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ENOCH MGIJIMA: ANC DIVIDED

MM appointment halted TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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NOCH Mgijima Municipality has failed to appoint its new municipal manager in a second special council meeting which ended up not taking a decision about the appointment as ANC councillors are divided between the Council Speaker Mzoxolo Peter’s side and the Executive Mayor Lindiwe Gunuza-Nkwentsha’s side.

Councillors gathered at the town hall on Thursday hoping to put an end to the ongoing factional battles in the municipality which have led to a halt of services in the area.

In Thursday’s council meeting, a robust debate about the processes of employing the municipal manager started with ANC councillors Bonile Ngesi and Bulelani Mgoqi speaking against the appointment of the municipal manager Thembele Samuels.

The meeting finally got to agree on the process followed by the panel but got stuck again on the competency report prepared by Isago Tshimollo Enterprise on three of the candidates.

After the meeting was pushed to a vote, the council speaker Mzoxolo Peter adjourned the meeting stating that if this means it is the end of his political career “let it be” because he won’t let the wrong thing be done.

Enoch Mgijima Municipality has been without a permanent municipal manager since last year and has had three acting municipal managers since August last year.

Nkwentsha said that if the municipality failed to appoint a permanent municipal manager, they would forfeit the funds for muchneeded service delivery.

According to Nkwentsha, the municipality

will lose a R20 million grant from the National Treasury if the municipal manager is not appointed soon.

DA councillor Malibongwe Xhelisilo said the R20 million would not be the residents of

Enoch Mgijima’s problem but the councillors’ and councillors should foot the bill.

“This should be taken from the councillors’ salaries as the community did not apply for this to happen.

“A better formula should be calculated based on our earnings and those who are getting more, serving as full-time councillors should pay more than part time councillors,” he said.

Twins make music waves Twins Vuyisa 'DJ VK' and Vuyo 'DJ Blaqstar' Mtonjeni (34) from Ngqwaru village in Cofimvaba are twins with a clear vision and a strong mission. They have taken the entertainment industry by storm and are big names in the Intsika Yethu municipal area and the Chris Hani District Munici­ pality at large. Read more about them on page 5.

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Desperate job seekers fall prey to scams TEMBILE SGQOLANA DESPERATE job seekers have been falling victim to money making schemes by people who try to get money from them, promising jobs in return.

Recently, there’s been a WhatsApp message circulating about a new Eskom Gourkwa OCGT, which has vacancies for boiler makers, fitters and turners, drivers, admin clerks, cleaners, artisans, electricians, general workers and forklift operators.

The message states that all those who are successful will be employed permanently.

In following the story, a Queenstown Express reporter pretended to be someone who wanted a job as a boiler maker and called “Mnisi”, whose number was written in the message.

Mnisi referred Queenstown Express to “John” and asked if there was money to buy cold drink (a bribe).

“Usually John wants R1 000 up to R1 500 as a cold drink,” he said.

When Queenstown Express called John, he was suspicious and he told Queenstown Express he would get back to it.

“If you deposit R2 000 to this account 1466160495 and fax your qualifications and

deposit slip, we will be able save a space for you. You know that getting a permanent job these days is hard and you need to buy a cold drink,” he said.

DA councillor, Sakhumzi Mkhunqe, who had also been following the story, reported the matter to the police and said they would inform other people.

“I was called by someone who said he was about to pay the money and I stopped him.

“There are a lot of people who have fallen victims of this scam and I would like to urge our people not to deposit money to anyone who is promising them jobs,” he said.

Mkhunqe said these people were using

other people’s desperation to make money.

Eskom media desk manager Nto Rikhotso said this appeared to be a scam or some moneymaking scheme in progress.

“Eskom does not do business in this manner. Eskom vacancies are advertised on the recruitment page of the Eskom website www.eskom.co.za.

“Furthermore, Eskom will never request money for any job or vacancy that it advertises. Members of the public are advised that this is not how Eskom conducts its business and should report individuals soliciting monies to the nearest police (station),” said Rikhotso.

Neighbourhood watch patrol confiscates more than 30 weapons SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE MORE than 30 weapons have been confiscated by the neighbourhood watch and patrolling team of the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement.

On Friday, the community leaders handed the weapons that had been collected by the patrolling team over the past month from residents in the area over to the police.

A member of the Ward 14 committee in Joe Slovo, Happy Watson, said that the mission to patrol and monitor was initiated by the men in the community.

“We discovered that people in the area were no longer safe because daylight robbery is

The weapons that were confiscated by the neighbourhood watch and patrolling team.

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something very common here.

“Even at night we found that sleep is unbearable because of the criminal activity.”

He encouraged men from each and every location to take this initiative upon themselves.

“If you are a group of men in your area and you have not started this patrolling operation, I urge you to start because while you are inactive, the situation is getting worse out there.

Action must be taken to make sure that criminal acts in our communities are prevented.”

He said that there had been an improvement in the area since the operation began three months ago.

“In the beginning one could not even send a child to the shop.

“It was a big challenge because you would find that there were always thugs hanging around the shop.”

Captain Xolani Sali, of Mlungisi SAPS, said that the team did a good job in this operation, though they have not yet been properly trained.

He confirmed that a number of dangerous knives, okapis and an undisclosed amount of dagga were confiscated. He said that the weapons have been placed on record and will be kept in a store room.

“When you get to count those knives you discover that there has been a life that has been

The neighbourhood watch and patrolling team of the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement handed the confiscated weapons over to the police.

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“Also the rate of what we call as assault TPH whereby a human being is assaulted physically in cases such as beating and stabbing has decreased,” Sali said.

Lady Frere police investigate murders YOLANDA DAMANE THE South African Police Service (SAPS) in Lady Frere is currently investigating two separate cases of murder.

The first victim was stabbed to death in a tavern.

A 49-year-old man appeared at Lady Frere Court on Monday on charges of murder.

The suspect was arrested for allegedly stabbing the deceased to death in a tavern at Umhlanga.

Witnesses said the accused was with the victim at the pub when an argument broke

out. The suspect then took out a sharp tool and stabbed his companion, who died on the scene. ) In connection with another incident, police are looking for suspects involved in the murder of a 40-year-old woman who was killed on Saturday night.

It is alleged that the victim was found lying dead in a pool of blood near an alcohol outlet on Sunday morning.

A murder case has been opened, but no one has been arrested yet.

Police are requesting anyone with information to contact Captain Namhla Mdleleni on 082 779 7237.

He added that, as the SAPS alone, they can never conquer this battle of crime fighting alone, “but with the help of the community as a unit we can overcome the issue of crime in society.”

Men arrested for rape YOLANDA DAMANE TWO men appeared in the Komani Magistrate’s Court following their arrest for allegedly raping a 17-year-old mentally challenged teenager.

Both men, who are aged between 30 and 35, were arrested by the Whittlesea Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) in Rambo Village last week Friday.

The victim, who was in the care of her grandparent, was identified by community members.

The suspects remain in police custody while police are further investigating.

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Opposition parties call for mayor’s resignation TEMBILE SGQOLANA OPPOSITION parties in the Enoch Mgijima Municipality council will be having a march on Tuesday calling for the local authority’s Executive Mayor, Lindiwe Gunuza-Nkwentsha, and President Jacob Zuma to step down.

Economic Freedom Fighters, United Front Eastern Cape, United Democratic Movement and Congress of the People in a media briefing on Wednesday have called on Nkwentsha to step down, claiming she was “taking the municipality to the grave”.

Speaking at the briefing, EFF council whip, Luthando Amos, apologised on behalf of Cope and UDM who could not attend the briefing due to other commitments.

“We will also be serving the vote of no confidence against Nkwentsha and we have taken this decision because of her continued arrogance in doing wrong things. She appointed the acting municipal manager without council knowledge and now wants to impose a municipal manager to council,” he said.

