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BCM obtains interdict against land invaders MICHAEL SWARTZ

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FTER obtaining a court interdict and demolition order last weekend, the Buffalo City Metro (BCM) has now opened a case of trespassing against anyone occupying land illegally on the R72.

Following reports of land invasion, the BCM followed the laws of the country strictly in order to act decisively.

The BCM has issued a strong warning to the public regarding the matter and erected public notices around the area.

As per law, the court order was read out to those who were found in the area at the

weekend and they were given 10 minutes to disperse.

Failure to do so would have led to arrests.

Despite the court order issued by BCM, people continued to invade and demarcate the R72 and the area next to the road that leads to dairy farms.

The Saturday Dispatch also reported how hundreds of people were seen on private farms.

Samkelo Ngwenya, spokesperson for the BCM, said, “We are committed to protecting our natural resources including the protected forest and ensuring that national government is able to expand the East London airport to grow the city socio-economically and attract

investment towards developing the city.

“Illegal land invasion is a crime and like all crimes, the law is very clear on what results could be, including demolitions.”

According to the issued court order, anyone commencing or continuing to erect/occupy the farm number 924 area in East London will be interdicted and restrained.

The order also empowers the police to take all the necessary and reasonable steps to dismantle or demolish any structure erected illegally on the property.

BCM’s law enforcement agencies, together with the Public Order Police, will be monitoring the situation and will be patrolling the area.

Running towards his goals Faizel Kitching (30) from Shornville in King William’s Town is on a mission to reach his goal of running the Comrades Marathon for the second time this year. Last year, a dream became a reality for Kitching when he participated in his first Old Mutual Comrades Marathon. Read more about his running journey and his future plans on page 7. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Learners embrace big school P. 6

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Unemployed EL women wait on sidewalk for work SIPHOKAZI VUSO MORE than 100 unemployed women in the East London area sit on overturned buckets and chairs opposite CTM in Amalinda every day from as early as 6am, waiting to be offered a domestic job.

The women do domestic work, such as cleaning, ironing and laundry, for which they charge between R150 and R200.

Vuyelwa Mahlathi (46) from Braelyn, who has been coming to the spot for three years, said she always comes, even when it rains.

“I come here from Monday to Sunday.

“There are no jobs, so I come and sit here and wait. Sometimes it can be your lucky day and you get someone who wants you to clean their house and other times a week can pass without any luck. But we come; we come because we have nowhere else to go where we can beg for money to take care of our children,” said the mother of two.

When Express visited the area, the women

The women sometimes go for weeks without work. were sitting on their chairs. Every now and then, a car would stop and the driver would ask for prices before picking someone for the job they need done.

Asavela Solingani said in some instances they are asked for sex.

“It is hard here. Sometimes a person would

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come and promise you a job, but when you are in their house, they ask for something else.

“We are not prostitutes. Most of us here are educated, but it is unfortunate that we are unemployed. We come here because we don’t want to sell our bodies on the street for money,” she said.

When Zandile Mpumlo’s husband lost his job, they had to seek out other ways to make money to take care of their child.

She said after looking for jobs with no luck, she was advised by a neighbour to come and sit with the other women.

“My husband takes care of the child while I come here. It is not easy; you can go for weeks without a job, but you don’t give up.

“You come the next day with hope because you have a family to feed,” Mpumlo said.

The women said there had been many promises of jobs made to them and sometimes companies would come and take their names.

However, to this day, their situation had not changed.

Noluthando Simayile said the area had become a gathering place for unemployed women, both young and old.

“Every day this spot is piling up with new faces. Some of the women here even come with their children who had finished school.

“We complain every day, but this is our life and this is what we do,” said Simayile.

Killer gets 25 years for strangling, stabbing stepmother SIPHOKAZI VUSO A 34-YEAR-OLD man, Lwandiso Sibene, was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment by the Mdantsane Regional Court for strangling and stabbing his stepmother to death in July last

year.

The incident occurred at Mdantsane NU15.

According to police spokesperson Captain Nkosikho Mzuku, the incident took place after a lengthy argument between Sibene and his stepmother.

“He was found guilty by the court for strangling his stepmother and stabbing her to death five times in the neck,” said Mzuku.

A thoroughly investigated docket that led to this hefty sentence was presented by an investigating officer. Mdantsane Cluster Command-

er Major General Henry Vos welcomed the sentence and condemned violence against women and children.

“I hope this sentence will be a good lesson to those who are still disrespecting and treating women and children in an unfit manner.”

Man sentenced to 20 years for robbery of cellphone SIPHOKAZI VUSO THE East London Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Luyanda Mxabaniso to 20 years imprisonment after robbing a 29-year-old woman of her cellphone in Amalinda while on parole.

The incident happened in October last

year.

