whip (Litho Suka),some of the councillors and Nelson MandelaMetro officials visited the Booi family sincethe ordeal and offered them our condolences,counselling and support,” said Gift Ngqondian adviser in the Chief Whip’s office.Express Indaba was there when the family
told Cllr Suka and his entourage that theyneeded assistance to be able to bury their de-parted. Nosandiso was unemployed, onlyhelping to clean offices and make tea, the fam-
ily revealed.“We asked them to negotiate with the fu-
neral parlour - to be paid by the municipalityand started preparing the logistics for the me-morial service which was held at LilianNgoyi Sports Centre,” said Ngqondi, addingthat this was made possible to assist metropeople who would not be able to travel to Mid-dledrift for the funeral.
“The funeral was a resounding success.Even the Lukhanji mayor and speaker in-cluding councillors and officials attended,”said family spokesperson Anele Pono.
Pono said he wanted to state, however, thatthey (as the family) did not get any fundingfrom the municipality as other people wouldlike to believe.
“The municipality made arrangements topay the funeral parlour. The last time Ichecked the parlour had not been paid yet,because of the long processes involved in gov-ernment finances,” said Pono, adding thatthe Social Development Department was stillorganising counselling sessions for the re-maining two Booi children.
Slainmotherand twodaughtersburiedeXesi at theweekendNelson Mandela Bay Chief Whip Litho Suka (right) during his visit tothe Booi family with councillors and officials to offer condolencesand prayers before the funeral. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA
Continued from page 1.He added that they started with the project
on January 17 and the refurbishment shouldbe complete by next week.
The SANDF members, who are in Port Eliz-abeth for the Armed Forces Week whichstarts on February 13 until February 21 (seearticle below), said they wanted do some-thing that would leave a positive legacy.
“We do this as a labour of love. We are reallypassionate about community projects such as
these,” Van den Berg said.He added that they also plan to help other
old age homes in Nelson Mandela Bay in thenear future.
Marram Matomela (70) who has been livingat Ekuphumleni Old Age Home for a fewmonths said she was very happy with thehome’s new look.
“The home looks very beautiful and cleannow. When the fire happened last year, it wasonly my second day here and I was so hurt
and shocked because people died,” Matomelasaid.
Cathleen Gxoyiya (59) said she had been atEkuphumleni for eighteen years with herhusband John Gxoyiya (60), and she was stillshocked about the fire that broke out lastyear.
“I was close to the fire. I’m in a wheelchairso I couldn’t walk and help the other people.”
She added that she was happy with the re-furbishment that would provide a safer envi-
ronment for them.Ekuphumleni Old Age Home’s HOD, Jean-
ette Gxabuza, said the old age home had beenaround for 31 years and there are about 60senior citizens currently living there.
“We really appreciate the work that hasbeen done to our home.”
“Last year we were crying because of thefire. These people are like our parents and itfelt like we lost our parents when we foundout they died,” she said.
Joy for elderlyafter fire tragedy
SASHIKA PILLAY
THOUSANDS of South African National De-fence Force (SANDF) members includingSANDF commander-in-chief President JacobZuma are expected to be in Nelson MandelaBay for the fourth annual Armed Forces Weekwhich takes place this month.
As part of Armed Forces Week, there will bevarious events leading up to Armed ForcesDay which is celebrated on February 21.
This year, the events have been planned bythe South African Navy and will provide arange of Navy platforms open to the public.
ArmedForcesWeekalsocommemoratestheday of the country’s single largest naval disas-ter, the sinking of the troopship SS Mendi onFebruary21,1917.TheshipwasrammedbytheSS Darro and 616 members of the SA NativeLabour Corps died.
SANDF Spokesperson Brigadier GeneralXolani Mabanga, said Armed Forces Day is aday of honour.
“Armed Forces Day is new; it started in 2012as a day where we honour the SANDF andthinkofthosewhohavelost their lives.WealsoacknowledgethoseintheSANDFwhohaveex-
celled.”“We are excited about this year’s events be-
ing in PE because it will be the first time thatthe SA navy will be showcasing their capabili-ties. The events were previously conducted in-land but this is the first time it will be coastal.”
There will also be various activities wherethe SANDF will visit townships in the Bay andinteract with the youth.
