press UVO LWETHU 20 000 COPIES WEEKLY Port St Johns | Mbizana | Flagstaff | Lusikisiki | Mt Ayliff | Ntabankulu | Mount Frere THURSDAY March 5, 2015 | 0 039 251 0834 | www.uvoexpress | uvoexpress.mobi | [email protected] or [email protected] | Previously known as the Uvo Lwethu Fever EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE UKUBA UNENGXAKI ZAMATYALA SIYAFUMANEKA KULENOMBOLO or Send “ ” to Consolidate your into 1 payment e-mail – [email protected]“NCR”REGISTERED DEBT COUNSELLORS Please call me 082 378 3743 DEBT NO LOAN / NO STRESS MVJ2SV-220115-TE-ebmswa-debt GREG NOTA H UNDREDS of Flagstaff residents took to the streets in a march to the Ingquza Hill Local Mu- nicipality’s offices to hand over a memorandum of griev- ances with regard to the reversal of a proposal to incorporate Flagstaff into the Mbizana Local Municipali- ty. This proposal had been accepted by delegates of the department of Co- operative Governance and Tradi- tional Affairs (Cogta) on Wednes- day, February 25. Businesses had to close for at least three and a half hours to allow em- ployees, who are in support of Flag- staff’s inclusion in the Mbizana Mu- nicipality, to take part in the march. Business organisations, such as Cosatu, the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) and the Flagstaff Hawkers and Taxi Associa- tions, also came out in support of the incorporation, since they said they were not seeing any development under the current municipality. The march was called by the Flag- staff Community Forum to voice its dissatisfaction to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Tradi- tional Affairs for reversing the pro- posal dated January 16 which pro- claimed that the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality be disestablished and that Flagstaff were to be incorporat- ed into the Mbizana Local Munici- pality. Accoridng to the proposal, Lusik- isiki would have been incorporated into the Port St Johns Local Munici- pality. Members of the Forum applauded the proposal since it was in line with an application dating back to 2003. They wanted the proposal to be im- plemented. “It came as a great surprise to have come across another Circular within the space of about a week, pronoun- cing differently from the original one of January 16,” said Sam Madik- izela who represents the business sector in the Flagstaff Community Forum. “We want to put it to you, honoura- ble Minister, that we do not accept this so-called second circular, be- cause it is not talking to us as the community of Flagstaff. “We want you to come clean as to what led to the production of this so- called second circular. “What made you to compromise your reputable self and office to con- tradict yourself? “Where on earth could a high of- fice of the government not avoid pos- sible bloodshed owing to the anger ignited by you into the people of Flag- staff?” continued the memorandum. “The disestablishment of this mu- nicipality is the only solution to the persistent problems that led to the municipality being dysfunctional and non-viable – this according to re- search, which we assume was con- ducted by your office and other rele- vant ministries. “Have you now turned a blind eye to satisfy the beneficiaries of this meaningless arrangement? “Is that the legacy you want to see in the future where a bad decision taken by your office led to bloodshed between and among communities of the Pondoland area?” concluded the memorandum. The minister was giv- en seven days to respond. Accepting the memorandum, Mr Lindile Mili from Cogta said it was good for the people to voice out their grievances to their government. “We are going to take this impor- tant document that you are giving us today and will take good care of it.” Mr Mili was accompanied by Dr Simphiwe Mngadi who signed the memorandum on behalf of the de- partment before greeting the people of Flagstaff. He assured them that the memo- randum would have been on the min- ister’s desk by Friday, February 27. Angry residents demand to be part of Mbizana The crowd gathers at the entrance to Flagstaff town before the start of the march. PHOTO: GREG NOTA Dr Simphiwe Mngadi signs the memorandum, assisted by Lindile Mili. Both are from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. PHOTO: GREG NOTA Hundreds of Flagstaff residents marches down the main road towards the municipal offices. PHOTO: GREG NOTA Some workers were given time off from work in order to take part in the march. PHOTO: GREG NOTA Spirits run high as Flagstaff youths march to the municipal offices. PHOTO: GREG NOTA
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HUNDREDS of Flagstaffresidents took to thestreets in a march to theIngquza Hill Local Mu-nicipality’s offices to
hand over a memorandum of griev-ances with regard to the reversal ofa proposal to incorporate Flagstaffinto the Mbizana Local Municipali-ty.