Police spokesman, Captain Nkosikho Mzuku said the suspect, who was once arrested for robbery, was still on parole when he allegedly robbed the woman of her cellphone.

“The victim was walking on her way to work with earphones listening to music

when the incident happened,” Mzuku said.

He added that the suspect was arrested with the assistance of a community member who witnessed the incident.

Mzuku said Constable Zukile Soli took over the investigation and managed to link the suspect to the robbery.

Cambridge Station Commander, Briga-

dier Phumla Mdlankomo thanked the member of the public who witnessed the crime for not turning a blind eye when it happened.

“This shows that when we work together in our communities to speak out on crime that is committed in our presence we will definitely win the war against crime,” Mdlankomo concluded.

Young pilot (26) shares his success story QUALIFIED pilot Sipho Mangesi (26) has been making waves in the industry with his work of teaching young people the joys of flying.

King William’s Town Express correspondent SIPHOKAZI VUSO met the pilot to find out more.

Tell us a little about your background?

I am a pilot by profession, as well as a gospel and jazz musician. I grew up in a small village called Ngqamakhwe in the Transkei. I did my first grade at Kwanontloko Primary School and back then we didn’t even have stationery and proper infrastructure and facilities. The only English phrase I knew was ‘my name is Sipho, my surname is Mangesi’. At the time this lifestyle didn’t feel like a hardship because we didn’t know any better.

How did you begin your journey as a pilot?

In the village whenever we saw an aeroplane flying past we would always smile and wave, greeting the people inside. This is where my fascination for aeroplanes stems from. Having no information about the aviation industry, this seemed to many like a far-fetched dream to a point where at some point I did not believe it could come true.

It was only after passing Grade 12 that by mere coincidence I happened to see an advertisement where an Air Force agency was recruiting pilots. I applied and went for selection.

Unfortunately, the military training never happened but this was not going to kill my desire to fly, so I went back home and spent over a year not studying. This was a very hard time where most people told me that I would never be a pilot and I was wasting my life. By the grace of God, I managed to enrol at Border Aviation Air School where I started training for my pilot licence, which took three times longer than normal because it was too expensive for my parents to pay everything. Fortunately, after obtaining my private pilot licence (PPL), I got a bursary from the Department of Transport which paid for the rest of my training.

You work a lot with young people who are aspiring pilots; why is this important?

Young people are the future of our country.

No matter what their dreams and aspirations are in life, aviation is a great tool for empowerment. Being able to see and interact with a pilot that they can relate to allows them to able to say to see that they really can be anything in

life. My mission is to give them this belief that they can strive for more in life.

; Sipho Mangesi.

You are now on one of South Africa’s most loved soapies, Skeem Saam; how did that come about?

Firstly I need to acknowledge my mother who wakes up every day at 3am to pray for me.

She is the one who spotted a troubled, Leshole, a character on Skeem Saam who had a dream of one day becoming a pilot.

This storyline was very close and personal to my mother because she knew how hard my journey has been. My mother made sure that I never missed an episode of Skeem Saam and personally I could also relate to Leshole. With the support from my mother I wrote to Skeem Saam, telling them my real life story which is similar to that of the character of Leshole and proposed doing a story with them. Unfortunately, I am unable to talk about the details. I would however encourage young people to keep watching Skeem Saam.

Transformation in the aviation industry is seriously lacking. To bridge this gap, it’s important to build an aviation culture in the country and especially among the black demographic. This is a problem of knowledge as much as it is a problem of resources. It’s important to create awareness and to provide access to aviation for the underprivileged.

I have taken the initiative to address this by creating a company called, iFly Aviation, whose empowerment and aviation awareness programme will spearhead its operations and hopefully with the support of government and private entities will make a difference in bridging this gap.

It is said that there is a lack of young black pilots in South Africa; how can we bridge this gap?

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What is your favourite destination?

Ngqamakhwe, as the Transkei is my rural home. Also depending on where I’m flying from, the route is littered with places that bring back great memories.

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Health Department warns against new bacteria SIYANDA NKONYENI A NEW disease is threatening to have a devastating effect on many communities as it is slowly sweeping across the country with little or no knowledge by many communities.

Many people might not be familiar with the name listeriosis, but the disease has already affected about 134 people and has claimed half the number of those affected countrywide.

The disease infects the bloodstream and the symptoms are diarrhoea accompanied by a fever, general body pains, vomiting and weakness.

Health Department MEC, Dr Phumeza Dy-

antyi, said that they are trying by all means to educate people.

“This illness is caused by bacteria that are found mostly in non-cooked foods and an unclean environment. That is why we advise that you eat well-cooked food and do not leave that cooked food for more than two hours without refrigeration. Again you must always wash your hands when you come from the toilet and before you eat and always keep your kitchen clean,” Dyantyi said.