“We also have sporting activities, communi-ty projects and career exhibitions where wewill be informing the youth about careers inthe SANDF and the requirements. We will al-so visit nearby townships and interact withthe community,”Mabanga said.
There will be seven warships and a submar-ine available for the public to view at the PortElizabeth harbour on February 13 and 14.There will also be fan parks at Kings Beachfrom February 17 to 21 where there will be alarge display of military equipment.
The main parade held on February 21, willinclude a flypast by the SA Air Force and vari-ous elements of the SA Military Health Ser-vice taking part in the parade. There will bea three-day rehearsal leading up to the mainparade where a military march will be heldin Summerstrand.
Navy Spokesperson Commander Greylingvan den Berg said they chose to have the eventin the Bay because the navy was not as well-known in Port Elizabeth as it was in CapeTown.
He added that the military exercise as partof Armed Forces Week, would be one of themost unforgettable experiences and it was allfree of charge.
“This will be the biggest military demon-stration the country has seen since the dawnof democracy.
“Therewillbe the firingof theweaponsfromhelicopters. On February 18, we will have anight firing exercise close to the Summer-strand pier.
“We will have warships and there will alsobe the fleet replenishment vessel SAS Drak-ensberg, which is currently the largest shipbuilt for the SA Navy with a displacement of12,500 tons and a length of 147 metres.”
He added that the venue and times for otherArmed Forces Week events were still being fi-nalised.
Armed ForcesWeek: BigNavy showcase in Bay
One of the sevenwarships that willbe available forthe public to viewat the PortElizabeth harbouron February 13and 14.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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INDABA REPORTER
NELSON Mandela Bay Municipality Execu-tive Mayor Dr Danny Jordaan hosted a highlevel Indonesian delegation interested in ex-ploring positive relations and cooperation onmultiple levels between the Cirebon CityWestJava and its South African counterpart at thePort Elizabeth City Hall today.
The delegation, led by Consul General of theRepublic of Indonesia Abdul Rachman Dud-ung, initiated the visit withMayor Jordaan asa precursor for further bilaterals, the explora-tion of areas of cooperation and the possibilityof subsequent formal arrangements.Dudung presented the intention of the visit
as, among others, an opportunity:• To explore exchanges and cooperation in
education, tourism, trade,maritime and otherfields,• To develop real cooperation in an active
way; exploring all possibilities of establishinga sister city relationship between the two cit-ies, and;• To encourage a relationship among small
and medium enterprises and to have variouskinds of economic cooperation and exchanges.
Known for its hot and humid conditions,Cirebon is a city in West Java located close tothe border of Central Java with fishery as itsmain area of production.Executive Mayor Jordaan heartily wel-
comed his visitors and said areas of coopera-tion would be investigated and were enthusi-astic about future bilaterals between the tworegions.
High level Indonesiandelegationvisitsmayor
INDABA REPORTER
MOTHERWELL, Mount Road and Uiten-hage police embarked on simultaneouscrime prevention operations on Tuesday,January 26, in support of National PoliceDay.
Police spokesperson Colonel SibongileSoci said the operations had commenced at9amand continueduntil 3pmat various pla-ces.The traffic department, Department of
Home Affairs and SARS also took part inthe operations, which ranged from patrolsto roadblocks and raiding of suspects.Fifteen people were arrested for various
crimes, including six for possession of dag-ga and three for possession of Mandrax.Four stolen vehicles were recovered and
traffic fines amounting to about R87 000were handed to drivers for various offen-ces.Eleven knives, a substantial amount of
dagga and Mandrax tablets were confiscat-ed.“Any successes achieved during opera-
tions are a step closer to ridding our com-munities of crime.“High police visibility is achieved
through these operations, which makesour community members feel safe,” pro-vincial commissioner Lieutenant-GeneralCeliwe Binta said.
Crime swoopmarksNational Police Day
Police searches continued at the weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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SELBY MADIKANE
IMBASAPrimarySchool learnerswon prizesfrom Blue Ribbon Bakery at a function thatwas held at school onMonday after collectingbread plastic bags.
