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Members from different networks marched to hand over a petition to the Mbhashe Municipality.

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Residents rise against abuse BABALWA NDLANYA

EMBERS from different Networks, including Sonke Gender Justice, marched to Mbhashe Municipality in Dutywa to hand over a petition for the Premier of the Eastern Cape, care of the Mayor. With the petition they ask Government to come up with a new plan to fight abuse against women and children. The march was held on the day of the launch of 16 Days of Activism against Women and Child Abuse. The petition was handed to Mayor Nonceba Mfecane, who signed it. Mfecane said the Mbhashe Municipality is one of the municipalities facing a high incidence of abuse of women and children. “We are happy that today the community members of this municipality had decided to stand up and say ‘no’ to women and child abuse. As community members we have a responsibility to know our neighbours and sup-

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port each other when there is a need to do so,” said Mfecane. Mfecane said it is very hard when they burry children who are killed mercilessly. Captain Mpumelelo Khwaza from the Dutywa Police Station said community members must come out and inform police about people who are selling drugs in their areas. “If you can work with us and inform us about those people who are selling drugs in our communities, we can manage to fight this problem,” said Khwaza. He said drugs are also increasing the high number of incidents where women and children are abused and killed. Media Manager for Sonke Gender Justice Network, Patrick Godana, said they wanted to be clear that Government have a responsibility to ensure that women and girls are safe in the hands of men. “We know that there are people who choose to be quiet about their matters, but surely if we can have a plan of how are we going to tackle this problem, surely they can also speak out,” said Godana.

Godana said sometimes the police fail to collect the evidence. According to him, this failure results in criminals being released due to a lack of evidence.

He said they were tired of empty promises and speeches. Godana said the Network is ready, but they want an inclusive plan from Government and don’t want to be isolated as an organisation.

Mayor Nonceba Mfecane signing the petition. Next to her is Chairperson for Community Action Team Sithile Nohaya and Captain Mpumelelo Khwaza.

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Marking of matric papers commences REPORTER THE Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, has praised all those involved in the delivery of successful 2014 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. She thanked teachers, officials and candidates for a smooth matric exam around the country which commenced on October 27 and ended on November 26. Motshekga said she was satisfied that the examinations had been conducted with integ-

rity and without serious problems, despite threats of protests in some parts of the country. The Department has commended the swift action of the Eastern Cape SAPS who acted promptly three weeks ago in relocating learners from one school to another, after protesters threatened to disrupt the examinations. The examinations were conducted well with no major incidents affecting the integrity or credibility of the examinations. A total of 688 660 candidates were registered to write the examination this year, of

which 550 127 were Full Time candidates and 138 533 were Part Time candidates. These candidates wrote their examination across 6 740 examination centres, where invigilation was conducted by an estimated 65 000 invigilators. A total of 258 NSC question papers for the November 2014 and March 2015 examinations were set by the Department of Basic Education and externally moderated by Umalusi. Marking commenced last Sunday, November 30, with 41 000 markers involved in the marking of the scripts at 118 marking venues

across the country. The marking of the 2014 NSC examinations will be concluded across all provincial education departments by December 18. All marks will then be captured on the computer system of the National Department of Basic Education in preparation for Umalusi’s standardisation processes to take place from December 21 to 23. The Minister will announce the 2014 NSC results on the January 5, but learners can collect their statements of results from their various schools on January 6, 2015 at 08:00.

tigated all sorts of issues around the National Senior Certificate (NSC). The task team recommended that the Department must review the practice of publishing the names of learners in newspapers. “We will use exam numbers only which makes the result known only to the person who has the exam number of the learner. In

other words the learners and family members of the learners who wrote the exams will still be able to access the results,” he said, highlighting that there would be no ID numbers published, only exam numbers. He said 688 660 learners sat for the NSC this year and they were optimistic about an excellent national pass rate.

No names with matric results AYANDA MILLISA MADIKIZELA THE national Department of Basic Education, last week announced drastic changes regarding the publication of National Senior Certificate results. The names of Grade 12 learners will no longer appear next to matric results in newspapers.