Amos said Nkwentsha is continuing to mislead people telling them that they will lose R20 million if the manager is not appointed.

“If she cared, she would have done the right thing in the first place. She is taking this municipality into the grave. To add to the list of things she appointed a mayoral committee without council knowledge nor the concurrence from the MEC,” said Amos.

He said there was also a pending case of stock theft against her.

“She must vacate her seat; she is no longer credible to run this municipality.

The behaviour of the DA does not surprise us as they are protecting the white monopoly capital,” he said.

United Front-EC councillor Aaron Mhlontlo said they had been supporting the call for Zuma to step down since it was first made.

“We also support the vote of no confidence against Nkwentsha. We have no problem with anyone employed in the municipality – even if it is a four–legged animal – as long as the processes are followed.

We were shocked to see the assessment done on the candidates and to see that her preferred candidate did not perform well,” he said.

Mhlontlo said they supported the vote of no confidence.

EFF regional coordinator Lindani Mdlokolo said the march will start on Tuesday at Skweyiya hall and they are calling on all community members to be part of the march.

He called on residents of Ezibeleni to come and support the call for her to be removed.

“We believe this municipality is in a junk status because of her,” said Mdlokolo.

He said the march would be a multiparty march and they would like all people to attend before Nkwentsha takes their municipality to the grave.

EFF councillor Andisiwe Ngonyama said the municipality was dying under Nkwentsha’s leadership.

“There are allegations against her and based on all the evidence we are calling for her to step down.

“She has interfered with the employment of the municipal manager and there is the case of stock theft hanging over her,” she said.

Three in court for illegal hunting TEMBILE SGQOLANA THREE men appeared in the Tarkastad Magistrate’s Court on Monday facing charges of hunting protected animals without a permit and unlawful possession of ammunition.

Two of the suspects arrived on their horses, wearing cowboy clothes, as they appeared for the third time before the court to hear the director of public prosecution’s decision.

Nico Scheepers (20), Simon Sparks (19) and Simphiwe Ntantiso (23) were arrested on February 20 this year after local farmers chased them, suspecting that they were engaged in illegal hunting on farms in the Tarkastad district.

On their arrest, the three suspects were found in possession of three springboks.

Speaking at the court case, Magistrate Jo Else said the prosecution submitted the letter from the director of public prosecution (DPP) withdrawing charges against Ntantiso and proceeding with charges against Scheepers and Sparks.

Else said he, the prosecutor and the interpreter would be excused from the case and a new magistrate would take over.

“The case is postponed until August 28 for an alternative court and staff,” he said.

The suspects were arrested on February 20,

and the case was postponed until March 13.

They were then each released on R1 000 bail and their case was postponed for April 24 for the DPP’s decision.

Local farmer Morne Hattingh said the night the suspects were arrested he was sleeping and was woken by his wife telling her about their neighbour who said he must help catch the suspects.

“I woke up and I saw the spotlight and I chased them.

“I found them and when I asked them they said they were coming from Sterkstroom.

“They then changed their story and said they were coming from Hofmeyr and were just taking a drive,” he said.

Hattingh said he called the police and the suspects were arrested.

“The back of the bakkie was full of blood and on Monday we noticed that there were three springboks that were dumped near the road,” Hattingh said.

He said when he was woken up he thought he was chasing the people that were stealing solar panels at the Tarkastad farms.

“I did not think that it was people doing illegal hunting.

“At some stage I even felt like withdrawing the charges but the other farmers said I must continue with the case,” Hattingh said.

Nico Scheepers.

Simon Sparks.

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School celebrates Mandela month

Addressing the media, from left, EFF councillor Luthando Amos, United Front­ EC councillor Aaron Mhlontlo, EFF coordinator Lindani Mdlokolo, EFF councillor Andisiwe Ngonyama and EFF regional member Xhanti Kani.

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Nkonkobe Junior Secondary School answered the 67 min­ utes global call for action by giving elderly people lunch and blankets. The campaign celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world and the ability to make an impact, in honour of Nelson Mandela.

The school thanked the Muslim community, Dr Mawande Khwaza, Dr Nikkie Sihela and friends who donated for the event. Sitting from left are, the school principal Lungelo Ketani, the Department of Education official Madoda Ndembe, reverend Mninikhaya Makumsha, the Muslim community representative Jobai Hunhsai and student governing body chairperson Thezaphi Fose.

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New mobile police station for Ncora village TEMBILE SGQOLANA AS a means to combat and eradicate crime, violence and all sorts of abuse in the rural areas, the South African Police Services launched a mobile police station in Ncora village near Cofimvaba last Thursday.

This move by the Eastern Cape South African Police Services and the Eastern Cape provincial Department of Safety and Security comes as a response to the requests by the community of Ncora village to be rescued from criminal activities in the area.

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sioner Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga said the people asked for the police station during the tenure of former police minister Nkosinathi Ntleko.

“We are going to build a permanent police station in the future, to ensure that crime has no place here. It wasn’t easy but we managed to deliver the service to the people.

“We ask the leaders of the people to meet us halfway as we plan to create a crime-free environment.

“Taverns will have opening time but they will be shut down if the owners don’t obey the rules,” said Ntshinga.

When handing over the mobile station, she

Residents of Ncora celebrating the arrival of a mobile police station.

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also handed over a highway patrol vehicle and an extra vehicle as part of the package.

She also welcomed and introduced Brigadier Nomazwi Nkombisa as the cluster Commander of the area.

The Department of Safety and Liaison head Zukule Kani, who was standing in for MEC Weziwe Tikana, advised that the maintenance of roads would help to keep the vehicles and the mobile station in good condition.

“We must engage in sports activities in order to keep our minds busy and our bodies active, having no space left to commit crime.

Men must restore the dignity, support women and children, not abuse them,”he said.

Chief Zwelivumile Sabata of the Ncora Traditional Council said he was pleased with the move by the police.

Community leader Ndakuthini Mdwayingana thanked the police for the mobile police station and promised that the community would do their best to work with the police.

Community members Nowaka Damane and Madosini Loliwe asked the police station to be kept in the rural areas and not to be taken to town.

They also asked for the police management to ensure that the police officers they bring are not those that drink excessively, but those who will close down taverns.

King Dalimvula Matanzima, Zukile Kani, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga and Brigadier Nomazwi Nkombisa at the launch.

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AmaNdungwana clan welcomes its new chief TEMBILE SGQOLANA THE AmaNdungwana clan in Bolotwa village near Komani held an introduction ceremony for one of their chiefs, Chief Candulwandle “Zwelibuyile” Ndarala, in Bolotwa recently.

Ndarala was introduced to hundreds of Bolotwa villagers who have been waiting for years for the inauguration of their chief.

Speaking about the event, Chief Mdengentonga Liwani said the chieftaincy of the Ndarala family was taken by Chief Kaizer Matanzima and was given to Ntshiza Manzezulu Mfanta who later changed his surname to Mtirara.

“He was forced to change his surname and took the chieftaincy of AmaNdungwana from the Ndarala family. The community of Bolotwa welcomed Ndarala remembering the hard times they went through when their homes were burnt being forced to welcome Mtirara as their chief,” he said.

Liwani said AmaNdungwana submitted

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their claim of chieftaincy late and the claims were already closed by then.

“In the commission by Nokuzola Mndende a claim was submitted, and it was also submitted in the province but it was late as the claims were already closed by then. The provincial leadership is aware of the claim as it dates back from Mnweba who is the father of Zwelibuyile,” he said.

Liwani said Azenathi “Zanelizwe” Dalindyebo must come and inaugurate chief Ndarala.