Imbasa Primary Schoolwhich is situated atMotherwell NU 12 B, collected 600 bread plas-tic bags in 2015.According toBlueRibbonPromotionsMan-
ager Zukile Libala, Imbasa Primary Schooljust missed the first prize of R5000, a bicyclefor the learner who had collected the mostbags and R1800 prize for the teacher whoseclass had collected most bags.Imbasa Primary School’s Grade 3B was the
class that collected themost bags. The learnerwho collected themost bags at Imbasa Prima-ry wasMakubemnandi Kitsana who receivedpens, rubber, ruler, bag pencils,water bottles,a lunchbox, a Blue Ribbon T-shirt and other
goodies.Grade 3B teacher Nomsa Masiza won a pic-
nic griller set.The rest of the class also received somepriz-
es. The school received a five-pack paperream set.Libala thanked Imbasa Primary School for
taking part in competition. He said that Imba-sa Primary had impressed them because theycame third in the township schools.“The learnerswhohavenotwon, shouldnot
be disappointed. They have contributed too.I want to commend the winning class of MrsMasiza for their efforts,” Libala said. HODNtombizanele Dilimeni thanked Blue Ribbonfor making a difference to the Imbasa Prima-ry School learners.Dilimeni said, “On behalf of the school I ex-
tend our gratitude to BlueRibbon because thecompetitionmeant a lot to our learners. It hastaught our learners that in life we do not al-ways win but losing is normal.”
Imbasa learnerswinprizes frombreadcompany
Blue Ribbon staff member Akhona Jama, winning teacher Nomsa Masiza, winning learnerMakubemnandi Kitsana, HOD Ntathu Nqabeni and HOD Ntombizanele Dilimeni show the prizesthey had won. Sitting in the front is Blue Ribbon Promotions Manager Zukile Libala. PHOTO: SELBYMADIKANE
Imbasa Primary School’s winning learners are pictured here with Blue Ribbon Promotions ManagerZukile Libala, winning teacher Nomsa Masiza, HOD Ntathu Nqabeni and HOD NtombizaneleDilimeni. PHOTO: SELBY MADIKANE
THAMSANQA MBOVANE
ON Sunday afternoon children wore their fullschool uniforms - alongside the adults, alsodressed in school gear!
They were celebrating a back-to-school cam-paign at the Elliot Memorial CongregationalChurch inKwaNobuhlewith churchmembersand elders.The event was organised by the church’s
Mission Council and youth, and was aimed aturging all children to wear their uniforms andbe proud pupils.Donations of uniforms were also made and
the many schools that attended included pri-maries such as Alex Jayiya, Mgcunube, Mag-qabi, Skotina, Mthonjeni, Ilinge and highschools such as Phaphani, Nkululeko, Mary-mount, VM Kwinana and Thanduxolo.Another highlight was the singing of happy
birthday for Bunono Tshayana, who turned 10
on the big day.He stoodnear the pulpit, smiling as “school-
girl”, choirmastergogoNosimoRodrigues (49)conducted the happy birthday song.The uniforms were also prayed for before
they were handed over by the reverends Ke-ketso Bloem and Mzwandile Tshotyana. Theyprayed and said: “We bring these school shoesto you, our Lord God, plus the uniform. We’resaying bless themAlmighty God as they cometo you!”Gogo Rodrigues, who was wearing a Molly
BlackburnHigh uniform said, “I feel like I cangoback to school tomorrow! It feels greatwear-ing a school uniform.”Guest speaker Xolani Tshayana said people
should stop playing football with education.“All are blaming one another as teachers andstudents play a blame game. No one wants totake responsibility.”“But we should all play a role in improving
the standard of education.”
NCEBA DLADLA
THE Church has a major role to play in thetransformation of communities in the 21stCentury, according to Port Elizabeth Regis-tered Counselling Psychologist NomalungeloNtlokwana.