Departmental Spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga, said that the Council of Education, comprising the Minister Angie Motshekga, Deputy Minister Enver Surty and the Provincial MEC, met last week and suggested a review on the procedure. Mhlanga said the decision was taken following a Ministerial Task Team which inves-

Government assists with addressing food shortages PHINDILE GQELE THE Eastern Cape is one of the poorest provinces of South Africa, and hunger confronts many communities, particularly those in rural areas. With food insecurity being a challenge, various provincial state departments and public institutions, such as the Department of Social Development, Education, Health and Local Government are involved in the Food Security and Nutrition Programmes. Even though the number of stakeholders involved in promoting Food Security has increased over the years, the issue of food insecurity and malnutrition in the province remains a problem in both rural and urban areas. With this in mind, the Department of

Social Development, in collaboration with other government departments, held an annual food security and nutrition seminar in Mount Frere Town Hall recently. In the Integrated Food Security and Nutrition progress report issued by the Department of Social Development and the Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, it was stated that the Department of Social Development has been involved in numerous projects including a Farmers’ day workshop on organic farming, food gardens and poultry. The Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform has undertaken a number of food security initiatives, including vegetable production units delivered at Kwangutyana Anti-Poverty site in Mbizana, vegetable production inputs and animal production delivered at Mandileni and poultry

production delivered at Bolani Anti-Poverty site in the Mhlontlo Local Municipality. A minimum of 12 municipal communities have benefited from this initiative. Speaking at the provincial food day event in Mandileni near Mt Frere, MEC for Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development And Agrarian Reform, Mlibo Qhoboshiyane, appealed to locals not to treat land as an ornament, adding that he was no longer in favour of food parcels. “We need to help our people to start producing their own food. We want to rather focus our resources on giving our people a kick-start to produce food than to give them food parcels all the time. We must preserve food parcels for catastrophic and emergency occurrences only,” said Qhoboshiyane. The MEC said the department distributed

seedlings, seeds, agriculture starter packs, fencing off communal land, construction of dipping tanks, provision of livestock improvement, and has helped with massive crop production to help rural communities start their own gardens as part of the its food security programme. The community of Mandileni locality said the seedlings from government helped a lot. Mandileni resident, Nophumlani Dakadana (51), said seedlings received from government have helped her to produce food for her nine children, while her husband is working at Lonmin in Marikana. “The seedlings we got from the government help us supplement our income and sell some of the products from the garden to the local churches and organisations. The rest is for domestic consumption,” she said.

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BIZANA police are on a manhunt for three (3) suspects who made off with an undisclosed amount of money on Thursday, November 27, after robbing a business in town. A security guard was fatally wounded in the incident. It is alleged that at about 10.20pm three men entered the business premises in Bizana after close of business. During the robbery shots were fired inside the premises. It is further alleged that the armed men had kicked down the door of the store manag-

er’s house as he was living on the premises. They had allegedly forced the manager to open the safe at gunpoint, after which they took the money and fled. After they fled on foot, the manager activating the alarm. On arrival the police found the body of a fatally wounded security guard (40). Police recovered several 9mm cartridges. Police request that members from the community with information on the robbery should please come forward and contact the investigating officer Lieutenant Colonel Hintsa on 082 330 9587 or the Police Crime Stop Number 08600 10111 or Crime Line’s 32211.

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Madiba’s passing marked SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE THIS coming weekend will mark the first anniversary of the death of the former statesman Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela. Mandela, known as the father of the nation, passed away on December 5, 2013 at the age of 95 due to a recurring lung infection. According to the Xhosa custom, a year after the death of a person, a traditional ceremony should be held to mark his or her death. According to reliable sources within the Mandela family, a traditional ceremony called ukukhulula izila will take place in Qunu on December 7 during which occasion only AmaDlomo would be welcome.