“The chieftancies of this area are Ama Ndungwana, AmaGcina, AmaTshatshu and AmaQwathi. With the assistance of an attorney the clan has managed to claim successfully the land in Bolotwa and surrounding villages,” said Liwani.

He said AmaNdungwana, AmaTshatshu, AmaGcina and AmaQwathi must be united and not fight over land.

“They must allocate the land united as this is their land. The chiefs know the boundaries and they must share the land equally because the land is theirs. They are

The AmaNdungwana clan introduce their chief. the ones who fought for it and they were here since the 1600s,” he said.

He stressed that the headmen are not the chiefs or heirs.

“The law that was passed in 2008 which

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states that headman must be chosen by the royal family is not correct.

“A headman is elected by the village, they are the officials of the people which are elected by the people,” he said.

Author’s fifth book tackles issue of absentee fathers SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE WELL-KNOWN Komani book author, Mzukisi Silandela, has released the fifth book in his motivational series.

Another factor that inspired him to release the book is the high rate of poor children with fathers who have neglected them and teenage mothers who are in misery because they do not get the support from fathers who spend their money on liquor, expensive cars and clothing.

Mzukisi said that his gift of writing came to him in 2000 when he started writing manuscripts.

“I guess it’s a gift that came at the right time.”

He said that what he hopes is that readers could take what is good for them from the book.

“The message I’m trying to bring with this book is for girls to avoid falling pregnant when they are not ready for such responsibilities.

They must be financially stable first and get pregnant by husbands, not boyfriends.”

His latest book is called Rich Fathers, Poor Children and was launched at Café Beula last week Friday.

Mzukisi said that the book is about fathers who do not look after their children, “especially those who have the means to do so”.

He said that the release of the book was evoked by the challenges faced by society of men who run away from their responsibility after impregnating women.

“Leaving young mothers alone to suffer without money to feed their children.

“This, therefore, increases the number of grant recipients in the country. Basically, the book is more harsh on men who ignore their children and in the end, it encourages men to take care of, feed and nurture their children,” ; The cover of Mzukisi Silandela’s new book, said Mzukisi.

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Twins making it big in the music industry TEMBILE SGQOLANA VUYISA “DJ VK” and Vuyo “DJ Blaqstar” Mtonjeni (34) are twins with a clear vision and a strong mission.

The young men from Ngqwaru village in Cofimvaba believe that hard work and dedication can bring greater results.

The twins have taken the entertainment industry by storm and are big names in the Intsika Yethu municipal area and the Chris Hani District Municipality at large.

“Upon realising our love and passion for music and art, we were motivated by the talents we share to start a company. In 2007,

we founded a company, named it DVM Entertainment and it was registered.

“We specialise in sound system hire, deejaying, videography and photography.

Since we started the company aspiring deejays have since joined us,” said Vuyo.

He said they are encouraged by their mother, Thobeka, who owns a decoration and catering company called Thina Twins Catering and Deco.

“She has taught us to love what we do; as a result we’re specialists in decoration as well,” added Vuyo.

Vuyisa mentioned some of the challenges they face in this often misunderstood industry.

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“Since we are still new and not yet recognised, we face challenges like the lack of business or having to work for less income since the people in rural areas do not understand the value of deejaying.

“Therefore they are not willing to pay us what we deserve.

“The equipment we use is standard and quality is our middle name. We hope customers will meet us halfway,” he said.

Vuyisa highlighted the achievements of their organisation and claimed that in 2012 they became the beneficiary of the Oskido I Believe NYDA Youth Empowerment Initiative and were awarded with powerful sound equipment.

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The duo also hosted veteran deejay Pastor Nozewu of Umhlobo Wenene, who taught them a lot and advised them to always remain humble even when things go very well.

Mtonjeni also said it was always a pleasure to decorate at weddings, funerals and government events.

“Our aim is not to make wealth for ourselves, but to help develop other young people to believe in themselves and build a better South Africa with no poverty or joblessness. We see DVM Entertainment becoming the biggest sound and music production company, creating jobs for many people in the future,” he said.

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ZINTLE BOBELO SPORT Against Crime was the order of the day last Friday when the South African Police Service (SAPS) Queenstown Cluster hosted local sports games at the Dumpy Adams Stadium.

The annual awareness programme was initiated to eradicate crime in communities and seeks to encourage the youth to be involved in sport and refrain from crimi-

Several local teams took part in the Sport Against Crime campaign which was held at Dumpy Adams Stadium last week.

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nal activities.

A total of 17 local teams took part in the knockout stages which started on June 16.

The local teams participated in both netball and soccer.

Police officials gave talks and engaged with team members and locals about the objectives of the programme.

“Our message is very clear. This programme is designed to fight crime. That is why we include local teams to take part in these games because these criminal activities are taking place in our communities.

“The main objective of the tournament is to create a legacy and promote crime free areas, putting an end to alcohol and drug abuse,” said Queenstown Cluster Community Policing Forum secretary Zuko Dywili.

The programme, which was already at its quarterfinal and semi-final stages, saw seven soccer teams play against each other. The teams were Mlungisi, Thornhill, Whittlesea, Kolomane, Sterkstroom, Ilinge and Glen Grey. Ilinge and Thornhill were left to compete for the trophy at the finals.

“We also had rugby teams that were supposed to take part in the programme, but failed in the initial stages,” Dywili said.

Three netball teams will also be competing at the finals on August 9 at Dumpy Adams Stadium.

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Vavi to address masses in Komani TEMBILE SGQOLANA THE General Secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), Zwelinzima Vavi will be visiting his home town for the first time since the formation of Saftu early this year.

Vavi, together with National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), general secretary Irvin Jim and Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers’ Union of South Africa (Demawusa) national leader, deputy president Nomvume Ralalala, will be addressing workers at the Thobi Kula Indoor Sport Centre on Wednesday.

The rally which is going to be hosted by Saftu Komani local branch will start at the indoor sport centre at 10am.

Speaking about the rally, Saftu Komani chairperson Lucky Mqakelana said this is a recruitment for all unions and mobilisation for a mass rally.

“The programme is targeting Chris Hani District Municipality and the Joe Gqabi District Municipality,” he said.

Mqakelana said they are expecting people to come in numbers. “We extended the invitation to all people of the Chris Hani District Municipality and other unions to come and witness Vavi addressing the masses,” he said.

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Zonke Izizwe celebrates Abathembu anniversary

YOLANDA DAMANE ZONKE Izizwe Chris Hani Region Eastern Cape commemorated the eight anniversary of the Abathembu Kingdom at Komani Town Hall last week Friday.

During the gathering, the clan was also edu-

cated about the different existing kingdoms in South Africa. Chairperson of Zonke Izizwe, Simon Bokwe, believes that the documented history of realms has not reached the whole nation.

“We remember the establishment of the document and we know that many people are not aware of it, so we aim at educating them about our kingdoms,” he said.

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SASSA brings government services to the Caba people YOLANDA DAMANE DESERVING residents of Caba Village received food parcels from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) programme that was formed to relieve social distress in the country.

Zonke Izizwe Chris Hani Region Eastern Cape commemorated the eighth anniversary of the Abathembu Kingdom at Komani Town Hall last week Friday.

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Qualification certificate backlogs under spotlight at oversight visits REPORTER THE portfolio committee on higher education and training is undertaking an oversight visit this week aimed at ending the backlogs in issuing of National Certificate Vocational (NCV) and diploma certificates for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

The chairperson of the committee, Connie September, said the committee will, among other things, visit the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), as well as the State Information Technology Agency (Sita), in an attempt to ensure that the certification backlog is decisively dealt with.

“The committee is engaged in weeklong oversight visit in Pretoria with the intention of meaningfully contributing to the fight against poverty, inequality and unemployment in the country.