Speaking at Bishop Sonwabo Hoyi led Afri-can Catholic Church (ACC), Eastern Cape Di-ocesan Transformation and Leadershipworkshop held at NelsonMandela Metropoli-tan University (NMMU), Missionvale Cam-pus at the weekend, Ntlokwana, popularlyknow as Lungsi, said she was overjoyedspeaking at the diocesan event where thechurch sought to gauge and take a leap to en-sure its relevance.The theme of the event was: “Behold, I
make all things new,” taken from the biblicalpericope Revelation 21:5.EC Diocesan Bishop Hoyi said they were
aware that the needs of the church in the 21stcentury were different from those of yore.BishopHoyi said hewas hoping the congre-
gants would embrace change as the needs of2016 were not the same as those of 1908 when
the African Catholic Church was formed.“This then requires dynamic leadership in-
formed of the changing trends in society. Wemust develop new skills as we cannot contin-ue in the same old way whilst society and lifeitself was changing. We must be innovativeand find new ways of doing things includingattracting the youth to the church and dealingwith finances,” said Hoyi.“It is important for the church tobe relevant
to the needs of the congregants and the com-munity she was serving,” Ntlokwana, Presi-dent of PE Diocesan Anglican Women’s Fel-lowship said.According to Ntlokwana, they looked first
at the wish list of the ACC EC Diocese to seewhat the leadership of the church, comprisedof the Young Men’s Guild, Mothers Union,Youth and Girl Guides including the clergyand their wives, wanted to see happening in2016 in the church.The six main objectives that ACC Eastern
Cape Diocese felt needed urgent attention:transformative leadership, financial manage-ment, communication, visionary leadership,In-depth knowledge of the bible and dealingwith youth matters.
Back to school for the oldies
Gogo Nosimo Rodrigues (right), who is wearing a Molly Blackburn uniform, celebrated the schoolcampaign with ministers and children at the Elliot Memorial Church. PHOTO: THAMSANQA MBOVANE
AfricanCatholic Church, ECDiocese embraces change
On Sunday Bishop Hoyi inducted the Diocesan Young Men’s Guild with from his left, Lay Ministers(LMs), Siyabulela Hashe, Thembinkosi Xaluva, and on his right, Canon Mzimkhulu Zazi and (LMs)Sunnyboy Stuma and Bandile Cuntu. At the back from left, Bro. Kwanele Tom, (LM) BonganiNofukuka, Rev. Mzwandile Zazi and the Chaplain Rev Xhanti Busakwe. PHOTO: NCEBA DLADLA
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YOUNG and creative minds in Nelson Man-dela Bay have an opportunity to take part ina screenwriting and filmmaking competitionopen to Eastern Cape pupils.
The SouthAfricanYouthFilmProject, spon-sored by the National Lotteries Commission,is the result of a collaboration between theMovementTrustand theSwallowsFoundationto unearth and harness movie making skills.Working with the Department of Educa-
tion’s English Language Development section,the project is aimed at giving an opportunityto school children to identify andnurture theirlove of filmmaking.“This partnership is set to engage thousands
of grade 10 and 11 pupils in filmmaking witha difference,” said project director MarkRoughton.Roughtonadded that not onlywouldEastern
Cape pupils get to have hands-on experience infilmmaking, theywould also have the opportu-nity to showcase their finished work to indus-
try professionals and consumers.Themed Now or Never, the project is de-
signed to build on the strengths of film train-ing and production models following in theline of the successful 2007-2013 “Nab’ ubomi”,a similar project that introduced pupils to theart of screen writing and film production.“We call on high school pupils to enter their
short films, from which 18 will be chosen,”Roughton said.From this, 18 crew members from partici-
pating schools would be selected and trainedand mentored to take part in the productioncrew.Winning short films and television series
will be broadcast on SABC1 and 2.Administration manager Nandipha Tatoba
said screenwriting had started on January 25and would end on February 25.Pitching and the film training camp would
start on March 18.The project will continue until September
for the graduation and awards ceremony.Tatoba added that forms were available
PARTNERSHIPS forgedbyNMMUwithprivateproperty owners throughout the metro havehelped to alleviate annual accommodationshortages for its students.An initiative started in2012 toexpand theUni-
versity’s present on-campus accommodation byoffering accredited off-campus accommodationmeans the university now has a further 3 500beds to offer its students. It presentlyhas accom-modation for 3 716 students on campus in PortElizabeth and George.In light of the financial challenges facing stu-
dents as brought in to sharp focus during the#FeesMustFallmovement late last year,NMMUalsonegotiated a 0%increasewith the landlordsof these private properties.“We’re committed to assisting our students.
We’re trying to keep costs down, knowing thatliving away from home can be costly,” saidNMMU acting Dean of Students Mxolisi Nca-payi.University residence fees on average cost
about R20 000 a year. Accredited off-campus ac-commodation is similarly priced at betweenR1 900 to R3 000 a month. Private landlords notlinked to the university also offer accommoda-tion from about R2 000 up.