She said that this is not a new disease in the country but that it had been dormant for some time and new cases were recently reported.

“This bacterium was first discovered in

1977 here in the country were 14 cases where reported, it re-emerged again when a few cases were reported in Cape Town in 2015. This is why the department has decided to make the public aware.

“So far we have found that most of those who are vulnerable are people with a low immune system like aged, people living with HIV, liver (diseases), diabetes and pregnant women,” she said.

She said that they became aware of the cases here in the Eastern Cape since last year and that they are still trying to find out if the disease is contagious because the symptoms are not visible.

“We had one case last year in June of a farm-

er who was admitted at a private hospital because he used to eat raw vegetables, which is why we advise that people should cook their food well.

“The most affected area is Nelson Mandela Bay where we confirmed six cases at a public hospital and three cases at a private hospital.

“We are still investigating as to where the disease originates and if these cases are not linked.”

She advised the communities not to panic and be misinformed by false reports on social media about the disease, but to rely on the Health Department for information as they will continue to educate people about the disease.

Politician Thembile Gqoloza laid to rest in Mdantsane

Politician and socialite Thembile Gqoloza was laid to rest in Mdantsane last week. Crowds of mourners came from all South Africa to bid him farewell.

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Mourners from all over the country gather at Thembile Gqoloza’s grave to bid him farewell in Mdantsane last week.

Deputy Minister Tshwete brings water education message to Peelton learners Peelton, near King William’s Town.

THE Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pam Tshwete, will tomorrow visit Phillip Mtywaku Senior Secondary School in

The visit forms part of the Back to School campaign, a government initiative to engage learners about the importance of education

and prepare them for the 2018 school calendar year.

The Department of Water and Sanitation will also use this opportunity to educate the school’s learners and teaching staff about the

Lovedale’s emerging entrepreneur jets off to Johannesburg MICHAEL SWARTZ, ELMARIE BASSON A YOUNG entrepreneur from Lovedale Collage, Ayanda Maqoma, appears to be destined for success as he is in the running for the grand prize of R25 000 for the Awathu Project.

The 24-year-old, who is one of 18 finalists who have been selected by the Awethu Project, is jetting off to Johannesburg today to attend the two-day Awethu Project’s prize-giving.

Absa Bank, in partnership with the Awethu Project, established a virtual incubator that assists South African youth to start and develop their own businesses.

The project is specifically aimed at TVET College students. Maqoma heard about it when representatives visited Lovedale TVET College’s King William’s Town campus where he was studying last year.

Because of his keen interest in business, Maqoma downloaded the Awethu Project mobile application for use.

He said the attraction of the app was the fact that it was free to use.

Ayanda Maqoma is a finalist in a national entrepreneurship contest. PHOTO:MICHAEL SWARTZ He furthermore stated that the app has improved his entrepreneurial skills. his mother who assisted him with the capiThe finalists will not only be attending “Sometimes I used my profit, to be quite tal to buy his first stock. the prize-giving, but will also be visiting honest, but now I am accountable to my Although he took the money as a loan, top corporates, entrepreneurs and the Absa business. I am now more disciplined by she refused to accept his repayment, stat- Entrepreneurship Centre. saving a portion of my profit for emergen- ing that she sees it as an investment.

Maqoma, who is representing Lovedale cies, like when I need to buy more stock.”

“I am anxious, yet so excited, to go to the College and the Eastern Cape, hopes to The youngster operates a simple busi- event as it is my first time boarding a flight. make his family and community proud by ness of selling sweets, chips and other I hope that I will not be overwhelmed and being the grand prize winner who will take small items. He said that he is grateful to cry,” he said. home a prize of R25 000.

importance of saving water and the importance of washing their hands at all times, particularly after going to the toilet, to avoid the spread of preventable diseases.

The event will start at 9am.

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Khwezi Consulting empowers King learners ZAVELA MAKWABE IKHWEZI Consulting and Facilitation recently hosted a customer service project funded by CATHSSETA to train 10 learners from Zwelitsha in King William’s Town.

The learners were trained and upon completion received qualifications of Advanced Customer Care Services NQF Level 5.

SETA funded the tuition of the programme and the learners also received a stipend.

Speaking to Express, Ikhwezi Consulting’s operations manager, Asamkele Jabe, said the project funded programmes to empower the financially disadvantaged and gave them qualifications so that they could make them attractive to prospective employers.

“This is the type of intervention that is needed to develop, upskill and bring hope to the unemployed youth. The best part about it, is that it offers practicals that give an opportunity to those that have never worked to be exposed to a work environment.

“The certificates that they receive are not just certificates of attendance but recognisable certificates of competence that could be an advantage to the learners if they want to further their studies of the same unit standard,” Jabe said.