“Key to this is efficiency in ensuring

that young people do not experience further delays in acquiring their qualifications and in accessing economic opportunities,” September said.

She said radical economic transformation will be meaningful if those who have been equipped with skills are certified and given the opportunities they deserve in order to enter the job market.

The committee kick-started the visit on Tuesday at the department as well as at Sita. The intention is to get an insight into capacity related challenges in the administration and examination units at the DHET. The visit at Sita was also aimed at getting an insight into the functionality and effectiveness of the systems geared to resolving certification challenges.

September said it was important that the higher education sector functions with as few challenges as possible, if the country is to deliver on its long-term policy positions.

SASSA, in partnership with Intsika Yethu Local Municipality and various government departments, recently held the Integrated Community Registration Outreach Programme (ICROP) at Hoyita village in Cofimvaba and Caba village in Tsomo.

The ministerial campaign was aimed at intensifying the fight against poverty handed over 100 food parcels in Caba village as a form of social relief of distress. A total of 29 social grant applications and five enquiries were processed and attended to as well.

These outreaches are specifically aimed at bringing government services together under one roof and closer to people in rural communities.

This is in line with the government’s pri-

ority to drastically reduce poverty, through the provision of social assistance to the more impoverished communities.

Several government departments and entities, including the Departments of Home Affairs, Health, Social Development, Education and Correctional Services, the South African Police Service, Road Accident Fund, district and local municipalities and non-governmental organisations (NGO’s), were part of the programme.

The agency and government departments used the ICROPs as platforms to provide services on wheels and engage and interact with social grant beneficiaries.

During the awareness session the recipients were educated on issues that include among others: money lending, deductions, fraudulent social grant applications, regulation 26A and its provisions, enrolled and unenrolled social grants recipients, identity document applications, birth certificates, social worker needs, SASSA card and other issues that affect social grants and other government services.

Some of the villagers who attended the outreach event.

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Raymond Mhlaba School empowers educators through workshops YOLANDA DAMANE RAYMOND Mhlaba Senior Secondary School is set to empower its educators through a series of development workshop programmes.

During a workshop that was held last Thursday, the school principal said the programme is included in their school development team year plan which also includes holding the event in schools outside Tarkastad.

The school invited pastors to motivate teachers before the trial exams take place so that they reach the pass rate they are aiming for.

Event organiser Mziwakhe Sonkwala said they had decided to host the event so that they could find ways to stop anarchy in schools.

“We know the current situation of challenges facing educators throughout South Africa where learners attend classes drunk and high from substances which lead to educators’ demoralisation. Hence, we took it upon ourselves to organise this workshop, so that we can invite someone to give us new ideas that

Raymond Mhlaba Senior Secondary School educators with guests during the school development workshop programme.

PHOTO:YOLANDA DAMANE will improve the morale of educators.”

He said that factors such as financial and marital problems affect their lives, consequently affecting their levels of performance.

He said intervention was necessary to equip new educators before they are completely exposed to the frustrations of the teaching environment.

Collin Lekas, principal at Raymond Mhlaba Senior Secondary School, said the workshops were to prepare teachers for the third term.

“Basically, this is to boost the optimism among educators because we are starting term three, a very crucial time for Grade 12s.

So, it is to provide them with tools to deal with the challenges.

“We want to ensure that everyone is pleased so that there can be productivity,” Lekas said.

Guest speaker Pastor Mpilo Sirhamza motivated the educators by saying they need to be duty conscious and constantly remember the importance of their job.

“Occupy your office by taking responsibility; have values such as integrity and be exemplary to other educators and learners.”

Lekas said the session would bind them even closer together.

“I can already say that we don’t have issues in terms of disunity among the educators; I am definitely sure that there will be an impact. All of us must have a strategy on how to deal with our challenges and know where to draw our strength from and remember that we are here for the good of the learners.”

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4x4 ambulances for patients in remote areas SANELE JAMES THE Eastern Cape Department of Health MEC Dr Pumza Dyantyi has added 68 more 4x4 ambulances to aid the ailing health emergency services in the province.

The vehicles are the latest 4x4 Ford Ranger bakkies with six-speed manual transmission gearboxes.

At the back they carry a maximum of six seated patients and two stretchers.

Unlike the old emergency bakkies, with the new ones the people seated at the back can communicate with those in the front by means of a walkie talkie and the window that separates the two compartments has been tailored to open and close to allow access on both sides.

Dyantyi said the vehicles would be distributed according to the needs of each hospital and taking into account its geographical positioning.

“Most recently we had contributed 4x4 vehicles to assist during the June/July traditional initiation season to help reduce the number of fatalities of initiates.

“We had chosen the 4x4 vehicles because they are built with a special ability to move around mountainous areas where initiation schools are often located and in this case we are doing the same thing,” she said.

Dyantyi said the 4x4 emergency vehicles would come in handy in in-

stances where there is a case of emergency in rural areas where other vehicles with low suspension can’t reach.

“We have noticed that many people complain that in cases of emergency they have to hire cars to transport them to the nearest bus stop where an ambulance would pick them up because the roads don’t allow them to manoeuvre their way to the patient’s doorsteps.

These 4x4 bakkies will definitely close that gap and hopefully reduce the turnaround time of our services,” said Dyantyi.

Another 23 were reportedly distributed across the province earlier this year.

According to Dyantyi, her department is supposed to have a fleet of about 650 emergency vehicles and now are currently sitting on 411.

“We used to have 320 emergency vehicles but we added 23 other vehicles earlier this year and today we are handing over this batch of 68,” she said.

Dyantyi said a sum of R48 million had been set aside to purchase and customise an extra 141 vehicles but in the process had had to use the money to buy replacement vehicles.

“It is hard to address the shortage of emergency vehicles in the province. Our roads are in a bad state and that shortens the lifespan of our vehicles.

“Today I can report that we are 289 vehicles short of our target but by

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Some of the 4x4 emergency vehicles of the 141 that Health MEC Dr Patricia Dyantyi recently added to her fleet.

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the end of this month the number would have increased, so we are chasing a moving target,” said Dyantyi.

Without mentioning the figure,

director of EMS in the province, AK Munimal, revealed that another batch of emergency vehicles had been ordered and is expected to be delivered before the end of 2017/18

financial year.

The ordered vehicles include nine buses with a capacity to carry almost 20 passengers and six stretchers.

Komani Development Foundation awards laptops to deserving Grade 12 learners ZINTLE BOBELO THE Komani Development Foundation (KDF) fulfilled their promise on Monday when they provided laptops to two deserving Grade 12 learners.

Asisipho Bambhatha from Kwa Komani Comprehensive High School and Anathi Mazamisa from Nkwanca High School were the two top achieving learners who received the laptops.

The foundation, which was founded last year by students who had previously been learners at the schools, had made a pledge to inspire learners by giving back.

Luvuyo Rani, one of the KDF members and founder of Silulo Ulutho Technologies, said the foundation’s main focus is education, entrepreneurship and leadership to ensure better leaders, better businesses and better students.

“We are encouraging these learners at the same time trying to instil values so that they can also do the same and give back,” he said.

The foundation has provided R75 000 worth of bursaries to learners from both schools through Silulo Ulutho Technologies.

KDF coordinator and Silulo Ulutho Technologies marketing director and founder, Lonwabo Rani, said the foundation would be embarking on a new project where a total of 21 disadvantaged Grade 10 learners from both the schools would be supported until they reach Grade 12.

“We will be making visits to their homes so that we can identify areas where we will be able to assist.

“If we have enough resources we are hoping to support them even through tertiary level.”

Kwa Komani deputy principal Cozoma Tyalimpi said the school appreciated the initiative for ploughing back to the Mlungisi community in particular.

“These are ex-learners of the institution so we are very proud because they have brought hope and inspired learners especially those coming from disadvantaged backgrounds.”