It is said that not even government officials would be allowed to attend. A member of the family, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed that ukukhulula izila will be conducted in Qunu and that a cow would be slaughtered. Express tried, without success, to get hold of Ndileka Mandela who apparently is organising the ceremony. A traditional expert, Nokuzola Mndende, said this part of ukukhulula izila (mourn) only called for the attendance of Mandela’s family members. In preparation of the ceremony they have to hold ibhunga (a caucus meeting) and discuss everything regarding the ceremony. The ibhunga will also be attended by family members only. “The cow should be slaughtered

very early in the morning, because everything needs to be finished on the day. If there is meat left, it must be cooked on the same day and be eaten the following day. Any colour cow, except black, may be slaughtered. Normally no other food is prepared and the family only eats meat until the ceremony is concluded,” said Mndende.

The first anniversary of the passing of late former President Nelson Mandela will be commemorated with a traditional ceremony in Qunu on the weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Basisifu ngumsindo kukungalayiti kombane SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE KWATHI xa kuqala ukufakwa iipali zombane kwiilali ezintathu zakwa Ward 4 eNgcobo ngomnyaka ka2012, abantu baqala babona intlantsi yokukhanya emva kweminyaka behleli kwisithokothoko sobumnyama. Kwathenjiswa ukuba lo mbane uzakuthi kubetha uDisemba womnyaka ka2013 ube ukhanyisa kwezi lali, kodwa de kube ngoku basahlala kweso sithokothoko sobumnyama. Oku nangona sekwenziwa yonke into benikwa nditsho namakhadi okuthenga umbane. Iilali ezichaphazelekayo kulo msinandozele walo mbane ziquka iGutyubeni, Ntwasheni kunye neMazizini. Okungalayita kwalo mbane sekwenze abahlali bezilali basisifu ngumsindo kuba abade bafumane nampendulo ithe vetshe kumasipala waseNgcobo xa bebuza. Loo nto ikhokelele ekubeni babambe uqhanqalazo. Kwiveki esiyisingelayo abahlali bezi lali bathe bavala indlela ephakathi kweNgcobo neDutywa kungegqithi kwanto kwakunye nezingenela kwezi lali benyanzelisa iimpendulo ngokubhekiselele kulo mbane ungade ulayite. “Ubona nje kubonakala ingathi no2014 lo uyaphela sizakungena ku2015 singalayiti kanti sasesinethemba ukuba siyaphuma ebumnyameni,” utshilo omnye wabahlali uNomthunzi Twaise. Ukanti abahlali bathe basazakuqhubeka noqhankqalazo ukuba akukho mpendule iqondileyo abayifumana kumasipala ngokubhekiselele kulo mbane. Ephendula kulo mba, uSodolophu uCeba Lamla Jiyose uvumile ukuba zibekho iingxakangxakana ekulayitweni kombane wezi ndawo, kodwa watsho esithi sezisombululekile kwaye kulindeleke ukuba kwenziwe uhlolo kumbane waphaya emveni koko kulayitwe ngokusesikweni. Unkosikazi Nomthunzi Twaise ebonisa iqela le Express iibhokisi ezathi zafakwa kwakunye namakhadi kodwa akasebenzi umbane