This proposal had been acceptedby delegates of the department of Co-operative Governance and Tradi-tional Affairs (Cogta) on Wednes-day, February 25.
Businesses had to close for at leastthree and a half hours to allow em-ployees, who are in support of Flag-staff’s inclusion in the Mbizana Mu-nicipality, to take part in the march.
Business organisations, such asCosatu, the South African NationalCivic Organisation (Sanco) and theFlagstaff Hawkers and Taxi Associa-tions, also came out in support of theincorporation, since they said theywere not seeing any developmentunder the current municipality.
The march was called by the Flag-staff Community Forum to voice itsdissatisfaction to the Department ofCooperative Governance and Tradi-tional Affairs for reversing the pro-
posal dated January 16 which pro-claimed that the Ingquza Hill LocalMunicipality be disestablished andthat Flagstaff were to be incorporat-ed into the Mbizana Local Munici-pality.
Accoridng to the proposal, Lusik-isiki would have been incorporatedinto the Port St Johns Local Munici-pality.
Members of the Forum applaudedthe proposal since it was in line withan application dating back to 2003.They wanted the proposal to be im-plemented.
“It came as a great surprise to havecome across another Circular withinthe space of about a week, pronoun-cing differently from the originalone of January 16,” said Sam Madik-izela who represents the businesssector in the Flagstaff CommunityForum.
“We want to put it to you, honoura-ble Minister, that we do not acceptthis so-called second circular, be-cause it is not talking to us as thecommunity of Flagstaff.
“We want you to come clean as towhat led to the production of this so-called second circular.
“What made you to compromiseyour reputable self and office to con-tradict yourself?
“Where on earth could a high of-fice of the government not avoid pos-
sible bloodshed owing to the angerignited by you into the people of Flag-staff?” continued the memorandum.
“The disestablishment of this mu-nicipality is the only solution to thepersistent problems that led to themunicipality being dysfunctionaland non-viable – this according to re-search, which we assume was con-ducted by your office and other rele-vant ministries.
“Have you now turned a blind eyeto satisfy the beneficiaries of thismeaningless arrangement?
“Is that the legacy you want to seein the future where a bad decisiontaken by your office led to bloodshedbetween and among communities ofthe Pondoland area?” concluded thememorandum. The minister was giv-en seven days to respond.
Accepting the memorandum, MrLindile Mili from Cogta said it wasgood for the people to voice out theirgrievances to their government.
“We are going to take this impor-tant document that you are giving ustoday and will take good care of it.”
Mr Mili was accompanied by DrSimphiwe Mngadi who signed thememorandum on behalf of the de-partment before greeting the peopleof Flagstaff.
He assured them that the memo-randum would have been on the min-ister’s desk by Friday, February 27.
Angry residentsdemand tobepart ofMbizana
The crowd gathers at the entrance to Flagstaff town before the start of the march.PHOTO: GREG NOTA
Dr Simphiwe Mngadi signs the memorandum, assisted by Lindile Mili. Bothare from the Department of Cooperative Governance and TraditionalAffairs. PHOTO: GREG NOTA
Hundreds of Flagstaff residents marches down the main road towards themunicipal offices. PHOTO: GREG NOTA
Some workers were given time off from work in order to take part in themarch. PHOTO: GREG NOTA
Spirits run high as Flagstaff youths march to the municipal offices.PHOTO: GREG NOTA
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THE Centre for Excellence in Food Security,housed at the University of the Western Cape,has set its sights on collaborating with WSUto influence a change in food security policiesin the Eastern Cape.
The two academic bodies discussed estab-lishing an institutional research flagship sec-tion on food security at WSU which will befunded by the National Research Fund.
The research that goes into food securitywill be used to influence government by mak-ing the information available to policy mak-ers.