Bambhatha, who hoped to study physiotherapy, said her hard work had paid off. “I am happy to have been chosen as one of the beneficiaries but I still need to push harder for the trial exams.”

“KDF is playing a huge role in our schools,” said Nkwanca High School principal Ntsikelelo Lutseke.

“They have taken up the role of parents with their initiative.

“When our learners reach Grade 12 they do not know what to do thereafter.

That is one of our biggest challenges, but KDF is changing that with their support.”

Mazamisa, who described himself as a computer whiz, showed his appreciation and thanked the foundation for its assistance.

“This is an awesome initiative and I wish they could continue doing this to encourage other learners and I am hoping what my school mates have seen today will encourage them to do better in their studies.

“As a learner of Nkwanca I am hoping that by the end of this year I would have set the bar high so other learners can reach it or even surpass it,” he said.

Next year Mazamisa hopes to study mechatronics engineering at the University of Cape Town.

KDF handed a laptop over to Kwa Komani Comprehensive High School’s top achiever. From left are Cozoma Tyalimpi, Asisipho Bambhatha and Lonwabo Rani.

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< The Komani Development Founda­ tion (KDF) rewarded Nkwanca High School’s top achiever with a laptop.

From left are Ntsikelelo Lutseke, Anathi Mazamisa, Nonnie Madlanga, Qaqamba Xaso and Luvuyo Rani.

Church calls on residents to join march ZINTLE BOBELO ST Bernard Mizeki Men’s Guild Anglican Church of Southern Africa calls upon women, men and the youth to join their march against gender-based violence.

The march is themed “Not In My Name” and will speak out

against the rampant abuse, rape and killing of innocent women and children.

Congregations are asked to come out in numbers as well to break the silence and support this cause.

The march will take place on August 9 with the proposed route

from Mzingisi Sikweyiya Hall, down Victoria Road and Bells Road and through Cathcart Road.

The final stop will be at the Magistrate’s Court.

The march is scheduled to take place from 10am to midday. A total of 200 to 300 participants are expected to march.

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FOCUS ON: YOUR FINANCES

Getting rich slowly using the power of compound interest REPORTER THANKS to the power of compound interest, saving is the one part of your life where you should not procrastinate.

“Compound interest makes the most of time, excluding addition of interest to the initial sum invested, reinvesting this money for the next compounding period for the entire term of your investment,” said certified financial planner Kerry Sutherland from Alexander Forbes Retail.

As an example, the Naidoo’s decide to invest R1 000 per month for their child’s tertiary education in 18 years’ time, investing consistently from the time the child was born.

Capital growth and interest are added back into the investment.

At an assumed growth rate of 10% per annum, the value at the end of 18

years would be R600 500 and the total contributions would have been R216 000.

The Smiths only start saving for their child’s education when the child is 10 years old, and also require R600 500 in eight years’ time to fund tertiary education.

“They would however have to save R4 100 per month for eight years to achieve this, a total contribution of R393 600. By starting 10 years later, the Smiths have to contribute an additional R177 600 for the same final result.”

Sutherland said this example was amplified when it came to retirement savings, because this is usually a 40year term.

“Based on a growth rate of 10% per annum, if one saves R1 000 a month, the capital amount after 20 years would be R759 300. If one saves R1 000 per month for 40 years, the value

would be R6.3 million. At a draw rate of 6% per annum, the income at retirement on R759 300 would be R3 800 per month and on R6.3 million it would be R31 600 per month. This is before any taxes have been taken into account.

“If the income is coming from a retirement source income tax will be payable and if the income is coming from a discretionary investment tax on interest, dividend and CGT will be payable. The effective CGT rate would range between 7.2% and 18% depending on the client’s marginal tax rate at the time of withdrawal.”

The total contributions for the client who saved for 20 years was R240 000 and the contributions of the client who saved for 40 years was R480 000, yet the difference in their values at retirement was a massive R5.5 million.

Sutherland said, “Market volatili-

ty will occur, but the beauty of rand cost averaging, is that by consistently investing every month towards your investment goal one would buy the market at a different price every month. Looking back over all longterm time periods, markets have increased over time.”

For employees who are part of a company retirement fund, monthly contributions will be made to the fund either through salary sacrifice or employer contribution.

“Usually, this is the cheapest way to save because your company will be able to negotiate better investment and administration fees than an individual. Should you begin with your company retirement fund at age 25, then 19% of your salary should be sufficient should you continue with this for the next 40 years and not cash in your funds on resignation or retrenchment, but rather

preserve them.

“Should you start working later, then you would need to invest a higher percentage of your salary to compensate for your lack of compound growth in previous years.”

A certified financial advisor would be able to do the calculations for you as to how much you need to save per month to reach your retirement goal.

Sutherland advised setting up a monthly debit order towards an investment as soon as one starts working.

“This is an excellent way to save for a house, children’s education or towards retirement. You would get used to not having that money in your bank account every month and would budget accordingly.

“As your salary increases each year, you can build in an annual escalation to your debit order. The sooner you start the better.”

Moving from renting your property to buying a house REPORTER IF you have been renting for a while and are ready to take the next step to buying your own home, you need to do your homework and know exactly what you are getting yourself into.

Dr Simphiwe Madikizela, head of special projects at FNB housing finance, said many first time buyers usually get blinded by the excitement of owning their own home and overlook the importance of research, which ends up costing them more in the long-term.

Apart from the home loan applica-

tion and registration process, there are a number of other important factors that one needs to consider when owning a home: Future needs Avoid basing the decision of buying your house only on your current needs; rather take a long-term view and consider if the house will still cater for your family’s needs in the future. For example, a two-bedroom house may be perfect for newlyweds, but could soon be too small as the family expands.

Amenities While you may get a bargain when

buying a spacious house outside of town, you need to consider factors such as your work premises, medical centres and schools for your children, etc. It may end up costing you more money and time to travel on a daily basis.

Free­standing or Sectional Title When renting, you don’t often put as much time and money on maintaining the property, depending on the agreement with your landlord.

When you own the property, you will be responsible for making sure that the property stays in good condition at all times.

On the other hand, when buying

a townhouse, you will be liable for a monthly fixed cost for levies, rates and taxes, over and above the mortgage loan instalment owed to the bank.

Buying an old house Buying an old house for a reasonable amount in a good neighbourhood may not be such a bad idea. However, what many buyers often underestimate is the cost of fixing up the house. Furthermore, without professional inspection, there may be other hidden defects that you would only discover once you move in.

Neighbourhood safety

While no area is immune to crime, it is essential for first time owners to research crime statistics in the area before buying.

For example, if you have a job that requires you to travel a lot, leaving the house unguarded, you could easily become a victim of crime.

“Lastly, always save for rainy days, as life is unpredictable.

“When moving from renting to buying, it is advisable to save at least six months of your home loan and monthly expenses even if your job is not under threat. This will create a good safety net and give you a peace of mind should anything go wrong,” concluded Madikizela.

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How to budget and live well within your means JULY is National Savings Month, an initiative started in 2011 by the South African Savings Institute (SASI) to create awareness for the benefits of short, medium and longterm planning and investing, and to embrace the idea of budgeting and living well within our means.

SASI has been dedicated to developing a robust culture of saving in South Africa since 2001 and also encourages South Africans to get into the habit of saving.

Savings month is not only an opportunity for the country’s banks and financial institutions to raise awareness, but also for parents to educate themselves and their children about the value of money and budgeting by leading by example.

However, most of us lack the discipline and the willpower it takes to save money and, with the present vulnerable economic state of our country, debt dominates.

The King William’s Town Express received budgeting advice from Casper le Grange from the Debt Counseling Group of South Africa (DCGSA) who has been a debt counsellor since 2009 and has worked in the debt counselling field since its inception in 2007.