Down payment reliefAswithitstuitionfees,NMMUhasintroduced
down payment relief for students who are aca-demically-deserving but financially challenged.The down payment fee of R4 500 for on-campusstudents is deferred until the student can cover
Temporary accommodationNMMU is also temporarily assisting new stu-
dents who have arrived without confirmed ac-commodation.“We are even working at weekends as more
and more students, including ‘walk-ins’, arrive.We are doing everything in our power to assisteach student,” saidDirector: StudentHousing&Learning Programmes Dr Shuping Mpuru.
Off-campus accommodationSince 2012 NMMU has forged partnerships
with many private landlords whose propertiesmustmeet certain criteria for themtobeaccred-
ited. There are at least 21 large propertiesthroughout the metro that are exclusively usedby NMMU students.
dertaken annually by Student Housing, and ac-creditation and inspections of these off-campusproperties are on-going. On average, 500 newbeds are offered annually.The Department of Higher Education and
Training wants to see 40% of NMMU’s studentslivingoncampusby2020 – a targetNMMUwish-es to meet.NMMUishopingtoaddupto2 000beds innew
on-campus residences in the near future, de-pendent on government funding. – REPORTER
NMMUaccommodation partnerships to aid students
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ROSLYN BAATJIES
ANEWchoir that is aimed at bringing hope tothe gang-infested northern areas is about to beborn; a tabernacle choir of between 120 and 240members.
“The process of developing the concept forthe Northern Areas Tabernacle Choir Project,as I recall, started way back in 2013 and hasbeen highly rigorous and consultative eversince this gang-related violence has transpiredwithin the northern areas.“In July 2015 the Northern Area Tabernacle
Choir (NATChoir) was established with thehope of eradicating all this negative publicity;thefearanddeaththataccompanythedrugandgang outbreaks,’’ said choir director ClaudeMarks.“With this project Iwant people toknow that
even thoughwe residewithin these crime andpoverty infested communities, there is stillhope.“The NATChoir will be this ray of hope.
Apart from themusic it will operate as a socialsystem that will speak to crime and poverty.NATChoir in partnership with different roleplayers will ensure that all the young people,womenandchildren, canaccess theopportuni-ties that will enable them to grow, develop andprosper as fully engaged, responsive and pro-ductive citizens.’’The choir will be unique because it will con-
sist of talented members between 16 and 35years old, from around 19 neighbourhoods ofthe northern areas.They will not be graduates of music schools,
but are alumni of the school of life in the troub-led PE northern areas, said Marks.Marks wants people to know that there is al-
ways hope, even amid crime and poverty.The choirmanagement and other stakehold-
ers would also ensure that members have ac-cess to opportunities so that they can growandthus can develop into productive citizens whorespondpositivelytochallengesandopportuni-ties.For more information, call Marks at
Stuurman Street, Khayelitsha.Sunday Service starts at 09:00
.PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF AFRICATinarha circuit, KwaNobuhle, cnr ofPityana & Zinto Streets. Sunday
service starts @ 10:00.Contact 078 776 7073
.REFORMED CHURCH IN SA
cnr. of Zokwana & Stofile Streets,Kwazakhele. Sunday Service 10:00
.ST ANDREW'S
ANGLICAN CHURCHJolobe Str., Kwanobuhle, UitenhageSunday Service starts at 09:00
.ST PETER'S AFRICANCATHOLIC CHURCH
Ndlovu Street NU 2, Motherwell, P.E.Sunday Service starts at 10:00
.ST STEPHEN'S
ANGLICAN CHURCHGrattan Street, New BrightonSunday Service starts at 09:00
.ST STEPHEN'S AFRICANCATHOLIC CHURCH
Corner of Nxuluza and BhoxongoStreets, Kwazakhele, P.E.
Sunday Service starts at 10:00.
.ST THOMAS AFRICANCATHOLIC CHURCHHelen Josephs Street
KwaNobuhle, UitenhageSunday Service starts at 10:00.
.UNITED ETHIOPIANCHURCH OF AFRICAeStalini Hall, Zwide
Sunday Service starts at 09:00
.