According to Jabe, the unit standard cov-

ered within the programme prepares one for the excellent service in every work environment he or she will be in more especially the hospitality industry.

Vuvu butchery, Zwelitsha Hotel and EL Shaddai Guest House in King William’s Town were approached to host the learners in their businesses for 20 days to give them work exposure, to gain experience and to put into practice what they had learnt in class.

“We would like to give thanks to the employers for their commitment to the project and doing their bit for the community by giving the learners a little work experience as that was the aim of this project, to make a difference in our communities and empower the youth that is unemployed,” Jeba added.

Kuselwa Kumalo (27) from Zwelitsha Township, who was one of the 10 youths to benefit from the project, said, “It has been 10 years since I passed my matric and I am still on the hunt for a job. The training taught me so much about the customer service sector.

“From the importance of good interpersonal skills in order to always keep the customers happy, to handling their complaints, I now know how to deal with people from different organisations and cultures.

“I am glad to have been part of the programme,” Kumalo said.

From left are Lelethu Nyumba, Khuselwa Kumalo, Siphosihle Daniso, Siyolise Moni, Tabiso Ngetu, Sinethemba Lombo, Sisanda Mkhenkcele and Nandipha Mkebe. Standing in front of the learners is Elizabeth Findlay.

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Local makes juicy business moves ZAVELA MAKWABE HIS brand, B’Liscious Juice, is now sold in more than 200 stores around the province but that, he says, is just the beginning.

Bhongolwethu Mahlungwana (right) together with a member of staff, Khanyisa Bholi.

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King William’s Town businessman Bhongolwethu Mahlungwana’s story is a classic one of humble beginnings.

In a recent interview with the King Williams Town Express, Mahlungwana said he vividly remembered playing outside the tiny back-room his mother was given by her employers to live in in Cathcart Street in King William’s Town, and as fate would have it, years later he is running his small juice factory on the same street.

Very passionate about his business, he said, “The level of consumption of fizzy drinks is alarmingly high especially around the festive season and most people are not aware that some of the sicknesses they have are the side effects linked to too much consumption of these sugar sweetened soft drinks.

“I challenged myself to come up with a

healthier and more affordable alternative,” he said.

He partnered up with the Elvin Group and his dream came to life.

“This was an attempt at making juice a lifestyle and changing the perception that juice is expensive and I’m quite happy with the outcome,” Mahlungwana added.

The 40% concentrate B’Liscious juice is available in four flavours; Mango-Orange, Tropical Punch, Peach-Apricot and Guava.

Mr B, as he is affectionately known by his employees, has big hopes and dreams for the future of his business.

“I am now looking at expanding my business and supplying schools with my juice.

I would like to move to bigger premises and employ more staff too.”

He is of the notion that if the mind can conceive an idea, it can happen and he is a firm believer in the power of prayer.

“I started my business out of nothing but from the onset my vision was to see my product being sold in supermarkets and now I want to take to other provinces and beyond the borders.”

Arts pioneer’s mission to unearth talent SIYANDA NKONYENI IN most cases, talent alone does not achieve much. Many of those who have made it in their respective careers will attest to the fact that perseverance and hard work is also required in order to realise a dream.

This is the case with Xolani Sibuta, a selftaught performing artist who is making a difference in his community despite his disadvantaged background and poverty stricken surroundings.

Involved in the arts from an early age, Sibuta is as determined as when he started out, to take arts in the Eastern Cape to another level.

“I was involved in arts as far back as 1983 and formed groups in performing arts at school and in my community. Even then I represented the Eastern Cape artists at conferences, seminars, and other events,” he said.

Coming from the boxing crazy township of Mdantsane, one would not expect his choice of career, especially given that those were the days when boxing reigned supreme in his township, but Sibuta loved the arts.

After years of perseverance things started to take shape and doors started to open for him and many young people around his area.

“I began to identify my professional career in 1990 when I formed the Border Youth Theatre, which gave birth to the Guild Theatre Dance Company, and which went on for more than 15

years. My inspiration was the Johannesburg Dance Foundation and thereafter I formed my first professional dance group called Buffalo Dancers,” he said.

This all-rounder choreographer, instrumentalist and composer has performed not only locally but in countries overseas as well.

“The highlight of my career was performing in theatre and dance in the International Festival in Pakistan, I also performed in Jordan and Greece,” he said.

Sibuta is not only limited to performing arts but he is also a born leader.

“In 1995 I was requested by the arts department to be part of a task team to develop the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture.”

In 1997 I was appointed as a senior cultural officer in the provincial office and later appointed as a principal cultural officer in the Amathole District Office, a position I still hold today.

At the moment his main focus is to develop music and local talent; he is busy helping groups and individual artists to record music in the province. “There is a lot of backlog in music in the province caused by a lack of resources, facilities and local promotional events which has created an exodus by local talent to bigger provinces like Gauteng,” he said.