University of Western Cape’s (UWC) Ap-plied Poverty Reduction Assessment expert,Professor Julian May, described food securityas the availability of food, its accessibility,safety and whether it’s the kind of food peoplewant to eat.
“The food must be culturally acceptable, aswell as sustainable going into the future. Asthe centre we also tend to think of food securi-ty and nutrition as: Is the food healthy? Is itgood for the body? And is it nourishing?” add-ed May.
According to May, the Centre tries to under-stand how the food system looks in South Afri-ca in terms of the process it goes through fromthe production of food on farms to the con-sumption of it by a family.
“In this way the centre can adopt policiesthat could make food healthier or to createmore jobs. We cannot solve the issue of foodsecurity in South Africa if we cannot solve theissue of unemployment first. The question is,how we can get more jobs in the agriculturalsector?”
Land and land ownership were among thekey focus areas discussed in the issue of foodsecurity in the province. Secondary to thiswas how to persuade producers, consumersand retailers of food to encourage healthier di-ets and to look for innovation, new ideas andproducts that could generate work.
“A critical thing that we cannot escape fromin South Africa is the issue of land and theownership of land. But it’s not that one shouldtake away land from commercial farmers be-cause that would mean less food,” May ex-plained.
May added that South Africans are going
through what is called a ‘nutrition transi-tion’.
“We are changing from diets that used tohave more vegetables to diets that are highlyprocessed – products that are manufacturedthat have high energy content but very littlenourishment,” he said.
According to WSU Deputy Vice Chancel-lor for Academic Affairs and Research Pro-fessor Sandile Songca, the flagship will lookat finding a food security barometer for theprovince which is a way of providing infor-mation about food security in the process ofpolicy making.
“Unlike in other provinces like Gauteng,the Eastern Cape has a lot of unproductiveland that is not utilised for agricultural pur-poses. As WSU we want to make an impacton what is called the “green revolution” forthe Eastern Cape, where every square inchof land will be utilised,” said Songca.
Songca also projected that WSU was in-tending to consider venturing into providingacademic programmes of study in agricul-ture.
“In the next five years or so we could havefully fledged programmes on agriculture,”he said.
WSU spokesperson Angela Church saidthat the research workshop was a typical ex-ample of how WSU becomes involved in com-munity issues.
“Universities play a major role in researchand the generation of new knowledge whichprovides a scientific context for policymak-ers,” she commented.
Communities can be a part of the conver-sation by joining the Centre of Excellence inFood Security Facebook page.
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THE Port St Johns (PSJ) cluster of the SouthAfrican Police Services came out tops out of27 clusters for crime prevention in the East-ern Cape, while the Lusikisiki Police Stationis number one out of 176 stations.
The PSJ cluster includes the Flagstaff, Lus-ikisiki and Port St Johns Police Stations.This announcement was made by the Clus-
ter Commander Brigadier Majikijela duringa crime awareness campaign which was heldat Ngcungeni village, Ward 8 in Flagstaff lastThursday.She said the Port St Johns cluster had
workedhard to achieve this accoladewith dif-ferent operations held in different police sta-tion areas.She said she was also happy that the Lusik-
isiki Police Station had managed to reducethe number of serious crime incidents.“The operations that we had been doing in
the Lusikisiki area contributed to the reduc-tion in crime and also to making the policestation be the best in the province when itcomes to the prevention of crime.“All the police stations that I am responsi-
ble for don’t have three stars, Lusikisiki has
five stars when it comes to crime preven-tion,” said Brigadier Majikijela.She said the success of the police stations
depends on the trust from the community.“The people that we are serving must havetrust in the police. The policemustworkwithdedication when serving the communities.”She said it was the first time in her police
career that she has seen the type of crimesthat has been committed against women andchildren in Ngcungeni village, which fallsunder the Flagstaff Police Station.She, however, promised the communities
that she would leave no stone unturned tomake sure that she reviews all the docketsthatwere opened and said itwould be investi-gated again if they were not properly done.“The Flagstaff area is soon going to be the
same as Lusikisiki. The operations that weconducted in Lusikisiki which resulted in itobtaining number one in the province, willbe implemented in Flagstaff to make surethat the area becomes crime free.”According to her, the Port St Johns cluster,
with all it police stations, will remain on topas they had started to create trust among thecommunities and the police by reviving thecommunity policing forums that are not per-forming and making them work.