LOST/MISSING
1225.The Department ofSocial Development inthe Nelson MandelaMetropolitan DistrictZwide Service Office
is requesting anyone withinformation with regardsto the maternal family ofEndinako Mntuyedwa,to our knowledge the
biological mother of thechild is ThembekaMntuyedwa and her
whereabouts are unknown.Anyone with informationis to contact social workerMs. N. Sandla at041 406 5845 /041 406 5844
.The Department ofSocial Development inthe Nelson MandelaMetropolitan DistrictZwide Service Office
is requesting anyone withinformation with regardsto the paternal family ofthe child AsiphokuhleMaqina born 07/10/2005
to our Knowledge thebiological mother of thechild is NomakhweziPatricia Nqini and isdeceased. The biologicalfather of the child is
Makhaya Maqina and isallegedly deceased. We arelooking for the Maqina
family or relatives. Anyonewith information is to con-
tact social workerMs. N. Sandla at041 406 5901/041 406 5844
.The Department ofSocial Development inthe Nelson MandelaMetropolitan DistrictZwide Service Office
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MOTHERWELL Academy shared the 2-2draw with Royal Bucs in their SAFA NelsonMandela Bay game that took place at Mother-well NU 2 Stadium on Saturday.
Motherwell took the game to Bucs from theword go. Their hard work paid dividends be-cause their left winger Mokoetsi Makotoanescored the opening goal in the 25th minute.Motherwell failed to convert their chances
to goals on numerous occasions. Royal Bucsnew kid on the block Aviwe Vani headedhome their opening goal in the 49th minute.Bulelani Nongongoma scoredMotherwell’s
leading goal in the 67th minute. Bucs’ skillfulstriker Mawabo Smara Zondani and McebisiFire Gawulana combined well.Zondanimadeaniftypass toGawulanawho
was fouled by Motherwell’s goalkeeper andthe whistle man awarded a penalty to Bucs.Zondani sent the Motherwell’s goalie to the
wrong side and he scored from the penaltyspot in the 80th minute.Camper United caused a huge upset to the
students- NMMU Madibaz following theirhard-fought 1-0 victory at Motherwell.Ndyebo Mazantsi scored Camper’s goal in
the 30th minute. Camper United played wellwith their goalkeeper Mbonisi Mbele pullingbrilliant saves.Showvillage United Brothers overcame
Despatch Pioneers 2-1 at Motherwell NU 2
Stadium.Callies drew 2-2 with Highland Spurs at
Zwide Stadiumwith Leroy vanRensburg andSheniel Benn scoring Callies’ goals.NMMU Madibaz held Callies to a 2-2 draw
at Zwide Stadium on Sunday.Nkosinathi Damane and Sheniel Benn
came up with Callies’ goals.
Other results of SAFANelsonMandela BaySAB Regional League:
Imbabala Young Stars 2-2 Central AcematesIsland City 3-2 Ikamva MoversYoung Cosmos 1-5 HotspursIsland City 2-1 Imbabala Young StarsMotherwell Academy 2-2 Central AcematesFairview Rovers 2-1 Ikamva MoversYoung Cosmos 3-0 Royal BucsCamper United 2-1 Ghetto StarsShowvillage United 0-1 Hotspurs
MotherwellAcademydrawswithBucs
Royal Bucs’ central defender Siyabonga ChikoyaMatwa clears the lines with MotherwellAcademy Sixolile Benni Ndamse launching anattack. PHOTO: SELBY MADIKANE
UITENHAGE-based side Blackburn Rov-ers surprised the high-riding Tornadowhen they defeated them 3-2 in their ABCMotsepe League clash that was played atthe Central Field Stadium on Saturday.Amarova played their hearts out as this
time around they did not want to disap-point their loyal supporters. The Mdant-sane side cameoutwith their guns blazingbut Amarova showed that they were notscared of their opponents.Lion City supporters’ hopes of seeing
their side lifting the league trophy werekept alive when they shared a goallessdraw with EC Bees at Bhisho Stadium inKingWilliams Town. FC Buffalo thrashedKokstadLiverpool 3-1 at JanSmuts inEastLondon.Young Ideas earned ahard fought 2-1 tri-
umph over Highbury at Motherwell NU 2Stadium on Friday evening. Mthatha Citytamed Future Tigers which they thumped6-1 at Rotary Stadium in Mthatha.Matta Milan played into 1-1 draw
against Swartkopsvalley United Brothersat Walter Sisulu University in Butter-worth. – SELBY MADIKANE
Amarova showshow to tame aTornado in style
Blackburn Rovers who are popularly knownas Amarova are a force to be reckonedwith. PHOTO: SELBY MADIKANE
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MOTHERWELL Football Coaches Associa-tion (MOFCA) started its annual pro-gramme with a series of coaching lessonsto the clubs’ coaches at MasiphathisaneSenior Secondary School on Saturday.