His mission is to change that and is always on the lookout for new talent; he said that he is willing to do everything to keep the local flag flying high in the arts.

Xolani Sibuta playing the keyboard with his son Libulelo playing drums in their garage which they use for practising.

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Learners embrace ‘big school’ with open arms

It is the beginning of a wonderful journey to learning new things and acquiring new skills for these little ones as they started ‘big school’ last Wednesday. Nervous parents dropped off their little ones in their respective classroom in the loving hands of their teachers.

Grade R learner, Wayryn Meyers, with his proud mom, Wayde-Ann Meyers, and aunty, Fánnie Meyers, at Breidbach Primary School.

Grade R learner Lindsey Smith gets ready for her first class at her new school, Breidbach Primary School.

From left are Grade 1 learners Evan Smith, Levita Mentoor and Ryan Smith, who were eager for the new academic year as they couldn’t wait to impress their new teacher at the Breidbach Primary School.

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Shaydon Appel, a very brave Grade 1 learner, was enthusiastic to meet his new friends at Breidbach Primary School on the first day of the new academic year.

‘King William’s Town Express’ readers have their say For better or worse, social media has pushed citizen journalism miles ahead of traditional media and has become a source of information, but most of the time, this is not good thing. Last week, a voice note about an outbreak of listeriosis made the rounds, circulating across all social media. It caused great panic and distress. King William’s Town Express correspondent, ZAVELA MAKWABE, spoke to a few residents to find out how people view social media and if they trust the information they read there. ) Nobephi Mafentile: Social media could be a good thing if it were to be used for what I think it was intended: a broad communications tool. Now, we are using it as a convenient platform for adolescent behaviour, slander and defamation.

) Vuyolwethu Sodaat: Social media is both good and bad. We get lots of instant updates on news and jobs. The problem comes when we put up news of deaths before next of kin is informed and write defaming gossip about each other.

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Pefferville Primary learners to benefit from ‘Party with a Purpose’ ZAVELA MAKWABE JUST a donation of a pen, a pencil and a ruler could have given you a pass into one of the coolest parties this season.

Recently, the people of East London got together for good music, good company and a good time “partying with a purpose” at Latimer’s Landing at the East

London Harbour.

Speaking to the King William’s Town Express, the organiser of the Party with a Purpose, Bhongo Mbiyo, said the idea was sparked by a teacher from Pefferville Primary who was talking about the challenges they are faced with at the schools.

“The event took place on the weekend of the ANC’s 106th anniversary, which was a big weekend for East London and

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we jumped in to ride with the tide by doing something fun, while also helping the less fortunate.

“It was the first (time we held the event).

“We were just testing the waters but I hope it can become an ongoing thing,” Mbiyo said.

The event was attended by DJ Anda, Nature, Reezy, Cindy Williams and many

more entertainers.

The beneficiary of the donations from the event is Pefferville Primary School in East London.

The handover of the stationery will take place on February 2.

People who would like to donate stationery can e-mail mbiyobl@gmail.com or drop the stationery off at TruFM at the SABC offices in Bhisho.

Nigerian gospel artist plans to hit airwaves BABALWA NDLANYA A GOSPEL artist from Nigeria, residing in East London, took a big step into the music industry with his award-winning debut single titled Winner-man.

Now Tony “Great Stone” Eze is planning to complete his first full album and making his new video titled Kingdom

this year.

Eze said his single was well accepted by listeners who loved gospel music.

He also won the best contemporary gospel song award at the third Kumkani FM Music Awards, which were held in December 2016.

He also won two categories at the Gauteng Gospel Awards as the best male artist and best newcomer.

“I lost my mother in October 2016, which encouraged me to make a special track in honour of my mom titled Tribute to My Mom. “My CD will consist of 10 songs and I can assure you that I am busy with finalising it now,” said Eze. He said he is hoping that this CD would be released by September this year.

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Shornville runner on a mission to achieve his goals MICHAEL SWARTZ AND LIAM WEIMERS A 30-YEAR-OLD Comrades Marathon runner from Shornville in King William’s Town, Faizel Kitching, is on a mission to reach his goal this year.

Last year, a dream became a reality for Kitching when he participated in his first Old Mutual Comrades Marathon. This all started with watching the Comrades with his late grandmother and running a few laps around the dusty field in Schornville, also known as the Henry Jagers sports field, as a learner from Schornville Primary.

Kitching’s love for running developed at a very young age as he participated in the 400m, 800m and cross country athletic events. He is also passionate about rugby and made his mark as a winger at the age of nine under the watchful eye of coach Trevor Basson, father of Stormers winger, Bjorn Basson.