“Staying debt-free is very difficult for consumers in our very credit-orientated world we live in.

There is debt and bad debt; debt that cannot be avoided is perhaps

your bond that is used for your house and then your vehicle loan.

“Bad debt would be credit that you are using for things we should be budgeting and paying cash for.

“Things we should not be buying or paying on credit, including groceries, clothing, medication, school fees, clothing, etc.”

According to Le Grange, most of us cannot afford to buy a house or vehicle with cash, so this is debt that we get into to improve our lives.

However, we must make sure this is debt we can service. In other words, when getting into this debt, we must think of the following to purchase a car: ) When buying a car, what will the debt repayments be, including monthly interest? ) How much will I use on fuel monthly and what are the services going to cost? ) What will insurance cost? ) How much will it cost to replace tyres?

If you can spend R5 000 a month on a car, this does not mean you should be buying a car that has an instalment of R5 000 per month. You should perhaps buy a car where the instalment is R3 300 per month and then budget your fuel at what you will need (always overbudget to account for inflation).

In this example, we will use R950 for fuel. This takes us to R4 250 per month.

Then, insurance for this example could be R550. This brings me to R4 800 per month, which leaves me with R200 a month to put into a savings account in case I need to replace a tyre on my car or for car washes that should happen monthly to make sure I keep my car’s value high.

Savings can also be used for driver’s licence renewal, car registration renewal or traffic fines.

Now, looking at this, you can afford an instalment of R3 300 per month for a vehicle and the rest is for all the costs that come with owning a vehicle. They don’t want this changed.

This is just one example on how to budget and, if you don’t look at it in this way, you can find yourself in debt by paying for petrol or tyres on a credit card that accumulates interest if you don’t pay it back correctly.

You might also find that you have over extended yourself in terms of the amount you thought you would spend on a vehicle to what the realistic costs are.

Now, for your home, you must also think about your budget in all aspects.

Sit down with the members of your household and do a budget together.

You will soon see how the money you need for a household budget increases. You must make sure you have a savings portion for things

that may go wrong.

DCGSA is offering anyone who brings this article into any of our offices a free credit check, full financial assessment and free budget assistance. This normally costs R100 per person or R150 per couple.

DCGSA is registered with the National Credit Regulator.

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August 3, 2017 Queenstown Express

EXPRESS ON WHEELS: BETTIE GILIOMEE

Plenty of features to Enjoy in Mokka X’s base model OPEL has recently launched its new Mokka X range in South Africa, where the X in the name is the new global identifier for future Opel SUV and crossover vehicles.

There are four models with two specification levels in the range starting with the Enjoy and moving up to the higher spec Cosmo.

While both spec levels are available with manual and automatic transmissions, they are all powered by the same engine, the 103 kW 1.4 litre turbocharged ECOTEC petrol engine, which produces 103 kW between 4 900 and 6 000 rpm and 200 Nm between 1 850 and 4 900 rpm.

Enjoy spec levels: For this week’s Express on Wheels the model test-driven was the lower spec Enjoy.

And even though it is a lower spec version, one will be pleasantly surprised with the specs that are offered in this model.

The Enjoy has 17-inch alloy wheels, while the Cosmo comes with 19-inch alloy wheels.

The Enjoy also boasts steering wheel audio controls, speed sensitive power steering and a leather steering wheel.

As far as the headlamps are concerned, it has fog lamps (front and rear), LED daytime running lamps and automatic headlight control. The Cosmo has extra the active high beam assist.

The Enjoy’s seats are clad in cloth, while this makes way for leather in the Cosmo.

Also impressive is the number of convenience features that are standard in the Enjoy, such as electronic climate control, cruise control, speed limiter control as well as electric, heated and foldable side mirrors. The convenience features with which the Cosmo is upgraded are rain sensor wipers, auto-dimming rear-view mirror, reverse camera and park assistance.

The Enjoy shares all the same safety and security features as the high spec model, which include, among others, ESP, hill start assist, driver and passenger airbags, front seat side airbags and curtain airbags, as well as an anti-theft alarm and immobiliser.

As far as the infotainment system is concerned, the Enjoy model has a radio/CD frontloader with Bluetooth/USB/MP3/Aux input. The Cosmo specification gains the Intellilink Infotainment system.

Exterior:

With its eye­catching scuff plates, roof rails and bulky front design the Mokka X has an athletic and sporty yet stylish stance.

The most significant exterior change in the Mokka X is the new headlight clusters, now with sports LED daytime running lights.

With its eye-catching scuff plates, roof rails and bulky front design, the Mokka X has an athletic and sporty yet stylish stance.

Its high ground clearance will also make you feel more comfortable taking it off the beaten track.

Interior: The dashboard has clean lines and an uncluttered look. The Intellilink Infotainment System with 7” screen, which is standard in the Cosmo model, is available as an option for the Enjoy model.

It boasts a roomy, comfortable interior for those in the front and back. The boot, which is a very good size, offers the added

convenience of a flat loadbed, which is flush with the lid opening, making it easy to load cargo.

The back seats fold flat in a 60/40 split.

Ride: Zero to 100 km/h is reached in 9.8 seconds with a top speed of 196 km/h for the 6-speed manual models. For the two models equipped with the 6-speed automatic transmission, the 0-100 km/h sprint is achieved in 10.7 seconds and they carry a top speed of 191 km/h.

The Mokka X test-driven was equipped with a manual transmission. It is a zippy vehicle and offers a comfortable ride in the urban commute, with enough oomph for confident overtaking on the open road. It offers a sturdy feel on the road coupled with easy handling.

Opel states that the average fuel economy

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For the Mokka X 1.4T Cosmo manual the fuel consumption is stated as 6.0-litres per 100 km, while the Mokka X 1.4T Cosmo automatic returns a combined cycle average figure of 6.5-litres per 100 km.

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TALKING F1: NATALIE LE CLUE

Formation flying for Ferrari THE Hungaroring was always a circuit slated to suit the characteristics of the 2017 Ferrari and the Italian team drove home their advantage with a controlled one-two victory.

As in Saturday qualifying, the Ferrari driver pair of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen were line astern in first and second at lights out.

As the pair cleanly led at lights out, the Mercedes duo, Bottas and Hamilton, had their hands full of fast starting Red Bulls.

However, while the initial start went relatively well, Max Verstappen clouted the side of his teammate, Daniel Ricciardo, in a clash that would ultimately come with a hefty price.

The coming together put Ricciardo out of the race while Verstappen incurred a 10-second stop/go penalty for his part in the incident.

While Verstappen’s move was rather silly there was clearly no intention on his part, which made the penalty somewhat harsh.

Initially, the pace set by Vettel and Raikkonen was much too quick for Bottas to live with who quickly fell seven seconds behind in the opening stint. Vettel too seemed to have the measure of Raikkonen in the opening laps, but as the race drew

towards its pitstop phase, the Finn was clearly the quickest of the two Ferrari’s and easily maintained a second gap to his race-leading teammate.

Despite the track temperature soaring in the mid-50 degree range and fears of increased tyre degradation, the Pirelli compounds held up well, perhaps a bit too well. It’s no secret that Pirelli’s approach to the manufacture and construction of their 2017 tyres has been conservative. It is this conservatism that has led to drivers being able to make one stop per race.

It is likely that Pirelli’s conservative approach stems from an apprehension that the quicker, and heavier, 2017 cars needed more robust tyre construction.

Here’s hoping that with all the data gathered this season that 2018 sees a malleable range of compounds.

While Vettel wrapped up the 46th victory of his career, it was clear that he was not the fastest Ferrari driver on the day.

For the majority of the second half of the race teammate Raikkonen ran within a second off the leader clearly illustrating his superior pace.