The focus areas centred on life skills anddrills that the clubs’ coaches were supposedto be doing with their players.MOFCA Chairman Lukhanyo Wasa stat-
ed that the session was a resounding suc-cess.Wasa said, “I am very delighted because
the attendance was very good. I saw somenew faces who have come to add value toMOFCA. I am happy to announce that wehave made some great strides.“We have compiled our own coaching
manuals. I think our manual is the solutionfor every coach because it is about the ba-sics of football.”Wasa highlighted that their association
was aiming to develop the grassroots foot-ball at schools and at club level.“Our members live and dream football.
We are servants of our communities. Weare agents of change as far as football devel-opment is concerned.“All we want to see is to have some of our
players playing in top-flight football oneday.“ I think it is a dream of every player to
play in the professional league one day,”said Wasa.
Coaching lessons centre on life skills and drills
MOFCA Chairperson Lukhanyo Wasa and Coach Monde Tsoko. PHOTO: SELBY MADIKANE
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FOOTBALL supporters saw their sidestaking each other on during the SAFANelson Mandela Bay Masters AssociationLeague spectacular games on Sunday.
Ama-Units who are still leading the
pack with 44 league points from 20 gameshad to dig deep to overcome the tail-end-ers Soweto Masters 4-3 in their humding-er.AbahloboMasters earned a comfortable
4-2 win over Raymond Mhlaba. To the dis-may of their supporters, Zwide Winnerslost 1-0 to Zwide Masters.
Eleven Attackers salvaged a hard-fought 1-0 win over PE All Stars while Ad-do Masters defeated VW Masters 2-1 intheir game that kept fans on their feet.Veeplaas Masters embarrassed Valen-
cia 5-2 in their one-sided affair. NewBrighton Masters shared the 2-2 drawwith the high riding Sparks Masters.
Masters of football delight supporters in spectacular games
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HUNDREDS of football fans from all cor-ners of Nelson Mandela Bay saw their sideChippa United going down 3-2 to KaizerChiefs in their Multichoice Diski Chal-lenge PSL Reserve League game at IsaacWolfson stadium in KwaZakhele on Sun-day.
Chilli Boyz opened the scoring chartwhen Dillion Goss scored an easy goal froma close range with Amakhosi goalkeeperLuthando Sixhaso well beaten in the 15thminute.Home-side supporters’ excitement was
cut short when Chiefs striker Nkosingi-phindile Ngcobo replied with an equalizerin the 20th minute. Both sides played in themidfield for the rest of the remaining half-time.Amakhosi came out smoking, as such
they were rewarded with a goal courtesy ofEmanuel Letlotlo in the 50th minute.The supporters of the side in blue and
white rallied behind their side. The crowdswere sent into raptures when former Cal-lies striker Bulumko Ceki scored Chippa’sequalising goal in the 70th minute.Chippa could have been in front but their
midfielder-cum striker Mhlengi Cele’s ef-fort went above the crossbar with Sixhasobeing metres away from his goal-line. Celewasted his second opportunity when hisheader went wide with Chiefs skipper Dan-iel Cardoso beaten in the air.Letlotlo completed his brace when he ran
past Chippa halfback Khanyiso Ginxa wholooked shaky for the rest of game. Chippa’sgoalkeeper Mulovhedzi Shandukani andhis team mate Yirigg Conwood starred fortheir side.In the early entertaining game Jomo Cos-
mos played to a 1-1 draw against Super-sport United.On Saturday Bidvest Wits shared a 1-1
draw with Orlando Pirates while Mamelo-di Sundowns succumbed 2-1 to PolokwaneCity.
Chilli Boyz outplayed byChiefs
Kaizer Chiefs skipper Daniel Cardoso shields theball from Chippa United star player BulumkoBusko Ceki. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE
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NELSON Mandela Bay Amateur Boxing Or-ganisation has taken charge of the future ofthe young boys and girls involved in openboxing.