Kitching joined the Breidbach-based King Brumbies RFC after matriculating, but unfortunately got ruled out due to a severe ankle injury in 2014.

He immediately saw this as an opportunity to put his full focus on his dream.

Not only a speedster, but also a leader, he captained the cross-country team at his alma mater, Dale College. He made the Border athletics team as a 400m sprinter in 2004, won a number of park runs and finished in ninth place in last year’s Madeira Mountain Challenge race in Komani.

One of his biggest achievements to date was completing the Comrades Marathon.

“Words cannot describe how you feel when crossing the finish line,” Kitching said.

The Two Oceans Marathon is set to take place at the end of March this year and he is very excited to participate in his first-ever Two Oceans ultra-race. Kitching has worked very hard since the festive season

Club blesses Breidbach soup kitchens MICHAEL SWARTZ LAST Saturday, three soup kitchens in Breidbach were blessed and overwhelmed with donations received from the King William’s Town All Blacks Supporters’ Club.

Established in 2016, one of the objectives of the club is to give back to the King William’s Town community by means of feeding schemes and donations for specific needs.

Each of the three nominated soup kitchens received an amount valued at R1 000.

They were Acorn Valley Soup Kitchen, Assemblies of God Soup Kitchen and the Uniting Reformed Churches in SA. The co-ordinators of the soup kitchens

were grateful for the donation, as they sometimes have to fund these programmes out of their own pockets.

In 2016, the club held a potjiekos competition in Schornville and the cooked food was distributed to the community of Schornville. Last year, the club also donated an amount of R2 000 to the Uniting Reformed Churches in SA to assist them with their annual Christmas parcels.

A total of 60 parcels were given to the community.

Kurt Thompson, All Blacks Supporters’ Club chairperson, would like to thank the community of King William’s Town for their continuous support for their functions throughout the year as their support allows them to give back to the community.

The All Blacks Supporters’ Club recently donated R1 000 to three soup kitchens in Breidbach, which are Acorn Valley, coordinated by Tully Winnaar; Assemblies of God, coordinated by Dolores Appel; and the Uniting Reformed Church, coordinated by Dorothy Ruiters.

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started last year towards this event.

There are a few races lined up in the buildup to the Two Oceans, namely the Bridle Drift 21km on Sunday in Mdantsane, as well as the Buffs Marathon which he will be participating in as his Comrades qualifier in mid-February.

Kitching said, “My inspiration is the entire community of Breidbach and Schornville. The support has been amazing.

“It drives me to stay focused and give my best because I’m not just representing myself, but the whole community of King William’s Town and the Border region.

“The main goal is to successfully complete my second Comrades Marathon in June and getting back-to-back medals,” he concluded. ; Faizel Kitching at the Amatola Comrades Marathon that took place in Stutterheim in August last year.

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TALKING F1: NATALIE LE CLUE Drivers who need to perform in 2018 IN the lead up to any new Formula 1 season speculation is rampant as to who has designed and built the quicker car.

Beyond what the factories can deliver the expectations for drivers to perform are equally demanding and important.

For some drivers the pressure to perform is exponentially more than others. In fact, their F1 careers depend on it.

In 2018 there is a handful of drivers that will need to up their game to take the next step up in the careers or even remain in the sport.

unlikely that it’ll be at a top team.

Marcus Ericsson Swedish driver Ericsson has been far from impressive in his F1 career.

There is no denying that his presence on the 2018 grid is due to the fact that the Sauber team is now owned by Longbow Finance who count several Swedish investors among their ranks.

It remains to be seen how long the investors will keep backing Ericsson who hasn’t done much to show any sort of potential.

He’ll be up against rising star Charles le Clerc too in 2018. If he doesn’t summarily outperform the youngster it could be the end of Ericsson’s F1 career.

Romain Grosjean The Frenchman’s first foray into F1, with Renault, was a baptism of fire and he quickly disappeared back to GP2, now F2. He impressed by winning the GP2 title and found his way back into F1.

His time at the Haas F1 team started brilliantly as he took the American team to heights previously unimaginable for a new team.

But if Grosjean has an eye on a seat at any of the front-running teams he needs to deliver in the car this season. Should Lance Stroll or the newly announced Sergey Sirotkin not perform, Grosjean would be a perfect fit for the Williams team.

Nico Hulkenberg The German driver has been rated for many season in F1 and has won the 24 hours of Le Mans on his first try. Still a top drive eludes Hulkenberg and for good reason.

While he is a solid driver, his reputation suffered at Force India as he rarely got the better of teammate Sergio Perez.

In 2018, he’s alongside Carlos Sainz Jr, one of the hottest prospects in the sport. Given that he’s been in F1 for a number of years 2018 is an important season for Hulkenberg if he’s ever going to make his mark in the sport.