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FOCUS ON: 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM ON NO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Ulwazi olubalulekileyo REPORTER Ndazi njani ukuba ndiyaxhatshazwa? Kukho iindlela ezimbini eziphambili onokubona ngazo ukuba uyaxhatshazwa: 1.Ukuba umntu uthetha izinto kuwe oziva ngathi ziyakuthuka wena siqu kunye nesidima sakho kwaye ziyakukhubekisa. Lo ukuxhaphazayo angahlekisa ngawe okanye akubize ngamagama, akuvuyelele, akoyikise okanye akulandele ekuchwechwela. Oko kukuxhatshazwa NGOKUTHETHA, NGOKWENGQONDO NANGOKOMPHEFUMLO. 2.Ukuba umntu ukuphatha-phatha ngendlela ekuthoba isidima, enokonzakalisa – umz., ukubetha, ukunyanzelisa ukuba nabelana ngesondo, ukutsala ngeenwele, ukubamba gadalala okanye ukuqhwaba. Lo ukuxhaphazayo angonakalisa impahla yakho okanye angene kwindawo ohlala kuyo ngaphandle kwemvume yakho. Oko kukuxhatshazwa NGOKOMZIMBA. Akekho umntu onelungulo lokubetha, ukutshova, ukudlakathisa, ukukhaba, ukuqhwaba okanye ukunqinda. Ukuba umntu uyakuthanda, akasoze akuvise kabuhlungu. Ukuba uyakuhlonipha, akanokuphatha ngendlela ekuthoba isidima nebonakalisa ukungakuxabisi. Kufuneka ndenze ntoni ukuba ndiyaxhatshazwa? •Sukuvuma uxatshazwe ungathethi: Ukuba uyaxhatshazwa ngokwasemzimbeni, ngokwasengqondweni, ngokwasemphefumlweni okanye uxhatshazwa ngokwesondo, kubalulekile ukuba ufune uncedo. Musa ukuziyekela uqhubeleke uxhatshazwe ungakuxeli oko. •Hlebela umntu omthembileyo: hlebela umhlobo, ummelwane, isizalwane, inkokheli yezenkolo okanye umntu omdala, ugqirha okanye umlungisi-ngqondo okanye unontlalo-ntle. •Awuzibizelanga ukuxhatshazwa: Akukho sizathu sayo nayiphi na indlela yokuxhaphaza kwaye akufuneki nawe ukunyamezele. Zombini ezi ndlela zokuxhaphaza, eyasemzimbeni neyasengqondweni, azikho mtheth-

weni kwaye lukhona uncedo kwabasemthethweni. •Lukhona uncedo: Ungasebenzisa uncedo lwabomthetho. •Yiya kwiNkundla eJongene nobuNdlobongela basemaKhaya ekufutshane nawe ufake isicelo soMyalelo weNkundla wokuKhuselwa. •Mmangalele lowo ukuxhaphazayo, umzekelo, okudlwenguleyo, okuxhaphaze ngokwesondo okanye okwenzakalise emzimbeni. Ziziphi iimpawu ezinokubonakalisa ukuba umhlobo wam uyaxhatshazwa? •imigruzuko, ukophuka, ukukruneka, iziva angazichaziyo ukuba zivela phi •ukuziva enesazela okanye elihlazo ngendlela egqithisileyo kungekho sizathu soko •ukuba yinkomo edla yodwa nokuzikhwebula kubahlobo nakubantu bakowabo •ukungayi esikolweni okanye kumatheko asekuhlaleni enika izizathu ezingavakaliyo Ndingamnceda njani umhlobo oxhatshazwayo •Mamela: Umntu olixhoba lokuxhatshazwa ufuna umntu oza kummamela ngenyameko futhi oza kumkholelwa. •Akazibizelanga ukuxhatshazwa: Mncede umcacisele umhlobo wakho ukuba akazibizelanga kwaye ayinguye onentliziyo embi ngulo umxhaphazayo onjalo. •Mkhuthaze afune uncedo: Umhlobo wakho ufuna umkhuthaze afune uncedo ngokukhawuleza. Angaya emntwini omdala, ofana nomzali, umntu wakowabo, okanye umlungisi-ngqondo. •Ukuba umhlobo wakho udlwengulwe: Mkhuthaze umtatamise umhlobo wakho ukuba makaye esibhedlele ukuya kuvavanya

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Fingers pointed at government over late payments SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE THE Chairperson of Siyakha Ma-Afrika Federation of Contractors, Bafana Ndendwa, has lambasted government for failing to pay its service providers on time.

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Committee satisfied with National Minimum Wage REPORTER THE Portfolio Committee on Labour has voiced its satisfaction with the public hearings on the national minimum wage held in the North West province, last week. The Chairperson of the Committee, Lumka Yengeni said the input from mineworkers in both Klerksdorp and Rustenburg is crucial and will be included in the Committee’s final

report. “All the processes happening around the national minimum wage at National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) will eventually come to the Portfolio Committee for consideration,” said Yengeni. The Parliamentary process and the Nedlac process as led by the Deputy President are not mutually exclusive. She said both processes will inform whatever decision the Committee arrives at.