PSJ cluster, Lusikisiki PoliceStationare tops
The Port St JohnsCluster Commander,Brigadier Nompu-melelo Majikijela.PHOTO: GREG NOTA
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TEACHERS, parents and learners at NtlazaJunior Primary School near Libode are look-ing for answers after a pool of blood was foundin a classroom.
There were also bloodstains, as well asclothes on top of a table in the same classroom.According to school principal, Sibongile
Mrhali, theywere shocked to disover thebloodwhen they opened the classes onMonday, Feb-
ruary 23, for lessons.“We don’t know where the blood came
fromand it really affected our daily routine.There was no one who wanted to enter theclassroom. The learners were afraid afterseeing the blood,” said the Mrhali.She believed that the dilapidated state of
the school, which doesn’t has windows anddoors, attracted criminals to commit theircriminal activities inside the premises.“At first they were stealing books. Noth-
ing was however taken in the latest inci-dent.”The school is so dilapidated that there are
holes in the walls in the mud structurewhich they use as a classroom. It was alsonot fenced, making it easy for vagrants toenter the premises.“We are demotivated as teachers in this
school. Sometimes we get used condoms in-side the classroomwhich is not good for thepupils to see,” said Mrhali.She called on any Good Samaritan to
come forward with any assistance.The deputy chairperson of the school gov-
erning body, Thembalethu Macingwana,lambasted the government for failing to pro-vide assistance to the school.“Weareneglectedhere.Wehavebeenask-
ing the government to help us, but in vain.The young minds are going to be trauma-tised by seeing this blood. If the school wasproperly fenced there would be no chancefor criminals to commit their criminal ac-tivities inside the school.”Attempts to get hold of the department of
education for comment were fruitlessThe origin of the blood is still being inves-
tigated and at time of going to print, theblood results were still pending.
Confusion over blood in classroom
School principalSibongile Mrhali points
to where the bloodwas in the classroom.PHOTO: SIM MDLEDLE
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THE late UmhloboWenene FMpresenter andmultiple-award winner Saba Mbixane (54)will be laid to rest at his Mandileni home inMount Frere this Sunday, March 8.
Mbixane, who made the SATMA Awardshis own since winning The Best TraditionalRadio Award for Best DJ and Best Radio Pro-gramme (for Lavuth’ibhayi) in 2008, died lastweek in the Nelson Mandela Academic hos-pital.Mbixane spent 17 days in hospital after he
was involved in a motorbike accident in hishome townofMount Frere. Hewas in a comasince.Station Manager Phumzile Mnci stated
how deep the loss was with the demise of theman popularly known as “Zaw Zaw” or “DJManapkin” among other aliases on the air-waves.Messages of condolences from politicians,
chiefs, the clergy and ordinary men andwomen have been pouring in.Mbixane was a practicing farmer. The
MEC for Rural Development and AgrarianReformMlibo Qoboshiyane said, “Saba’s un-expected death has robbed us of a skilled,committed broadcaster, who played an im-portant role in encouraging people of thiscountry to take agriculture seriously andwho proved to many that there was a brightfuture in agriculture.”Born, Saba Reginald Mbixane on 23 June,
1960 in the ruralMandileni Village,Mbixanefell in love with traditional music at an earlyage. But it was in farming and a shepperdinghis father’s livestock that Saba channeledhis energy.Armed with a National Diploma in Agri-
culture from Tsolo College, Mbixane audi-tioned to be a presenter for an AgriculturalProgramme at the then Radio Transkei in1984 and officially joined that station in 1985where he would prove his versatility behind
the mic.When Radio Transkei merged with radio
Xhosa, Mbixane joined and shined in a num-ber of diverse programmes that included theBreakfast Show.