Kevin Magnussen It’s rather difficult to be sold on whether Magnussen has the potential to be great. His debut season with McLaren was a forgettable one and he hasn’t been setting the world alight in either a Renault or his current Haas.

In fact, he’s so far under the radar his name is never mentioned in relation to the top teams in the sport.

The likelihood is that he’ll probably have a drive in 2019 but unless he blows away teammate Grosjean this season, it’s highly

Stoffel Vandoorne The Belgian driver has had a tough go of it with a Honda powered McLaren and the fact that he shares a garage with Fernando Alonso, one of the best in the business. While Vandoorne isn’t as pressed for time as a Nico Hulkenberg he does need to show his capabilities sooner rather than later.

There were glimpses in 2018 of his speed and he’s certainly consistent. And outperforming a driver of Alonso’s calibre will guarantee automatic recognition.

Peugeot 3008 SUV gets a diesel­powered engine REPORTER THE multiple award-winning Peugeot 3008 SUV range has been extended with the introduction of a diesel-powered engine to supplement its existing petrol version.

The 3008 Active and Allure models now comprise two engine variants, namely the 1.6 THP Auto and the 2.0 litre HDi. The 3008 Active 2.0HDi is paired with a six-speed manual gearbox while all the other variants boast an automatic gearbox.

The 2.0 litre HDi four-cylinder 1 997cc engine is compact, lightweight and fuel efficient due to its reduced weight and size.

It delivers power output of 110kW at 4 000rpm and 370Nm of torque at 2 000rpm and reaches a top speed of 201km/h. It has a fuel sipping combined consumption of 5.0 litres per kilometre and CO2 emissions of just 136g/km.

The all-new Peugeot 3008 SUV was acclaimed as the overall Car of the Year and the Diesel Car Top 50 in 2017.

On behalf of the judging panel at Diesel Car, Editor Ian Robertson commented, “Peugeot has transformed the 3008 into a fully-fledged SUV and created a real winner in the process. Its engines are refined and economical, while its suspension is ideally set up to smooth out British roads. It’s a winner in every respect and we are proud to declare it number one in this year’s Top 50 awards.”

Peugeot has long been synonymous with diesel engines that set the bar for efficiency and sophistication.

The company is a leading manufacturer of low emission vehicles and more than half of its global sales are for vehicles emitting less than 140g of CO² per kilometre.

Peugeot has also led the way on many breakthrough technologies including stop/

start and a new generation of diesel engines.

The diesel particulate filter is the most efficient solution in the automotive industry today. The most recent, the additive particulate filter eliminates 99.9% of the particulates emitted by a diesel engine.

Diesel engines provide a great mix of performance and fuel economy.

The Peugeot 3008 SUV has a clear footprint of innovation and sophisticated technology and now, equipped with a 2,0 litre diesel engine the 3008 SUV is set to not only turn heads but deliver impressive performance with exceptional fuel economy too.

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The Peugeot 3008 SUV range has been extended with a diesel-powered engine.

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Local SAPS member excels at karate champs in Japan ZAVELA MAKWABE AN East London Tactical Response Team (TRT) member, Constable Bulelani Manyakama, made not only the South African Police Service (SAPS), but the country as a whole proud when he was awarded as the overall winner in his less than 80kg weight category at the Iko Nakamura Kyokushin Karate Tournament in Japan recently.

Manyakama was the first ever candidate from the SAPS to represent South Africa at the martial art and he brought the title home.

Manyakama was only 16 years old when his journey in the martial arts started.

He was introduced to karate by Gcobani Sempayi Mpini from Middledrift.

Manyakama became part of the Hashi Hara Karate Organisation in Humansdorp in 2000.

He joined the police service in 2007 and was stationed in Kabeka Park Police Station in Port Elizabeth and also joined the Kyokushin Karate Organisation.

“In August last year, I took part in the Mpumalanga SAPS Martial Art Annual Tournament where I won the fight by a knockout and that was the fight that took me to Japan because the president of Karate South Africa, Shihan Wandile Ncapai, was present at the tournament and he selected me to represent the country,” Manyakama said.

“It was a proud moment when I won and we sang the South African song, Shosholoza, a song that was sung by our forefathers when they were coming home from work in the mines and farms.”

When he is not busy with his work in the SAPS, Manyakama mentors and trains children between the ages of eight and 17 in the Westbank area in East London.

“Karate teaches respect, discipline and keeps you fit,” he said.

; Constable Bulelani Manyakama excels at a karate tournament in Japan.

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Future Tigers to retain interim co-coaches until end of season ELETHU MTIKI TITLE hopefuls, Future Tigers, will remain without a head coach for the remainder of the ongoing ABC Motsepe League season.

The club announced that co-coaches, Tyelovuyo George and former Bush Bucks goalkeeper Vusumzi Yashe, will hold the fort until the end of the season.