Ndedwa said this is really affecting the growth of the business, advising government to stop it as it also jeopardised the lives of the business owners. “Government cannot say, it empowers people while its departments or government itself pay service providers very late. Most emerging businesses fail to grow because of the late payments. Just imagine you use the last cent of your business expecting the government to pay you soon after the job is done, only to find you get payment after some months while your workers are also looking at you to get their salaries,” he said. Ndendwa was addressing the business community of the OR Tambo in Mthatha recently. He said this action by government caused unbearable stress to the owners of businesses. He mentioned two business people who

committed suicide due to the lack of payment from the government. He mentioned one in KwaZulu-Natal and one in the Eastern Cape. Nevertheless, he also called on black-owned businesses to create a conducive atmosphere and find a way to work together in order to get support from the government. He said most of the black-owned businesses didn’t have capacity. He said business people must also stop fighting with presidency positions; instead they must combine these many organizations into one organization. “Let’s find a way to work together, using our strengths to deal with weakness.” He was very sad that there were no black business people who owned shares in the Johannesburg stock exchange. “We do not even own 10% in the Johannesburg stock exchange. Why?” He also condemned the corruption which was taking place in government departments regarding the issuing of jobs or tenders. “Corruption undermines the state’s procurement policy and black empowerment.”

Police advise children to stop swimming in deep rivers REPORTER POLICE Officers are advising that children should not swim in deep rivers and dams if they are not trained to swim. Police Spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha, issued this warning following the tragic drowning of Manelisi Phithi (11) while he was swimming in the Qhora River at Lubobo Location in Ngunduza Village in Centane on November 22.

It is alleged that the deceased was swimming with his twin brother and their friends. “His twin brother and friends managed to swim to safety, got out of the river and alerted the elders who informed the Centane Police,” said Manatha. He said the body of the deceased was recovered by East London Police divers in the dam on November 23. Centane Police have opened an inquest docket for further investigation.

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Nizosihlekisa ngabantu bafethu Sakuhlala siyithetha siyiphinda-phinda le yokungahlambi kwabantu kuba ihamba ibenobungozi de usulelwe ngokuba ungumanukelana kodwa wena ube uhlamba umhla nezolo ufaka zonke iziqholo zomzimba. Sisitsho nje kule nto yabantu abangahlambiyo ikho le nto yokuba umntu angene eofisini yakho esitsho ngeso sankqanga sevumba, then xa ephuma kanti lishiyeke lonke elo vumba lakhe apha ngaphakathi. Kungene abanye abantu abazakufuna uncedo lisatshotsha entla eli vumba. Abazukuthi nguwe? Kuba kaloku babona uwedwa kule ofisi abakhange bambona naxa ephuma. Please madoda makuhlanjwe, siyanicela! Kwenzekile kuthi nako lo mntu uthi uzokusigobhozela phaya kuthi e-ofosini kanti uzakufike asivalele mba ngevumba lekhwapha if not elokungahlambi. Wasishiya sonke esa sankqanga sakhe xa sithi siyothatha into yokufutha kwaba kungena abanye kwangabikho nokuba sibajikise. Nangona bekhange bathethe nje kodwa ukonyusa kwabo iimpumlo kuyatsho ukuba ikhona into ebebeyiva. Uyabona ke sidyojwe gobubende inyama singayidlanga. Being a man, how do you get raped? Dear readers as you know ukuthi in gossip team spade is a spade not a garden tool. And at the same time we are always on the side of the news on the Express land. We were really astonished last week to hear

that there was a 26-year-old man who was raped by a woman in Holly Cross, Flag (Flagstaff). We asked ourselves how a man can be raped by one woman. Not an old man but a young man. Hayi, la kuthi ooGesh there is no woman who can force or pin me down and rape me unless I’m also interested. But even if she succeeds there is no way I can go out there telling other people I got raped. But shame, nifane niyathetha nje Gesh because of the fact that there are men out there who are the victims of rape from their wives if not partners. Ave xa ungayifuni na daai ding kuthiwa musa ukunyanzeliswa because if someone forces you to do it that is rape. Anyway we are not trying to provoke anyone but we are trying to set the record straight. At least we understand the situation of Free State madala who was allegedly raped by young woman at a knife point. The old man had no chance since he had no energy to match that drunken woman. Bafethu perhaps someone will explain to us how this chap was raped by one woman. Sivile ukuthi he opened a case perhaps truth will prevail in court.