According to the metro structure’s scribeMazizi Vumazonke, they have been develop-ing coaches, referees and judges to be in linewith the South African National AmateurBoxing Organisation which is taking its cue
from AIBA, an international body govern-ing open boxing.He said, “We qualified 21 referees and
judges after a three day course held at LilianNgoyi Sports Centre in Kwazakhele fromFriday 29 January to Sunday 31 January.”Among the ring officials trained were a
number of teachers and nurses.“This augurs well for our hope of bringing
boxing back to schools as well as having pro-fessional nurses as health practitioners in-volved in the sport,” said Vumazonke.
Boxing is a contact sport which takes cog-nisance of the dangers involved and there-fore takes a particular interest in the safetyand protection of boxers at all times.Doctors, when available, as well as nurses
give health advice and provide safety meas-ures during training for all involved, in andoutside the ring.Furthermore, Vumazonke said, the metro
was hard at work, gearing for what he re-ferred to as a Pretest Tournament to takeplace on Saturday February 11 where the
metro municipality will select elite boxersto represent the metro in the provincialtournament which will find boxers to taketo the Nelson Mandela Cup in July.“The Nelson Mandela Cup is a huge box-
ing tournament that will have a number ofAfrican states taking part,” said Vuma-zonke.He added that Germany too would be
bringing a team of boxers to participate inthe tournament in honour of freedom fighterand icon of peace and social justice Madiba.
NelsonMandelaBayOpenBoxing tourneys linedup
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NELSON Mandela Bay boxer Lonwabo Ro-boshiwas stopped in the eighth round of his10-round non-title scrap against Sipha-mandla “Toy Toyi’ Baleni at OR TamboHall, Mthatha last Friday.
This was KwaNobuhle Township lad Ro-boshi’s 5th loss in 13 outings, with 8 wins- 5 by Knock Out.Writing on his Facebook page, Roboshi’s
mentor Caiphus Ntante said, “Yes, my boyRoboshi lost fair against Baleni but nexttime let the organisers of tournaments notaccommodate boxers in places far awayfrom the venues. The weigh-in was in EastLondon andwe had to travel toMthatha thefollowing day for the fight. This got boxerstired in the scorching sun.Myboy, howeverput up a good fight.”Responding, boxing legend Reuben “Kid
Zion” Matewu said in 1978 they weighed-inin East London in the morning and foughtin Queenstown in the evening.The heat, however, was a major blow ac-
cording to Caiph Camp head, Ntante whowas in Roboshi’s corner for the first timesince the boxer leftMlawuli Nawule’s Silin-dokuhle Boxing Club in KwaNobuhle re-cently.The Technical Knock Out (TKO) loss,
according to Ntante, means that Roboshiwill serve 30-days suspension before takinga fight in April.Meanwhile, Sijuta Boxing Promotions
boss Andile Sidinile who promoted the fightrevealed the plans he had for the enterpris-ing pugilist Baleni.He said hewas grooming theWBAPanAf-
rican mini flyweight champion Baleni tofight for the IBO World title.“The fight against Roboshi was to keep
Baleni busy.“This is until he gets an opportunity to
fight for the world title,” said Sidinile, whopromotes the trio of Baleni, his stablemateand IBO Intercontinental strawweightchampion Simphiwe Konco and East Lon-don’s WBA International strawweightchampion Siyabonga Siyo.Sidinile,whoprideshimself in goodwork-
ing relations with Golden Gloves Produc-tion (GGP) boss Rodney Berman, who looksafter the business interests of WBA and IBOWorld miniflyweight kingpin Hekkie “TheHexecutioner”Budler, is currentlynegotiat-ingwithBerman to letBudlervacate the IBOtitle so that Baleni can follow the IBO route.“Hekkie Budler has recently been promot-
ed as the WBAmini flyweight super cham-pion. He can let go of the IBO strap. And thatwould giveBaleni an opportunity to fight forit,” Sidinile said.
Still hope for Roboshi despite TKO inMthatha
Siphamandla “Toy Toyi” Baleni has Lonwabo “Dancing Shoes” Roboshi against the ropes duringtheir fight which Baleni won. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