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Award-winning radio DJ Saba Mbixane will be laid to rest at his Mandileni home in Mount Frere this Sunday. PHOTO: JABULANI LANGA
The South Africa Communist Party in theEastern Cape, joined millions of South Afri-can in sending heartfelt condolences to theMbixane family, Umhlobo Wenene FM,SABC and the people of South Africa.
“SabaMbixane played an ernomous role inuplifting cultural performances and socialcohesion,” said SACP EC, in a statement.
. Amemorial service will be held today inMthatha at theMthatha 2010 Legacy Stadium
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Learners ready to take part in the Opera Festival launch in Ntabankulu last Saturday.PHOTO: GREG NOTA
Drum majorettes from Ndakeni Junior Secondary School (JSS) practising their routine beforeleading the visiting choir from Switzerland to the Lwandlolubomvu Great Place.
PHOTO: GREG NOTA
Ndakeni JSS’s drum majorette leaders, Kamva Fobuza and Sinazo Nkomonye.PHOTO: GREG NOTA
Looking bright in her colourful outfit, Princess Stella Sigcau II, the facilitator of the programme forthe Queen Mamjoli Sigcau Choral, Orchestra and Opera Festival that was launched last Saturdayat Lwandlolubomvu Great Place, Matshona village in Ntabankulu. PHOTO: GREG NOTA
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THE Queen Mamjoli Sigcau Choral, Orches-tra and Opera Festival was successfullylaunched at Lwandlolubomvu Great Place,Matshona Village, in Ntabankulu recentlyduring a well-attended event.
Theevent isaimedatpromotingchoral, operaand orchestra music in schools and in the ruralcommunities of SA, and also to promote unity
accross a diversity of cultures through music.A delegation of 34 people from Switzerland,
including a choir, also graced the occasion.The programme facilitator, Princess Stella
Sigcau II, said the event was also the continua-tion of a partnership that had been formed 11years ago between the people of Switzerlandand Mpondoland which was initiated by KingJongilanga Sigcau.
“ This partnership has grown from strength tostrength and has led to various projects, includ-
ing workshops on anti-child abuse, culturalexchange programmes, renewable energyworkshops, Swiss artists and cultural groupsperforming at the Annual Pondo Culture andHeritage Festival and the Dumezweni Schoolchoir travelling toSwitzerland in2014, tomen-tion but a few,” said Princess Sigcau II.
During the event the Swiss delegationhanded the Verena Gauthier Award to Zwel-akhe Senior Secondary School for obtainingthe highest matric pass rate in the Ntaban-
kulu and Alfred Nzo region. The school wasalso awarded the King Marhelane Sigcau Me-morial Award. The top male student receivedthe Prince ZwelamaMpondo Sigcau Awardand the top female student the Princess StellaSigcau Award.
Bhonxa High School, which won the SouthAfrican Schools Choral Festival, was award-ed the Queen Mamjoli Award. The choir fromSwitzerland was awarded the King Jongilan-ga Sigcau Award.
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All-new constructionAn all-new monocoque construction links
reduced weight to higher strength and rigidi-ty, which in turn allows substantial upgradesof the suspension and steering systems. Thenew chassis accommodates a longer wheel-base, which benefits ride quality, directionalstability and handling.The new construction also incorporates
Honda’s latest-generation Advanced Compati-bilityEngineering (ACE) front body structure,which has been designed to meet and exceedthemost stringent crash safety standards, andthus offers further enhancedpassenger protec-tion in the case of a collision.
Assertive, contemporary stylingThe exterior styling is unmistakablyHonda,
and reflects an expressive and athletic designthat highlights both the contemporary styleand the dynamic capabilities of the new Jazz.Compared to its softer, more rounded prede-cessor, the new Jazz looks linear and aggres-sive, with a streamlined front end, steeplyraked windscreen and sculpted flanks.Short overhangs, a tapering roofline and
pronounced wheel arches are further designelements contributing to an overall impres-sion of dynamic poise and capability.The new Jazz will be offered in a choice of
six vibrant colours: Taffeta White, AlabasterSilver Metallic, Carnelian Red Pearl, UrbanTitaniumMetallic, Sunset Orange, andGold-en Brown Metallic.