But as the Hungaroring is notorious for lack of overtaking second, is what the Finn was confined to. It didn’t make for a comfortable afternoon for Ferrari

though as both Mercs of Bottas and Raikkonen started closing down the leading pair at a rate of knots.

There was a suggestion that Ferrari swap Vettel and Raikkonen so as to ensure a comfortable victory, but this move never happened.

Contrary to many on social media, who slated Ferrari’s unwillingness to swap its drivers around, it was the right move. The reality of the team orders debate is that you can’t have it both ways. In Monaco, Ferrari handing Vettel the optimum strategy and ultimately the race win was rightly criticised. If this was unacceptable from Ferrari, it shouldn’t have been accepted, or called for, in Hungary either.

While it ended well for Ferrari in Hungary, Mercedes and Hamilton would’ve won a few more fans with the spirit they displayed.

On the instruction of the team, Bottas had let Hamilton, with better pace, through to third with the aim of catching the Ferrari pair and giving back the place if he couldn’t do so.

However, by the start of the final lap Bottas was seven seconds adrift and under pressure from a recovering Verstappen.

Nevertheless, Hamilton, in a superb show of sportsmanship, slowed significantly in

the final corner to return Bottas’s third place.

While Hamilton gave up three points by finishing fourth, his move has earned respect. Verstappen, apologetic after the race for the clash with his teammate, eventually finished fifth. Amazingly, Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap of the race and finished a solid sixth ahead of Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz in seventh.

The Force India drivers continued to keep each other honest with Sergio Perez in eighth and Esteban Ocon in ninth as the second McLaren of Stoffel Vandoorne scored the final point in 10th.

Williams’s Felipe Massa’s withdrawal from the Hungarian GP with an inner ear issue meant that reserve driver Paul di Resta was subbed in almost literally at the last minute.

While he ultimately retired with an oil leak, the Williams reserve driver did his reputation no harm with a measured performance in a car he’d never driven before.

The majority of the 70 laps of the Hungarian GP were nervy for Ferrari, but they emerged with an important one-two finish. It allows Sebastian Vettel to stem Mercedes’ momentum and to take a crucially 14-point lead into the month-long break.

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Volkswagen builds on Golf’s four­decade legacy REPORTER FOLLOWING the launch of the new Golf TSI and Golf GTI facelift in May, Volkswagen has introduced two more performance models in the Golf range, namely the Golf R and Golf GTD. With more than 350 000 Golfs sold in South Africa since its launch four decades ago, the updated version of the seventh generation Golf is once again redefining its market segment by bringing ‘big car’ technology to the compact family car class.

The Golf R’s popularity in South Africa continues to strengthen and together with the GTI make up nearly 60% of Golf sales in South Africa.

Traditionally, the Golf R has always been the most powerful model in the comprehensive Golf range. The power output of the latest Golf R moves to 213kW, making it the most powerful series Golf ever sold in South Africa.

Meanwhile, the GTD, which is Volkswagen’s only performance diesel derivative hatch to be launched in South Africa, combines the performance of a sports car with the fuel economy of a sub-compact car in a most enticing way.

This “GTI among the diesels” is driven by an entirely new four-cylinder TDI of the EA288 series which can also be found on the Volkswagen Passat – a transverse mounted, charged twolitre engine with common rail direct injection.

The 2.0litre TDI engine develops 130kW at 3 600 to 4 000rpm. Its torque is a substantial 350Nm. These performance models create a new benchmark for assistance systems in the compact class, employing technologies that will significantly improve safety.

These include the optional blind spot monitor with rear traffic alert as well as adaptive cruise control with front assist and autonomous emergency braking system.

Design The design features of the Golf R give the car dynamism with even more charisma. The newly designed bumpers, LED headlights and LED tail lights create a design that takes on an even more dynamic look.

The tailpipes were placed further out to the sides; this gives the car a wider appearance.

The upgraded exterior mirror housing caps come in chrome matt or optionally in carbon and there are also various 19-inch wheel choices. New here are the standard “Spielberg” 19inch alloy wheels or the optional 19-inch Pretoria alloy wheels in grey metallic.

As in all new Golf derivatives, the new infotainment systems, such as the 9.2-inch Discover Pro with gesture control are also available

in the new Golf R. Standard on the Golf R is the active info display, panoramic sunroof and drive profile selection which includes the Sport HMI feature.

Adaptive chassis control in an optional extra on both Golf GTD and Golf R and offer the same feature – Sport HMI. In the Sport profile, the ‘Sport HMI’ of the infotainment system on the centre console shows current engine parameters such as power output and G-forces in play.

A lap timer is included in all performance Golf models namely the Golf R, Golf GTI and Golf GTD with Active Info Display.

Visually, the Golf GTD looks similar to the new GTI, with just a few individual nuances.

The differentiating characteristics are the chrome strip on the GTD, which now extends into the headlights compared to the red trim strip on the GTI radiator grille.

At the rear, the GTD can be made out by the dual tailpipes on the left side (in chrome). The Golf GTD is exclusively equipped with new 18inch wheels in “Sevilla” design as standard.

Similarly to GTI, the GTD has additional air inlet openings in the front bumper; a honeycomb structure of the air inlet screens; LED headlights with an unmistakable light signature and a pronounced roof spoiler.

There is another strong and significant GTD element that was completely reinterpreted, the chrome line of the GTD radiator grille. This line terminates the lower edge of the radiator grille, but is further extended to the left and right into the housings of the LED headlights.

So, the line runs across the entire width of the front end; as a horizontal element it runs parallel to the bonnet seam and the bumper.

At the very bottom of the bumper, beneath the cross panel painted in body colour, the black air inlet (with its honeycomb structure screen) is now no longer surrounded by another black area, rather by surfaces painted in body colour. In this way, the air inlet makes a stronger impression; simultaneously, the three lateral, black aerodynamic fins beneath the headlights also terminate the front end. Another detail fitting in with the precisely contoured styling is the black splitter (lower edge of the front bumper), which is familiar from motorsport.

From a side view, the sportiest Golf diesel can be readily made out by the even longer look of its roof section due to the pronounced roof spoiler and by the alloy wheels specially designed for the GTD. Even in side profile, the light contours of the standard LED daytime running lights and the standard LED rear lights stand out.

The Golf GTD is offered in the following colours: tornado red, pure white, dark iron blue metallic, Atlantic blue metallic, white silver

= The new Volkswagen Golf R. The Golf R has a reputation for being the most powerful model in the Golf range. metallic, indium grey metallic, tungsten silver metallic, deep black pearl effect and oryx white mother of pearl effect.

Additionally, the Golf R is available in the optional new turmeric yellow metallic and the classic Lapiz blue metallic paint finish, but excluding dark iron blue metallic and tungsten silver metallic.

Engines, transmissions and running gear The engine line up of the models includes the all-new GTD with 130kW and the Golf R with 213kW. ) 2.0 TDI with 130kW The new EA288 engine spurs the Golf GTD on to extremely sporty driving performance.

It sprints from 0 to 100km/h in 7.4 seconds; the Volkswagen also sprints from 80 to 120km/ h in a short 7.5 seconds (in fifth gear) and reaches a top speed of 230km/h.

This GTD is driven by an entirely new fourcylinder TDI – a transverse mounted, charged two-litre engine with common rail direct injection. Its maximum torque is 350Nm which is available over a broad rev range between 1500 and 3 500rpm. With a six-speed DSG, the GTD has a combined fuel consumption of just 5.3 l/100km, exhibiting the fuel consumption of a highly efficient car. ) 2.0 TSI with 213kW The new Golf R rockets to 100km/h in a swift

The new Volkswagen Golf R.

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4.6 seconds. This gain in dynamics is not only attributable to the new and extremely fastshifting seven-speed DSG, and the standard Launch Control feature of this model; rather, it is also due to the overall high engine output.