The pair replaced Asanda Mvalo who parted ways with club in December as the club was not getting the desired results.

“I can confirm that (Tyelovuyo) George and (Vusumzi) Yashe will remain as the coaches of the club until the end of the season.

“We don’t see the point of making the changes in the middle of the season. We’ll see what happens after the end of this season,” said the director of the club, Zuko Ngcwembe.

Mvalo was appointed at the beginning of the season and there were hopes that he was the right man to take Tigers to the champion-

ship glory as the club finished second last season.

He guided the Ginsberg outfit in eight matches with a record of three wins, three losses and two draws.

Ngcwembe said Mvalo left his position voluntarily.

“He asked to step down as the club was not getting the desired results under his guidance. We could not stand in his way when he saw it fit to step down,” he said.

Tigers recorded their second win in 2018 following their 2-1 win over Swartkops Valley United Brothers on Saturday afternoon.

This was their third win since George and Yashen took over. The win saw Tigers remain fifth on the log and 14 points behind log leader Tornado FC. Ngcwembe said they were impressed by the team’s performance under guidance of the two coaches.

Tigers have had more than four different coaches in the last three seasons.

< Future Tigers have confirmed they will not make any further changes to the technical team until the end of the season.

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Former national 400m champion Lonwano Majerman (at the back) and his athletes at Dale College during a training session for the start of the schools’ athletics.

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Schools’ athletics takes centre stage ELETHU MTIKI ON your marks, get set – the schools’ athletics season is expected to get underway today.

Various schools across King William’s Town will take to the tracks and fields this morning for their interhouse races to mark the beginning of the athletics season.

Inaminkosi Zazini (16) is one of many learners who are looking forward to running this season.

The De Vos Malan learner and her peers have been training at Dale College’s sports field since June last year, preparing for this season under the mentorship of former South African 400m champion, Lonwabo Majerman.

“I think I’m ready because we’ve been training since last year and in December as well,” she said.

“It’s quite an experience (to be coached by a former SA champion) because as a person who talks from experience, he knows what he is talking about and what he is doing.

“Now we know what to do and what to look for in athletics,” she praised her coach.

Majerman believes that his athletes have

what it takes to compete at these early stages and make it all the way to the provincial level and beyond.

“My athletes have been training since June last year. I think they stand a good chance of making it into the Eastern Cape championships,” said Majerman.

The 26-year-old former Dale College learner, whose younger brother, Lwando, was an Eastern Cape champion in 100m last year, said training these learners was his way of giving back to the community.

Lwando believes that his experience will be essential this year as he hopes to win the national championships, having lost in the semis last year. He admitted though that he was nervous.

“I’m ready but I’m just a bit nervous. But I’m confident in the training that I’ve done that I’ll do well. My goal this year is to go to the South African schools championships and I’m confident that’ll do well,” said the younger Majerman who is a learner at Dale College.

The winners in the interhouses will represent their schools at the circuit level this weekend. From there, the winners will participate at the Amathole sub-district level at De Vos Malan Sports Ground next week.

Eastern Cape Bees, Tornado FC record biggest wins at the weekend in ABC Motsepe League ELETHU MTIKI ABC Motsepe League contenders, Eastern Cape Bees and Tornado FC, recorded the biggest wins in this past weekend’s league fixtures.

Runaway log leaders Tornado walked away with the bragging rights in the East London derby following a 6-0 win against FC Buffalo at Jan Smuts Stadium.

While Tornado continued with their im-

pressive run in the league, the struggle continued for relegation threatened Buffalo as they languish at the bottom of the 16-team table with only seven points from 15 games.

Tornado have now moved to 40 points, nine points behind second-placed Bees who also recorded a 6-0 victory against Try Again at the Bhisho Stadium. Bees leapfrogged PE Stars who suffered a 3-1 loss away Bizana Pondo Chiefs.

With 15 matches left before the season comes to an end, it is still too early to predict which

team will walk away as victors as there is still a lot to play for.

If the current log standings are anything to go by, Tornado are expected to easily collect another three points this coming weekend when they play City Lads who are 14th on the table.

Bees who also have an upper hand over Swartkops Valley United Brothers might, however, find the going tough this weekend as they will be playing away from home.

SUBS will look to use their home advantage at the NU2 Stadium in Motherwell to avoid an-

other setback, especially against another team from King William’s Town, having lost to Future Tigers this past weekend.

Other ABC Motsepe League results Lion City 0-2 Sibanye FC EC Bees 6-0 Try Again Future Tigers 2-1 Swartkops Valley United Brothers FC Buffalo 0-6 Torndo Highbury 0-1 Mthatha City City Lads 2-1 Butterworth FC Bizana Pondo Chiefs 3-1 PE Stars Spears 1-1 Matta Milan