Two engine, two transmission choicesThe new Honda Jazz is offered with a
choice of two engines. A new, highly efficient1,2-litre four-cylinder engine, and the triedand trusted 1,5-litre four-cylinder unit al-ready familiar from the previous Jazz. Bothengines employ Honda’s i-VTEC intelligentvariablevalve timingsystemforenhancedef-ficiency and performance.There are two transmission choices: a five-
speedmanual gearbox or a Constantly Varia-ble Transmission (CVT). Drive is to the frontwheels in both instances.
Seven-model rangeThe new Jazz line-up in SA consists of sev-
en models spanning two engines, two trans-missions and four specification level choices.The most affordable Jazz will be the 1.2
Trend, offered with a manual gearbox, fol-lowed by the Jazz 1.2 Comfort, which is avail-able with a choice of manual or CVT trans-mission.With the 1,5-litre engine, there is a choice
of four Jazz derivatives. The Jazz 1.5 Ele-gance can be ordered with either manual orCVT transmission, while the range-topping
1.5 Dynamic offers the same two transmissionchoices.“The arrival of the all-new Honda Jazz is a
milestone event for the South African market,”says Graham Eagle, Honda Motor Southern Af-rica’s director of operations. “The Jazz alreadyenjoys an enviable reputation for flexibility,safety, efficiency and quality. However, thisthird-generation model sets new benchmarksacross the board.”Despite its sporty compact dimensions, the
new Jazz employs a longer wheelbase and intel-ligentpackaging tocreateamorespacious,moreinviting cabin that also delivers further en-hanced levels of versatility and flexibility.“The new Jazz excels in all those areas, deliv-
ering an exceptional compact motoring experi-ence that also reflects strong value,” Eagle con-cluded.
PricingAll models except the entry-level Trend bene-
fit from a four-year/60 000 km service plan in-cluded in the price, while services on all modelsare at 15 000 km intervals.
The all-new Honda Jazz has arrived in South Africa and will go on sale at their dealers this month. PHOTO: QUICKPIC
ANELE RAZIYA
MTHATHA Bucks FC extended their lead atthe top of the log last weekendwhen they beatSUBS 1-0 at the Rotary Stadium in Mthatha.
This gave them an eight points lead in theEastern Cape ABC Motsepe League.The top five teams in the log had expected
to close the gap but unfortunately not all ofthem managed to collect maximum points asthey played to goalless draw.The top five teams in the log are FC Elliott,
Tornado, Highbury FC, Matta Milan and An-
gavu Stars.Dutywa team, Matta Milan hosted strug-
gling bottom-of-the-log side Kokstad Liver-pool FC at Idutywa Stadium.Both teamsplayedgood football andcreated
a lot of chances but both goalkeepers wereequal to the task and displayed magnificentsaves.The home teamMilan tried their best to col-
lect valuable points in an attempt to close thegap between them and log leaders MthathaBucks FC who are currently enjoying an 11points lead over Milan.
Unfortunately they could not manage to
convert any single chance they created dur-ing the match.The game ended in a goalless draw as both
teamshad failed to utilise their chances dur-ing the match.In contrast, log leadersMthatha Bucks FC
are still showing that theymean business toopen the gap in the ABC Motsepe log stand-ings.
They collected a potential three pointswith their win that gave them 34 points afterplaying 14 games.
FC Elliot is in second position with 26points after playing 13 games.
Although FC Elliot thrashed Morning StarsFC by three goals to zero at Elliot High Schoolgrounds over the weekend they were unable toclose the gap and they remained in second posi-tion.
ABC Motsepe league results:Tornado 1 vs Angavu Stars FC 0,Mthatha Bucks FC 1 vs SUBS 0,FC Elliot 3 vs Morning Stars FC 0,La liga 3 vs FC Buffalo 0,Cacadu United 3 vs Tembu Royals 3,RealCity 3 vs ZimbaneKillers FC 2 andMatta