That is because the DSG version offers a maximum torque of 380Nm (between 1850 and 5 300rpm). Fuel consumption on the new Golf R is 6.9litres/100km.

Recommended Retail Prices (VAT and emis­ sions tax included) 2.0 TDI 130kW GTD DSG - R506 700 2.0 TSI R 213kW DSG - R647 300 The new Golf model range comes standard with a five-year/90 000km service plan, threeyear/120 000km warranty and a 12-year anticorrosion warranty. Service interval is 15 000km.

Ensure learner drivers receive best possible training, preparation REPORTER THE Automobile Association (AA) urged parents, guardians and businesses with learner drivers to ensure these new motorists are not only trained to pass driving tests, but are actually qualified behind the wheel.

More than 1.2 million learner-driving licences were issued in South Africa last year, according to figures recently published by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).

Last year 46 183 learner licences were issued for motorcycles, 273 449 for light motor vehicles and 942 629 for heavy motor vehicles.

“There is, unfortunately, a tendency among many people to learn to pass a driving test, rather than to learn to drive competently.

“This is counterproductive and, ultimately, puts drivers on our roads who are certified but not necessarily qualified.

“If South Africa is to reduce its staggering annual road death toll this attitude must change,” the AA said.

More than 14 000 people died on South African roads last year, a 9% increase from 2015 and the highest annual road death toll since 2007. The association said the most important aspect of teaching new drivers is to lead by example, even from a young age.

“Children will replicate behaviour, even bad behaviour, behind the wheel.

“For this reason it is critical that experienced drivers set a good example by adhering to the rules of the road, including driving with respect and the right attitude.

“It is their responsibility to add safe, proficient drivers to the national driving population,” the AA noted.

Using a driving school to teach learner drivers is a good option, the association said, but care is needed when selecting the school to use. It said anyone looking for driving schools in their area must: . Check if the driving school is accredited with the South African Institute of Driving Instructors (SAIDI); . Ask for referrals from friends who have recently had children go through driving training; . Speak to their children’s school for referrals; . Visit the driving school in person, and observe the training process; . Ask to see the credentials of the people involved in the driving training; . Speak to the people who are currently being trained for their opinion on the quality of the teaching; . Assess at least two or three driving schools before settling on one; . Appraise the progress of the new driver after the first few lessons.

“Asking about success rates from driving schools is tricky, as the figures may not be accurate. Observe the school’s methods for yourself, and do your homework before making a final decision.

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Pampier shines at the SAB U/21 national tournament

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WITH South Africa facing the challenge of finding good strikers for the national team, the South African Football Association (Safa) Chris Hani region might have a solution for that as one of the best strikers in the region shone at the Safa SAB League under 21 competition recently.

Sibusiso Pampier of Amathole Football Club from Whittlesea was named the man of the match in their last game in the national competition.

Pampier was selected to be part of the Eastern Cape team which participated in the tournament

but failed to make it to the next round of the tournament.

Pampier, rated by Safa as the best striker in the Chris Hani region based on last year’s performances, is known for his discipline and hard work.

Amathole FC coach Lista Veyishile said Pampier was a disciplined player who had a bright future ahead of him.

“If he can be given a chance he can go far as he is a skilled and a brilliant striker.

“Pampier loves football and would do anything to play among the best players in the country,” he said.

Veyishile said Pampier was the best striker in the region and if he

could get more chances like this, he could go far.

“The team has also started with the preparations for our next season; with Pampier coming to join the team again, we are positive that we will compete for the top position in the log again this season,” he said.

Amathole have finished second on the log for the past two seasons. Poor end of season performances cost them the chance to win the league both times.

“We would relax towards the end of the season and the other teams would catch up and beat us.

That has been our main problem, but now we are preparing to win the league this season,” he said.

Sibusiso Pampier.

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Leading ABC Motsepe League teams keep player signings quiet as new season draws closer ELETHU MTIKI IF the ongoing hide-and-seek game in the ABC Motsepe League is anything to go by, football lovers can brace themselves for yet another tricky season ahead.

The Eastern Cape Bees, who were the ABC League champions last season, and Future Tigers, the runners-up, have been keeping a low profile with regard to the players’ movements ahead of the new season.

Bees have also been quiet about their preseason, with

some suggesting that the club has been sold and will, therefore, not contest for the championship. However, a close source brushed off the rumours and admitted that the club is trying to keep a low profile after too much exposure and pressure last season.

Last season all eyes were on Bees and Tigers as both teams contested for the league title right from the onset. But Bees could experience an exodus of players, especially the experienced players.

One of the players who could

make a move out of the King William’s Town-based team, is striker Bongani Chikila, who scored 25 goals last season. For the past few weeks, Chikila has been trying his luck with Mthatha Bucks in the National First Division (NFD).

The club is set to make its final say with regard to the signing of players after the completion of the transfer window. They want to give their players the chance of greener pastures in the NFD. Tigers on the other hand have made their intentions clear by signing no fewer than six players

to beef up their squad. To put the cherry on top, they have roped in the experienced Asanda Mvalo as their head coach.

Mvalo, who played for the defunct Bay United in the premier league, gained a lot of coaching experience at Thanda Royal Zulu in 2014. Last season he helped the Mdantsane-based Mighty Bucks survive relegation in the ABC Motsepe League.

Tigers and Bees, both from King William’s Town, were at each other’s throats last season; so much so that the league champions had to be decided by legal

means.

Moving across the Kei Bridge, rookies Bizana Pondo Chiefs are believed to be up in arms to stun many as they aim to win the league in their first season.

After gaining promotion in June, Pondo Chiefs’ chairman Nkosinathi Mqobiyana clearly stated that they are not in the ABC Motsepe League to add to the numbers, but to challenge for the championship title.

Last month, club officials were spotted in Durban searching for players during a local tournament.

Eastern Cape disappoints at National Championship ELETHU MTIKI THE Eastern Cape failed to live up to expectations at the SAB U/21 League National Championship.

The competition kicked off on Tuesday last week at the Nike Football Training Centre in Soweto.

The hosts, Gauteng, were crowned as the new champions after beating the defending champions USSA 4-1 on penalties.

It was a disappointing campaign for the Eastern Cape as

the team bowed out in the group stages of the competition after losing three consecutive matches in Group A against Gauteng (3-2), Mpumalanga (2-1) and Limpopo (2-1) respectively. Their only victory came in the last game against Northern Cape (3-0).

According to the head coach, Ongeziwe Seku, on and off the field issues ahead of the tournament contributed to their disastrous performance.

“The challenge is that we selected players from the (provincial) SAB play-offs and thereafter went on to hold trials in

Butterworth.

“The players who were selected in Butterworth were under the impression they were the ones who were eligible to represent the province. There was tension among the players,” revealed Seku.

That was not the only problem the province encountered.

They were embarrassed just before their opening game against Gauteng when two of their star players, Ongeziwe Matika and Anathi Xesi from the Buffalo City region, were suspended from participating in the tournament after it

emerged they were registered in ABC Motsepe League teams – a division higher than the SAB League.

“Both players come from Moscow United (an SAB League team from Ginsberg, King William’s Town), but they also appeared in ABC Motsepe League teams.

“When I spoke to Matika, he told me that he was registered

by Future Tigers without his consent,” he added.

Safa secretary in the Eastern Cape Isaac Klaas condemned the incident and said they would investigate how it happened. Klaas described the matter as a huge embarrassment to the province.

This is not the first time that the province has been found guilty of wrongdoing in this competition.

Last year a player from the OR Tambo region was booted out of the tournament for lying about his age.

The Eastern Cape left their fans disappointed at the SAB U/21 League National Championship which kicked off last week Tuesday.

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