Shopping complex in front of Rhino Cash and Carry in Qumbu. She was screaming at him as if she was her younger son. Shame, amanye amadoda ahleli kalusizi and nezimfihlo ezinzima. Hey, nkosiyam umntwana womntu sefane ejonge phantsi woyika nokuphakamisa amehlo kube bonke abantu bebethe njo kule ndoda nalo mfazi ushashalaza indoda ngoluhlobo. Mara ke koba sathiwani kuthiwa indoda ayikhali. But what we liked in this incident people never paid attention to the abused hubby but asked themselves what kind of a wife was that one. Because kaloku in our culture it is strange to see a man bullied by his wife in full view of the public. Even if sisi you used to abuse your husband but not in front of others. Mmm, I wonder how is the situation back at home if she’s got guts to humiliate him in town in front of people. Ngawo ke la madoda afihla i-rape. Shame, let’s stop ukukhuluma iindaba zabantu bazakusicaphukela abantu.

You are embarrassing your hubby and not yourself sisi

As the Umgosi team and employees of the Express we wish to share with our readers that we do support the 16 days of Activism that was launched on November 25 to December 10. With us we wish this could be encouraged 365 days and not only 16 days. We also would like to encourage people es-

Whatever you do in this Express Land turns back to you even though you were intending to prove a point. Like for instance a woman who was shashalazing her husband at the

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Khanya listener sports day a success ANELE RAZIYA KHANYA Community Radio in Butterworth recently hosted a tournament at the Msobomvu stadium with the aim of entertaining their listeners while celebrating the station’s 14th birthday.

Listeners came from districts around the Mnquma Municipality to spend the day with their favourite presenters. Mnquma includes Butterworth, Centane and Ngqamakhwe. Soccer and netball were the featured sporting codes on the day. The Netball Listeners’

A listeners’ netball team participated in the Khanya FM’s sports day.

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Club played against Khanya FM Presenters. Khanya won by 10-3. In soccer, the Listeners’ Club won by 2-1 beating Khanya Presenters. Khanya FM’s Programme Manager, Gedion Zanazo, said their aim was to reach out to their audience in a fun way, since the station

was celebrating 14 years of broadcasting. “We decided to use sport in order to create a good relationship between listeners and the station. We want to make sure that our listeners always feel special, because we are nothing without them,” said Zanazo.

A listeners’ soccer team played and lost against the Khanya FM presenters’ team.

Marathon a highlight on national and international calendar NCEBA DLADLA THE 2014 Heroes Marathon, a Transkei flagship event which will take place in Mthatha on Tuesday 16 December, was launched at the Boardwalk ICC last Thursday. The event, according to MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Pemmy Majodina was started in 1999 in the former Transkei. “The event is a vehicle to commemorate heroes and heroines coming from the Eastern Cape, The Home of Legends, and is celebrated on the Day of Reconciliation,” said Majodina during the launch. Explaining why the event was launched in

Port Elizabeth, while it was taking place in Mthatha in the King Sabatha Dalindyebo Municipality, the MEC said, “We are one province. “This is not a Transkei, but an Eastern Cape event which is open not only to Eastern Cape-based athletes but to others from across the country and including SADC countries like Lesotho, Botswana and Malawi.” Furthermore, according to Majodina, they wanted to dispel the myth that government did not sponsor events of such magnitude taking place in the Transkei and that road running was for urban areas only. The DSRAC sponsored R2 million Heroes Marathon is aimed at attracting a mixture of tourists to the province as it is linked to the

Liberation Route which touches base at Qunu where former State President and liberation struggle hero, Nelson Mandela’s world heritage burial place is, said Majodina. She added that this year’s race would be the first since the passing of late former President Nelson Mandela. “Madiba used to support this marathon, hence we have not changed its start in Qunu,” said Majodina, adding that they were encouraging mass participation in this sporting event, since sport was a catalyst for nation building and social cohesion. She said the event, which promotes a healthy life-style, will call for a generational mix involving the youth, veterans, masters

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